> i A4-Lancaster Farming', “Saturday; July 18,'"w Delmarva Broiler/Fryer & NY Multiple Drop Thursday, July 16, 1987 DELMARVA BROILER FRYER MARKET: MOVEMENT OF READY-TO-COOK WHOLE BIRDS WAS IMPROVED AND GENERALLY FAIR. OFFERINGS WERE IN A BIT BETTER BALANCE AND STILL COMPETITIVELY PRICED BUT NOT AS SHARPLY DISCOUNTED AS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. IN THE PARTS COMPLEX DEMAND WAS ALSO IMPROVED. SUPPLIES WERE IN BETTER BALANCE AND AT LEAST ADEQUATE ON MOST ITEMS. LESS THAN TRUCKLOT ASKING PRICES WERE 2TO 3 CENTS LOWER AT 41 TO 53 CENTS. LIVE SUPPLIES WERE AT LEAST MODERATE. WEIGHTS RANGED DESIRABLE TO LIGHT SLAUGHTER SCHEDULES WERE MODERATELY HEAVY THE UNDER TONE ALTHOUGH IMPROVED REMAINED WEAK. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL ACTUAL AVERAGE WEIGHTS 7/16 7/9 7/14 7/14 7/7 1986 1996 1975 4.27 4.44. NEW YORK MULTIPLE-DROP BROILER REPORT: Copyright 1987 by Lancaster Farming P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G Campbell, Publisher Everett R Newswanger. Managing Editor Jack Hubley, Associate Editor Suzanne Keene, Home Editor Martha Gehrmger, Dairy Editor NEWS CORRESPONDENTS Sally B Bair. Lancaster County Columbia 717-285-4926 Joyce Bupp, York County Seven Valleys 717-428-1865 Kathy Gill. Cumberland Carlisle 717-243-5566 Ginger Myers. Adams Littlestown 717-359-7542 Bonnie Brechbill, Franklin Chambersburg 717-369-2916 Barbara Miller, Lycoming Hughesville 717-584-3892 Mary Maxwell, Center State College, 814-238-1416 Craig Bingman. Snyder, Union, Juniata Beaver Springs 717-837-0085 Margie Fusco, Cambria Johnstown 814-255-6115 Beth Nesbit, Indiana Marchand 412-286-9049 Helen Kelchner. 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Phone 203-966-1748 CURRENT BROILER/FRYER NEGO TIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA. BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 41-55 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 47.62 NO. OF BOXES 8,186. National Egg Market Thursday, July 16, 1987 NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A GLANCE. PRICES WERE GENERALLY UNCHANGED EXCEPT MEDIUMS AT EASTERN TERMINAL MARKETS TRENDED HIGHER. THE MARKET TONE WAS STEADY WITH SOME WEAKNESS NOTED ON LARGE IN PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC AND MIDWEST. WITH RETAIL FEATURES. DEMAND WAS MODERATE TO GOOD. ELSEWHERE DEMAND WAS QUIET TO FAIR. SUPPLIES WERE ADEQUATE TO FULLY ADEQUATE ON MOST SIZES EXCEPT JUMBOS WERE USUALLY SHORT AND EXTRA LARGE AND MEDIUMS WERE BARE LY ADEQUATE IN PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. BREAKERS CONTINUED TO UNAGRESSIVELY BID LOWER FOR THE AMPLE OFFERINGS. aPs New England Shell Eggs Wednesday, July 15, 1987 SHELL EGGS IN NEW ENGLAND: CARTONED LARGE PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO HIGHER. JUMBO LOOSE PRICES INCREASED IN RESPONSE TO A MARKED SHOR TAGE IN SUPPLIES. ALL OTHER PRICES WERE UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE WAS STEADY. DEMAND FOR CARTONED EGGS WAS MODERATE TO GOOD WITH AN INCREASED INTERDEALER TRAD ING NOTED TO FILL SPOT SHOR TAGES OF THE HEAVY SIZES. SUP PLES OF THE HEAVY SIZES WERE BARELY ADEQUATE TO ADEQUATE AND MEDIUMS WERE USUALLY ADEQUATE. PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM, CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YELD BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN: JUMBO .82-. BS; EX LARGE .57-.60. LARGE .48-.51; MEDIUM .32-.35; SMALL .9-. 12. BOSTON PRICES TO RETAILERS - SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR: A EXTRA LARGE .78-.81; A LARGE .69-.73; A MEDIUM .S3-.56. Heinsey’s Poultry Tuesday, July 14, 1987 Roots, East Petersburg MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKE RANGE 1.20-1.44. HENS 1.14-1.28. PEKING DUCKS .32 .44. PULLETS 4-7 LBS. .30-.44. RED FOWL: 4-4.5 LBS. .12 .20; 5-6 LBS 15- 32. CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 4-6 LBS. .30-.62; 7-11 LBS. .20-.42. CROSSBRED FOWL: 5-10 LBS. .10- 32. BANTY ROOSTERS 2.00-4.50 EA. BANTY HENS .50-1.25 EA. GUINEA PIGS .25-1.00 EA. GOATS 32.00-50.00 EA. KID GOATS 16.00-22.00 EA. GUINEA FOWL 3.35-3.70. GEESE 8-11 LBS. .20-.32. PIGEONS 1.00-1.25 EA. WHITE PIGEONS 2.85-3.75 EA. RABBITS: 4-6 LBS. .70-.84; 7-11 LBS. .60-.74. LEGHORN ROOSTERS .20 .32. LEGHORN HENS .2-. 12. BUNNIES .50-1.00 EA. DOVES 2.00-3.25 EA. SILKIES 3.00-4.50 EA. TOTAL COOPS SOLD 952. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, July 16, 1987 Report Supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: MEDIUMS PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO HIGHER. BALANCE UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE WAS BARELY STEADY TO STEADY ON LARGE. STEADY ON MEDIUMS. DEMAND REFLECTED THE PRESENCE OF RETAIL FEATURES AND WAS GOOD IN AREAS WITH SPECIALS. THE WEATHER HAD COOLED OFF AND MOST FLOCKS HAD RETURNED TO THEIR PRODUCTION STATUS BEFORE THE HEAT. SUPPLIES WERE ADEQUATE WITH LARGE LONG IN HEAVY DUTY AUOERS 4”. 6” -8”- 10” -12” Standard Sizes In Stock Custom Sizes Mode To Order FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL OR WRITE TODAY: automatic farm systems 608 Evergreen Rd. Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-5333 N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, July 14 Report Supplied by USDA PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORED: EX. LARGE .83-.57 .85.86 .79-.52 .79 .95.96 .95 .90-.97 N. HAMP. MOSTLY R.I. MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY MAINE Weekly New York Egg Market Northeast Quotes From Friday, July 10 to Thursday, July 16 FRI. MON. TUES. WED. WHITE JUMBO EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS OFF GRADE BROWN EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUMS OFF GRADE UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS BREAKING STOCKS: FRIDAY 42-44 LBS. 26.00-28.00, 48-50 LBS. 33.00- 50 LBS. UP 35.00-36.00; TUESDAY 42-44 LBS. 25.00-27.00,48-50 LBS. 32.00-33.00, 50 LBS. UP 33.00-34.00; THURSDAY 42-44 LBS. 31.00- 00. SOME AREAS. PRICES TO RETAILERS: SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CONSUMER GRADES WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR: A EXTRA LARGE .58-.60’/.; A LARGE .56-,5B'A ; A MEDIUM .39’/. -.42. New York & Phila. Frozen Eggs Tuesday, July 14, 1987 THE MARKET TONE FOR WHOLE EGGS AND WHITES WAS ABOUT STEADY WHILE YOLKS WERE STEADY. BUYING ACTIVITY CON TINUED Light, most breakers WATCHED THE SHELL EGG MARKET CLOSELY AND WERE SELECTIVE WITH THE AVAILABLE OFFERINGS WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES (PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED CLASS TRUCK LOTS LCL (MIN. 25 CONT.) WHOLE 39-42 MOS 39-41 43-50 BLENDS (/) - 49-59 WHITES 30-32 MOS 30-31 33-38 YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS) SUGARED 56-58 MOS 57-58 60-68 SALTED 50-53 MOS 51-52 - 00 - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS SWEETNER, GENERALLY 28-32% EGG SOLIDS Tfatfe* CHICKS, INC. flnh\ Chirks &• Started Pullets j Lilj»VAiH-i (w Tfaywie, Brown & White Layers Broilers PHONE (215) 536-3155 266 E. PALETOWN RD. CH AKERTOWN. PA 18051 LARGE .74-.78 .16:71 .70-.83 .70 •BS-.87 .85 .82-. SB .73 .73 .73 .73 .67 .67 .67 67 .50 .50 .50 50 Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Wednesday, July 15 Report supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: PRICES WERE RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FOR THE LIGHT BUT GENERALLY ADEQUATE OFFERINGS. PLANTS USUALLY RAN DESIRED SCHE DULES OF LIGHT TYPE HENS WITH SOME PROCESSING VARIED VOL UME OF ATTRACTIVELY PRICED BROILER FRYERS. AVAILABILITY WAS NOTED AS FAIRLY HEAVY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST BUT PRIC ING GENERALLY UNSETTLED. THE UNDERTONE WAS STEADY. PRICES PAID AT FARM: LIGHT TYPE HENS .05-.07, MOSTLY 06-.06'/.. King’s Hay -- Kirkwood, Pa. Tuesday, July 14, 1987 Report supplied by Auction 14 LOADS, ALFALFA: 85.00-113.00; ALFALFA. MIXED. 69.00; CLOVER, 85.00; TIMOTHY, 73.00-101.00; 6 LOADS STRAW, 75.00-84.00; 2 LOADS EAR CORN AT 69.00. r M Chicks or Custom Grown hisex brown Pul,et » Available locally from: TKoye* d CHICKS, INC. HI 6 fALETOWN ROAO (HJAKERTOWN. f A IMSI (215) 53121 M SMALL .35.39 .37-.3S .31-.34 MEDIUM .58.62 .60.61 .54-.57 .54 .70-.75 .70 .65- 72 .42- 49 THURS. .73 .67 50
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