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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 18,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, March 13 to Friday, March 17
Mon. Tues. Wed, Thors.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Pee wees
BROWN
Large 63 59 59 59 59
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 59 59 61 61
Checks 32 33 33 35 35
Tone - Market fully steady.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
March 14,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
61-71
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 65-67 63£5 59-61
MAINE 63-65 61-63 57-59
+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
(6NR> 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
Class4-Small
Breaking Stock
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Large
59-70
60-62
54-60
58-59
65-66
61-73
62-
5662
60-61
68-69
63-
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday
Fri.
68
67
63
Small
36-
37-
31-37
35-36
4041
Medium
55-66
56-
50-56
54-55
62-63
57-
38-40
Thursday
Baltimore
Eggs
March 15,1978
Prices unchanged to 2
cents higher. Demand is
generally good altho feature
activity limited. Supplies are
adequate. Additional sup
plies are hard to find,
especially mediums. Retail
prices for this week range 87-
89 cents for Extra Large, 79-
85 cents for large. 75-79 cents
for mediums.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min
one case sale) White. Grade
A Large 63-71; Grade A
Medium 57-66.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
March 15,1978
Prices unchanged to lower
on light type hens at plant,
ranging slightly lower at
farm. Farm offerings light
for immediate pick up tho
ample for next several
weeks. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 7-8% mostly 8.
FOB plant 10-10%. Heavy
type hens TFEWR.
PACMA
Eggs
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
suppliedby 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 March 13 were 8% at farm
weight; 10%-11 at plant
weight.
Delmarva
Poultry
March 15,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
generally very light.
Slaughter schedules
moderate. Todays little
asking prices mostly 41 on
plant and 42 on US Grade A.
Acvance interest very light.
Live supplies ample at
weights in a wide desirable
range.
Undertone weak and
unsettled.
Current br oiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City form
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 42-44;
Plant Grade 4043; Premium
X US Grade A 50.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
48.00.
WTD AVG: US Grade A
43.03; Plant Grade 41.60;
Premium X US Grade A
50 00; Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00
X-Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
orands. etc
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata,Pa.
March 10,1978
Prices Per Ton: 87 loads
hay&43lds. straw.
Alfalfa 91.00-121.00;
Timothy 86.00-109,00, one at
119.00; . Mixed hay
125.00, one at 136.00; Or
chard Grass hay, one at
117.00; Straw 109.00-129.00;
Ear Com, 13 loads 62.00-
66.50, one at 77.00 Oats, one
load - $1.85 per bushel.
Philadelphia
Eggs
March 15,1978
EGGS: Prices unchanged
to higher. Caroning demand
continues to improve for
Easter needs. Offerings of
medium'and smalls remain
well cleared while larger
sizes fully adequate.
Undertone fully steady-.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades White eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store Door
A Extra Large 62%-68; A
Large 61%-67; A Medium 56-
61.
BE ALERT
Moyer's Is Out To
(the choicest DEKALB pullets!)
Part of achieving this goal means maintaining a
varied fleet of vehicles to meet every need of cur
expanding business:
-transportation of hatching eggs from our
own breeder flocks.
- delivery of baby chicks to our own pullet
growing flocks
- pullet flock supervisory visits
- delivery of the ready-to-lay pullet to your
farm
Do you know who stands behind your
vestment of ready-to-lay pullets?
TKayen't chicks, INC.
Qualcertown, PA. 18951 (215) 536-3155
Regional
Hay
March 13,1978
v (All hay No. 2 find better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay and straw steady. '
Alfalfa 90.00-105.00; Mixed
hay 85.00-95.00; Timothy hay
80.00-90.00; Straw 80.00-
100.00; Mulchso.oo-75.00.
No Skeleton
A jellyfish doesn’t have a
skeleton and over 90 per cent
of its body is “jellylike.”
Get YOU ...
Harvey 2.
Hay Market J
- * Leola. Pa.
Wednesday, March 15,1978
165 Loads
Alfalfa 92 to 134,' few 140
and 142; Clover 86 to 111;
Timothy 112 to 118; Mixed
Hay 89 to 136, 1 load 144;
Straw 100 to 139; Hay and
Straw mixed 2 loads 97 and
100; Com Fodder 2 loads 70
and 92; JBar Com 15 loads 60
to 68; Oafs 1.70 «nd 1.65 per
bushel; Peanut Hulls 1 load
48 bagsB4.oo per load.
Vintage
Hay
Thnriday, March 16
First crop alfalfa 130;
second crop alfalfa 130;
mixed hay 101; straw 101-
126. '
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