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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 8. 1975 4 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, February 3 to Friday, February 7 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large 65 63 63 59 59 Large 65 63 63 ' 59 59 Mediums 61 59 59 54 54 Pullets 55 55 55 52 52 Peewees 40 40 40 40 40 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 57 Checks 32 Tone Testing 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 York Livestock Thomasvillc, PA February 5,1975 CATTLE 49. Compared 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 (717(626-8257 Telephone 1717| 626 8561 71 71 71 68 56 56 54 54 32 31 31 31 . 4 v,;.V. New Weight Per Case Tuesday Thursday 51 lbs. 0 0 48 lbs. 54 53 42 lbs. 51 50 39 lbs. 42 41 48 lbs. 41 41 48 lbs. 32 32 ■with last Wednesday’s market; individual Choice slaughter steer at 36.00, few Good 30.35-33.50, few Standard 27.50-30.60, in dividual Utility at 25.35. Few Choice slaughter heifers 33.00- Good, in dividual’s 27.50 and 28.75, Standard, individual’s 24.25 and 26.50. Few Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 19.35-21.35, few Cutters 18.00- few Canners 17.35-17.85. Individual Yield Grade No. 1 1165 lbs. low yielding slaughter bull at 23.35. Few Good & Choice 710-805 lbs. feeder steers 27.25-30.35; lot Good 638 lbs. feeder bulls 24.00. CALVES 52. Vealers grading Utility- $6 lower. Individual Good vealer at 56.00, few Standard 33.00- 45.00, Utility 90-115 lbs. 20.00- 27.00, few 75-85 lbs. 18.00- 21.00, Farm calves, few beef cross bulls & heifers 90-100 lbs. 30.00-38.00. HOGS 16. Lot US No. 1-3 229 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.00, lot No. 2-3 266 lbs. 40.75. Few US No. 1-3 305430 lbs. sows 32.00- Ti r V‘.’iVi.'. •>r : *‘’ ,v Lancaster Farming P.0780x 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. Eastern Pa. &N.J. Live Poultry Report Wednesday, Feb. 5 Fri. Prices unchanged on Light Type Hens. Offerings short of light needs as finished product hard to clear. Of ferings of Heavy -'Type adequate for limited needs. Prices paid at farm: Light Type Hens 4-6, mostly 5 - 5Ms in Pa.; mostly 5-6 fn NJ. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, Feb. 5 Ready to cook movement good with occasional unfilled orders reported. Slaughter schedules reduced as several plants not operating today. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices held un changed to higher on both Plant and US Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing at generally 41 cents for Plant Grade. Live supplies short at desirable weights. Undertdn 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 41. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 42-43; Plant Grade 41-42; Premium US Grade A 45-46; Premium Plant Grade 43-44. Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A 42.52; Plant Grade 41.59; Premium US Grade A 45.75; Premium Plant Grade 44.81. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, February 5 Reported receipts of 46 head of cows. Market steady with last week. Load of Franklin Co. cows, fresh 475-825 and springers 620-760. Locally consigned cows 325-780. FEEDER PIGS 26. Lot US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 55 lbs. 24.50 per head, lot No. 1-3 115 lbs. 33.50 cwt. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. TRY A CLASSIHED Tuesday, February 4,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons ' delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM MASS+ 74-84 72-81 68-73 Mostly 75-77 73-75 69-71 NEWHAMP Not Available Mostly Not Available R.I. 75-77 73-75 69-71 * VERMONT 76-84 74-82 70-78 Mostly 76-83 74-81 70-77 MAINE 76-78 74-76 70-72 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Feb. 5 Prices unchanged to 2 cents lower on all sizes. Cartoning demand light and disappointing with buyer interest taking a wait and see position relative to further market develop ments. Offerings ample on Extra Large and Large, adequate to barely adequate on Mediums. Undertone weak. Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: Stone Door - A Extra Large 68-71%; A Large 67-70%; A Medium 60- 63%. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Feb. 5 Baltimore Eggs: Prices are mostly 2 cents lower. Trading continues irregular. Supplies of all sizes ample with additional ungraded offered. Cartoned Eggs: Prices to Retailers state graded (min one case sale) White. Grade A Large 70-78, mostly 70-72. Grade A Medium 66-74, mostly 66-68. THE EARLY BIRD EARLIER MATURITY, EARLIER PEAKS, PLUS HIGHER PEAKS • BOX 6265, HAUAM, PA <717) 252-3119 NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT February 3,1975 CATTLE 300. Not enough sales steers & heifers for a market test. Limited sales steers steady; other classes held for AM Auction. STEERS: Few High Good & Choice yield grade No. 3 1130-1165 lbs. 35.10-36.00, Good 950-1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4 31.50-33.50, Stan dard 965-1150 lbs. 22.10-25.10. HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY i. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster, Pa Phone 717-464-2044 EARLIER EGG SIZE DEKALB LATELY, YOU HAVEN’T TRIED DEKALB.” FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ASK YOUR DEKALB REPRESENTATIVE DEKALB YORK HATCHERY Baltimore USDA Report COWS: Early sales Utility 19.00- Cutters 16.50- 18.50, Canner & Low Cutters 14.00- HOGS 650. Barrows & Gilts mostly steady; few sales 25 cents to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. mostly 40.00, few lots 40.25-40.50, No. 2-3 lbs. 39.75-40.00, No. 2-4 260-280 lbs. 39.25- 39.75. SOWS: Steady. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 32.00-33.00. SMALL 52- 53- 53-55 54-56 f