A4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 3, 1987 Shell Eggs Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1987 PRICES WERE 2 TO 3 CENTS LOW ER ON ALL LARGE AND HEAVIER WEIGHT EGGS. UNCHANGED ON THE BALANCE. CARTONED EGG MOVEMENT WAS HIGHLY IRREGU LAR, RANGING SLOW TO OCCASION ALLY GOOD. LOOSE EGG DEMAND CONTINUED TO OUTPACE CAR TONED IN MANY QUARTERS BUT RETAIL AD INTEREST WAS DEVE LOPING. SUPPLIES AND OFFERINGS WERE FULLY SUFFICIENT FOR CUR RENT NEEDS WITH MEDIUMS AND LIGHTER WEIGHT STOCKS IN CLOS EST BALANCE WITH TRADE REQUIREMENTS. THE UNDERTONE REMAINED WEAK AND UNSETTLED. PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM. CASES EXCHANGED. GRADE YIELD BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN: JUMBO EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL RANGE 79-82 55-58 49-52 38-41 13-16 BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS - SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON- 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. 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Main St Lititz, PA 17543 ISSNOO23-7485 For address change form or new subscription sea Mailbox Markets. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. National Advertising Representative J.L. Farmakis, Inc. Phone 203-966-1746 PUBLISHER'S LIABILITY FOR ERROR The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement The publisher's liability for other errors or omissions in connection with an advertisement is stnctly limited to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or tfje refund of an'y monies paid for the advertisement CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR; A EXTRA LARGE A LARGE A MEDIUM 76-81 70-75 57-59. New York & Phila. Frozen Eggs Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1987 PRICES WERE GENERALLY UNCHANGED UNDER AN IMPROVED BUYING INTEREST. MOST PLANTS RAN FULL SCHEDULES WITH BUY ERS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE YEAR END NEEDS. RAW MATERIALS AS WELL AS FLOOR STOCKS WERE USUALLY FULLY ADEQUATE. WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES (PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED CLASS TRUCK LOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) WHOLE 44-47 MOSTLY 45-46 48-55 BLENDS (/) - 57-68 WHITES 25 1)2-28 MOSTLY 26-27 29-35 YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS) SUGARED 68-71 MOSTLY 69-70 71-77 SALTED 63-66 MOSTLY 63-64 - (/)-WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32% EGG SOLIDS. “We not only give you what we have; but what you want,” SPECIALIZING IN: • Grain Drying* • Handling • Storage • Milling Equipment At 608 E. Evergreen Rd. Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-5333 Philadelphia Eggs Thursday, Oct. 1 Report Supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO LOWER. TRADE SENTIMENT WAS BARELY STEADY BUT CAUTIOUS. MOVE ' MENT OF CARTONED EGGS WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE. FLOOR STOCKS WERE ADEQUATE TO , AMPLE. OFFERINGS OF GRADED I AND UNGRADED PRODUCT WERE PLENTIFUL WITH OCCASIONAL TRADES COMPLETED. PRICES TO RETAILERS: SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. CONSUMER GRADES WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR: A EXTRA LARGE .S7-.67; A LARGE .55-.65; A MEDIUM .47 .55. Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Wednesday, Sept. 30 Report Supplied by USDA MARKET COMMENT: PRICES CONTINUED TO TREND LOWER. DEMAND WAS MODERATE. OFFER INGS WERE AT LEAST FULLY ADEQUATE AND PLANT SCHEDULES WERE EASY TO ACCOMMODATE. PROCESSED SALES WERE FAIR AND IMPROVING. THE UNDERTONE WAS GENERALLY WEAK. PRICES PAID AT FARM: LIGHT TYPE HENS; .09-.11, MOST LY 09-.10. Delmarva Broiler/Fryer & NY Multiple Drop Thursday, Oct 1, 1987 DEMAND FOR READY-TO-COOK WHOLE BIRDS WAS ONLY MOD ERATE AT BEST AND OFTEN NOTED AS DISAPPOINTING. SELLER OFFER INGS WERE IRREGULAR BUT FULLY ADEQUATE OVERALL, PARTICU LARLY ON 3 POUND AND UP SIZES. IN THE PARTS COMPLEX DEMAND WAS LIGHT TO FAIR AND SUPPLIES WERE AT LEAST ADEQUATE ON ALL ITEMS. LEGS AND WINGS WERE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TO CLEAR AT SEVERAL POINTS. LESS THAN TRUCKLOT ASKING PRICES WERE UNCHANGED AT 41 TO 50 CENTS BUT SELLERS WERE OFTEN WILL ING TO NEGOTIATE TO STIMULATE ADDITIONAL INTEREST. LIVE SUP PLIES WERE AT LEAST MODERATE. WEIGHTS WERE IRREGULAR BUT USUALLY NOTED AS HEAVIER THAN DESIRED. THE UNDERTONE WAS BARELY STEADY. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL ACTUAL AVERAGE WEIGHTS 10/1 9/24 9/29 9/29 9/22 1,916 1,977 1,919 4.61 4.63. NEW YORK MULTIPLE DROP BROILER REPORT; CURRENT BROILER/FRYER NEGO TIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF BRANDED AND TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 36-50 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 44 70 NO. OF BOXES 10,703. Weekly New York Egg Market Northeast Quotes From Friday, Sept. 25 to Thursday, Oct. 1 FRI. MON. TUES. WED, WHITE JUMBO EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS OFF GRADE BROWN EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUMS OFF GRADE UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS .30 .30 .29 .29 .28 BREAKING STOCKS: FRIDAY 42-44 LBS. 31.00-33 00; 48-50 lbs. 38.00- 50 LBS. UP 40.00-42.00. TUESDAY 42-44 LBS. 30,00-32.00; 48-50 LBS. 37.00-39.00; 50 LBS. UP 39.00-41.00. WEDNESDAY 48-50 LBS. 37.00- 50 LBS. UP 38.00-40.00. THURSDAY 42-44 LBS. 29.00-31.00; 48-50 LBS. 36.00-37.00; 50 LBS. UP 37.00-39.00. N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, Sept. 29 Report Supplied by USDA PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A" BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES; N. HAMP. MOSTLY RI. MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY MAINE Northeast Chicken Parts Thursday, Oct. 1, 1987 COMMENT: TRADING ACTIVITY WAS LIGHT AND SELECTIVE. ALTHOUGH THE BULK OF SALES ON CUTLETS WERE NOTED AT 1.85, THEY WERE BARELY STEADY AS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SALES WAS STARTING TO BE PICKED UP UNDER THIS LEVEL. LINE-RUN BREASTS WERE IN GOOD BALANCE AT 80 CENTS, AND RIB BREASTS WERE ALSO GENERALLY CLEARING SATISFACTORILY AT CURRENT LEVELS. LEGS AND WINGS REMAINED AMPLE AND DIFFICULT TO CLEAR. LEG QUARTERS WERE CLEARING UNDER A FAIR DEMAND. BREASTS, SKINNED, BONELESS I 85 RIB-ON-BREASTS .82 .84. LINE RUN BREASTS .80 LEGS .31-.32. LEG QUARTERS ,23-.24. WINGS .29-.31 BACKS AND NECKS .11-.12. LIVERS .35. GIZZARDS (HEARTS) .40-.45. TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES AS OF 11 30 AM. PRICES PAID PER POUND ON ICE PACKED PART DELIVERED IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT QUANTITIES National Egg Market Thursday, Oct. 1, 1987 NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A GLANCE: THE MARKET WAS WEAK TO LOWER. BOTH CARTONED AND LOOSE EGG DEMAND WAS LIGHT TO MODERATE, OCCASIONALLY BET TER WHERE FIRST OF THE MONTH ORDERS AND RETAIL FEATURES HAD DEVELOPED. SUPPLIES OF ALL SIZES CONTINUED ADEQUATE TO AMPLE. RAW MATERIAL COSTS TO BREAKERS DECLINED FURTHER AS BUYING INTEREST IMBROVED. Tfaqen. 4 CHICKS, INC. Bah\ Chick* dr Started Pullehi EE2E2DB \Pk Brown & White Layers y Broilers PHONE (215) 536-3155 266 E. PALETOWN RD. Ql AKER TOWN. PA .86 .86 .84 .82 .80 .80 .78 .76 .60 .60 .60 .60 LARGE MEDIUM SMALL EX. LARGE .86-.90 .SB-.89 ■SS-.93 .85 .80-.84 .64-.6S .82-.53 .66- 67 .79-.57 63-.71 79 63 .89-.9S .72- 77 .95 .72 .S4-.94 .71-.78 .44-.51 .95-1.01 1.00 .90-1.00 (Continued from Pag* A 3) ACRES CATTLE UPDATE: Live cattle and feeder cattle futures settled lower today with losses attributed to long liquida tion on ideas that today's Hogs and Pigs report would indicate increased competi tion from expanding herds. Lower cash cattle opening prices and large terminal receipts pressured prices early in the ses sion and steady dressed beef prices at midday. FEEDER CATTLE SETTLEMENT PRICE- 9/28/87 $79.05 dn $ .06. ACRES NEXT DAY OUTLOOK: cash - weaker futures-steady to lower. ACRES HOG UPDATE: Live hog futures dosed slightly higher after a choppy ses sion dominated by position evening before today’s USDA Hog and Pig report. Prices were underpinned by mixed to higher mid day pork products as well as higher open ings at western terminals. Belly futures were bouyed by ideas that recent losses were overdone, with gams limited by steady to lower fresh belly prices at noon. Today's USDA Hogs and Report, issued after the close, was as follows; 10-STATE 1987 AS A TRADE ESTI MATES %-AGE OF 86 AVG. RANGE. All hogs & pigs 9/01 109% 108.4 103.0- 111.0 kept for breeding 109% 110.3 105.0- kept for maiketing 109% 108 0 103.0-110.0 Mar-May farrowings 108% 108.5 104.0-111.0 Jun-Aug fanow mgs 111% 108.5 104.0-11 l.OSep-Nov far rowings 107% 108.8 105 0-112.0. Boor traders and analysts called the report neutral for futures on tomorrow’s openings, with figures within their expectations. THURS. .79 .74 .59 .37-.41 .39.40 36.44 .36
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