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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29, 1975
Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, March 24 to Thursday, March 27
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Large 64
Large 63
Mediums 57
Pullets 39
Peewees 27
BROWN
Large 66 63 63 60
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 53 53 53 50
Checks 30 29 29 29
Tone Some Late Easter Buymg, Wholesale Weak,
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG-REPORT
Tuesday, March 25,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
71-79 68-77 61-71 37-46
MASS+
Mostly 72-74
NEWHAMP 69-76
71-72
75-76
73-81
Mostly
R. I.
VERMONT
Mostly 73-79 70-77 63-69
MAINE 73-75 70-72 63-65
-(-Includes Central & Western Sections Only.
Leesport
Leesport, PA
March 26,1975
CATTLE 395. Supply in
cluded 208 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers 25c to 50c
higher, spots $1 higher.
Slaughter cows mostly 75c to
$1.50 higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 39.00-40.50,
Good 33.00-38.60, Standard
28.00- Good slaughter
heifers 30.00-32.50, Standard
26.00- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.00-25.00, Cutters
21.00- Canners 18.00-
21.25, Shells down to 16.10.
One Choice slaughter bullock
at 33.25, Good 28.00-32.25,
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all types of silagel
with four sizes - 12 to 16
16 to 20 20 to 24 and the
BIG ones 24 to 30 in
diameter' ,
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CALL 717-272 0871
MARVIN J.
HORST
Dairy Equipment and
Amana Appliances
R D #ll tonal
LEBANON. PA
Located on Route 897 between
Schaefferstown and Lebanon,
over 30 years in business at
same place
64
63’
57
39
27
62-64
59-66
69-71
66-73
61-62
65-66
63-72
68-69
72-73
70-78
Livestock
Standard 24.35-27.25, couple
Utility 23.10 and 23.60. Few
Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1740
lbs. slaughter bulls 26.00-
27.85; few yield grade No. 2
930-1360 lbs. 25.35-26.25. Good
& Choice 300-680 lbs. feeder
steers 30.50-33.00, Medium &
Good 285-850 lbs. 24.00-27.00;
Good 300-600 lbs. feeder
heifers 22.00-27.00, Medium
300-500 lbs. 19.75-23.50; Good
300-550 lbs. feeder bulls 28.00-
33.00, Medium & Good 300-
700 lbs. 19.00-25.50.
CALVES 138. Vealers
steady to $2 lower. Few Good
& Choice vealers 50.00-52.00,
Good 44.00-50.00, Standard
30.00- Utility 110-130
lbs. 21.00-30.00, 90-110 lbs.
17.00- 70-85 lbs. 12.00-
16.50. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 80-110 lbs. 18.00-27.00;
holstem heifers 90-110. lbs.
18.00- beef cross bulls &
heifers 80-110 lbs. 17.50-32.00.
HOGS 314. Barrows & Gilts
strong to 25c higher. Few US
No. 1-2210-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 41.60-41.75, No. 1-3 190-
245 lbs. 40.10-41.10, No. 2-3
180-250 lbs. 39.00-40.35, No. 2-
4 250-260 lbs. 38.00-39.00, No.
2-4115-180 lbs. 38.00-39.00. US
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Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047
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Market steady. Carton
movement into retail outlets
heavy today in preparation
for end of the week,
Supplies are ample.
Cartoned eggs:’ Prices to ,
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white. i
Grade A Large 70-t6, ■
mostly 70-72; Grade A
Medium 64-70, mostly 64-65.
Fri.
Philadelphia Eggs
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand continues
good. Offerings of Extra
Large and Large fully
adequ-ate, mediums
adequate to barely adequate.
Undertone steady to weak.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door A
Extra Large 68-69%; A
Large 67-68%; A Medium 59-
60%.
38-40
3340
35-36
3940
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, heavy type 12%-33,
mostly 25-29; Pullets 30-55;
Roasters 19-55, mostly 37-45;
Capons 35-72, mostly 65-72;
Ducks 50%-53; Drakes 10-55,
mostly 50-55; Geese 41-60;
Turkeys, Toms 43; Turkeys -
Hens 34-47; Rabbits 26-70,
mostly 60-65; Guineas 1.32;
Pigeons (per pr.) 1.70-3.60.
Total coops sold 399.
Pgultry received Monday 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30
a.m.
37-39
Directions Take Rt. 222
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight m
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile.
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
35.00- Boars 26.00-28.50.
FEEDER PIGS 294. US
No. 1-2 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
24.00- per head, No. 1-2
35-50 lbs. 35.00-44.00 per
head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 15.50-
25.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 24.00-
29.00, No. 1-3 75-90 lbs. 30.00-
40.00 per head.
SHEEP 100. Spring
slaughter lambs $lO to $2O
lower. Few Choice 25 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 66.00-
75.00, 30-45 lbs. 50.00-67.00,
50-70 lbs. 35.00-55.00, Good 30-
50 lbs. 30.0045.00. Slaughter
ewes 3.00-13.50.
Richard E. Wanner, Editor
Melissa Piper, Associate Editor
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Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, March 26
Wednesday, March 26
Fogelsville
Sale of March 25
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Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, March 26
Ready to cook movement
improved slightly though
still generally slow in most
quarters. Slaughter
schedules reduced as several
plants not operating today,
today’s less than trucklot
asking prices unchanges to 1
cent higher on both Plant
and US Grade A. Advance
interest fairly good at 40
cents on plant grade. Live
supplies fully adequate at
generally desirable weights.
Undertone firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week: Plant Grade 40.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range; US Grade A 39-
40%; Plant Grade 38-39;
Premium US Grade A 41-44;
Premium Plant Grade 40-42.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
39.78; Plant Grade 38.63;
Premium US Grade A 42.37;
Premium Plant Grade 41.86.
POOR LANDLORD
The guy on the sixth floor was
five months behind on his rent
His landlord was ready to throw
-him out ‘Please give me some
more time ” pleaded the tenant
‘OK you ve got three more days
but that's all said the
proprietor “Beautiful HI take
New Year’s the Fourth of Julj
and Christmas
EGOMATIC
CANDLER & GRADER
mr/
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Spring cushion conveyors
for more gentle,
positive egg handling
Developed as an effective means of
eliminating checking and breaking, these high'-
quahty stainless-steel springs are precision
engineered to provide feather-soft cushioning
yet maintain positive control of all egg
movements
We handle the following items 5-80 Case Per Hour Candlers and
Graders, Egomatic Equipment, Parts and Products, Kuhl Equipment, Parts
and Products, Burch Coolers, And All Other Supplies For The Poultry In
dustry.
WE SELL , SERVICE AND INSTALL
mp MODERN POULTRY
JAMES J ENCK
I 9 OFFICE 1044 EAST KING STREET
LANCASTER, PENNA 17602
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
Eastern Pa
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, March 26
Prices continue steady on
light type hens though a
weak undertone prevails as
increased offerings ample
for a light and disappointing
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fair
demand.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 4-5%, mostly 5-5 %
in PA, mostly 5-5% in NJ.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road, Lancaster Pa
Phone 717-464-2044
717-299-0828 or 717-397-5850
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
0 0
49 43
44 40
30 28
39 37
31 30
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
HAY &
STRAW SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
AT 12 NOON
PAULZ. MARTIN
SALESSTABLES
2 miles East of
Intercourse
Sale managed by
Harvey Z. Martin
SUPPLIES
WAREHOUSE | PICKUP)
752 EAST ROSS STREET
LANCASTER, PENNA 17602