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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 8.1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, October 3 to Friday, October 7
Mon. 'hies. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex Large 59 56 56 55 55
Large 55 52 52 52 52
Mediums 50 47 47 45 45
Pullets 37 35 35 33 33
Peewees 24 24 24 22 22
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 47 45 45 45 45
Checks 29 29 28 , 28 28
Tone - Demand improved with all sizes in ample supply.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
October 4,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs m cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large Medium
64- 59-72 56-66
65- 60-61 57-58
5965 5460 51-57
6263 57-58 54-55
71-72 6667 6364
6665 6162 58-73
68-73 6368 6065
6668 6163 5860
les Central and Western Sections Only.
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
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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
Class 1 - Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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New Weight
Tuesday Thursday
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Fri.
Octobers, 1977
Prices lower on light type
hens. Farm offerings ample
for a fairly good processor
interest. Offerings of heavy
type hens adequate for a
good demand.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens B-9V2, mostly 9-9%;
f.o.b. plant 11-lIV2.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
October 5,1977
Ready-to-cook movement
fair with occasional im
provement noted especially
on parts. Slaughter
schedules reduced as oc
casional plant not operating.
Todays little asking prices
held unchanged at 40 on
plant and 41 on US Grade A.
Advance interest good
however no confirmed sales
reported. Live supplies
barely adequate to short at
heavyweights. Undertone
fully steady to firm.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Small
36-
37-
31-37
34-35
40-41
38-40
Range: US Grade A 4042;
Plant Grade 39%-41;
Premium X US Grade A
48.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
40.88; Plant Grade 40.20;
Premium X US Grade A
48.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Baltimore
Eggs
October 5,1977
Prices 3 cents lower.
Demand fair. Supplies
adequate to ample.
Cartoned eggs; Prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) White;
Grade A Large 56-62
Grade A Medium 50-57
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■C i WHITE
DAIRY CATTLE
ASSOCIATION
Crystal Spring, Pa 15536
814-735 4221
Hay Markets
New Holland
. Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Octobers
63 loads
Hay and straw steady with
last week. Ear com $2 to $3
per ton lower.
Alfalfa No. 1 90-111, No. 2
75-90, No. 3 55-75; Mixed hay
No. 190-101, No. 2 75-90, No. 3
61-75: Clover hay, two loads,
48 and 82; Timothy hay 58-
93; Straw 70-115; dry com
fodder, one load 56 per ton;
ear com 55-57, a few small
loads up to 61; oats 1.75 to
2.12 per bushel; mulch $39
per ton.
Philadelphia
Eggs
October 5,1977
Prices unchanged to lower
on all sizes, cartoning
demand fair for ample of
ferings of all sizes. Un
dertone steadier but
cautious.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door:
Extra Large 52-62; A Large
51-58; A Medium 45-51.
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
Regional
Hay
Octobers, 1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm&perton).
Hay & Straw slow, steady
to strong.
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00; Mixed
hay 65.00-80.00; Timothy hay
60.80-70,00; Straw 60.00-
70.00; Mulch 35.00-40.00.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, Octobers, 1977
Price per ton.
Mulch hay 56; third crop
alfalfa hay with moisture 69;
fodder 52.
Fogelsville
Poultry
October!, 1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type, 9-30,
mostly 9-23; pullets 4-48,
mostly 4247; roasters 646,
mostly 3444; ducks 61-63;
drakes 62-68; geese 38;
rabbits 39-57, mostly 4249;
guineas 1.15; pigeons, per
pair 1.004.01.
Total coops sold 283.
Cooperative Trading Society
(FACT) - to sell members
fowl. PACMA works directly
with the PFA poultrymen m
the program.
Farm point prices
prevailing for fowl to be
marketed by members
during the week of October 3
were 9Vz cents at farm
weight, lOV2 at plant weight.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
September 30,1977
Prices per ton
13 loads hay
Alfalfa, one load 73.00,1
Timothy, few 81.00-105.00,1
Mixed hay, few 68.00-95.00,1
Straw, 5 loads 80.00-89.00,
Ear Com, 16 loads 52.00-!*
59.50. r
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Wednesday, Oct. 5
56 Loads
Alfalfa 83 to 121, 1 load 53,h
Clover (1 load) 46; Timothy f 1
(3 loads) 83 to 101; Mixedi-3j
Hay (17 loads) 51 to 104,
Straw 59 to 99; Com 53 to 59,V‘1
Com Husk 102 per ton; Seed-«
Wheat 2.05 per bushel. t i
We have buyers asking for Fi
more hay.
New Holland I
Dairy [j
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, October 5,1977
Reported receipts of 148 tj
cows, 27 heifers, and 3 bulls p
Market steady with last p
week’s market. 1'
Load of Md. springers 525-
640; 2 loads of N.Y,
purebred and grade, fresh
610-1275, springers 775-925,
load of Pa. fresh 540-800,
springers 750-1040: load of
Pa. fresh 535-1000; load of a
herd of 63 head in all stages
400-940; local cows 450-800;
springing heifers 450-700,
open heifers 265-350; bulls
315-335.
The Department of Health,
Education and Welfare
reports that the cost of
health care in the U.S. has
risen tenfold during the last
25 years, tripled during the
last 10 and almost doubled
since 1970. Today, the
average American worker
works one month a year to
pay health-care costs.