A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 23,1980
Poultry Markets
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
Classi-Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, February 15 to Thursday, February 21
FrL Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Jumbo 73 H 73 73 73
Ex Large 66 0 66 66 66
Large 64 L 64 64 64
Mediums 55 I 55 55 55
Pullets 43 D 43 43 43
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 58 Y 58 58 58
Checks 31 32 33 33
Tone: Nest run
tempered.
Note: Last Thursday prices were Jumbo 71; ex large 64;
large 63; mediums 54; pullets 43; Brown large 68; Off grade
large 57.
Large sizes adequate. Mediums barely adequate. Market
steady to full steady.
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Feb. 19
Tuesday
54
52
45
33
41
33
New Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
A 69 69 69
supplies wanted. Cartoned orders
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday .February 19
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores;
MASS.+
Mostly
HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 75-77 73-75 64-65
MAINE 73-74 71-72 62-63
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only
Philadelphia
Eggs
Feb. 21
Thursday
51
49
45
33
41
33
Wednesday, February 20
Report supplied by USDA
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand fair
though generally less
aggressive than expected.
Offerings fully adequate to
ample though occasionally
irregularly distributed.
Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs m car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 59%-66; A
Large 58%-64; A Medium 49-
54.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, February 20
Report supplied by USDA
Prices light type hens
unchanged. Processor
demand fairly good though
farm offerings hght due to
sharply advancing egg
markets producers hold for
further production. Of
ferings of heavy type ample
for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: hght
type hens 7-8, mostly 8.
F. 0.8. Plant: 10%-11,
mostly 10%.
Heavy Type Hens:
TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, February 20
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement light and
disappointing. Slaughter
schedules reduced slightly in
line with expected needs.
Today’s LTL asking prices
4243 on Plant and 43-44 on
U.SI Grade A. Advance
interest limited. Live sup
plies ample at weights oc
casionally lighter than
desired Undertone weak
and unsettled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
multiple drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE- U.S. Grade A 43-
45%; Plant Grade 42-44%;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
48.00.
WTD. AVG.. U.S. Grade I
44.07; Plant Grade 43.17
Premium X U.S. Grade t
48.00.
X - includes special sei
vices, selected competitor
brands, etc.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, February 11
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 346
head of horses, mules, and
pomes Market stronger.
Better horses 550.00-
800.00, driving horses 300 00-875
875 00; riding horses 300.00-
500 00; lightweight killers
300.00425.00, heavyweight
killers 450.00-675.00; mares
30.00-65 00, colts 15 00-30.00;
geldings 30.00-65.00, larger
ponies 125 00-250 00
Large
69-75
Ex. Large
71-77
70-73
61-65
63
73-74
72-75
63-67
65
75-76
71-78
73-82
Fogelsville
Poultry
Tuesday, February 19
Fogelsville, Pa.
Report supplied by USDA
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted).
HENS, LIGHT TYPE:
range 849, mostly 2049.
PULLETS; range 2748,
mostly 4548.
ROASTERS: range 39.
DUCKS: range 41-57,
mostly 50-56%.
DRAKES: ranges 662.
GEESE: range4o-50
TURKEYS, HENS- range
40-50.
RABBITS: range 40-1.40,
mostly 90-1.10.
GUINEAS: range 1.00-
1.25, mostly 1.15-1.25.
PIGEONS (PER PAIR):
range 3.00-3.15.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD:
241.
Wednesday, February 20
Report supplied by USDA
Demand fair supplies
adequate to ample. Un
dertone about steady.
Cartoned eggs; prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 67-69
Grade A Medium 58-60
HgS
*
Brown egg layers used to be only economically housed in
litter-floor houses. The DeKalb Warren Sex Sal-Link has
broken through that tradition of discrimination. They are
excellent producers m cage operations as well.
Whether m floor or cage houses, brown or white egg layers,
Moyer’s DeKalb offers:
EGC22DiD Quakertown, PA. 18951
BROWN & WHITE /01 MA 'll «
EGG LAYERS (215)530-3155
Small
43-51
4449
3540
38
4748
Medium
6066
6164
53-57
55
6465
62-72
4445
Baltimore
Eggs
Moyer's DeKalb
CHICKS,
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, February 21
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,000; 5 days last
week 3,904; same period a
year ago 5,039. Trading
moderately active for the
week. Slaughter steers
mostly steady compared
with Wednesday of last
week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week mostly 50 to
100 lower, instances 1.50
lower. Cows closed the week
mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 341150-1275 lbs. 69.00-
69.50. Choice 24 1050-1300
lbs. 67.5069.25. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs.
66.5067.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
960-1125 lbs. 68.00, 1 load
68.50 Monday. Choice 2-4 900-
1300 lbs. 67.00-68.00 Mondays'
67.00-67.50 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 65.50-67.00
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Monday; 65.WW6.00 Wed
nesday.
COWS; Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 50.00-54.00
Monday; 50.00-53.00 Wed
nesday.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, February 20
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 132
cows, 42 heifers, and 4 bulls
Market steady.
Load of NY fresh cows,
985.00- springers
1175.00- Load of Pa
' fresh cows, 1040.00-1390.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
1020.00- Load of
springers, 1050.00-1550.00;
Load of Pa. fresh cows,
965.00- Load of Pa.
fresh cows 7 925.00-155.00;
Load of Butler Spongers
cows, 1000.00-1360.00. Locally
consigned cows, 24 all
stages, 850.00-1350.00;
Springing heifers local
850.00- ; Open Heifers
410.00- Bulls 605.00-
925.00; Local 600.00-1420.00.
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