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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1957
Page
9
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports a steady broiler sale with about 20 000 more birds sold than the prior week. Prices ranged from 19 1/2 to 22 1/4 cents, average 20.05 cents for 34 lots and 133 025 birds. Also listed heavy fowl and turkeys with small lots and various prices.
The Lancaster Poultry Exchange lists numerous bids and prices for Indian River White and Vantr ess varieties, White Rocks, Leghorns, and DeKalb fowl with buyers including Mandala Poultry, College Hill Poultry, Meaders Poultry, and Roy E. Ream. The notice also announces a phone number change to EXpress 7 0339.
The letter from Harry H. Yerkes of Oxford and Issac S. Kauffman of Paradise expresses strong approval for the newspaper. Yerkes praises market prices and Farm Womens pages, while Kauffman commends the local news and poultry and livestock reports and encourages continued publication.
Lancaster men stock listings show 2 775 cattle week 3 120 with slaughter steers mostly steady and higher grades. Heifers scarce, cows up about 25 cents. Stockers and feeders active, receipts around 38 slaughter steers three heifers. Bulk fed steers 1000 1300 lbs 20 21 50, high choice 1366 lb 21 65, high choice 1111 lb 23 25.25. Western rail shipped primes 25 25 75. Good to low choice steers and yearlings 18 50 20 25. Holsteins to 16 75. Cows 12 13 25, canners 9 12 50, bulls 15 18. Calves 871 head down 1 with veal 23 75 32. Hog receipts 1777 barrows gilts steady to 25 cents higher.
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