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Virginia nog prices snouia De better this week - not a lot, but some - just to catch up with Western markets apd because it’s the time of improvi ment. Virginia mar lets picked! up 60 to 75c last wi ek, ranging from $16.50 to $16.50. Baltimore was 75c higher at $1 P.25 to $17.50, but Western mark< ts topped ! us all with a dollar ri«e at 16.75 to $17.25.
Receipts in gl le 12 major mar| kets took a now dive last week to 22% below th ? previous week. They might n it be that low this week, but in gei eral we’re in that downward tren< from now until the end of the the hog market, year. As qsual in prices should react pretty relial ly to supply. CATTLE i I# Steer -prices cline a little mb cow prices are don’t look for either until afte: the demand ably change for BRO Sl tl i «e
vill probably de' 1 this week, while the uptrend. But big changes in Christmas when lation will probthe better.! If any LERS Broiler prices much if any this are a couple of scales a little tq side. week, but things that ward the A low weekend won’t change retail price there tip the strong which showed up in Virginia as Vrell as Northern markets should give movement a pusl i. And thej total supply is deereasi ng in relation to last year’s supply Virginia supply be about 7 or 855 above last year where "is has be<n up near 20% above and by fh ■ end of December will be 10 to 12% below. In the nation, suppli -s are 17% above last year and aftf r next week, the margin will start narrowing until the first of the ve; r when if should be abotif 7 or 8*4 above last; year. broilholi- holidon’t
Of course, aftei this week ers will have to face up to a day turkey competition, so bank on any appr ciable brightness in the picture rig it‘ awav. Price* oicked u > a little iri Virginia last week, uo le to mostly was 1 1-2 highe with the Valiev 17c Delmarva at 18-18, 1-2; North Caroling i teady mostlv at 16 and Georgia pc up at 15c to 16c. TURKEYS
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