4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, April 24 to Friday, April 28
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
61 61
38 58
54 53
43 42
28 28
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
62
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 53 53 51 49
Checks 33 33 32 32
Tone: Steadier.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
April 25,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs m cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
62-71
MASS.+
63-
57-63
61-62
69-70
64-
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 66-73 63-70 60-65
MAINE 64-66 61-63 58-60
+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 ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers,
packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight m
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
56-65
Large
59-67
57-
51-57
55-56
63-64
58-
60-62
54-60
58-59
66-67
61-73
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs,
42 lbs,
39 lbs,
48 lbs,
48 lbs,
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
April 26,1978
Fri.
Prices unchanged to high
er on light type hens. Farm
offerings very light for a fair
processor demand. Of
ferings of heavy type fully
adequate for a fairy steady
call.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 6-9, mostly 8%;
FOB Plant 10-11; Heavy type
hens TFEWR.
Baltimore
Eggs
April 26,1978
Market weak. Prices 2-3
cents lower. Demand slow.
Supplies ample.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Mm.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 55-60.
Grade A Medium 50-57.
Small
38-
39-
33-39
37-38
45-46
Philadelphia
Eggs
April 26,1978
Prices unchanged to lower
on all sizes. Cartoning
demand fair but lacks
desired aggressiveness for
ready clearances. Offerings
ample on 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 45-61%
4042
A Large 53-60%
A Medium 47-54
Delmarva
Poultry
April 26,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
continues slow for current
needs though generally
improving for next week.
Slaughter schedules
moderate. Todays limited
asking prices held 41-42 on
plant and 42-43 on US Grade
A. Live supplies ample at
heavy weights m many
quarters. Undertone steady
but cautious.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 41-43;
plant grade 4043; Premium
X US Grade A 48.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
46.00. Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
42.28; Plant Grade 40.81;
Premium X US Grade A
48 00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
X-mcludes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Fogelsville
Poultry
April 25,1978
All prices per pound,
except where noted.
Hens, heavy type 24-32,
mostly 25-27; pullets 41-47,
mostly 41-45; roasters 3843;
ducks 49-50; drakes 44-50;
turkeys, toms 49, rabbits 41-
97, mostly 94-98; guineas
1 68-1 75; pigeons, per pair
2.20-3 40, mostly 2 25-2.30
Total coops sold 212.
Hay Markets
Vintage
Hay
Tuesday, April 27
Total 24 load,
First crop alfalfa 105-126;
second crop alfalfa 110-142;
mixed hay 97-125; timothy
hay 102-115; mulch 84; straw
100-119.
PACMA
Eggs
PACMA-FACTS
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 m
the program.
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of April 24 were 9 farm, 11
plant.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, April 24,1978
Total 117 load.
Alfalfa 127-160; timothy
hay 85-146; mixed hay 91-
154; straw 85-125; com
fodder 45-57; 1 load orchard
grass 114; com 70-80; oats
2.15 per bushel.
Empty backhauls in
trucking exist because of the
inherent nature of certain
carriers - auto haulers,
tankers and other
specialized carriers - and
due to the economic traffic
imbalance between geo
graphic points.
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay and straw slow,
mostly steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-100.00; Mixed
hay 80.00-90.00; Timothy hay
75.00-85.00; Straw 80.00-
90.00; Mulch 50.00-65.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
April 21,1978
PRICES PER TON
99 loads hay and 19 loads
Straw.
Alfalfa 90-151.00, one at
159.00; Timothy hay 93-
117.00; Mixed hay 80-127.00,
individual at 143.00; Orchard
Grass, individual at 94.00;
Straw 87-116, few 134.00; Ea*
com 17 loads 68-79.00, SB
dividual at 87; Cora fodder,
9 loads 53-61.00.