—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 13, 1975
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Monday, September 8 to Friday, September 12 Tuesday, September 9,1975 tons
Mon. Tuc*. Wed. Thurs. Frl. Prices paid per dozen Grade A brown eggs
delivered to retail stores:
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM
MASS+ 73-83 72-79 69-79
Mostly 74-76 73-75 70-72
NEWHAMP. 72-78 70-77 67-74
Mostly 73-74 72-73 69-70
R.I. 77-78 76-77 73-74
VERMONT 75-82 74-80 69-75
Mostly
MAINE 75-77 74-76 69-73
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only
WHITE
Ex. targe 69 69 69 69 69
targe 65 65 65 65 65
Mediums 56 56 56 56 56
Pullets 42 42 42 43 43
Pecwccs 31 31 31 32 32
BROWN
targe 67 67 67 67 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 59 59 59 59
Checks 384 384 384 39 39
Tone About Steady.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
Peoria
September 11
51 Weekly
Cattle Receipts
This Week
Last Week
Last year
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers SO
LDO higher. Slaughter
Heifers 50 to mostly 1.00
higher. Cows steady to 1.00
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 pet. slaughter
Steers, 25 ptc. slaughter
Heifers and the balance
mainly Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Load Choice and Prime 1280
lbs. yield grade 3-4, 54.50.
Choice 950-1150 lbs. yield
grade 2-4, 48.00-51.00; 1150-
1250 lbs. 50.00-52.00; 800-1000
lbs. 45.00-48.50. Mixed Good
St. Louis Auction
Sept. 11
Weekly Cattle Review
Receipts 8,800: week ago
6,600: year ago 8,300,
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
steady to 1.00 higher, late
trade mostly steady. Cows
mostly 1.00-1.50 higher. Bulls
steady to 1.00 higher. Bulk of
Steer and Heifer supply
mixed Good and Choice with
near 38 percent Steers, 900-
1100 lbs. yield grade 2-4 and
near 22 percent Heifers 759-
950 lbs. yield grade 2-4; near
15 percent cows and 20
percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1200 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 47.00-50.00; Choice
850-1050 lbs. 45.50-48.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 900-
1200 lbs. 44.00-47.00. Good
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Cattle
and Choice 900-1300 lbs.
44.00-49.00. Good 37.00-45.00.
Good Holstems 38.00-40.00.
Standard and Good 36.00-
38.00. Few Standard 32.00-
34.00.
4800
3681
4884
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1050
lbs. yield grade 3-4, 48.00-
48.75; half load 49.00 and load
49.25. Choice 850-1050 lbs.
yield grade 2-4, 45.00-48.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-
1100 lbs. 36.00-45.00. Good
30.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 19.00-22.50.
High Dressing Utility 23.00-
24.00. Cutter 16.00-21.50.
Canner 12.00-16.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 23.00-27.00.
Couple yield grade 1, 28.00.
1000-1300 lbs. 41.00-44.50; 850-
1000 lbs. 38.00-42.00. Stan
dard and Good Holsteins
1000-1300 lbs. 34.00-38.00,
small lot 1500 lbs. mostly
Good 40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Couple part loads Choice
including Prime 925-1000 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 48.00. Choice
800-1000 lbs. 44.00-47.50;
Choice 750-850 lbs. 43.00-
45.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 700-1000 lbs. 41.00-
44.00. Good 37.00-41.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 11.00-24.50, few
25.00. Cutter 18.00-22.00.
Canner 15.00-18,00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 22.00-26.00 ; 900-
1100 lbs. 19.00-22.00.
farming I
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Ready to cook movement
continues good with oc
casional unfilled needs
reported. Slaughter schedule
heavy in most Quarters.
Today’s less than trucklot
asking prices unchanged to 1
cent higher on both plant and
US grade A. Advance in
terest good with early
negotiations noted at 50-51
cents on plant grade. Live
supplies adequate at
generally desirable weights.
Undertone fully steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryer for delivery next week:
US Grade A, none; Plant
Grade 50-51.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range US Grade A, 51-
52%, Plant Grade 50-51;
Premuim US Grade A 53-56;
Premium Plant Grade 52-54.
Wtd Avg; US Grade A 51.75;
Plant Grade, 50-68;
Premium US Grade A, 55.35;
Premium Plant Grade, 53.89.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Sept 10
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand fairly good on
larger sizes, fair on smaller
sizes. Offerings of medium
and small ample, larger
sizes about in balance with
needs. Undertone steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, comsumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
Delivered: Store Door: A
Extra Large 69-71, A Large
68-70, A Medium 57V 2 -59.
Fogelsville Eggs
Sale of
Tuesday, Sept. 9
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 6-27,
mostly 10-16; Pullets 46V2-49;
Roasters 20-42, mostly 40-43;
Capons 58-60; Ducks 20-51,
mostly 40-50; Drakes 20-64;
Rabbits 25-50,35-50; Guineas
1.22; Pigeons (per pair) .80-
3.00 mostly 1.00-1.20.
Total crates sold 346.
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
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
SMALL
42-
43-
40-47
42-43
46-47
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, Sept 10
Market steady Demand
fair. Stocks of large
adequate, mediums ample
with additional supplies
available.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) White: Grade
A Large 69-78 mostly 69-72;
Grade A meduim 60-69
mostly 60-63.
Eastern PA & NJ
Live Hen Report
Wednesday, Sept. 10
Prices continued to trend
higher within the unchanged
range. Demand fairly good
for limited farm offerings as
plants continue part-time
operations. Offerings of
heavy type adequate for a
good demand.
Prices paid at FFARM:
Light Type Hens, 4-7%
mostly 7-7% in Pa., mostly 6-
6% in N.J. Heavy Type Hens
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Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., fKc'i,
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradcable
nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc
classified by weight in 30-dozen 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:
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
44-46
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BREEDER
EGG UNIT
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55 55
46 4f>
36 36
47 48
40 40