Delmarva
Broiler
NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Movement of rcady-to-cook whole birdi
was aeaionally ligh u buyen internal
shifted to other ilemi for the Thankigiving
holiday. Offeringi were fully adequate to
ample. Live supplies here at least mod
erate; weights were mostly desirable. Pro
cessing schedules were moderately heavy.
Lets than Uucldot asking prices were
unchanged at 61 to 75 cents. Trade senti
ment was steady at best In the pans com
plex, wings continued to clear well. All
other items were at least adequate and
inventories were building.
ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF
BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA
(000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG.
WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT
11/2011/1811/1811/13 11/112,3291,402
4.92 2,794 4.91 *BROILER/FRYER
CURRENT NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES
MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIP
MENTS OF BRANDED AND WING
TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM
DELMARVA
BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE
58-77 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 63.84
NO. OF BOXES 6,338 *S of 9 plants
repotting.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
HEAVY FOWL .40-1.10.
LEGHORN FOWL .80.
MIXED FOWL .50-1.05.
ROASTERS .40-.50.
GEESE EACH 2.00-3.00.
BANTAMS EACH .60-1.20.
ROOSTERS .40-1.50.
BUNNIES EACH 1.75-4.00.
DUCKS .80-1.25.
RABBITS .40-1.30.
PIGEONS EACH 1.00-7.25.
GUINEAS EACH S.OO-7.00.
EGGS: WHITE EXTRA LARGE ft
JUMBO 1.05-1.11, LARGE .65-1.03,
MEDIUM .61-.70. BROWN EXTRA
LARGE ft JUMBO 1.01-1.11, LARGE
.78-.95, MEDIUM .70.
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100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557
Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547
HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 AM.
WED. DEC. 4 WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS
FRI. DEC. 13 FARM EQUIP., TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM
FRI. JAN. 10 FARM EQUIP., TRACTORS & FARM SUPPUES 9:00 AM
TUE. JAN. 21 QUILT, CRAFT & BUGGIES
WED. JAN. 22 QUILT. & CRAFT
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NE Chicken
Pts 1&2
NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Tracklot baying activity continued sea
sonly light as dealers focused their
attention on holiday items. Offerings were
more than adequate to cover the current
light buyer intrerest Retail and distributive
movement mainly centered on Thanksgiv
ing holiday items. The market tone was ,
barely steady to weak with underlying
trade sentiment cautious.
PRICES PAID PER POUND, ICE
PACKED AND CO2 PACKED
BROILER/FRYER PARTS, DELIV
ERED TO FIRST RECEIVERS IN POOL
TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT
QUANTITIES.
ITEM CURRENT NEGOTIATED TRA
DING* BREAST - B/S (W ft W/O TEN
DERS) 145-150 BREAST • WITH RIBS
72-73 BREAST - LINE RUN 72 LEGS
55-56 LEG QUARTERS (BULK) 43-44
DRUMSTICKS 53-54 THIGHS 52-53
WINGS (WHOLE) 63-64 BACKS AND
NECKS (STRIPPED) 12-14 LIVERS (5
POUND TUBS) 35-40 GIZZARDS
(HEARTS) 50-55 INCLUDES NEW
YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA,
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, MASSA
CHUSETTS. CONNECTICUT, RHODE
ISLAND. AND PENNSYLVANIA
(NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG).
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, November 20
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction . ,
ALFALFA HAY: 3 LOTS.
92.50-160.00.
MIXED HAY: 27 LOTS, 85.00-167.50.
STRAW: 1 LOT, 75.00.
WOOD: 12 LOADS, 30.00-67.50.
OATS: 2 LOADS, 3.20-3.50 BU.
CORN: 1 LOAD, 117.50.
SHELLED CORN: 1 LOAD, 95.00.
Pa. Grain
November 18, 1996
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST TUES
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
TO .05 HIGHER, WHEAT STEADY TO
.10. SPOTS .20 HIGHER. BARLEY AND
OATS STEADY TO STRONG. SOY-
BEANS MOSTLY .10 TO .20 HIGHER,
NEW EAR CORN STEADY TO
STRONG. PRICES PAID DELIVERED
TO DELIVERS DOCK: ALL PRICES
PER BUSHEL, EXCEPT EAR CORN
PER TON.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-3.00
FEW REPORTED 3.06, AVERAGE 2.85;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.25-4.58 FEW
REPORTED 4.93, AVERAGE 4.45, CON
TRACTFOR HARVEST 3.26-3.76; BAR
LEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.10-3.65, AVER
AGE 3.29, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
FEW REPORTED 200; OATS NO. 2
RANGE 2.20-2.50, AVERAGE 2.33;
SOYBEANS RANGE 6.35-6.80, AVER
AGE 6.62; FEW REPORTED GRAIN
SORGHUM #2 RANGE 269. AVERAGE
2.69; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW
EARCORN RANGE 57.00-75.00, AVER
AGE 66.90.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.79; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE
3.80-4.35, AVERAGE 4.08; BARLEY
NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.40, AVERAGE
3.16; OATS NO. 2 RANGE FEW
REPORTED 2.20-2.80 FEW REPORTED
2.00, AVERAGE 2.43; SOYBEANS
RANGE 6.10-6.46 FEW REPORTED
6.70, AVERAGE 6.29; AVERAGE MOIS
TURE NEW EARCORN RANGE
60.00-75.00, AVERAGE 70.71.
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL &
SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-3.05,
AVERAGE 2.83; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE
3.80-4.58, AVERAGE 4.29; BARLEY
NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.70; AVERAGE
3.26; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.31; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE 6.10-6.80, AVERAGE 6.50;
AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 56.00-75.00, AVERAGE
67.62.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90
FEW REPORTED 3.05, AVERAGE 2.81;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.90-4.30,
AVERAGE 4.12; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 3.00-3.70, AVERAGE 3.33;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.50, AVER
AGE 2.21; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
6.30-6.65, AVERAGE 6.41; FEW
REPORTED PER HUNDREDWEIGHT
BUCKWHEAT RANGE 10.90, AVER
AGE 10.90; AVERAGE MOISTURE
NEW EARCORN RANGE FEW
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FEW REPORTED 2.60, AVERAGE 3.06;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.10-4.25,
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National
Grain Market
ST. JOSEPH, MO
NOVEMBER 20,1996
Grain and aoybean bidi finished hi(her,
today, ai expon demand improved for all
commoditiei and fund buying on the board
offered support Wheat 5 to 19 cents high
er. Com 4 to 6 cents higher. Sorghum 8 to
12 cents higher. Soybeans 6 to 12 cents
higher. Wheat bids jumped higher again,
supported by good overnight export inter
est and fund buying. The strength in Dec/
Mar spreads in both Chicago and Kansas
City was also a positive factor. Com and
soybean bids moved sharply higher on
improved export sales and increased far
mer selling. Fund buying on the board
added some support to bids and Midwest
weather forecasts are now calling for some
moisture and cold weather over the next
few days. U.S. Export Sales: Commodity
Tonnage Del date South Korea Soft White
Wheat 10,500 Feb Hard Red Winter Wheat
2,500 Feb DN Spring Wheat 9,000 Feb
Taiwan Com 18,000 Dec Soybeans 12,000
Dec Totals: Wheat 22,000 tonnes. Com
18,000 tonnes. Soybeans 12,000 tonnes.
Date Change Year ago Truck Bids:
11/20/96 11/19/96 11/22/95 Wheat: Kan
sas City (HRW, ORD) 4.71 up 16 5.28
Minneapolis (DNS, 14%) 4.41 1/2 up 11
1/2 5.38 1/4 Portland (SW) 4.25-4.34 up
5-13 5.35-5.37 St Louis (SRW) 3.95-4.14
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Yellow; Kansas City 7.09 up 11 6.77-6.78
Minneapolis 6.77 up 11 1/2 6.55-6.88
Futures: Kansas City (Dec) Wheat 4.40 3/4
up 16 1/4 5.09 Minneapolis (Dec) Wheat
4.17 up 16 1/2 4.94 1/2 Chicago (Dec)
Wheat 4.13 1/4 up 15 1/24.98 1/2 Chicago
(Dec) Com 2.70 up 4 3/4 3.25 1/4 Chicago
(Jan) Soybeans 7.07 up 11 1/2 6.83 Export
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Protein: 4.96 3/4 up 16 3/4 5.53 1/2 US 2
SRW Wheat: 4.41 1/4-4.44 1/4 up 13
1/2-14 1/2 5.46 1/4-5.48 1/4 US 2 Yellow
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US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 4.79 up 9
6.31-6.34 Barge 5.00-5.04 up 8-126.52 US
1 Yellow Soybeans: 7.43-7.44 up 10 1/2
7.19-7.22
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, November 19, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
33 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
134.00- 2ND CUTTING
157.00-
TIMOTHY: 180.00-222.00.
ALFALFA; 2ND CUTTING 177.00,
3RD 157.00-182.00, 4TH 157.00-175.00.
GRASS: 140.00-183.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 100.00-145.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 146.00.
STARTING TIME 11 A.M.
Westminster Hay
Weatmlnrter, Md.
Tucaday, November 19, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA: 1.70-4.10 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.30-3.60 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 1.40-4.10 BALE.
GRASS; 1.50-2.00 BALE. 20.00-3ZQQ
LARGE ROUND.
STRAW: 1.20-2.40 BALE.
MULCH: 6.00 BALE
WOOD: 40.00-90.00 CORD.
Greencastle
Livestock Market
Nov. 14 it Nov. IS
Hay & Straw
Report Supplied by Auction
36 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 130.00-191.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 100.00-145.00.
MIXED HAY: 90.00-145.00.
ORCHARDGRASS: 80.00-121.00.
BROME GRASS; 70.00-125.00.
MULCH HAY: 40.00-65.00.
STRAW: 70.00-110.00.
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