4—ll neuter Farming, Saturday. Oct 26,1974
Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, October 21 to Friday, October 25
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thun.
Ex. Large 64
Large 83
Mediums 60
Pullets 45
Peewees 30
BROWN
Large 67
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 55 55 55 56
Checks 36 36 36 38
Tone - Small sizes closely cleared.
Large whites irregular.
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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
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, October 24
Estimated Receipts 12,500
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
Businessman’s Bird”.
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FARMS
Telephone [7l7] 626-8257
Telephone |7l7] 626-8561
68 68 88 69
New Weight
Per Case Wednesday Friday
51 lbs. 0 0
48 lbs. 54 54
42 lbs. 52 52
39 lbs. 39 39
48 lbs. 44 44
48 lbs. 38 37
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves grading
choice, few prime, strong to
50 cents higher compared to
Wednesday’s low time; good
and low choice offerings
generally steady; majority
receipts mixed good and
choice and choice, end of
prime, 350-750 pound steers
and 350-650 pound heifers;
fairly large attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice, end of Prime, 300-500
pound 29.25-34.50, few
packages 372-440 35.00-35.25;
500-700 29.25-33.50, few 500-
560 33.75-34.65; 700-982 30.50-
33.10; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 27.00-29.25;
500-700 26.50-30.00; Good 300-
500 23.00-26.00; 500-800 24.00-
26.50, Few Good 589-882
Holstein Steers 21.70-22.20.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 23.50-26.00,
Few Choice, end of Prime,
395-500 26.40-27.00; 500-737
24.00-27.00, loads and part
loads 632-737 fleshy heifers
27.50-28.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 21.00-23.75;
500-835 22.50-24.25; Good 390-
450 21.25-21.75, few 670-802
20.75-20.80.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
feeder steers over 700 pound
fully steady; Choice of
ferings under 700 lb. steady
to 50c lower, some good
grades 1.00 lower. Slaughter
cow numbers the largest for
any week to date this year
totaling 4,200 head with
resulting trade mostly 2.00
lower, some sales 2.50 off;
bulls 1.00 lower. Salable
receipts near 30,500 head
compared to 22,852 last week
and 24,558 the comparable
week a year ago. Cows
comprised 14 percent cattle
receipts and feeders 85
percent of the total.
“The
Fogelsville
Sale of
0ct0ber22,1974
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, heavy type 8-16,
mostly 8-12; Pullets 11-60,
mostly 4045; Roasters 48-
51%; Ducks 40-50; Drakes
44%-54; Turkeys, Toma 10-
29; Turkeys • Hens 3844;
Rabbits 1849; Pigeons (per
pr.) 1.31-3.00%.
Total coops sold 506.
Poultry received Monday 7
pan. to 10:30 pun. Tuesday 7
son. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30
a.m.
Directions Take Rt. 222
tbruway. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Market about steady.
Demand is irregular and
mostly fair. Where large are
featured consumer response
is good. Supplies are
adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
Retailers, State Graded
(min one case sale) White.
Grade A Large 70-76,
mostly 70-72.
Grade A Medium 67-73,
mostly 67-69.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, October 24
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Compared with last weeks
close -
Slaughter steers and
heifers 50-75 cents higher, as
compared previous Wed
nesday or mostly 25 cents
higher than closing trade on
limited supplies. Cows 1.00-
2.50 lower with utility and
commercial frequently
sharing in greatest decline.
Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.
Four day receipts 15,600 as
compared 16,200 previous
week and 18,400 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 30 percent
weeks supply, Heifers 24
percent.
STEERS: Load average
and High-Choice 1146 pounds
3 41.25 late. Fourteen loads
Choice and Rime 1082-1206
34 40.2541.00 during week,
four loads choice and prime
1320-1376 lbs. 3-5 39.00 and
load prime 1527 lbs. yield
grade 535.00. Choice 975-1325
24 closed 39.5041.00, two
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Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand no better
than fair. Offerings of all
sizes fully adequate. Un
dertone about steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, con
sumers grades white eggs in
cartons, delivered: Store
Door, A Extra Large 6849%;
A Large 87-88%; A Medium
62-63%.
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Eastern Pennsylvania and
New Jersey live poultry
report:
Prices unchanged. Farm
offerings light and short of
processor needs as they
continue to operate only
part-time. Offerings of
heavy type barely adequate
for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
Type Hens 6-8, mostly 7 in
PA; mostly 6%-7 in N.J.
Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR.
loads 1164 2-3 for Canadian
shipment 41.50. Occasions!
loads mostly Choice 925-975 3
38.5639.00. Mixed Good and
Choice ‘950-1225 lbs. 38.56
39.75. Good 35.25-38.50, 1256
1424 lbs. holsteins 36.5637.00
Standard and low-good 33.56
35.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 38.85
average weight 1126 pounds
as compared 39.11 and 1102
lbs. previous week and 41.46
and 1103 a year ago.
HEIFERS: Moderate
volume High-Choice and
Prime 836-1121 pounds 38.75-
39.25 during week, load 1200
4-5 36.00. Choice 850-1050 34
closed 38.50-40.00. Mixed
Good and choice 750-975 lbs.
37.00-38.25. Good 33.00-36.50.
Small lots Standard and
Good 32.00-33.50.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 18.00-20.50, a few
utility dairybreds 21.00.
Canner and cutter 15.00-
18.00, mixed cutter and low
utility 18.25-18.50. Shelly
canner 13.00-14.50.
BULLS: 1 & 2 1400-1800
pounds 24.00-27.00, a few 1
28.00-29.00.
TRY A
•CLASSIFIED
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, October 22,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs In cartons
delivered to retail stores: ..
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
72- 79-74 66-70 47-66
73- 71-73 67-69
MASS+
Mostly
NEW HAMP
Mostly (Not Available)
R.I 76-77 74-75 70-71
VERMONT 74-84 72-02 68-80
Mostly 74-81 72-7® 68-74
MAINE 74-76 72-74 68-70
-(-Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Ready to cook movement
continues fairly good with
nightly clearances
satisfactory. Slaughter
schedules moderate and in
line with needs. Today’s less
than trucklot asking prices
generally held unchanged on
both Plant and US Grade A.
Occasional early trading for
next week noted at 39 cents
on Plant Grade. live sup
plies fully adequate for
needs at weights in a wide
range. Undertone fully
steady to firm. Negotiated
trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready
to cook broiler-fryers for
delivery next week: us
Grade A none; Plant Grade
39.
Baltimore USDA
October 21
Cattle 300. Slaughter
steers & heifers strong to 50
cents higher; other classes
being held for AM Auction.
Supply 35 percent slaughter
steers & heifers, 45 percent
cows, 15 percent feeder
cattle, balance bulls. Cows at
AM Auction mostly $1 lower;
few bulls steady; feeder
cattle fully steady.
STEERS: Choice yield grade
24 1025-1100 lbs. 42.0043.50,
Good & Choice 1000-1275 lbs.
38.5040.00, Good 900-1300 lbs.
33.00-38.00, few Standard
holsteins 24.25-27.00.
HEIFERS: Good & Choice
yield grade 24 835-900 lbs.
38.2540.00. COWS: Utility
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
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BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, Pa
Phone 717-464-2044
jfe CHAROLAIS
Jl PERFORMANCE TESTED
PUREBREDS
TTs SINCE 1961
Now weaning our bull calves. Buy young and
grow them where they will be used. Reduce
calving worries, they are bred with this in mind.
These breeding bulls will give you a uniform crop
of high quality, growthy calves $5OO to $7OO.
A few breeding age bulls available at $7OO -
$9OO.
JOHN W. STUMP
CLERMONT MILL ROAD
STREET, MARYLAND 21154
PHONE 301-452-8700
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated pres for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva:
Range: US Grade A 40-42;
Plant Grade 3941; Premium
US Grade A 42-15; Premium
Plant Grade 40-13.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
40,70; Plant-Grade 39.97;
Premium US Grade A 41.01;
Premium Plant Grade 42.59.
Read
Lancaster Farming
For Full
Market Reports
21.00-24.85, Commercial
yield grade 3-5 18.00-20.50,
Cutters 18.50-21.50, Canner &
Low Cutters 16.00-18,50.
BULLS: Few Yield Grade
No. 1 1370-1535 lbs. 28.85-
30.85; yield grade No. 2 26,85-
27.25. FEEDER CATTLE:
Few Good steers 550-750 lbs.
28.0030.75, individual 1625
lbs. Choice 33.25; Good
heifers 385-575 lbs. 20.50-
23.25, Choice bull calves 427-
545 lbs. 26.50-29.50.
HOGS 500. Barrows & Gilts
uneven, averaging steady.
US No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 40.75-
41.25, 25 head 41.35, No. 2-3
230-250 lbs. 40.2541.00, No. 2-
4 250-270 lbs. 39,50-40.50.
SOWS: 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 31.00-
33.00.
57-68
55-67