A4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novambar 21, 1987
Hei'nsey’s Poultry
Roots, East Petersburg
Tuesday, November 17, 1987
MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKES
RANGE .52-.64.
HENS .34-.52.
PEKING DUCKS .14-.24.
PULLETS 5-8# .40-.64.
RED FOWL: 4-4.5# .14-.28; 5-6#
.30-.48.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS: 4-6#
.20-.62; 7-11# .30-.64.
CROSSBRED FOWL: 5-9# .20-.42.
BANTY ROOSTERS 1.50-4.00 EA.
BANTY HENS .50-1.50 EA.
GUINEA PIGS .50-4.00 EA.
GOATS 40.00-69.00 EA
GUINEA FOWL 1.30-f.55.
GEESE 8-14# .20-.52.
PIGEONS 1.10-1.50 EA.
WHITE PIGEONS 2.85-3.25 EA.
RABBITS: 4-6# 1.00-1.26; 7-11#
.90-1.08.
CAPONS 10-12# .62-. BS.
LEGHORN HENS 2-8.
BUNNIES .75-2.00 EA.
DOVES 1.50-2.75 EA.
CHUCKERS 3.50-4.10 EA.
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TOTAL COOPS SOLD 1.046.
NY & Phila.
Frozen Eggs
Tuesday, November 17, 1987
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
FROZEN EGG REPORT: BUYING
INTEREST WAS SPOTTY. TRADE
SENTIMENT WAS UNEASY. RAW
MATERIALS WERE READILY AVAIL
ABLE BUT BREAKERS WERE DISIN
TERESTED AS SEVERAL PLANNED
ON WORKING ONLY THREE DAYS
NEXT WEEK. FLOOR STOCKS WERE
FULLY SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE
PRESENT BUYER NEEDS.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS)
U.S.D.A. INSPECTED CLASS TRUCK
LOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) WHOLE
42-45 MOSTLY 43-44 46-52 BLENDS (/)
- 54-64 WHITES 26-28 MOSTLY 26-27
29-35 YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS)
SUGARED 65-67 MOSTLY 65-66 68-73
SALTED 60-62 MOSTLY 60-61 -
(/)-WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32%
EGG SOLIDS.
f DUR
' YOU
P
YOUC
Eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: THE
MARKET TONE WAS GENERALLY
WEAK. OFFERINGS INCREASED
WITH SOME BOOKINGS EXTENDING
INTO MID-DECEMBER. PLANT SCHE
DULES WERE FILLING IN EASILY
FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRO
CESSED MEAT SALES WERE SLOW
TO FAIR. FILLERS PREPARED TO
ADJUST PRICES IN LINE WITH LOW
ER COSTS TO STIMULATE
MOVEMENT.
PRICES PAID AT FARM:
LIGHT TYPE HENS: .10-.15, MOST
LY .10-.12.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, Nov. 19
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: PRICES
WERE UNCHANGED TO LOWER.
TRADE SENTIMENT WAS BARELY
STEADY TO WEAKEST ON MEDIUMS.
CARTONED EGG DEMAND CON
TINUED TO SHOW SIGNS OF
IMPROVEMENT AND RANGED SLOW
TO GOOD. MOSTLY MODERATE.
SUPPLIES OF MEDIUMS WERE PLEN
TIFUL WHILE LARGE AND EXTRA
LARGE WERE AMPLE.
PRICES TO RETAILERS: SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS, CONSUMER
GRADES WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED STORE DOOR:
A EXTRA LARGE .56-.65V4; A
LARGE .54-6354 ; A MEDIUM .46-.57V4 .
Northeast Chicken
Parts
Thursday, Nov. 19, 1987
COMMENT: BUYING INTEREST
WAS LIMITED AND UNAGGRESSIVE
AS PARTS TAKE A BACK SEAT TO
HOLIDAY ITEMS. CUTLETS WERE
OCCASIONALLY IN BALANCE, BUT
OVERALL THE SUPPLY HAS
INCREASED, AND ADDITIONAL PRO
DUCT WAS TOUGH TO MOVE. LINE
RUN BREASTS WERE MORE THAN
AMPLE FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS,
AND SOME SALES WERE EVEN
NOTED BELOW TODAY’S PRICE
LEVELS. RIB BREASTS WERE IN LIM
BO AND GENERALLY FOLLOWING
THE TREND OF LINE-RUN BREASTS.
LEGS AND LEG QUARTERS WERE
AMPLE TO OCCASIONALLY BUR
DENSOME WITH DISCOUNTING
STILL NOTED FOR PROMPT SHIP
MENT; HOWEVER, SOME ADVANCE
INQUIRY WAS NOTED ON LEG
QUARTERS. WINGS WERE CLEAR
ING WELL, BUT THE DEMAND WAS
NOT AS AGGRESSIVE. LIVERS WERE
AMPLE, AND GIZZARDS WERE
UNAVAILABLE REGARDLESS OF
TYPE.
BREASTS, SKINNED, BONELESS
1.70.
RIB-ON-BREASTS .82 .83.
LINE RUN BREASTS .78-.80
LEGS 26-21.
LEG QUARTERS .18 .19.
WINGS .39-.40.
BACKS AND NECKS .11-.12.
LIVERS .25.
GIZZARDS (HEARTS) .55 .60.
HEAVY
DUTY
AVOIRS
4”.6”-8”-10”-12”
Standard Sizes In Stock
Custom Sizes Mode To Order
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Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Friday, Nov. 13 to Thursday, Nov. 19
FRI. MON. TUES. WED.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUMS
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS .26 .26 .23 .22 .20
BREAKING STOCKS: FRIDAY 48-50 LBS. 34.00-35.00, 50 LBS. UP
35.00-36.00; TUESDAY 48-50 LBS. 31.00-33.00; 50 LBS. UP 33.00-34.00; WED
NESDAY 48-50 LBS. 30.00-31.00; 50 LBS. UP 31.00-32.00; THURSDAY 48-50
LBS. 28.00-29.00; 50 LBS. UP 29.00-30.00.
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, NOV. 17
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
.79-.53
.81-.82
.82-.86
.82
.93-.9S
.95
.S6-.93
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
R.I.
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
MAINE
Delmarva
Broiler/Fryer
& NY Multiple
Drop
Thursday, November 19, 1987
DEMAND FOR READY-TO-COOK
WHOLE BIRDS WAS VERY LIGHT.
OFFERINGS RANGED IN FAIRLY
GOOD BALANCE TO READILY
AVAILABLE WITH BUYERS SHOW
ING NO INTEREST AT MOST POINTS.
MOVEMENT IN THE PARTS COM
PLEX WAS SLUGGISH EXCEPT ON
GIZZARDS AND WINGS WHICH
CLEARED WELL. LESS THAN TRUCK
LOT ASKING PRICES WERE GENER
ALLY UNCHANGED BUT MOST
SELLERS NOTED DIFFICULTY IN
MAKING SALES AT 43 TO 53 CENTS.
SOME NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOTED
ON U.S. GRADE A TRUCKLOT VOL
UME IN THE HIGH 30’S FOR DELIV
ERY EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIVE SUP
PLIES WERE AT LEAST MODERATE.
WEIGHTS WERE DESIRABLE TO
HEAVY. SLAUGHTER SCHEDULES
CONTINUED TO BE ADJUSTED AND
WERE VERY LIGHT IN TOTAL. THE
UNDERTONE REMAINED WEAK AND
UNSETTLED.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000).
ESTIMATED ACTUAL ACTUAL
AVERAGE WEIGHTS 11/19 11/12 11/17
11/17 11/10 1,462 1,930 1,768 4.48 4.56.
NEW YORK MULTIPLE DROP
BROILER REPORT: CURRENT
BROILER/FRYER NEGOTIATED
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 41-53 WEIGHT
ED AVERAGE 47.93 NO OF BOXES
6,965.
4 CHICKS, INC.
tinh\ Chick* &• Started Pullet*
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Lasers Broilers
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.69
.68
.67 •
.62
.76 .76 .74 .74
.71 .71 .69 .69
.62 .62 .60 .60
LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
.78-.52 .66.70 .46-.50
.80-.81 .6S-.69 .48.49
.81-.85 .69-.73 .49-.53
.81 .69 .49
.89-.91 J5-.79
.90
.BS-.92
New England
Shell Eggs
Wednesday, November 18, 1987
SHELL EGGS IN NEW ENGLAND:
PRICES TRENDED 2 TO 4 CENTS
LOWER ON LOOSE PACKED EGGS;
UNCHANGED ON CARTONED. THE
MARKET TONE WAS WEAK AND
UNSETTLED. MOVEMENT WAS
IRREGULAR, RANGING SLOW TO
GOOD WITH RETAIL AD ACTIVITY
STIMULATING DEMAND IN SPOTS.
SUPPLIES AND OFFERINGS WERE
ADEQUATE TO HEAVY FOR IMMEDI
ATE TRADE NEEDS. INTERDEALER
TRADING CONTINUED TO BE
LIMITED.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR
LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM,
CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YIELD
BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN: RANGE
JUMBO J2-.75; EX LARGE .51-.54;
LARGE .50-.53; MEDIUM .37-.40;
SMALL .17-.20.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR:
RANGE A EXTRA LARGE .72-.74; A
LARGE .71-.73; A MEDIUM .59-.61.
National Egg
Market
Tuesday, November 17, 1987
NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A
GLANCE:
PRICES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC
WERE UNCHANGED TO LOWER,
UNCHANGED ELSEWHERE. THE
MARKET TONE WAS UNSETTLED ON
THE WEST COAST AND IN PARTS OF
THE MIDWEST. BARELY STEADY TO
WEAK IN OTHER AREAS. RETAIL
DEMAND FOR CARTONED EGGS
WAS DISAPPOINTEDLY IRREGULAR
AND COVERED THE FULL RANGE;
HOWEVER, MOST REGIONS HAD
BEST MOVEMENT WHERE RETAIL
FEATURES WERE IN PROGRESS.
FLOOR STOCKS AND OFFERINGS
WERE PLENTIFUL IN ALL AREAS
WITH SURPLUS OBTAINABLE AT
INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE
PRICES. MOVEMENT OF RAW
MATERIALS INTO BREAKING CHAN
NELS WAS UNAGGRESSIVE EVEN
AS COSTS DECLINED.
THURS.
.71
.66
.58
.53-.60
.73-.80