A4-lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 24,1988
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Dec. 20
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE "A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.07-1.11
1.09-1.10
1.06-1.10
1.06
1.05-1.15
1.10
1.14
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
R.I.
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
MAINE
Philadelphia Eggs
Thundaj, Dec. 22, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT; PRICES
WERE UNCHANGED TO HIGHER.
DEMAND WAS MODERATE TO GOOD
WITH SOME REPORTS OF DIMIN
ISHED ORDERS FROM RETAILERS
FOR TOMORROW. SUPPLIES WERE
SHORT TO ADEQUATE AND WHEN
LANCASTER F.
Everett R. Newewanger, Managing Editor
Patricia S. Purcell, Staff Writer
Lou Ann Good, Staff Writer
Uaa Rlaaer, Staff Writer
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
1.01-1.05 .82-.56 .SS-.59
1.03-1.04 .S4-.85 .S7-.58
1.00-1.04 .83-.BT .57-.60
1.00 .83 .57
1.10-1.12 .79-.9S
1.05 .90
1.08 .89 .62
ADDITIONAL EGGS WERE SOUGHT,
THEY WERE MOSTLY GRADED
LOOSE AND STILL COMMANDED
PREMIUMS. THE UNDERTONE WAS
STEADY TO FULLY STEADY. PRICES
TO RETAILERS: SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS, CONSUMER GRADES
WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV
ERED STORE DOOR:
EXTRA LARGE .68-80; A LARGE
.66-.78; A MEDIUM .58-.71.
IN IWFORMATK
Heinsey’s Poultry
Rooti, East Petersburg
Monday, December 20, 1988
Muscovy Ducki, Drakes Range
.88-1.04.
Hens 2 .70-.78.
Pekin Ducks .22-.42.
Red Fowl: 4-4.5# .32; 5-6# .32-.54.
Crossbred Roosters: 4-6# .40-.92; 7-11#
■4O-.82.
Crossbred Fowl; 5-9# .30-.52.
Banty Roosters 2.50-S.SO ea.
Banty Hens .50-1.25 ea.
Guinea Pigs .50-4.00 ea.
Goats 53.00-71.00 ea.
Kid Goats 46.00-S3.ooea.
Guinea Fowl .85-1.05.
Geese 9-16# .15-.54.
White Pigeons 3.00-3.85 ea.
Rabbits; 7-11# .90-1.44.
Leghorn Hens .22-.30.
Bunnies .75-5.00 ea.
Doves 2,00-3.50 ea.
Chukars 3.60-3.75 ea.
Silkies 5.00-6.85 ea.
Total Coops Sold 928.
Northeast
Chicken Parts
Thursday, December 22, 1988
Trading activity improved slightly as
dealers prepared for post holiday business.
Some interest in feature activity has also
developed. Whole breasts were still weak
but stabilizing somewhat at the lower
levels. Other items were generally steady
with offerings moving into a better
balanced position. Retail and distributive
movement remained quiet
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
-I.ESS 180-185 RIBS ON 82-83 LINE
RUN 80-82 LEGS 35-36 LEG QUAR
TERS 27-28 WINGS 76-78 BACKS &
NECKS 10-12 LIVERS 15 GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 35.
Includes New York City Metropolitan
area. Northern New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island.
GREETINGS OF
’vSl 9 V
9 PEACE
Let’s worship the ONE who
gives meaning to this season.
B automatic
3pS farm
systems
01 I 608 Evergreen Rd.
LiJ V Lebanon, PA 17042
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Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From FrL Dec. 16 to Thurs., Dec. 22
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS
BREAKING STOCKS: FRI. 48-50 LBS. 45.00-47.00; 50 LBS. UP
47.00-48.00; TUBS. 48-50 LBS. 47.00-49.00, 50 LBS. UP 49.00-50.00; THUR.
48-50 LBS. 48.00-50.00, 50 LBS. UP 50.00-51.00.
Delmarva
Broiler/Fryer
Market
Thursday, December 22, 1988
Demand for ready-to-cook whole birds
was sufficient to keep seasonally reduced
supplies in fair balance. In the parts com
plex whole breast were adequate to fully
adequate. The remaining items were gener
ally adequate. Less than trucklot asking
prices were unchanged at 57 to 69 cents.
Live supplies were moderate. Weights
were desirable to occasionally heavy.
Slaughter schedules were moderate. The
undertone was steady.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DMARVA (000)
ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG. WGT.
ACTUAL A)0 WGT. 12/22 12/20 2“
12/20 12/15 12/13 1917 1666 4.62 1977
4.65.
NEW YORK MULTIPLE DROP
BROILER REPORT:
CURRENT 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
58-69 WEIGHTED AVERAGE NO. OF
BOXES 7175.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL .25-.60.
MIXED FOWL .25-.45.
ROASTERS .40-.90.
GEESE .20-.45.
BANTAMS .25-1.00.
ROOSTERS .90.
TURKEYS .60-1.60.
DUCKS .30-.85.
RABBITS .80-1.16.
PIGEONS 1.50-2.00,
GUINEAS 1.10-1.45.
WHITE
JUMBO X LGE. .80-.90;
.52-.80; MEDIUM .40-.65
BROWN
JUMBO X LGE. .80-1.08;
.63-.91.
Grantsville Livestock
Grantsville, Maryland
Saturday, Dec. 17, 1988
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
42.50- HEAVY BUTCHER
40.50- LIGHT BUTCHER
30.00- BUTCHER SOWS
24.00- FEEDER SHOATS
5.00-
VEAL: GOOD 75.00-90.00; STAN
DARD 60.00-70.00; UTILITY
44.00- BULL CALVES 1.00-1.40.
SHEEP & LAMES: GOOD
70.00- UTILITY 58.00-65.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.50.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS:
GOOD 65.00-69.75; STANDARD
60.00- UTILITY 54.00-58.00.
HEIFERS: GOOD 62.00-65.00; STAN
DARD 55.00-58.50; UTILITY
48.00-
COWS: COMMERCIAL 43.00-50.00;
UTILITY 40.00-42.00; CANNER & CUT
TER 35.00-39.00.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD
52.00- CUTTER & UTILITY
45.00-
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD
70.00- MEDIUM 58.00-65.00.
STEER CALVES; GOOD
80.00- MEDIUM 60.00-70.00.
HEIFER CALVES; GOOD
65.00- MEDIUM 50.00-60.00.
.79
.73
.64
.67
1.07
1.00
.79
1.08
1.01
.80
1.10
1.03
.82
New York &
Philadelphia
Eggs Frozen
Report
Tuesday, December 20, 1988
Price! were higher on all item! at com
of raw materials continued to rite. Trading
was light as buyers resisted the higher ask
ing prices and attempted to put off any new
purchases. Breaking schedules were lighter
than usual as processors were cautious and
tried to avoid building high priced
inventories.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON
TAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED
CLASS TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25
CONT.) WHOLE 48-50 MOSTLY 49-50
51-60 BLENDS (f) - MOSTLY - 54-62
WHITES 42-44 MOSTLY 42-43 44-52
YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS) SUGARED
60-62 MOSTLY 61 63-70 SALTED 56-58
MOSTLY 56 - (/)-WHOLE PLUS YOLK
PLUS SWEETENER. GENERALLY
28-32% EGG SOLIDS.
New England
Shell Eggs
Thursday, December 22, 1988
Prices were unchanged to higher for car
toned eggs and higher for loose. Trade
sentiment was firm. Demand ranged mod
erat%So good. Supplies were thor to bare
ly adequate to the buyers.
BROWN EGGS AT FARM, CASES
EXCHANGED. GRADE YIELD BASIS.
CENTS PER DOZEN:
RANGE JUMBO .92-.95; EX LARGE
.84-.87; LARGE .78-.81; MEDIUM
.S9-.62; SMALL .33-.36.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE
DOOR. CENTS PER DOZEN:
A EXTRA LARGE .90-1.03; A LARGE
.90-.97; A MEDIUM .73-.75.
LARGE
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 19, 1988
LARGE
Report supplied bj auction
HOLSTEIN HER. CALVES TO 145.00.
VEAL CALVES TO 86.00.
BULL CALVES TO 155.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 60.00-75.00.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 40.00-60.00.
LAMBS 55.00-80.00, NEW CROP TO
230.00.
SHEEP 18.00-40.00.
HOGS, 200 TO 250 LBS. 35.00-39.00.
SOWS 22.00-26.00.
BOARS 20.00-26.00.
PIGS 10.00-25.00.
HEIFERS 42.00-58.50.
STEERS, HOLSTEIN 50.0055.00.
STEERS. FEEDER 50.0075.00.
BULLS, 48.0056.25.
COWS. GOOD, 45.0047.00, TOP
50.25.
COWS, MEDIUM, 43.00-45.00.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL
28.00-40.00.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
GOATS TO 62.00.
HORSES TO 170.00.
PONIES TO 75.00.
1.11
1.04
.83
1.12
1.05
.84