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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 4. 1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New Ynk Egg Market
From Tuesday, May 31 to Friday, June 3
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
ExLarge H 57
Large 0 52
Mediums L 43
Pullets I 34
Peewees D 22
BROWN A
Large Y 58
Mediums Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
OFF GRADE
Large ~45 43 43 45
Checks 33 31 31 33
Tone - Supplies ample,' sales slightly improved, undertone
cautious.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, May 31,19?7
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail
stores: EX LARGE
MASS (+) 66-72
Mostly 67-70
NEWHAMP. 56-66
Mostly 60-61 58-59 48-49
R.I. 70-71 68-69 56-57
VERMONT 68-80 * '66-78 53-70
Mostly 70-75 68-73 55-60
MAINE 68-70 66-68 53-55 40-42
(+) INCLUDES CENTRAL & 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, packets 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, June 1,1977 retailers, state graded (min
Market unsettled, one case sale) white
Demand only fair. Supplies Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Cartoned eggs
Prices to
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
64- 51-64 38-45
65- 53-55 40-43
54-66 44-51 31-38
Wed.
PACMA-FACTS
Sales 10 to 10%, mostly 10,
Fri.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, June 1,1977
Demand continues good
and prices are trending
higher in most instances.
Prices paid for plant grade
trucklots range 49-45 cents,
mostly 44 cents for Thursday
and Friday deliveries.
Prices for next week’s
deliveries are
undetermined but most
processors are asking 44
cents on plant grade and 45
cents on U.S. Grade A. Live
Supplies fully adequate.
Most plants are operating on
an overtime basis. Current
broiler-fryer negotiated
prices for immediate
delivery, mostly multiple
drop shipments to New York
City from Delmarva.
Range: U.S. Grade A 43-
45; Plant Grade 42-44;
Premium (X) U.S. Grade A
50; Plant Grade 48.
Wtd. Avg. U.S. Grade A
43.73; Plant Grade 43.04;
Premium (X) 50.00; Plant
Grade 48.00.
(X) Includes special
services, selected
competitive brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
35-36
42-43
Wednesday, June 1,1977
Trading light although
movement fairly heavy on
previous commitments.
Offerings are more available
as egg market weakens.
Prices Paid at Farm:
Light type hens 9-9%, Heavy
type hens 15%-16.
Fri.
Stahl
appointed
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Sheldon W. Stahl, vice
president and senior
economist with the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, has been appointed as
the Farm Credit
Administration’s deputy
governor, Office of Finance
and Research, according to
an announcement today by
FCA Governor Donald E.
Wilkinson.
56-59
46-50
Stahl, who will assume his
new duties August 1, will be
responsible for monitoring,
coordinating and
supervising the financing
programs of the nationwide
Farm Credit System and
supervising a research staff
which conducts studies on
both money-gathering and
money-lending functions.
The Farm Credit
Administration, an
independent Federal
agency, supervises the
member-owned lending units
of the Farm Credit System
which has more than $35
billion in loans outstanding
to farmers and farmer
cooperatives.
Hay Markets
Harvey Z.
Martin
Wednesday, June 1,1977
46 Loads
Alfalfa old 74 to 93; Alfalfa
new'and Alfalfa Mixed 77 to
95; Orchard Grass new 51;
Clover 1 load 69; Timothy 43
to 64; Mixed Hay 64 to 89;
, Straw 65 to 82; Com Fodder 2
load 52 and 53; Ear Com
68.50 to 77; Shelled Com 1
load 2.40 per bu. Oats 1 load
2.02% per bu.
Danville
Auction
DanvQle, Pa.
May 30,1977
STEERS: - Good to Choice
36.00-38.60; Standard to
Good 32.00-35.50
HEIFERS: - Good to
Choice 32.00-34.75
BULLS: 32.00-35.50
COWS: - High Choice to
Prime 27.50-29.00; Good to
Standard 25.00-27.60
CALVES: - Good to Choice
41.00- Standard to Good
25.00-
HOGS: 43.00-45.10
SOWS: 25.00-35,00
BOARS: 24.00-32.25
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, June 1,1977
Market undertone lacks
confidence. Demand is just
fair with supplies of large
and mediums ample. Extra
large are adequate.
Prices to retailers; sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grade white eggs in cartons
delivered: Store Door: A
Extra Large 52-58; A Large
50-52; A Medium 41-43.
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Broilers 266 E. Paietown Road Chicks
DEKALB Layers IWSI Started Pullets
Regional Hay
May 31,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
New crop hay now on the
market with prices steady to
strong. Old crop hay slow,
steady to weak. Straw
steady.
Old/Crop Alfalfa 65.00-75.00,
New Crop 45.0060.00
Old Crop Mixed Hay 55.00-
60.00, New Crop 45.00-60.00
Old Crop Timothy Hay 50.00
55:00
Straw 50.00-55.00, fdw to 65.00
Mulch 25.00-30.00.
. like this aerial view of the hatchery,
(unless you’re a bird or in a plane!)
New Holland
Hay
Monday, May 30,1977
Total Loads 35
Hay and Straw sold most],
$5. to $B. per ton higher ita
last Monday. Ear com %
steady. All prices quoted 7
the ton delivered to the fa J
Alfalfa 72 to 94, few belt#
Alfalfa and Alfalfa mixed so.
90; Alfalfa mixed 70 to gg
Clover Mixed 60 to 70; tm
load 93; Timothy 49 to ]\
Straw mostly 70 to 80,1 i Oj J
87, low load 55; Ear Con
mostly 72 to 75, top load 78 j
load with mold 50.
Green Dragon
May 27,1977
32 loads hay & 20 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few 45.00-72.00,
Timothy few 48.00-62.00'
Mixed hay 47.00-63.00, some
down to 38.00, Orchard Grass
hay, 2 loads 38.00 and 41.00,
Straw 59.00-72.00, one 82 00
Corn. 7 loads 71.00-82.00.