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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1962
Page
14
The Poultry Center conducted a mixed sale with 1,200 roasters and 400 pullets on offer. Prices ranged with heavy towl and reborn towl lots selling. totals reported around 190 thousand pounds across 33 lots. Multiple buyers and suppliers were listed with varied consignments from WVP to CLXP and IR.
Delmarva prices eased about 1.4 cents in the 24 hour period ending Friday morning with fair demand for heavies and spotty bids. farms traded 1.35 to 1.04 per unit, with week end slaughter estimated at 757,000 head versus 729,000 last week. Georgia broilers cleared strongly in 24 hours ending 10 30 Friday with good ready to cook demand and weekend processor slaughter pegged at 2,135,000 head versus 2,656,000 a week ago.
Fancy large and heavyweights show price improvement with extra fancy still in surplus. Medium and small sizes move better but ample white mediums remain available. Market tone firmer on high grade eggs amid steady demand.
Production held generally steady in the Northeast and Midwest. Georgia offerings were lighter while New York saw improved bottling demand and better wholesale prices. Spot Wisconsin sales were very light, with surplus bottling milk clearing due to higher separator needs and wholesale New York prices rising to 435 to 510 per 40 quart unit.
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