A4-Lanc«Sler Farming, Saturday, December 21, 1991
New England
Shell Eggs
Wednesday, December 18, 1991
NEW ENGLAND: Prices were
unchanted. Trade sentiment was mostly
steady. Demand was fair to good as recent
snow fall created tome additional consum
er buying activity. Supplies were usually in
good balance with needs.
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS,
CASES EXCHANGED. GRADE YIELD
BASIS. BROWN EGGS LOOSE, AT
FARM, CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE JUMBO .92-.95; EXTRA
LARGE .84-.87; LARGE .80-.83;
MEDIUM .6S-.68; SMALL .29-.32 BOS
TON: PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES
TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE
A AND GRADE A. BROWN EGGS IN
CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE
DOOR. CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE EXTRA LARGE 1.03-1.05;
LARGE .99-1.01; MEDIUM .84-.56.
LANCASTER FARMING
STAFF
Everett R. Newewanger,
Managing Editor
Lou Ann Good, Staff
Andy Andrawa, Staff
Vernon Aehenbach, Jr., Staff
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Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Fri., December 13 to Thurs., December 19
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. 48-50 LBS. 45.00-47.00, 50 LBS. AND UP
48.00- MON. FRI. 48-50 LBS. 45.00-47.00,50 LBS. AND UP 48.00-49.00;
TUES. FRI. 48-50 LBS. 45.00-47.00.50 LBS. AND UP 48.00-49.00; WED. 48-50
LBS. 45.00-47.00, 50 LBS. AND UP 48.00-49.00; THURS. 48-50 LBS.
44.00- 50 LBS. AND UP 46.00-47.00.
East Pa. & NJ
Poultry
ATLANTA, GA.
DECEMBER 17, 1991
NORTHEAST LIVE HEN REPORT.
DECEMBER 17, 1991. FEDERAL
STATE Trading limited with too few sales
to report prices. Demand only moderate at
best for next week's reduced schedules.
Offerings at least adequate. Undertone
barely steady.
CENTS PER LB.. GENERALLY FOR
SLAUGHTER THE FOLLOWING
WEEK. HEAVY TYPE (7 POUNDS
AND UP)* AT FARM BUYER LOAD
ING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB
PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT
LIGHT TYPE AT FARM BUYER
LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB
PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT
• WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUB
JECT TO DISCOUNT.
.94 .94 .94 .94 .94
.92 .92 .92 .92 .92
.87 .87 .87 .87 .87
.75 .75 .75 .75 .75
.74 .74 .74 .74 .74
.75 .75 .75 .75 .75
.99 .99 .99 .99 .99
.94 .94 .94 .94 .94
.84 .84 .84 .84 .84
.32 .32 .32 .32 .31
Philadelphia Eggs
Thunday, December 19, 1991
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: TRADE SEN
TIMENT WAS STEADY. DEMAND
IMPROVED AND WAS FAIRLY GOOD
TO GOOD. SUPPLIES WERE ADEQU
ATE. INTER-DEALER INQUIRY WAS
SPOTTY. SOME BUYERS SOUGHT
UNGRADED EGG. AND OFFERS
WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
WHILE OTHERS SOUGHT GRADED
EGG WHERE PROCESSING TIME WAS
LIMITED. CURRENT NEGOTIATED
TRADING WAS AT GENERALLY
STEADY TERMS. EXTRA LARGE
.82-. BS, A LARGE .80-.83, A MEDIUM
.67-.70.
Markets
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuoday, December 17
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A" BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
EX. LARGE
1.10-1.14
1.12-
1.12-
1.14
1.15-1.20
1.20
1.17
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
MAINE
Heinsey’s Poultry
Roots, East Petersburg
Tuesday, December 17, 1991
Banty Hens Range .7S -2.2 S ea.
Banty Root ten 1.50 - 4.75 ea.
Bunniei 1.00 - 3.50 ea.
Crossbred Fowl 5-9 .20 - .52.
Crossbred Roosters 4-6 .20 - .72.
Crossbred Roosters 7-12 .30 • .54.
Doves 2.00 - 3.75 ea.
Geese 6-16 .14 - .90.
Goats 31.n0 - 44.00 ea.
Guinea Fowl .50 - .95.
Guinea Pigs 1.00 - 3.75 ea.
Leghorn Hens .05 - .18.
Leghorn Roosters .05 • .18.
Muscovy Ducks - Drakes .60 - .78.
Muscovy Ducks - Hens .60 - .74.
Pekin Ducks .30 - .44.
Pigeons 1.50 - 2.00 ea.
Pullets 4-7 .30 - .48.
Rabbits 4-6 1.20 - 1.64; Rabbits 7-11
1.10 - 1.44.
Red Fowl 4-4.5 .30 - .44; Red Fowl 5-6
.46 - .68.
Silkies 4.50 - 5.75 ca.
While Pigeons 2.00 - 2.50 ea.
Total Coops Sold 989.
••♦THERE WILL BE NO EAST
PETERSBURG AUCTIONS ON TUES
DAY, DECEMBER 24 AND TUESDAY.
DECEMBER 31. THE NEXT AUCTION
WILL BE TUESDAY. JANUARY 7.
1992.***
Nat’l Egg Market
EDISON
DECEMBER 18, 1991
NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A
GLANCE: Prices were generally
unchanged. Hie market tone wai Heady.
Demand wai mixed but usually of a mod
erate to good nature. Retail busmen was
expected to continually increase for the
holiday. Supplies were adequate to fully
adequate for current needs. Breakers were
inactive as most planned reduced operating
schedules and finished product sales were
just about niL Live hen markets were quiet
POULTRY
SOFTWARE
Egg Supply Projection
(ESP)
✓ Designed for egg processors
and producers processing
eggs supplied by multiple
flocks.
✓ the number of cases
of eggs produced by weight
grade for any given week.
Heritage
Computer Solutions
(a division of Heritage PMS, Inc.)
Annville, PA
1-800-388-EGGS
MEDIUM SMALL
.91-.95 .55-.59
.93-.94 .57-. SB
.94-98 .59-63
.94 .59
LARGE
1.06-1.10
1.08-1.09
1.10-
UO
1.10-
1.16
1.13
.92-1.01
1.01
.98
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer
EDISON, NJ
DECEMBER 19, 1991
DELMARVA BROILER/FRYER
MARKET. FEDERAL-STATE
Movement of ready-to-cook broiler
fryers was mixed but mostly of a fair vol
ume. Supplies were usully adequate. Less
than trucklot asking prices were unchanged
at 4S-S7 cents with increasingly competi
tive pricing still a factor. Live supplies
were adequate. Average live weights were
mostly desirable. Processing schedules
were moderately heavy. Trade sentiment
was steady.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000)
ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
12/1912/1712/1712/12 12/102,0432,157
4.62 1,807 4.74
BROILER/FRYER CURRENT 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
41-57 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 50.48
NO. OF BOXES 10,044
NY Egg Market
EDISON, NJ
DECEMBER 19, 1991
NEW YORK EGGS. DECEMBER 19.
1991. FEDERAL-STATE
Prices were unchanged. Trade aentiment
was ileady. Demand waa moderate to
good. Supplies were adequate, and offer
ings were more available.
PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A
AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CAR
TONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR.
CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE EXTRA LARGE 85-87, LARGE
82-85. MEDIUM 70-73.
Green &
Dragon j|
Livestock £
Sales
Location: 1 mile N.
on North State St.,
Ephrata.
SALE EVERY
FRIDAY
11:00 Ail- Beef
6:00 P.IL- Small Animal
Sal*
Office 717-733-2444
Home 717-838-4318
WALTER H. RISSER,
Proprietor