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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1973
Page
15
Live poultry prices drift lower on light type hens and fair demand for adequately offered stock. Slaughter plants stay busy with heavy broilers, heavy hens offerings steady, farm prices mostly 17 to 18 for N J and Pa, Delmarva movement good, labor shortages curb schedules, and pool trucklot quotes around 39 for US Grade A.
In Philadelphia the egg market shows lower prices for all sizes with ample light to fair promotions and a nervous undertone. Retailers receive delivery prices for consumer grade white eggs in cartons including Extra Large 67 to 68, Large 66 to 67, Medium 60 to 61, while Baltimore reports unsettled demand and ample supplies with Grade A White Large 72 to 78 and Medium 69 to 76, mostly 72 to 74 and 69 to 71 respectively.
Oklahoma City on Thursday October 25 receipts around 10 300 with feeder cattle and calves 50 cents to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers by weight mostly steady to higher with few loads 716.74 to 53.40-54.00 and Holstein steers under 700 pound 39.40-44.25. Week summary notes under 600 pound cattle recovered some early losses with late sales 50 cents to 1.00 lower versus late last week.
Slaughter steers traded unevenly with gains up to 50 in places. Heifers largely steady to 25 higher with some loads averaging yield grade 3 and better. Cows eased to 1 lower, bulls steady. Notable price ranges across weight classes and grades for High Choice to Good consignments.
Lancaster Farming published weekly from Lititz Pennsylvania with offices at 22 East Main Street Lititz and a postal box in Lititz for subscriptions. The paper lists editor Richard E Wanner and contact numbers 717 394 3047 and 717 626 2191 and states subscription prices 2 per year in Lancaster County 3 elsewhere.
Salable receipts near 25,200 head up from 24,969 last week and 15,579 the prior year. Cows remain in heavy pressure with prices 1.50 to 2.50 lower for the week. feeder activity steady to 50 cents higher on thin fleshed offerings. bulls generally steady.
Prices paid for poultry and fowl at Fogelsville on October 23 1973 include hens light 12 to 19 cents per lb heavy 16 to 34 cents per lb mostly 19 to 26. Pullets 38 to 45 ducks 40 to 49 12 drakes 23 to 70 mostly 60 to 70 geese 49 to 53 rabbits 45 to 86 mostly 60 to 70 guineas 1.00 pigeons per pair 1.14 to 2.50. Total coops sold 452. Poultry received Monday 7 pm to 10:30 pm Tuesday 7 am to 12 noon sale at 11:30 am. Directions Rt 22 thruway Fogelsville Exit north on stoplight turn left proceed 1 mile.
A Bavarian themed dish features sliced boneless smoked pork shoulder with sauerkraut potatoes and onions celebrating October’s Porkfest.
A Joseph Addison line portrays idleness as a monstrous state in a world of activity. The quote suggests nature and living beings reproach the idle man for his lack of purpose.
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