Miancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20, 1997 \ N.E. Weekly Shell Egg Report December 16, UW Report Supplied by USOA PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE ‘A" BROWN EGOS IN CARTONS DELIVERED TO RETAIL STORES: EX. LARGE MAINE 131 NEW HAMPSHIRE 130-134 MOSTLY 132-133 RHODE ISLAND 1.23-137 MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY Delmarva Broiler ATLANTA, GA, DECEMBER 17, 1997 DELMARVA BROILER/FRYER MARKET. FEDERAL-STATE Movement of reedy-10-cook whole birds LANCASTER FARMING •STAFF- Everett R. Newawanger Managing Editor Lou Ann Good, Staff Andy Andrews, Staff Vernon Achenbach Jr.. Staff Ephrata Office Phone (7X7) 626-1164 NEWS CORRESPONDENTS Joyce Bupp, York County Seven Valleys (717)428-1865 Carolyn Moyer, Bradford County Tioga & Susquehanna Roaring Branch (717) 324-2482 Randy Wells, Indiana Marion Center (412)397-2529 Judith Patton, Union Mifflmbuij (717)966-4770 Gail Strode. Mifflin Huntingdon & Juniata Belleville (717) 935-5675 Linda Williams, Bedford, Bedford (814)623-5745 Gay Brownlee, Somerset Salisbury (814)662-2127 David Hlebert, Westmoreland Scottdale (412) 887-5929 James Martin, Mercer Sandy Lake (412)376-2682 Beth Miller, Cumberland Newville (717)776-6571 Virginia Wilt. Adams Wnghtsville (717)252-2038 Bill Tindall, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford New Wilmington (412)533-2875 Loi> Szymanskl, Maryland Westminster (410)848-5241 Karen Butler, Maryland Frederick (301)698-5436 SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Subscription Price: $28.50 per year; $55.00- 2 years $38.50 per year outside of; PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, OH, VA & WV $75.00 - 2 Years Non-Refundable Lancaster Farming (ISSN 0023-7485) is published weekly for $28.50 per year; $55.00 - 2 years by Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609 1 E. Mam Street, Ephrata, PA 17522. Periodicals postage paid at Ephrata, PA 17522. POSTMASTER Send address changes to LANCASTER FARMING, 1 East Main Street, PO Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522 Phone. Lititz (717) 626-1164 or Ephrata (717) 733-6397, Lancaster (717) 394-3047, FAX 717-733-6058 For address change form or new subscription see near Mailbox Markets. Members of National Association Of Agricultural Journalists Pa Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. National Advertising Representative J.L. Farm skis, Inc. Phone (203) 966-1746 PUBLISHER’S LIABILITY FOR ERROR The publisher shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher's liability for other errors or omissions in connection with an advertisement is strictly limited to publication of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the advertisement. LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 1.20 .85 .68 1.09-1.13 .78-.52 .60-.6S 1.11-1.12 .80-.81 .03-.64 1.12-1.16 .81-. BS .64-.6S 1.12 .81 .64 1.16-1.20 .BS-.90 1.16 .85 133 137-130 137 was slow to about moderate. Seller offer ings remained fully sufficient for current needs. Live supplies wen moderate to light; weights were mixed in a full range of light to heavy. Processing schedules wen reduced in instances and were moderate in total. Less than trucklot asking prices wen unchanged at 44 to 58 cents. Trade senti ment was steady, but catabais. In the parts complex, all items wen at least adetfurte for the current inquiry. Whole breast wen noted as moving into better balance at sev eral plants. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVO. WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT 12/17 12/15 12/15 12/10 l?/08 2,194 2,055 4.96 2363 5.02 •BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDI ATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS QF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 41-64 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 46.61 NO. OF BOXES 8,091 •8 of 9 plants reporting. SOUTHEAST HEAVY LIVE HEN REPORT. DECEMBER 15. 1997. FEDERAL-STATE Prices ranged unchanged when com pared to a week earlier. Demand was light to moderate for irregular offerings. How ever, floor stocks were still adequate to ful ly adequate for trade needs. Undertone was mostly steady. HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS AND UP) * FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER LB., GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER THE WEEK OF 15-DEC-97 RANGE MAJORITY WTD AVO i AT FARM BUYER LOADING 14.5-2$ CENTS/LB. 185-21 19.06 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT * WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT. E. 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Silkies 3.25-4.25 ea. Geese 9-14 lbs. JO-46. Pigeons 1.75-250 ea. White pigeons 4.50-6.00 ea. Rabbits 4-6 lbs. 130-1.76, 7-11 lbs. 1.20-1.62. Bunnies 1.005.50 ea. Guinea pigs 1.005.75 ea. Goats 45.0080.00 ea. Kid goals 28.0046.00 each. Doves 2.50-4.00 ea. Chukais, not enough. Pullets .3056. Total coops 806. NE Chicken Parts 1 & 2 ATLANTA, GA DECEMBER 17, 1997 NORTHEAST BROILER/FRYER PARTS - PART I FEDERAL-STATE Trucklot buying activity was seasonally light. Offerings were more than sufficient to handle the minimal buyer interest Retail and distributive movement was mostly reported as expected with interest general ly centered on typical holiday items. The market lone was cautiously steady. PRICES PAID PER POUND. ICE PACKED AND CO2 PACKED BROILER/FRYER PARTS. DELIV ERED TO FIRST RECEIVERS IN POOL TRUCKLOT AND TRUCKLOT QUAN TITIES. ITEM CURRENT NEGOTIATED TRADING* BREAST - B/S 135 BREAST - WITH RIBS SB-S 9 BREAST - LINE RUN 38 LEGS 41-42 LEO QUARTERS (BULK) 26-27 DRUMSTICKS 31-32 THIGHS 36-37 WINGS (WHOLE) 60-61 BACKS AND NECKS (STRIPPED) 12-14 LIV ERS (5 POUND TUBS) 20-25 GIZ ZARDS (HEARTS) 50-55 INCLUDES NEW YORK CITY MET ROPOLITAN AREA, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS, CON NECTICUT. RHODE ISLAND. AND PENNSYLVANIA (NORTHEAST OF HARRISBURG). • TODAY'S NEGO TIATED SALES AS OF 11:30 A.M. Weekly New York Egg Market Prices Supplied by Urner-Barry WHITE JUMBO EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS BROWN EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS BREAKING STOCKS! FRL 42-44 LBS. .39 .41,48-50 LBS. .54-56, SO LBS. AND UP 56-57. MON. 48-50 LBS. 53-55.50 LBS. AND UP 55-56; TUBS. 48-50 LBS. 51-53,50 LBS. AND UP 53-54; WED. 42-44 LBS. 58-.40.48-50 LBS. .48-50,50 LBS. AND UP .50-51; THURS. 42-44 LBS. .36-58.48-50 LBS. .4S-.47, 50 LBS. AND UP .47-.45. North Atlantic Shell Eggs December 18, 1997 Atlanta, Ga. PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO 3 CENTS LOWER ON LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE IN PHILA., UNCHANGED ON BALANCE OF PRICES. THE MARKET TONE WAS STEADY TO WEAK. DEMAND RANGED LIGHT TO GOOD BUT NOT AS ACTIVE AS ANTICIPATED IN SOME LOCATIONS. SUPPLIES OF WHITE EGGS WERE ADEQUATE TO AMPLE WITH THE HEAVIER WEIGHTS EGGS THE MOST AVAILr HAT. STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 12 NOON Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster In Paradise, PA) For Info. (717) 442-4181 bus. (610) 458-8518 home Thinking of Adding a New Building? Need to Remodel and Older One? Check Out Your Options with Farmer Automatic of America. 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WHILE BROWN EGOS WERE NO BETTER THAN ADEQUATE. BREAKING STOCK SUPPLIES WERE ALSO ADEQUATE TO AMPLE AND THE DEMAND WAS LIGHT AND UNAGGRESSIVE. OFFERINGS OF SPENT HENS TO PROCESSING PLANTS WERE GENERALLY SUFFI CIENT FOR FULL PROCESSING SCHEDULES. PHILADELPHIA; PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USD A GRADE A AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS. DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN, EXTRA LARGE .87-94; LARGE .S5-.92; MEDIUM .6S-.66. Providing Optimum Performance Management and Investment Services to the Egg Layer Industry RD #h 80x213 • Annvllle, PA 17003 717-867-6366 Sheldon Goodme Regional Manager PO Box 57 So China, ME 04358 1-800-683-2634 Contai t
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