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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1956
Page
9
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports Thursday May 1 1956 sale of 64 lots totaling 18700000 birds with 62 lots offered 176480 sold 57 lots 165180 sold. Prices ranged 22 1 2 to 28 1 2 with 48 broilers averaging 21 44 per bird. Compared 1955 sales show larger listings but different totals.
USDA market barely steady with ample supplies to meet demand. Small lot sales 36-37 cents. mixed color smalls 25-28 cents. Into storage movement moderate. Wholesale prices vary by size and color from AA large and white to brown and medium white. Receipts May 22 4,900 cases by truck.
Hogs gain 1.00 to 1.50 with a top bid near 19.50 as Lancaster markets show steady cattle and shifting hogs. The listing outlines buyers and buyers and prices for White Vantress and Red Vantress cross poultry stock, plus extensive cattle, calf, and hog price ranges and sale notes from Lancaster Wednesday to Wednesday Review.
Market unsettled with excess supply and selective demand. Rock pullets and caponettes priced 30-35 cents, silver cross fryers 23-26 cents, turkeys bronze breeders 40-42 cents, toms 30-32, Beltsville breeders 44 cents. Receipts listed for Delaware and Maryland. wholesale prices show broilers 23-26 cents and pullets 30-35 cents, hens 25-31 cents, old roosters 14, ducks Pekin 30-32.
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