Heavy Offerings Depress Broiler
Prices; 20 Cents DelMarYa Top
With offerings heavy at the be
ginning of the week, broiler
prices continued down. The
lange at the Tuesday auction of
the Eastern Shore Poultry Grow
ers Exchange was from 19.1 to
20 cents.
Earlier in the week the price
had been as high as 21 cents for
some birds in the Del Marva area
Last week the broiler-feed ratio
in the DelMarVa area stayed
steady at 41 with feed prices
sharing a decline with broilers.
The average for the week was
20.28 cents a pound for broilers
and $99.82 a ton for feed.
A year ago the ratio was 4.8
with a broiler average of 22.37
cents and a feed cost of $94.14 a
ton
Here is how the broiler market
looked at the beginning of the
week in the major producing
areas.
DELMARVA: Market steady Qffer
ings heavy. Demand fair to good.
Prices paid up to 10 a m. Tuesday
were from 20 to 21 cents. Only 134,000
head were sold with 43 per cent at 20
cents, eight per cent at 20 1, 17 per
cent at 20V4. four per cent at 20 4,
four per cent at 20 5, 10 per cent at
20 6, seven per cent at 21 cents and
seven per ent undetercmmed
GEORGIA: Offerings exceeded re
quirements at some points, while
ample at others Demand fair to good.
Aierage weights irregular to heavier
than desired Volume at lower offer
ing prices light Buyers offering prices
were from 18 to 19 encts, mostly 19
ents, 743,000 head were offered
NORTH CAROLINA: Offerigs ade
quate, demand fair to good A 19,
cent price was established for 98 per
cent of the 630,000 head sold Other
sales prices were undetermined.
SHENANDOAH VALLEY. Demand
fair supply adequate for present
needs. Most processors have their re
quirements hooked until the last of
the week. Prices were from 19 to 20
cents for the 168,000 head sold. Fifty
four per cent of the sales were at 19
cents, three per cent at 19 V*, four per
cent at 19Vfc, three per cent at 20
ents, and the rest undetermined.
ARKANSAS. Offerings excessive for
a fair to good demand at some points,
adequate at some A few small lots
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Scratch Gram ... .3.85 Fitting Ration ... 3.60
Rabbit Pellets .. . 4.90 Turkey Starter . . 480
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based 1 to 2 ents qeyer prevailing price
due to the small*number of chickens
involved There were 28 700 head re
ported by buyer at 18 ents andc by
seller as based on the market. Up to
10 a m Tuesday, the only pne report
ed was 18 cents with 533,000 head being
sold
ALABAMA- Offerings and supplies
ample to fully ample Demand fairly
good The farm price was 19 cents
with 425,429 head reported sold
NY Dressed Meat
Demand Improved
Trading Fair
Demand for bulk fresh meats
slightly improved from yester
day', with trading generally fair,
but outlet for good to prime
steer beef ribs extremely narrow,
and prices sharply below a week
ago.
Bulk rail stocks average to low
in respective grades, and most
sales carcasses and wholesale cuts
tending toward middle and low
side of quotation range. Steer
and cow beef, veal, calf and
spring lamb carcass prices chang
ing hands at prices in line with
Tuesday, but price advances post
ed on some 8 to 12 lb. fresh
pork loins mainly well trimmed
kinds, and these moving itito
small retail channels. Volume of
pork loins, 12 to 16 lbs. too
limited to test prices. Chain ac
counts active for spring lamb
indsaddles, steer beef arm
chucks and m instances, hind
quarters, and pork Boston butts.
Quantity of steer beef and
spring lamb normal, with sup
plies of veal, calf, pork and cow
beef mostly .moderate. Dealings
for carlots steer beef and spring
Namico Midds
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Wednesday New York Egg Market
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, July 16 Market continues confused and un
settled on spot shell eggs Top large near-by whites still in free
supply, but with less selling pressure and prices sustained Nearby
large browns holding up. Midwestern large mixed and whites declin
ed further today with browns steady. Mediums sustained, but" pullets
and smaller weakening.
NEARBY WHITE July 10 July 11 July 14 July 15
Ex Fey Hywts . 40 -40% 39 40 39
Mediums . . 35 -35% 34 34 32%
Pullets . . 31%-32 29%-30 29%-30 29%-30
Peewees .... 21 21 21 21
NEARBY BROWNS
Ex Fey Hywts 45
Mediums .... 40
Pullets ... 33
Peewees . 21
lamb yesterday on the conserva
tive side, few cars spring lamb
booked late Tuesday at $5O for
choice 55 lb. down carcasses.
Prices for carlots steer beef
weak to 50 cents below Thurs
day, a week ago Choice steer
beeg 600 to 700 lbs. sold $45 to
$45 50, 700 to 800 lbs. $44.5045,
choice 800-90(0 lb. steer beef
$43.5044 compared with Tuesday.
Steer and cow beef, veal, calf
and spring lamb carcass prices
about steady, pork loins mostly
steady to $2 higher, other fresh
pork cuts steady.
3.55
3.10
Prime steer carcasses 600-800
lbs. $49-51 50, 800-900 Tbs. $4B 50-
5150; choice 600-800 lbs. $45-
48, 800-900 lbs. $44r46; prime
veal 90 to 120 lbs. $53-56, choice
90 to 120 lbs. $46-51; choice and
prime spring lamb 55 lbs. down
$51.50 to $56, 55 to 65 lbs. $5l
- 50; good all weights $4B to
$52. Pork loins 8 to 12 lbs. $5l
- 12 to 16 lbs. $53-58, Boston
butts 4 to 8 lbs. $49-53, fresh
skinned hams 12 to 16 lbs. $5O
- sparenbs 3 lbs. down $53-58.
Choice steer hindquarters $54-58,
ar mchucks $37-40, ribs $5O-57.
Locally dressed Tuesday’s
market steer hindquarters:
supply fully normal, prices bare
ly steady to weak, demand most
ly slow. Prime $57-65, choice
$54.50-58.
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Lancaster Broilers
(Continued from page 2)
650 Vantress, 9-6, J. Robert
Charles, 21 cents. 49. R°ss N.
Huber, 360 White Rock hens, no
sale, 19 cents bid. 50. Maris W.
Hess, 750 Vantress capettes, 13,
Rcy E. Ream 24 cents.
51. Ira Rutt & Son 1,200 year
ling Leghorn Fowl, Victor J. Kos
er Co., 16% cents- 52. Norman B
Kready 2,000 Vantress, 9-2, John
N. Thomas, 20% cents. 53. Nor
man B. Kready, 1,200 Vantress,
9-2, no sale, 20% cents bid. 54.
Marlin Cassel, 250 Vantress, 10,
no sale, 19% cents bid. 55. Ray
mond M. Zimmerman, 4,700 Van
tress, 10-2, Roy E. Ream, 21%
cents.
56. Raymond M. Zimmerman,
4,700 Vantress, 10-2, S. E. Davis,
21 cents- 57. Miller & Bushong
(Rodney Miller), 10,000 Vantress,
10, College Hill. 20% cents. 58.
Clifford Boothe. 1,500 Leghorn
fowl, no sale, 16% cents bid. 59.
Philhaven Hospital Farm, 500
Leghorn fowl, Carl B. Risser, 17
cents. 60. Roy Edwards, 1,500
Vantress, 10-2, Daniel K- Good,
21 cents. 61. Amos M. Shirk, 2,475
Vantress, 10-1, College Hill, 20%
cents.
Copyrighted 1958 By Urner-Barry Co.
Nearby Whites
Nearby Browns
Midwestern Mixed
Midwestern Whites
Midwestern Browns
Weekly Egg Price ileview
41 -42 41 -42 41 -42
38 -40 39%-40 39%-40
-34 34 -34V'2 34 -34% 34 -34%
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