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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1960
Page
10
The Poultry Center sale posted steady activity with 80 700 head offered and 98 825 head sold across 9 lots. Buyers included Starr Poultry and Meader's Poultry, with numerous bids recorded for roasters and fryers in several weight classes.
Farmers favor the Garrison Cornish Male and Cobb White Rock crossbreeds noted for meat quality. Gove's Barred Rocks remain a popular choice. Call Oxford 286 to order by phone for delivery and collect.
Delmarva and Georgia chicken prices fell only fractionally in the 24 hour period ending Friday morning. At farm prices ranged from 16 to 17.30 per unit, about 7.79 to 30 head, with ample offerings for the weekend. Estimated eastern shore slaughter totals 647,000 head versus 666,000 last weekend. Broiler feed ratio for week ending Aug 26 held steady at 1 to 1.7. Broilers averaged 1.726 and mash at 92.42 per ton, vs last year 1.34 and 94.90 respectively.
Demand for fluid milk bottling was fair to improved and above normal seasonal levels, led by metropolitan areas as schools reopen and travelers return. Excess moved to manufacturers at a reduced rate while cottage cheese and sour cream remained generally good to seasonally improved.
Market remains irregular yet steady on top grades and mediums from Monday August 29 to Friday September 2. Pallets hold steady as buyers and sellers navigate price shifts in this period.
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