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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1973
Page
15
Price ranges for duck hens roasters and turkeys given with weights in cents per pound and per pint for pigeons. Total coops sold 554 with poultry receipts and sale times noted and directions to Fogelsville. Delmarva Broiler Fryer market shows ready to cook movement and slaughter schedules with unchanged prices in most categories.
Broiler chick placements in the Commonwealth for the week ending September 8, 1973 reached 1,210,000, up 5 percent from the year-ago week and 9 percent below the prior week. Egg and chick shipment totals show year-to-year increases, with 3 week egg totals 11 percent higher and 10 week out shipments up 13 percent.
Egg markets in Philadelphia show unchanged prices with steady undertone. Retail carton sales to volume buyers, white Grade A Extra Large 76-77, Large 75-76, Medium 66-67 delivered to stores. Baltimore market mirrors steady values with jumbos and extremes short and large and medium ample.
Hay and corn loads offered by Green Dragon on Friday include 11 hay loads with mixed hay priced 38.00 to 45.50 and 75.00 for one load, Clover at 66.00, Reed Canary Grass at 35.00 and 44.00, and straw at 35.00. Corn comprises 18 loads priced 68.00 to 86.00 with a few loads at 39.00 to 59.00.
Lancaster Farming is a weekly newspaper published every Saturday in Lititz Pennsylvania. It lists contact numbers for offices in Lititz and Lancaster and credits editor Richard E Warner for subscription pricing and publication details.
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