—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15. 1974
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Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
From Monday, June 10 to Friday, June H
Mon. Tuei. - Wed. Thur*.
WHITE
Fey. Ex.
Large 48% 49
Large 45 45
Mediums 35 35
Pullets 29 28
Peewees 22 21
BROWN
Fey. Lge. 48
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 39 39 39 39
Checks 27 26 26 26
Tone Very irregular.
Copyright 1974 Urner Barry Publications
Wedneiday, Jane 12
Reported receipts of 547
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, Load of Kansas riding
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest run eggs horses 165-325.
(GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, Load of lowa riding horses
packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in iBO-365.
30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases. Load of Illinois riding
Prices are ?OB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and horses 125-305.
Thursday of each week. This, week’s prices for each Load of Ohio driving
classification were;' horses 395-700 and Ohio
New Weight . 'Thursday' ridin g horses 160-410.
Per Case 1 „ ay Load of Tennessee riding,
51 lbs. gg gg horses 195-450.
48 lbs. „„ 2? Load of Tenessee riding
42 lbs. " 22 horses 175-365.
39lbs. 33 Load of Kentucky riding
48 lbs. _ 28 horses 155-590.
48 lbs. , Local horses 325-525;
mules 140-200; driving
_ « • horses 175-350; riding horses
Leesport Livestock Auction b ' ,tcr »■
Leesport, Pa. market, slaughter steers lightweight killers 15-17;
June 12,1974 grading Choice $2, to $3 heavyweight killers 19-22.
CATTLE 339. (’'Compared lower. Standard Good Mare ponies 15-40; colts
w : >dn '"w’s weak to $1 lower.'Slaughter 10-20; .geldings 15-35 and
cows- steady—to- 50 cents -larger ponies6orl3o—
Choice 970-1165 lbs.
slaughter steers 35.00-36.85,
Good 34.50-36.85, few to 39.75,
-Standard 32.85-34.50, few
Utility 31.60-32.75. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 30.00-31.60,
Cutters 29.00-30.50, Canners
27.75- Shells down to
25.50. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 34.00-41.00, Stan
dard 33.60-35.10, few Utility
32.25-33.85. Yield Grade 1-2
1340-2440 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.85-37.50. Good & Choice
650-800 lbs. feeder steers
36.50-39.00, Good 350-600 lbs.
40.75- few to 45.50;
Medium 420-500 lbs. 38.00-
39.75, 500-730 lbs. 31.00-33.25;
Medium 400-640 lbs. feeder
bulls 32.25-37.00.
NEST RUN EGGS
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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production
with the
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Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, June 12
Baltimore Eggs: Market
unsettled. Demand slow to
only fair. Supplies ample.
Some dealers limiting
receipts to hold down in
ventories.
Frl.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large, 52-58,
mostly 52-54; Grade A
Medium 42-49, mostly 42-44.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, June 12
Reported receipts of 141
cows, 167 heifers and 2 bulls.
Market lower than last
week’s market.
Load of Luzerne County
cows, springers 500-675.
Load of Pennsylvania
Cows, fresh 775-1075;
springers 500-700.
Load of Franklin County
cows, springers 560-1575.
Load of New York State
cows, springers 560-775.
Load of New York State
cows, springers 410-760.
Herd dispersal of 45 head
from Montgomery County,
all stages of production, 350-
760.
Locally consigned cows,
355-790.
Springing Heifers 600-640.
Open heifers 185-335.
Bulls 320-380.
Fogelsville
June 14,1974
(Prices paid dock weights
cents per lbs.)
Hens, heavy type 8%-29,
mostly 12-20; Pullets 28-38,
mostly 28-34; Roasters 27-37,
mostly 27-33; Ducks 50-59;
Drakes 40-52; Geese 38%;
Turkeys, tons 15-20%;
Rabbits 20-85, mostly 65-75;
Pigeons (per pair) 1.20%-
4.00%; Total coops sold 321.
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.
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, June 12
Prices unchanged to
slightly higher on light type
hens. Demand fair for fewer
offerings than past several
weeks. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a limited
steady call-
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 4-6%; mostly 6-6%
in Pa., mostly 5-6 in NJ.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 13
Cattle receipts this week
4200, last week 3900 and last
year 4200.
As compared with J last
weeks close. Slaughter
steers mostly 2.00-4.00 lower.
Slaughter heifers 3.00-4.00
lower. Cows 1.00-2.25 lower.
Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
Receipts about 70 percent
slaughter steers, 25 percent
heifers and balance cows.
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, June 11,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE
. 51-70
MASS+
Mostly 53-55
NEWHAMP 50-57
Mostly 52-53
R.I. 54-55
Mostly
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
54-65
54-58
54-56
Mostly
-Hncludes Central & Western Sections Only.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Jane 12
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fair, stimulated by
feature activity on large at
59 cents. Offerings barely
adequate on extra large,
fully adequate on large,
ample on mediums. Un
dertone steady.
Prices to retailers; Sales
to volume buyers, con
sumers grade white eggs in
cartons, delivered: Store
Door A Extra Large, 50-51%;
A Large -40-50%; A Medium
37%-39%.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Marker
Wednesday, June 12
Ready to cook movement
very light. Slaughter
schedules irregular with
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAI, PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, Pa.
Phone 717-464-2044 - ..
4 “
LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
39-
41-43
38-45
40-
4445
49-
51-53
48-55
50-
54-55
42-55
42-48
42-44
52-63
52-56
52-54
occasional plant not running,
while slightly increased in
others, overall about steady.
Less than trucklot prices
rangedimchanged to 1 cent
lower on both Plant and US,
Grade A. Advance interest'
light as buyers and sellers*
await further market
developments. Undertone ,
very unsettled.
Negotiated trucklot prices ,
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week: US Grade A, none;
Plant Grade, 31-32.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to -
New York City from
Delmarva; Range: US
Grade A 34%-36; Plant
Garde 33-34%; Premium US
Grade A 37-38; Premium
Plant Grade-35-36. Weighted .
average: US Grade A 35.15; <-
Plant Grade 33.88; Premium
US Grade A 37.78; Premium
Plant Grade 35.95.
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24-
26-28
23-30
25-
30-31
27-29