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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1964
Page
14
Hatcherymen placed 770000 chicks for commercial broiler production in the Commonwealth during the week ending September 12, down 6 percent from the prior week. Ten week totals show a 12 percent rise versus a year ago. Broiler eggs set reached 1137000, up 6 percent week to week and 2 percent below four years ago.
Delmarva live bidding and fryer prices advanced slightly amid good demand for light auction offerings. Ready to cook demand ranged slow to fair and was generally unaggressive. Delivered prices remained mostly unchanged, with competition from other regions. Eastern slaughter for Friday and Saturday totaled 743 000 head, versus 791 000 last weekend. Prices paid and reported purchases for the 24 hour period ending 10 30 am Friday ranged 159 to 166 with 962 200 head sold at the Eastern Poultry Growers Exchange on Thursday. Forty five percent of sales were at 160 to 164. The Delmarva Broiler Feed Ratio for the week ending Sept 11 matched the prior week at 3.2. Broilers averaged 16.31 cents per pound and mash cost $10.06.
Market bulletin from Lancaster Farming detailing the New York egg market for the week ending September 19 1964. Includes price ranges, trader activity, supply status and notes on market trends for egg producers and buyers.
The report details Sept 14 hog and cattle trades at New Holland with livestock counts and price ranges. It notes 256 hogs and 8 shoats sold and averaged about 50 cents lower, hogs retail and wholesale price ranges, and calf sales with 125 head moving, showing trends from choice to common grades.
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