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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 22,1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, October 17 to Friday, October 21
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Ex Large 57 58 58 60 60
Large 55 56 56 58 58
Mediums 49 50 50 52 52
Pullets 35 36 36 37 37
Peewees 22 22 _ 22 22 22
BROWN
Large 60 61 61 63 63
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 48 49 49 5L 51
Checks 29 30 30 31 31
Tone - Offerings of Large well cleared, Mediums in better
language.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
October 18,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
65-71
MASS.+
66-
60-66
64-65
69-70
67-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 69-74 66-69 60-62
MAINE 67-69 64-66 58-60
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
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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 m 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
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Medium
56-61
Large
62-67
57-
50-56
54-55
60-61
58-
63-
55-61
59-60
65-66
64-
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday
49 50
43 46
40 44
30 31
39 39
30 30
Delmarva
Poultry
Ready-to-cok movement
very light and disappointing
for current needs. Slaughter
schedules reduced as
several plants not operating
today. Todays little asking
prices mostly 38 on plant and
39 on US grade A. Advance
interest good at unconfirmed
prices. Live supplies ample
at heavy weights. Undertone
weak and unsettled.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 38-41;
Plant Grade 38-40; Premium
X US Grade A 47.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
45.00;.
Wtd. Ave. US Grade A
39.24; Plant Grade 38.94;
Premium X US grade A
47.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 45.00.
Small
40-
41-
3541
3940
4445
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
Brands, Etc.
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Baltimore
Eggs
October 19,1977
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
higher. Demand is slow and
disappointing. Supplies
ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-63.
Grade A Medium 52-57.
Thursday
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
October 19,1977
Prices light type hens
unchanged. Demand fair as
one large processor not
operating this week. Of
ferings fully adequate.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate for a fair call.
Price paid at Farm; Light
type hens 8-9 %, mostly 9-
9Vz.
S S f
FOB Plant 11-11%.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
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 bv members
during the week of October
17 were cents at farm
weight
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
October 14,1977
Price per ton:
24 loads hay.
Alfalfa, few 79.00-91.00;
Timothy, one load 61.00,
Mixed hay 68-84.00, few
97.00; Grass hay, one load
88.00; Straw, 5 loads 66.00-
79.00; Ear Com 8, loads 56-
60.00.
Philadelphia
Eggs
October 19,1977
Prices higher on all sizes.
Cartoning demand fair.
Offerings adequate and in
fairly good balance with
current call. Undertone
steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, Delivered: Store door.
A Extra Large 54-59; A
large 53-57; A Medium
45-50.
Oklahoma
Cattle
October 20,1977
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction. Estimated Receipts
11,500 Same Day last week
12,584
Moderately Active,
Feeder Cattle and Calves
about steady, majority of
receipts choice 400-800 lb.
Feeder Steers and 400-650 lb.
Feeder Heifers. Moderate
Attendance of Buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 39.0043.25,
part load 416 lb 44.00,500-600
lb. 38.0041.50, two part loads
501-543 lb. 42.2042.90, 600-700
lb. 38.5040.00, part load 600
lb at 41.00, 700-800 lb. 37.50-
39.50, 800-920 lb. 37.00-38.00;
mixed good and choice 400-
600 lb. 37.50-39.00, 600-710 lb.
37.00-38.00, part load 912 lb.
at 36.20.G00d 350-850 lb.
35.25-37.00, package good 472
lb. Holstein steers at 31.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-705 lb. 32.00-35.00,
few 562-623 lb. 35.40-35.80,
mixed good and choice 300-
750 lb. 30.00-31.75, good 300-
600 lb. 27.25-30.50.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week
feeder calves under 500 lb.
closed about steady, feeder
cattle over 500 lb. closed
firm to .50 higher, instance
$l.OO higher, cows closed
weak to $l.OO lower, late
sales utility and commercial
2-3 20.25-24.00, cutter 1-3
18.00- Bulls closed
$2.00-3.00 lower late sales
yield grade 1-2 1000-1600 lb.
28.00- Salable receipts
near 31,800 head,compared
to 35,623 head last week and
37,587 head the comparable
week a year ago. Cows and
bulls near 12 percent of
cattle receipts with cows
numbering near 3400 head,
feeders near 88 percent of
total.
Regional
Hay
October 17,1977
(All hay and No. 2 and
better, prices paid by
dealers at the farm and per
ton).
HAY AND STRAW SLOW,
STEADY TO STRONG.
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00; Mixed
hay 65.00-80.00; Timothy bay
60.00-75.00; Straw 60.00-
75.00; Mulch 35.0040.00.
FREEDOM
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white egg layers.
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Hay Market
Wednesday, Oct. 19
58 Loads
Alfalfa 70 to 112; Timothy
84 to 98; Mixed Hay 60 to 107; /(
Blue Grass 1 load 79; StrawHr
68 to 101; Corn few load 42.50
to 48, mostly 50 to 59; Oats 1
load 1.30 per bu.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Oct. 17,1977
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 56 loads.
Alfalfa 93-107; Clover, 1
load 83; Mixed hay 59-92;
Timothy 71-98; Straw 69-98;
Ear corn, 18 load 58-60; oats
2.25/bushel; dry wood
shavings 1.50/bag.
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