A4-Lancaster Farming! Saturday, December 30,1989
Markets
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, December 26
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES
EX. LARGE
1.22-1.26
1.24- 25
1.25-
1.25
1.25-
1.25
1.29-1.34
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY t
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
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MAINE
LANCASTER FARMING
STAFF
Evaratt R. Nawawangar,
Managing Editor
Lou Ann Good, Staff
Uaa Rlaaar, Staff
Vamon Achanbach, Jr., Staff
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Bedford (814)623-5745
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
1.21-1.25 .99-1.03 .71-.75
1.23- 1.01-1.02 73-.74
1.24- 1 02-1.06 .74-.7S
1.24 102 .74
1.20-1.25 .95-1.19
1.23 1.05
1.28-1.33 1.06-1.11
NE Chicken Parts
Dec. 27, 1989
The market was unsettled under a light
and generally unaggressive buying inter
est. Product offerings were usually in
balance with needs except for wmgs which
continued in the tightest position. Most
dealers looked towards the week-end for
an improved call.
TODAYS 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 165 RIBS ON 70-71 LINE RUN 70
LEGS 31-32 LEG QUARTERS 20-21
WINGS 60-62 BACKS & NECKS 10-12
LIVERS 20 GIZZARDS (HEARTS) 45
Includes New York City Metropolitan
area. Northern New Jersey, Massa
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
PRICES PAID PER POUND ON ICE
PACKED PARTS DELIVERED IN
POOL TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT
QUANTITIES; CURRENT ITEM
NEGOTIATED TRADING* WEIGHTED
AVG.** VOLUME/LBS. BREASTS
SKINNED BONELESS 165 176.70
142,200 RIB ON 70-71 74.91 253,800
LINE RUN 70 71.55 158,400 LEGS 31-32
34.15 190,800 LEG QUARTERS 20-21
22.04 365,400 WINGS 60-62 66.41
282,600 BACKS & NECKS 10-12 11.60
18,000 LIVERS 20 25 00 19,800 GIZ
ZARDS (HEARTS) 45 48.33 21,600
♦TODAY’S NEGOTIATED SALES
AS OF 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).
>W INFORMATION
Heinsey’s Poultry
Roots, E. Petersburg, PA
Dec. 26, 1989
Muscovy Ducks, Drakes 1.10-1.32.
Hens .62-.94.
Pekin Ducks .40-.57.
Red Fowl 7-11# .50-.68.
Crossbred Roosters: 5-9# .40-.54.
Crossbred Fowl; 4-6# .40-.68.
Banty Roosters 3.00-S.2S ea.
Banty Hens 1.00-1.50 ca.
Guinea Pigs .50-2.25 ea.
Goats 42.00-83.00 ea.
Kid Goats 30.00-43.00 ea.
Guinea Fowl 1.50-1.75.
Geese 8-15# .60-.88.
Pigeons 1.75-2.00 ea.
White Pigeons 3.00-3.25 ea.
Rabbits: 4-6# 1.40-1.78, 7-11#
1.10-1.54.
Leghorn Hens .28-.36.
Bunnies .50-2.00 ea.
Chukars 3.90-4.10 ea.
Silkies 3.00-5.25 ea.
Total Coops Sold 405.
New England Shell Eggs
Prices were unchanged to higher on
loose eggs, unchanged on cartoned. Trade
sentiment was fully steady to firm.
Demand continued good to veiy good.
Supplies of most sizes were short of needs.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS FOR
LOOSE BROWN EGGS AT FARM,
CASES EXCHANGED. GRADE YIELD
BASIS, CENTS PER DOZEN: JUMBO
1.05-1.08, EX LARGE .98-1.01, LARGE
.97-1.00, MEDIUM .74-.77, SMALL
.4S-.48.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS -
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, CON
SUMER GRADE BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS DELIVERED STORE
DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN:
A EXTRA LARGE 1.15-1.17, A
LARGE 1.14-1.16, A MEDIUM .92-.94.
.78-.53
Delmarva Broiler Fryer
Movement of ready to cook whole fryers
was no better than fair today. Supplies
were generally adequate for the light and
unaggressive buyer interest. Less than
trucklot asking prices were steady at 46-56
cents. Live supplies were adequate. Aver
age weights were irregular and ranged light
to heavy. Processing schedules for today
were moderate. The trade sentiment was
steady. In the parts complex, supplies of
wing; ranged tight to about adequate,
whole breasts were barely adequate for an
improved buyer interest, and the other
items were adequate and cleanng.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WGT. ACTUAL AVG. WGT. 12/27
12/25 12/25 12/20 12/18 1,916
-HOLIDAY- 2043 4.68
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
46-56 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 49.94
NO. OF BOXES 8,596
“We not only give
you what we have;
hut also what
you want.”
SPECIALIZING IN:
• Grain Drying
• Handling
• Storage
• Milling Equipment
At 608 E. Evergreen Rd.
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717)274-5333
Dec. 27, 1989
Dec. 27, 1989
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Frl., Dec. 22 to Thun., Dec. 28
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
OFF GRADE
BROWN
EXTRA LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
OFF GRADE
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS
BREAKING STOCKS: FRI. 42-44 LBS. 64.00-66.00; 48-50 LBS. 64.00-66.00,
50 LBS. AND UP 66.00-67.00; TUES. 48-50 LBS. 65.00-66 00, THURS. 48-50
LBS. 68.00-69.00; 50 LBS. UP 69.00-70.00.
National Egg Market
Dec. 27, 1989
Prices trended unchanged to higher.
Supplies were in close balance as
demand continued above expectations in
most areas. Scattered features were in
progress and the need to restock was wide
spread. Loose eggs traded at or above usu
al relationship to cartoned product. Break
ers' inventories were low and extra loads
of breaking stock were sometimes avail
able only at a premium. Colder than usual
weather reduced rate of lay in some areas.
Eastern PA & NJ
Poultry
Dec. 27, 1989
Prices unchanged to lower compared to
prior week. Movement continues to be
heavy into next month. Demand light
Slaughter schedules mostly full. Under
tone generally steady at current values
LIVE LIGHT TYPE HENS; AT FARM
(PRODUCER LOADING) 08 CENTS.
NY Eggs
Dec. 27, 1989
Prices trended higher on extra-large and
large, unchanged on mediums. Cartoned
egg demand ranged moderate to good.
Floor slocks were in close balance with
some dealers having difficulty locating
additional product. The undertone was
mostly fully steady.
PRICES TO RETAILERS - SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS, CONSUMER
GRADE A WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS
PER DOZEN:
A EXTRA LARGE 1.06-1.08, A
LARGE 1.03-1.06, A MEDIUM .91-.94.
NY & Phila.
Frozen Eggs
Dec. 22, 1989
Trade sentiment highly mixed on values.
Trading was light and spotty and generally
of a fill-in nature. Raw materials were irre
gularly available but usually sufficient for
the limited schedules. Floor stocks were
light.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30# CON
TAINERS) U.S.D.A. INSPECTED
CLASS TRUCKLOTS LCL (MIN. 25
CONT.) WHOLE 66-70 MOS 67-68 70-77
BLENDS (/) 64-74 WHITES 55-60 MOS
56-57 61-70
YOLKS (M1N.43% SOLIDS)
SUGARED 66-70 MOS 67-69 71-78
SALTED 60-63 MOS 61-62 63-70
(/) - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28.32%
EGG SOLIDS.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, December 28, 1989
Report Supplied by USOA
MARKET COMMENT: THE TRADE
SENTIMENT CONTINUES FULLY
STEADY. MOVEMENT OF CAR
TONED EGGS INTO RETAIL
ACCOUNTS RANGED FAIRLY GOOD
TO GOOD, SOMEWHAT BETTER
THAN EXPECTED. FLOOR STOCKS
WERE IN CLOSE BALANCE WITH
CURRENT NEEDS.
A EXTRA LARGE 1.01-1.08, A
LARGE .99-1.06, A MEDIUM .89V. -.92.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
December 27, 1989
• CATTLE CALVES *HOGS*
WED, 12/27/89 (EST) 119,000 9,000 344,000
WEEK AGO (EST) 126,000 9,000 303,000
YEAR AGO (ACT) 123,000 8,000 341,000
WEEK TO DATE (EST) 230,000 19,000 624,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 370,000 26,000 930,000
SAME PD LT YR (ACT) 248,000 21,000 665,000
•••REVISED HOG SLAUGHTER TUBS, DEC. 26, 1989, 111,000.
1.11 1.12 1.14
1.11 1.08 1.11
1.07 1.08 1.10
.96 .96 .97
.76 .76 .77
.95 .96 .98
1.23
1.18
1.05
1.23 1.25 1.28
1.18 1.20 1.23
1.05 1.06 1.09
D .54 .54 .57
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, December 26, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL: .40-1.15.
MIXED FOWL: 1.00.
BANTAMS: .80.
ROOSTERS: .75-1.45.
DUCKS; .25-1.80.
RABBITS: 1.15-1.60.
PIGEONS: 1.90-2.40.
GUINEAS; 1.80.
GEESE: .20-.70.
TURKEYS: .40-.90.
BUNNIES: .75-3.50 EACH.
WHITE EGGS: EXTRA LARGE &
JUMBO .99-1.10, LARGE .80 .95,
MEDIUMS .6S-.68.
BROWN EGGS: EXTRA LARGE &
JUMBO 1.10-1.13, LARGE .76-1.05,
MEDIUMS .63-.65.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 498: FEW LOW CHOICE
1150-1250 75.50-78.25, SELECT
69.75- FEW CHOICE HOL.
65.50-69.75, FEW SELECT 63 25-63.75,
ONE SELECT HEIFER 66.50, FEW
STANDARD & SELECT HOLSTEINS
55.00- BREAKING UT. & COM
MERCIAL SL. COWS 51.00-56 60. COU
PLE 58.75, CUTTER & BONING UT.
50 50-56.50, COUPLE 57.75, CANNER &
LOW CUTTER 46 00-50.00, SHELLS
DOWN TO 42.00. FEW YIELD GRADE
NO. 1 1250-1450 LBS. SL. BULLS
59.75- HEIFERS: MEDIUM
FRAME NO. 1 300-600 LBS. 59.00-70.50.
CALVES; 674. FEW GOOD
72 00-79.00, STANDARD & GOOD
75-100 LBS 65.00-70.00, UTILITY 55-85
LBS. 55.00-67.00, FEW DOWN TO 40.00.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-130 LBS.
125.00- COUPLE 160.00; #2
85-125 LBS. 90.00-135.00.
HOGS 35; US NO. 1-3 350-640 LBS.
45.00- FEW MEDIUM 360-377
LBS. 42.50-44.50, BOARS ONE 33.25.
FEEDER PIGS 22: FEW LOTS US NO.
1-3 30-50 LBS. FEEDER PIGS
20.00-24.00/HD; ONE LOT 1-3 100 LBS.
37.00.
SHEEP: 34. CHOICE 100-105 LBS.
59.75-60.00.
SHEEP
24.000
24.000
22.000
48.000
(9,000
42.000