4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, November 9 to Thursday, November 15 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 78 H 78 78 71 0 71 71 69 L 69 69 62 I 62 63 47 D 48 49 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 76 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 04 Y 64 64 39 39 39 Tone: Steady to firm but mixed from area to area. Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 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: Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks It ' ----- v ■ ■ ■ Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Farming P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher E. Curtis Harier, Editor Sheila M. Miller, Associate Editor Debra Strickler, Associate Editor CORRESPONDENTS Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Bernville 215-488-7475 Jane Bresee, Bradford County Ulster 717-358-3346 Ruth Ann Benedict, Franklin County Waynesboro 717-762-4398 Sue Kauffman, Lancaster County Peach Bottom 717-548-3131 Joyce Bupp, York County Seven Valleys 717-428-1865 Patty Greek, York County Delta 717-862-3536 Subscription Price; $7.00 per year: $12.00-2 years $lO 00 per year outside of PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA&WV Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 USPS 304-040 | For address change form or new | see Classified Section. j | Mewbars of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper | | Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. | I I u ---- ■ !■■!■■■ i- i i-. i ■■.■^TiTrß-i"r-f‘-i‘-‘Trr , rrv , iifr^i^tf/ l va , ia l v A w A 77 77 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. s**- s * ' ' ' Market steady. Demand fair. Supplies fully adequate for pre-holiday needs. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large Grade A Medium 65-67 Prices trended higher f.o.b. plant while steady at farm and light type hens. Processor demand good for barely adequate farm of ferings. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a good buyer interest. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 6-7 V., mostly 7%. F. 0.8. Plant: 10-11%, mostly 11. Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR. EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fair to occasionally good where features a factor. Offerings •fully adequate to ample especially on mediums. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs m cartons delivered store door: A Extra Large 68-71; A Large 67-69; A Medium 58%- 61. Novembers, 1979 (Prices paid dock weight, cents per lb., except where noted.) HENS, HEAVY TYPE: range 10-29, mostly 13-23. PULLETS: range 2847, mostly 4043. ROASTERS: range 13-35, mostly 28-35. DUCKS: range6s%. DRAKES: range 66-73, mostly 68-73 GEESE: mostly 55-56 TURKEYS, TOMS: range 56. ■ing RABBITS: range 35-79, mostly 48-53. GUINEAS: range 90-110. PIGEONS (PER PAIR): range 165. TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 209. RTC movement seasonally fair. Slaughter schedule reduced slightly in some quarters. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 44-45 cents on Plant and 45-46 cents on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest light as buyers work with holiday items. Live supplies ample at weights m a wide range. Undertone steady. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipment to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 43- 46%; Plant Grade 43-45%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 49. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 45.29; Plant Grade 44 41; Premium X U.S. Grade A 49.00. Baltimore Eggs November 14,1979 72-74 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry November 14,1979 Philadelphia Eggs November 14,1979 Fogelsville Poultry range 53-56, Delmarva Poultry November 14,1979 Indiana Auction November 15,1979 CATTLE 83. Compared with last week market, SI. cows $2 higher. Few good si. steers 59.50-62.00; 1 Choice si. heifer 60.00; few Good 55.00- few Standard 53.00- SI. cows Com mercial 49.25-53.50, few 54.50-55.00; Cutters 46.00- 50.50; Canners 42.00-46.50; 1 Choice si. bullock 65.75; 1 Good 62.00; few Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1800 lbs. si. bulls 57.0061.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1 300-500 lbs. steers 60.00- 68.00; few Medium & Large No. 1 300-520 lbs heifers 53.0065.00. CALVES 116. Vealers few Good 90.00-104.00; Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 86.00- 91.00; Standard 70-90 lbs. 75.0068.00; few Utility 55-125 lbs. 50.0065.00. FARM CALVES; Hoi. bulls 90-125 lbs. 87.00-120.00; Hoi. heifers 85-120 lbs. 100.00- 160.00; SI. calves Good & Choice 200-300 lbs. 70.00- 80.00. HOGS 50; 1 lot US No. 1-2 230 lbs. barrows and gilts 42.50; 1 lot No. 1-3 230 lbs. 41.75; few No. 2-3 250-280 lbs. 35.00- 1 lot No. 1-3 175 lbs. 36.25. SOWS US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 31.75-34.50. BOARS 23.50-26.50. FEEDER PIGS 0. SHEEP 57. Wooled si. lambs Choice 75-85 lbs. 59.50- 60.00, Good 60-70 lbs. 51.80- 54.00; few Utility 45-55 lbs. 45.00- Belleville Auction November 14,1979 CATTLE 121. (This report is supplied by the auction.) Compared with last week’s market: Standard slaughter steers 55.50-62.75. Couple Good slaughter heifers 58.50 & 60.00. Utility and Commer cial slaughter cows 48.50-53.00, one at 54.50, Cut ters 45.50-48.50, Canner and Low Cutters 43.00-45.50, Shells down to 39.50. Yield Grade No. 1, slaughter bulls 58.0062.35, #2, 53.85-57.50. Good feeder heifers 55.0060.50. CALVES 168. Good vealers 92.00- Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 85.00-92.00, 70-90 lbs. 72.50-84.00, Utility 60.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 115.00-141.00; heifers Holstein 175.00-204.00, HOGS?!? US No 1-2 bar- N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report November 14,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores Ex. Large 79- 80- 72-76 74 83-84 MASS.+ Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT 81-89 79-87 72-81 Mostly 83-85 81-82 74-75 MAINE 79-82 77-80 70-73 + Includes Central and Western Sections only, TOP OF M HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 1 pQ<3oo«gOCCOC^ ri| riir>ffiaiaieoOCOOOOOOOCOOO | *^l | j HORSE SALE HELD 3rd S | SATURDAY OF THE MONTH | 1 Loooonnnnnnnnn i i n ■ ■ Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. Sale every Monday 2 P.M. Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) rows and gilts 40.3541.90, No. 1-3 38.5040.00, No. 2-3 37.00-38.50. US No. 1-3 sows 29.75- No. 2-3 25.75- Boars 18.00-23.75. FEEDER PIGS 367. US No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigs 6.00-12.50 per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 12.50-19.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.50-26.50 per head. SHEEF 56. Choice wooled slaughter lambs 60.00-69.50, Good 55.00-60.00, few Utility at 40.00. Slaughter ewes 25.00-29.00. Medium 70- 71- 63-67 65 74-75 Large 77- 78- 70-74 72 81-82 Small 50- 51- 47-51 49 58-59 54-58
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