4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan, 4, 1975 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, December 30 to Friday, January 3 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large 70 7O Mediums 68 Pullets 59 Peewees 44 BROWN I^arge Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 64 Checks 35 Tone Weak. Copyright 1975 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 Read Lancaster Farming For Full Market Reports 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 “The Businessman’s Bird’’ BABCOCK FARMS Telephone |7l7| 626 8257 Telephone (717( 626 8561 66 64 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Friday 0 0 58 54 57 52 49 44 47 43 36 34 Weekly St. Louis Cattle Review January 2 Weekly Cattle Reviews: Receipts 5100, last week 3800, year ago 4300. Compared close last week, slaughter steers fully 50 lower, heifers steady to 50 lower, cows and bulls steady. Supply mostly Good and Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 slaughter steers, 20 percent heifers, 15 percent cows and 25 percent feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Load Choice and Prune 1075 lbs. yield grade 3-4 38.25; Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 37.00-38.00, Mixed Good and Choice 36.00-37 00, Good 32.00-36.00, Good Holstems 1100-1300 lbs. 30.00- 31.50, standard 25.00-29.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Package Choice and Prime 975 lbs. yield grade 4 36 25, Choice 800-1000 lbs. yield grade 2-4 325 00-36 00, Mixed Good and Choice 33 00-35 00, Good 30.00-34 00, Standard 25.00-29 00 COWS: Utility and Commercial 17 00-19.00, few Holstems 19.50-20 00, Cutter 13 00-17 00, Canner 10.00- 13 00. BULLS Yield grade 1-2 1100-1600 lbs 21.00-24 00 Add 51 and close Thursday feeder auction and 51 and close FEEDERS (including around 800 at auction ) Fully steady STEERS Choice 400-700 lbs 23 50-27 00, fleshy 700-900 lbs 28 50-30 50; couple lots moderate fleshed 850-1000 lbs 25 00-25 50, Good 400-600 ibs 20 00-22 50. Choice Mixed Steers and Bulls 400-600 lbs 21 00-24 25 Good 17 00-21*50 HEIFERS Choice 300-„uo lbs 20 00-23 00, 500-700 lbs 23 00-25 50, Good 350-650 lbs 16 00-20 50 , 4 ««•«« t «*•««<•• •> <rtV^»V*V«rtWmVAV*V<' »WiV.V»'*V* »V«Y4VI ♦'« « v*W< < < r«4 *<«*<♦♦ •• • ( Eastern Pa. &N.J. Fri Ready to cook broilers and fryers. Trucklot trading light as buyers await further market developments. Offerings ample to burdensome. Distributive trading mixed ranging light to occasional fair. Supplies fully adequate. New part load arrivals of Plant Grade 43-44; US Grade A 44-45. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Thursday, January 2 Ready to cook movement light and disappointing in most quarters, slaughter schedules heavy in effort to maintain desirable field position. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices sharply lower on both plant and U. S. Grade A. Live supplies fully adequate Untertone weak and un settled. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery this week: U.S. Grade A, none. Plant Grade 39, Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade A 43- 45; Plant Grd. 43-44; Premium US Grade A 47-49; Premium Plant Grd. 45-47. WTD. AVG.: US Grade A 43.70; Plant Grd. 43.09; Premium US Grade A 48.93; Premium Plant Grd. 46.91. Automobile Service Tips RBPLAC/NG 00LT£ - //=" THE BELT /6 SLAT-EP, CRACEEP OR A/O/SV REPLACE /T LOOSEN THE ALTERNATOR, USE A TiRE JRoN TO EORCE ALTERNATOR TdWARP POLLV LOOP NEN BELT 01/EP FAN ANP CRANKSHAFT PULLEYS, THEN STRETCH O/EP ALTERNATOR PULLY ES/NS THE TiRE /RON, HOLP ALTERNATOR/N TAUT POS/FON ANP FORCE ALTERNATOR AWAV APRON! FAN FULLY UNTIL BELT /S TAUT CHECK TENSION iN/TH A BAU&B OR-UNT/L BELT FLEXES ABOUTmi-FAN INCH 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 Melissa Piper, Associate Editor Subscription price $2 per year Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming Lititz, Pa Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa 17543 Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn Pa Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Live Poultry Report Thursday, Jan. Philadelphia Eggs Thursday. January Prices unchanged to sharply lower on all sizes Carton Demand light for ample stocks Undertone weak and unsettled. A Extra Large 71-76 L-. Large 70-75'j, Mediums 64- U'z Fogelsville Sale of Jan. 3,1974 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted.) No market report available at press time. 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 Eggs Thursday, January S Prices are unchanged to sharply lower Carton orders are light today but unproved for Friday. Supplies are fully adequate. Cartoned Eggs Prices to retailers, State Graded (mm one case sale) White. Grade A Large 73-83, mostly 73-77. Grade A medium 69-80, mostly 69-73 is 4 NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, December 31,1974 Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores. ciciivtrtu ai aRGF large MEDIUM SMAI.I, 73-93 72-80 69-75 55-412 74.76 73-75 70-72 56-58 71-78 70-77 67-74 55-62 73.74 72-73 69-70 57-58 77-78 76-77 73-74 61-62 75-84 74-82 71-79 75-81 74-79 71-76 75-77 74-76 71-73 MASS+ Mostly N H Mostly R I VERMONT Mostly MAINE Carlisle Livestock Auction CATTLE 167. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows uneven, spots $1.50 higher to $1 lower. Choice slaughter steers 35.50- few Good 31.25- 35.60, Standard 29.00-32.50, Utility 24 35-28.75. Two Good slaughter heifers 27.00 and 27.50, individual Standard at 24.75, individual Utility at 22.85. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 20.50-22.25, Cutters 19.00-20.50, Canners 17.75- 19.60, Shells down to 113.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 26.25-27.85, few Standard 25 10-30.50, few Utility 20.75- 25.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1450-2090 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.50- CALVES 136. Vealers grading Utility and Standard steady to strong Couple Choice vealers 56.00 and 62.00, few Good 50.00-56.00, Standard 30.00-48.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 19.00-23.00, few to 26.00, 60-85 lbs. 15.00-19.50. Farm Calves; Holstein bulls 80-115 lbs. 19.50-29.00. HOGS 222. Barrows and gilts 50 cents to 75 cents lower. US No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 42.10-42.60, No. 2-3 180-270 lbs. 41.25- 42.10, few No 2-4 260-335 lbs. 35.35-39.10. US No. 1-3 280-550 lb 1 ; sows 31.50-33.50, few 35.00- 9R, No. 2-3 380-680 lbs. 29.00-3-!.00. Few Boars 25 00-28.50, few light weights 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 123. US No 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 11.50-13.00 per head, No. 1-3 45-60 lbs. 19.50-22.00, No. 1-3 60-75 lbs. 26.00-32.00 per head. SHEEP 5. Lot Good 61 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs at 28.00 HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY L. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa Phone 717 454-2044 NELSON WEAVER & SON RD2 Lititz, Pa. 49% SOYBEAN MEAL BULK or BAGGED For the Lowest Prices in the Area Call Today PHONE 626-8538 Oklahoma City January 2,1975 51 and close. Cattle and Calves 1200 Cattle Auction Moderately active, Feeder Cattle and Calves uneven, Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder Heifers and Heifers calves steady to weak, majority receipts mixed Good and Choice and Choice 350-650 lb. Steers and Heifers. Moderate at tendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS Choice 300-500 lb. 24.00-26.00; few 500-600 lb. 24.00-26.00; few 629-637 lb. 26.50-27 00; Short load 926 lb. at 28.40; Mixed Good and Choice 300- 500 lb. 21.00-24.25; 500-650 lb 22.50-24.50; few Good 300-600 lb. 18.00-21.00; few Good 532- 595 lb. 15.00-17.80. For the Week; Compared to late last week; Feeder Steers and Steer Calves 1.00- 2.00 lower; Feeder Heifers and Heifer Calves steady to weak; Slaughter Cows in Good demand and 50-1.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls strong to 50 higher; salable receipts near 2,900 head compared to 2,047 last week and 5,424 the same week a year ago. Cows 34 percent Cattle Receipts; Feeders 58 percent of the total. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, January 1 Reported receipts of 125 cows and 4 bulls. Market lower with two weeks ago. Load of Pa. cows, fresh 460-875; load of Franklin County cows, fresh 500-910; load of New York cows, fresh 420-890 and a load of Wisconsin cows fresh 650- 790. Locally consigned cows 345-895; springing heifers 400-490 and bulls 275-375. 59-til
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