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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978
Northeast’s farm market prices mostly higher
NEW YORK, NY - Nor
theast farm market prices
were mostly higher for the
week ending May 19, reports
the Agricultural Marketing
Service of the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Egg
prices were down, poultry
prices ranged frbm
generally unchanged to
lower, while produce,
livestock and meat products
were generally higher. Milk
production varied from
steady to slightly heavier.
FLUID
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Eastern milk production
ranged from steady in the
north to slightly heavier in
Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Virginia. Fluid supplies
were fully adequate in New
England but burdensome in
Maryland and Virginia.
Surplus diversions to
manufacturing plants were
excessive in Maryland and
Pennsylvania, with
clearances to Ohio and
Southern outlets.
The demand for Class I
milk was seldom better than
fair.
Cottage cheese and yogurt
sales were good.
Fluid cream supplies were
mostly excessive of a fair,
spot buying interest, and
churning activity ranged
from moderate to heavy.
Ice cream production and
sales were unseasonably
slow due to poor weather
conditions
Sour cream and cream
cheese movement was good
Eastern market ad
ministrators announced the
April uniform (blend) prices
as follows Order 1 - $10.09;
Order 2 - $9.60; Order 4 -
$10.54; Order 36 - $9.38 per
hundredweight. April milk
production ranged from a
four per cent decline in
Maryland to a six per cent
increase in Vermont.
Elsewhere, production was
up five per cent m New York
and Pennsylvania, and one
per cent higher in Virginia,
compared to April 1977.
FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
Northeast area fruit and
vegetable trading showed a
wide ranged from slow to
active and prices were
generally higher at shipping
point.
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Light supplies of Maine
potatoes continued to move
slowly and prices held about
steady.
First of the season of
ferings of Romame lettuce
appeared at the New Jersey
auctions.
Prices were higher for
asparagus, lettuce, green
onions and radishes, but
were slightly lower on leeks
and spinach. Field work was
slowed considerably this
week due to heavy per
cipitation.
The F. 0.8. shipping point
pnce of U.S. One round
white potatoes from Maine
was $1.75 to $2, per 50-pound
sack.
At the Swedesboro auc
tion, asparagus, in pyramid
crates of 12 bunches,
averaged $lB 21 to $20.68,
while at Vmeland auction,
they brought $17.50 to $22.
Other items at Vineland
auction were big Boston
lettuce in crates of 24 heads,
selling for $3.75 to $7, while
Romame lettuce, in 1-1/9
bushel crates, went for $4 to
$7. Leeks, 12 bunches, were
priced $3.45 to $4.55. Green
onions, 36 bunches, sold for
$4.55 to $5.90 and ladishes
brought $3.20 to $5.50.
Spinach in bushel baskets
was lower in price, ranging
from $6.50 to $12.50.
The fruit season in upper
New York State was about
complete with only light
shipments remaining.
EGGS
New York egg prices
declined on all sizes. Car
toned egg demand was
generally fair at best. In
creased buymg mterest was
developing where retail
features were planned.
Supplies were fully adequate
for most trade needs
Thursday’s prices to
retailers and sales to volume
buyers of Consumer Grade A
white eggs in cartons,
delivered store door in New
York City, brought 53 to 55
cents for large and 44 to 46
cents for mediums, both
down two cents from last
Thursday.
POULTRY
New York broiler-fryer
buying interest was fairly
active with early trading for
next week at 44 to 45 cents on
Plant Grade and 46 cents on
U.S. Grade A. Offerings
were adequate although
processors were holding
product for higher prices.
Thursday’s broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery, including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City were: U.S.
Grade A, 45 to 48 cents;
Plant Grade 45 to 47 cents.
Delmarva ready-to-cook
broiler-fryer movement was
fair to good. Slaughter
schedules were very heavy.
Advance interest was good.
Live supplies were fully
adequate with weights well
distributed in desired sizes.
Thursday’s less-than-tru
cklot asking prices were 47
cents on Plant Grade and 48
cents on U.S. Grade A, un
changed, compared to
previous week.
New York chicken parts
buying mterest was good on
breasts with both processor
offerings and floor stocks
well cleared. Legs were
ample for a light demand
with inquiry improving.
Thursday’s prices paid per
pound, ice packed, delivered
in pool trucklot and trucklot
quantities were: breasts, 84
to 90 cents, mostly 85 to 86
cents; legs, 47 to 58 cents,
mostly 49 cent.
The turkey market
demand was fair with in
creased mterest on bagged
toms weighing over 20
pounds. Offering were
lighter and barely adequate
on hens and 20 to 22-pound
toms. Some additional retail
features were anticipated
for next week.
Trading activity on carlot
and trucklot young turkeys,
U.S. Grade A, frozen, F. 0.8.
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New York, were as follows;
hens, 8 to 16 pounds, 61
cents; toms, 14 to 22 pounds,
60 % to 63% cents.
LIVESTOCK AND
MEAT PRODUCTS
Northeastern livestock
and meat prices were
generally higher. At Lan
caster, Vintage and New
Holland, Pennsylvania
auctions and sixteen Upstate
New York auctions,
slaughter steers sold $1 to $2
higher. Utility cows were
firm to $1 50 higher. Choice
vealers ranged from steady
to $7 higher in New York,
while in Pennsylvania, they
ranged from steady to $6
lower. Good and Choice
boning type vealers were up
50 cents to $l, except late
sales in Pennsylvania, which
were down $lO to $l5.
Slaughter barrows and gilts
increased $1.75 to $2 in
Pennsylvania. At Omaha,
slaughter steers closed $1.75
to $2.25 higher, and m some
instances, $2.50 higher.
Barrows and gilts were fully
up $1.25.
Choice Two to Four
slaughter steers, weighing
975 to 1350 pounds, varied
from $56.25 to $59.35 in New
York and Pennsylvania,
while at Omaha they brought
$57.25 to $58.50. Utility Two
to Three cows went from
$38.50 to $44, with a few going
up to $45.50. Choice vealers,
150 to 300 pounds, sold from
$75 to $9O, with High-Choice
and Prime grades, bringing
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$B6 to $95. Good and Choice
boning vealers, weighing 90
to 110 pounds, went from $65
to $74.50 in New York State,
and from $40.50 to $55 in
Pennsylvania. U.S. One to
Three barrows and gilts 200
to 240 pounds, were priced
$51.25 to $53 at Pennsylvania
auction, and $5l to $51.25 at
Omaha.
On the East Coast, carcass
beef closed mostly $1.50
higher, while boneless cow
beef ranged from steady to
$1.50 higher. Prime carcass
veal closed mostly $5 higher
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veal steady to weak. Fresh
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Choice Three steer beef,
600 to 800 pounds, brought
$92. Boneless cow beef, 90
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$llO- Prime special fed veal,
hide on, weighing 180 to 225
pounds, went from $155 to
$l6O, while Good and Choice
boning type veal, 34 pounds
and down, was priced $94
and m limited late trade, $9O
to $92. Fresh pork loins, 14 to
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