4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Oct. 12, 1974
Poultry Market Re
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, October 7 to Friday, October 11
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Urge 66 66 66 65 65
Urge 63 63 63 63 63
Mediums 60 60 60 60 60
Pullets 43 43 43 43 43
Peewees 29 29 29 29 29
BROWN
Large 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 56 56 56 56 56
Checks 40 39 38 37 36
Tone Generally Steady.
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
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, October 10 year 4900.
51 Weekly Compared with last week’s
CATTLE: Receipts this close, slaughter steers
week 47,000, compared to uneven, steady to 50 lower,
last week 2900, and to last Slaughter heifers weak to 50
lower. Cows 2.00-3.00 lower.
Bulls mostly steady.
Receipts about 75 percent
slaughter steers, 15 percent
slaughter heifers and the
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1150-1350
pounds 3-4, 41.00-41.50 late;
up to 43.50 Monday with part
load 44.00. Load 1500 lbs. 4-5,
36.50. Choice 900-1260 lbs. 2-4,
40.00- late 40.00-41.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 900
1300 lbs. 37.00-40.00 Good
34.00- Few Standard
and Good 33.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield
grade 2-4, 38.0041.00; late
38.0040.50; 700850 lbs. 33.00
38.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 7501100 lbs. 36.00
38.00. Good 32.5036.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 17.00-18.50.
High dressing Utility 19.00.
Cutter 14.0017.00. Canner
12.0014.00.
BULLS: 1-2, 11001600 lbs.
26.00- mostly 26.00-
29.00; few 9001000 lbs. 20.00
24.00.
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New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
0 0
52 52
50 50
35 35
46 46
41 41
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Market firmer. Offerings
light for good interest.
Prices are working higher in
several instances. Overall
processing activity is light
due to light available sup
plies.
Fri.
Prices paid at farm; Light
Type Hens 641, mostly 7-8 in
Pa.; mostly 6-6% in N.J.
Heavy Type Hens,
TFEWR.
Thursday, October 10
Weekly 51 - CATTLE -
Compared with the previous
weeks close - closing prices
slaughter steers strong to 50
cents higher, heifers steady
to 25 cents higher. Cows SO
LDO lower and bulls fully 1.00
lower.
Four day receipts 17,900 as
compared 14,000 previous
week and 17,100 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 35 percent,
heifers short 30 percent,
predominance good to
Average-Choice, modest
supply high-Choice and
Prime.
STEERS: Early, nine
loads Choice and Prime 1050-
1140 lbs. yield grade 3-4 42.00-
42.50. At midweek, two loads
Choice and Prime 1154-1265
lbs. yield grade 3-4 41.50-
42.00, load same grade 1258
lbs. mainly yield grade 4
40.75. Choice 1050-1250 lbs.
yield grade 2-4 39.75-41.00,
Choice 950-1050 lbs. mainly
yield grade 3 39.25-39.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 925-
1225 lbs. 38.50-39.75. Good
36.50-38.75, yield grade 2-3
Holsteins 36.50-37.75.
Standard and low-Good
34.5036.50.
Average cost slaughter
steers this week 39.94
average weight 1099 lbs. as
compared 38.54 and 1097 lbs.
previous week and 41.63 and
1103 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: High-Choice
and Prime 908-1121 lbs. yield
grade 34 40.50-41.00 early. At
midweek, several loads
Choice and Prime 950-1115
lbs. yield grade 3-4 40.00.
Choice 825-1025 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 closed 38.25-39.50,
mixed Good and Choice 750-
975 lbs. 37.00-38.50. Good
35.00-37.00, small lots
standard and Good 33.00-
34.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 17.00-19.00,
Canner and Cutter 13.50-
17.00, mixed Cutter and low
utility 17.25-17.50. Shelly
Canner 10.50-13.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1&2
1400-1800 lbs. 23.00-26.00.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Omaha
Cattle
ports
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Ready to cook demand
light for this week, fair for
next week. Processor of
ferings fully adequate.
Undertone steadier at the
negotiated price levels
currently being reported.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week: US Grade A 39.00,
Plant Grade 38.00.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva:
Range: US Grade A 40-
42.5, Plant Grade 39-41.5.
Premium US Grade A 44-47,
Premium Plant Grade 42.25.
Wtd. Avg. US Grade A
41.09, Plant Grade 39.95,
Premium US Grade A 46.12,
Premium Plant Grade 44.26.
Flood Checks Released
To Non-Profit Groups
The release of checks
totaling 61,436,760 to non
profit organizations which
suffered damage during the
floods of September, 1971
and June, 1972 was an
nounced today by Governor
Milton J. Shapp.
The payments made today
went to 32 of the 140 ap
plicants for the program. All
remaining checks will be
mailed out by the end of
November.
The $5 million program,
known as Act 159, was
passed by the General
Assembly and signed into
law by Shapp last January.
It authorizes state aid to
nonprofit organizations
damaged in the floods of
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, October t, 1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A" brown eggs In cartons
delivered to retail stores:
aeuverra EXLAR(JE large MEDIUM SMALL
MASS+ 7080 M-79 W 4 43-51
Mostly 71-73 69-71 67-69 44-47
NEWHAMP 68-75 66-73 83-70 41-48
MosUT 70-71 88-69 6088 4344
R.I 74-75 72-73 69-70 47-48
VERMONT 72-84 7082 67-80
Mostly 72-80 70-77 67-73
MAINE 72-74 7072 67-89
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 9
Prices held unchanged.
Demand is mixed with
scattered promotional
stimulating demand but total
movement is only fair.
Supplies Extra Large and
Large adequate to ample,
Mediums adequate but
irregular.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door: A
Extra Large 68-69%, A Large
67-68%, A Medium 62-63%.
September, 1971 and June,
1972.
“This is part of the state’s
continuing effort to do
everything we can for the
people and organizations
who suffered in the floods,”
Shapp said.
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster. Pa
Phone 717-464-2044
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 9
BALTIMORE EGGS:
Demand continues to pick up
for mediums but only fair for
larger sizes. Supplies are
adequate with large ac
cummulating in some
quarters.
CARTONED EGGS:
Prices to reatailers, state
graded (min one case sale)
white.
Grade A Large, 70-76,
mostly 70-72.
Grade A Medium 67-73,
mostly 67-69.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, October 9th
Reported receipts of 107
cows and 3 heifers.
Load of New York State
cows, fresh 395-515 and a
load of Sullivan County
sponsors 370-515.
Locally consigned cows
325-670 and springing heifers
435-535.
45-47