A4— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, February 1 to Thursday, February 7
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
64 64 64 64 65
57 57 57 57 58
56 56 56 56 57
51 50 49 49 49
39 39 38 38 38
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
65
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted \
Off Grade
Large
Checks
50 50 50 50 51
29 29 29 29 29
Tone: Large improved. Smaller sizes adequate.
1980 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 m
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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Feb. 5 Feb. 7
Tuesday Thursday
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, February 6
Movement fair to good.
Supplies of large sizes
adequate, mediums ample.
Cartoned eggs; prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-61
Grade A Medium 52-55
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, February 6
RTC movement continues
light and disappointing.
Slaughter schedules reduced
slightly in some quarters.
Today’s LTL asking prices
ranged lower at 43-44 on
Plant grade and 44-45 on U.S.
Grade A. Live supplies fully
ample at weights in a full
range of light to heavy.
Undertone very unsettled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
multiple drip shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A 45-
46%; Plant Grade 4445%;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
50.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
45.54; Plant Grade 44.30;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
50.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
Wednesday, February 6
Prices unchanged on light
type hens. Farm offerings
ample due to sharp decline
m egg prices. Processor
demand fair to good. Of
ferings of heavy type ample
for a light call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 7-8%, mostly 8%.
F. 0.8. Plant: 11-11%,
mostly 11.
Heavy Type Hens:
TFEWR.
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, February 7
Cattle receipts this week:
3700, last week. 4100, year
ago. 5400.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers and
heifers .50-1.00 higher. Cows
steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls
weak to 2.00 lower. Receipts
about 65 percent slaughter
steers, 25 per cent slaughter
heifers, balance mainly
cows. Slaughter steers and
heifers worked higher this
week mainly due primarily
to a higher dressed trade
coupled with reduced
receipts locally
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
Choice & Prime 3-4 at mid
week 1200-1325 lbs. 66.50-
67.50; same Grade 4 few s’s
early 63.50-65.00; Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lbs. 67.00-67.50,
couple loads 68.00; mixed
Good & Choice 2-4 900-1300
lbs. 65.50-67.00; Good 2-3
63 00-65 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice & Prune 34 900-1100
lbs 66 50-67 00, load 67 25,
few 4-5 64 00-65.00, Choice 2-4
850-1075 lbs 66 00-67 00,
mixed Good and Choice 2-4
800-1150 lbs 65 00-66.00,
Good 2-3 60.00-65 00.
COWS Utility and
Commercial 1-3 49.00-53.00,
few 53 50-54.00 early 54 50;
Cutter 1-2 44 00-49 00,
Canner 40 00-44.00
BULLS Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs 53 00-60 00, late
53 00-58 00, couple 61 00-
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, February 6
EGGS; Prices unchanged
to lower on mediums.
Cartoning demand light to
occasionally fair where
features in progress. Of
ferings fully adequate to
ample. Undertone steadier.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 55-61%; A
Large 54-58%; A Medium 46-
53%.
Fogelsville
Poultry
Tuesday, February 5
Fogelsville, Pa.
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted).
PULLETS: range 4348,
mostly 4348,
DUCKS:
mostly 50-60,
DRAKES; range 40-67,
mostly 60-67.
TURKEYS, TOMS: range
29, mostly 29.
RABBITS: range 40-71,
mostly 60-65.
GUINEAS; range 115-120,
mostly 115.
PIGEONS (PER PAIR):
range 250430, mostly 260-
270
range 40-67,
TOTAL COOPS SOLD
206.
"Best flock yet, at over 90%
production for 13 weeks!"
Joe Landis
Triple J Farm
Souderton, PA
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EGG LAYERS
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday,February 5
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs m cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large Medium
MASS + 66-79 65-77 58-72
67-72 66-71 5864
HAMP. 5963 58-62 51-55
Mostly 61 60 53
R t 70-71 69-70 63-64
VERMONT 68-80 67-77 60-72
Mostly 70-75 69-73 6267
MAINE 66-69 6568 5862
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only
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