Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 11, 1975, Image 4

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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Monday. October t to Friday, October 10
Mon. Toes. Wed. Thur*.
WHITE
Ex. Large 62 61 61 61 61
Urge 59 59 59 59 59
Mediums 54 56 56 56 56
Pullets 43 43 43 44 44
Peewees 32 32 32 32 32
BROWN
Urge 63 63 63 63 63
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 53 53 53 53 53
Checks 37 37 37 37 37
Tone Steady to full steady.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
New Holland
Dairy
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Reported receipts of 159
cows and 4 bulls. Market
steady with last week.
Load of Minn, springers
525-650; load of Vermont
springers 540-910; load of
Wisconsin cows 500-920; load
of Pa cows 530-695; load of
Conn, cows 575-1025; load of
Franklin Co. cows 530-775.
Locally consigned cows
350-730; springing heifers
425-600 and bulls 220-355.
A herd dispersal of 20 head
from Delaware in all stages
of production 265-545
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, Oct. 6
Reported receipts of 320
horses, mules and ponies.
Market stronger than last
week
Load of lowa riding horses
170-740 and a load of Term,
ndmg horses 200-345
Mules 150-250; better
horses 250-350; driving
horses 155-510; ndmg horses
140-235, lightweights 18-20;
heavyweights 22-25; mares
15-35; colts 10-35, geldings
15-25, larger ponies 50-115
TRY A CLASSIFIED
Why Have Your Eggs
Roll Down a
Bowling
Your eggs cap be packed and graded with TLC*
when you process with Staalkat equipment The Staalkat
is designed with controlled egg handling accuracy to
give you, the egg processor and producer full efficiency
performance Each part of the Staalkat has been de
signed with simplicity of maintenance, operating cost
savings and maximum utilization of egg handling capac
ity And with all this you still get plenty of TLC*
Models available for any size operation
*Tender Loving Care
——
215 Diller Ave.
New Holland, Pa 17557
Staalkat Phone 717-354-4576
Greencastle
Greencastle, Pa.
Oct. 6,1975
CATTLE 209. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
one Standard slaughter
steers 32.75. Few Standard
slaughter heifers 24.35-28.35.
Few Cutters slaughter cows
19.00- few Canners
16 50-18.50, Shells down to
15.00. Yield Grade No. 11100-
1625 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.00- Yield grade No. 2
950-1260 lbs. 21.25-22.85. Good
& Choice 400-550 lbs. feeder
steers 26.00-34.00; few Good
425-580 lbs. feeder heifers
19 25-24.75.
CALVES 268. Vealers $3 to
$5 lower. Few Choice vealers
45.00-55.50, few Good 39.00-
40 00, Standard 24.00-27.00,
Utility 90-120 lbs. 19.00-24.00,
70-85 lbs. 17.50-20.50. Farm
calves, hostem bulls 90-110
lbs. 20.50-24.00.
HOGS 40. Barrows & Gilts
$2 higher. US No. 1-3 225-230
lbs. barrows & gilts 66.00,
few No. 2-3 195-255 lbs. 63.85-
65 00, few No 1-3 140-175 lbs.
50 25-51.00. One US No. 1-3
475 lbs sows 52.75 Couple
Boars 43 25-and 45.00
FEEDER PIGS 0 No sales
on offer
SHEEP 1. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday. October 7,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A" brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores 1
EX. LARGE LARGE
64- 65-75
6567 66-68
62-69 61-68
65- 63-64
68-69 67-68
66- 67-75
Fri.
MASS.+
Mostly
N. H.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 66-73 67-71 60-63
MAINE 66-68 65-67 60-62
•f Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
Delmarva
Brolier-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Ready to cook movement
very active where features
involved, otherwise only
fair. Slaughter schedules
increased in some quarters
while steady in others.
Today’s less than trucklot
asking prices ranged 1 cent
higher on both plant and US
Grand A. Live supplies
adequate in a wide range of
weights. Undertone firm.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grand A 49-51,
Plant Grade 48-50 Premium
US Grade A 52-54, Premium
Plant Grade 51-53.
Wtd. Avg. US Grade A
49.59, Plant Grade 48.43,
Premium US Grade A 53.41,
Premium Plant Grade 52.01.
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Prices unchanged to 2
cents higher on mediums,
unchanged on balance.
Cartoning demand fairly
good. Offerings of mediums
barely adequate to short,
large and extra large
adequate. Undertone fully
steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades White eggs in car
tons, Delivered: Store Door
A Extra Large 63 -Bd 1 ?; A
Large 62-64 1/ 2; A Medium 56-
60
MEDIUM SMALIy
58- 46-55
59- 47-49
56-63 44-51
58-59 46-47
60- 50-51
60-66
Fogelsville
Sale of
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Paces paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, Heavy type
mostly 14-18; Roasters 45-47;
Ducks 35-46; Geese 32;
Turkey-Hens 47; Rabbits 40-
59, mostly 45-55; Guineas
1.01; Pigeons (perpr.) 1.01-
3.00; Total coops sold 185.
Poultry received Monday 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale
Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Phone
215-3956611.
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.
READ
LANCASTER
FARMING
FOR FULL
MARKET REPORTS
*W*X*W^
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Ipc., fRCIi
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 Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 • Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Eastern PA & NJ
Live Hen Report Wednesday, Oct. 8
Wednesday, Oct. 8 Prices advanced on
Prices trend higher within mediums, held steady on
unchanged ranges on light large sizes. Demand is fair to
type hens. Demand good for good. Supplies adequate,
short farm offerings as Cartoned eggs: Prices to
plants continue part-time retailers, State Graded (mm
operations. Offerings of one case sale) White,
heavy type hens adequate Grade A large 63-66;
for a fair interest. Grade A Medium 60-63
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 7-9 mostly
8-BM> in Pa., mostly 8-9 m
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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 Litltz 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
Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543
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Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Lititz, PA