—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs.
Ex Large 62 62 62 65
Large 61 61 61 64
Mediums 57 57 57 59
Pullets 41 41 41 43
Peewees 27 27 27 29
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
Tone - Good demand between packers, cartoned sales
presently fair, good later commitments.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
March 7,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
65-80
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
66-68
60-66
Mostly 65-66 63-64
R.I. 63-70 6369
VERMONT NOT AVAILABLE
MAINE 67-69 66-68 6364
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs'
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc,, (Ed) 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 l-Latge
Class 2 - Large
Class 3-Medium
Class4-Sipall
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54 54
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Medium
60-75
6163
5561
5960
6465
Large
64-79
6567
5965
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
March 8,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
good where features in
' progress, only fair other
wise. Slaughter schedules
generally heavy though
occasional plant not
operating for lack of birds.
Todays little asking prices
mostly 43 on plant and 44 on
US grade A. Advance in
terest slow in developing.
Live supplies adequate to
short at mostly desirable
weights undertone firm.
Current Broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 42-44;
Plant grade 42-43; Premium
X US Grade A 49.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
47.00.
Fri.
Wtd Average US Grade A
43.30; Plant Grade 42.50;
Premium X US Grade A
49.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 47.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Small
3445
35-37
29-35
33-34
38-39
36-38
The following market is
suppliedby PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing
organization affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Farmer’s
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 menibers
during the week of March 6
were 8% at farm weight;
im-ll at plant weight.
Philadelphia
Eggs
EGGS: Prices steady,
cartoning demand fair
Offerings of Medium and
small barely adequate, other
sizes fully adequate. Un
dertone firm.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades, white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door A
Extra Large 61-64; A Large
60-63; A Medium 55-58%
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Prices light type hens
unchanged. Offerings
adequate to barely adequate
for a fair processor interest.
Trade advices indicate
bookings of heavy starting
March 20th. Offerings of
heavy type adequate for a
fair call.
Prices paid at Farm-
Light type hens 7-B'z mostly
8 1 j FOB plant 10’z heavy
type hern ! FEWR
Delmarva
Poultry
PACMA
Eggs
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March 8,1978
March 8.1978
Hdy Markets
Regional
Hay
March 6,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm 7 per ton.)
Hay St Straw steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-105.00; Mixed
hay 85.00-95.00; Timothy hay
80.00-90.00; Straw 80.00-
100.00; Mulch 50.00-75.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, March 6
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 171 loads.
Alfalfa 89-142; mixed hay
84-106; timothy hay 88-110;
clover 101; straw 91-125; ear
corn 60-67; mulch hay 86;
com silage 20.
Fogelsville
Poultry
March 7,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 14-20,
mostly 18-20; pullets 19-45,
mostly 40-45; roasters 35-38;
ducks 39-49, mostly 3945;
drakes 50; geese 41; rabbits
50-69, mostly 64-67; guineas
1.15; pigeons 1.61.
Total coops sold 207.
Baltimore
Eggs
March 8,1978
EGGS: Market steady.
Demand |air. Supplies
adequate! Some inquiry for
promotions for next week
developing.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min
one case sale) White. Grade
A Large 60-66; Grade A
medium 55-61.
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Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
March 3,1978
Prices per ton: 26 loads
hay & 12 loads straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 95.00-
107.00; Timothy, few loads
93.00- Mixed hay
85.00- one at 119.00;
straw 99.00-134.00; Ear Corn,
2 loads 58.00 and 65.00.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, March 9
Total 25 loads.
Mixed hay 95-110; alfalfa,
first cutting 105-115; alfalfa,
second cutting 108-124; straw
110-130; ear com 56-57.
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Hay Market
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, March 8,1978
, 138 Loads
Alfalfa 91 to 121, few 125 to
130; Timothy 96 to 117;
Mixed Hay 90 to 118; Mixed
Hay 90 to 118; Hay and Straw
Mixed (4 loads) 96 to 111;
Soybean Stalks (2 loads) 86
and 88; Straw 98 to 137; Com
Fodder (2 loads) 82 and 87;
Ear Com {9 loads) 58 to 66.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales
Stables'
Monday, March 6,1978
Reported receipts of 219
head of horses, mules, and
-ponies. Market stronger
than last week’s market.
Local driving horses ,150-'
500; riding horses 150-325;
better horses 350-770;
lightweight killers 26-30;
heavyweight killers 3944;
mares 15-50; colts 10-20;
geldings 1545; larger ponies
65-200.
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