—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1,1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, September 26 to Friday, September 30
Mon. Toes. Wed. Thors. Fri.
Ex Large 63 59 59 59 59
Large 59 55 55 55 55
Mediums 52 52 52 50 50
Pullets 37 37 37 37 37
Peewees 24 24 24 24 24
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 51 47 47 47 47
Checks 31 31 31 30 30
Tone - Supplies ample, market unsettled.
Copyright 1977Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Ess Report
September 27,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
70-82
MASS.+
71-
65-71
68-69
8061
72-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 74-82 69-75 63-67
MAINE 72-74 67-69 61-63
-ftnclndes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable 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:
Classification
Extra Large
48 lbs. 42 41
45 lbs. 39 38
42 lbs. 38 37
39 lbs. 33 33
48 lbs. 39 39
48 lbs. 31 31
Class 1 - Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Medium
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Large
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6061
5460
5768
6566
61-75
66-
6067
6864
73-74
67-
New Weight
Tuesday Thursday
Per Case
51 lbs.
Fogelsville
Poultry
September 27,1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, light type 8-13; hens,
heavy type 9-26, mostly 9-20;
pullets 44-53, mostly 44-47;
roasters 1047; drakes 51-69,
mostly 51; geese 49-57;
rabbits 25-50, mostly 45-48;
guineas 1.00-1.16; pigeons,
per pair 68-3.00, mostly 1.00-
1.15.
Total coops sold 483.
Philadelphia
Eggs
September 28,1977
Prices unchanged to
sharply lower on larger
sizes. Unchanged on
mediums. Cartoning
demand fair at best. Of
ferings fully adequate to
ample. Undertone nervous
and unsettled.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered; store door A
Extra Large 55-64%; A
Large 54-60%; A Medium 50-
52.
Small
36-41
3768
3167
3465
4041
3840
PACMA
Facts
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 Sep
tember 26 were 9% cents at
farm weight, 11% at plant
weight.
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Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
September 26,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00; Mixed
hay 65.00-80.00; Timothy hay
60.00-70.00; Straw 60.00-
65.00; Mulch 25.0040.00.
Delmarva
Poultry
September 28,1977
Ready to cook movement
very good with unfilled
orders common place.
Slaughter schedules light as
occasional plant not
operating for lack of live
supplies. Todays little
asking prices mostly 41. On
plant and 42 on US Grade A.
Advance interest and prices
still undertermined. Live
supplies barely adequate.
However weights often
heavier than desired. Un
dertone firm.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
Baltimore
Eggs
September 28,1977
Prices unchanged to lower
on large, unchanged on
mediums. Demand slow to
fair. Buying interest con
tinues for nest runs with
some class 4 diverted to
outside areas.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailer, state graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-66.
Grade A Medium 55-59.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
September 28, 1977
Prices trending lower
within an unchanged range
on light type hens. Farm
offerings generally heavy
and fully adequate for a fair
processor interest. Offerings
of heavy type adequate for a
steady call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 910 mostly
99%.
FOB Plant 11-11%
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Hay
Enhrata, Pa.
September 23,1977
12 loads hay & 8 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few 77.00-113.00;
Mixed hay, few 82.00-90.00;
Stubble hay, 1 load 70.00;
Straw 68.00-93.00; Ear Com,
22 loads 53.00-58.50.
CATTLE 281. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Good slaughter steers 38.50-
40.35, Standard 35.d089.00,
Utility 31.50-35.50. Good
slaughter heifers 33.50-3540,
Standard 29.50-30.50. Utility
New York City from
Delmarva.
US Grade A Range 40-42
Plant Grade 3940; Premium
X US Grade A 47.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
45.00; US Grade A WTD
Avg 40,73; Plant Grade
39.70; Premium X US Grade
A 47,00; Premium X Plant
Grade 45.00.
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brands, etc.
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Hay Market
Wednesday, Sept. 28,1977
SI Loads
Alfalfa 96 to 128; Clover 1
load 69; Timothy 72 to 97;
Mixed Hay S 3 to 95,1 load 45;
Meadow Grass 59; Straw 12
loads 72 to 89,1 load 93; Mix
hay and straw 1 load 58;
Corn 21 loads 51.50 to 62.50.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Sept. 26,1977
Total 45 loads.
Hay prices steady, com
prices $2 to $4 higher.
Alfalfa 74-97; mixed hay
72-90, few up to 105; straw
mostly 70-90, low 61, high
108; timothy, few loads 70-
90; ear com, mostly 56-59,
high 68, low 54; oats 2.20 per
bushel.
& Commercial slaughter
cows 24.00-25.10, Cutters
21.75-23.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 19.85-23.00. Standard
slaughter bullocks 30.35-
31.50. Utility27.lo-29.00.
CALVES 172. Choice
vealers 54.50-72.00, Good
42.50-57.00, Standard & Good
105-125 lbs. 36.0(M5.00,85-110
lbs. 28.00-38.00.
HOGS 284. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 42.25-
43.60, No. 1-3 200-260 lbs.
41.0042.50, No. 03 190-230
lbs. 38.5040.50. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 34.2536.00,
No. 23 300-600 lbs. 30.75-
31.00. Boars 27.75-28.25.
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