Weekly Poultry Report Shows Stable to Slightly Higher Light Hens
Light type hens held at unchanged to higher prices with bidding up to the 10 percent level. Demand was good for barely adequate to short offerings while heavy type hens remained limited and generally short of a fair but limited call. Farm prices show light type hens at 8 to 10 percent. Broiler and live poultry averaged 13.42 cents per pound with weekly highs near 14 and lows around 12.7. total sales reached 235,600 head, up 21,400 from last week.
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Auction prices and livestock sales continued with varied lot results
The notice lists livestock selling ranges for calves hogs sheep and lambs across categories like vealers hogs barrows gilts and lambs. Prices show wide spreads with vealers up to 54 50 and hogs around 39 5 per cwt. Sheep and lamb figures appear steady with spring lambs shown at 38 00 to 42 00.
Market Report for Hogs Sheep and Lambs Prices
Vintage prices show hogs and sheep markets with ranges for weights from 25 to 260 pounds. Weaners choice through utility grades list per hundredweight values, while spring lambs steady with good demand and slaughter ewe prices between seven and eleven dollars.
Chicago Steers Show Prime and Choice Levels and Record Weights
Slaughter steer data mirrors prior weeks with 11 percent Prime and 77 percent Choice. Average slaughter steer weight 1170 lbs and cost around 3200, highest since October 1952, with last week at 3096 and 1161 lbs. Heifer supply mainly Average Good to Low Prime, weights 825-1050 lbs. Prime steers 1250-1400 lbs, yield grades 3 and 4, loads 1250-1271 lbs at 3550.
Weekly New York Egg Market Quotations
Weekly New York Egg Market Quotations cover Monday April 28 to Friday May 2 1969. Trend shows overall market in si plus with no buyer confidence. Highest prices since 1959 for mixed high choice and prime eggs 1125 to 1375 pounds. other grades and yield figures cited with ranges from 3050 to 3450 per 100 pounds.
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Urner Barry Publications
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Peewees
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Standards
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Rete Gea
Uss
Armour Fertilizers
Agri-Chemicals, Inc
Enos Buckwalter Warehouse
Lancaster, Penna
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