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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1975
Page
15
Fredericksburg Pennsylvania cattle and calf market results show mixed prices from last Tuesday with Choice slaughter steers 44.60 to 46.50 and heifers 37.00 to 42.85. Calves range 20.00 to 54.50 for vealers, farm calves 23.00 to 31.50, and sheep at 30.00 to 43.50 for various weight classes and woolly slaughter lambs.
Slaughter steers steady to up 50 cents from last Monday with Good to Standard levels 39.00 45.50 and 33.75 38.75 respectively while cows ease 25 cents to 1.00. Vealers mostly steady to higher with Prime 60.00 63.50 and Good 39.00 49.00. Hogs down with barrows gilts 53.30 54.00 and sows 44.00 50.75. Feeder pigs 15.50 45.00 per head and lambs 35.00 39.50. Sheep light at 70 110 pounds.
Wednesday prices show 1 cent drop for plant and US Grade A ready to cook broiler fryers. Dealers report light advance demand, 41 cents negotiated for next week delivery, with ample live supplies and a weak undertone. Mediums steady to higher, carton egg prices to retailers listed.
Lancaster feeder pigs prices show steady to five dollar declines from last Tuesday with US categories ranging from 46 to 119 per hundredweight. Notable quotes include US 1–2 at 109.50 to 111.00 for 46–47 lb and US 3 at 111.00 to 119.00 for 29–30 lb.
Prices paid dock weights per pound and egg quotes for Fogelsville sale. Large Grade A eggs priced 74 to 76 cents per dozen, Medium Grade A 67 to 70 cents, with demand slow to fair and supply adequate to ample. Directions provided for the Fogelsville sale route.
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey report slightly higher prices for light type hens with demand good for barely adequate to short country offerings. Heavy type hens are adequate for a fair but interest is slightly reduced. other holiday items remain generally adequate. Farm prices show light type hens at 9 to 10 dollars, with 8 to 10 percent range in PA and NJ. heavy type hens unavailable for current quotes.
Prices for gradeable nest run eggs GNR on Egg Clearinghouse Inc. in Durham New Hampshire reflect trading at FOB buyers dock. ECIs Tuesday and Thursday price computations show classifications by weight in 30 dozen cases traded in 300 or 750 case lots. This week's prices for each classification were compiled.
Market compares to last Thursday with higher slaughter cows and varied cattle categories. Prices range from 46.60 for individual steer to 19.25-23.75 for canners and 24.75-29.60 for slaughter bulls, plus vealer and hog figures across several weight classes.
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