4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 18, 1975 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, January 13 to Friday, January 17 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large 62 62 62 64 64 Large 62 62 62 64 64 Mediums 58 58 58 59 59 Pullets 55 55 55 55 55 Peewees 40 40 40 40 40 BROWN Large 67 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 56 56 56 56 56 Checks 34 34 34 34 33 Tone Steady to firm. 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 16,1975 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 1717) 626 8257 Telephone 1717! 626 8561 67 67 69 69 New Weight Per Case Tuesday Thursday 51 lbs. 0 0 48 lbs. 54 55 42 lbs. 50 51 39 lbs. 43 43 48 lbs. 43 43 48 lbs. 34 35 Daily Distributive - less than carlot meat trade. Compared with Wed nesday: General Price structure weak for Steer and Heifer beef, Veal, Calf and Lamb. Listed Port cuts steady to weak. Cham buyers active this session but purchasing power running conservative in these channels. Beef chucks sharply lower and ribs under pressure. Steer Beef Prune 600-900 lbs. $67.50- 69.00; Choice 600-700 67.00- 68.50, 700-800 66.50-67.50, 800- 900 65.00-66.50; Good 500-800 63.00-64.50. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 lbs. 64.50- 65.50. Calf (Skin Off) Choice 150-350 lbs. 58.00- 66.00; Good 150-350 48.00- 56.00; Standard 150-350 45.00- 48 00. Veal (Skin Off) Choice 90-150 lbs. 84.00- 92.00; Good 60-90 71.00-77.00; Standard 60-120 60.00-65.00. Lamb Choice and Prune 30-55 06 00-88.00, 55-65 84.00-86.00. Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs 76.00-78.00; Arm Chucks 90- 105 65 00-69.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 75.00-80.00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70 90.00-95.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-95 84.00- 85 00; Full Plates 35 00-36.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 75.00- 77.00. Pork Cuts (Fresh) Loins (Regular) 8-14 85.00- 88.00, 14-17 85.00-87.00; Picnics (Regular) 4-8 53.00- 56.00; Boston Butts 4-8 70.00- 73.00; Sparenbs 3 lbs. down 78.00-82.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17 70 00-72.00, 17-20 68.00- 70.00 Eastern Pa. &N.J. Wednesday, Jan. 15 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Demand fair though unaggressive as finished product meeting light sale. Farm offerings fully adequate. Limited offerings of heavy type hens adequate for light needs. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 5-6 mostly 6 in Pa., mostly 5-6 in N.J., heavy type hens TFEWR Fri. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, Jan. 15 Ready to cook movement good especially where feature activity involved. Slaughter schedules remain heavy to fill needs. Advance interest fair though generally unaggressive. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices ranged higher on both plant and U S. grade A. Live supplies adequate at desirable weights. Un dertone steady. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery next week: US Grade A, none; Plant Grade 43. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 44-46; Plant Grade 43-45; Premium US Grade A 47-48; Premium Plant Grade 45-46. Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A 44.96; Plant Grade 44.09; Premium US Grade A 47.90; Premium Plant Grade 45.85. Baltimore USDA Report January 13,1975 CATTLE 300. Slaughter steers & heifers 50c to mostly $1 higher, other classes being held for morning auction. STEERS: Part load hig Good and mostly Choice yield grade 24, 1050 lbs. 39.25; mixed Good & Choice 980-1360 lbs. 38.00-39.00; Good 1000-1400 lbs. 31.50- 36.00. HEIFERS: Few mixed Good & Choice 885-950 lbs. 34.00; Good 905-1050 lbs. 27.00-31.75. HOGS 650. Barrows & Gilts 50c to 75c higher. US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 41.0041.50, near 50 head 41.75, No. 2-3 240-260 lbs. 40.5041.00, No. 24 260- 280 lbs. 39.7540.50. SOWS: Steady. US No. 1-3 300400 lbs. 32.00-32.50, few 275-330 lbs. 32.50-33.00, No. 2- 3 400-600 lbs. 31.50-32.00. 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 s2peryear~ 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. ‘■.V.v.v. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Jan. 15 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand light to oc casional fairly good as retail clerks strike continues. Offerings adequate for current needs. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A extra large 67-68 a large 66-67 h, a medium 60- 61 Baltimore Eggs Wednesday Jan. 15 Baltimore eggs: market steady. Demand is fair to good in instances where promotions in effect. Sup plies are fully adequate. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm one case sale) white. Grade A Large 69-75, mostly 69-71; Grade A medium 65-71 mostly 65-67. New Holland Horse Auction Monday, January 13 Reported receipts of 402 horses, mules and ponies. Market stronger than last week. Local work horses 310-660; mules 185-275; better horses 240-675; driving horses 150- 500; lightweight killers 16-18; heavyweight killers 20-23; mare ponies 15-35; colts 5-15 larger ponies 45-70 and pairs of work horses 650-1350. Lancaster Feeder Friday, January 10 Feeder Cattle 417 496 Today Last Week FEEDER CATTLE Feeder steers strong to 50 higher; insufficient volume bims and heifers to establish a trend. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 700-910 lb. 30.50-33.35; Choice 625-685 lb. 29.00-30.50; one lot mixed Good and Choice 425 lb, 29.75; Good 410-700 lb. 27.00-28.00; Standard 440-985 lb. Holsteins 18.50-19.00. FEEDER BULLS: One lot Standard 775 lb. 17.85. .v.v.v.v.X.X'X’X'XwXv NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, January 14,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM MASS+ 72-61 69*78 64*73 Mostly 73-75 70-72 65-67 N h. 70*77 67-74 62-69 Mostly 72-73 69-70 64-65 El 78-79 75-76 70-71 VERMONT 74-01 71-80 66-73 Mostly 74-80 71-78 66-70 MAINE 74-76 71-73 66-68 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only, Fogelsville January 7,1975 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted.) Hens, Heavy Type 6-20, mostly 8-16; Pullets 43-48, mostly 43-48; Roasters 24-36, mostly 30-36; Ducks 43-55, mostly 43-48; Drakes 36-56, mostly 48-53; Turkeys Hens 47-51 M-, mostly 47-50; Rabbits 35-62, mostly 55-57; Guineas 95 1 /6, mostly 95Vi; Pigeons (per pair) 1.00-4.31, mostly 1.40-4.10. Total Coops Sold 447. Sale of. January 14,1975 Hens, Heavy Type 8-17, TRY A CLASSIFIED AD We would be happy to have you as a Customer. .. $. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC. JJTi/ESrOCIORANSPO^j^^O^ Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy-Treasurer P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY L. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa Phone 717 464-2044 DLACKOUT » » mostly 10-12; Pullets 32-48, 43-48; Roasters 33-43, mostly 40-43; Capons4o; Ducks49%- 51 Ms; DrakessoMs; Geese 56; Turkeys, Toms 30-31; Turkeys, Hens 45-48; Rab bits 45-58, mostly 55; Guineas 86; Pigeons (per pair) 50-4.01, mostly 1.40- 1.50. Total Coops Sold 269. 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. A & tf'' & «■ y,' to V. ■a SMALL 52- 53- 50-57 TWATE 60-61 54-56
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