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
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A 77 77
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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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,
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HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
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717-275-2880
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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