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Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, March 3'to Friday, March 7
Mon. Tues. Wed, Thurs,
WHITE
Ex. Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 50 50 50 51
Checks 29 29 29 29
Tone Retail irregular, wholesale steady to firm.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
NEST RUN EGGS
Pricey 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
Greencastle Livestock
Auction
Greencastle, Pa.
March 3,1975
CATTLE 196. 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 1717) 626-8257
Telephone (7171626 8561
62 62 62 62
New Weight
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
51 lbs. 0 0
48 lbs. 49 51
42 lbs. 43 45
39 lbs. 33 33
48 lbs. 38 38
48 lbs. 29 29
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter -cows grading
Cutter & Utility $.125 to $1.75
higher. Few Good slaughter
steers 28.75-35.00, few
Standard 27.35-30.25. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 20.35-22.10,
individual at 22.60, Cutters
18.85-20.35, few Canners
17.10-19.25, Shells down to
10.75. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 24.85-
25.25. Couple Yield Grade
No. 1 1360 and 1735 lbs.
slaughter bulls 25.60 and
26.50; few yield grade No.
900-1600 lbs. 21.50-24.85. Good
& Choice 370-750 lbs. feeder
steers 25.50-29.75.
CALVES 300. Vealers
grading Good $5 to $6 lower;
Utility $1 to $1.50 lower. Few
Choice vealers 50.00-58.00,
Good 40.00-49.00, few
Standard 28.00-42.00, Utility
90-120 lbs. 19.00-24.50, 70-85
lbs. 17.00-19.50.
HOGS 35. One lot US No. 1-
3 230 lbs. barrows & gilts
40.00, few No. 2-3 250-260 lbs.
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Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, March 5
Frl.
Prices steady on light type
hens. Offerings adequate for
a light buying interest as
finished product continues
difficult to clear. Offerings of
heavy type adequate for a
fair demand.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 4-5 Ms; mostly 5-5%
in PA, mostly 5-5% in NJ;
heavy type hens TFEWR.
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, March 5
Beady to cook movement
improved in many quarters
as buyers secure weekend
needs. Slaughter schedules
increased slightly at most
plants. Today’s less than
trucklot asking prices held
unchanged on both Plant and
US Grade A. Advance in
terest fairly good on both
Plant and US Grade A. Live
supplies adequate at weights
generally within desirable
ranges. Undertone fully
steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week: US Grade A 41, Plant
Grade 40.
~.. .
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva:
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, February 28
Feeder Cattle
Today 424
FEEDER CATTLE; No
trend available; no market
reported past two weeks.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
lots mixed Good and Choice
790-905 lb. 27.75-29.50; couple
lots Choice 380460 lb. 28.10-
29.35.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good and Choice 320-630 lb.
20.00-23.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Couple
lots Choice 320460 lb. 22.25-
24.25; Standard and Good
675-875 lb. 18.00-21.10.
37.75-38.10. US No. 1-3 300-350
lbs. sows 32.00-35.50. Few
Boars 28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 35. One lot
US No. 1-3 45 lbs. feeder pigs
17.00 per head, No. 1-3 50-75
lbs. 25.00-30.00 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Delmarva
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, March 5
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
higher on all sizes. Cartoning
demand fair. Offerings fully
adequate. Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers: sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered; store door A
Extra Large 60-63, A Large
59-62, A Medium 51-54%.
Sale of March 4
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, heavy type 9-36;
Roasters 49-50; Ducks 45-49;
Drakes 35-52; mostly 40-50;
Turkeys, Hens 48; Rabbits
51-78, mostly 70-78; Guineas
90V6-93; Pigeons (per pair)
Total coops sold
270,
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.
Range: US Grade A 41-42;
Plant Grade 40-41; Premium
US Grade A 43-46; Premium
Plant Grade 42-44.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
41.19; Plant Grade 40.06;
Premium US Grade A 44.47;
Premium Plant Grade 43.81.
THE EARLY BIRD
EARLIER MATURITY, EARLIER PEAKS,
PLUS HIGHER PEAKS
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, March 4,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
66-74 63-71 59-68 41-53
MASS+
Mostly
N.H.
Mostly
R. I.
VERMONT
Mostly 68-74 65-72 61-69
MAINE 68-70 65-67 61-63
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Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, March 5
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
higher. Demand is only fair
but some orders improved
for the weekend. Supplies
are fully adequate, with all
large sizes generally held
with confidence.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min
ope case sale) white: Grade
A Large 63-68, mostly 63-65,
Grade A Medium 58-63,
Mostly 58-59.
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAI PENS
BARRY L. 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
BOX 6265, HALLA.I/1, PA (717) 252-3119
64-66
61-68
67-69
64-71
63-64
67-68
65-75
66-67
70-71
68-77
Lancaster
Feeder
Tuesday, March 4
FEEDER PIGS: 857.
Compared to two weeks ago
feeder pigs fully $lO,OO
higher, some sales US 3 25-40
lb. as much as $30.00 per
hundred higher. US 1-2 59-64
lb. 87.00-91.50; One 25 head
lot 73 lb. 78.00; US 2 38-56 lb.
90.00- 55-74 lb. 76.50-
84.00; 48 head 95-123 lb. 57.50.
US 3 (107 head) 25-37 lb.
100.00- 40-53 lb. 80.00-
98.00; 50-75 lb. 60.00-78.00.
TRY A CLASSIFIED
60-62
57-64
42-44
39-46
59-60
63-64
61-72
41-42
45-46
43-45
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