—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 5, 1975
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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
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demand. Offerings of heavy
type hens short of a fair call.
Prices paid at farm - Light
Type Hens 4-5 1 2, mostly sin
Pa.; mostly 4-5 in N.J.
Heavy
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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.
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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-
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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