4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 20, 1975
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Mon.
WHITE
EX. Large 69
Large 65
Mediums 56
Pullets 43
Peewees 32
BROWN
Large 67 67 67 67 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 59 59 57 57
Checks 39 39 39 39 39
Tone Unsettled.
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Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
Sept 15,1975
CATTLE 214. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
47.50- Good 41.50-46.00,
Standard 28.00-39.50. Good &
Choice slaughter heifers
37.50- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 25.00-28.00, Cutters
22.00-24.50, Canners 17.50-
22.00. Good slaughter
bullocks 37.50-43.50, Stan
dard & Good 26.00-29.00.
Yield Grade No. 2 1200-1500
lbs. slaughter bulls 27.00-
32.00.
CALVES 297. Choice
vealers 49.00-59.00, Good
42.00-45.00, Standard 35.00-
42.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 24.00-
28.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-115 lbs. 28.00-33.00;
holsteins heifers 90-110 lbs.
26.50-32.50.
CALVES 297. Choice
vealers 49.00-59.00, Good
42.00-45.00, Standard 35.00-
42.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 24.00-
28.00. Farm calves, holstem
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Live Hen Report
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Prices slightly higher on
light type hens. Demand
good for light offerings as
plants continue very limited
running time. Offerings of
heavy type adequate for a
fair interest.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 4-8, mostly 7-7% in
Pa., mostly 6-6% in N.J.
bulls 90-115 lbs. 28.00-33.00;
holstein heifers 90-110 lbs.
26.50-32.50.
HOGS 251. US No. 1-2 190-
245 lbs. barrows & gilts 62.50-
63.10, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs.
62.25-62.70, No. 2-3 200-255
lbs. 61.50-62.50. US No. 1-3
290-500 lbs. sows 50.00-56.00.
Boars 38.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 55. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
29.00-50.00 per head.
SHEEP 0. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tueaday, September 15,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores: cmaii
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS+ 74-83 73-79 72-79 JMJ
Mostly 75-77 74-76 73-75 JJJ®
NEWHAMP. 72-79 71-78 70-77
Mostly 75-76 73-74 71-72 4&4J
r.I. 78-79 77-78 76-77 50-51
VERMONT 76-83 75-81 70-79
Mostly 76-80 75-78 74
MAINE 82-84 76-78 75-77 48-50
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Fri.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Ready to cook movement
fairly good where feature
activity a factor; otherwise
light and unaggressive.
Slaughter schedules about
steady. Today’s LTL prices
held unchanged on both
Plant & US Grade A. Ad
vance interest slow in
developing with a wait and
see position prevailing. Live
supplies adequate at mostly
desirable weights. Un
dertone unsettled.
Plant Grade 50, Current
broiler-fryer negotiated
prices for immediate
delivery mostly multiple
drop shipments to New York
City from Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 5316-
55; Plant Grade, 52-54;
Premium US Grade A, 56-59;
Premium Plant Grade, 55-57.
Wtd Avg. US Grade A, 54.05;
Plant Grade , 53.30;
Premium US Grade A, 58.23;
Premium Plant Grade, 56.83.
Fogelsville Eggs
Saleof
Tuesday, Sept. 16
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 9%-16,
mostly 12-15; Pullets 44-48;
Roasters 1045; Ducks 50-60;
Drakes 33; Rabbits 16-50,
mostly 37-40; Pigeons (per
pr.) 65-4.00, mostly 85-1.20;
Total coops sold 354.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit. North to stop hte in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 ft. from your last left
turn.
Local
Grain
Thursday, Sept. 18
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and gram con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn which is per ton.
The average local gram
prices quoted Thursday,
Sept. 18,1975 are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com
New 53.60 73.00
Shelled 2.51 3.00
Oats
Western 1.68 1.90
Local 1.45 1.67
Barley 1.82 1.92
Wheat 3.20 3.67
Millers 2.95
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mitt'
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Market about steady.
Demand slow to fair. Sup
plies adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) White:
Grade A large, 69-78,
mostly 69-72; Grade A
medium, 60-69, mostly 60-63.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Sept. 17
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand fairly steady.
Offerings adequate. Un
dertone steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades White eggs in car
tons, Delivered: Store Door:
A extra large, 6916-71; A
large, 6816-70; A medium,
5716-59.
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NEST RUN EGGS
Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (Eci)
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 are
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded In lots of
cither 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and
are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This
week’s prices for eich classification were:
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 ■ Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, Sept. 15
Reported receipts of 482
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week.
t ATTENTION
EGG
PRODUCERS!!!
Contact us for competitive price
before selling your Leghorn Fowl.
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Live Poultry Buyers & Haulers
RDI, Columbia. PA 717-684-2228
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