—Lancaster firming, Saturday, May 31, 1975 4 Poultry Market Reports WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Tuesday. May 27 to Friday, May 30 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large 43 43 44 44 Checks 32 32 31 31 Tone —Large & Mediums Barely Steady; Small Weak. Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, May 27,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE 53-62 MASS+ Mostly 54-56 NEWHAMP 51-58 54- 57-58 55- Mostly R.I. VERMONT 55-61 55-57 Mostly MAINE +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. New York Dressed Meats May 29 62.00; Standard 150-350 50.00- Daily Distributive - less 57,00. than carlot meat trade. Compared with Wed nesday: Prices fully steady for carcass beef; veal, calf and lamb steady to weak; listed port cuts fully steady. From a wholesalers standpoint practically all carcass meat primal cuts and pork is committed for distribution to retail chan nels as far as this weeks receipts are concerned and bulk contracted in upper end of quotations aside from beef rounds chucks, lamb legs and chucks, and pork hams. These under pressure due to comparatably poor demand. Steer Beef Prime 600-900 lbs. 82.00- 83.00; Choice 600-700 82.00- 83.00, 700-800 82.00-83.00, 800- 900 81.50-82.50; Good 500-800 75.00-79.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 lbs. 80.50- 82.00. Calf (Skin Off) New Holland Horse Auction •j:!' Monday, May 26 . $ Reported receipts of 539 _ ''~~S -K head of horses, mules and , ,pai*riiing I C Market reporte<l | Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 riding horses 170-370; load of Record-Express Office Building jij: Illinois riding horses 165-320 $ 5: and driving horses 300-450; Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 load 0 f New York riding or Lititz 717-626-2191 % horses 280-500; load of | Richard E. Wanner, Editor I horses 225-’ : : : Moiiee, 650 and load of Tennessee Melissa Piper, Associate Editor riding horses 260-420. Subscription Price $3 per year :£ Local work horses 325-455; g Established November 4,1955 S mules 175-375; better horses Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming *; 275450; riding horses 175- Lititz PA 5 . 25; ridm 6 horses 150-250; | Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 | kileS 2M6| Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn. Pa Newspaper mares 15-45; colts 10-35; g Publishers Association and National Newspaper Association :•:> geldings 10-35 and larger ponies 60-135. Choice 150-350 lbs. 62.00- 66.00; Good 150-350 55.00- :-s<tf*x*x*H*x-x*x*: 51 51 51 51 LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 52-61 46-55 30-39 47-49 44-51 53-55 50-57 52-53 56-57 54-67 46-47 50-51 48-59 54-60 54-56 48-55 48-50 Veal (Skin Off) Choice 90-150 lbs, 86.00- 92.00; Good 60-120 75.00- 85.00; Standard 60-120 70.00- 75.00. Lamb Choice & Prime Spring - 30-55 100.00-102.00, 55-65 99.00-102.00. Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs. 98.00- Arm Chucks 90- 105 60.00-64.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 120.00-130.00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70 132.00-138.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-95 92.00- 94.00; Full Plates 57.00-57.50 and Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 98.00- Pork Cuts (Fresh) Loins (Regular) 8-14 97.00- 99.00, 14-17 97.00-99.00; Picnics (Regular) 4-8 52.00- 55.00; Boston Butts 4-8 79.00- 83.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down 106.00-112.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17 75.00-78.00, 17-20 74.00-77.00. Kosher Steer Beef Choice Forequarters Eastern PA &NJ Live Poultry Report Wednesday, May 28 Prices tended higher within an unchanged range. Offerings light on light type hens for a fair interest. All plants only operating part time as demand slow for finished product. Offerings of heavy type hens fully adequate for a light call. Prices paid at farm: Light Type Hens 3-5% mostly 5 in Pa,, mostly 5-5% in N.J.„ Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. Frl. Chambersburg Chambersburg, Penna May 22,1975 CATTLE 425. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard and Good 75 cents to $2 higher. One Choice slaughter steer at 48.85, Good 37.25-46.75, Standard 31.25-37.00, Utility 28.00- 31.00. Few Good slaughter heifers 32.00-42.00, few Standard 28.75-32.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.75-29.00, Cutters 23.85-26.75, Canners 21.50- Shells down to 18.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 29.85-34.10, Stan dard 27.50-29.00, few Utility 23.50- Yield Grade No. 1, 1100-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.50-31.00. Few Good and Choice 400-700 lbs. feeder steers 31.00-37.00. Few Medium and Good 350- 700 lbs. feeder bulls 21.00- 27.00. 31-33 28-35 30-31 34-35 32-34 CALVES 519. Vealers $1 to $3 lower. One Prime realer at 77.00, Choice 53.00-61.00, Good 43.00-51.00, Standard 37.0043.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 32.00- 70-85 lbs. 29.00- 33.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-115 lbs. 33.00-37.00. HOGS 100. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.0047.25, No. 24 255-270 lbs. 45.00- 46.50. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 32.75-36.25. Few Boars 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 76. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-32.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-45 lbs. 31.50-36.25 per head. SHEEP 21. Few Good and Choice 30-80 lbs. spring slaughter iambs 45.50-55.00, few Utility 60 lbs. at 34.00. Prime 68.50-72.00. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, May 28 Ready to cook movement continues good in most quarters. Slaughter schedules remain heavy at most plants. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices held steady on both plant and US Grade A. Live supplies adequate though often at lighter than desired weights. Undertone fully steady to firm. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery next week: US Grade A, none; Plant Grade 44. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 44-46; Plant Grade 44-45; Premiun US Grade A 47-49; Premium Plant Grade 46-47. Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 45.62; Plant Grade 44.69; Premium US Grade A 49.48; Premium Plant Grade 47.88. ENZYME USES Enzymes have been used in processing fruit juices, wine, beer, making bread and tenderizing meat Recently enzymes have been injected into cattle before slaughter in the hopes of realizing more tender beef for consumption EGOMATIC CANDLER & GRADER Spring cushion for more g( positive egg Developed as an effective means of eliminating checking and breaking, these high quality 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 IVf SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL mn MODERN POULTRY SUPPLIES JAMES * en ck 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-dozcn cases, and traded in lots of cither 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and arc 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 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, May 28 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand fair though generally unaggressive except where occasional features involved. Offerings fully adequate on all sizes. Undertone steady. Prices toretailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A ertra large 54-56%, A large 53-55%, A medium 42- 44%. HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY I. 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. Wednesday Friday 0 0 39 39 33 33 29 29 37 37 32 32 Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, May 28 Market unsettled. Demand irregular but generally fair. Supplies ample. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white. Grade A large 56-62 mostly 56-58; Grade A Medium 47-53 mostly 4749. EVERY FRIDAY FEEDER CATTLE 12 NOON Lancaster Stockyards, he. WAREHOUSE (PICKUP): 752 EAST ROSS STREET LANCASTER, PENNA. 17602
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