A4-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1988
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE "A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.00-1.04
1.02-
1.03-
1.03
1.05-1.13
1.10
1.07-1.14
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
R.I.
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
MAINE
New York
Eggs
Wed, August 10, 1988
Price! were unchanged. Trade sentiment
was about steady and somewhat cautious.
Movement of cartoned eggs was fair and
slightly improved. Floor stocks were
adequate with additional supplies readily
available.
PRICES TO RETAILERS - SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS, CONSUMER
GRADE A WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS
PER DOZEN:
A EXTRA LARGE .72 .74, A LARGE
,69-.72, A MEDIUM .52-.55.
LANCASTER FARMING STAFF
Everett Ft. Newswanger, Managing Editor
Patricia S. Purcell, Staff Writer
Lou Ann Good, Staff Writer
Liaa Riaaer, Staff Writer
NEWS CORRESPONDENTS
Beth Huber, Maryland
Frederick 301-694-9329
Mary Myera, Perry
Elllottaburg 717-582-4047
Joyce Bupp, York County
Seven Valleya 717-428-1865
Ginger Myera, Adama
Littleatown 717-359-7542
Bonnie Brechbill, Franklin
Chamberaburg 717-369-2916
Barbara Miller, Lycoming
Hugheavllle 717-584-3892
Craig Blngman, Snyder, Union, Juniata
Beaver Springe 717-837-0085
Betay Yoder, Huntingdon
Huntingdon 814-667-3413
Helen Kelchner, Columbia
Berwick 717-752-4691
Sharon Schuater, Maryland
New Windaor 301-635-2654
Sue Crow, Maryland
Kennedyvllle 301-648-5687
Debbie Stllea, Weat Virginia
Huntington 304-525-0980
Carolyn Glllea, Crawford
Maadvllle 814-724-4269
Beth Gray, Bedford
Schellaburg 814-733-4445
Karl Berger, Special
Maryland 301-473-5178
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Subacrlptlon Price:
$lO.OO per year; $lB.OO - 2 year*
$25 00 per year outside of-
PA. NJ. MD, DE, NY, OH, VA & WV
$4B 00-2 Years
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
.94.98 .65.69 .40-.44
.96-.97 .67-.6S .42.43
.97-1.02 .68.72 ,43-.47
.97 .68 .43
1.00- .7S-.79
1.05 .75
1.01- .72-.79
Eastern PA & NJ
Poultry
Wed, August 10, 1988
Prices trended lower. The undertone was
mixed and unsettled. Live supplies were
light but often slow to move. Movement in
the Finished market was slow. Most plants
only operated schedules that would meet
commitments.
LIVE LIGHT TYPE HENS: AT FARM
12-19 MOSTLY 15-17.
HOG PRODUCERS
and
POULTRYMEN
Check Your Feed Costs
MASTER Mill
Heinsey’s Poultry
Roots, E. Petersburg
Tuesday, August 9, 1988
Muscovy Ducks, Drakes 1.60-1.92.
Hens 1.40-1.62.
Pekin Ducks .40-.62.
Pullets 5-7# .40-.52.
Red Fowl: 4-4.5# .32-.54, 5-6# .44 .88.
Crossbred Roosters: 4-6# .42-1.30,
7-11# ,24-.62.
Crossbred Fowl: 5-9# .30-.68.
Banty Roosters 3.00-8.00 ea.
Banty Hens .75-1.75 ea.
Guinea Pigs .50-2.50 ea.
Kid Goals 20.00-32.00 ea.
Guinea Fowl .70-1.00.
Geese 8-12# .22 .34.
Pigeons 1.25-1.60 ea.
While Pigeons 3.00-3.25 ea.
Rabbits' 4-6# .50-.66, 7-11# .40 .72.
Leghorn Roosters .60-.90.
Leghorn Hens .18-.27.
Bunnies .75-2.75 ea.
Doves 2.75-4.00 ea.
Chukars 3.50-4.00 ea.
Silkies 3.50-7.00 ea.
Total Coops Sold 794.
.47-.54
NY & Phila.
Frozen Eggs
Tuesday, August 9, 1988
Prices were generally unchanged under a
Cautious and about steady market tone.
Most breakers remained unaggressive with
the plentiful offerings of shell eggs.
Demand for all frozen items was quiet with
the best interest noted on whites. Floor
stocks were adequate and most processors
attempted to limit inventories to cover
immediate needs only.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON
TAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED
CLASS TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25
CONT.) WHOLE 51-53 MOSTLY 52
54-60 BLENDS (/) - MOSTLY - 60-68
WHITES 34-35 MOSTLY 34 36-43
YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS) SUGARED
70-74 MOSTLY 71-72 74-82 SALTED
67-70 MOSTLY 68-69 - (/)-WHOLE
PLUS YOLK PLUS SWEETENER, GEN
ERALLY 28-32% EGG SOLIDS
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, Aug. 11, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: PRICES
WERE UNCHANGED JO LOWER.
TRADE SENTIMENT WAS BARELY
STEADY TO WEAK. DEMAND WAS
POOR TO OCCASIONALLY MOD
ERATE. SUPPLIES OF JUMBO
REMAINED BARELY ADEQUATE,
EXTRA LARGE WERE ADEQUATE
AND THE BALANCE WERE GENER
ALLY AMPLE.
PRICES TO RETAILERS: SALES
TO VOLUME BUYERS. CONSUMER
GRADES WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS
DELI\ ERED STORE DOOR:
A EXTRA LARGE .69 .75; A LARGE
.67-.73; A MEDIUM .50-.54’/..
Can Save You $l5-25
Per Ton
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Fri, Aug. 5 to Thurs., Aug. 11
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS .30 .30 .30 .30 .29
BREAKING STOCKS: 42-44 LBS. FRI. 33.00-35.00; TUBS. 32.00-34.00;
TOURS. 31.00-33.00; 48-50 LBS. FRI. 39.00-42.00; TUBS. 39.00-41.00; TOURS.
38.0a42.00; 50 LBS. UP FRI. 42.0a44.00; TOURS. 41.0a42.00.
Northeast Chicken
Parts
Wed., August 10, 1988
Trading acuvity was light and spotty.
Cutlets were adequate to fully adequate for
an irregular but generally light demand.
Whole breasts, particularly line mn,
increased in availability and some trading
had occurred as low as 1.28; demand was
light and cautious. Legs and leg quarters
were adequate to occasionally fully adequ
ate and the bulk of trading was at
unchanged price levels. Wings were in best
demand and supplies cleared easily.
TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES AS
OF 11:30 A.M., PRICES PAID PER
POUND ON ICE PACKED PARTS
DELIVERED IN POOL TRUCKLOT
AND TRUCKLOT QUANTITIES:
ITEM CURRENT NEGOTIATED
TRADING BREASTS SKINNED BONE
LESS 260-265 RIBS ON 130-135 LINE
RUN 130 LEGS 46-47 LEG QUARTERS
39 WINGS 52-53 BACKS & NECKS
10-12 LIVERS 15 GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 35.
Includes New York City Metropolitan
area. Northern New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island
PRICES PAID PER POUND ON ICE
PACKED PARTS DELIVERED IN POOL
TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT QUAN
TITIES: CURRENT ITEM NEGO
TIATED TRADING* WEIGHTED
AVG ♦♦ VOLUME/LBS. BREASTS
SKINNED BONELESS 260-265 275.06
169,200 RIBS ON 130-135 139.51
138,600 LINE RUN 130 132.78 221,400
LEGS 46-47 51.03 228,600 LEG QUAR
TERS 39 38 55 316,800 WINGS 52-53
53.51 280,800 BACKS & NECKS 10-12
11.30 18,000 LIVERS 15 17.83 10,800
GIZZARDS (HEARTS) 35 35.
40 18,000.
•TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES AS
OF 11:30 A.M. *• WEIGHTED AVER
AGE PRICE OF ALL GRADES AND
BRANDS OF PRODUCT SHIPPED. OR
TO BE SHIPPED FROM PROCESSORS
AS OF 2:00 P.M. DAY OF REPORT.
(INCLUDES NEW YORK CITY MET
ROPOLITAN AREA. NORTHERN NEW
JERSEY. MASSACHUSETTS, CON
NECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND).
New England
Shell Eggs
Wed., August 10, 1988
Prices were unchanged. Demand was fair
to good, best in vacation areas. Supplies
were generally adequate with some diffi
culty locating heavy brown eggs. The
undertone was steady.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR
LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM.
CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YIELD
BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN;
JUMBO .97-1.00. EX LARGE .74 .77,
LARGE .68-.71, MEDIUM .39-.42,
SMALL .14-.17.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE DOOR,
CENTS PER DOZEN;
A EXTRA LARGE .93 .95, A LARGE
.87 .89, A MEDIUM .58 .60.
National Egg
Market
Wed., August 10, 1988
Prices held unchanged. Trade sentiment
generally steady but cautious. Retail
demand continued slow to fair, best where
feature activity was stimulating demand.
However, movement into food service
accounts and resort areas was fairly good.
Supplies were adequate to ample. Breakers
were unaggressive.
.93 .93 .93 .93 .93
.83 .83 .83 .83 .83
.74 .74 .74 .74 .73
.57 .57 .57 .57 .56
.47 .47 .47 .47 .46
.62 .62 .62 .62 61
.99 .99 .99 .99 .99
.91 .91 .91 .91 .91
.71 .71 .71 .71 .71
Delmara Broiler/
Fryer
Wed., August 10, 1988
Movement of teady-10-cook whole birds
was good overall. Supplies were generally
adequate. In the parts complex wings con
tinued to be short of trade needs. Legs and
leg quarters were adequate. Breast items
were adequate to fully adequate with whole
breasts in the longest position. Lett than
trucklot asking prices were unchanged to 2
cents higher at 66 t 075 cents. Live supplies
were moderate. Weights were light to desir
able. Slaughter schedules were moderately
heavy. The undertone was steady.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WGT. ACTUAL AVG. WGT. 8/10 8/8 8/8
8/3 8/1 1,993 1,890 4.34 2,005 4.39
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
64-75 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 68.43
NO OF BOXES 10,201
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL .20 .80.
LEGHORN FOWL .10.
BROILERS .30.
ROASTERS .40.
PULLETS .BS-.95.
GEESE .45-.70.
BATAMS .25-1.00.
ROOSTERS .30.
TURKEYS .50-.55.
BUNNIES (EACH) 1.60-1.70.
DUCKS .30-1.50.
RABBITS .60-1.15.
PIGEONS 1.00-3.30.
GUINEAS 1.80.
MIXED FOWL .35-1.00.
EGGS
GRADE A
WHITE
JUMBO X LGE. .84-.94; LARGE
.36-.74; MEDIUM .2S-.53; SMALL .22
JUMBO X LGE. .85-.95; LARGE
.47-.71; MEDIUM .28-.35; SMALL 25.
Shippensburg
Produce Auction
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Shippensburg, PA
August 4-10
Open Dally 11:00 a.m.
Except Sunday
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 2.00-3.25 VI BU.
CABBAGE; 4.50-5.00 BOX.
CANTALOPES: .20-.75 EA.
CORN: (WHITE) 1.75-2.75 DOZ;
(YELLOW) 1.00-1.65 DOZ.
CUCUMBERS: 2.00-3.50 'A BU.
HONEY: .75-1.10 LB.
PEACHES: 3.50-6.50 •/. BU.
PICKLES: 5.00-6.25 V 4 BU.
PEPPERS; (LG.) 5.50-8.50 BU.; (MD)
3.50-6.50 BU.
PLUMS: 4.00-5.00 'A BU.
POTATOES: 5.00-6.50 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: 3.50-5.75 '/• BU.
STRING BEANS (GREEN) 8.00-12.50
■/. BU.'
TOMATOES. (LG.) 14.00-23.00 25 LB
BOX: (MD.) 12.00-21 00 25 LB. BOX
WATERMELON: (LG) 1.50-3 25 EA.
(SM.) 35.00-80.00 EA.
ZUCCHINI: 2 50-4.50 ■/. BU.
BROWN