—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10,1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, December 5 to Friday, December 9
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fn,
Ex Large 56 61 61 66
Large 54 59 59 64
Mediums 49 54 54 59
Pullets 40 42 42 45
Peewees 25 27 27 29
BROWN
Large 63 63 63 64
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 48 53 53 58
Checks 28 28 29 29
Tone - full steady to firm.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Decembers, 1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
65-72
MASS.+
66-68
60-66
64-65
69-70
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
RJ.
67-80
VERMONT
69-74
67-69
Mostly
MAINE
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (EQ) 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
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Large
63-70
64-66
58-64
62-63
67-68
65-78
67-72
65-67
New Weight
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
31 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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Medium Small
60?67 , 46-54
47-49
4147
4546
50-51
61-63
55-61
59-60
64-65
62-72
64-66
62-64
48-50
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Facts
PU MA-f ALTS
The following mill ket is
supplied b\ PACMA-FACTS,
d direct maikeling organiza
tion affiliated with the Penn
sylvania Faiine ls Associa
tion 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 prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of December 5 were 10*2 to
11 at farm weight; 124 to 13
at plant weight.
Philadelphia
Eggs
December?, 1977
Prices unchanged to
sharply higher on all sizes.
Demand fairly good. Of
ferings occasionally
irregularly distributed but
adequate overall. Undertone
fully steady to firm.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door:
A Extra Lagre 53-62; A
Large 52-60; A Medium 45%-
54
Baltimore'
Eggs
December 7,1977
Market Firm. Prices
unchanged to as much as 5
cents higher. Supplies are
adequate.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 58-67
Grade A Medium 52-61
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
December?, 1977
Prices slightly higher on
light type hens. Demand
good for Ltd. offerings as
producers hold for further
production at current egg
prices. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a good
call.
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 8-10% mostly 9%-
10;Fob. plant 12-13; mostly
12-12%.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
Decmeber7,l977
Ready-to-cook movement
continues very heavy with
active bidding for additional
product in most quarters.
Slaughter very heavy.
Todays httle asking prices
mostly 1 cent higher at 37 on
plant and 38 on US grade A.
Occasional advance interest
noted booked. Live supplies
ample at heavy weights .
Undertone firm for current
business but cautious for
next week
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook
broiler/fryers for delivery
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
Decembers, 1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady,
spots stronger.
Alfalfa 80.00-100.00, Mixed
hay 75.00-90.00, Timothy hay
70.00-80.00, Straw 70 00-
75.00, Mulch 35.00-40.00, few
60.00.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
December 7,1977
Horses 160.00-177.50; dairy
cows 250.00-830.00; shoats
11.50- beef cows
19.50- beef bulls
30.60-34.25; steers
27.00-33,00; lambs
4J.00-55.00; hogs 42.00-47.00;
calves 26.00-71.50; feeder
cattle 15.50-40.00; farm
calves 42.00-55.00.
next week: US Grade A 37,
Plant Grade 35-36.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 36-38;
Plant Grade 35-37; Premium
X US Grade A 43.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
41.00.
Wtd. Avg. US Grade A
36.91; Plant Grade 36.34;
Premium X US Grade A
43.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 41.00.
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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Hay
Ephrata Pa.
Decembers, 1977
Prices Per Ton; 54 Ids. hay
& 28 Ids, straw.
Alfalfa 86.00-112.00, few
121.00, Tomothy, few 72.00-
93.00, few to 125.00. Mixed
hay 75,00-103.00, Clover, 3
Ids. 82 00-100.00, Stubble hay,
one at 76 00, Straw 99.00-
127 50, one 89.00, Ear Corn, 6
loads 53 50-68.00, Corn
Fodder, 3 loads 83.00-111.00
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, Dec. 8
Prices per ton.
Timothy hay 103; stubble
hay 91; alfalfa and orchard
grass 90-99; mixed hay 84-97.
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(215)536-3155 BrSlers
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Wednesday Dec. 7
113 Loads
Alfalfa 80 to 138; Timothy
79 to 106; Clover (1 load) 82;
Mixed Hay 68 to 107, 1 load
120; Stubble Hay 1 load 78;
Orchard Grass 1 load 92;
Oats Hay 77; Mulch Hay 75;
Straw 85 to 105; Com Fodder
59 to 73; Ear Com (new) 53
and 55.50; Ear Com (old) 62
and 77; Oats 1.70 per bushel.
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