4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday,.August 24, 1974
Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
From Monday, August 19 to Friday, August 23
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Larg. 60 61 61 63 63
Large 58 59 59 61 61
Mediums 49 51 51 54 54
Pullets 40 42 42 44 44
Peewees 28 30 30 32 32
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 48 50 50 52 52
Checks 37 37 37 38 38%
xone Full Steady to Firm.
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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:
Fri.
New Weight
Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday
Extra Large 51 lbs. 0 0
Class 1 - Large 48 lbs. 52 54
Class 3 - Medium 42 lbs. 43 46
Class 4 - Small 39 lbs. 32 35
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 44 45
Checks 48 lbs. 38 39
New York
Dressed
Meats
Compared with Wed
nesday: pronounced
weakness throughout price
structure for fresh meats
and despite strong prices on
some meat cuts sold into our
area, meat wholesalers
frustrated over inability to
provide fresh meats to
outlets in the New York
metropolitan area at
reasonable margins.
Prime 600-900 lb. 77.50-
79.00; Choice 600-700 77.50-
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NEST RUN EGGS
Thursday, August 22
Steer Beef
79.00; 700-800 76.50-78.00; 800-
900 75.00-77.00; Good 500-800
73.00-76.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 76.00-78.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 lb. 72.00-
75.00; Good 150-350 62.00-
66.00; Standard 150-350 57.00-
60.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 97.00-103.00;
Good 60-90 88.00-95.00;
Standard 60-120 72.00-77.00.
Spring Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55 lb.
37.00-89.00; 55-65 87.00-88.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190 91.00-
93.00; Arm chucks 90-105
58.00- Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
102.00- Loins (trmd)
50-70 125.00-128.00; Rounds
(steer) 70-95 85.00-87.00; Full
plates 37.00-38.00; Hinds
(heifer) 120-170 91.00-92.00.
Pork Cuts (fresh)
Loins (regular) 8-14 83.00-
85.00; 14-17 82.00-84.00;
Picnics (regular) 4-8 46.00-
49.00; Boston butts 4-8 66.00-
69.00; Sparenbs 3 lbs. down
86.00- Hams (skinned)
14-17 lb. 65.00-68.00; 17-20
64.00-
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, August 21
Offerings of light type hens
adequate to fully adequate
for needs. Demand for
finished product generally
good. Light type hens range
from 4 to 7, mostly 6% to 7%
in Pa., 5Vz to 6Vz in N. J.
Heavy hens TFEWR.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
No market available at
press time.
Local Grain
Thursday, August 22
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. All prices
are per bushel except ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
August 22, are as follows:
Bid+Offered
Ear Com 98.00 108.00
Shelled 3.91 4.31
Oats, Local 1.80 2.05
Western 2.10 2.35
Barley 2.27 2.67
Wheat 3.73 4.04
Soybeans 7.35 7.65
+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.
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, August 20,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores;
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS-f 64-70 63-68 53-81 37-46
Mostly 65-87 64-66 54-56 36-40
NEWHAMP 62-89 61-68 51-58 3542
Mostly 64-65 63-64 53-54 37-38
r I 68-69 66-67 55-56 3940
Mostly
VERMONT 66-74 65-72 55-63
Mostly 66-72 65-70 55-60
MAINE 66-68 65-67 55-57 3941
Mostly „
-Hncludea Central & Western Sections Only.
Philadelphia Baltimore
Eggs Eggs
No market available at No market available at
press time. press time.
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Lancaster Farming
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