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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1961
Page
10
At the Lancaster City Center March poultry sale broiler prices rose to 189 201 per hundredweight with 25 000 birds sold across six lots. Several lots did not meet bids while heavy fowl and pullets moved at varied rates and complete bids were recorded for many entries.
Delmarva reports prices of 174 to 1840 cents per pound with 300 head sold during a one hour span ending Sunday morning. Eastern Shore slaughter estimates for the week end show declines from 658,000 last weekend to about 485,000 head. Georgia totals show 649,000 head at farms in the 24 hour period ending Friday morning with week end slaughter estimated at 1,789,000 head versus 1,814,000 last week.
A seasonal rise in east coast fluid milk production is reported with ample supplies for needs. Bottling demand remains steady as consumption is fair to good across areas. Surplus offerings to cheese manufacturing increase, expanding capacity in some regions. Excess over class one needs moves to separators.
Market notes show top grade eggs steady with firmer inquiry for whites. Medium eggs steady while pullets remain slow. Midweek spot prices edged up in New York. Wholesale bottling milk priced at 5.05 dollars per 40 quart unit. An unrelated quotation follows about an umbrella.
Intamore Feeos reports LeRoy M. Sensenig of Ephrata region Hinkletown died in 2009. The obituary notes burial in Republic area with local family, providing sparse funeral details and a brief life summary.
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