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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19,1977
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, November 14 to Friday November 18
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri,
WHITE
Ex Large 61 56 56 55 55
Large 59 54 54 53 53
Mediums 56 51 51 49 49
Pullets 47 43 43 41 41
Peewees 31 27 27 25 25
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
53 49 49 48 48
34 33 31 30 30
Tone - supplies ample, turnover slightly improved
but unaggressive.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
November 15,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large Medium Small
MASS.+ 69-76 67-73 62-68 46-55
Mostly 70-72 68-70 .63-65 4749
NEWHAMP. 64-70. 62-68 57-63 4147
Mostly 68-69 66-67 61-62 4546
R.I. 73-74 71-72 66-67 53-54
VERMONT 71-80 69-78 64-71
Mostly 73-75 71-73 66-68
MAINE 71-73 69-71 64-66
+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 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
Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday
Extra Large 51 lbs.
Class 1-Large 48 lbs. 40 39
Class 2-Large 45 lbs. 40 38
Class 3 - Medium 42 lbs. 40 36
Class 4-Small 39 lbs. 36 31
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 39 36
Checks 48 lbs. 34 31
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Fogelsville
Poultry
November 15,1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 10-40,
mostly 20-29; pullets 28-47,
mostly 40-47; roasters 19-59;
mostly 35-42; capons 30%-80,
mostly 50-60; ducks 20-57,
mostly 30-45; drakes 35-57,
mostly 40-50; geese 25-71,
mostly 40-55; turkeys, toms
40-50; turkeys, hens 30-51;
rabbits 44-70, mostly 60-65;
guineas 1.05; pigeons, per
pair 75-3.00.
Total coops sold 670.
Baltimore
Eggs
November 16,1977
Market weak. Prices as
much as a nickle lower.
Demand only fair except in
instances where extra large
or mediums are featured.
Supplies are ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white:
Grade A Large 58-66
Grade A Medium 54-63
48-50
Delmarva
Poultry
November 16,1977
Ready-to-cook movement
light as buyer interest
centers on other holiday
items. Slaughter schedules
continue curtailed in line
with expected needs. Todays
little asking prices mostly
one cent lower at 37 on plant
and 38 on US Grade A. Live
supplies adequate though
weights often lighter than
desired. Undertone about
steady.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range; US Grade A 37-40;
Plant Grade 37-38%;
Premium X US Grade A
45.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 43.00.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
38.08; Plant Grade 37.51;
Premium X US Grade A
45.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 43.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Philadelphia
Eggs
November 16,1977
Prices unchanged to lower
on all sizes. Cartoning
demand fair for ample of
ferings of all sizes. Un
dertone steadier.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered. Store
door: A Extra Large 54-63; A
Large 53-61; A Medium 49-
57
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Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
November 16,1977
Prices unchanged. Of
ferings light type hens
adequate to barely adequate
."or a steady demand. Of-
Hay Markets
Regional Green Dragon
Hay Gay
J Ephrata, Pa.
November 14,1977 November 11,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better, - Prices per ton:
prices paid by dealers at the 38 loads hay &15 loads
farm & per ton.) - stra .V;
Hay & Straw fully steady.* - Alfalfa, few 86.00-121.00;
Alfalfa 80.00-90.00, few Timoth y 81.00-95.00, one
100.00; Mixed hay 75.00- 114 -°°! Mixed hay 79.00-
85.00; Timothy hay 70.00- 101.00, one 115.00, few down
80.00; Straw 60.00-75.00; to 58 -°°s
Mulch 30.00-40.00.-- . T _
Vintage Hay
Thors., Nov. 17,1977
All prices per ton.
Fodder 49; alfalfa'and
timothy 90; grass 72; mulch
hay 44-52.
fenngs of heavy hens
adequate for a fairly good
caU.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 8-10; mostly 9V2,
Del. plant mostly
im-12.
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 by members
during the week of
November 14 were 10 cents
at farm weight, 2 at plant
weight.
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Hay Market
Wednesday, Nov. 16
57 Loads
Alfalfa 92 to 130; Timoti
83 to 113; Mixed Hay 81
110, few 59 to 69; Mulch H;
(1 load) 59; Stubble Hay 6
Straw (10 loads) 64 to 10
Com fodder (1 load) 34; E;
com (old) (2 loads) 65 ai
70; Ear com (new) (4 load
50 to 56.50;
New Holland
Hay
Monday, November 14,19'
New Holland Sales Stable
Total 61 load. Hay, stra
and ear com very active,
to 10 higher per ton.
Alfalfa, No. 1, 6 loads 10
134; No. 2 85-100; No. 3 70-8
Timothy hay. No. 1 95-10
No. 2 80-95; No. 3 70-8
Mixed hay,