4—Lancarter Farming, Saturday, Dec. 14. 1974
Poultry Market Reports
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WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, December 9 to Friday, December 13
Mon. Tuei. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Large 67 68 68 70 70
Large 67 68 68 70 70
Mediums 62 65 65 68 68
Pullets 55 56 56 58 58
Peewees 40 41 41 43 43
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 61 62 62 64 64
Checks 35 36 36 36 36
Tone Firm.
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
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, December 11
Reported receipts of 134
cows, no heifers and 4 bulls.
Market was steady with last
week’s.
Load of Vermont cows,
fresh 565-700; load of
Wisconsin cows, fresh 640-
775; load of Pa. cows, fresh
610-810 and load of Franklin
County cows fresh 515-700
and springers 490-750.
Herd dispersal of 25 head
in all stages of production,
240-570.
Locally consigned cows
375-790, springing heifers
425-510 and bulls 150-375.
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and EAR CORN
SALE
EVERY MONDAY
AT 11A.M.
New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc.
Phone 717-354-4341
Lloyd H. Kreider, Auct.
Lancaster Farming
P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543
Office; 22 E. Main St, Lititz, Pa. 17543
Record-Express Office Bldg.
Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047
or Lititz 717-626-2191
Richard E. Wanner, Editor
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70 70 70 70
New Weight Tuesday Thursday
Per Case o
51 lbs. 0 62
46 lbs. 60 59
42 lbs. 55 50
39 lbs. 48 47
481bs. 46 oo
. 48 lbs. 36
Weekly
St. Louis
Cattle Review
Thursday, Dec. 12
Weekly Cattle Review:
43:3805 9500: Last Week
8700: Year Ago 6300. Com
pared close last week,
slaughter steers and heifers
around 50 higher after losing
most of Monday’s advance.
Cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Bulls
steady. Supply about 26
percent slaughter steers,
mostly Good and Choice 950-
1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 15
percent heifers, 18 percent
cows and 38 percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 36.50-38.00, late
sales mostly 37.00 down;
load 1400 lbs. yield grade 4
32.50; mixed Good and
Choice 900-1150 lbs, 36.00-
37.00, Good 32.00-36.00, Good
Holsteins 1100-1300 lbs. 31.50-
33.00, Standard 25.00-30.00,
Utility 22.00-24.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lbs. 34.50-
36.50, late sales 35.50 down.
Mixed Good and Choice
33.50-34.50, Good 28.00-33.00.
Standard 22.00-28.00.
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, December 11
Prices unchanged to oc
casional higher on light type
hens. Offerings adequate to
barely adequate as oc
casional cancellations for
movemented noted. Demand
fairly good as occasional
plant not operating. Of
ferings of heavy type
adequate for a fair interest.
Prices paid at farm: Light
Type Hens 5%-7, mostly 6%
in Pa.; mostly 5%-6 in N.J.
Heavy Type, TFEWR.
Frl.
Fogelsville
Sale of Dec. 10,1974
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, heavy type 6-18,
mostly 10-16; Pullets 45-48,
mostly 45-48; Roasters 18-47,
mostly 44-47; Capons 32-60,
mostly 50-60; Ducks 32-55%,
mostly 40-52; Drakes 21-54,
mostly 45-54; Turkeys -
Toms 19-36, mostly 19-36;
Turkeys - Hens 56%; Rabbits
25-58, mostly 45-58; Guineas
85-97, mostly 85-97; Pigeons
(per pr.) 1.20-3.00 mostly
1.40-3.00.
Total coops sold 478.
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.
Baltimore
USDA Report
December 9,1974
CATTLE 350. Slaughter
Steers and Heifers steady
other classes being held for
A.M. Auction.
STEERS - Few Choice
yield grade 2-4 1050-1200 lbs.
40-40.25; Mixed Good and
Choice 1000-1300 lbs. yield 2-4
38-40; Good 900-1375 lbs. 35-
38; Standard to Low Good 30-
35; Few Standard 27-30.
HEIFERS - Good yield 2-4
850-1000 lbs. 30.25-31;
Standard and Good 740-1140
lbs. 25.00-28,85; Few Stan
dard 20.00-25.00.
HOGS - 500 Barrows and
Gilts 25 cents to 50 cents
higher. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 41.00-
41.50; 2-3 230-250 lbs. 40.50-
41.25; 2-4 250-270 lbs. 40.00-
40.75. Sows - Steady. US 2-3
300-000 lbs. 30.00-31.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 15.00-19.00, late
sales 17.50 down, Cutter
12.00-15.00, Canner 10.00-
12.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2
1100-1600 lbs. 21.00-24.00, thin
fleshed and 800-1000 lbs.
18.00-20.00.
VEALERS: Choice 34.00-
38.00.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, December 11
Prices unchanged to
higher on all sizes. Cartoning
demand fair to occasional
good where coupon features
involved. Offerings of extra
large ample, large adequate,
mediums barely adequate to
short. Undertone steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door - A
Extra Large 72-74%, A Large
71-73%, A Medium 63-68%.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, December 11
Ready to cook movement
fair to occasional good
though often at very 'com
petative levels. Slaughter
schedules about steady as
plants attempt to reduce
field supplies. Today less
than trucklot asking prices
trended lower on both plant
and U.S. Grade A. Advance
interest slow in developing at
sharply lower levels with
this week. Live supplies
ample at weights often
heavier than desired. Un
dertone weak and unsettled.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 39-
40%, Plant Grd. 37-40,
Premium US Grade A 42-46,
Premium Plant Grd. 40-44.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
39.55, Plant Grd. 38.68.
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SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, December 10,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs In cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS+ 73-81 70-75 65-74 54-64
Mostly 74-76 72-74 66-68 55-57
NEWHAMP 71-78 68-75 63-70 52-59
Mostly 73-74 70-71 65-66 54-55
R.I. 77-78 74-75 69-70 58-59
VERMONT 75-84 72-62 67-78
Mostly 75-82 72-79 67-74
MAINE 75-77 72-74 67-69 56-58
-Hncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday, December 9
Reported receipts of 498
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady.
Load of New York driving
horses 155-400; load of
Kansas riding horses ISO
-275; load of Ohio riding
horses 175-340; load of
Virginia riding horses. 200-
700 and load of lowa riding
horses 150-240, work horses
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, December 11
Prices advanced 1-3 cents
in fairly active trading
supplies are adequate on
large sizes, irregular on
mediums.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, State Graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 75-81,
mostly 75-77.
Grade A Medium 72-78,
mostly 72-74.
Premium US Grade A 45.38,
Premium Plant Grd. 43.52.
365-430. Local work horses
265-450 with one pair 1170-
mules 125-165; better horses
265-700; driving horses 150-
310; riding horses 140-225
lightweight killers 10-15-
heavyweight killers 17-19!
mare ponies 10-25; edits
5115; geldings 10-20 and
larger ponies 40-65.
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