Shopping housewives had a pleasant surprise last week. Frying chickens and broilers were selling under 40¢ a lb. in many a store, down from about 55¢ a month ago. Prices of medium and small pullet eggs were also down at a time when egg and poultry prices usually rise.
But the good news for shoppers was bad news for poultry-and-eggmen; there are too many chickens and eggs. Monthly chick output has soared to around 100 million from 91 million a year ago, and the farmers are getting only 24.8¢ a lb. for...
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