—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1975 4 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, March 31 to Friday, April 4 Mon, Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 50 43 43 43 43 Checks 29 28 27 26 26 Tone Unsettled, But Tending Steadier. Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications Eastern Pa &N.J. Live Poultry Report Wednesday, April 2 Prices tended lower withm unchanged ranges on light type hens. Offerings ample for a fair but unaggressive I booster farming I P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 | Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz. PA 17543 iji Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-2191 Richard E. 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ONLY *l25 00 Pat No 3 135 279 E. M. HERR Baltimore eggs: Prices continue to trend lower under very light demand. Inventories are ample oiratl sizes. Fri. Cartoned eggs; Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) White. Grade A Large 57-71, mostly 60-63; Grade A Medium 54-65, mostly 57-59. Philadelphia Eggs Prices unchanged to sharply lower on all sizes. Cartoning demand centered on mediums where 53 and 54 cents retail features a factor. Offerings of extra large and large anjple, mediums barely adequate to short. Undertone steady. Price to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs m cartons, delivered: Store Door A Extra Large 55-67*2, A Large 54-66*2, A Medium 49-58*2 Type Hens NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, April 1,'1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs m cartons delivered to retail stores: MASS+ Mostly N.H. Mostly R. I. VERMONT 59-81 58-78 54-72 Mostly 59-75 58-73 54-69 MAINE 59-61 57-59 53-55 + Includes Central and Western Sections Only Baltimore USDA Report CATTLE 400. Slaughter steers & heifers $1.50 to $2.50 higher; Cows strong to 50 cents higher; Bulls 50 cents higher; feeder cattle steady. Supply 40 percent slaughter steers & heifers; 40 percent cows, 15 percent feeders, balance bulls. STEERS: Choice Yield Grade 2-4 1000-1275 lbs. 38 50- 40.00 package High Choice & Prime 1225 lbs. at 41.00, Good & Choice 965-1300 lbs. 37.00- 38.50, Good 34.00-37.00, Standard & Good 850-1250 lbs. 28.50-32.75. HEIFERS: High Good & Choice Yield Grade 2-3 885-1055 lbs. 34.50- 36.00, package Good 900 lbs. at 33.00, Standard & Low Good 750-1100 lbs. 27.00-29.00. COWS: Utility 21.50-24 50, several 24.75-25.25, Cutters 19.50-22.25, Canner & Low Cutter 16.50-19.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1025-2320 lbs. 26.00-28.60; Yield Grade No 2 1000-1200 lbs. 23 35- 25.00. FEEDER CATTLE. Good bull calves 275-500 lbs 22.50- 24.75; Good Heifers 335-500 lbs. 21.00-24.00. HOGS 700 Barrows & Gilts $1.50 higher. US No. 1-3 200- 240 lbs. 41.00-41 25, 35 head 41.50-41 75, No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 40.50-41.00, No. 2-4 250- 280 lbs. 40.00-40.50. SOWS. Steady to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 34 00- 35.00. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, April 2 Wednesday, April 2 EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 57- 55-76 51-71 35-46 58- 56-58 52-54 36-38 55-62 53-60 49-56 33-40 57-59 55-56 51-52 * 35-36 65-66 62-63 55-56 38-39 March 31,1975 Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, April 2 Ready to cook movement light and disappointing In most quarters. Slaughter schedules about steady in an ’ effort to keep field stocks in balance. Advance interest light and very slow in developing. Today’s leas than trucklot prices ranged unchanged to 1 cent lower on both plant and US Grade A. Live supplies ample though weights still generally within desired ranges. Undertone weak and unsettled. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery this next week; Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva.. Range: US Grade A 41-42; Plant Grade 39*2-41; Premium US Grade A 43-46; Premium Plant Grade 42-44. Wtd. Avg‘ US Grade A 41.12; Plant Grade 40.09; Premium US Grade A 44.63; Premium Plant Grade 43.92. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! PHONE 626-2191 OR 394-3047 NEST RUN EGGS V.'.V Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradcablc nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc classified by weight in 30-dozcn cases, and traded in lots of cither 300 or 750 cases. Prices arc FOB buyers dock, and arc computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This week's prices for each classification were; Classification Extra targe Class 1 - Large Gass 3 - Medium Class 4 • Small Breaking Stock Checks Weekly 51 - Cattle - compared with previous weeks close. Closing prices of Slaughter Steers and Heifers 1.00-1.50 higher instances 2.00 higher, the advance coming on initial session. Cows 50-1.00 higher and Bulls strong to 1.00 higher. Four day receipts 13,700 as compared 13,800 previous week and 17,700 a year ago. Slaughter ' Steers ap proximately 47 percent weeks total, Heifers 30 percent, Cows 12 percent and Feeders for Fridays auction 10 percent. Because of the un favorable ratio between live costs and carcass realizations. STEERS: Four load High- Choice and Prime 1164-1214 lbs. yield grade 34 42.25- 42.50 forepart of week, moderate volume same grade 1022-1215 lbs. yield grade 34 41.7542.00. Choice 975-1275 lbs. yield grade 24 40.00-41.50, occasionally 41.7542.00 on High-Choice predominantly yield grade 3. Mixed Good and Choice 950- HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY I. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster. Pa Phone 717-464-2044 37-39 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Omaha 1250 lbs. 39.00-40.00, some mostly Choice but quite muddy included in the range. Good 35.50-39.00. Standard and low-Good 33.00-35.00. April 3 Average cost Slaughter Steers first three days 39.99 average weight 1116 lbs. as compared 38.17 and 1107 lbs. previous week and 40.71 and 1143 lbs. a year ago. HEIFERS: Short two loads High-Choice and Prime 1005 lbs. yield grade 3- 4 41.50 Monday, 'moderate volume 906-1025 lbs. yield grade 3-4 40.5041.00, load 1177 lbs. yield grade 3-5 41.00. Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield grade 24 38.5040.00, many 39.00 and 38.75, occasionally 40.25. Mixed Good and Choice 800-975 lbs. 37.50- 38.75. Good 33.00-37.00. Small lots Standard and Good 31.00- 32.50. COWS; Utility and Commerical 21.50-23.50, a few to 24.00. Canner and Cutter 16.50-22.00, Mixed Cutter and low-Utility 22.25- 23.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2000 lbs. 21.00-25.00, few yield grade 1 25.50-27.00. Tuesday Thursday 0 0 42 40 38 37 28 31 34 34 29 29 Cattle
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