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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1955
Page
5
National Livestock Producer analysis says beef cattle feeders can expect a stable 1955-56 year with similar calf crops and numbers on feed as last year. Prices remain low margins, gains cost drop, light cattle gain strength, and grade differentials widen but top grades lose profits. veterinary care urged for suspected pet poisoning with prompt antidotes.
A total of 12 800 birds on five lots sold at the Lancaster Poultry Exchange Tuesday auction with bulk prices around 22 to 23 cents. Red Vantress consignments from Grubb E Breneman sold to Roy E Ream at 23 cents. White-Cornish Crosses to Walter C Mellinger at 22 1 4. Indian River crosses to Harry H Weaver Jr at 22 3 4. Meat Packers unsold after a bid of 21 4. other consignments and withdrawals noted. Approximately 145 000 birds listed for Thursday's sale.
In Philadelphia on November 9, processed poultry prices advanced 3 cents for small birds and 2 cents for larger birds. Demand remained good for hens with adequate to light supplies and steady wholesale prices for various categories. Receipts included Maryland, Delaware and Virginia totals, while firm prices covered broilers, fryers, hens, ducks and ducklings with range details.
Report notes $43 top at feeder call sale with rising cattle numbers over 30 years. State officials and representatives from the Agriculture Secretary's office attended as buyers came from Pennsylvania ranches and Sandhills and Corn Belt regions.
Slaughter steers and heifers show mostly steady to weak demand with weights over 1200 pounds softer and light calves and retail stockers weaker. Prime and good steers reach 21 to 23 dollars per hundredweight. calves and hogs show varied declines and regional price ranges across multiple weight classes. Cows, bulls, and feeders follow overall softer trends versus last week with limited upside for heavy stock. Slaughter lambs remain mostly steady with wholesale ranges near 17 to 21 dollars.
USDA market report from Philadelphia dated November 9 notes prices were mostly steady to firm with gains on medium eggs as supplies shrink and demand improves. Large eggs available with some discounts to reduce floor stocks. wholesale prices listed for AA large, No 1 white and other grades, with receipts of 4,697 cases by truck on November 8.
Frozen turkeys and ready to cook poultry remain in fair demand with fully adequate supplies. Wholesale prices vary by weight and cut, with fryer roasters and hens quoted in the mid forties to mid fifties per pound and ready to cook young chickens about steady. Prices paid for fee packed poultry delivered to Philadelphia are mostly in the low thirties to mid thirties per pound for grade A and U. S. Grade A2-3.
John C. Hoffman superintendent of Lancaster Bone Fertilizer plant Quarryville is convalescing after an accident last Tuesday that lodged a piece of steel in his left eye. He was treated at Lancaster General Hospital and undergone surgery by Dr Ripple to remove the object. Doctors could not say if vision would return.
The National Farmers Organization urges President Adams to press for a 90 percent parity floor on hogs and cattle to halt farmers’ declining purchasing power. Led by Harry W Grunaman, NFO cites farm price crises and department leadership gaps in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska with meetings in Minnesota and the Dakotas. The notice also mentions leptospirosis as a kidney disease risk in dogs.
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