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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1966
Page
10
Prices for light hens remained unchanged while heavy hens were scarce. Demand stayed healthy in New Jersey but weak in Pennsylvania as Thanksgiving and deer hunting shortened the week. Total sales reached 930000 head with prices averaging about 12.69 cents per pound. range 11.5 to 13.4 cents.
Prices paid dock weights in cents per se for hens light and heavy pullets roasters ducks drakes geese turkeys toms hens rabbits guineas pigeons per pair with totals. Coops sold 519.
Weekly brief notes on regional market chatter and price trends for food service equipment and live fryer jet-average benchmarks across the Eastern Shore. Limited readable items hint at price movements for broilers and fryers in local exchanges.
Auction notes list WOOLED LAMBS 70-95 lbs at 2500 to 26.50 and 2.00 to 25.00 for various qualities. SLAUGHTER EWES utilities and good 5.00 to 8.50. Prices reflect standard market grades and weights.
Lancaster hogs closed the week with barrows and gilts 75 cents higher. US 1-3 sow prices ranged 17 to 18. Slaughter lambs and ewes held steady with light shifts in light weight wool lambs and utility grades.
Receipts totaling 295 horses sold slow to steady with riding horses 100 to 250 pounds driving horses 110 to 250 pounds killers 41 4 to 5 cents per lb pony mares 1045 geldings 10 to 50 no mules offered Hogs regaining losses to average 1 higher as 426 head sold Retail 22.75 to 23.75 wholesale US 1 3 22 to 22 50 heavyweights 21 50 to 22 50 Lows 16 50 to 19 Calves receipts 134 head steady Choice Prime 36 to 40 Good and Low Choice 32 35 50 Standard 26 31 50 Common 18 25 50 Lancaster Auction gifts up about 75 on small supply US 1 3 180 to 250 lb 22 85 23 10 23 75 Sheep 44 Wooled slaughter lambs steady Woolled slaughter lambs Choice 85 to 90 lb 23 to 24 50 Good 22 to 23
Chicago buyers report nearly 20 loads at 26 00 and three loads at 26 25. High Choice and Prime beef ranged 1050 to 1450 pounds, with bids around 25 25 to 25 50 per hundredweight. Prime 1480 pounds bid 25 50, Choice 900 to 1400 pounds at 24 75 to 25 25.
Mixed Good and Choice price ranges for cattle and egg grades are listed with weights in pounds and corresponding price bands. Additional notes mention utility cows and canners, and Urner-Baily Publications seeking industry comments on extra large white egg quotations.
A terse cattle listing shows BULLS Utility and Commercial cattle from 2000 to 22 with 50 feeders and several loads. It notes choice steers weighing about 700 to 900 pounds and prices around 2400 to 2475 dollars.
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