Wednesday New York Egg Market
Copyrighted 1958 By Urner-Barry Co.
Nearby Whites
Extra Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Extra Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Fancy Heavyweights
Mediums
Standards
Checks .
Fancy 'Heavyweights
Mediums
Pullets
Fancy Heavyweights
NEW YORK, May 28 Market unsettled and easy on top nearby
white, midwesterns and mixed. Outcome confused and further price
adjustments are possible.
Weekly Egg Price Review
Ex Fey Hywts 38 39 39%
Mediums 35 37% 37%
Pullets 28% 30 -30% 30%
Peewees 23 23 23
NEARBY BROWNS
Ex Fey Hywts 40%
Mediums 38
Pullets 36
Peewees . . 22%
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Nearby Browns
Midwestern Mixed
Midwestern Whites
Midwestern Browns
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PHILADELPHIA EGGS
PHILADELPHIA, May 28
Weak. Lower prices prevailed.
Supplies were more than suffi
cient for the relatively lighter de
mand.
Prices to retailers in cartons
(cents per dozen ) Grade A and
US grade A large, whites 48-53
mostly 50-51, browns 48-53, most
ly 50-51. Grade A and US grade
A medium, whites 44-47, mostly
45-46; browns 44-47, mostly 45-
46. Grade A and US grade A small
whites 37-41, mostly 3940; browns
3741, mostly 39-40 Grade B and
US grade B large whites 42-45,
mostly 43-45, browns 42-47, most
ly 3245.
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39
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Hogs Stronger
Steers Weak,
At Baltimore
BALTIMORE, May 26
CATTLE AND CALVES The supply
was comprised of approximately 50
per cent fed steers, grading mostly
pood and choice, about 25 per cent
stockers and feeders and the balance
mostly cows In addition to today re
ceipts around two loads of cows, two
loads of Stockers and feeders and
about two loads of vealers were car
ried over from last week’s trade Fed
steers were slow and sold steady to
weak with instances 25 cents lower
Cows and bulls were slow to moderate
ly active. Cows sold steady to weak
end bulls steady Vealers were slow
and steady, but demand was poor
with several still unsold late Stockers
and feeders about steady. Fairly good
clearance on all classes except vealers
The bulk of low good to average
choice 850-1200 lb mostly 975-1100 lb
fed steers brought $27 00-29 50 with a
load of standard to low good Included
at $27 00 and a 1020 lb package of
average choice reached $3O 00 Around
50 head of 795 to 885 lb good and low
choice fed heifers sold at $27 50-28 00
with one lot of good at $2B 25 and one
lot 702 lb high-choice $29 00 Utility
and commercial cows brought $l9 50-
27 00 with a few high-commercial and
standard $22 25-23 50 Canners and cut.
terc sold from $l7 00-19 50 with a few
cutter to $2O 00 arid a few light cutters
down to $l5 00 Utility and commercial
bulls bulked, at $22 00 24 00 with one
ior two individuals at $24 50-25 00
Choice 170 230 lb vealers sold at $3O GO
-32 00,'good $26 00-30 00 and standard
$24 00-26 00 Three lots mostly good 752-
856 lb feeder steers $27 00 28 00 One
lot 51$ lb good and choice stock steers
reached $32 00 and a few lots of 566-
612 lb mostly good to choice $29 00-
31 00 and the bulk of medium to good
500-700 lbs $25 50 28 00. One lot of 492
lb good stock steer calves $3O 00 and
a load 426 495 lb medium $27 50 One
lot good and choice 431 lb stock heifer
calves sorted off the $32 00 steers at
$27 00
HOGS Butchers were active and
sola mostly 25 cents higher with in.
stances 50 cents u The supply was
largely mixed lots of U. S No 1,2,
and 3, 180-230 lb butchers which sold
at $24 25-24 50 and 44 head No 1 and
2 near 200 lbs reached $24 75 One lot
No 2 and 3, 265 lb garbage fed butch
ers $22 25 and a small lot No. 3, 316
lbs $2O 00
SHEEP Several small lots 78 98 lb
good and choice spring slaughter lambs
sola at $24 00, three lots 73-92 lb util
ity $2O 00-22 00 and a package of good
shorn slaughter ewes $7 00 The bulk
of the supply still in first hands
Midwest Markets
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these weights sorted for grade $23 75.
No 2 and 3, 240-260 lbs $22 25 22 75 No
2 and 3, 260-290 lbs $2l 75-2225 Several
lots mostly No 3 300 325 lbs $2O 75-
2150 Mixed grades 400-500 lb sows
$lB 50-19 50 Most 300 400 lb $l9 520 50.
ana bulk 500 550 lbs $lB 00-18 50.
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At BUW
Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 30, 1958—3
Demand for Broilers Generally Good
At Beginning of Week; Ratio Down
PHILADELPHIA, May 27
(USDA) Demand for broiler
and fryer chickens was generally
good throughout the nation at the
beginning of the week The only
soft spot in the market was re
ported in Arkansas.
Delmarva buyers, as usual, were
oil the market waiting for the
price to he established at the
Eastern Shore Poultry Growers
Exchange.
The broiler-feed ratio during
the past week dropped two points,
reflecting a drop of .95 cents in
the average price of broilers. The
feed price remained about the
same.
Th ratio nows tands at an even
4 0, as compared with a 43 ratio
a y ear ago and 3.5 six months ago
Here is how the broiler market
looked in the major producing
areas on Monday
DELMARVA Market quiet Trading
verj light Prices paid at the'farm
since Friday were 21cents for the
48,000 head sold
NORTH CAROLINA Offerings are
quate to short Demand fair to good
Prices were steady at 20 cents for
51000 head sold
GEORGIA Offerings adequate to
short of needs Demand good Prices
were from 20 to 21 cents, mostly 20
cents 1,263,000 head were sold, 87
per cent at 20 cents
SHENANDOAH VALLEY Demand
good Traling active Supply about
equal to demands Prices were from
20 to 2Ui cents The nmber of birds
at each stage of the range was about
equal, with 43 per cent of the sales
being at undetermined prices
ARKANSAS Offerings generally ade-
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Cassels Mill, Inc., Manheim, R. D. 1, Pa.
Eastern States Farmers Exchange, Manheim Pike,
Lancaster, Pa.
Eastern States Farmers Exchange, Pomeroy, Pa.
Eby’s Mill, Lititz, Pa.
Harold H. Good, Terre Hill, Pa.
M. S. Graybill and Son, Bareville, Pa.
Paul H. Hurst and Son, East Earl R. D. 1, Pa.
Ira B. Landis, 779 Valley Rd., Lancaster, Pa.
Martins Feed Mill, Ephrata, R. D. 3, Pa.
Millport Roller Mill, Lititz, R. D. 4, Pa.
Mountville Feed Service, Columbia, R. D. 2, Pa.
George A. Rutt, Stevens, Pa.
J. C. Walker and Son, Gap, Pa.
David H. Weaver, New Holland, Pa.
C. P. Wenger and Sons, Ephrata, Pa,
Wolgemuth Bros., Florin, Pa.
quate Prices paid and volume were
ftom 19 to 22 cents with the bulk of
the 638,000 birds being sold for 21
ALABAMA Demand good to very
cents
good Offerings and supplies adequate
to short Prices were 20 to cents
Eighty-nine per cent of the 467,000
buds were sold at 20 cents
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