4—Lancaster Farmli
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Monday, September 22 to Friday, September tt
Mon. Tnea. Wed. Thun. Frl.
WHITE
Ex. Large 67 65 65 64 64
Urge 63 81 61 60 60
Mediums 56 54 54 53 S 3
Pullets 43 43 43 43 43
Peewees 32 32 32 32 32
BROWN
Large 67 67 67 66 66
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 57 55 55 54
Checks 38 37 37 37
Tone Smaller Sizes Steadier, Balance Easy.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
HAY MARKETS
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Green Dragon
Sept. 19,1975
Prices per ton:
12 loads hay & 7 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 72.00-
91.00; Timothy, few loads
66.00-85.00; Mixed hay, few
loads 60.00-86.00; Straw, 7
loads 38.00-48.00; Com, 16
loads 68.00-82.00.
Regional
Hay Prices for
Southeastern &
So. Centeral
Pennsylvania
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid be dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa 60.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 50.00-60.00; Timothy hay
45.00-55.00; Straw 30.00-
35.00; Mulch 15.00-28.00.
Baltimore USDA Report
Sept. 22,1975
CATTLE 400. Slaughter
steers 50 cents to $1 higher.
Slaughter heifers $1 higher.
Cows steady to 50 cents
lower. Bulls steady. Supply
40 percent slaughter steers &
heifers, 45 percent cows,
balance few feeders & bulls.
STEERS: Choice yield
grade 2-41015-1215 lbs. 51.50-
54.00, one package 54.75, 950-
1030 lbs. 48.75-51.00, Good
42.00-47.60, Standard & Low
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Paul Z.
Martin
Wednesday, Sept. 24
7 loads of bay, straw and
ear com sold as follows:
Alfalfa, 1 load 75.00;
Timothy, 2 loads 50-55;
Mixed Hay 65; Straw 50;
Com 70; Wood Shavings, 1
load 38.00 per. load.
New
Holland
New Holland, PA
Sept. 22,1975
PRICES PER TON:
23 loads hay & 8 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 69.00-
91.00; Timothy, few loads
50.00- Mixed hay 45.00-
69.00, one at 81.00; Straw
38.00- Com, 19 loads
70.00-
Good 36.75-40.00, few
Standard 31.25-35.00.
HEIFERS: Load High Good
& Choice yield grade 2-4 875
lbs. 43.75. COWS: Utility &
Commercial 20.50-24.25,
several 24.50-24.85, Cutters
17.50-20.60, Canner & Low
Cutter 14.00-17.50,600-800 lbs.
12.00-14.00. BULLS: Yield
Grade 1-2 850-1450 lbs. 22.50-
28.25, several Yield Grade
No. 1 1300-1400 lbs. 30.00-
33.00, one Good bullock 1245
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, September 13, 1975
Price* paid per doten Grade "A" brown cgg« In carton*
delivered to retail stores:
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS.+ 70-82 69-81 67-78 46-55
Mostly 71-73 70-72 68-70 47-49
NEWHAMP. 68-75 67-74 65-72 44-51
Mostly 70-71 69-70 67-68 46-47
R, I. 77-78 76-77 76-77 50-51
VERMONT 72-83 71-81 69-79
Mostly 72-78 71-75 69-72
MAINE 72-74 71-73 69-71 48-50
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Delmaiva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Sept 24
Ready to cook movement
very slow with ample of
ferings often forced for sale
in effort to clear. Slaughter
schedules reduced as oc
casional plant not operating
today. Today's less than
trucklot asking prices un
changed to 2 cents lower on
both plant and US grade A.
Advance interest failry good
though often less aggressive
than expected at present
levels. Live supplies ample.
Undertone steadier at
current levels.
Plant Grade 47, Current
broiler-fryer negotaited
prices for immediate
delivery mostly multiple
drop shipments to New York
City from Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 47-51;
Plant Grade 47-49; Premium
US Grade A 52-56; Premium
Plant Grade 51-54. Wtd Avg.
US Grade A 48.53; Plant
Grade 40.65; Premium US
Grade A 53.83; Premium
Plant Grade 53.74.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, Sept. 24
Baltimore eggs: Prices
unchanged to 2 cents lower.
Demand fair with occasional
feature on large. Supplies of
large sizes ample, mediums
adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) White:
Grade A large 65-76,
mostly 65-68; Grade A
medium 58-69, mostly 58-61.
lbs. at 35.00. FEEDER
CATTLE; Few Good holstein
heifers 325-400 lbs. 24.00;
package Good holstein
heifers 320 lbs. at 30.00.
HOGS 750. Barrows & Gilts
$1 to $1.25 higher. US No. 1-3
200-240 lbs. 63.00-63.25, few
sales 62.75, No. 2-3 230-260
lbs. 62.25-63.00, No. 2-4 250-
280 lbs. 61.25-62.25. SOWS:
early sales about steady. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 52.00-
52.50.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Prices unchanged to 2
cents lower. Cartoning
demand fair on mediums
though offerings ample to
burdensome, light for ample
stocks or larger sizes. Un
dertone weak and unsettled.
Prices to retailers; sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
Delivered: Store Door:
A Extra Large 65%-70, A
Large 64M>-69; A Medium
55V&-59.
Eastern PA & NJ
Live Hen Report
Wednesday, Sept 24
Prices 'unchanged to
higher on light type hens.
Demand good for limited
offerings as most plants
continue part-time
operations. Offerings of
heavy type in fair balance
with a fairly good call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
Type Hens 5-6, mostly 7%-8
in Pa., mostly 6%-7 in
N.J.Heavy Type Hens
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Fogelsville Eggs
Sale of
Tuesday, Sept. 23
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 7-18,
mostly 12-17; Pullets 42-48,
mostly 45-47; Roasters 23-46,
mostly 40-43; Drakes 33-69,
mostly 69; Rabbits 37-51,
mostly 37-43; Guineas 1.00-
1.03; Pigeons (per Pr.) 1.29-
3.00; Total coops sold 325.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit. North to stop lite in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left -
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 ft. from your last left
turn.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI)
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeablc
nest run eggs (CNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for producers, packers and marketers. ONR eggs arc
classified by weight in 304ozen 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 each classification were;
Tuesday Thunday
0 0
52 50
43 42
34 34
45 45
39 38
CUiilflcation
Extra Large
Class 1 - Urge
Class 3 - Medium
Gass 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Greencastle
Greencasue, Fa.
Sept. 22,1975
CATTLE 283. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows unevenly
steady. One Choice 1040 lbs.
slaughter steer at 47.10, few
Good 41.50-46.00, few
Standard 32.35-36.75, few
Utility 25.35-27.85. Couple
Standard slaughter heifers
28.00 and 33.50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.10-24.85, Cutters
19.25-21.10, Canners 16.50-
18.85, Shells down to 12.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 11100-
2325 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.85-31.50; few Yield Grade
No. 2 960-1120 lbs. 22.10-24.75.
Few Good 400-600 lbs. feeder
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48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
steers 27.00-33.50.
CALVES 245. Vealers
unevenly steady. Few Choice
vealers 53.00-56.00, Good
41.00-47.00, Standard 35.00-
38.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 31.00-
34.00, 7045 lbs. 25.00-31.50.
HOGS 46. US No. 1-3 210-
220 lbs. barrows & gilts 63.75-
64.00, one lot No. 2-3 240 lbs.
63.00, Few US No. 1-3 350300
lbs. sows 53.75-55.00. Few
Boars 42.50-43.25.
FEEDER PIGS 24. One lot
US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs
36.00 per head, one lot No. 1-3
60 lbs. 46.00 per head.
SHEEP 1. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
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