A4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30, 2003
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Belleville Poultry
Belleville, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, August 27,2003
GEESE: 6.00 EA.
TURKEYS: NONE.
GUINEAS: 3.00 EA.
CHICKENS: 2.50-3.50 EA.
ROOSTERS: 4.00-6.00 EA.
BANTAMS: .50-3.00 EA.
SILKIES: 1.50-2.00 EA.
MUSCOVY DRAKES: 5.00 EA.
MUSCOVY HENS; 2.00 EA.
DUCKS: 3.00-4.00 EA.
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.
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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. HEAVY CANNER HENS:
Without necks: 30-38, majority 34.5-36.5.
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