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lhere was one early indication that supplies may be clearing the lamb market. Weekly slaughter for the first week of May was only 14 per cent above last year, compared to a 22 per cent higher fig ure for April aind 23 per cent for March.
Lambs on Virginia auctions last week averaged $20 for prime lambs and $19.65 for choice. Prime prices were off about $2 and choice off about 75 cents to $1.
Lambs sold in the Smithfield pool brought $20.15 for prime, $19.30 for choice and $16 for Good grade.
The largest wool auction on record in the East, an estimated 860,000 pounds of wool, was sold by the Valley-Northern Virginia Wool Marketing Association last week.
WOOL
The wool from 11 county pools brought $58.51 to $60.80, two dollars over last year.
The Southside Virginia pool with 65.000 pounds sold the same week for comparable prices.
IRISH POTATOES
Virginia Irish potato acreage is about the same as last year but the crop will be about two, possibly three, weeks late.
California production will be up about five per cent, with supplies reaching a peak oil the market about June 1 and continuing in good volume through most of June.
North Carolina’s production in the important eight Northern counties is down an estimated 14 per cent, but harvest will not be as late as last year.
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