—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 8, 1976
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Delmarva
Poultry
From Monday, May 3to Friday, May 7
Mem. Tucs. Wed. Thurs.
Wednesday, May S'
Rtc movement very good
with occasional unfilled
needs indicated. Slaughter
schedules generally fair
heavy in effort to fill needs.
Today’s Itl asking prices
generally 1 cents higher on
both plant & US grade A.
Live supplies fully
adequaate tho occasional
lighter than desirable.
Undertone firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week:
Plant Grade 41
Ex. Large 60 63 63 66 66
Large 59 62 62 65 65
Mediums 55 57 57 59 59
Pullets 42 44 44 46 46
Peewees 32 33 ~33 35 35
BROWN
Large 59 62 62 63 63
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted A
Off Grade
Large 52 55 55 58 1 58
Checks 35 37 37 38 39
Tone Full Steady to Finn.
Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications
Current broiler-fryer
t: = —: — ~ negoitated prices for im-
New England Weekly. Shell Egg Report mediate includes mostly
v multiple drop shipments to
Tuesday, May 4,1976 New York City from
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons Ddmarva.
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS.+ NOT AVAILABLE
Mostly
NEWHAMP. 60-67
Mostly 63-64
R.I.
VERMONT 67-75
Mostly
MAINE 67-69 62-64 56-58
-f Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
Range: US Plant Grade 40-
42, Premium X 39-41,
Premium X US Grade A
45.00, Plant Grade 43.00.
Wtd Avg: US Plant Grade'
41.03, Premium X 40.00,
Premium X US Grade A
45.00, Plant Grade 43.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
55-62 49-56
58-59 52-53
NOT AVAILABLE
62-70 56-65
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Poultry
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI)
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable
nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of
either 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and
are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This
week’s prices for each classification were:
New Weight
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
51 lbs. 0 0
48 lbs. 53 56
42 lbs. 46 50
39 lbs. 35 36
48 lbs. 44 45'
48 lbs. 38 39
Wednesday, May 5
Prices held unchanged on
light type hens. Offerings
short of a fairly good
demand as plants operating'
less than full time. Offerings
of heavy type hens adequate
for a light interest.
Prices paid at farm;
Light type hens 8-11,
mostly 10%-H in Pa., mostly
10-11 in NJ.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Baltimore Eggs
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Wednesday, May 5
Prices undumged to 3
cents higher on large, un
changed to 2 cents on
mediums. Supplies of large
adequate, mediums
adequate to ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) White:
Grade A Large, 63-69;
Grade A Medium, 59-64.
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, May 5 -
Priced to retailers: Sales.
Priced unchanged to to volume buyers, consumer
higher on all sizes. Cartoning grades white eggs in cartons,
demand light to fair locally Delivered: Store Door:
but good from out of town
where attractive features in A Extra Large 62-66%, A
progress, offerings short of Large 61-65; A Medium 55%-
full call. Undertone steady. 57.
Local Grain
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Friday, May 7
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com 70.25 77.30
Shelled Com 2.82 3.02
Barley 1.87% . 2.06
Oats
Local 1.54
Western 1.83
Wheat
Millers , 3.10
Soybeans 4.70
Soybean Meal 178.00
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
1.78
2.02
3.37
4
Fri.
37-44
4144
Hay
Markets
Regional Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price'qter ton.)
Hay & Straw fully steady.
(Good hay. becoming
scarce).
Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; Mixed
hay 55.00-60.00; Timothy hay
45.00-55.00; Straw 38.00-
42.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
April 30,1976 -
Prices Per Ton
49 loads hay & 22 loads
straw. -
Alfalfa, few loads 60.00-
90.00; Timothy 43.00-62.00;
Mixed hay 49.00-69.00, few
loads 72.0088.00, one load at
104.00; Clover, 2 loads 84.00
and 101.00; Grass.hay, 2
loads 45.00 and 56.00; Straw
48.00-58.00; Corn, 4 loads
81.0085.00.
Paul Z* Martin
NO HAY SALES
UNTIL FALL.
Will announce dates.
Fogelsville
Poultry
May 4,1971
Priced paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
No market report
available at press time.
Poultry Received—Mon. 7
p.m. to 10:30 pjn.,.Tues. 7
a.m. to 12 noon.
New Holland
New Holland
Sales Stables
Hay, Straw and Grain
. Auction
Monday, May 3,1976
87 Loads.
No. 1 Alfalfa
Fair Alfalfa 69-80, No. 1
Clover 80-96, Mixed Timothy
and Clover - 52-84, Fair
Quality Mixed Hay 60-75,
Timothy 50-75, Straw 58-69,
Ear Corn 82.50-89,' Bulk
Shavings 27-29, Bag shavings
1.10 per bag, Mulch Hay 35-
45.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay, Straw and
. Ear Com Sale
, - Leola,PA
Wednesday, May 5
80 loads of Hay, Straw and
Ear Corn Sold as follows:
Alfalfa 58 to 86, few loads!
at'94 and-100;
Timothy 55 to 68;
Clover, 3 loads'6B, 98, and
114; - j
Orchard Grass, 1 load 65;
Mixed Hay, top loads 88 •!
102; balance 52-85;
Mulch Hay 39.50 to 43;
Straw 57-63;
Corn" 78-89.
Niew Holland Dairy
Reported receipts of 57 cows fresh 410-685 and
cows, 211ieifers and ho bulls, springers 640:710.
Load of Pa. cows fresh 610- Locally consigned cows
775 and springers 690-1250; . 350-710; springing heifers
load of Franklin Co. cows 455-700 and open heifers 180-
fresh 54§-860; load of Pa. 380. ' I
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609-896-0336
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