4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Nov. 16, 1974
Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, November 11th to Friday, November 15th
Mon. Tuea. Wed. Thun. Fri.
WHITE
Ex. Large 61 62 62 62 62
Large 61 62 62 62 62
Mediums 57 59 59 59 59
Pullets 51 51 51 51 51
Peewees 35 35 35 35 35
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 53 33 53 54
Checks 32 32 32 32 '
Tone Generally Steadier.
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 tradedjn lots of either 300 or 750 cases.
Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesdajilnd
Thursday of each week. This > week’s prices for each
classification were:
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
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New Weight
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
51 lbs. 0 0
48 lbs. 53 35
42 lbs. 50 51
39 lbs. 41 41
48 lbs. 42 42
48 lbs. 34 34
show during the recent
Eastern National Livestock
Show, Timonium, Maryland,
saw three herds splitting the
honors.
Champion bull honors
went to Millborn Farm,
Sherbom, Massachusetts,
and Powisset Farm, Dover,
Massachusetts, on MBF LI
Domino 195, by WCF LI
Domino 095 and out of a BBH
Rebel Lass 18 cow. The
spring yearling entry
weighed 1,440 pounds with a
2.46 W-DA.
Champion female
honors west to Millborn’s
spring yearling entry, MBF
LI Miss Dom 194, by the
“093” and out of GV Real
Princess 101. She weighed
1.075 with a 1.83 W-DA.
Reserve bull, a two-year
old, went to ABC Ranch,
Camsteo, New York, on LHR
LI Domino 287, by LI CL3
Domino 68531, weighing 1,690
with a 1.83 W-DA. ABC also
captured the reserve female
honors on their second-place
spring yearling entry,
Empire Lmette 1 by CL 1
Domino 904. She weighed
1,035 with a 1.81 W-DA.
Millborn dominated the
group classes, taking all the
first-place ribbons in two
bulls, pair-of-yearlmgs, pair
of-calves, best six head, and
the coveted get-of-sire on the
get of WCF LI Domino 095.
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o( the new year have been
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Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, November 13
Prices trended lower on
light type hens. Offerings
adequate to barely adequate
for a light demand as
processors find difficulty in
clearing finished product.
Offerings of heavy type hens
fully adequate for a light
demand.
Prices farm: Light
Type Hens 6-7VS>, mostly 7 in
Pa.; thostly 6%-7 in N.J.
Heavy
TFEWR.
Fogelsvifle
Sale of
October 29,1974
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb., except where
noted).
Hens, heavy type 6-16,
mostly 8-14; Pullets 25-50,
mostly 42-50; Roasters 3347,
mostly 4547; Ducks 40-60,
mostly 50-60; Drakes 38-60,
mostly 52-60; Geese 20-52,
mostly 45-52; Rabbits 18-50,
mostly 3045; Pigeons (per
pair) 1.20-3.50.
Total coops sold 324.
Sale of
November 5,1974
Hens, heavy type 6-16,
mostly 8-12; Pullets 2849,
mostly 3746; Roasters 2545,
mostly 3640; Ducks 1547;
Drakes 29-60; Turkeys, toms
35; Turkeys, hens 4447;
Rabbits 3545; Pigeons (per
pair) 1.20-3.00.
Total coops sold 429.
Sale of
November 12,1974
Hens, heavy type 6-27,
mostly 8-18; Pullets 4245;
Roasters 1745, mostly 3545;
Ducks 18-54, mostly 42-54;
Drakes 60; Turkeys-hens 45-
50; Rabbits 40-55, mostly 45-
55; Guineas 97; Pigeons (per
pr.) 1.20-3.50.
Total coops sold 402.
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. 222
Thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
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EC Donates Nonfat Dry
To Food Aid Programs
A recoil I urope.m Community regul ilion provides lor the
donation ot 41 0(H) metric tons ol nonfat drv milk to develop
ing countries md international agencies Among the top re
cipients are the World Food Program 20 000 metric tons the
International Red Cross 1 000 India 2 750 and Bangladesh
2 000 metric tons
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Wednesday, November 13
Prices higher on all sizes.
Cartoning demand only fair
at best. Offerings fully
adequate to ample on all
sizes. Undertone fully
steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered; Store poor, A
Extra Large 66-68%, A Large
65-67%; A Medium 59%-62%,
Type Hens
Ready to cook movement
continues at a steady
satisfactory pace to clear
available offerings.
Slaughter schedules about
steady and normal for a
Wednesday. Today’s less
than trucklot asking prices
held unchanged on both plant
and US Grade A. Advance
interest good at unchanged
levels. Live supplies
adequate to barely adequate
at weights in a wide range.
Undertone steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week: US Grade A, none;
Plant Grade 41,
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 4243;
Plant Grade 4142; Premium
US Grade A 4547; Premium
Plant Grade 4345.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
42.15; Plant Grade 41.29;
Premium US Grade A 46.66;
Premium Plant Grade 44.74.
Wednesday, November 13
Prices advanced 1-2 cents
in fairly active trading.
Supplies are adequate to
ample with some
distributors trying to build
inventory for holiday needs.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, State Graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 69-75,
mostly 69-70.
Grade A Medium 66-72,
mostly 66-68.
Milk
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Baltimore
Eggs
NEW ENGLAND WEEK
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, November 12,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in
delivered to retail stores.
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM S\
MASS+ 72-61 70-80 66-75
Mostly 73-75 71-74 67-69
NEWHAMP 69-76 66-73-' 64-71
Mostly 71-72 68-69 66-67
R I. 75-76 72-73 70-71
VERMONT 74-84 72-84 68-80
Mostly 76-82 74-79 70-76
MAINE 73-75 70-72 68-70
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