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Poultry Market Reports
•Veekly New York Egg Market
Monday, October 27 to Friday, October 31
Mon. Tuea. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Large 61 61 61 62 62
Large 59 59 59 60 60
Mediums 56 56 56 56 56
Pullets 46 46 46 46 46
Pcewees 33 33 33 33 • 33
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 54 54 54
Checks 37% 37% 37%
Tone Mediums ample, balance steady.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
Martinsburg Auction
Martinsburg, PA
Oct. 27,1975
CATTLE 239. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
higher. One Good slaughter
steer at 38.75, few Standard
30.00- Couple Utility
23.50-29.00. Few Good
slaughter heifers 29.50-33.50,
couple Standard 25.00 &
27,50. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23.00-25.85, one at 26.75,
one at 30.75, Cutters 21.75-
23.75, Canners 18.85-22.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
one Good at 32.25, few
Standard 25.00-29.00, few
Utility 23.35-24.50. Slaughter
bulls few Yield Grade No. 1,
1430-1650 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.00- Choice 500-650
lbs. feeder steers 30.25-31.75,
Good 300-600 lbs. 24.00-29.00,
Medium 400-600 lbs, 16.00
21.25. Choice 300-700 lbs.
feeder heifer 21.00-25.25,
Good 300-600 lbs. 17.50-20.00,
Medium 300-700 lbs. 15.00-
18.00. Few Good 300-500 lbs.
Thomasville Auction
Thomasville, Pa. Utility 90-120 lbs. 21.50-26.00,
Oct. 29,1975 few 75-85 lbs. 19.00-19.50.
CATTLE 135. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market: Few Choice 850-1200
lbs. slaughter steers 44.00-
46.25, few Good 40.25-44.25,
Standard 34.00-39.50. Few
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 23.25-
24.10, few Cutters 20.35-22.75,
few Canners 17.00-20.60. One
Good slaughter bullock at
32.10, few Standard 27.85-
29.10,
CALVES 89. Vealers $1
lower. One Choice vealer at
57.00, few Good 40.50-54.00,
few Standard 27.00-40.00,
|aQ6#ster famiing
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Office: 22 E. Main St. Lititz, PA 17543
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Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047
or Lititz 717-626-2191
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64 64 64 64
54 54
37% 37%
feeder bulls 19.00-25.00, few
Medium 400-725 lbs. 14.00
18.00.
CALVES 317. Vealers
uneven. Few Choice vealers
51.00-60.00, Good 42.0050.00,
Standard 29.00-35.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 19.00-25.00, Utility
7085 lbs. 16.0020.00. Holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 23.0029.00.
HOGS 325. Barrows and
gilts $3-94 lower. Few U.S. 1-
2 230235 lbs. barrows and
gilts 56.8057.10, No. 1-3 200
240 lbs. 56.3056.60, No. 2-3
195-250 lbs. 55.50-56.30, No. 2-
4 250-300 lbs. 50.0055.50. U.S.
No. 1-3 300680 lbs. sows
42.0045.00, few 47.85-50.00.
Baors 170270 lbs. 42.2546.60,
375-760 lbs. 30.0033.00.
FEEDER PIGS 63. U.S.
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
20.0034.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 34.00-48.50 per
head.
SHEEP 33. Choice 80-115
lbs. wool slaughter lambs
40.50-45.00, Good 60-80 lbs.
30.0040.50, few Utility 50-65
lbs. 25.00-28.00.
HOGS 20. Barrows and
gilts $3.50 lower. US No. 2-3
230-250 lbs. barrows and gilts
56.00- One US No. 1-3
430 lbs. sow at 45.00, in
dividual No. 2-3 620 lbs. at
38.25. One Boar at 39.10.
FEEDER PIGS 28. US No.
1-3 35-50 lbs. feeder pigs
27.00- per head, one lot
No. 1-3 80 lbs. at 50.50 per
head, few Utility 20-35 lbs.
21.50-28.00 per head.
SHEEP 47. One Choice 85
lbs. wooled slaughter lamb
at 44.00.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, October 28,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A" brown eggs In cartons
delivered to retail stores;
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS.+ 74-83 68-79 63-73 49-59
Mostly 75-77 69-71 64-88 50-52
NEWHAMP. 72-79 66-73 60-67 48-53
Mostly 74-75 6889 62-63 48-49
R.I. 78-79 72-73 66-67 52-53
VERMONT 76-82 70-77 65-71
Mostly 7681 70-76 65-70
MAINE 76-78 70-72 6587
-Hncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Frl.
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Ready to cook movement
very active for fillin needs to
widespread feature activity.
Slaughter schedules fairly
heavy in most plants. Todays
asking prices range 1 cent
higher on Plant and U.S.
Grade A. Live supplies
generally adequate and
weights in a wide range.
Undertone firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. Ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next week
- Plant Grade 74-79, mostly
47.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva;
Range US Grade A 47-48;
Plant Grade 46-48; Premium
US Grade A 50-53; Premium
Plant Grade 49-51.
Wtd. Average US Grade A
47.56; Plant Grade 46.27;
Premium US Grade A 51.44;
Premium Plant Grade 50.52.
FogelsviJle
Sale of
Tuesday, October 21
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 10-22,
mostly 15-18; Pullets 45%-48,
mostly 54M>-48; Roasters 18-
46, mostly 38-43; Ducks 38Mi
-52; Drakes 31-56; Rabbits 39-
65, mostly 55-62; Guineas
99%-1.00; Pigeons (per pr.)
82-3.00;
Total coops sold 361.
Tuesday, October 28.
Hens, light type 8-10;
Hens, heavy type 11%-24%,
mostly 14V2-20; Pullets 51-
51%, mostly 51-51%;
Roasters 26-37; Ducks 35-50,
mostly 40-50; Drakes 30-59,
mostly 40-50; Drakes 30-59,
mostly 56-59; Geese 30;
Turkey Hens 24-49; Rabbits
39%-60%, mostly 55-60%;
Guineas 1.00; Jumbo Squabs
96-4.21.
Total coops sold 312.
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.
New Holland
Dairy
No market report for
regular auction. Report on
dairy show sale included in
the second section of the
paper.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fair through
generally unaggressive.
Offers of extra large and
large in fairly good balance.
Mediums fully adequate.
Undertone fully steady.
Extra Large 64-65%;
Large 63-64%; Mdeiums
58%-60.
Pried are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc,, (Eci>
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading pricea for gradcable
nest run egga (ONR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for produced, packed and marketed. GNR egg* 6rc
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of
cither 300 or 750 casd. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and
arc computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This
week’s pried for each classification were:
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
40 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Urge
Class 1 • Urge
Class 3 • Medium
Gass 4 • Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
50-52
Eastern PA & NJ Baltimore
Live Hen Report [OJR
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Prices continue to hold
steady on light type hens.
Farm offerings while in
creased are still short of full
processing needs. Offerings
of heavy type short of a fair
call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 7-9; mostly
8%-9 in Pa., mostly 8%-9 in
N.J.
Heavy Type hens TFEWR,
NEST RUN EGGS
'MM##//////###
Tuesday Thursday
0 0
50 51
47 <7
37 37
46 46
39 39
Wednesday, Oct. 29
Market steady. Demand
fair to good in instances.
Supplies are adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, State Graded (nun
one case sale) White:
Grade A Large, 63-66;
Grade A Medium, 60-63.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED