—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, May Ito Friday, May 5
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thun.
Ex Large 56 56 56 56 56
Large 53 53 53 53 53
Mediums . 48 48 48 48 48
Pullets 38 38 38 38 38
Pee wees 28 28 28 28 28
BROWN
Large 58 58 58 58 58
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Pee wees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 49 49 49 49 49
Checks 31 31 31 31 31
Tone; Large full steady, smaller sizes about steady.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
62-71
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
63-65
57-63
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
61-62
6667
64-75
Mostly 66-70 63-67 60-64
MAINE 64-66 61-63 53-60 3640
+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 1-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
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May 2,1978
Medium
5665
Large
59-67
60-62
54-60
57-59
51-57
55-56
60-61
5667
5669
63-64
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
May 3,1978
Fri.
Prices unchanged to
slightly higher on light type
hens. Farm offerings in
creased under influence of
more active buyer demand.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate for a light interest.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 7-9 mostly 8% FOB
plant 10-11% mostly 11.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Eggs
Mays, 1978
Market steady. Demand
fair. Supplies fully adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white. Grade
A Large 52-58, Grade A
Medium 46-53.
Small
3647
37-39
31-37
35-36
4041
Delmarva
Poultry
May 3,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
good on whole birds, only
fair on parts. Slaughter
schedules very heavy in
most quarters. Todays LTL
asking prices mostly 44 on
plant grade and 45 on US
Grade A. Advance interest
good at LID confirmed
prices. live supplies ample
at weights occasionally,
heavier than desired. Un
dertone firm.
Current Broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range US Grade A 43-45,
Plant Grade 4244, Premium
X US Grade A 48.00,
Premium X Plant Grade
46.00. Wtd. Avg. US Grade A
43.45, Plant Grade 42.65,
Premium X US Grade A
48.00, Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
FogelsviUe
Poultry
May 2,1978
Prices paid dockweights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 14-34,
mostly 25-28; pullets 4447;
roasters 25-44, mostly 3844;
ducks 49.70; rabbits 95-1.00;
guineas 1.93-1.94; gigeons,
per pair 2.25-3.00.
Total coops sold 162.
Philadelphia
Eggs
May 3,1978
EGGS: Prices steady,
cartoning demand fair to
occasionally good. Offerings
often irregularly distributed,
especially pni Jpmfjps and
Extra large, but adequate
overall. Undertone Steady.
Prices to Retailers- Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door A
Extra Large, 52-57%; A
Large 51-55%; A Medium 45-
50.
Hay Markets
New Holland
Hay
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, May 1,1978
Total 90 loads.
Alfalfa hay 90-173; timothy
87-144; mixed hay 83-145;
clover 100-117; straw 88-140;
fodder 58-82; corn 76-79; 1
load soybean straw 60.
PACMA
Eggs
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
(PACT) - to sell members’
fond. 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 May 1 were 11.25 plant,
and9.2sfarm.
Eggs Coagulate
Remember that eggs
coagulate between 149 and
175 degrees Fahrenheit. Ex
cessive heat and over
cooking toughens the white
of an egg. It may also cause
a green discoloration be
tween the white and yolk of
a hard cooked egg—which
is harmless but may be un
appetizing 1
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created equal...
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Hay Market
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, May 3,1978
97 Loads
Alfalfa 127 to 159, 2 loads
165 and 180; Clover 1 load
124; Timothy 111 to 145;
Mixed Hay 87 to 145; 4 loads
148 to 154; Stubble hay 1
load 84; Straw 107 to 132, 1
load 136; Corn Fodder 57 to
70; Ear Corn 8 loads 73 to 80;
Sawdust, pickup load 33.00
per load.
Vintage
Thursday, May 4,1978
■ TotallSloads; :
Alfalfa, first and second
crop 130-133; mixed hay 79-
106; orchard grass and
mulched hay 78-96.
Quakertown, PA 18951 whitemt
(215) 536-3155 BROILERS
Regional
Hay
May 1,1978
(AH hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-100.00; Mixed
hay 80.00-90.00; Timothy hay
75.00r85.00; Straw 80.00-
90.00; mulch 50.00-65.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata.Pa.
April 28,1978
PRICES PER TON: -
56 loads hay and 12 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 95.00-149.00;
Timothy, few 96.00-118.00,
one at 145.00; Mixed hay
82.00-142.00; Grass hay,
cotiplfr 00.00 and ISOffir
Straw 81.00-119.00, one 'at
146.00; Ear Com, 11 loads
75.50-77.50, one at 88.00; Com
Fodder, 40 loads 55.00-74.00.