A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5,1981
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, Nov. 27 to Dec. 4
Fri. Mon. Tuei. Wed.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
Tone: Buying interest unproved. Supplies ample. Market steadier.
Copyright 1981 by Urner-Barry
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” Brown eggs in
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large
MASS.X 94-103 92-102
Mostly 97-101 95-100
N.HAMP. 89-95 87-93
Mostly 91-94 89-92
R.I. 99-100 97-98
VERMONT 96-105 94-102
Mostly 97-98 95-96
MAINE 94-99 92-98
X Includes Central and Western Sections only.
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er Utitz 717-626-1164
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Ulster 717-358-3346
Beth Hemminger, Cumberland County, Franklin
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Newville 717-486-5322
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Columbia 717-285-4926
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Peach Bottom 717-548-3131
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cartons
Small
62-70
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Medium
88-
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HOG tfARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE U, DANVILLE, PA
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)
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Report supplied by USDA
Prices Paid at Farm:
Light Type Hens: 10-11, mostly
10-10 Mi.
F. 0.8. Plant: 12-13, mostly 12-
12Ms.
Heavy Type Hens: Too Few To
Report.
Chambersburg Auction
Chambersburg, PA
Thursday, Dec. 3
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE; 413. Si. steers: few
Choice No. 2-4, 940-1080 lbs. 60.75-
63.35; Good 56.0060.00, couple to
61.75; Standard 51.50-55.00, couple
to 57.00. SI. heifers: few Choice
57.0062.25; few Good 51.50-55.50.
SI. cows; Utility & Commercial
36.50-41.75, few 43.25; Cutters 35.50-
38.25; Canner & L. Cutter 32.00-
35.75; Shells down to 30.00. SI.
bullocks: one Choice at 60.60. SI.
bulls: few Vield Grade No. 1, 1330-
2050 lbs. 49.00-58.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few
Large Frame No. 1, 400-850 lbs.
46.50-55.00. Heifers, few Large
Frame No. 1, 350-550 lbs. 46.00
53.00.
CALVES 996. Few Prime 105.00
110.00; Choice 84.00-100.00; Good
72.00-86.00; Standard & Good 100
110 lbs. 60.0068.00; 70-95 lbs. 52.00
57.50. Utility 60-90 lbs. 35.0052.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 85-
130 lbs. 60.00106.00, mostly 85.00
100.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-150 lbs.
70 00.197 SO
HOGS: 99. US No. 1-3 205-240 lbs.
42.0042.85; few lots No. 2-3 280290
lbs. 36.25-37.85; US No. 1-3 300680
lbs. 37.75-41.75; Few Boars 28.50
32.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 69. US No. 1-3
2040 lbs. 12.0027.00 per head.
SHEEP; 13. Few Good 70-95 lbs
40.50-49.50.
GOATS: 12. Few 13.0033.00
head.
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WELL .
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Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECU Durham, N.H. and
reflect trading prices for gradablenest run eggs (GNH) on ECI, a nation
wide trading center for producers, packers and marketers.GNK 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 ot each week. This week’s paces for each classification were:
Net Weight Dec. 1 Dec. 3
PcrCaie Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs. 62' 58
45 lbs. 60 57
42 lbs. 50.5 52
39 lbs. 48.5 48 1
48 lbs. 50 49
48 lbs. 45 44
Classification
Clast 1- Large
Class 2 -Large
Class 3 -Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Delmarva Poultry
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Report suppliedhy USDA
R.T.C. movement light to fair.
Slaughter schedules fairly heavy
at most plants. Today’s L.T.L.
asking prices steady at 44-47 cents
on U.S. Grade A, Advance interest
developmg in some order at
steady prices. Undertone about
steady.
Estimated slaughter of broiler
fryers in Delmarva (000).
Estimated 12/3 1812; Actual
11/26 (none, holiday); Actual 12/1
1759; Average Weights 12/1 4.31;
11/24 4.28.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, Dec. 3
Report supplledby USDA
Prices to Retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs in cartons delivered
store door:.
A Extra Large 77-78; A Large 76-
83; A Medium 72-80.
Baltimore Eggs
Thursday, Dec. 3
Report supplied by USDA
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to,
retailers, state graded (nun one
case sale) white.
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
per
Nest Run Eggs
Heinsey’s
Poultry Market
Root’s, East Petersburg
Tuesday, Dec. 2
Report supplied by auction
MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKES:
range .74-1.00 per lb.
MUSCOVY DUCKS, HENS:
range .S4-.76 per lb.
PEKING DUCKS: range .40-.56
per lb.
RED FOWL: 4-5 lbs. range .24-
.32 per lb.
RED FOWL: 5-6 lbs. range .30-
.38 per lb.
CROSSBRED FOWL: 6-9 lbs.
range .28-.3S per lb.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 4-6
lbs. range .50-.76 per lb.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 7-11
lbs. range .20-.52 per lb.
GUINEA FOWL: range 1.35-1.70
per lb.
BANTY ROOSTERS: range 2.00-
3.85 ea.
BANTY HENS: range .25-.55 ea.
PIGEONS: range .1.00-1.25 ea.
WHITE PIGEONS: range 1.50-
2.00 ea.
RABBITS: 4-6 lbs. range .50-.88
per lb.
RABBITS: 7-10 lbs. range .40-.68
per lb.
GUINEA PIGS: range .25-1.00
ea.
77-63
74-80
GOATS: range 15.00-50.00 ea.
TOTAL AMOUNT COUPS: 395.