A4—Lancaster Famine, Saterday, Jana 14,1980
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, June 6 to June 13
Fri. Mon. Toes. Wed. Thors.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
66 66
59 59
56 56
46 46
38 38
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
73 73
70 70
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
51 51
28 28
Tone: large size full steady. Balance steady. Copyright
1980 by Umer-Barry
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 pnces for each
classification were:
Classification
Class 1-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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85
73
70
85
73
70
Net Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
June 10
Tuesday
42
38
34
28
36
29
Wednesday Jane 10
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores: '
MASS.+
Mostly
N.HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 77-78 74-76 60-62
MAINE 75-76 72-73 55938
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, June 11
85
74
71
Report supplied by USDA
EGGS; Prices unchanged
to higher on all sizes. Car
toning demand mixed
ranging light to fairly good
in instances. Offerings of
larger sizes closely cleared.
Other sizes occasionally
irregularly distributed but
fully adequate. Undertone
fully steady.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 56-59; A
Large 55-58; A Medium 44-
47.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, June 11
June 12
Thursday
Report supplied by USDA
Prices unchanged to one
cent higher. Demand only
fair. Supplies adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-61
7-
Grade A Medium 49-51
Belknap
Auction
Wednesday, June 11
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 76: Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows |2-$3
higher. Few Good and
Choice slaughter steers
58.75-62.75, few Standard
55 75-58.00 Good and Choice
slaughter heifers 53.75-58.00,
few Standard 48.75-51.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 46.50-51.00,
few 51.25-52.25, Cutters 45.00-
49.75, Canner and Low
Cutters 41.00-45.25, Shells
down to 36.25. Few Yield
Grade No 1 1045-1945 lbs
slaughter bulls 58.00-63.50,
#2,1905 lbs. at 52.00
CALVES 74- Individual
Prune vealer at 103.00, few
Choice 93.00-97.00, few Good
82 00-92.00, Standard and
Good 90-110 lbs 70.00-80.00,
few 65-85 lbs 64.00-69.00, few
Utility 50-90 lbs 50.00-57.00
Farm Calves Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 76.00-101.00. Beef
cross bulls and heifers 70-100
lbs 75 00-116.00.
HOGS 422- Barrows and
gilts $2-$2 50 higher US No
1-2 210-240 lbs. barrows and
gilts 36 00-37.10, No 1-3 195-
250 lbs 34.00-36.00, No. 2-3
195-270 lbs 32.00-34.50, 270-
300 lbs. 30.00-32.00, No. 1-3
125-185 lbs 26.00-32.00. US
No 1-3 275-610 lbs sows
24.75-29.00
FEEDER PIGS 142 US
No 1-3 20-35 1 s. feeder pigs
6.00-17.00 per head, No 1-3
35-50 lbs. 16.50-33 00, lot No
1-3 60 lbs. at 31 00 per head
SHEEP 11 Slaughter
ewes 13 00-32 00
N» E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Ex. Large
73-76
74-
68-75
70-73
77-78
75-
Medium
55-59
Large
70-73
56-57
51-58
53-56
60-61
5867
71-
65-72
67-70
74-75
72-
Deimarva
Poultry
Wednesday, June 11
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement continues
good. Slaughter schedules
heavy in most quarters.
Today’s LTL asking prices
mostly 44 on Plant and 45 on
U.S. Grade A. Advance
interest fair on whole birds
but generally good on parts.
Live supplies in fairly good
balance with needs at
generally desirable weights.
Undertone steady.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
mostly multiple drop
shipments to New York City
from Deimarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A
41%-46; Plant Grade 40M--45;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
48.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
44.84; Plant Grade 43.54;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
48.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
Wednesday, June 11
Report supplied by USDA
Prices tending slightly
lower within unchanged
ranges on light type hens.
Farm offerings fully
adequate for a generally
unaggressive processor
interest. Offerings of heavy
type ample for a light call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 5-7, mostly 6%.
F. 0.8. Plant: 8-9, mostly
9.
Heavy Type Hens
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Lancaster
County Weekly
Friday, June 13
Cattle Calves
This Week 5200 1175
Last Week 5053 1180
Last Year 5037 1018
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers 1.00-1.50 higher;
slaughter heifers steady to
.50 higher; cows 1.00-2.00
higher; bull firm to 1.00
higher. Supply included 72
per cent slaughter steers, 11
per cent cows, 6 per cent
bulls, 5 per cent heifers with
the balance feeder steers
held mainly for Friday's
auction.
Small
3541
37-39
30-37
32-35
39-40
37-38
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1350 lbs. 64.0066.35, few
66.6067.35; Choice Grade 2
1050-1450 lbs. 65.2566.75,
about a dozen head 67.25-
69.00; Choice 2-4 950-1350 lbs.
62.5065.00, several lots 65.25-
65.75, high Good and low
Choice 2-3 59.0063.50, Good
2-3 55.0060.00; Good and
choice 1150-1350 lbs.
holsteins 53.75-56.50, Stan
dard 1-2 52.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1100 lbs. 59.00-
62.00, few 62.0063.50; Good 2-
3 800-1025 lbs. 55.0069.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 47.00-50.00,
several 50.5062.00, couple
52.7563.75, Commercial 3-4
45.25-48.00, Cutter 1-2 46.00-
49.75, few 49.7562.60, Canner
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HORSE SALE HELD 3rd
SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
69 ’7O 71
73 74
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
5.00- lower, high Good
and low Choice mostly
steady. Demand good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 250-320
lbs. 98.00-106.00; Choice 140-
280 lbs. 82.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 130-260
lbs. 74.00-90.00; 90-115 lbs.
71.0080.00, few 80.0085.00;
65-85 lbs. 63.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lbs. holstein
heifers 120.00-155.00, several
155.00- few small
frame 80-105 lbs. 70.00-
110.00; bulk 85-125 lbs.
holstein bulls 95.00-120.00,
several 122.00-130.00, few
small frame 90-105 lbs. 81.00-
85.00.
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Years
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BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1275 lbs. 55.25-57.50, few
59.50-61.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1,
1100-1800 lbs. 55.25-60.50,
several 61.50-66.50, around 15
head 65.75-68.00; Yield
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