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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1964
Page
10
Chicks placed in Pennsylvania for commercial broiler production during the weekend ending June 13 totaled 769000, down from the prior week and last year. Ten week totals showed declines, with shipments and egg settings also varied across regions and years. Auction listings from Fogelsville on June 16 itemize prices for hens roasters ducks turkeys and other poultry products.
Market report notes prices for riding horses at 125 to 400 dollars and driving horses 125 to 260 dollars. Pony mares 50 to 100 dollars, geldings 30 to 115 dollars, killer horses 6 to 7 cents a pound. June 15 auction hogs sold 100 dollars higher with retail hogs 18.50 to 19 dollars and packer grades 17.75 to 18.35. heavy hogs 16.50 to 17.50, sows 11 to 14, shoats 9.50.
Demand fair for the ample poultry auction as eastern shore processors project 832 600 head slaughter for the weekend, below last week’s 982 000. Live farm prices ranged 15.2 to 161 with 882 500 head purchased including 538 600 at Selbyville auction. Half the auction sales were 15.5 to 159. Broiler feed ratio rose to 3.0, with weekly broiler price around 1505 per pound and mash at 100.20 per ton. Compared with a year ago, ratio was 30, with broilers at 1499 and mash at 943.
At the June 15 auction 85 head of calves sold steady. Dealers paid 30 to 34 for choice and prime, 26 to 30 for good and low choice, 23 to 26 for standard, and 18 to 22.5 for cull and common calves.
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