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Northeast farm market activities summarized
NEW YORK, N.Y. -
Northeast farm market
prices were mostly mixed
for the week ending June
30th, according to the
Agricultural Marketing
Service of the U S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Egg
prices increased, while
prices on all other com
modities were mixed. Milk
production was trending
lower with some sharp
declines noted.
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PRODUCTS
Eastern milk production
was falling slowly in most
areas, with scattered in
stances of sharp declines
reported. Fluid supplies
were more than ample but
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were slightly less excessive
than past weeks. Surplus
diversions to manufacturing
channels remained heavy.
The call for Class I milk
was rarely better than fair,
generally slow.
Sales of condensed skim
milk was seasonally fair to
good.
Fluid cream supplies were
tight for a good spot buying
interest. Churning activity
was lighter as less excess
cream was available.
Ice cream production and
sales were seasonally heavy.
Sour cream and cream
cheese movement was
steady.
Cottage cheese movement
was slower, while yogurt
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sales were slightly im
proved.
New York egg prices
advanced again. Cartoned
egg demand was only fair
with distribution patterns
shifting to the resort areas.
Large eggs were generally
adequate for needs despite
the hot weather reducing
available supplies. On the
other hand, the weather has
increased the supply of
mediums to at least a fully
adequate position.
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 were: large, 55 to
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EGGS
Thursday’s broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery, including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City, brought 52 to
55 cents for U.S. Grade A and
52 to 54 cents for Plant
Grade.
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57 cents, up three cents from
last Thursday; mediums, 43
to 45 cents, up one cent.
POULTRY
New York broiler-fryer
buying interest was active
for delivery before the
holiday but was moderate
for the end of the week.
Trucklot trading was
developing at high prices,
generally three cents when
compared to last week’s
negotiations. Offerings were
adequate but confidently
held at the higher levels. The
undertone was firm.
Delmarva ready-to-cook
broiler-fryer movement was
good. Slaughter schedules
were fairly heavy at most
plants. Live supplies were
barely adequate at weights
lighter than desired.
Thursday’s less-than-tru
cklot asking prices were 54
cents on Plant Grade and 55
cents on U.S. Grade A, up
two to three cents when
compared to the previous
week.
New York chicken parts
prices were lower,
especially on legs. The
demand was light and
unagressive. Offerings on
breasts were ample, while
legs were burdensome and
frequently forced for sale.
Thursday’s prices paid per
pound, ice packed, delivered
m pool trucklot and trucklot
quantities were as follows;
breasts, 84 to 93 cents,
mostly 87 to 88 cents; legs, 52
to 64 cents, mostly 56 to 57
cents.
On the turkey market, the
demand for hens was
moderate and seller of
ferings were barely
adequate at current levels.
Buying interest for toms was
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light and offerings were
adequate.
Trading activity on carlot
and trucklot young turkeys,
U.S. Grade A, frozen, F.O B.
New York brought 64 cents
for 8 to 16 pound hens and
also for 14 to 22 pound toms.
FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES
Northeastern area fruit
and vegetable trading was
moderate at shipping points
and prices were variable.
Orange County, New York,
lettuce harvest came into
full swing and trading for
eastern New York lettuce
was moderate. At the close
of the week, New York
lettuce prices were lower
due, m part, to the sharp
decline of western prices.
Lettuce, along with several
other items, were prac
tically finished seasonally in
New Jersey at the end of the
week.
New Jersey producers
packed first-of-the-season
blueberries as the demand
was very good.
The demand for New
Jersey cabbage was also
very good.
The F. 0.8. shipping point
price for New Jersey
medium size cabbage was $6
per crate or carton.
Blueberries in trays of 12
pints brought $9.60.
In Orange County, New
York, Iceberg lettuce was
sold at $6 per carton of 24
heads. Romame type lettuce
was priced from $2.50 to $3
per crate and big Boston
lettuce brought $3 per crate
of 24 heads.
At the Vmeland, New
Jersey auction, the price
paid to growers for bushel
baskets of snap beans
ranged mostly from $5 to $9.
Cabbage was sold from
$5.40 to $6.50, per crate.
Half-bushel baskets of
green squash were mostly
priced from $2.50 to $3.50.
Yellow squash cost mostly
$2.30 to $3.95.
Very light offerings of
curly parsley were priced
from $l9 to $25.50, with mid
week prices going down to
$12.50. Plain parsley vaned
mostly from $5.20 to $9.50.
LIVESTOCK AND
MEAT PRODUCTS
Northeastern livestock
and meat prices were
generally mixed. At Lan
caster, Vintage and New
Holland, Pennsylvania
auctions and sixteen Upstate
New York auctions,
slaughter steers sold steady
to $2 higher. Utility cows
ranged from steady to $2
lower. Choice vealers also
ranged from steady to $2
lower, while Good and
Choice boning type vealers
were firm to $5 higher.
Slaughter barrows and gilts
were down $2.50 to $3 in
Pennsylvania. At Omaha,
slaughter steers closed 50
cents to $1.25 lower, and in
some instances $1.50 lower.
Barrows and gilts were
mostly $1 higher, and at
times $1.50 higher.
Choice Two to Four
slaughter steers, weighing
900 to 1350 pounds, ranged
from $51.75 to $54.75, with a
few bringing up to $56, in
New York and Pennsylvania,
while at Omaha they brought
$51.50 to $53.50. Utility Two
to Three cows went from
$37.50 to $41.50, with a few
advancing to $43.75. Choice
vealers, 150 to 300 pounds,
sold from $65.50 to $BO, with
High-Choice and P rime
going up to $85.00. Good and
Choice boning type vealers,
90 to 110 pounds, went from
$6l to $6B m New York State,
while in Pennsylvania they
brought $47 to $65. U.S. One
to Two barrows and gilts, 200
to 240 pounds, were priced
$47.50 to $49.35 at Penn
sylvania auctions and $47.50
to $4B at Omaha.
On the East Coast, carcass
steer beef closed $2 higher.
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