—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 16.1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, April II to Friday, April 15
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 57 53 53 , 53
Checks 36 36 36 36
Tone- Trading only fair, large adequate, Mediums
cleared
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Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, April 12,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS(+) 65-77 65-75 56-72 39-61
Mostly 66-67 66-67 57-58 40-41
NEWHAMP 60-67 60-67 * 51-58' 34-41
64-65
74-75
67-80
69-76
67-69
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
(+) Includes Central and Western Sections only,
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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
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
j. -i *■’ light demand. Supplies
Philadelphia adequate.
Pgrtc Cartoned eggs: prices to
“68“ retailers, state graded (min.
Prices trending lower and one case sale) white: Grade
are very competitive for the A Large 65-69; Grade A
Medium 56-59.
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55-56
64-65
58-74
60-67
5860
64-65
73-74
67-78
69-75
67-69
Tuesday Thurs.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, April 13,1977
Prices unchanged to
sharply lower on all sizes.
Cartoning demand light to
fair- at best. 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 61-67%; A
Large 60-67; A Medium 50-57.
Fri..
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
53
36
well
Wednesday, April 13,1977
Prices steady. Offerings
on light type adequate for a
fair processor interest.
Offerings of heavy type fully
adequate for a light call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 8-10%, mostly 9%-
10.
Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
38-39
45-46
Wednesday, April 13,1977
Ready to cook movement
very slow except where prior
committed. Slaughter
schedules fairly heavy at
some plants while light at
others. Today’s LTL asking
prices ranged 1-2 cents lower
on both plant and US Grade
A. Advance interest slow in
developing. Live supplies
ample to more desirable
weights than earlier in the
week. Undertone weak and
unsettled.
41-43
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
US Grade A: range 43%-45,
WTD Avg 44.72; Plant Grade
range 43-44, WTD AVG 43.89;
Premium X US Grade A
range 46-50, WTD AVG 47.92;
Premium X Plant Grade
range 45-48,' WTD AVG 47,71.
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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producers in supporting
pork promotion and
production research to
keep hogs a profitable
farm enterprise. Tell
your market or buyer
that you want 10 cents
per market hog or 5
cents per feeder pig
deducted to support
these programs. Most
markets and buyers will
cooperate fully if you let
them know.
The PPPC was for
med and is funded and
directed by producers.
There is no Government
Agency involved.
For more information,
contact:
HERBERT SCHICK,
Secretary-Treasurer
Kutztown, R.D. 2, Pa.
19530-
Phone 215-255-5519
HarveyZ.
Martin
Alfalfa 70 to 94; 6 loads 98
to 117; Timothy 57 to 79;
Mixed Hay 46 to 81, better at
84 to 95, (5 loads) 100 to 103;
Stubble hay (2 loads) 56 and
60; Straw (13 loads) 73 to 89;
Com Fodder (9 loads) 49 to
59; Com (4 loads) 65-to 69;
Sawdust (1 small load) $30.00
per load.
Vintage Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Vintage, Pa.
First crop Alfalfa - $9l-ton;
Muted Hay - $72-82; Timothy
Hay - $6B-70j Soybean Hay -
$52; Con Fodder - $52; Straw
- $80; Ear Com - $62.
New Holland
Hay
Monday April 11
Market fully steady. No. 1
Alfalfa - $95-115, No. 2 Alfalfa
- $75-95, No. 3 Alfalfa - $6O-75.
Alfalfa mixed - No. 1 88-92
a few loads, No. 2 75-88, No. 3
60-75.
A few loads of lower grade
down to 50. Timothy Hay No.
1 - $65-78, No. 2 55-65, No. 3 -
48-55. Clover No. 1 $7O-78, No.
2 $6O-70, No. 3 48-60, Mixed
Hay No. 1 $BO-90, No. 2 $65-80,
No. 3 50-65, a few $45-50.
Straw-mostly 65-75, a few up
to 85, some poor down to 46.
Mulch Hay - $3045. Com
fodder - 46-57. Ear com - $62-
68, one load 72, 2 loads high
moisture - 59-60.
Regional Hay
April 11,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady
to $5 lower.
Alfalfa 75.00-85.00;
Mixed hay 55.00*70.00;
Timothy hay 50.00-60.00;
Straw 50.00-55.00;
Mulch 20.00-30.00.
:ers,
April
87 Loads
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
April 8,1977
PRICES PER TON:
60 loads hay & 16 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 71.00-90.00, one
100.00,
Timothy, 2 loads 50.00 &
55.00,
Mixed hay 50.00-62.00, few
75.00-92.00, some down to
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Clover, 2 loads at 66.00,
Straw 56.00-72.00,
Ear Com, 6 loads 62.00-
68.00,
Com Fodder, 3 loads 44.00-
55.00
Oats, 2 loads 1.90 & 2.10 per
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