A4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, March 7
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A" BROWN EGOS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.06-1.10
1.06-1.07
1.08-1.12
1.08
1.13-1.17
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
R.I.
MOSTLY
MAINE
Eastern PA &
New Jersey Poultry
Wednesday, March 8,1959
Prices were unchanged. The trade senti
ment was barely steady. Live supplies were
adequate for the fair but cautious buyer
demand. Processors operated less than full
schedules primarily because of adverse
weather conditions. Demand for carmer
pack product was no better than fair at
further processors fill immediate needs
only.
LIVE LIGHT TYPE HENS: AT FARM
15-16.50 MOSTLY 16 F. 0.8. PLANT -
MOSTLY.
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f, March 11,1989
LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
1.04-1.08 .84-. SB .6S-.72
1.06- 07 ,86-.87 .70-.71
1.06- .86-.90 68-.72
1.06 .86 .68
1.11-1.15 .91-.95 75-77
New York
Egg Market
Wednesday, March B, 1989
Prices were higher. Demand at the retail
food service and institutional levels was
mostly moderate. Floor stocks were barely
adequate to adequate. When sought, addi
tional supplies were difficult to locate. The
undertone continued fully steady to film.
PRICES TO RETAILERS - SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS, CONSUMER
GRADE A WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS
PER DOZEN:
A EXTRA LARGE .96-.95; A LARGE
.93 .96; A MEDIUM .T9-.86.
>N INF(
Mutcovy Duckf, Drakes Range
1.20-1.32.
Hens 1.00-1.10.
Pekin Ducks .50-.62.
Red Fowl: 4-4.5# .60-.72.
Crossbred Roosters; 4-6# .50-1.10;
7-11# .60-1.04.
Crossbred Fowl: 5-9# .SO-.68.
Banty Roasters S.OO-8.7S ea.
Banty Hens 2.00-2.50 ea.
Guinea Pigs 1.00-3.50 ea.
Guinea Fowl 1.10-1.25.
Geese 14-15# .62-.66.
Pigeons 1.85-2.45 ea.
Rabbits: 4-6# 1.10-1.48; 7-11#
1.00-1.32.
Leghorn Roosters .40-.62.
Bunnies 2.00-4.50 ea.
Dwarf Bunnies S.OO-12.50 ea.
Dutch Bunnies 5.00-8.50 ea.
Total Coops Sold 459.
Prices increased on loose jumbo through
large, unchanged to higher on all cartoned
sizes, unchanged on the balance. Trade
sentiment was film. Demand was moderate
at the retail and food service levels. Whole
sale inquiry for white eggs continued for
the limited offerings. Brown egg supplies
were generally adequate.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR
LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM,
CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YIELD
BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN. RANGE
JUMBO .M-. 87; EX LARGE .81-.84;
LARGE .79-.52; MEDIUM .SS-.61;
SMALL .42-.45.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE
DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN: A EXTRA
LARGE .98-1.01; A LARGE .96 .99; A
MEDIUM .76-.79.
Price! were unchanged to higher under a
firm but somewhat cautious undertone.
Raw material costs increased and were a
driving force behind the escalating prices.
Demand was light to moderate as most
buyers attempted to work from existing
floor stocks. Supplies of all products
diminished and were barely adequate to
adequate; few processors were willing to
build frozen inventories at current price
levels.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON
TAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED
CLASS TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25
CONT.) WHOLE 60-62 MOSTLY - 62-69
BLENDS (/) - MOSTLY - 63-75 WHITES
53-55 MOSTLY - 55-62 YOLKS (MIN.
43% SOLIDS) SUGARED 64-65 MOST
LY - 65-72 SALTED 61-63 MOSTLY - -
(/)-WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32%
EGG SOLIDS.
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Tuesday, March 7,1989
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Wednesday, March 8,1989
New York &
Philadelphia
Frozen Eggs
Tuesday, March 7,1989
automatic
farm
systems
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Frl., March 3 to Thurs., March 9
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. 62.00-64.00, 50 LBS. AND UP
65.00-67.00; TOES. 48-50 LBS. 64.00-66.00, 50 LBS. AND UP 67.00-69.00;
WED. 48-50 LBS. 65.00-67.00, 50 LBS. AND UP 68.00-70.00; THURS. 48-50
LBS. 66.00-68.00, 50 LBS. AND UP 69.00-71.00.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, March 7, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL: .50-.60.
MIXED FOWL: .45-.60.
BUNNIES, EACH: 1.00-4.50
GEESE: .55,
DUCKS; .40-.70.
RABBITS: .80-1.45.
PIGEONS: 1.30.
WHITE
JUMBO X LGE. .95-1.05; LARGE
.75-.90; MEDIUM .69.
BROWN
JUMBO X LGE. 1.05-1.12; LARGE
.90-1.05; MEDIUM .81.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, March 9, 1989
Report Supplied by USOA
MARKET COMMENT: DEMAND AT
ALL LEVELS EVEN WHOLESALE
WAS MOSTLY MODERATE BUT
IRREGULAR OVERALL. SUPPLIES
WERE CONFIDENTLY HELD, AND
WHEN RELEASED FOR SALE. PRE
MIUMS CONTINUED TO BE PAID.
THE UNDERTONE REMAINED FULLY
STEADY TO FIRM. PRICES TO
RETAILERS: SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS, CONSUMER GRADES
WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV
ERED STORE DOOR:
EXTRA LARGE .86-99; A LARGE
•84-.97; A MEDIUM .78-.59.
Northeast Chicken
Parts
Wedncaday, March 8,1989
Trucklot buying interest was light to fair
and cautious. Cutlets and whole breasts
were in close balance and buyers often lim
ited receipts to an at needed basis. Leg
items were adequate to occasionally fully
adequate. Wings remained in limited supp
ly and sellers continued to advance prices
and clear sucks.
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 235-240 RIBS ON 116-117 LINE
RUN US LEGS 39-40 LEG QUARTERS
30-31 WINGS 62-63 BACKS A NECKS
10-12 LIVERS IS GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 50-55.
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
QUANTITIES: CURRENT ITEM NEGO
TIATED TRADING* WEIGHTED
AVO.** VOLUME/LBS. BREASTS
SKINNED BONELESS 235-240 250.48
131,400 RIBS ON 116-117 123.51
142,200 LINE RUN 115 119.51 190,800
LEGS 39-40 45.65 174,600 LEO QUAR
TERS 30-31 30.86 315,000 WINGS 62-63
65.71 221,400 BACKS ft NBtKS 10-12
11.23 23,400 LIVERS IS 16167 10,800
GIZZARDS (HEARTS) S»SS 57-88
14,400.
♦TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES
AS OP 11:30 A.M. ♦♦WEIGHTED
AVERAGE 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 METROPOLITAN AREA,
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, MASSA
CHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT AND
RHODE ISLAND).
1.00
.97
.93
.87
.72
1.00
97
.93
.87
.72
1.02 1 02 1.04 1.04 1.04
.95 .95 .97 .97 .97
.85 85 .87 .87 .87
Delmarva Broiler
& Fryer Market
Wednesday, March 8,1989
Demand for ready-to-cook whole fryen
wu (enerally fair. Suppliei were adequate.
In the pa rtf complex luppliei of breast
itemi and wingi were ihort of trade needs,
while dark meat itemi were at least adequ
ate. Less than tnicklot asking prices were
unchanged to higher at 63-68 cents. Live
supplies were adequate. Average weights
were desirable. Slaughter schedules were
moderate. Undertone at least steady.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WGT. ACTUAL AVG. WGT. 3/8 3/6 3/6
3/1 2/27 1,945 1,93! 4.72 2,020 4.71.
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
63-68 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 66.02
NO. OF BOXES 6,845.
National Egg
Market
Wednesday, March 8, 1989
NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A
GLANCE:
Price! were unchanged to higher in the
Northeast and Midwest, unchanged else
where. The market tone was fully steady to
firm. Demand was light to good, mostly
moderate. Wholesale demand was also
moderate for the limited offerings. Sup
plies were maintained with confidence and
ranged short to fully adequate. Breakers
limited purchases primarily to fulfill liquid
needs.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 1989
CATTLE: HOLSTEINS: GOOD
60.25-64.75; MEDIUM 59.00 AND
DOWN; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS' GOOD
63.50-68.25; MEDIUM-GOOD HOLS
TEINS UP TO 63.00.
COWS: WERE ACTIVE. EARLY
BIROPENS 3.OOHIGHER. HIGH YIELD
53 50-54.75; GOOD 49.25-53.00;
MEDIUM 46.00-49.00; BIG MIDDLE
44.00- SHELLY 44.00 AND
DOWN; FAT BULLS: GOOD
61.25-67.75; MEDIUM 51.75-57.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS (ALL
WEIGHTS) GOOD 80.00-87.00; BULLS
(ALL WEIGHTS) MEDIUM 64.00-73.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
100.00- GOOD 90.00-99.00;
MEDIUM 80.00-89.00; LIGHT/WEAK
79.00 AND DOWN: FARM BULLS
125.00-
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-3
210-260 LBS. 40.10-42.25; OVER 270
LBS. 39.50-40.00; SOWS OVER 450 LBS.
33.75-34.75; UNDER 450 LBS.
33.50- BOARS HEAVY
25.50-
FEEDER PIGS: (BY THE HEAD)
24-3SLBS. 30.00-34.00.
SHEEP: CHOICE LIGHT
94.00- GOOD 78.00-90.00;
MEDIUM 60.00-68.00; EWES
25.00-
GOATS (BY THE HEAD) NANNIES
51.00- SMALL MEDIUM
20.00-
NOTE: EASTER LAMB A GOAT
SALE FRIDAY. MARCH 17. AT 12:30
P.M.; RABBITS AND POULTRY SALE
9:00 A.M., RECEIVING 7:30-11:30 A.M.