—Lancatter Farming. Saturday, June 6. 1974 4 Poultry Market WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET From Monday, June 3 to Friday, June 7 Mon. Tuei. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Fey. Ex. Large 48% Large 45 Mediums 37 Pullets 32 Peewees 25 BROWN Fey. Lge. 48 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Dff Grade Large 40 Checks 29 Tone Mixed. Copyright 1974 Urner Barry Publications NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This week’s prices for each classification were: Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 • Small Breaking Stock Checks Omaha Cattle Thursday, June 6 Cpmpared to previous week’s close: Slaughter sustain top production with the BABCOCK B-300 Keeping production up .. .costs down... is the profit key in poultry operations. And more and more records on commercial flocks of Babcock B-300’s . . . “The Businessman’s Bird” . . . show sustained production of top quality eggs ... often with an additional 20 to 30 eggs per bird housed over other strains. Come in ... look at the records and the B-300 ... “The Businessman’s Bird”. ABCOCK FARMS Telephone [7l7] 626-8257 Telephone |7l7j 626-8561 48% 48% 48% 48% 45 45 45 45 37 37 35 35 30 30 29 29 23 23 22 22 48 48 48 48 40 40 39 39 28 28 27 27 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 0 0 38 38 29 29 26 24 35 34 29 29 steers high-Good to Prime 50 cents to mostly 1.00 lower, Standard to average-Good 1.00-2.00 lower. Heifers 1.00- 1.50 lower. Cows mostly 50 cents. Bulls fully 50 cents lower. Thefour day supply 19,4000 as compared 15,000 previous week and 16,500 a year ago. Slaughter steers ap proximately 55 percent, heifers 35 percent. STEERS: Approximately thirteen loads Choice 990- 1100 pounds predominantly 3 38.75- one load 1170 39.00. Load Choice and Prime 1204 3-4 39.00. Bulk Choice 1000-1200 2-4 37.50- 38.50. Choice 1200-1329 3-4 37.00-37.75, occasionally 38.00. Choice and Prime 1250- 1425 3-5 36.00-37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 1000-1250 36.75- Good 31.50-36.75. Standard and Good 1100-1300 2-3 Holsteins 30.25-31.00. - HEIFERS: Eight loads Choice and Prime 3-4 930- 1093 pounds 38.75-39.00. Liberal volume Choice 850- 1075 2-4 37.50-38.50, closed 37.25-38.25. A few loads Choice and Prime 1000-1125 3-5 36.00-38.00. Mixed Good and Choice 800-1000 36.50- 37.25. Good 32.50-36.50. Standard and Good 31.50- 32.50. COWS; Utility and Commercial 25.00-26.50. Canner and Cutter 21.50- 25.00. Mixed Cutter and low- Utility 25.25-25.50. Shelly Canner 20.00-21.50. BULLS: 1 & 2 1400-2000 pounds 32.00-36.00, a few 1 36.50. Canned Fish It is estimated that canned Ash accounts for about 40 percent of the total fish consumption, with ttina and salmon the most pop ular Love And Photography Love and photography are very similar—they both need a dark rpom to develop Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Junes Baltimore eggs: Market unsettled. Demand generally slow with only limited feature activity indicated. Supplies ample. Cartoned eggs: prices to retoilers, state graded (min one case sale) white. Grade A Large 52-58, mostly 52-54; Grade A Medium 44-50, mostly 44-46. Frl. Oklahoma City Thursday, Jnne.6 Estimated Receipts Same Day Last Week Feeder cattle and calves strong to 50 cents higher in fairly active trading; majority receipts Good and Choice 450-850 pound steers and 400-050 pound heifers; moderate attendance buyers; supplies curtailed due to several days of showers and wheat har vesting in this area. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 300-400 pound 36.50- 38.10; 400-500 34.50-38.30, part load 412 at 40.10; 500000 33.25- load 530-at 37-20, small load 601 at 36.30; 700- 800 31-50-33.15; 800-988 30.50- 32.40; Mixed Good and Choice 400-500 32.0034.00; 500-700 29.75-32.50; 700-900 28.50-31.00; Good 400-500 28.25- 500-750 26.25- 29.50. Good 690-805 Holstein steers 24.80-28.30. FEEDER HEIFERS: FEW Choice 300-360 pound 35.00-35.10; 400-500 31.50- 35.00; 500-600 32.00-33.70; 600-' 660 30.50-32.40; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 29.50- 33.30; 500-672 28.00-30.00; Good 435-660 26.00*29.40. For the Week: Feeder cattle and calves steady to 50 cents lower, some good grade sales 1.00 lower; beef cows 25-50 cents higher; Canner and Cutter mainly 50 cents to 1.00 higher; bulls under pressure late and 1.00- 1.50 lower, some under 1450 pound 2.00 lower. Salable receipts near 11,300 head compared to 16,178 last week and 24,165 the comparable period a year ago. Cows 12 percent cows receipts: feeders 85 percent of total. ,S\C The ancient Arabs believed that eating the heart oi hvei of a seipent gave the power to lead omens from buds. Lancaster Farming P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St. Lititz, Pa. 17543 Record-Express Office Bldg. Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-2191 Richard E. Wanner, Editor Subscription price: $2 per year. g Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming £: Lititz, Pa. Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa. 17543 £ Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn.,''Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Reports Fogelsville (Prices paid dock weights cents per lb.) No market available at press time. Poultry received Monday 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday 7 a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30. a.m. Directions Take Rt. 22 thruway. Exit at Fogelsville exit. North on stoplight in Fogelsville, turn left, proceed 1 mile. Philadelphia Eggs 6,000 Prices steady. Cartoning demand good on mediums; light otherwise. Offerings of mediums barely adequate; other sizes fully adequate. Undertone unsettled. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered; store door A Extra Large 50-51%; A Large 49-50%; A Medium 39- 40%. 10,110 Local Grain Thursday, June 6 These prices are made up. of the average prices quoted by five participating local feed and grain concerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer handles each commodity. AH prices are per bushel except ear com which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, June 6, 1974 are as follows: Bid+Offered+ Ear Com, Old 72.00 80.00 Ear Com, New ' ~ Shelled Com Oats, Local Oats, Western 1.77 2.02 Barley 2.05 2.40 Wheat Soybeans 5.47 5.76 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the fanner delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill. - ", June 4,1074 Wednesday, Junes 75.00 81.00 2.72 3.10 1.24 1.74 3.42 3.81 NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, June 4,1974 - Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM MASS+ 50-58 48-56 42-50 Mostly 51-53 49-51 43-45 NEWHAMP 50-57 48-55 40-47 Mostly 52-53 50-51 42-43 E.I. 54-55 52-53 46-47 Mostly VERMONT 52-65 Mostly MAINE Mostly 52-54 +lnclndes Central & Western Sections Only. V»h«»!.-6 in Pa.; mostly 5-6 in NJ. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, June 5 Ready to cook movement generally continues good for current week needs. Slaughter schedules remain heavy in an effort to fill all HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL HERS BARRY L. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, Pa. Phone 717-464-2044 P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. Smokefown, Pa. 50-63 50-52 vKWJKWIWWWiWWWiWXf'X needs. Less than trucklot prices mostly hald un changed on both plant and US Grade A. Advance in terest light with too few sales to confirm prices. - Live supplies fulladequate. Un dertone steady for current business, unsettled on future. Current Broiler-Fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to new York City 1 - from. Delmarva: RANGE: US Grade A, 37- 39; Plant Grade 36-38; Premium US Grade A 40-42; Premium Plant Grade 39-40. WEIGHTED AVERAGE: US Grade A 37.84; Plant Grade 37.17; Premium US Grade A 41.57; Premium Plant Grade 39.80. 397.3539 SMALL 27- 28- 25-34 27-29 33-34 29-31