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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1958

Page

10

Eggs Steady to Firm Prices Rise in Philadelphia

Philadelphia May 7 Eggs steady to firm with higher prices on most grades as demand improves. Retail carton prices in cents per dozen: Grade A whites 48-52, browns 48-52, medium whites 42-47, small whites 39-44. Grade B whites 44-47, browns 44-47. Receipts May 6 6,300 cases by truck. Live poultry unsettled with abundant supply and slow sales. best demand for yearling hen caponetted fryers White Rock and White Cross fryers.

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Lancaster Broilers Auction List Details Prices and Bids

The page lists numerous White Vantress and other hatchery lot sales with bidder names, lot sizes, prices per unit, and buying firms across multiple cockerel and capette lots. Names include Eshelman Exp. Farms, Parke K. Herr, Melvin K. Barge, and C. F. Manbeck Inc, among others, with bids ranging around 22 to 23 cents.

Eshelman College Hill College Hall College Thil Melvin E. Hess White Mountain Linn Poultry Parke K. Herr Victor F. Weaver Inc Walter C. Mellinger Muller & Bushong Clair Bomberger Indian River Meacer Moore Farms Preston Kreider Marvin Sweigart Walter Weibley Ernest Ober Meader Manbeck Inc Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Floyd Raffensberger Melvin K. Barge White Rock C.F. Manbeck Inc Hubbard White Cross

Broiler Market Generally Steady At Start Of Week

Nationally the broiler market remained generally steady at week's start with good demand and strong prices. Delmarva showed quiet trading with 147000 head sold. prices mostly 21/50 and 21/75. Regional notes include Georgia ample to short, North Carolina adequate, Shenandoah Valley balanced with 20 21 cent ranges, Arkansas 20 21 cents, and Alabama 19 20 cents. The Allentown area recorded heaviest rainfall since April.

Philadelphia Delmarva Georgia Soith North Carolina Shenandoah Valley Arkansas Stort Alabama

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Ph. Lane New York R Barry Co Fey Lancaster Broilers John L. Landis Lee Yoder Unico & Philco Lancaster Manheim Newholland Quarryville Lancaster Farming Allentown Dextropep Wirthmore Cleme Hoober Ph. Southfield
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