Poultry and egg situation

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OP LIVE POULTRY, SELECTED ,,SSES,
1RWEiKS,1937-41 AVERAGE,AND 1943-44
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HENS, MEDIUM HEAVY
('5 POUNDS AND UNDER)


E0B. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.
N RICULTURE NPEG 45070 BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC;".
V AL.e prices of live poultry during the early and late part of 1944 were at
.. J,. During the summer months, however, prices were below ceil ings reflecting
"l'a~Tpl s. of meat at that time.
:e:itry prices for 1945 will probably be at or near ceilings due to large army
li:Mtt I.' a decline in the over-all meat supply of about 8 percent.
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Layer is fama amber .
S mliber of egg laidper ha ...
Total am production of e*ga. .
Stock esit U. L.: -
S ell .. "'. i .
"'as, M -..
Iotal, ablll a faa .. .
Dri4 whole egg . .
r Jpparzst egg dimappearaunc civilian:
r tal hkall 1gg eqsihalei .. .
Dried egg production . .
Commercial hatchery operations
Pa set . .
ie hatched . .
i ceiptc
Poultry, dressed, foar markets .
Poultry, litv Chicago .
P Foultry, Live, New Turk .
Poultry, Live, Nidwest, per plant .
Po F (hes) liv I Midweaa, per plain
Yang atockh, lve, Nidwest, per pli
Stock poultry.
mllters . .
Sryers . .
hastera ....... ..
Pomle hesal . .. .
To rkeya . .
Duck . .
Kiacellameau ad mulaseltied .
Total poultry . .. .
Prices received by tamers:
1110 per does . .
hlit parity price per doses .
Eggs, percentage of parity .
Chickoe per pound ..
Chickens, parity price per pound .
Chickea, percentage of parity F
Turkeys, per pound . C
a0rkeym, parity price per poand .
TUrkeye, percentage of parity .
Mll tam'camodiUeu 1111- 14 = MOI I
C*ickeam and eog 1110-14= 101 1
melsale prices Chicagom
BU statuindarda, per dosen C
Live heavy hea7, per ponad .C
Live broiler. per pound C
Live fryers, per pound C
Live romters, herav per pound C
halesale prices, New Tork:
Dreased broilers, -8-M pounds per
dome, per ponod . .
Dressed romuters, 48-64 pounds per
daose, per pcond . .
Dreased lov1 48-54 pounds per
dozen, per pound . .
Cash fam imacem
total marketing .. .
Poultry aud eggs . .
Price ratios
Chicago, broiler-feed .
Chicago, light roaster-feed .
Famos, eg-feed . I
Parsm clicte-feed ... .
Pars, tetkey-fgd . A
Pamn egg-layiag mah m
Lapiag ma@su, coat per cwt. 1
Feae coat per cwt., fa a poultry ratios
aolesile food prices 1835-89 = 100) Z
Retail feeod prices (386-1 = 150 F
Prices paid by famers iscLadiig inter-
eat ad taxes 1M-14 = 1) .
Retail! prices IL.:
haoters, dressed. per pound C
oEggI, strictly fresh, per dose C
oafgrictural employees capen.a-
ti (35-fl. o100 .


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li4. 1i.
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1,000 lb.
1.000 lb.
fit. 16.
1:I. 1b.
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i1t. 16.
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388-41
1983-41

18a-41
1DI-41

3s-42



1988-42

3IS-41
U33-41
1383-43

I31-412
1988-42
1938-41
U31-41
1935-41
I33-43
1933-42
3I3-42
1981-43

I11-42
1938-43
9811-42
1831-41
1933-42
188-42
1918-42
l183-41
1918-41
1931-42
1938-42
193-42
1918-41
19331-42
3138-42



19I8-41
3IsA-43
13M-41

1981-41
1918-41
988-42
319-42
31S-42
19I8-41

1393-41
1933-43
I31-4a
1I13-41
311I-42
118-42
U13-42


111.1
5.57
146.6

2.001
3 487
4.148

28.8


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T2.8
6.6
11.5
10.19
11.8
18.5
14.1

26.8
18.8
6.8
24.1
181. 3
33.9
19.1
76
14.1
15.0
94
19.2
09
112
107
3 .8
17.2
20.6
18. 3
17.0

22.7
-22.2
20.6
1.096
113
16.0
14.0
24. 5
11.6
16.9

1.25
101.6
102.6
182
30.6
44.9
116.8


tbad of month. Frozen emsl converted to case equivalent.
BAdjusted for seasonal variation.
SFresh Firasto ovember and December 1933-42 Av.. Standards 44-lba.
No quotations.


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163.I
610
1.031
600

331.9


16.0
66.9
b.9
11.1
21.1
11.0

14.2
14.9
15.7
30.0
13.3
"5.1
86.
169.6

8.3
31.9
76
14.0
16.0
93
20.1
19.2
104
134
114
110
27.0
17.9
19.6
19.2
18.9

28.9
22.0
21.0
942
107

. 14.1
12.9
11.2
16.0

1.29
101.4
102.4
182
30.7
42.2
119.9


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6.74
22T.0
1.780
4. 597

56.1
86.3
311. 1

61.6
85.4
61.9
7.2
46.5
22.6
12.4
13.6
30.2
U8.8
60.6
24.8
5.2
86.7
197.9
47.1
46.8
101
24.3
18.9
1209
12.7
23.9
194
184
44. 2
22.5
26.2
26.
26.2

87.5
27.5
33.5
2.005
211
12.1
12.1
22.0
11. 4
18.5
8.60
2.14
181.8
137.3
166
44.0
67.4
249. 5


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7.4.

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46.8
308.7
21.1
41.6
1.64

4.7
14.0
14.6
10.3
14.2
30.7
41.0
68.T
3.6
2.4
41.1
226.2
44.9
44.2
102
24.4
19.0
1.3
189
196
187
40.7
23.6
26.9
2.9
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11.1
30.1
10.9
15.3
12.7
3.56
2.13
113. 6
117.1
167
44.7
63.9
254.1


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14.3
1,04(
5.87 1

110.1
01.3
16.6
45.0
a.0
7T.1
11.9
1.8
T.4
11.0
3.3
16.6
5.4
89.8
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5.1
48.8
268.1

43.4
47.1
92
24.0
19.5
121
33.8
24.6
137
196
177
42.0
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26.9
29.0



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4
13.4
1.3
11.2
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46.0
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wltohd to th imotp rier-growing area's of Georgia, Mis~souri,

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l hte f irst half of 1944, lue to the 10 pecn euctionidn, the'

"t -potential layers on farms, January 1 froin a year ea~rlier. Civilian

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