Farming, Saturday, February 19, 1994
A'
Markets
Heinsey’s Poultry
Roots, East Petersburg
Tuesday, February 15, 1994
PRICES PAID PER POUND, EXCEPT
■S NOTED RANGE:
LANCASTER FARMING
STAFF
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Managing Editor
Lou Ann Good, Staff
Andy Andiawa, Staff
Vamon Achanbaeh, Jr., Staff
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Muscovy Ducks - Drakes .90 - 1.10.
Muscovy Ducks - Hens .80 - .96.
Pekin Ducks .50 - .64.
Red Fowl 4-4.5 .50 - .74, Red Fowl 5-6
.70 - .94.
Crossbred Fowl 5-9 .50 - .76.
Crossbred Roosters 4-6 .40 - .84,
Crossbred Roosters 7-11 .40 - .86.
Guinea Fowl .70 - .90.
Banty Roosters 3.00 - 5.50 ea.
Banty Hens 1.00 - 2.75 ea.
Leghorn Hens .14 - .20.
Silkies 3.50 - 4.75 ea.
Geese 9-16 .20 - .38.
Pigeons 2.25 - 2.60 ea.
While Pigeons 3.50 - 4.00 ea.
Rabbits 4-61.00-I.34,Rabbits 7-11.90
- 1.20.
Bunnies 1.00 • 3.50 ea.
Guinea Pigs 2.00 - 4.00 ea.
Doves 2.50 • 4.00 ea.
Chukars 3.75 - 4.25 ea.
Pullets 4-6 .40 - .54.
Total Coops Sold 648.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, February 15, 1994
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL 35-.80.
LIGHT FOWL .25-.65.
BANTAMS EACH 2.50-3.00, BY THE
.B. 70-150,
BROILERS 20-40.
PULLETS, EACH 4.00
ROOSTERS 70-1 50
GEESE 25
TURKEYS .20
DUCKS .35-1 25.
RABBITS 1.10-1.95.
PIGEONS EACH 1.75-4.25.
GUINEAS 1 30-1.40
WHITh LOGS EXTRA LARCH &
UMBO 50- 76, LARGE .49 .73;
4EDIUMS 47-,48
BROWN EGGS EXTRA LARGE &
UMBO 54-.81; LARGE .42-.70.
N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
February 15
Report Supplied by USDA
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE "A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS
DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES:
MAINE
N. HAMP.
MOSTLY
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
New York &
Philadelphia Frozen
Egg Report
Tuesday, February IS, 1994
The market tone was mostly steady.
Trading was irregular as weather disrupted
normal operations. Raw materials although
available were confidently held. Further
processors operated desired schedules and
usually had sufficient floor stocks to satis
fy current dealer interest.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON
TAINERS) TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN. 25
CONT.) RANGE MOSTLY RANGE
WHOLE 49-52 50-51 52-60 BLEND (/) - -
61-71 WHITES 40-43 41-42 44-50
SUGARED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS)
58-60 59-60 61-66 SALTED YOLKS
(MIN 43% SOLIDS) 56-58 56-57 58-63 (/)
- WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32%
EGG SOLIDS.
New York
Egg Market
Wednesday, February 16, 1994
Prices were unchanged. Trade sentiment
was steady. Demand was fair, occasionally
better where featured. Supplies were
adequate or 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 74-76 LARGE 71-74 MEDIUM
65-68.
We Buy Poultry
Weekly
For Cash!
• Leghorn Fowl
• Spent Fowl
• White Pigeons
• Bantams
• Bantam Roosters
• Broilers
• Rabbits
• Guinea Hens
• Muscovy Ducks
We Pick Up
At The Farm
Watkln's Live
Poultry
718-272-6712
batmen 7 AM tS PM
718-843-9302
Uttar 7 PM
EX. LARGE
1.08
1.01-1.05
1.03-
1.04-
1.04
1.10-1.11
1.11
LARGE
1.04
.97-1.01
.99-1.00
1.00-1.04
1.00
1.05-1.07
1.07
National
• Egg Market
Wednesday, February 16, 1994
NATIONAL EGG MARKET - AT A
GLANCE: Prices were unchanged to lower
on mediums in the Midwest, unchanged on
the balance.
The market tone was generally steady
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. 38.00-40.00,48-50 LBS. 44.00-46.00,
50 tBS. AND UP 46.00-48.00.
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| LIVE POULTRY J
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| WE BUY POULTRY ’
] FOR TOP CASH |
| WEEKLY j
• Muscovy Ducks '
{ • Rabbits |
| • Broilers |
I • Bantam Roosters j
V • White Pigeons )
| • Guinea Hens i
I we Buy 1000-1500 f
V Red Spent Fowl I
I and 4
! Leghorn Fowl 1 1
I Weekly |
| We pick up at the farm *
! (718)665-1441 I
I between 7am• 5 pm I
I OVER 35 yetta In the aree V
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Risser s Poultry Inc.
Over 60 years of
prompt payment
and dependable
MEDIUM
.85
.78-.52
.80-.81
.81-.85
.81
SMALL
.59
.S2-.56
■S4-.55
•SS-.59
.55
.88-.59
.88
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
From Frl, February 11 to Thursday, February 17
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
.80 .80 .80 .80 .80
.78 .78 .78 .78 .78
.76 .76 .76 .76 .76
,71 .71 .70 .70 .69
.57 .57 .57 .57 .57
.64 .64 .64 .64 .64
.89 .89 .89 .89 .89
.86 .86 .86 86 .86
.71 .71 .71 .71 .71
.31 .31 .31 .31 .31
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with light sizes often barely steady.
Demand was fair to fairly good, beat where
featured. Supplies of the large sizes were
adequate, and the light sizes were adequate
to fully adequate. Breaking stock supplies
were adequate for the fair demand, and the
trade sentiment was steady. Live hen prices
were unchanged to higher, and offerings
were short to adequate for the moderate to
good demand from both domestic and fore
ign buyers.
Philadelphia Eggs
Thursday, February 17, 1994
Report Supplied by USDA
MARKET COMMENT: TRADE SEN
TIMENT WAS STEADY FOR LARGE
AND BARELY STEADY TO WEAK
FOR MEDIUMS. DEMAND WAS MIX
ED AND MOSTLY MODERATE. SUP
PLIES WERE ADEQUATE OR AVAIL
ABLE WITH MEDIUMS IN THE
LONGEST POSITION. A EXTRA
LARGE .72-.74, A LARGE .70-.72, A
MEDIUM .63 .66.
Buyers and Haulers
of Leghorn, Medium,
and Heavy Fowl.
Now using carts for
the most efficient
means of moving
spent fowl.