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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, August 22 to Friday, August 29
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large 65
Mediums Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 51 53 53 54 54
Checks 32 33 33 33 33
Tone - Large fully steady to firm, balance fully steady to
steady.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
August 23,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMAT.I.
MASS+ 73-78 67-74 . 58-65 34-40
Mostly 74-75 68-69 5060 35-36
NEWHAMP. 68-74 62-68 53-59 29-35
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
71-72
74-
75-
77-79
75-77
+lncludes Central and Western Section 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
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67 67 67 67
6566
70-
6960
71-
69-71
5667
6263
60-72
6263
6062
Tuesday
51 53
46 47
37 38
30 30
40 40
32 32
FogelsviUe
Poultry
Fri.
August 23,1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 10-21,
mostly 10-18; pullets 30-47,
mostly 39-43;, roaster 23-48;
ducks 30-31; drakes 31;
geese 43; turkeys, hens 48;
rabbits 544%, mostly 44%;
pigeons (per pair) 70-3.00.
Total coops sold 279.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Prices trended higher
within an unchanged range
on light type hens. Farm
offerings adequate for a fair
processor demand. Of
ferings of heavy type ample
for a fair but unagressive
demand.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type bens 8-10 mostly 9%-10;
Del plant 11-12.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Baltimore
Eggs
3263
3869
3668
August 24,1977
Prices unchanged to 3
cents higher on large,
mediums steady and un
changed. Demand fairly
good. Supplies Adequate.
Prices for Grade A large - 62-
68, Medium 53-67.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 62-68.
Grade A Medium 53-57.
Delmarva
Poultry
August 24,1977
Thursday
Ready-to-cook movement
fair to occasionally good on
whole birds while still
disappointing in most
quarters on parts. Slaughter
schedules heavy at most
plants. Todays little asking
prices held unchanged on
both plant and US Grade A.
Advance interest slow in
developing. Live supplies
adequate at mostly desirable
WTS. Undertone unsettled
but steadier.
Current Broiler-fryer
August 24,1977
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
Augusta, 1977
(All Hay No. 2 arafbetter,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa 85:00-100.00; mixed
hay 70.00-80.00; timothy hay
65.00-75.00; straw 60.00;
mulch 30.00-40.00.
Philadelphia
Eggs
August 24,1977
Prices unchanged on XLge
and Lge. Unch on med.
Cartoning Dem good on
meds. where featured, fair
otherwise. Ofrge of X Lge
barely adq. overall. Lge.
fully adq. and med. ample.
Undertone steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades
White eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store door
A Extra Large
A Large
A Medium
PACMA
Facts
PACMA-FACTS
The follpwing market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
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
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 43-45;
Plant Grade 43-44; Premium
X US Grade A 50.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
48.00.
WTD Av. US Grade A
43.77; Plant' Grade 43.17;
Premium X US Grade A
50.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00.
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Green Dragon
Hay
August 19,1977
Prices per ton:
18 loads hay.
Alfalfa, one load 90.00;
timothy, few 77.00-90.00;
mixed bay 69.00-85.00; grass
hay 66.00 & 72.00; straw, 7
loads 70.00-02.00; corn, 24
loads 53.0058.50.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, Aagnst 22
66 loads. Hay and straw
fully steady with last week.
Ear com $2 to $5 higher.
No. 1 alfalfa 100-111; No. 2
alfalfa 85-100; No. 3 alfalfa
60-85; Mixed hay. No. 1 90-
READ
LANCASTER
FARMING
FOR FULL
MARKET
REPORTS
58-65
57-61
48-51
prevailing for fowl to be
marketed -by members
during the week of August 8
were 10 at farm weight.
110; No. 2 75-90; No. 3 65-75;
Clover hay 80-90; Timothy
No. 170-77; No. 265-70; No. 3
55-65. Straw 66-88; Ear com
mostly 55-60, - low load 54,
high load 63.50. Oats 1.41 per
bushel.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Wednesday, Ang. 24,1977
74Loa&
Alfalfa 54 to 96; Clover 1
load 19; Timothy 63 to 90;
Mixed H«y 61 to 95; Orchard
Grass 73; Mulch Hay 1 load
49; Straw 56 to 71,1 load 81;
Com, 10 loads 52 to 61 JO.
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more good bay.
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