A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,1984
Nest Run Eggs
DURHAM, N.H. - The Egg
Clearinghouse Inc. Board of
Directors has voted to discontinue
the issuance of the Tuesday and
Thursday egg quotes effective
Aug. 1.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, Aug. 2
Report supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: Prices
unchanged. Cartoned egg
movement is fair overall. Floor
stocks are well-cleared on jumbos
and extra large with most dealers
still having to cut their orders on
jumbos to some degree. Large are
fully adequate overall, par
ticularly on graded loose packs.
Mediums and smalls are ample
and excess lots are difficult to
clear, some delivered sales noted
within the area of current ship
ments were reported on class I’s at
57- cents, heavyweight class 4’s
at 29 cents, graded loose large at
58- cents, graded loose mediums
at 41-42 cents with some graded
loose small picked up at 28 cents.
Prices to retailers: sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs in cartons delivered
store door:
A Extra Large .71-.73; A Large •,
.70-.72; A Medium .53-.55.
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Delmarva Poultry
Thursday, Aug. 2
Report supplied by USDA
Market Comment: Movement of
ready to cook whole birds is fair to
good and plants are clearing
current production satisfactorily.
Demand for parts remains good
but the interest was not quite as
aggressive as earlier in the week.
Slaughter is moderately heavy.
Live supplies are at least
adequate. Weights are desirable to
occasionally heavier than desired.
Undertone steady but cautious.
Today’s L.T.L. asking prices are
unchanged on U.S. Grade A at 52-58
cents.
Estimated slaughter of broiler
fryers in Delmarva (000).
Estimated 8/2 1,913,000; Actual
7/26, 1,891.000; Actual 7/31,
1,920,000; Average Weights 7/31,
4.28; Average Weights 7/24 4.23.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, Aug. 1
Report supplied by USDA
Market Comment: Trading is
fair but restricted due to the
availability of live. Offerings are
limited and plants are unable to
run desired schedules. Canner
pack movements if fairly good.
Prices Paid at Farm;
Light Type Hens: 9-10%, mostly
10.
F. 0.8. Plant: 12-13, mostly 13.
Columbia
Heinsey’s
Poultry Market
Root’s, East Petersburg
Tuesday, July 31
Report supplied by auction
RABBITS: 4-6 lbs. range .40-.64
per lb.
RABBITS: 7-11 lbs. range .30-.44
per lb.
BUNNIES: .50-1.75 ea.
GUINEA PIGS: range 1.00-2.50
ea.
GOATS: range 19.00-40.00 ea.
KID GOATS: range 18.00-30.00
ea.
TOTAL NUMBER COOPS: 276,
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, July 31
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 42.00-46.25; Cutters 38.50-
41.75; Canners 36.10-37.85; Shells
32.00.
Heifers: Good 52.50-55.85;
Standard 49.00-51.50; Commercial
45.0048.50.
Bulls: Good 51.50-54.50; Stan
dard 47.0045.75.
Feeder Cattle: 300500 lbs. large
frame 54.0063.00; 300500 lbs.
small frame 46.00-48.00; 500-700
lbs. large frame 47.0058.00; 500700
lbs. small frame 45.0051.00.
Veal Calves: Good 51.0066.00;
Standard 44.0050.00; Utility 35.00
42.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 57.0068.00.
Hogs: 51.75-53.50.
Sows: 39.0044.00.
Boars: 30.0033.00.
Shoats: 25-30 lbs. per head 18.00
25.00; 3035 lbs. per head 31.00
36.00.
Lambs; 44.0ft-58.00.
Sheep: 8.00-22.00.
Goats per head 12.00-34.00.
New York Multiple
Drop Broiler Report
Thursday, Aug. 2
Report supplied by USDA
Current broiler/fryer negotiated
prices for immediate delivery
includes mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A .51-.58;
Weighted AVG.: U.S. Grade A
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Peewees
Unquoted
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Off Grade
Undergrades
Checks
Breaking Stock: Friday -12.90-13.50.
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, July 31
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to
retail stores
MASS.X
Mostly
N. HAMP.
Mostly
R.l.
Mostly
VERMONT
Mostly .9S-.99 .89-.9S
MAINE -91-.96 .SB-.93
X Includes Central and Western Sections only.
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Large
.93-.9S
.93
.72-.78
.74-.7S
.82-.91
Ex. Large
.9S-.97
.95
.77-.81
.79-.80
.BS-.94
.85-. BS
.SB-.96
.88-.91
.90-.99
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.87
.83
.65
.87
.83
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Small
.50-.52
.50
Medium
.T3-.75
.73
.60-.64
.6Z-.63
.64-.T3
.67-.70
.6S-.78
.75-.70
.70-.75
.3S-.42
•40-.41
.S9-.48
.4Z-.45
.45-.50
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