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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, Ma> 16 to Friday. May 20
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Exlarge
1-arge
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 50 SO 50 50 50
Checks 35 35 35 35
Tone - Custom Sales slow, offerings fully adequate.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, May 17,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS(-t-) 68-72 65-71 55-64 36-45
Mostly 69-70 66-67 56-57 37-38
N.H. 63-70 60-67 50-57
Mostly 67-68 64-65 54^5
R-I- 70-71 69-70 59-60
VT. 70-78 67-75 57-70
Mostly 72-75 68-73 58-63
MAINE 70-72 67-69 ’ 57-^9
(+) Includes Central and Western Sections Only,
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (FOI)
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
Gass 1 - Large
Gass 2 • Large
Gass 3 - Medium
Gass 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday. May 18,1977
Demand slow to fair.
Supplies of large and
mediums ample.
Cartoned Eggs
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retailers, state "graded (mm
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Prices to
Delmarva
Poultry
Fri.
Wednesday. May 18,1977
Ready to cook movement
generally light and disap
pointing in many quarters.
Slaughter schedules
generally heavy however
occasional plant not
operating. Todays LTL
asking prices ranged 40-41 on
plant and 41-42 on US Grade
A. Advance interest fiarly
good tho confirmed sales
very light. Live supplies
ample at weight often
heavier than desired.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb ready to cook
broiler-fryers for delivery
this week:
Plant Grade 40 cents
fillins; current broiler
fryer negotiated prices for
immediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range US Grade A 41-43;
Plant Grade 4041; Premium
X US Grade A 48.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
46.00; WTD agv US Grade A
41.59; Plant Grade 40.66;
Premium X US Grade A
48.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
31-38
35-36
40-41
38-40
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday May 18,1977
Prices largest type hens
unchanged. Offerings
adequate to barely adequate
for a fair processor interest.
Offerings of heavy type fully
adequate for a LTD call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-9 1 -j
mostly 9-9 *-3
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Fogelsville
Poultry
May 10,1977
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per lb., except where
noted)
Hens, heavy type 18-36,
mostly 25-28; Pullets 41-45,
mostly 41-45; Roasters 28 *2-
41, mostly 31-40; Ducks 70;
Drakes 61; Geese 48-50;
Turkeys, hens 32; Rabbits 72
M>-1.00, mostly 90-1.00;
Guineas 1.60; Pigeons (per
pair) 1.84-4.03
Total coops sold 356.
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
60-64
50-54
Sale of May 17,1977
Hens, heavy type 29-50,
mostly 29-35; Pullets 4&-47 1 -;
Roasters 41; Capons 50;
Ducks 52-77; Drakes 74-77;
Turkeys-Hens 47; Rabbits
47-95, mostly 85-85; Guineas
1.60; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.00-
4.15.
Total coops sold 281
Hqy Markets
Harvey Z.
Martin
Wednesday May 18,1977
72 Loads
Alfalfa 53 to 110; Clover (1
load) 80; Timothy 51 to 77;
Mixed Hay 45 to 80; 1 load
Mulch 40; Com Stalks 1 load
68; Oats Studdle 52;-Straw 60
to 94, mostly 82 to 94; Com
70,50 to 75; Oats (2 loads)
2.10 and 2.15 per bu.
Green Dragon
May 13,1977
Prices per ton;
35 loads hay
Alfalfa, few 84.00-95.00;
Timothy, few 51.00-59.00;
Mixed hay 54.00-70.00, couple
to 98.00; Bromegrass hav, 1
Id. 59.00; Straw, 4 Ids. 57.00
87.00, one 105.00; Com, 8
loads 65.00-72.00.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, May J 8,1977
Prices unchanged to
higher on extra large,
balance unchanged. Car
toning demand centered on
fair sale activity as low as 39
cents on mediums. Offerings
of extra large barely
adequate, other sizes
irregularly distributed but
fully adequate. Undertone
steady.
Prices to retailers: sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades, white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door A
extra large 55 V2-6O; A large
54 Vz-57; A medium 4547.
route
IN GREAT
SHAPE
WITH EGGS!
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Join your fellow pork
producers in supporting
pork promotion and
production research to
keep hogs a profitable
farm enterprise. TeQ
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 Iqr producers.
There is no Government
Agency involved.
For more information,
contact:
HERBERT SCHICK,
Secretary-Treasurer
KuMown, R.D. 2, Pa.
19539
Phone 215-285-6519
Vintage Hay
No market available by
press time.
Regional Hay
May 16,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay slow, steady to $5
lower; New crop will soon be
on the market; no prices
available. Straw steady.
Alfalfa 70.00-80.00; Mixed
Hay 55.00-60.00; Timothy hay
50.00-55.00; Straw 45.00-
55.00; Mulch 20.0080.00.
YOU'RE
RIGHT
Some important facts were
missed last week.
Flock size: KUDO hens
Length production: 52 Weeks
Feed cost; *l6O per ton
Compare the cost dif
ference for 52 wks.
production at only 3 lbs.
feed less per 100 hens per
day.
Feed consumption per „
100 hens per day 2310. 26 111
Total feed consumed 411841. 474V5T.
Total feed cost *67,160 *75,920
Feed cost per doz. eggs 384 T. 34*/2 e
Total dollar advantage *8,760
The DEKALB 231 has earned
the title High Efficiency Bird. Do
you know how efficient your flock
is?
-jTjk CHICKS, INC.
' ATQuakertown, PA 18951
Phone: 215-536-3155
New Holland
Hay
Monday, May 16,1977
Prices all quoted by the ton
delivered to the farm.
Market steady on all hay.
Not many loads of No. 1 hay
offered. 78 total loads.
Alfalfa: No. 1 two loads 104
and 110, No. 2 70-85, No. 3 50-
70; alfalfa mixed No. 1 two
loads 81 and 97, No. 2 70-80,
No. 3 50-70; clover mixed No.
1 80-90, No. 2 60-80, No. 3 48-
60; timothy No. 155-65, No. 2
50-55, No. 3 45-50; ear corn
No. 170-76, few loads of No. 3
50-65; straw6s-80, one load at
95; mulch hay and grass 30-
42; com fodder 48-56.