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BARN BIRDS: 1.00-1.50 EA. WHITE BIRDS: 2.75-4.75 EA. FANCY BIRDS: 4.00-6.00 EA. PEACOCKS: NONE. PHEASANTS: 16.00-21.00 EA. DOVES 4.25-5.25 EA. QUAIL: NONE. GUINEA PIGS; 2.25-5.00 EA. RABBITS: RABBITS UNDER 4 LBS. 1.25-2.50, 4-6 lbs. 4.00-6.00, over 6 lbs. 6.50-11.S0, all per head. PLEASE PREBOX SMALL ANI MALS. Livestock Cooperative Auction Market Of North Jersey Poultry & Eggs Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, August 26,2003 HEAVY FOWL .40-1.10. SILKIES 1.00-3.00 EA. LEGHORN FOWL 1.00 EA. MIXED FOWL .55,3.00-3.50 EA. BROILERS .55,3.00 EA. ROASTERS .85. PULLETS 8.00 EA. CHICKS .25-2.00 EA. GEESE 5.50 EA. BANTAMS .75-6.00 EA., .55-1.10. ROOSTERS 1.50-5.00 EA, .70-1.20. TURKEY POULTS .50-3.00 EA. BUNNIES .50-2.50 EA. TURKEYS 13.00 EA. DUCKS 2.25-8.00 EA. RABBITS .55-1.15,1.75-5.75 EA. DUCKS .60-1.20. PIGEONS 1.00-3.00 EA. KEETS .50-2.50 EA. GUINEAS 5.00-8.00 EA. GRADE A EGGS: WHITE JUMBO, EX. URGE. 1.05-1.08, LARGE 1.01, MED. .50; BROWN JUMBO, EX. LGE. .85-1.05, LARGE .90-1.00, MED. .58-.70. ig Bioterrorism A 1 ID Fair Livestock AlB illentown Swine Shows All Grange Fair A2B 'rep Expands A 29 (lair Pageant B 4 tockingham Fair Queen ......812 living History 823 Vow Is The Time .........AlO Bible Speaks AlO Basically Farming A 27 Vg Counts A 34 Dn Being A Farm Wife B 3 [da’s Notebook B 4 amily Living Focus B 7 Consuming Thoughts B 9 Veil Preserved 812 antiques Detective 824 section C Graystone Small Animal Sale, LLC Root’s, East Petersburg Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, August 25,2003 Muscovy Drakes .70-.90, Hens .75. Pekin Ducks 4.00-4.25 ea. Red Fowl 4-5 lbs. .20-.30,5-6.40-.50. Crossbred Fowl 5-9 lbs. .65. Crossbred Roosters 4-6 lbs. .60-1.15, 7-11 lbs. .60-.80. Guinea Fowl, not enough. Banty Roosters 5.00-7.00 ea. Banty Hens 2.00-2.75 ea. Leghorn Hens, none. Roosters .10-. IS. Silkies 3.25-3.50. Geese 9-14 lbs., .50-.60. Pigeons 1.00-1.50 ea. White Pigeons 3.50-4.10 ea. Rabbits 4-6 lbs. .90-1.02, 6-9 lbs. .80-1.00. Bunnies 2.00-5.00 ea. Guinea Pigs S.OO-8.00 ea. Goats 40.00-60.00 ea. Kids 23.00-28.00 ea. Doves 4.00-5.00. Chukars, none. Pullets, not enough. Total sales; 420. All out-of-state poultry must be tested for AI. Delmarva Broilei/Fryer ATLANTA, GA. August 27,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds was light to fair with sellers anticipating increased late week activity for the holi day lengthened weekend. Offerings varied by size, and were generally no more than adequate on the 225 and 2.50 pound sizes; adequate to hilly adequate on the larger. Live supplies were moderate; weights were desirable to heavy. Proces sor schedules were moderate to moderate ly heavy. Less than trucklot asking prices were unchanged 57 to 67 cents. Trade sentiment was mostly steady. In the parts complex, boneless skinless and bone-in breasts were hilly adequate. Leg items were generally good balance. Wings and tenders continued to clear well. ACTUAL SLAUGHTER WEEK ENDING 08/23/2003 WAS 11,402,466 5.34 LBS. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT 08/27 08/25 08/25 08/20 08/18 2,361 2,339 5.39 2,297 5,41 BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NE GOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDI ATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 55-72 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 61.65 NO. OF BOXES 8,790 8 of 8 plants reporting. iTDRF.S OWKR & [ARKETI INDEX Four Sections DEPARTMENTS Editorial Farm Calendar Futures , Mailbox Market 5................ Sale Reports 819 Antiques Center 823 Antiques Register 827 Antiques Reports 829 Public Auction Register ........830 Classified Ads CIO, D 4 Business News D 2 HOME & YOUTH Homestead Notes B 2 Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question B 8 Kid’s Korner 810 You Ask, You Answer 81l DAIRY Allentown Dairy Show Al 7 Southwest Holstein Show A 32 Northwest Holstein Show \32 Top Pa. Dairy One Herds 820 Weekly New York Egg Market Northeast Quotes Prices Supplied By Umer-Barry From August 22-28,2003 FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR. WHITE JUMBO EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS BROWN EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS .53 .53 .53 .53 .53 BREAKING STOCKS: ERL 42-44 LBS. .56-.58,48-50 LBS. .66-.65,50 LBS. AND UP .6S-.69. THURS. 42-44 LBS. .55-.57. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Atlanta, Ga. Prices Supplied By USDA August 26,2003 PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE A BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV ERED STORE DOOR. MAINE MOSTLY NEW HAMPSHIRE MOSTLY RHODE ISLAND MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY Morrison’s Cove Poultry & Rabbit Martinsburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction August 25,2003 ROOSTERS 4.00. BANTY ROOSTERS: 1.00-1.75. HEAVY HENS .75-2.25. BANTY HENS .25-2.25. PIGEONS 2.00-3.75. DUCKS 2.75-5.50. GEESE 2.25-8.50. BUNNIES .50-5.25. RABBITS 3.00-10.75. TURKEYS 8.00-16.00. PEACHCOCKS 37.00. RABBIT FAMILY 13.00. AUCTION EVERY MON, 7:30 P.M. National Broiler Market At A Glance Atlanta, Ga. August 27,2003 Report Supplied By USDA Trade sentiment was steady to about steady. Retain demand was light to mod erate with features aiding interest. Food service was fair to good, best into fast food. Supplies of 3 pound and heavier sizes were at least adequate to avail able. Smaller sizes were suffl- dent. In the parts structure, bone-in AIO AIO AI6 ...814 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.08 1.08 1.07 1.07 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.01 .79 .79 .78 .77 .77 .57 .57 .57 .57 .57 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 138 134 90 56 131-135 133-134 137-141 137 140-141 141 127-131 83-87 49-53 129-130 85-86 51-52 133-137 89-93 55-59 133 89 55 135-137 90-93 137 93 and boneless skinless breast were avail able. Wings and tenders were clearing sat isfactorily. Leg items were about ade quate. In production areas, live supplies were moderate. Weights were in a hill range, but mostly desirable. The 12-City Weighted Average Price for 08/25/03 was 63.31, compared to 63.60 last week, and 56.31 a year ago. National Canner Fowl Market Atlanta, Ga. August 22,2003 Report Supplied By USDA NATIONAL CANNER FOWL MAR KET: Majority of prices were un changed on both light and heavy canners when compared to a week earlier. De mand was light to fair. Trading was very light. Offerings were about adequate to adequate. The undertone was mostly steady. Cents per pound, current negotiations with out freight cost: LIGHT CANNER HENS: Line run without necks: 20-25, majority 23-24. HEAVY CANNER HENS: Without necks: 29-36, majority 33.5-34.5. Cents per pound, current negotiations freight cost included: LIGHT CANNER HENS: Line run without necks 21-26, ma jority 25.5-26. 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