—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 7, 1975
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Poultry Market Reports
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WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Tuesday, June 2 to Friday, June 6
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Large 52
Large 49
Mediums 40
Pullets 31
Peewees 22
BROWN
Large 52 52 52 52 52
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 44 44 44 44 44
Checks 31 31 31 31 31
Tone Full steady.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, June 3,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXLARGI
MASS+ 54-62
Mostly 55-57
NEWHAMP 52-59
54-55
58-59
56-65
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 56-60 54-58 48-52
MAINE 56-58 54-56 48-50
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Omaha Cattle
June 5,1975
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Compared with the previous
weeks close - Slaughter
Steers closed mostly 25-75 c
higher with many Choice and
Prime 1200-1300 lbs. at full
advance, although some
good and low Choice 950-1100
lbs. little better than steady
late. Heifers were steady to
50c higher. Cows closed 1.50-
2.50 higher, best demand for
Utility and Commercial.
Bulls were weak to 1.00
lower.
Four day receipts 18,800 as
compared 15,200 pervious
holiday week and 19,300 a
year ago. Fed cattle prices
advanced on the weeks
opening session under a
generally good demand by
most buying interests with
all classes sharing in the
early upturn.
STEERS: During the
week, three loads high-
Choice and Prime 1200-1254
lbs. yield grade 3-4 53.50,
fourteen loads same grade
1114-1277 lbs. yield grade 3-4
52.25-53.00, two loads 1440
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
52- 46-55 30-39
53- 47-49 31-33
50-57 44-51 27-34
4647
50-51
48-55
52-53
56-57
54-64
lbs. yield grade 4-5 49.00.
Choice 975-1100 lbs. yield
grade 2-4, many
predominantly yield grade 3
50.00- Choice 1100-1300
lbs. yield grade 2-4 51.00-
52.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1250 lbs. 48.00-
50.50. Good 44.00-48.50,
mostly low-Good Holsteins
yield grade 2-3 42.50-43.50.
Standard and low-Good
38.0042.00.
HEIFERS: Two loads and
part loads high-Choice and
Prime9B2-1081 lbs. yield
grade 34 50.75-51.00, other
Choice and Prime 912-1097
lbs. yield grade 34 50.00-
50.50. Choice 850-1050 lbs.
yield grade 24 48.00-50.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 800-
1000 lbs. 46.0048.50. Good
40.00- Small lots
Standard and Good 36.00-
39.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 22.50-25.00, a
few mostly dairybreds 25.50-
26.00. Canner and Cutter
16.00-22.50, Mixed Cutter and
low-Utility 22.75-23.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 lbs. 21.00-27.00, a
few yield grade 1 28.00-28.50.
Eastern PA
&NJ
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, June 4
Prices unchanged to
cent higher on light type
hens. Offerings continue
light and short of a fair
demand.
Frl.
Dressed Product reported
slow to clear. Offerings of
heavy type hens barely
adequate to adequate for a
fair but unaggressive call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
Type Hens 3-6, mostly 5-5 Ms
in PA., mostly 5-5 Ms in N.J.
Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR.
New York
Dressed Meats
Junes
Daily distributive • less
than carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wed
nesday: Prices unchanged
from mid-session for all
fresh meats with the market
situation very comparable
as wholesalers meeting
relatively poor demand for
meats with beef chucks,
round, lamb legs and pork
loins particularly slow.
29-30
33-34
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lbs. 84.00-
85.00; Choice 600-700 84.00-
85.00; 700-800 84.00-85.00; 800-
900 84.00-85.00; Good 500-800
76.00-80.00.
31-33
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lbs. 82.50-
84.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 lbs. 86.00-
94.00; Good 60-90 77.00-85.00;
Standard 60-120 72.00-77.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime Spring
30-55 102.00-104.00; 55-65
102.00-104.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs.
100.00-103.00; Arm Chucks
90-105 63.00-66.00; Ribs (7-
rib) 34-40130.00-140.00; Loins
(Trmd) 50-70 135.00-139.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 92.00-
94.00; Full Plates 55.00-57.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 99.50-
102.00.
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (Regular) 8-14 96.00-
99.00; 14-17 96.00-99.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 58.00-
60.00; Boston Butts 4-8 83.00-
87.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down
115.00-118.00; Hams
(Skinned) 14-17 76.00-79.00;
17-20 74.00-77.00.
Kosher Steer Bee!
Choice
Forequarters
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, June 2
Reported receipts of 450
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market reported
steady.
Load of New York driving
horses 210-450; load of New
York driving horses 270-325
and load of Kansas riding
horses 255-435.
Local work horses singles -
360-500 and pairs 775-970;
mules 175-390; better horses
275-660; driving horses 175-
420; riding horses 165-250 and
lightweight killers 18-20;
heavyweight killers 24-26;
mares 15-45; colts 5-25;
geldings 15-35 and larger
ponies 50-110.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, June I
Ready to cook movement
remains good with strong
Interest centered on parts,
especially legs. Slaughter
schedules about steady.
Today’s less than trucklot
asking prices held un
changed on both Plant and
US Grade A. Advance in
terest slow in developing as
both buyers and sellers take
a wait and see position. Live
supplies barely adequate to
adequate for needs at
weights often lighter than
desired. Undertone fully
steady to firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery this next
week:
US Grade A none, Plant
Grade none.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: US Grade A 46-
48, Plant Grade 45-47,
Premium US Grade A 48-51,
Premium Plant Grade 47-49.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
46.62, Plant Grade 46.00,
Premium US Grade A 50.35,
Premium Plant Grade 48.79.
Wednesday, June 4
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand in fairly good
balance with available
graded supplies of Large,
Extra Large and Mediums;
Smalls and Ungraded stocks
ample. Undertone fully
steady to firm on larger
sizes.
' Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
Delivered: Store Door; A
Extra Large A Large
53-54V 2 , A Medium 42-43M>.
and Prime
69.00-74.00.
Philadelphia Eggs
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradcable nest run eggs
(CNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for produce) s,
packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc classified by weight in
30-dozcn coses, 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 Urge
Class 1 - Urge
Class 3 • Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Fair. Supplies are 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 47-49.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, June 4
Market steady. Demand
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New Weight
PerCaie
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
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40 40
33 33
27 27
37 37
31 31