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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1956
Page
9
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reports Nov 8 1956 sale of 130,850 birds with broilers averaging 18.17 cents, up from 16.08 cents the prior week. Fourteen lots and several capette and fowl lots are listed with varied prices. last year’s sale averaged 22.8 cents for 146,510 broilers.
Thursday November 8 1956 turkey and fowl sale lists lot numbers sellers growers ages and buyers with prices for White Vantress Indian Rivers Broad Breasted Bronze and Leghorn birds. Many lots show 9 to 13 week birds with prices from 17.5 to 31.75 cents per pound and a 27 week sale that did not meet bid.
Lancaster Pa Nov 15 cattle: slaughter steers high good to prime mostly steady. heifers steady. cows mostly steady. bulls strong to 50c higher. Fed steers 1100-1250 lbs $23.00-26.50. prime 1286 lb $29.25. Virginia grass steers $19.00-20.00. Calves and hogs with mixed gains and declines. veal calves up to $32.00. hogs steady to 25c lower. sows steady. Sheep lambs plain quality. bulk wooled lambs 18.50-22.09. cull lambs $8.00.
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