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For die month of June weekly daughter averaged eight to ten per cent below a year ago however, for the first three weeks of 'July slaughter was running a little above last July.
Latest July 1 cattle on feed reports show 4.7 million head as the total for die thirteen larger catde feeding states, That’s up ten per cent from a year ago and sets a new record.
Fanners who expect to be buying catde this year instead of selling should look the situation over carefully before making plans.
EGGS
For the next two to three weeks it looks like egg prices will show some strength with the spread between the.small and mediums and die large closing somewhat.
From January to June die hatch of egg type chicks was down six per cent from last year. This means a* smaller percentage of) small and medium size eggs during the next few months. Total production will decline for another month or two.
Another plus on the price side 3 that , per capita consumption for May and June is running above a year ago for the first time in a long time so this would indicate that demand is picking up.
In Virginia this week, egg prices were mostly one to two cents higher for the week. In Richmond, the grade A large were bringing 38 to •40 cents a dozen. This was two cents higher for the week. The mediums were up three cents to 28 to 30 gents a dozen. In the Shenandoah Valley area the. A large were one cent higher at 34 to
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