—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18
Mon. Tnes. - Wed. Thurs.
Ex. Large 67 67 67 67 67
Large 67 67 67 67 67
Mediums 58 58 58 58 58
Pullets 54 54 54 54 54
Peewees 87 37 37 37 37
BROWN
Large 67 67“ 67
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 59 59 59
Checks 44 44 43 43
Tone—Large sizes steady, balance about steady.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, March 16,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE • LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS 70-80 69-78 60-75 51-64
Mostly 71-72
NEWHAMP 65-72
69-72
74-75
72-80
74-79
72-74
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
+ 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 790 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
91 lbs.
48 lbs.
49 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
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, March 16
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand light to fair.
Offerings fully adequate.
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67 67
61-62
55-62
70-71
64-71
68-69
73-74
71-78
73-77
71-73
59-60
64-65
64-69
62-64
Tuesday Thors.
Undertone steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door A
Extra Large A Large
66-68, A Medium 56-59.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Fri.
Wednesday, March 16
Prices unchanged to
cent lower on light type hens.
Demand fair for adequate
but light offerings. Offerings
of heavy type fully adequate
to ample for only a fair at
best interest.
Prices paid at Farm light
Type Hens 10-11 mostly 11 in
Pa. and mostly 11 in N.J.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wed. March 16
Ready to Cook movement
light to fair at best.
Slaughter schedules
moderate. Todays LTL
asking prices ranged 4142
cents on plant and 4243 on
US Grade A. Advance in
terest fair at unchanged
levels with this week. Live
supplies fully adequate' and
mostly desirable weights.
Undertone steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for deliveries this next
week: Plant Grade 41.
52-53
46-53
50-51
55-65
53-55
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva';
US Grade A Range 4243,
Plant Grade 4143, Premium
X US Grade A 50.00,
Premium X Plant Grade
48.00. Weight Avg. U.S.
Grade A 42.31, Plant Grade
41.58, Premium X US Grade
A 50.00, Premium Plant
Grade 48.00. X Includes
special services, selected
competive brands, etc.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, March 16
Market Steady. Demand
improved for both large and
mediums. Supplies
adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailors, state graded (min.
one case sale) white Grade A
Large 71-74, Grade A
Medium 62-67.
Fogelsville
Poultry
Sale of March 8,1977
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb, except where
noted)
Hens, heavy type 13-41,
mostly 29-33; pullets 15-45,
mostly 42-45; roasters 16-45,
mostly 42-44; ducks 35-41;
drakes 35-41; geese 31-42;
turkeys, hens 43; rabbits 60
l /2-80, mostly 70-72; guineas
80-1.01, mostly 1.01; pigeons
(per pair) 2.25-5.75. total
coops sold 320.
Auction Day - Tuesday
each week
Poultry Received - Mon. 7
P.M. to 10:30 P.M.; Tues. 7
A.M. to 12 Noon
Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Phone 215-395-6611
Hay Markets
New Holland
New Holland
Sides Stables
Monday, March 14
11:00 A.M.
165 loads.
Alfalfa 75-100, a few fancy
ioads up to 124 per ton, some
poor quality alfalfa down to
60 per ton; alfalfa mixed 54-
84; timothy 50-65, few loads
up to 70; clover 58-75; mixed
. hay mostly 60-70, several
loads up to 90; straw 55-70;
corn fodder 43-55; ear corn
61-66; mulch hay 35-45;
clover seed 35 per bushel.
Wed. March 16
12 Noon
Alfalfa mixed 71; timothy
and mixed hay 54-70; straw
50; corn fodder 46.
Regional Hay
March 14,1977
(All bay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady
to $5 lower.
Alfalfa 00.00-90.00; Mixed
hay 60.00-75.00; Timothy hay
55.00-70.00; Straw 50.00-
65.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
March 11,1977
85 loads hay & 38 Ids.
straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 79.00-
92.00, some 52:00-72.50;
Timothy 50.00-61.00; Mixed
hay 56.00-95.00 some down to
42.00; Clover, few loads
68.00-89.00; Orchard Grass
hay, few loads 51.00-63.00;
Straw 48.00-72.00; Ear Com,
10 loads 59.00-68.00.
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Wednesday, March 16,1977
138 Loads.
Alfalfa 50 to 78, better
Alfalfa 82-92,2 top loads 115-
116;'Clover 60; Timothy 45-
60; Mixed Hay 39 to 101;
Orchard Grass 33-62; Straw
50-67 few loads 74 to 81; Com
Fodder 45 to 50; Ear Com 51
to 68,1 load 70.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, March 14
Reported receipts of 250
horses. Market stronger
than last week’s market.
Local work horses 650-
990; mules 300-500, 1 pair
2300; driving horses 160-900;
riding horses 150-250; better
horses 275-550; lightweight
killers 22-26; heavyweight
killers 30-32; mares 15-50;
coits 10-30; geldings 1545;
larger ponies 65-115.
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