—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, December 14 to Thursday, December 20
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed, Thurs.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
87 86 86 86 87
80 79 79 79 80
79 78 78 78 79
74 74 74 74 74
59 58 58 59 59
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
82 82 82 82 82
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
72 71 71 71 72
39 39 39 39 39
Tone; Cartoned orders good, trading for a later trading
week.
1979 Urner 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
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs,
45 lbs,
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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Delmarva
Poultry
December 19,1979
RTC movement often light
and disappointing as oc
casional product forced for
clearance. Slaughter
schedules generally cur
tailed over all. Today's LTL
asking prices mostly 41 cents
on plant and 42 cents on U.S.
Grade A. Advance inquiry
for post-holiday delivery
good. Live suppbes ample at
mostly desirable weights.
Undertone barely steady for
current deliveries, though
firm for post-holiday.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE U.S. Grade A 41-
43%; Plant Grade 40-42%,
Premium X U.S. Grade A 46.
W TD AVG. U.S. Grade A
42.59; Plant Grade 41.15;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
46.00
X-mcludes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Philadelphia
Eggs
December 19,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Demand good on all sizes.
Offerings fully adequate to
ample though occasionally
irregularly distributed.
Undertone steady but
cautious.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs m cartons
delivered store door:
A Extra Large 77-81; A
Large 76-79; A Medium 71-
73.
Baltimore
Eggs
December 19,1979
Demand fair to good at
very competitive prices.
Supplies are adequate. Nest
runs are freely offered from
nearby producing areas.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale).
Grade A Large 82-84
Grade A Medium 77-79
Fogelsville
Poultry
December 11,1979
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb. except where
noted).
HENS, HEAVY TYPE:
range 10-29, mostly 17-25
PULLETS: range 3548,
mostly 4347.
ROASTERS, range 20-75,
mostly 30-35.
CAPONS; range 27-70,
mostly 45-56
DUCKS:
mostly 50-56.
DRAKES range 40%-62,
mostly 55-60
GEESE
mostly 60-70
RABBITS range 20-66,
mostly 55-60
GUINEAS, range9o-1.15.
PIGEONS, (PER PAIR)
range 1.40-3 60, mostly 1.40-
180
range 30-60,
range 50-71
TOTAL COOPS SOLD
201.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
December 19,1979
Prices unchanged on light
type hens. Offerings
adequate for a fair processor
interest. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fairly
good pre-holiday call
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 7-9, mostly 8%-9
F. 0.8. Plant. 11-11%,
mostly 11%.
Heavy Type Hens.
TFEWR.
Belknap
Auction
December 19,1979
CATTLE 96. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter cows mostly $5
higher. Few Good slaughter
steers 61.50-66.00. Good and
Choice slaughter heifers
58.00- few Standard
51,25-55.00 Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
55.00- Commercial 4-5,
49.55-55.74, Cutters 50.00-
56.75, Canner and Low
Cutters 40 00-50.00 Couple
Jhoice slaughter bullocks
63.50 and 66.25. Yield Grade
No. 1-2, 1150-1945 lbs.
slaughter bulls 58.00-66.25.
Medium frame HI, 300600
lbs. feeder heifers 59.00-
70.00, few #2, 300-600 lbs.
50.00- Few Medium
frame #2, 600-800 lbs. feeder
bulls 45.00-59.00.
CALVES 103. Vealers
about steady. Individual
Prime vealer at 104.00, few
Good 80.00-90.00, Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00-
77.00, 65-85 lbs. 58.00-67.00,
few Utility 60-90 lbs. 45.00-
58.00, Farm Calves; Holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs. 80.00-116.00.
HOGS 450. Barrows and
gilts $l-$1.50 lower. US No. 1-
2 210-240 lbs. barrows and
gilts 41.00-41.80, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 40.00-41.00, No. 2-3
200-260 lbs. 39.00-40.00. Sows
steady. US No. 1-3 290-685
lbs. sows 28.00-34.75. Boars
22.75-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 254. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
6.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 17.00-23.00, No. 1-3
80-100 lbs. 30.50-35.00, Utility
25-35 lbs. 6.00-11.00 per head.
SHEEP 6. Small lot Good
85 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs at 52.00.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
December 18,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
8467
MASS.+
85-
7761
79
8869
Mostly
HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
86-94
VERMONT
Mostly 88 86 82
MAINE 84-87 8265 7861
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only,
Special
Market
Feeder Pig Sale
Madison Hill, Va.
December 18,1979
There were 641 head sold
All pigs were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
US 1-2’s: 30-49 lbs. 51.00-
62.00 ; 5069 lbs. 54.50-56.00;
70-99 lbs. 45.00-50.00; 100-130
lbs. 42.00.
US 3’s: 30-49 lbs. 51.00-
52.00; 5069 lbs. 50.00-53.00;
70-99 lbs. 40.00-49.00; 100-130
lbs. 42.00.
Utility: 3049 lbs. 30.00.
US 4’s: 5069 lbs. 48.00; 70-
99 lbs. 35.00; 100-130 lbs
35.00.
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Sale every Monday 2 P.M.
Melvin M. Lehman (Owner)
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SEASONS GREETINGS
Medium
75-78
Large
8265
DIE
75-79
77
8667
75
71-75
73 0
8263
84-92
8063
New Holland
Horse
Monday, December 17
New Holland
Sales Stables
Reported receipts of 393
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load of local driving
horses 275.00-900 00; load of
local riding horses 275 00-
450.00; better horses 475.00-
700.00; lightweight killers
250.00425.00; heavyweight
killers 450 00-715.00; mares
30 00-90.00; colts 10.00-35.0^1
geldings 30 00-85.00, larger
ponies 125 00-225 00
BUTTER EGGS
cartoi
Small
59-61
59
52-55
53
63-64
59-62