M—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 22,1980
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, March 14 to Thursday, March 20
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs,
74 74 74 74 74
67 67 67 67 67
65 65 65 65 65
57 57 57 57 57
44 44 44 44 44
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
targe
Mediums
Pullets
69
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
59 59 59 59 59
34 34 34 33 33
Tone: Nest run supplies wanted. Cartoned orders
tempered.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (EC!) 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 paces for each
classification were:
Classification
Class 1-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Mar. 18
Tuesday
52
50
43
36
42
34
New Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, March 18
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 64-73 62-71 53-62
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
Report supplied by USDA
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand light and
disappointing for current but
beginning to improve for
future delivery. Offerings
fully adequate. Undertone
nervously steady.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs m car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 6487%; A
Large 6385%; A Medium 54-
56%.
Report supplied by USDA
Prices light type hens
unchanged. Processor
demand fair for fully
adequate farm offerings.
Occasional report of
medium weight colored hens
at 12 cents fob plant noted.
Offerings of of heavy type
adequate for a good
processor demand.
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 7-8, mostly 8.
Mar. 20
Thursday
F. 0.8. Plant; 10%; mostly
10%.
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Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR.
Report supplied by USD A
Demand slow to fair ex
cept where large are
featured. Supplies adequate.
Undertone steady.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
RTC movement much less
than early week. Slaughter
schedules fairly heavy.
Today’s LTL asking pnces
range 43-44 on Plant and 44-
45 on U.S Grade A. Advance
interest past weekend mixed
mostly moderate at best.
Lave supplies fully adequate
at weights occasionally
lighter than desired. Un
dertone nervous and un
settled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
multiple drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva
RANGE U S Grade A
42 1 /z-45Vi; Plant Grade 41te
-44*/ 2, Premium XUS Grade
A4B 00
WTD AVG U S Grade A
43 99; Plant Grade 43 24;
Premium XUS Grade A
48 00
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
Ex. Large
71-
72-
64-68
66
75-76
73-82
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, March 19
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, March 19
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, March 19
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, March 19
Report supplied by USDA
Medium
6086
6184
5387
95
6485
Large
69-
70-
62-66
64
73-74
62-72
71-80
Fogelsville
Poultry
Tuesday, March 4
Fogelsville, Pa.
Report supplied by USDA
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted).
HENS, LIGHT TYPE:
range 11%-35, mostly 2035.
PULLETS: range 45-48,
mostly 4548.
ROASTERS
mostly 50.
DUCKS:
mostly 61-69.
DRAKES: range 69-76,
mostly 69-76..
TURKEYS, TOMS: range
36, mostly 36
RABBITS: range 60-99,
mostly 87-99.
GUINEAS; range 118,
mostly 118.
PIGEONS (PER PAIR)
range 210.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD:
133.
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 3,300 ; 5 days last
week 3,503, same period a
year ago 2,973. Trading slow
for the week on steers and
moderate on heifers.
Slaughter steers closed the
week 1.50 to mostly 2.00
lower than Wednesday of the
previous week. Slaughter
heifers ended the week
mostly 1.00, instances 1.25
lower. Cows ended the week
1.00 to mostly 2 00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed High Choice and
Prune 34 1150-1350 69.00-
69.50 Monday, 56.75-67.50
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-
1350 67.50-69.00 Monday;
65.50-67 00 Wednesday, 1
load 67.50 Wednesday. Mixed
68-70
60-62
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Egg market
Leave you Cold?
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warm friend that’s been
around proving herself a
profitable layer for many
years. There are some new
market opportunities around
this year for brown egg
production. If you’d like to
explore the potential of this
bird in your operation, contact
our office or in the Lancaster
area, call Harry Weber at 717-
944-7885
4 CHICKS, INC.
Quakertown, PA 18951
BROWNS WHITE (215) 536-3155
EGG LAYERS
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-
1250 66.5087.50 Monday;
64.5085.50 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1100 68.00,1 load 1240 lbs.
68.25 Monday: 66.7587.00, 1
Load 67.25 Wednesday.
Choice 2-4 900-1050 66.7587.75
Holiday; 65.5086.50 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 65.5086.50
Monday, 64.0085.50 Wed
nesday.
Small
4381
44-49
36-40
38
47-48
43-45
COWS; Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 46.00-48.00
Monday; 45.00-48.00 Wed
nesday, few Utility 1-2 51.50
Monday. Canner 6s Cutter
40.00-45.00 Wednesday.
Lancaster
Weekly
(Continued from Page A 2)
low Choice 120240 lbs. 78.00
100.00, 90115 lbs. 65.0073.00,
few early part of week 73.00
82.00. 6090,1b5. 50.0070.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 90125 lbs. holstein
heifers 120.00185.00, around
60 head 207.00225.00; bulk
95-120 lbs. holstein bulls
95.00115.00, around 60 head
116.00122.00, few 80100 lbs.
small frame 75.0090.00.
range
range 61-69,
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 105. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows 25-
Belleville
Auction
Wednesday, march 19
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.75 lower Few Good
slaughter steers 60.00-63,25 f
few Standard 57 00-59.85
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 48.75-52 25,
couple to 52.75, Cutters 49 DO
-51 50, Canner & Low Cutters
44.50-49 00, Shells down to
43 00 Few Yield Grade No
1, 1075-2100 lbs slaughter
steers 53.85-64.60. Few Large
Frame #1,500-600 lbs. feeder
steer 71.00-79.00.
CALVES 135. Vealers
grading Standard and Low
Good |5-$8 lower. Individual
Prime vealer at 139.00, few
Choice 110.00-134.50, few
Good 100.00-118.00, Standard
and Good 70-100 lbs. 55 00-
67.00, Utility 50-80 lbs. 35.00-
50.00 FARM CALVES:
holstem bulls 85-120 lbs
75.00- couple to 107.00;
few Hoi Heifers 75-110 lbs
140.00- 00,
HOGS 340. Barrows and
gilts weak to 50 lower, US
No. 1-2 200-250 lbs. barrows
and gilts 34.85-36.10, No 1-3
200-255 lbs. 33 35-34 60 US
No. 1-3 sows 300-500 lbs.
29.00- few No. 2-3 300- 1
600 lbs 28.00-29 50 Boars
25 25-29.50
FEEDER PIGS 380. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
15 50-25 50 per head, No 1-3
40-60 lbs. 23 00-29.00 per
head, Utility 35-50 lbs 18 00-
22 00 per head
SHEEP 54 Few Choice 25-
45 lbs spring slaughter
lambs 140 00-200 00, few 70-80
lbs 87 50-92 50
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