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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 12,1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday,November 7 to Friday November 11
Mon.
Ex Large
64 63
Large
Mediums
Pullets
62 61
58 58
46 47 -
Peewees
BROWN
Large
30 31
67 67
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
55 55
37 37
Tone -large sizes steady, pullets weak.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
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N. E. Weekly Shell fgg Report
November 8,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
69-76
MASS.+
70-
64-70
68-69
73-74
71-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 73-75 71-73 66-68
MAINE 71-73 69-71 64-66
+lnclndes Central Jj/d Western Sections Only.
Nest Hun Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading price: for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers,
packers and marketers. GNR egas are classified by weight in
30-dozen cases, and traded in lot 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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Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Medium
62-68
Large
67-73
63-
57-63
61-62
66-67
64-
68-
62-68
66-67
71-72
69-
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New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs:
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 48
48 47
45 43
41 39
44 41
37 36
Delmarva
Poultry
The market is firm.
Slaughter schedules
moderate. Ready-to-cook
demand good with some
inquiry unfilled for delivery
this week. Little asking
prices are mostly 39 cents
for plant grade and 40 cents
for U.S. Grade A. Live
supply barely adequate to
short and average weights
light to desirable.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery-including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 3941;
Plant Grade 38-
39% Premium X US Grade A
46; Premium X Plant Grade
44.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
39.35; Plant Grade 38.36;
Premium X US Grade A
46.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 44.00.
Small
49-
50-
44-50
48-49
53-54
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
51-53
Novembers, 1977
Prices slightly higher as
offerings decrease and
plants attempt to maintain
running time, however,
canner prices are holding
steady. Demand for heavy
hens is improving as the
holidays approach. Prices
are unchanged at 22%-23
cents. Delivered plant.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens: 8-10, mostly 9%;
f.o.b. plant; 11%-12% mostly
11%-12.
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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 October
17 were 10% cents at farm
weight, 12% cents at plant
weight.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Novembers, 1977
Prices were unchanged to
slightly lower on large and
extra large. Mediums are
unchanged with supplies in
fair balance. Supplies or
large are ample, small
clearing.
Price to retailers; Sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door:
A Extra Large 61-65; A
Large 60-63; A Medium 55-
58.
November 9,1977
Hay Markets
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, Nov. 10,1977
Vintage, Pa.
All prices per ton.
Timothy hay 80.00; mixed
hay 84.00; alfalfa 98.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Nov. 7,1977
New Holland
Sales Stables
Alfalfa No. 195-110,2 loads
130, 131; alfalfa No. 2 80-95,
few in 70s; mixed hay, few
up to 99, mostly 75-85;
timothy hay 75-91; clover
hay 59-75; mixed grass 71;
stubble, 1 load 66; straw 72-
95; old ear com 69-72; new
ear com, 1 load 46; 2 loads of
oats 1.60-1.85 per bushel.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Wednesday, Nov. 9
89 Loads
Alfalfa 60 to 130; Timothy
75 to 107; Mixed Hay 55 to
117; Stubble Hay 52 to 61;
Straw 60 to 100; Com Fodder
(1 load) 55; Ear Com (old 9
loads) 67 to 71; Ear Com
(new 1 load) 49; Oats (40
bushel) 1.60 per bu.
Baltimore
Eggs
November 9,1977
Prices unchanged to one
cent lower on large. Demand
spotty. Supplies ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) White
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
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in DEKALB sales in this area? Many progressive area poultrymen are
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Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
November 4,1977
Prices per ton:
30 loads hay & 8 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few 82.00-128.00;
Timothy,'" few 75.00-101.00;
Mixed hay 82.00-98.00, one
104, few down to 58.00; Straw
85.00- one load 67.00; Ear
Com, 6 loads 58.00-79, one
64.00- Com Fodder, 2
Ids 49&57.00; Soybean Straw,
lid. at 52.00.
TOP OF THE HOG MARKEI
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Market your hogs the auction way.
SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
65-69
61-65
WHAT ONE WORD
REPRESENTS
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Regional
Hay
November 7,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at f \
farm and per ton.) '
Hay and‘Straw steady to
$lO higher.
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00, few to
100.00; Mixed hay 75.00-
85.00; Timothy hay 70.00-
80.00; straw 60.00-75.00;
Mulch 35.00-40.00.
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