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Belleville Poultry
Belleville. Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, July 24,2002
GEESE: 3.00-4.00 FA
TURKEYS. 7.00 EA.
GUINEAS: 3.50 FA.
ROOSTERS- 4.00-6.00 EA.
BANTAMS. 2.00-4.00 EA.
HEAVY HENS: 2.00-3.00 EA.
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❖ Poultry Markets ❖
SILKIES: 2.00-3.50 EA.
MUSCOVY DRAKES: 8.50-10.50.
MUSCOVY HENS: 3.00-4.50 EA
MIXED DUCKS: 2.50-4.00 EA.
BARN BIRDS: 2.00 EA.
WHITE BIRDS: 3.00 EA
FANCY BIRDS- 2.50 EA.
PEACOCKS: NONE
PHEASANTS: .50-2.25 EA.
DOVES: 3.50 EA.
QUAIL: 1.50 EA.
GUINEA PIGS; 2.00-3.00 EA.
RABBITS: RABBITS UNDER 4 LBS.
.50-3.00, 4-6 LBS. 3.00-5.00, OVER 6
LBS. S.OO-8.50, FAMILY 12.00-15.50.
POULTRY IN CARDBOARD BOXES
MUST HAVE WIRE LIDS!!!
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market of
North Jersey
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, July 23,2002
HEAVY FOWL .50-1.25 EA., 3.25 LB.
LEGHORN FOWL 1.50 EA.
MIXED FOWL .64-.80 LB.
ROASTERS 4.00 EA., 1.05 LB.
SILKIES 2.25 EA.
PULLETS 2.75-4.50 EA.
GEESE 6.00 EA.
BANTAMS 1.00-2.75 EA.
ROOSTERS 2.25-7.00 EA., .80-1.10
LB.
CHICKS .50-2.25 EA.
DUCKS 9.00 EA., 1.05-1.20 LB.
RABBITS 2.00-2.50 EA., .45-1.20 LB.
PIGEONS 1.75-4.00 EA.
GUINEAS 2.00 EA.
KEETS .90-2.50 EA.
GUINEAS 2.00 EA.
GRADE A EGGS
WHITE JUMBO, EX. URGE. .70-.90,
LARGE .71; BROWN JUMBO, EX.
LRGE. .76-.91, LARGE .60-.74, MEDI
UM .45.
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INDEX
Five Sections
FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
Farm Show Spotlight Al 7 Editorial AT
Farm Show Construction ...AlB Farm Calendar AlO
Lebanon Holstein A2O Mailbox Markets 815
Cash Cow A2l Futures Al 6
Delaware Fair A 26 Antiques Center * 819
Cecil Co. Fair.......................A27 Antiques Register 823
Cecil Ag Showcase A2B Antiques Reports 824
Conservation Awards A 29 Public Auc tion Register 828
Lebanon Fair Preview A3O Business News C 2
Kimberton Fair A 33 Classified Ads C 3, D 3
Plum Pox Pops Up A 34
22-Year-Old Produces B 2
Flowering Gardens B 2 DAIRY
Schuylkill Pageant B 9 Focus On Dairy A 23
Field Day 812 To P PA Herds 815
Delaware Dairy Champ Al 9
COLUMNS
Now Is The Time AlO
On Being A Farm Wife B 3 HOME & YOUTH
Well Preserved B 4 Home On The Range B 2
Ida’s Notebook B 5 Homestead Notes B 6
Family Living Focus B 7 Cook’s Question B 8
BDcmi crrTfftiu Kid’s Korner 810
SPECIAL SECTION .. ....
—; —.. ..^ — You Ask, You Answer 815
Dairy Of Distinction
Heinsey’s Poultry
Root’s, East Petersburg
Report Supplied By Auction
Tuesday, July 23,2002
Muscovy Ducks, Drakes and Hens, nut
enough.
Pekin Ducks .60-.80.
Red Fowl 4-4'A lbs. .50-.62, 5-6 .60-
1.00.
Crossbred Fowl 5-9 lbs. .60-1.10.
Crossbred Roosters 4-6 lbs. .60-1.30,
7-11 lbs. .50-1.10.
Guinea Fowl 1.10-1.30.
Banty Roosters 3.50-7.50 ea.
Banty Hens 2.50-4.00 ea
Leghorn Hens. Roosters, not enough.
Silkies 1.75-2.50 ea.
Geese, not enough.
Pigeons 2.25-2.75 ea.
White Pigeons 3.75-4.50 ea.
Rabbits 4-6 lbs. .50-.74, 7-11 lbs.
SO-.82.
Bunnies .35-2.00 ea.
Guinea Pigs 2.00-5.50 ea.
Goats, not enough.
Kids 25.00-35.00 ea.
Doves 4.50-6.00 ea.
Chukkars, not enough.
Pullets 4-6 lbs., not enough.
Total Coops: 468.
Starting Aug. 6, auction will be under
new ownership and management.
Morrison’s Cove
Poultry & Rabbit
Martinsburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
July 22,2002
ROOSTERS 2.00-4.00.
BANTY ROOSTERS .50-2.25.
HEAVY HENS 1.25-3.50.
BANTY HENS 1.50-2.75.
PIGEONS 2.40.
DUCKS 2 25.
BUNNIES .50-3.00.
RABBITS 1.00-5.00.
RED PULLETS 3.00-4.75.
AUCTION EVERY MON., 7:30 P.M.
Eastern Region
Frozen Eggs
ATLANTA, GA.
July 19,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Mostly prices were unchanged on
whites, unchanged to slightly higher on
whole, but unchanged to slightly lower on
yolks when compared to last week’s trad
ing. Trade sentiment improved and was
usually steady. Demand was only fair, al
though movement was fairly good due in
part to previous commitments. Supplies
were sufficient on most items. Liquid and
frozen eggs (ingredients included) pro
cessed under federal inspection in the
Eastern region for the week ending July
13, 2002 were 14% more than the previ
ous week and 1% higher than a year ago.
Weekly New York Egg Market
Northeast Quotes
Prices Supplied By Umer-Barry
From July 19-25
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR.
WHITE
JUMBO
EX. LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
PULLETS
BROWN
EX.LARGE
LARGE
MEDIUM
UNDERGRADES
AND CHECKS .18 .18 .18 .20 .22
BREAKING STOCKS: ERL 42-44 LBS. .24-.26,48-50 LBS. .32-34,50 LBS. AND UP
.34-35; WED. 42-44 LBS. .26-.2S 48-50 LBS. .34-36, 50 LBS. AND UP 36-37;
THURS 42-44 LBS. ,27-.29,48-50 LBS. 36-38, SO LBS AND UP 38-39.
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Report Supplied By USD A
July 23,2002
PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV
ERED TO RETAIL STORES:
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MOSTLY
RHODE ISLAND
MOSTLY
VERMONT
MOSTLY
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB CON
TAINERS):
TRUCKLOTS: WHOLE 44-50, mostly
45-47; BLENDS (I) TFEWR; WHITES
22-32, mostly 22-25; SUGARED YOLKS
(min. 43% solids) 84-89, mostly 85-87;
SALTED YOLKS (min. 43% solids)
79-86, mostly 81-83.
LESS THAN TRUCKLOT (min. 25
cont.): WHOLE 54-58; BLENDS 68-90;
WHITES 27-45; SUGARED YOLKS
(min. 43% solids) 91-95; SALTED
YOLKS (min. 43% solids) 87-92.
(/) - WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28-32%
EGG SOLIDS.
Eastern Region
Miscellaneous Poultry
Atlanta, GA.
July 19,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
EASTERN REGION MISCELLANE
OUS POULTRY FOR CURRENT DE
LIVERY for the week of July 15.
DUCKLINGS: Prices negotiated by
first receivers, US Grade A, 4-5 pounds,
delivered in trucklot and pool trucklot
quantities: LONG ISLAND—Frozen 137;
.86 .86 .88 .91
.77 .77 .79 .81
.71 .71 73 .75
.50 .50 .50 .50
.44 .44 .44 .44
.76 .76 .78 .80
.72 .72 .74 .76
.58 .58 .58 .58
LARGE
1.05
EX.LARGE
1.14
1.07-1.11
1.09-1.10
1.13-1.17
1.13
1.15-1.17
1.17
.99-1.03
1.01-1.02
1.04-
1.04
1.05-
1.08
Fresh 143. MIDWEST—Frozen 122-126;
Fresh— 123-127.
ROASTERS: Prices negotiated by first
receivers, US Grade A and Plant Grade, 5
pounds and up, delivered: ICE PACKED
(12 per box) 54-55. VACUUM PACKED
(6-9 per box) 65-85 mostly 65-75.
SQUABS: New York Wholesale Prices,
Frozen, Plant Grade, dollars per dozen, 1
to 10 boxes: 12 oz. 60.48-69.66; 14 oz.
66.96-76.14; 16 oz. 73.44-83.43.
The eastern region includes: CT, DE,
FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY,
PA.
Prices were up 1 cent on large, un
changed on medium and small today.
Supplies are moderate for plant needs.
Prices to retailers, in small lots, USDA
Grade A and Grade A, 30 dozen cases,
white eggs in cartons, delivered store
door, cents per dozen. Large 80; Medium
56; Small 49.
Trucklot, prices to retailers, sales to
volume buyers: Large 60-72 mostly 72;
Medium 40-50 mostly 50; Small 37-44
mostly 44.
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Horse Sale: Every 2nd Sat. At 2:00 P.M. Tack,
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MEDIUM SMALL
.76 .58
.69-.73 .51-.55
.71-.72 .53-.54
.7S-.79 .57-.61
.75 .57
.79
Virginia Eggs
Harrisonburg, Va.
July 23,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
.82
.78
.60