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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jan. 11, 1975 4 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, January 6to Friday. January 10 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri WHITE Ex. Large 62 62 62 62 62 Large 62 62 62 62 62 Mediums 59 59 59 58 58 Pullets 56 56 56 55 55 Peewees 41 41 41 64 64 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 56 56 56 56 56 Checks 34 34 34 34 34 Tone Steadier. 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 New York Dressed Meats January 9,1975 Daily Distributive - less than carlot meat trade. sustain top production with the BABCOCK 6-300 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 1717| 626 8257 Telephone 17171626 8561 64 64 64 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 0 0 52 53 50 50 43 43 43 43 34 34 Compared with Wed nesday: Prices mostly 50c higher for Steer and Heifer Beef; and prices for Veal, Calf, Lamb and Pork un changed. Moderate supplies of fresh meat clearing at a moderate pace; however, Beef sellers under pressure through inability to keep fully in line with uptrends for replacement Beef stocks, as retailers indicating no urgency for Beef in general. Steer Beef Prime 600-900 lbs. 64.50- 65.50; Choice 600-700 lbs 62.50-64.50, 700-800 62.50- 64.00; 800-900 60.50-62 00; Good 500-800 61.00-62.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 lbs. 62 GO -63 00. Calf (Skin Off) Choice 150-350 lbs 58 00- 66.00, Good 150-350 48 GO -56 00, Standard 150-350 45 00- 48 00 Veal (Skin Off) Choice 90-150 lbs 84 GO -92 00; Good 60-90 71.00-77 00; Standard 60-120 60 00-65 00 Lamb Choice and Prime 30-55 86 00-88 00, 55-65 84 00-86 00 Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lb 75 00-77 00, Arm Chucks 90- 105 52 00-56 00, Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 83 00-88 00, Loins (Trmd) 50-70 89 00-93 00, Rounds (Steer) 70-95 75 GO -77 00, Full Plates 32 00-33 00, Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 74 00- 76 00 Pork Cuts (Fresh) Loins (Regular) 8-14 85 00- 87 00, 14-17 85 00-86 00, Picnics (Regular) 4-8 53 GO -55 00, Boston Butts 4-8 68 00- 70 00; Sparenbs 3 lb down 77 00-80 00, Hams (Skinned) 14-17 72 50-75 00, 17-20 70 00- 73 00 Kosher Steer Beef Choice and Prime Forequartci s 55 00-58 00 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Live Poultry Report Thursday, Jan. 8 Prices unchanged to cent lower on light type hens. Demand fair. Offerings adequate to fully adequate Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm; light type hens 5-6, mostly 6 in PA, mostly 5-6 in NJ; heavy type hens TFEWR. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Thursday, January 8 Ready to cook movement good. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices held unchanged on both Plant and US Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing as buyers and sellers await further market conditions. Live supplies fully adequate at mostly desirable weights. Un dertone 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 39-40. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 40-41; Plant Grade 39-40 J 2; Premium US Grade A 42-46; Premium Plant Grade 40-44 Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A 40.35; Plant Grade 39.64; Premium US Grade A 44.60; Premium Plant Grade 43.64. Local Grain Thursday, January 9 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating local feed and gram con cerns. It should be noted, liowever, that not every dealer or broker handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except ear corn which is per ton. The i average local gram prices quoted Thursday, January 9, 1975, are as follows- Bid-f- Offered-h Ear Corn New Old Shelled Corn 3.35 357 Oats 66.00 75 00 1 63 1 90 2.22 2.45 2 70 Local Western Barley Wheat Feed Millers 3.45 3 73 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill 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. Philadelphia Eggs Thursday. January 8 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand mixed ranging light to occasionally good where promotions stimulating interest. Of ferings of all sizes ample for current needs. Undertone nervous and unsettled. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door A Extra Large 68-74*j; A Large 67-73 1 *; A Medium 60- ■66. Baltimore Eggs Thursday, January 8 Market unsettled. Most traders continue to feel uneasy about the market but are holding prices as demand improves. Supplies remain heavy on large sizes and adequate on mediums and smalls. Cartoned eggs; prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white. Grade A Large 69-75, mostly 69-72. Grade A Medium 66-72, mostly 66-68. St. Louis Cottle Review January 9,1975 Weekly Cattle Review: Receipts 8500, last week 5100, year ago 6900. Compared to Monday of last week, Choice Slaughter Steers steady Except Standard to Low Good about 1.00 lower. Cows 1.00-3.00 lower than late last week. Bulls steady. Supply mostly Good and Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 Slaughter Steers, 20 percent Heifers, 18 percent Cows and 25 percent Feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 1000-1150 lbs. yield grade 3-4 37.25- 38.00, package Choice 975 lbs. yield grade 3 38.25; Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 36.00-37.50, load 1300 lbs yield grade 3-4 36.50. Mixed Good and Choice 1100- 1350 lbs. 29.50-31.00, Package 1725 lbs. 29.00; Standard 900- 1200 lbs. 25.00-28.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple packages Choice and Prime 900-950 lbs yield grade 3-4 35 50-36.00; Choice 800-1000 lbs. 34 50-36.00; Good and Choice 33.50-35.00; Good 29.00-33.00; Standard 24 00-27.00. COWS- Utility and Commercial 14.00-17.00, Holstems early 19.00-20.00; Cutter 12 00-14 00; Canner 10 00-12 00 NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT liii‘sda>. Jainiiirx 7,1!)7.» Prices paid per dozen Guide "A" brown eggs m cartons delivered to retail stores KX I.AIMIF. I.AIUSK MF.DILM .vmai.i (10-75 00-74 02-70 57-02 07- 07-09 03-05 58-00 00-73 04-7 7 00-07 50-57 08- 00-71 02-03 52.55 07- 07-09 03-05 574 m 08- 08-75 04-72 08-70 08-72 04-09 08-70 08-70 04-00 -Hncludcs Central & Western Sections (>nl> MASS ( Mostly’ N. 11. Mostly K.I VERMONT Mostly MAINE Philadelphia Produce Thursday, January 9 APPLES Ctn Tray Pack: PENNA USCombination ExFcy St Fey 72-100 s Wmesaps 7.50 Romes 7.00 no grade mark Red Delicious 72-113 s 6-6.50. VA: Red Delicious USCombination ExFcy & Fey 113 s 7.50 Staymans US No. 1 100’113s 7.00. WASH Golden Delicious Wash ExFcy Few Sales 113- 125 s 7.00 138 s 6.00 Red Delicious Wash Fey 113 s few 7.00. Others Too few sales to quote. Ctn Cell Pack: NY Mclntosh USFcy 80-120 s fair appear 5-5.50. Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb US No. 1 or Better 2Vi” & Up: PENNA Red Delicious 5.20- 5.40 fair appear 4.20 Staymans 4.80-5.00. NY Wmesaps 4.50. *.> Bu Hmpr Open Face: NJ med-lge Red Delicious 2- 2.25. Golden Delicious fair cond 1.75-2.00. CABBAGE 1 3 4 bu ert St ctn med-lge Domestic Round Type Green York Livestock Thomasville, Pa. January 8,1975 CATTLE 96. One Choice slaughter steer at 37.25, Good 32.00-37.10, Standard 28.75-32.00, few Utility 21.00- 27.25. Few Choice slaughter heifers 31.85-32.75, couple Good 27.60 and 31.25, couple Standard 23.00 and 23.50. Few Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 18.00- 19 75, Cutters 16.35-17.85, few Canners 13.00-15.25. Few Standard slaughter bullocks 26.60-30.25, few Utility 23.25- 25.25. Couple Yield Grade No. 1 1200 and 1420 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.35 and 29.25. CALVES 102. One Choice vealers at 54 00, few Good 42.00- 00, few Standard 31.00- Utility 90-120 lbs 18.00- 70-85 lbs 16.00- 19 00. HOGS 49 US No 1-3 200- 205 lbs barrows & gilts 39.00, few No 2-3 195-250 lbs. 38.00- 40.25 Few US No 1-3 265-500 lbs. sows 30.00-34.50 Few Boars 20 00-22.00. FEEDER PIGS 30. One lot US No 1-3 50 lbs feeder pigs 17 00 per head, Utility 30-45 lbs. 10.00-11 50, one lot 60 lbs 17 50 per head SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY L. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa Phone 717 464 2044 unless otherwise stated. DEL: fair appear 3-3.50 Red Type 4.50. NY mesh sks approx. 50-lb. Danish Type one lot med & Ige 3.00 few hgr Red Type med 3.50. MUSHROOMS PENNA: 4-qt bkt med-lge best 2.75-3.00 fair appear 2.25- sml-med best 2.25- 2.50 fair appear 1.75-2.00. ONIONS —DRY 50-lb sks unless otherwise stated. NY Yellow sml-med 1.50- 2.00 best mostly 2.00 few 2.25 ord cond 1.25 med-lge 2.50 MICH: Yellow sml-med 2.25- OHIO: Yellow sml-med 2.25 med-lge 2.75 ctn 12-3 lb mesh sks 20-25 cents. POTATOES 50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A wshd unless otherwise stdtsd Round Whites - MAINE: 2.10-2 25 few 2.35 Ige 2.40-2.50 Baled 5-lb sks 34 cents 10-lb sks fair appear 50-52 c. LI 2.10-2.25 PENNA: unwshd 1.75-1.85 Round Reds - NY including Sz B 3.00. ? FLA New Crop few 6.50- 6.75 Sz B few 7.00. ~ See your PATZ Dealer today CALL 717 272-0871 MARVIN J. HORST Dairy Equipment and Amana Appliances E.D.No. l(Iona) Lebanon, Pa. Located on Route 897 between Schaefferstown and Lebanon, over 30 years in business at same place 54-51.