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Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, February 10 to Friday, February 14
Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Large 59 59 59 SA 58
large 59 59 59 57 57
Mediums 54 54 54 S 3 53
Pullets 52 50 50 50 50
Peewees 40 35 35 35 35
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 54 54 54 53 53
Checks 31 31 30 30 30
Tone Unsettled.
Copyrgith 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
Omaha
Feb. 13
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Compared with the previous
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
66 66 66 65
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
0 0
51 49
48 45
39 37
41 41
32 31
Cattle
weeks close closing prices on
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
1.50-2.00 lower with Good and
low-Choice 925-1000 lb. Steers
and 750-850 lb. Heifers in
generally narrow demand.
Cows were steady and Bulls
firm.
Four day receipts 22,800 as
compared previous week
and 15,200 a year ago.
Slaughter Steers ap
proximately 44 percent,
Heifers 32 percent, Cows 13
percent and Feeders 8
percent, most of these for
Friday Auction.
STEERS: The forepart of
week several loads Choice
and Prime 1058-1217 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 35.40-35.85. At
midweek low time, six loads
same grade 1168-1243 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 35.00. Choice
950-1275 lbs. yield grade 2-4
closed 33.50-34.50,
somemostly Choice but
muddy 33.00-33.25, two loads
1397 lbs. yield grade 3-4 with
end Prime 33.25. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1250 lbs.
32.75-33.50. Good 28.00-33.00.
Standard and low-Good
26.50-28.50.
Average cost Slaughter
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
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Established November 4,1955
Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming
Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, Pa 17543
Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa.
Newspaper Publishers Association, and National
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Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday. Feb. 12
Frl.
Prices unchanged to lower
with a weak undertone
prevailing. Offerings in
creased slightly following
last week’s decline on the
egg market. Demand fair
though unaggressive as
finished product difficult to
clear. Offerings of heavy
type barely adeaute for a
light to fair call.
Prices Paid At Farm:
Light type hens 4-5 % mostly
5-5% in Pa. mostly 5-sin
N.J.; Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Ready to cook movement
continues fairly good.
Slaughter schedules fairly
heavy though occasional
plant not operating today.
Today’s less than trucklot
asking prices held un
changed on both plant and
US Grade A. Advance in
terest fair though
unaggressive with no con
firmed trading reported.
Live supplies adequate at
mostly desirable weights.
Undertone fully steady.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 44-
44%; Plant Grade 4344;
Premium US Grade A
TFEWR; Premium Plant
Grade 4445. Wtd. Avg.: US
Grade A 44.09; Plant Grade
43.23; Premium US Grade A
TFEWR; Premium Plant
Grade 44.82.
Steers first three days 33.75
average weight 1118 lbs as
compared 34.59 and 1123 lbs.
previous week and 46.10 and
1145 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: High-Choice
and Prune 897-1094 lbs. yield
grade 3-4 34.50-34.75 early
load 989 lbs. 35.15. At close,
four loads and part loads
same grade 921-1074 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 34.00. Choice
850-1100 lbs. yield grade 2-4
32.50-33.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-975 lbs. 31.25-
32.50. Good 28.00-31.00.
C(SWS: Utility and
Commencal 17.50-19.00, a
few Utility 19.25-19.50.
Canner and Cutter 13.00-
17.50. Mixed Cutter and
Utility 17.75-18.00. Shelly
Canner 12.00-13.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 lbs. 20.00-23.00, few
yield grade 1 24.00.
Lititz, Pa
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand Igt. and disap
pointing except where
limited feature activity a
factor. Offerings of Extra
targe and targe ample to
burdensome, Mediums fully
adequate. Undertohe weak.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades White Eggs in car
tons, Delivered: Store Door,
A Extra targe 64-68'j, A
Large GS-O?'*, A Medium 55-
60.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Market about steady.
Demand slow to fair except
in instances where large are
featured. Supplies are ample
with some discounting on
Jumbos reported to reduce
inventories.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, State Graded
minimum one case sales,
White: Grade A Large 66-72,
mostly 66-69; Grade A
Medium 61-67, mostly 61-63.
Fogelsville
Sale of Feb. 4, 1975
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, light type 13-21,
mostly 15-20; Pullets 4347;
Roasters 1540, mostly 3740;
Ducks 30-50%, mostly 3540;
Drakes 2541, mostly 3841;
Geese 42-52; Turkeys, Hens
48; Rabbits 27-58, mostly 40-
51; Guineas 85-94; Pigeons
(per pair) 1.304.61.
Total coops sold at 252.
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
thru way. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile
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INTERSTATE MILK
PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE
Announces regular dinner and
business meeting of members
in all locals of District No. 7.
HOSTETTERS DINING HALL, ML JOY, PA.
FEBRUARY 20, 1975 AT NOON.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
MR. BOYD C. GARTLEY
Director of Member and
Public Relations of Interstate.
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, February 11.1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores;
EX LARGE
71-80
MASS+
Mostly 72-74
NEWHAMP 66-73
68-89
75-76
73-84
Mostly
R. I.
VERMONT
Mostly 73-83 71-79 67-75
MAINE 70-72 69-71 65-67
+lncludes Central & Western Sections Only.
New York Dressed
Meats
February 13
Daily distributive less than
carlot meat trade. Com
pared to Wednesday: Most
wholesale houses along with
local slaughtering plants
closed on Wednesday but
operating on full schedule
this session. Prices un
changed from Tuesday for
red meat classes while
general advance around
$2.00 for all listed pork cuts.
Bad weather impeding
movement of meats in and
out of markets particularly
in New York area.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lbs. 61.50-
63.00; Choice 600-700 61.00-
63.00; 700-800 60.50-62.00; 800-
900 59.00-60.50; Good 500-800
55.00-58.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lbs. 60.00-
62.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 lbs. 58.00-'
64.00; Good 150-350 48.00-
54.00; Standard 150-350 44.00-
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa
Phone 717 464-2044
MEDIUM SMALL
65-74 49-59
LARGE
69-78
66-68
61-64
70-72
65-72
63-65
69-70
67-78
67-68
73-74
71-82
47.00,
Veal < Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 lbs. 81.00-
89.00; Good 60-90 72.00-76.00;
Standard 60-120 60.00-65.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime-.' 30-55
85.00-88.00; 55-65 83.00-86.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer.) 145-190 lbs.
74.00-76.00; Arm Chucks 90-
105 52.00-56.00; Ribs (7-Rib)
34-40 75.00-80.00; Loins
(Trmd) 50-70 87.00-92.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 74.00-
76.00; Full Plates 36.00-37.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 73.00-
75.00. '
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (Regular) 8-14 84.00-
87.00; 14-17 83.00-87.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 47.50-
49.00; Boston Butts 4-8 63.50-
65.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down
83.00-85.00; Hams (Skinned)
14-17 74.00-76.00; 17-20 71.50-
74.00.
Kosher Steer Beef
Choice and Prime
forequarters $52.00-55.00.
50-52
45-52
47-48
53-54
49-51