—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 11, 1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
ExLarge
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Peewees
Unquoted^
Unquoted
OFF GRADE
Large 43 43
Checks 31 31
Tone - Full Steady to Firm,
NOTE: The quotations for last Friday’s egg market
were incorrect. Lancaster Farming apologizes for any
inconveniences it may have caused producers and han
dlers.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, June 71977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXLARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS(X) 63-68 59-65 49-55 36-46
Mostly , 64-66 60-63 50-53 38-43
NEWHAMP. 58-65 54-61 44-51 33-40
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
62-63
65-66
65-75
Mostly 67-69 63-67 53-57
MAINE 65-67 61-63 51-53 40-42
(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
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58 59
43 44 44
31 31 31
58-59
63-64
61-72
48-49
53-54
51-67
Tuesday
41 42
38 38
30 30
25 24
38 3 7
33 32
Fogelsville
Poultry
Fri.
+
56
51
41
32
20
Sale of
Tuesday, June 7,1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 10-29,
mostly 20-27; Pullets 27-43,
mostly 40-43; Roasters 10-40,
mostly 25-32; Capons 25-32;
Ducks 40%-60%, mostly
60V2; Drakes 60^2; Geese 30-
40; Rabbits 50-73, mostly OS
-73; Guineas 1.61%; Pigeons
(per pr.)o 1.08-4.01;
Total coops sold 351.
Poultry Received - Mon. 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tues. 7
a.m. to 12 noon.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit, North to stop lite in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, June 8,1977
37-38
42-43
Prices unchanged to lower
on light type hens. Farm
offerings very heavy for next
several weeks due in part to
current unprofitable egg
prices. Processor demand
fair though unagressive.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-9 Vz
mostly 9-9 Vz\ heavy type
hens, too few to report.
FOB plant:
Light type hens 11-12.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, June 8,1977
Thursday
Ready to cook movement
continues very good on whole
birds but slightly less
agressive on parts.
Slaughter schedules reduced
in several quarters where
weights lighter than desired.
Today’s LTL asking prices
steady at 46 cents on Plant
Grade and 47 cents on U.S.
Grade A. Live supplies
adequate to barely adequate.
Undertone fully steady to
firm.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for
immediate delivery
including multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva:
RANGE: U.S. Grade A 45-
48, Plant Grade 45-47,
Premium Sales (X) U.S.
Grade A 52.00, Premium
Sales (X) Plant Grade 50.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
46.85, Plant Grade 46.14,
Premium Sales (X) U.S.
Grade A 52.00, Premium
Sales (X) Plant Grade 50.00.
(X) Includes special
services, selected
competitive brands, etc.
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, June 8,1977
Market steadier. Demand
fair, supplies adequate to
ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large-54-57
Grade A Medium 44-48
Hay Markets
Regional Hay
June 6,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices-paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
New crop hay steady to $5
higher; Old crop hay little
offered, steady to strong.
Straw steady.
Alfalfa (New) 50.00-70.00;
Old Crop 70.00-75.00; Mixed
Hay (New) 45.00-65.00; Old
Crop 55.00-60.00;Timothy
Hay (New) 40.00-60.00; Old
Crop 50.00-60.00; Straw 50.00-
55.00, few to 65.00; Mulch
25.00-30.00.
Vintage Hay
Thursday, June 9
First crop alfalfa $6O a ton;
(new crop) mixed hay $69;
straw ear corn $6l.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Jane 6
Total loads 42
All prices quoted by the ton
delivered to the farm.
Several loads new hay 70 to
90; Alfalfa 65 to 100; Timothy
66 to 78; Mixed Hay 50 to 80;
Straw 63 to 74; Ear Com 71 to
76.50.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday,’June 8,1977
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand fairly good on larger
sizes, fair otherwise.
Offerings short on jumbos
and extra large; adequate to
fully adequate on smaller
sizes. Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers-Sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grade white eggs in carton,
delivered:
Extra Large 50-57; Large
48-51; Mediums 39-42.
Harvey Z.
Martin
Wednesday, June 8,1977
62 Loads
Alfalfa new 73-100; Alfalfa
old 73-88; Clover 1 load 68;
Orchard grass new 40 and
56; Mixed hay new 40-78;
Mixed hay old 47-78;
Timothy 1 load 70; Grass hay
1 load 51; Straw 55-76; Com
Stalks 44 per ton; Ear Cora
57-78; Shelled Com 2.31 per
Bu.; Soy bean hay 50.
★★★★★★★★★★★
Maim
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PACMA-FACTS
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 sell members’
fowl. PACMA works directly
with the PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Farm point prices
prevailing for fowl to be
marketed by members
during the week of June 6
were 9%-10Yi, mostly 10.
Green Drago n
Junes, 1977
Prices Per Ton
24 Loads hay & 13
straw -
Alfalfa, few 58.00*
Timothy, few 50 0(u
Mixed hay so 00.77
Clover, couple 61 00 *(s
Straw 51.00-71.00, comu
84; Com, 11 loads 66 0075
Oklahoma
Cattle
June 9,1977
Thursday Feeder &
auction
Estimated receipts m
same day last week 9, %
Moderately active: Feet
Cattle and Calves nt
steady; majority of recen
choice 450-800 lb f ee i
Steers and 450-600 lb. f w
Heifers; modert
attendance of buyers.
FEEDER STEER
Choice 300-500 lb. 41.00-Ul
500-700 lb. 37.50-39:
package 500 lb. at 42.60,7
800 lb. 37.00-38.50, 800-890
36.75-37.50; Mixed Good 1
Choice 425-600 lb 36.504 U
600-750 lb. 36.25-37.50; Go
400-500 lb. 36.75-37.50,5(01
lb. 34.0036.50.
FEEDER HEIFER
Choice 400-700 lb. 32.0M5J
small lot 553 lb. at 36.10, pi
load 752 lb. at 33.50; life
Good and Choice 300-600
31.00- Good 400-700
28.00-
For the Week: Comp*
to late last week fail
Cattle and Calves elm
1.00-2.00 lower, cows da
.501.00 lower, late si
utility und commercial
24.25-27.25, Cutter 1-3 22J
25.75, Bulls closed 1.00-11
lower; late sales YGI-211
1800 lb. 29.00-35.00. Salat
receipts near 24000 in
compared to 17957 head!)
week and 18632 head
comparable week a ji
ago. Cows and Bulls near
percent of cattle rece?
feeders near 88 percent
the total.