A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 10,1980
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, May 2 to May 18
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed.
65 65 65 65
58 58 58 58
55 55 55 55
46 46 46 46
38 38 38 38
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
67
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
51 51 51 51
29 29 29 29
Tone: Demand slow. Offerings ample.
Copyright 1980 by Umer-Barry
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, May 6
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
69-72
MASS.+
70-71
64-71
66-69
73-74
Mostly
N.HAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
71-80
VERMONT
Mostly 73-75 71-75 58-65
MAINE 69-71 67-69 54-56
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
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67 67 67
Medium
54-57
Large
67-70
55-56
49-56
51-54
58-59
68-69
62-69
64-67
71-72
56-67
69-78
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Report supplied by USDA
Market about steady
Supply ample for fair and
disappointing first of month
demand.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Thurs.
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement fair
although generally less
aggressive than earlier in
week. Slaughter schedule
continues fairly heavy.
Today’s LTL asking prices
mostly 40-41 on Plant and 41-
42 on U.S. Grade A. Advance
interest low in developing.
Live supplies fully adequate
at weights m a wide range.
Undertone steady.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mcludes
todays multiple drop ship
ments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A
39%42%; Plant Grade 3942;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
44.00.
Small
39-42
4041
3441
36-39
4344
WTD. AVG..U.S. Grade A
40.98; Plant Grade 40.30,
Premium X U.S. Grade A
44.00.
X - mcludes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
3941
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68.00, High Good and low
Choice 2-3 57.50-60.50, Good
to mostly Choice holstems
53.35-57.00, Good 2-3 55.00-
58.50, few Standard 1-2 51.50-
55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 750-1150 lbs. 57.00-
60.00, few Choice Grade 2
60.25-62.10; Choice 34 1050-
1325 lbs. 53.25-54.50; Good 2-3
775-1025 lbs. 52.50-56.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 45.5048.50,
few 48.75-51.50, Commercial
34 41.7544.50, Cutter 1-2
43.5047.50, several 48.00-
50.50, Canner and low Cutter
40.5044.50,
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lbs. 55.75-60.25, few
61.0062.50; Good 1000-1250
lbs. 52.50-54.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1200-1900 lbs. 55.0059.50, few
60.00-63.50, couple 65.00
67.25; Yield Grade 2 1000
1350 lbs. 51.0055.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady, instances 4.00
lower on high Good and low
Choice 60115 lbs. Demand
fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prune 280-350
lbs. 121.00-127.00, few 128.00-
129.00; Choice 130-290 lbs.
102.00- few 115.00-
120.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-270 lbs. 88.00-
100.00, 85-115 lbs. 54.00-72.00,
few 72.00-82.00, 5080 lbs.
50.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lbs. holstem
heifers 100.00-125.00, few
125.00- small frame
90-105 lbs. 85.00-107.00; bulk
90-115 lbs. holstem bulls
92.00- several 118.00-
128.00.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, May 7
58-60
49-51
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, May 7
Lancaster
Weekly
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 m 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
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 -Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, May 7
Report supplied by USDA
EGGS; Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand mixed,
rangmg light to occasionally
good where features in
volved. Offerings generally
fully adequate on all sizes.
Undertone no better than
steady.
Prices to retailers; sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs m car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 55-59; A
Large 54-58; A Medium 44-
50.
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