A4—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, Octobar 25,1910
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, Oct 17 to Oct 23
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed.
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
82 82
72 72
70 70
67 67
57 57
Mediums
Pullets
bSown
Jumbo
90 90
81 81
78 78
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
66 66
43 43
Tone: Large barely steady. Balance medium easy.
Copyright 1980 by Umer-Bany
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday Oct 21
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
81-85
MASS.+
83-
76-83
78-81
84-
Mostly
N.HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 85-87 83-85 79-80
MAINE 83-84 83-84 77-78
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
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90
81
80
90
81
80
Medium
75-77
Large
80-81
75
70-77
72-75
79-80
80-
76-83
78-8!
82-83
77-88
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, InC., (Ed) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on Ed, 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
Thun.
Philadelphia
Eggs
90
84
83
Wednesday, October 22
Report supplied by USDA
HOME OF THE
WORLD CHAMPION
PHILLIES
Prices held unchanged.
Cartoning demand fair
though generally
unaggressive. Offerings in
fairly good balance on all
sizes. Undertone fully
steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sale to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered store door.
A Extra Large 69-73; A
Large 68-71; A Medium 63%-
67.
Small
51-58
53
53-60
55-58
62-63
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, October 22
Report supplied by USDA
60-61
Demand slow to fair.
Supplies adequate. An oc
casional inquiry for small
unfilled.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Peoria
Cattle
Thursday, October 23
Report supplied by USDA
51 Weekly Cattle Sum
mary: Compared to last
week’s close Slaughter
steers finished the week 1.00
to 1.50 lower. Heifers .50 to
1.00, instances 1.50 lower.
Cows sold steady to 1.00
higher. Bulls remained
steady. Slaughter Cattle
prices followed the
early week’s downward
trend in beef carcass
trading with consignments
containing a large portion of
yield grade 4 under extreme
pressure. Majority of
week’s supply was 45%
Steers, 50% Heifers and
Cows and Bulls making up
the remainder. Receipts
this week were about 3000,
last week 3100 and 2967 a
year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice, including few Prime
2-4 1000-1300 lbs. 66.00-68.00,
bulk 66.50-67.50. Few lots and
part loads 68.50 during the
week. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
65.50-67.00. Good 63.00-65.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-
1050 lbs. 66.0066.50. Couple
loads 975-1025 lbs. 66.7567.00.
Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 65.00-
66.00. Scattered lots mostly
yield grade 4 60.00-64.00 on
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 63.50-
65.50. Good 60.0064.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-3 45 00-48 50
few 49.00. Cutter 43 00-46 00.
BULIiS YG 1-2 1100-1900
lbs 52 00-59 00
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Nest Run Eggs
Oct 21
Tuesday
57
54
54
45
52
44
Net Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, October 22
Report supplied by USDA
PHILADELPHIA IS
ALIVE WITH
PHILLIE FEVER
Prices held unchanged on
light type hens, tough a firm
undertone prevails. Farm
offerings often short of a
fairly good plant call. Of
ferings of heavy type fully
adequate for a fair buying
interest.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 8-9, mostly 8%.
F. 0.8. Plant;
mostly 11.
HEAVY TYPE HENS:
TFEWR.
73-75
70-72
Report supplied by USDA
R.T.C. movement fairly
good on whole birds though
light and disappointing on
legs, fair on balance of parts.
Slaughter schedules even.
Today’s LTL asking prices
unchanged at 53 on Plant and
54 on US Grade A. Advanced
interest slow in developing.
Live supplies adequate at
mostly desirable weights.
Undertone steady.
Oct. 23
Thursday
56
55
55
45
52
44
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Wednesday, October 22
TOP OF THE
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RANGE: U.S. Grade A 52-
55; Plant Grade 51-54;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
57.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
53.90; Plant Grade 52.92;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
57.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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