A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7, 1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday., May 2 to Friday, May 6
Mon. Tues Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Exlarge
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Unquoted
unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 50 49 - 49 49
Checks 35 35 35 34
Tone - Large steady, balance about Steady.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
May 3,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade ‘A” brown eggs m cartons
delivered to retail stores: ~ ,
EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL..
XMASS 66-72 65-71 55-64 38-46
Mostly 67-68 66457 56-57 3940
NEWHAMP 61-68 60-67 50-57 3340
Mostly 65-66 64-65 54-55 37-38
r.I. 70-71 69-70 62-63 4344
VERMONT 68-78 67-76 57-70.
Mostly 70-75 69-73 * 59-67
MAINE -68-70 67-69 57-59 4042
X 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
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, May 4,1977
Prices 2 cents lower on
mediums. Demand slow to
fair. Supplies ample.
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Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-63
Grade A Medium 52-56
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PACMA-FACTS
Spent Fowl
The following market is
supplied by, PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing
organization affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association. Participating
poultrymen are members of
PACMA, which employs a
fowl marketing agent - The
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative Trading Society
(FACT) - to scD members’
fowl. PACMA works directly
with the PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Too few sales tpjestablish a
market.
Farm point prices
prevailing for fowl to be
marketed by members
during the week of May 2,
are 9% -10, mostly 10.
Fri.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, May 4,1977 _
Prices unchanged to lower
on mediums, balance un
changed. Cartoning demand
fair but unable to fully dear
ample offarrings which
increasingly move to
breakers. Undertone un
settled but steadier.
Prices to retailers: Sale to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door
A Extra Large 55-59; A
Large 54-58; A Medium 47-53
Fogelsville
Poultry
Fogelsville Poultry
Sale of April 26,1977
Hens, heavy type 20-44;
Pullets 41-45; Roasters 30-40;
Ducks 50; Drakes 50;
Turkeys-Toms 24: Turkeys-
Hens 35-41%; Rabbits 80-%;
Guineas 1.50%-1.61; Pigeons
(per pr.) 1.50-3.51. Total
coops sold 350.
Fogelsville Poultry
Sale of May 3,1977
Hens, heavy type 30-36,
mostly 30-34; Pullets 3645,
mostly 41-45; Roasters 36%-
45%-mostly 36%42; Ducks
62; Geese 38; Turkeys-Hens
WT i whites
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RED & WHITE
DAIRY CATTLE
ASSOCIATION
Crystal Spring, PA.
15536
Hay Markets
Harvey Z.
Martin
Harvey Z. Martin
Wednesday May 4,1977
67 Loads -
Alfalfa Hay 56 to 89, (3 loads)
105,110,121; Clover (1 load)
70; Timothy 50 to 67; Mixed
Hay 41 to 98; Straw 60 to 86;
Com Fodder (2 loads) 53 to
54; Surgom Straw 26; Earl
Com (10 loads) 53 to 72.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, May 4,1977 v
Ready to cook movement
improved slightly on whole
birds though parts improved
rapidly. Slaughter schedules
heavy in most quarters.
Todays LTL asking prices
mostly 45 on plant and 46 on
US Grade A. Advance in
terest till taking a wait and
see position. live supplies
ample at weights in a wide
acceptable range. 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 44-47;
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, May 4,1977
Prices unchanged to lower
on light type hens. Demand
fair for adequate offerrings
of light type hens. Processor
demand for dressed product
less aggressive than in past
weeks. Offerings of heavy
type hens adequate for LTD
needs.
Prices Paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-10 Mostly
9-9 %
Heavy type hens TFEWR
34; Rabbits 60-91, mostly 89-
91; Guineas 1.60; Pigeons
(per pr.) 2.03. Total coops
sold 300.
Auction Day-Tuesday each
week
Poultry received-Mon. 7
P.M. to 10:30 P.M.; Tues. 7
A.M.tolZNoon
Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Phone 215-395-6611
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MOYER'S CHICKS, INC.
266 East Paietown Road
Quakertown, Pa. 18951
Vintage Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, May 5
First crop alfalfa 65-70;
mixed hay 62-68; mulch hay
4045; straw 65-66; fodder 42.
Regional Hay
April 29,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay and straw slow,
Alfalfa and'straw steady,
other hay steady to $5 lower.
Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; Mixed
hay 55.00-65.00; Timothy hay
50.00-60.00; Straw 50.00-
55.00; Mulch'2o.oo-30.00.
Plant Grade 43-45; Premium
X US Grade A 50.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
48.00. WTD Avg. 45.29; Plant
Grade44.4B; Premium XUS
Grade A 50.00 Premium X
Plant Grade 48.00.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc. 1
Green Dragon
April 29,1977
57 loads hay & 26 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few 75.00-92.00;
Timothy, few 51.00-76.00;
Mixed hay 55.00-94.00, one
at 112.00, some down to 36.00;
Straw 59.00-71.00, couple
80.00; Com, 10 loads 63.50-
73.00.
New Holland
Hay
April 2,1977
104 loads. Hay sold $5 to
$lO ton lower except for *
few load No. 1 Alfalfa and
mixed hay fully steady.
Alfalfa No. 1, a few loads
$lOO to $l3O. No. No. 2 $75-995.
No. 3 $60*75. Alfalfa Mixed
Hay- a few No. l-$9O-$lO4.
No. 2 70-90. No 3-SSS
s7o.Timothy Hay-No. 1 $65-
72. No. 2- $55465. No. 3 $4B
- Clover Hay Hoad-No. 1-
$B2. No. 2- $57470. No. 3450-
$57. Mixed Hay No. l-$9O
- No. 2470490. No. 3450-
$7O. Straw-$55-80. Corn
Fodder-$35443. Ear com-No.
1 - $70476. No. 2 & 3 - $65470.
Mulch Hay & Grass-$35-$45.
TRY A
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