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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1957
Page
9
At the Lancaster Poultry Exchange the Friday sale saw 43,610 birds sold with broiler prices averaging around 20.73 cents. The event listed 94,009 birds for sale, including NH cockerels and Leghorn yearlings, as prices slipped under 20 cents for the second consecutive Friday.
The Chicago market shows mixed broiler sales with 19 to 22 cents per pound averages and several lots listed by lot number. Buyers and sellers, including Miller & Bushong and Indian River Farm, posted prices ranging from 9 to 22 cents, with a few no sales recorded and prior week comparisons noted.
In Philadelphia on March 27 processed ready-to-cook young poultry remained barely steady with adequate supplies. Grades A and US Grade A 2-3 lb offered at 30-33 cents per lb, mostly 31-32. Hens for ready-to-cook ice packed held steady with good demand for heavy types and fair for light types. Receipts listed from Maryland, Delaware, South Carolina, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Demand steady with ample supplies across grades and fair storage movement. Current receipts sold in small lots at 27 28 cents. wholesale prices list various quality grades with large and white brown distinctions. Receipts March 26 total 4 400 cases all by truck.
Lancaster market receipts drop 25 percent from the prior week with cattle and hogs steady to higher. Slaughter steers mostly good to choice, cows steady, stockers and feeders mostly steady. veal and hog prices show mixed strength. Sheep activity limited though slaughter lambs and ewes available with steady to higher prices. Local totals: cattle 3,256, hogs 1,984, calves 1,009.
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