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—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, January 30 to Friday, February 3
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
Ex Large 60 62 62 64 64
Large 59 61 61 63 63
Mediur < 56 58 58 60 60
Pullets 45 47 47 47 47
Peewees 31 33 33 33 33
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 52 54 54 56 56
Checks 27 28 28 29 29
Tone - offerings irregular from area to area.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
January 31,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs ui cartons
dehvered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
68-72
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
69-
63-69
67-68
72-73
70-
VERMONT
Mostly 72-74 71-72 69-70
MAINE 69-71 68-70 66-68
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on Ed, 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
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Medium
65-68
Large
67-70
66-
60-66
64-65
69-70
67-
68-
62-68
66-67
71-72
69-
New Weight
Per Case
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Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs,
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
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The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
tion affiliated with the Penn
sylvania Farmers’ 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 January 30 were BV2 at
farm weight; lOV2 at plant
weight.
Fogelsville
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Small
41-42
Hens, heavy type 11%-30,
mostly 16-21; pullets 11-48,
mostly 40-44; roasters 23-35,
mostly 28-35; ducks 45-55,
mostly 45-50; drakes 50-61,
mostly 55-61; rabbits 60-76,
mostly 70-76; guineas
1.15- pigeons, per pair
1.15-
Total coops sold 321.
37-43
41-42
44-45
43-45
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Philadelphia
Eggs
Eggs: Prices unchanged
to 2 cents higher on all sizes.
Cartoning demand fairly
good. Offerings in fairly
good balance with call.
Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 57%-63; A
Large 56%-62; A Medium
52%-58.
Delmarva
Poultry
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Ready-to-cook movement
fair to occasionally good.
Slaughter schedules increas
ed in several quarters.
Todays little asking prices
mostly unchanged at 40 on
plant and 41 on U.S. Grade A.
Advance interest fair though
start of Lent next week
dampens mterest in some
quarters. Live supplies ade
quate though weights often
lighter than desired. Under
tone fully steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready-to-cook
broilers/fryers for delivery
next week: Plant Grade
39-40.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva
RANGE U.S. Grade A
40-42, Plant Grade 40-40^2;
Premium XUS. Grade A
48.00, Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
WTD. AVG.. U S. Grade A
40.76; Plant Grade 40.23;
Premium XUS Grade A
PACMA
Facts
PACMA-FACTS
Poultry
January 31,1978
February 1,1978
February 1,1978
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
January 27,1978
PRICES PER TON: 52
loads hay & 20 loads straw.
Alfalfa 103.00-127.00;
timothy 104.00-116.00; mixed
hay 90.00-134.00, one 142.00;
clover, 2 loads 114.00 and
119.00; stubble hay, one load
111.00; straw 136.00-169.00,
few to 179.00, corn, 2 loads
81.00 andB2.oo.
48.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
X-Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
February 1,1978
Prices unchanged to
slightly lower on light type
hens. Farm offerings
adequate for an
unaggressive demand, of
heavy type ample for ltd.
call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 7-8% mostly 8%.
FOE plant 10%. Heavy type
hens TFEWR.
Baltimore
Eggs
February 1,1978
Prices mostly 2 cents
higher. Demand is fairly
good. One major chain is
featuring mediums with a
coupon. Supplies adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white. Grade
A Large 63-68; Grade A
Medium 59-65.
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IHcyen, 4 PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE.
Moyer’s delivers a Pullet Package. What you
pay for is a ready-to-lay pullet fed to optimum
body weight, properly debeaked and vaccinated,
delivered by courteous drivers in clean coops and
delivery trucks.
What you do not pay for is all birds in the
growing unit good, bad, and cockrels; feed
wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss
management and servicing procedures.
The only thing the Pullet Package
lacks is a bow!
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Regional
Hay
January 30,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hav & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-110.00; mixed
hay 85.00-95.00; timothy hay
75.00-85.00; straw 75.00-
90.00; mulch 50.00-75.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Jan. 38, 1978
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 202 loads.
Alfalfa 99-142; timothy hay
91-114; mixed hay 87-135;
clover hay 82-117; straw 92-
151; com 63-70.
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Thursday, February 2
Total 32 loads. All prices
per ton.
First crop alfalfa 90-105,
second and third crop alfalfa
102-124; mixed hay 85-106;
mulch hay 71-90; straw 103-
122; 1 load rye hay 91; rounji
bales of fodder 60; 1 load
loose fodder 45:
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 1,1978
213 Loads
Alfalfa 96 to 124, few 132 to
151; clover 104 to 122;
timothy 95 to 118; mixed hay
95 to 130; stubble hay 90 to
110; straw 100 to 124; com 58
to 69; mushroom soil 4.00 per
ton.
Vintage
Hay
7""
HUBBARD
WHITE MT.
BROILERS