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    A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31,1981
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Oft Grade
Large
Checks
Tone: Buying interest unproved. Supplies ample. Market steadier
Copyright 1981 by Urner-Barry
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Oct 27
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
92-99
94-97
87-93
91-92
96-97
94-102
96-97
91-94
MASS.X
Mostly
N.HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
X Includes Central and Western Sections only
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American Egg^Board
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Office: 22 E. Main St., Utitz, PA 17543
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Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047
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Robert G. Campbell, Publisher
Sheila M. Miller, Editor
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Ulster 717-358-3346
Beth Hemmmger, Cumberland County, Franklin
and Perry counties
Newville 717-486-5322
Sally B. Bair, Lancaster County
Columbia 717-285-4926
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Peach Bottom 717-548-3131
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Seven Valleys
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From Friday, Oet. 23 to Oct. 30
Fn. Mon. Tues. Wed.
97
88
86
97
88
86
97
88
86
Large
90-97
92-95
85-91
89-90
94-95
92-99
94-95
89-92
Bernville
Thurs.
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ms
97
88
86
cartons
Medium Small
85-92 59-66
87-90 61-64
80-86 53-60
84-85 58-59
89-90 63-64
87-94
89-90
84-87
5841
St. Louis Sheep
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by USDA
Weekly sheep auction. Receipts
around 600 head. Compared last
Wednesday. Slaughter lambs 1.00-
2.00 lower. Light supply feeder
lambs steady to firm. Supply
mainly slaughter lambs.
SHORN SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and Prime 97-123 lbs. with
No. 1-2 pelts 50.00-53.00. Few lots
Choice 95-101 lbs. 48.00-49.00.
WOOLED SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice and Prune 105-125
lbs. 50.00-52.25. Choice 90-105 lbs.
44.0048.75.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few small
lots Choice and Fancy 50-90 lbs.
45.00-47.00. Choice 60-90 lbs. 42.50-
45.00.
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BREEDING EWES: Few lots
Good 87-195 lbs. 3-4 year old solid
mouth 16.00-20.00. Small lots 78 lb.
yearlings 29.00.
TOP OF THE
HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821
HORSE SALE HELD 3rd
SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Market your cattle & hogs
the auction way.
Sale every Monday 2 P.M.
Melvin M. Lehman (Owner)
Fogelsville
Poultry
Fogelsville, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Report supplied by USDA
HENS, LIGHT TYPE; range 5-
12, mostly 12.
HENS, HEAVY TYPE: range 6-
35, mostly 20.
ROASTERS: range 30-56, mostly
56.
DUCKS: range 80-90, mostly 90.
DRAKES: range 80-90, mostly
90.
GEESE; range3s.
RABBITS: range 3565, mostly
70.
GUINEAS: range 1.35-1.54,
mostly 1.50.
PIGEONS (.PER PAIR); range
1.00-2.10, mostly 1.50.
JUMBO SQUABS: range 2.50.
PULLETS: range 35-36, mostly
48.
FRYERS: range 36-46, mostly
46.
TOM TURKEYS: range 46-49
mostly 49.
HEN TURKEYS: range 40-54,
mostly 49.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD ; 325.
Baltimore Eggs
Thursday, Oct 29
Report supplied by USDA
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min one
case sale) white.
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Delmarva Poultry
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Report supplied by USDA
Today’s LrT.L. asking pnces
steady at 45-48)6 cents on U.S.
Grade A.
Estimated slaughter of broiler
fryers in Delmarva (000).
Estimated 10/29 1813; Actual
10/22 1836; Actual 10/27 1807;
Average Weights 10/27 4.37; 10/20
4.27.
717-275-2880
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI; Durham, N.H. and
reflect trading prices tor gradable nest run eggs iGNK; on ECI, a nation
wide trading center tor producers, packers and marketers. GNU 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. Ttys week’s prices tor each classification were:
Net Weight Oct. 27 Oct. 29
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
43 lbs. 61 60
45 lbs. 50 50
42 lbs. 57 57
30 lbs. 40 40
43 lbs. 55 55
43 lbs. 50 50
Classification
Class 1-Large
Class 2 'Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4 >BOlBll
Breaking Stuck
Checks
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Report supplied by USDA
Prices unchanged. Cartoning
demand fair. Offerings fully
adequate on all sizes. Undertone
steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs in cartons delivered
store door.
A Extra Large 76%-79; A Large
75-78; A Medium 69-74.
Heinsey’s
Poultry Market
Root’s, East Petersburg
Tuesday, October 27
Report supplied by auction
MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKES:
range 82-98 cents per lb.
MUSCOVY DUCKS, HENS:
range 604)2 cents per lb.
PEKING DUCKS: range 46-60
cents per lb.
RED FOWL: 4-5 lbs. range 10-18
cents per lb.
RED FOWL: 5-6 lbs. range 12-26
cents per lb.
CROSSBRED FOWL; 5-8 lbs.
range 12-26 cents per lb.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 4-6
lbs. range 40-72 cents per lb.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 7-10
lbs. range 30-54 cents per lb. v
77-82
73-79
Nest Run Eggs
GUINEA FOWL: range 80-
1.40/lb. ea.
BANTY ROOSTERS: range 1.00-
3.2 S ea.
BANTY HENS; range .25415
cents ea. -
GEESE: 7-12 lbs. range 25-68
cents per lb.
TURKEYS: 7-28 lbs. range 40-56
cents per lb.
PIGEONS: range 75-1.15 ea.
WHITE PIGEONS: range 1.25-
2.50 ea.
RABBITS: 4-6 lbs. range 42-80
cents per lb.
RABBITS: 7-10 lbs. range 32-58
cents per lb.
GUINNEA PIGS: range 1.00-2.35
ea.
GQATS: range2l.oo-52.50ea.
KID GOATS : 19.00-32.00 ea.
TOTAL AMOUNT COUPS: 724.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Report supplied by USDA
Prices Paid at Farm:
Light Type Hens: 8-9, mostly 9
F. 0.8. Plant: 10-11, mostly 10.
Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR.