—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 1975 4 Poultry Market Reports >M4«-x<<««»:«4<sw»>»:*>K«*x->S««%'A¥SSR : SSS?ftWftS - »:*W : WEEKLY NEW YORK EGG MARKET Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex. Large 62 62 62 62 62 Large 58 58 58 58 58 Mediums 47 47 47 47 47 Pullets 36 36 36 36 36 Peewees 26 26 26 26 26 BROWN Large 62 62 62 62 62 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 52 52 52 52 Checks 33% 34 34 34 Tone Steady to full steady. Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY SHELL EGG REPORT Tuesday, July 29,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE MASS+ 66-76 Mostly 67-69 NEWHAMP 64-71 66-67 70-71 68-75 Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 68-74 64-69 57-63 MAINE 68-70 64-66 57-59 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Sft? New York Dressed Meats July 31,1975 Compared with Wed nesday: Situation of fresh meats very comparable to last week as clearances are very slow and price struc ture faltering. Fresh meat wholesalers report severe operating loss for second weeks run and very much concern about their position from a standpoint of service. Steer Beef: Prime 600-900 lb. 85.00 only; Choice 600-700 84.00 only, 700-800 84.50 only, 800- 900 85.50 only; Good 500-800 71.50-73.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 lb. 83.50 only. Calf (Skin off) Choice 150-350 lb 61.00- 65.00; Good 150-350 53.00- 60.00; Standard 150-350 50.00- 55.00. l I P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office; 22 E. Main St, Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-2191 Dieter Krieg, Editor Melissa Piper, Associate Editor Jack Farmakis, National Sales Manager 151 Danforth Drive New Canaan, Conn. 06840 Ph. 203-966-1746 Subscription Price $3 per year Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming Lititz, PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn Pa Newspaper Publishers Association and National Newspaper Association MEDIUM SMALL 55-64 38-47 LARGE 62-71 63-65 60-67 56-58 53-60 55-56 59-60 57-67 62-63 66-67 64-73 Veal (Skin off) Choice 90-150 lb. 83.00- 92.00; Good 60-90 74.00-83.00; Standard 60-120 70.00-73.00. Spring Lamb Choice and Prime 30-55 lb. 100.00-102.00, 55-65 100.00- 102.00. Choice Beef Cuts: Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lb. 99.00-102.00; Arm Chucks 90- 105 64.00-66.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 115.00-118.00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70 130.00-134.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-95 88.00- 90.00; Full Plates 48.0049.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 99.00- 101.00. Pork Cuts (Fresh) Loins (Regular) 8-14 107.00- 14-17 107.00- 109.00; Picnics (Regular) 4-8 73.50-76.00; Boston Butts 4-8 99.00- Spareribs 3 lb. down 142.00-146.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17 88.00-89.00, 17-20 88.00-89.00. Kosher Steer Beff Choice and Prime Forequarters 73.00-76.00. Eastern PA & NJ Live Hen Report Wednesday, July 30 Prices held unchanged on light type hens. Offerings generally short of an only fair demand, with plants continuing to only work part time. Interest for finished product fair at best. Of ferings of heavy type hens short of a fair demand. Fri. Prices paid at farm: Light Type Hens 4-8% mostly 6 in Pa. mostly 5-6 in NJ. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, July 30 Market is steady. Demand only fair. Supplies in good balance with needs. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white: Grade A Large 62-71 mostly 62-65; Grade A Medium 51-60 mostly 51-54. Leesport Livestock 39-41 36-43 July 30,1975 38-39 42-43 CATTLE 339. Supply in cluded 131 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers and cows about steady. Choice slaughter steers 44.75-48.00, individual’s 49.00 and 50.00, ’Good 38.00-45.00, Standard 29.25-38.35, few Utility 26.00- 29.10. One Good slaughter heifer at 36.25, few Standard 23.00- Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.85-25.00, one at 26.00, Cutters 19.50-22.85, Canners 17.50-19.50, Shells down to 12.00. One Choice slaughter bullocks at 34.10, Good 28.00- 34.25, Standard 23.10-28.85, few Utility 21.00-24.50. Yield Grade No. 1, 1100-1620 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.35-29.75. Choice 400-700 lbs. feeder steers 29.75-33.00, Good 360- 800 lbs. 27.50-30.50, Medium 400-800 lbs. 18.00-24.50. Good 250-750 lbs. feeder bulls 23.50- 26.00, Medium 350-870 lbs. 16.00- Common 285-350 lbs. 11.50-12.50. 4042 CALVES 166. Vealers $2 to $5 higher. Couple Choice vealers 49.00 and 53.00, Good 42.00- Standard 30.00- 45.00, Utility 110-130 lbs. 27.00- 90-110 lbs. 21.00- 26.00, 70-85 lbs. 17.00-23.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 27.00-35.00. HOGS 241. Barrows and gilts strong to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. barrows and gilts 59.75-60.60, No. 2-3 180-250 lbs. 58.75- 59.75, few No. 2-4 215-265 lbs. 56.60-58.60, No. 1-3 135-170 lbs. 46.00-54.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 45.00-50.50, one at 52.00, few No. 2-3 350- 500 lbs. 40.00-45.00. Boars 42.0tM9.00. FEEDER PIGS 137. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-35.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 33.00-38.00, No. 1-3 70-80 lbs 49.50-50.00 per head. SHEEP 9. Individual Choice slaughter spring lambs at 40.00, couple Good 45 and 75 lbs. 35.00 and 36.00. Few Slaughter ewes 10.00- 19.00. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Tuesday, July 30 Ready to cook movement continues fairly good for immediate needs, future needs generally unaggressive as both buyers and sellers await further market developments. Slaughter schedules still fairly heavy. Today’s less than trucklot asking prices unchanged to 1 cent higher on both plant and US Grade A. Live supplies adequate though weights continue to decline slowly. Undertone steady. Current Broiler - Fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple - drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva: Range: US Grade A 50%- 51%, Plant Grade 49%-51, Premium US Grade A 52-55, Premium Plant Grade 51-53; Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A 51.03, Plant Grade 50.16, Premium US Grade A 54.29, Premium Plant Grade 52.85. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Friday. July 25 Cattle 698 Today Last Friday TREND: Insufficient volume of Choice to test trend, Good 50-1.00 lower. FEEDER STEERS: Mixed Good and Choice 580- 850 lb. 30.00-34.75, 400-600 lb. 33.00- Good 600-940 lb. 25.00- 450-550 lb. 23.00- 27.75. INTRODUCING The Poultry /Check Thes Features no training necessary because there s no triggering device Eliminates dehydration problems especially with young birds or after debeakmg Always a full cup regardless of mam line pressure variations Super simple installation Easily accomplished by anyone Insert and twist Requires no special tools Independent Testing Labs show Val Cup averages 25*1(1 less bacteria count Self cleaning Solid-particles are kept in suspension until eaten HIESTAND DISTRIBUTORS INC. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Phone (717) 426-3286 NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durha \ N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest rur.. (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for produ- c<. packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday am! Thursday of each week. This week’s prices foi m classification were: Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks Fogelsville Sale of Tuesday, July 29 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, light type 8-10; hens, heavy type 8-21, mostly 12- 17; pullets 44-48, mostly 44- 46; roasters 3845, mostly 38- 45; ducks 51-55%; turkeys, hens 46; rabbits 1545, mostly 3040; pigeons (per pr) 65- 3.00. Total coops sold 214. Poultry received Monday 7 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 exit. North to stoplight in HIGH PRESSURE WASHING OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS BARRY L. HERR 1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa Phone 717 464-2044 668 New Val-Cup Watering System New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 0 0 51 50 40 40 31 31 42 43 36 37 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, July 30 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand fair though generally unaggressive. Offerings of all sizes adequate though oc casionally irregularly distributed. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers; Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons: 'Delivered: Store Door: A Extra Large 60- 64%; A Large 59-63%; A Medium 47-50%. Fogelsville, turn left, proceed one mile.
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