4—Lancaif r Farming, Saturday. July 5.1975
Poultry Market Reports
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WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 3
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Large 59 57 57 56
Large 55 S 3 S 3 52
Mediums 47 46 46 45
Pullets 38 38 36 36
Peew oca 29 29 29 26
BROWN
Large 59 59 59 59
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Pcewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 50 48 48 46
Checks 34M- 34M> 34M-
Tonc Extremely Irregular.
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NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, July 1,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
64-73 64-70 55-62 38-45
Mostly 65-67 65-67 56-58 39-41
MASS+
NEWHAMP 62-69 62-69 53-60 36-43
Mostly 66-67 64-65 55-56 38-39
R. I. 68-69 68-69 57-58 39-40
VERMONT 66-75 66-73 57-64
Mostly 66-72 66-69 57-59
MAINE 66-67 66-67 57-59
-flncludes Central & Western Sections Only.
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Lancaster feeder steers:
Choice 950-1090 lb. 40.85-
Cppflpr 42.00; one lot mixed Good
l touci and Choice 1145 lb. 39.25; 1
Tt lot mostly Good 1150 lb.
Friday, June 27 32 . 00; m l xed Good and
F „ H „ r . HU Choice 550-900 lb. 31.25-36.10;
645 Good 45<W75 lb - 25 - 50 - 29 - 50 ;
inns few Standard and Good 400-
w 700 lb. 21.50-25.00.
TREND: Feeder steers TDV A
steady to weak, instances IKY A
1.00 lower on Choice 900-1100 non rim
ib. CLASSIFIED
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Live Hen Report
Wednesday, July 2
Prices unchanged to Mtc
higher on light type hens.
Offering short of a fair
processing demand. Of
ferings of heavy type hens
adequate for current limited
needs.
Prices paid at farm: light
types hens 4-6 Mz, mostly e-OVfe
in Pa., mostly 5-6 in N.J.,
heavy type hens TFEWR.
Fri.
Baltimore
Eggs
Tuesday, July 1
Market unsettled. Demand
only fair. Supplies of all sizes
ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A large 59-68 mostly
59-60; Grade A medium 51-60
mostly 51-54.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
June 26,1975
CATTLE 453. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Utility & Good $1 to $4 lower.
Slaughter cows $1.25 to $2
lower. Slaughter bullocks 75
cents to $1.50 lower. Choice
950-1300 lbs. slaughter steers
49.50-53.50, one at 54.00, Good
39.60-47.50, Standard 29.00-
30.85, Utility 26.00-31.50, few
Cutters 22.00-24.00, Few
Choice 950-1000 lbs.
slaughter heifers 39.25-44.50,
few Good 30.00-38.00. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 23.60-25.75,
few to 27.00; Commercial
21.75-24.85, Cutters 21.00-
23.50, Canners 18.60-21.00,
Shells down to 14.75. One
Choice slaughter bullock at
34.75, one Good at 31.85,
Standard 26.00-29.10, few to
30.85, few Utility 22.00-26.75.
Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1700
lbs. slaughter bulls 25.60-
29.85; one at 31.85, few yield
grade No. 2 930-1275 lbs.
21.25-25.60. Few Good 400-800
lbs. feeder steers 30.00-35.00,
Medium 400-740 lbs. 23.00-
29.00.
4042
CALVES 557. Supply in
cluded 55 percent veal
calves; 25 percent slaughter
calves 20 percent farm
calves. Vealers grading
Standard to Choice $2 to $8
lower, most decline on
Choice, Utility steady to $2
higher. Few Prime vealers
56.00- Choice 38.00-
57.50, Good 32.00-45.00,
Standard 29.00-35.50, Utility
90-120 lbs. 26.00-30.00, 70-85
lbs. 19.00-27.00, 55-65 lbs.
15.00- Farm calves
moderately active, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 28.00-44.00;
slaughter calves steady to
$lO lower; Choice 195-250 lbs.
28.50-37.00, Good 190-270 lbs.
25.00-
HOGS 209. Barrows & Gilts
$1.75 to $2.50 higher. US No.
1-2 220 lbs. barrows & gilts
57.25, No. 1-3 205-220 lbs.
57.10-57.25, No. 2-3 195-245
lbs. 56.00-57.10, few No. 2-4
255-265 lbs. 53.85-55.25, one
lot No. 1-3 170 lbs. 52.00. US
No, 1-3 315-560 lbs. sows
42.00- Few Boars 36.25-
47.50.
FEEDER PIGS 102. US.
No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 26.50-27 50, No. 1-3
•A 50-65 lbs. 29.00-38.00 per
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Tuesday, July 1
Ready to cook movement
good though occasional less
aggressive than expected.
Slaughter schedules heavy in
all quarters. Today's less
than trucklot prices held
unchanged on both plant and
U.S. Grade A. Live supplies
adequate with weights in a
wide range though generally
lighter than desired. Un
dertone fully steady to firm.
Current Broiler-Fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range U.S. Grade A 53-54,
Plant Grade 52-54, Premium
U.S. Grade A 55-57,
Premium Plant Grade 54-
55; Wtd. Avg. U.S. Grade A
53.61, Plant Grade 52.59,
Premium U.S. Grade A
56.62, Premium Plant Grade
54.90.
head, one lot No. 1-3 115 lbs.
38.50 cwt., one lot Utility 90
lbs. 43.00 per head.
SHEEP 7. Few Choice 55-
90 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 40.00-47.50.
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NEST RUN EGGS
Price* are from Egg Clcaringhouic, Inc., (ECI) Durham.
N.H. and reflect trading price* for gradeabtc nc«t run eg;*
(GNK) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for produce) s,
packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc classified by weight in
30-dozen 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 onch
classification were:
New Weight
Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday
Extra Urge 51 lbs. 0 o
Gass 1 • I-arge 48 lbs. 44 42
Class 3 - Medium 42 lbs. 38 36
Class 4 - Small 39 lbs. 31 30
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 41 40
Checks 48 lbs. 35 34
Fogelsville
Sate of July l Tuesday, July 1
Prices paid dock weights, Prices steady. Cartoning
cents per pound, except demand fair to good,
where noted. however, overall less
|3-37» aggressive than expected for
mostly 16-M; Pidlets 42-50, early mo nth and preholiday
mostly 46-50; Roasters 36-45, nee ds. Offerings fully
mostly 40-45; Ducks 42%-50; adequate on all sizes. Un-
Drakes 30-35; Geese 38; d ertone weak and unsettled.
Turkeys, hens 46; Rabbits prices to retailers: Sales
™ os ||? r 60-65 Guineas t 0 volume buyers, consumer
I ® eons P r -) grades white eggs in cartons,
1.01-3.30. delivered: Store Door; A
Total coops sold 197, Extra Large 60-61%, A Large
Poultry received Monday 7 SMO V4. A Medium 49-50%
p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30
a.m
Directions - Take Rt. 222
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
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