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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, Feb. 28 to Friday, March 4
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Ex. Large 67 67 67 67 67
Large 67 67 67 67 67
Mediums 62 62 62 60 60
Pullets 58 58 58 56 56
Peewees 41 41 41 39 39
BROWN
Large 67 67 67 67 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 59 59 59 59
Checks 45 45 44 44 44
Tone—Cartoned orders reasonably active. Supplies fully
adequate.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, March 2,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE
MASS+ 70-80
71-72
65-72
Mostly
N.H.
67-68 63-64
73-74 69-76
NOT AVAILABLE
MAINE 72-74 71-73 67-69 57-59
-I—includes Central And Western Sections Only.
68-69
74-75
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., CECI)
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
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
69-78 65-75 55-84
66-67
60-67
70-71
64-71
Tuesday Thurs,
57 57
55 55
51 51
47 47
52 52
46 46
Delmarva
Poultry
Wed. March 2
Ready to cook movement
light to fair. Slaughter
schedules light as several
plants attempt to clear up.
Todays LTL asking prices
mostly 41 cents on plant and
42 cents on US grade A.
Advance interest taking a
wait and see position. Live
supplies adequate at
desirable weights undertone
fully steady.
Current broiler - fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple - drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva
Range US grade A 41-42
plant grade 40-42 premium!
Us grade A 44-49 premium x
plant grade 4347 WTD avg
US grade A 41.87 plant grade
41.08 premium x us grade a
46.61 premium x plant grade
46.90 x-includes special
services, selected competive
brands, etc.
Fri.
Philadelphia
Eggs
56-57
51-58
55-56
59-60
Wednesday, Marchil
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fair to good. Of
ferings Adequate undertone
steady. Prices to retailers:
sales to volume buyers.
Consumer grades white eggs
in cartons, delivered: store
door
A extra large 68-73; A
large 67-72; A medium 62-66.
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, March 2
Demand is generally fair
with heavier orders for the
end of the week where eggs
are featured. Supplies are
adequate. Cartoned eggs:
prices to retailers, state
graded (nun one case sale)
white.
Grade a large 71-74; grade
a medium 66-69.
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Poultry
Wednesday, March 2
Prices steady on light type
hens. Farm offerings of a
steady nature. Demand fair
but generally unaggressive.
Offering of heavy type fully
adcquatefor a fair interest.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 10-ll 1 /!
mostly 11-llVz mostly 11-IP/z
in N.J.
Heavy type hens FEWR
have a
nice weekend...
call a friend
Hay
Markets
Harvey Z. Martin
Wednesday, March 2,1977
165 Loads
Alfalfa 59 to 88, top 91 to
106,1 choice 120. few load 44
to 55; Clover 60 to 78;
Timothy 48 to 77; Mixed Hay
47 to 90; Stubble Hay 55;
Mulch Hay 40; Straw 60 to 78,
few load 79 to 83; Com 63 to
69; Soybean Meal 1 load 260.
per load (approx, ton)
Sawdust, 1 load 9.50 per ton
Peanut Hulls 1 load 56.00 per
ton.
Regional Hay
February 28,1977
(All hay no. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay and straw steady.
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00; Mixed
Hay 65.00-75.00; Timothv
Hay 60.00-70.00; Straw 50.00-
60.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00
Vintage
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, March 3,1977
Ist St 2nd crop Alfalfa 65 to
80; Mixedhay 62 to 71; Straw
64 to 70; Ear Com 65; Mulch
hay 48 to 55.
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
February 25,1977
PRICES PER TON
88 Loads hay St 24 loads
straw; Alfalfa, few 75-116.00;
Timothy 57-68.00; Mixed Hay
60-88.00, Few 93-104.00, Some
down to 45.00 Clover, few 57-
74.00; Straw 61-80.00, one
87.00; Ear Com, 9 loads 63-
69.00; Com Fodder, 4 loads
50-56.00
Holstein tour planned
LANCASTER, Pa. -
Lancaster County Holstein
breeders will be touring
Centre County on March 22
to visit facilities at Penn
State University and several
farms. Deadline for signing
up for the day - long tour is
next Saturday.
The group will leave the
Farm and Home Center
parking lot at 8 a.m. Lunch
should be carried by those
going on the tour. Supper will
be provided at 6 p.m. Buses
are expected back at the
Farm and Home Center at 10
p.m. Cost of the tour is $lO
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