Broiler Market Steady at Lancaster Auction
Lancaster Poultry Exchange reported a firm broiler market with sales down slightly at the Nov 14 auction. A total of 78,900 broilers sold for an average 18.41 cents per pound, with heavy fowl and capette lots also traded. The sale list includes growers and buyers across Lancaster and nearby farms.
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Lancaster
Lancaster Poultry Exchange
Allen E. Moyer
College Hall Poultry
Stephen Notestine
Notestine
Eugene Schlosnagie
Fat-Fed Chickens Show No Off Flavor In Tests
University of Wisconsin tests found no difference in taste between fat-fed White Rock chicks and those without added fat. A panel detected no off flavor, and in one test the fat-fed birds ranked slightly higher.
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University of Wisconsin
White Rock
Poultry Auction Listings Include White Vantress Prices
The note lists numerous bidders and prices for White Vantress and White Rock poultry at College Hill and College Hall. Entries include M&B Hess 8000 White Vantress at 18% cents, and bids from Daniel Good, Victor F Weaver Inc, Penn Dutch Farms, and others across lots of 300 to 9,500 birds with prices ranging roughly 18 to 25 cents per unit.
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Gantown Feed & Grain
James Stoltzfus
College Hill
Morgantown
Clair Youndt
Carl B. Risser
Glenn H. Herr
Jacob Fisher J
Harry Holsinger
Martin
Penn Dutch Farms
M&b
Miller
Roy E Ream
Roy N. Hess
H. W. Longacre
Clarence Shenk Jr
C F. Manbeck Inc
Harry F. Hess
Indian River
College Hall
Hess
Christ L Herr
Walter C. Mellinger
John L Herr
J. Donmeyer
Walter Weibley
Ernest Ober
Victor F. Weaver Inc
Webley
Ober
John H. Wenger
White Rock
Wenger's Mill
Vernon Zimmerman
Wenger’s
Zimmerman
Damiel Lehman
Wenger's
Lehman
Farm Bureau
Lawrence Hood
Victor F. Weaver
Carl B Risser
Noah W Kreider & Sons
Noah W. Kreider & Sons
John S. Zimmerman
Meader’s Poultry
Henry Eisen
Harry H Weaver Jr
Elsen
Harry H. Weaver Jr
John H Wenger
Daniel K Good
Gertrude Miller
Cuban Broiler Production Up
The Foreign Agricultural Service notes Cuba is expanding broiler production with a rising consumer demand for properly fed birds over criollo chickens. Early this year Cuban broiler marketing hit a record one million birds monthly, plus about 200000 cholio birds. Seven hatcheries produce 900000 chicks monthly from 1200000 eggs, with breeders supplying 780000 eggs and the rest imported.
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Cuba
Foreign Agricultural Service
Lancaster Market: Slaughter Steers Mostly Steady Hogs Weakening
Lancaster market report shows slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower with weights over 1150 pounds down up to 50 cents. heifers steady, cows up to 25 cents, bulls steady. Receipts about 45 percent stockers and feeders, 20 percent cows and bulls. bulk good to choice steers 22.50 to 25.50 per cwt, primes up to 27 with some 26.25 to 26.25 for mixed lots. calves and vealers up over last week with bulk 140 to 210 pound stocker-yealer prices 24.50 to 29.50.
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Lancaster
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Lancaster Exchange
William C Schultz
Mor
Pel
Bluebird
Altman’s Cash Feed Store
Willis H. Weaver
Harrisburg Ave
Babcock
Babcock Bessies
America
Babcock Hatchery
Route SF
Lititz, Pa
Lancaster County
Madison
Russell Mease
Flanheim
Bob Decker
R. D
Milford
New Jersey
Sabcock Poultry Farm, Inc
Ithaca, N.Y
Colege Hill
By David S. Sorenson
Federal State Market News Service
Mount Hope
Mark C. Hershey
Lebanon, PA
Powerl Crater
s-Chalmers
Allis Chalmers
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv
Quarryville, Pa
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa
R. S. Weaver
Stevens, Pa
Snavelys Farm Service
New Holland, Pa
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