A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 26, 1977
Poultry Market Reports
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, February 22,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS+ 72-77 71-76 69-74 60-62
Mostly 73-74 72-73 70-71 61-62
NEWHAMP 67-74 66-73 64-71 55-62
Mostly 70-71 69-70 67-6 8 58-59
R.I. 78-79 77-78 75-76 64-65
VERMONT 74-85 73-83 71-81
Mostly
MAINE
76-82
74-76
+ Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
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
51 lbs
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Gass 4 - Small
Brealung Stock
Checks
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand mixed
ranging light to occasional
good. Offerings fully
adequate undertone un
settled.
Prices to retailers: sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered; Store door A
extra large 74-78 % A large
73-77; A medium 69 %-73 %
Baltimore
USDA
Due to a computer
malfunction at the Market
News Service on Thursday
and Friday, this market was
not available for publication.
75-79
73-75
73-77
71-73
Wed.
57 57
54 54
52 52
50 47
53 52
47 46
St. Louis Cattle
Due to a computer
malfunction at the Market
News Service on Thursday
and Friday, this market was
not available for publication.
Martmsburg
Due to a computer
malfunction at the Market
News Service on Thursday
and Friday, this market was
not available for publication.
Omaha
Due to a computer
malfunction at the Market
News Service on Thursday
and Friday, this market was
not available for publication.
Oklahoma
Due to a computer
malfunction at the Market
News Service on Thursday
and Friday, this market was
not available for publication.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wed. Feb. 23
Ready to cook movement
lighter and unaggressive.
Slaughter schedules lighter
as several plants cut back.
Todays LTL asking prices
ranged lower at 43 cents on
plant grade and 44 cents on
US grade A. Advnace in
terest slow in developing.
Live supplies adequate at
more desirable weights.
Undertone weak and un
settled.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range US Grade A 44-45,
Plant Grade 43-44, Premium
X Us Grade A 46-51,
Premium X Plant Grade 45-
49, WTD Avg US Grade A
44.59, Plant Grade 43.72,
Premium X US Grade A
49.36, Premium X Plant
Grade 48.85
Fri.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Poultry
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Prices unchanged to %
cent lower on lighter type
hens. Offerings fairly heavy
in most quarters and
adequate for a fair processor
interest. Offerings of heavy
type fully adequate for
lighter to fair call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 10-11%
mostly 11-11% in Pa. Mostly
11-11% in NJ
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, Feb. 23
Demand fair to good where
large featured. Supplies
ample, undertone unsettled.
Large 75-78, Mediums 72-75
Carlisle
February 22,1977
CATTLE 194. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly 25
cents to 50 cents higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to
11.00 higher. Good slaughter
steers 35.85-38.10, Utility
28.00- Good slaughter
heifers 31.25-34.00, Standard
28.00- Utility 23.85-
25.25. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 27.60-29.25, Cutters
25.65-27.50, Canners 23.35-
25.50, Shells down to 18.00.
Good slaughter bullock, two,
34.50 & 35.10, two Standard
31.10 & 32.25.
CALVES 193. Vealers
uneven extremes 5.00 higher
to 3.00 lower. Choice vealers
55.00 to 67.50, Good 44.00-
53.50, Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs. 37.00-46.50,90-110 lbs.
31.00- Standard 70-90
lbs. 21.50-30.50.
HOGS 306. Barrows and
gilts week to 2.00 lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows
and guts 40.35-41.10, Lot at
42.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
39.35-40.25, No. 2-3 190-275
lbs. 31.50-37.50. SOWS, US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 31.50-
34.50. No. 2-3 300-650 lbs.
25.00-
Hay
Markets
Harvey Z. Martin
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1977
128 loads
Alfalfa 58 to 113; Clover 58
to 85; Timothy 46 to 76;
Mixed Hay 45 to 94; Stubble
Hay 1 load 55; Straw 60 to 79,
1 load 91; Com 60 to 73; Com
Fodder 1 load 58.
Vintage
Thurs., Feb. 24,1977
Alfalfa 75-89; mixed hay
65-80; straw 74; ear com 66.
New Holland
Monday, Feb. 21,1977
11:00 A.M.
Total 174 loads.
Alfalfa, choice, 80-103, few
loads 60-70; Alfalfa, mixed
choice 77-96, few loads fair
quality down to 60; Timothy
60-75, few top loads up to 84;
Clover 62-77; Mixed Hay
mostly 65-80, few fancy loads
up to 90; Straw 65-75, couple
loads below 60; Com Fodder
59; Ear Com 65-70; Mulch
Hay 44-52.
Wednesday, Feb. 23,1977
12:00 Noon
Alfalfa 59-81; Mixed Hay
59-72; Straw 71-76 & Ear
Com 71.
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(ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
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Alfalfa 80.00-90.00, Mixed
hay 65.00-75.00, Timothy hay
60.00-70.00, Straw 50.00-60.00,
Mulch 25.00-35.00
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104 loads hay & 42 loads
straw, Alfalfa 76-100.00,
some 55-72.00, Timothy 55-
68.00, some 47-51.00, Mixed
Hay 60-92.00, some 46-59.00,
Clover, couple 65 and 71.00,
Grass hay, one load 66.00,
Straw 63-78.00, Corn, 8 loads
66-69.50, Stubble hay, one
load 71.00, Oats, one load 1.80
per bushel
INC.