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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1958
Page
10
Market unsettled on May 28 with top nearby white midwesterns and mixed quality. Outcome confused and further price adjustments are possible as buyers and sellers gauge demand.
Philadelphia eggs steady to weak as supply exceeds demand. Grade A large whites 48-53 cents per dozen, mostly 50-51. medium 44-46 cents, small 39-40. Grade B large whites 43-45, browns 32-45. Prices shown to retailers in cartons.
Cattle and calves supply around 50 percent fed steers averaging food and choice grades, plus stockers, feeders, cows, and vealers. Fed steers sold slow and mostly steady to weak with some 25 cent declines. cows and bulls were slow to moderately active with mixed prices. vealers weak with poor demand. stockers and feeders near steady. Hog prices rose about 25 cents with some 50 cent gains. butchers traded higher on bulk shows, while sheep offered small lots of good lambs and some shorn slaughter ewes. The bulk remains on first hands.
Continued market table shows weights 240-260 lbs at 22.25 per cwt, 260-290 lbs at 21.75, 300-325 lbs at 20.75, 400-500 lb sows at 18.50, most 300-400 lb at 19.50 and bulk 500-550 lb at 18.50.
Philadelphia dispatch notes broad demand for broilers and fryers at market's start with Arkansas as the only soft spot. The broiler feed ratio fell to 40 from 43, while prices at farm remained near 21 to 22 cents in several regions. Delmarva offerings were quiet as buyers awaited Eastern Shore price establishment.
A pocket sized folder titled A Barbecue Treat in Your Own Backyard is issued by Beacon Milling Co of Cayuga NY. It includes three sauce recipes for barbecued chicken and tips on selecting good birds and controlling the fire.
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