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National Egg
Market
Thursday, August 6, 1987
AT A GLANCE
PRICES WERE UNCHANGED
UNDER A STEADY MARKET TONE
FOR LARGE SIZES AND AN
UNSETTLED MARKET TONE ON
MEDIUMS. DEMAND FOR CAR
TONED EGGS WAS MOSTLY MOD
ERATE BUT COVERED THE RANGE
FROM QUIET IN SOME METROPOLI
TAN AREAS TO VERY GOOD IN
RESORT AREAS. SUPPLIES OF EXTRA
LARGE AND CL/\£S I’S WERE TIGHT
TO ADEQUATE, LARGE WERE
ADEQUATE TO FULLY ADEQUATE
AND MEDIUMS CONTINUED
ADEQUATE TO AMPLE. DEMAND
FOR BREAKER FINISHED PRODUCT
WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE FOR THE
ADEQUATE TO FULLY ADEQUATE
FLOOR STOCKS
Delmarva Broiler/
Fryer & NY
Multiple Drop
Thursday, August 6, 1987
DELMARVA BROILER FRYER
MARKET
♦♦♦•‘♦CORRECTED COPY •♦AC
TUAL SLAUGHTER FOR 7/30 SHOULD
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DEMAND REMAINED GOOD FOR
READY-TO-COOK WHOLE BIRDS.
OFFERINGS WERE LIMITED AND
CONFIDENTLY HELD. ON THE PARTS
COMPLEX, BREASTS MOVED INTO A
STEADIER POSITION WITH WINGS
AND LEG ITEMS IN A FIRM POSITION.
LESS THAN TRUCKLOT ASKING
PRICES WERE TWO CENTS HIGHER
AT 48-61 CENTS. LIVE SUPPLIES
WERE ABOUT MODERATE WEIGHTS
WERE LIGHT TO DESIRABLE AS
WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE A PRE
DOMINANT FACTOR ALSO CAUSING
SOME GRADE PROBLEMS SLAUGH
TER SCHEDULES WERE MODERATE
THE UNDERTONE WAS FULLY
STEADY TO FIRM
ESTIMATED SLAUGHER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000)
ESTIMATED ACTUAL ACTUAL
AVERAGE WEIGHTS 8/6 7/30 8/4 8/4
7/28 1917 ♦♦♦l942*** 1878 4 27 4 34
NEW YORK MULTIPLE-DROP
BROILER REPORT
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
46-59 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 53 50 NO
OF BOXES 8274
SPECIALIZING IN:
• Grain Drying
• Handling
• Storage
Heinsey’s Poultry
Root’s, E. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 4, 1987
MUSCOVY DUCKS; DRAKE RANGE
.90-1.06
HENS: .90-.98
PEKING DUCKS; .30 .52
RED FOWL: 4-4.5 LBS. .20- 28; 5-6
LBS. .24 .42
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 4-6 LBS.
.30-.54; 7-11 LBS. .26-.4S
CROSSBRED FOWL; 5-6 LBS. .20-.34
BANTY ROOSTERS 2.00-4.25 EA
BANTY HENS: .35-1.00 EA
GUINEA PIGS: .25-1.00 EA.
GOATS: 30.00-66.00 EA
KID GOATS: 15.00-31.00 EA.
GUINEA FOWL: 2.35-2.80
GEESE: 9-14 LBS .32-.50
PIGEONS: 1.25-1.50 EA.
WHITE PIGEONS: 2.50-3.25 EA.
RABBITS: 4-6 LBS. .70-.92; 7-11 LBS
.60-.78
LEGHORN ROOSTERS: .20-.26
LEGHORN HENS: .16-.20
BUNNIES: .50-1.50 EA.
DOVES; 2.75-4.00 EA.
SILKIES: 2.00-4.00 EA
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 661
New York &
Philadelphia
Frozen Eggs
Tuesday, August 4, 1987
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
FROZEN EGG REPORT: FEDERAL
STATE
PRICES TRENDED LOWER. THE
MARKET TONE WAS BARELY
STEADY AND CAUTIOUS. TRADING
ACTIVITY WAS IRREGULAR. FLOOR
STOCKS WERE IN GOOD BALANCE
TO HANDLE CURRENT BUYER
INTEREST. HEAVY WEIGHT RAW
MATERIALS WERE LIMITED IN
THEIR AVAILABILITY BUT ABUN
DENT OFFERINGS OF LIGHTER
WEIGHT EGGS EASILY HELP BREAK
ERS MAINTAIN DESIRED
SCHEDULES.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS)
U.S.D.A. INSPECTED CLASS TRUCK
LOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) WHOLE
36-38 MOS 37-38 39-45 BLENDS (f) -
47-55 WHITES 25-28 MOS 26-27 29-35
YOLKS (MIN. 43 PCT SOLIDS)
SUGARED 55-57 MOS 55-56 58-65
SALTED 48-51 MOS 49-50 -
(/) - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32 PCT
EGG SOLIDS.
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, August 4, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 194...PDA...Compared with
last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter Steers
$ 1.50 to $2 higher; Cows $ 1 higher. Choice
& si. steers 64 00-66.75, Good 59.00-64,
Standard 53.50-59, few Utility
49 00-52.00 Few Choice si heifers
61.00-63.50, few Good 57-61.50, few Stan
dard 51 00-57.00. Breakmg Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 45.00-49, couple 50 00,
Cutter & Boning Utility 42-46 25, Canner
& Low Cutter 36 00-42, Shells down to
29.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1200/2190 lbs si
“We not only give
you what we have;
but what you want,"
• Milling Equipment
At 608 E. Evergreen Rd.
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-5333
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Frida)', July 31 to Thursday, Aug. 6
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUMS
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS .22 ,22 .22 .22 .22
BREAKING STOCKS: FRIDAY 42-44 LBS. 22.00-24.00; 48-50 LBS
30 00-31.00; 50 LBS. UP 31.00-33 00; TUESDAY 22 00-23 00
bulls 54.00-57.25. No. 2. 900/1200 lbs.
46 85-53.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 500/600 lbs. bulls
49 50-55.00.
CALVES 94... Few Good vealers
64.00-75.00, Standard & Good 90/120 lbs
70 00-76, 60/85 lbs. 61 00-71, few Utility
50/85 lbs. 25.00-35.00 Farm Calves; Hols
tein Bulls 90/130 lbs. 11000-147 50.
HOGS 164. .Barrows and gilts $1 50 to
$2 lower. US No 1-2 215/245 lbs.
57.60-58.50, two lots 59.25 & 60. 1-3
210/235 lbs. 56.35-57.60, 1-3 180/195 lbs
50 00-53 60. US No 1-3 350/600 lbs sows
46 00-51.00. Boars 35 00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25.. US No. 1-3 30/40
lbs. feeder pigs 29.00-35.00 per head.
SHEEP 19.. Few High Choice & Prime
75/78 lbs spring slaughter lambs
76.00- few Good & Choice 59 lbs.
feeder lambs 75.00. Few slaughter sheep
18.00-
GOATS 2... Medium 23.00 per head.
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Hagerstown, Md.
Tuesday, August 4, 1987
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: 50*1 HIGHER! COWS;
HIGH YIELD 46.00-46.75; UTILITY
43.00- CANNERS 40.00-43.00;
SHELLY 40.00 DOWN. BULLS; $2
LOWER- GOOD 50.00-55.00. FED
STEERS; 1- GOOD 55.25. FED HEIF
ERS: GOOD 57.50; MEDIUM 47.00.
VEAL CALVES: 130 HD. LOW CHOICE
FEW 280 LB. 78.00; STANDARD
55.00- KILLERS 80-100 LB.
73.00- 50-80 LBS. 65.00-73.00.
FARM CALVES: FE WBEEF X
85.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS 100-120
LBS. 100.00-118.00, FEW TO 122.00,
90-95 LBS. 90.00-112 00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 100-120 LBS. 78.00-92.00.
BUTCHER HOGS; 1.50 LOWER ON
LIGHT RUN- US 1&3 215-240 LBS. TO
59.00, 240-260 LBS. 2&3 53.00-56.50,
270-320 LBS. 1&3 48.00-54.50; SOWS
SI-2 LOWER - 1 305 LBS. AT 49.00,
400-535 LBS. 44.00-46.25; BOARS
500-600 LBS. 41.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 50 HD.- STEERS:
GOOD 300-600 LBS. 63.00-68.50, FEW
700-850 LBS. TO 61.50, 850-975 LBS.
52.00- HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS.
MEDIUM 55.00-60.00, 500-700 LBS.
GOOD 57.00-64.50. BULLS: 300-600
LBS. GOOD 63.00-73.00, 700-950 LBS.
48.00- LAMBS; 20 HD.- CHOICE
9MOO LBS. 68.00-72.00; BUCKS 55,00;
FEEDERS 65-85 LBS. 60.00-70.00;
FEEDERS 45-55 LBS. 65.00-73.00.
SHEEP: 6 HD.- 20.00-34.00. GOATS: 25
HD.- LARGE 55.00-75,00, MEDIUM
40.00- SMALL & THIN 35.00
DOWN. PIGS & SHOATS; 148 HD.
GOOD DEMAND! BY THE HEAD;
15-28 LBS. 23.00-36.00, 30-40 LBS.
29 00-36.00; BY THE LB.; 45 HD.
157-181 LBS. 50.00-51.50, FEW STOCK
BOARS 180210 LBS. 44.00-45.50.
7K«y&l & CHICKS, INC.
Rnh\ Chicks &• Started Pullets
Brown & White ,
Lavers
266 E. PALETOWN RD
Northeast Quotes
.76 .76 .76 .76
.70 .70 .70 .70
.49 .49 .49 49
Westminster Livestock
Small Animals, Eggs, Produce
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1987
All Prices Per Head
Crates sold; 174.
DUCKS: Medium S 2-4.50, Young
$2.25.
GEESE; $2-3.50.
GUINEAS: $5-7.25, Young $3-$4,
Guinea Pigs $3.
CHICKENS. $1 50-$3.00 few lo $4 50,
Medium $ 50-$2.
TURKEYS: Young $4-$5.50
RABBITS: Large $3-$5, Few to $7.50,
Fryers $1.50-$4.00, Small $1.75-$2.25;
Lops $2 50-$5.50, Dwarfs $2-$4.25
Eggs - 404 dozen All Prices Per Dozen
Jumbo Brown $ 82-1 02; Extra Large
Brown .80-.90; Large Brown 73- 78;
Medium Brown .55-.59.
Jumbo White ,66; Extra Large White
.65-/79; Large White .52-.74; Medium
White .45-.55.
Apples '/, bu. $1.75-2.75.
Green Beans '/> bu. $4.50-5.50.
Lima Beans 'A bu. $8; bu. $13.50.
Blackberries qt. $2.40.
Broccoli $4.50.
Cabbage $2/5 Hds.
Carrots pk $3.50
Com 500/doz.
Lopes 25-50 each.
Melons $1.75-2.00 each.
Onions ■/. b. $3.75.
Peaches •/. bu. $3.75-5.00.
Peppers pk. $5.50.
Plums qt. 60, pk-$2-4.
Potatoes 'A bu. $3.75.
Tomatoes 'A pk. $1 75, 'A bu. $4.50.
New England
Shell Eggs
Thursday, August 6, 1987
PRICES WERE UNCHANGED AND
THE MARKET TONE WAS GENERAL
LY STEADY. RESORT AREA DEMAND
WAS VERY GOOD. MODERATE TO
GOOD ELSEWHERE INQUIRY CON
TINUED FOR THE HEAVY SEES
WHICH WERE TIGHT TO ADEQUATE.
LARGE WERE ADEQUATE AND
MEDIUMS WERE MOSTLY ADEQU
ATE TO OCCASIONALLY FULLY
ADEQUATE.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR
LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM,
CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YEILD
BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN:
JUMBO EX LARGE LARGE
MEDIUM SMALL RANGE 87-90 56-59
48-51 32-35 6-9.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR:
A EXTRA LARGE A LARGE A
MEDIUM 77-80 69-72 53-56.
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PHONE (215) 536-3155
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