—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 20 f 1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, May 15 to Friday, May 19
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thnrs.
Ex Large 60 60 60 58 58
Large 57 57 57 55 55
Mediums 49 49 49 47 47
Pullets 39 39 39 38 38
Peewees 29 29 29 28 28
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 52 52 52 50 50
Checks 32 32 32 31 31
Tone: Demand slow, offerings increasing.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
May 16,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
64-68
MASS.+
65-
5864
60-61
6869
66-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 68-70 67-71 60-64
MAINE 66-68 65-67 58-60
-(-Includes 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 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
Checks
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Medium
5663
Large
63-65
57-59
5066
5263
6061
5868
6465
57-63
5960
67-68
65-73
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 17,1978
Fri.
Prices unchanged on light
type hens. Offerings in
creased slightly in some
quarters for a fairly good
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate to barely
adequate for a fair interest.
Prices Paid at Farm:
Light type hens 7-9, mostly
8%-9; FOB Plant
mostly 11.
Heavy type hens too few to
report.
Delmarva
Poultry
May 17,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
fair to occasionally good.
Slaughter schedules
moderate. Today's LTL
asking prices ranged higher
at 46 cents on plant grade
and 47 cents on U.S. Grade
A. Advance interest good
however, prices too few to
report. Live supplies fully
adequate at desirable
weights at most plants.
Undertone firm.
Small
37-
38-
31-37
33-34
41-42
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for un
mediate delivery - including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
3041
Range: US Grade A 45-47;
Plant Grade 44-46; Premium
X US Grade A 52; Premium
X Plant Grade 50.
Wtd Avg: US Grade A
45.93; Plant Grade 44.75;
Premium X US Grade A
52.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 50.00.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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 in
the program.
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of May 15 were 11% plant,
and 11% farm.
Baltimore
Eggs
May 17,1978
Prices unchanged.
Demand fair for cartoned
eggs. Offerings ample on
smaller sizes, adequate on
balance.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 56-62
Grade A Medium 47-64
A Japanese firm has asked
the United States Depart
ment of State for a source of
sparrows and other small
birds which might be
processed into human food.
Green Dragon
Ephrata,Pa.
May 12,1978
Prices Per Ton: 49 loads
hay.
Alfalfa 91.00-124.00, couple
151.00; Timothy, few loads
80.00- Mixed hay
80.00- one at 129.00;
Clover, couple 95.00 and
100.00; Orchard Grass hay,
one load at 91.00; Straw, 4
loads 128.00-137.00; Ear
Com, 6 loads 75.00-78.00;
Com Fodder, one load at
63.00.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, May 17,1978
Alfalfa 103-126, some 139 to
157.50; Clover 4 loads 102-
135; Timothy 91-122; Mixed
Hay 75-108, some 112-146;
Stubble Hay 78; Orchard
Grass 81; Straw 108-136; few,
70 and 90; Straw and com
fodder mixed 96; Ear Com
64.5-80.5; Oats 1.60 and 1.70
per bushel; Pickup load
wood shavings $24.00 per
load.
Philadelphia
Eggs
May 17,1978
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand light and
unaggressive. Offerings
fully adequate on all sizes.
Undertone unsettled.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store Door.
A Extra Large 54-s£; A
Large 53-57; A Medium 45%-
48.
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BROWN & WHITE
EGG LAYERS
Hay Markets
98 Loads
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!
Tttact&i'a CHICKS, INC.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, May 18
Reported 20 loads.
Alfalfa, first crop 110-120;
alfalfa, second crop 120-150;
mixed hay 106-140; timothy
hay 120-135; straw 110-129;
ear com 79.
Regional
Hay
May 15,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by Dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow and
steady.
Alfalfa 90.00-100.00, few
125.00; Mixed hay 80.00-
90.00; Timothy hay 75.00-
90.00; Straw 80.00-90.00;
Mulch 50.00-65.00.
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 536-3155
NewHollam
Hay
Monday, May 15,1971
New Holland Sales Stab
Total 91 loads.
Alfalfa 87-127; mixec
139; timothy 77-110; 1
clover 103; straw 77-
corn 75.50-80.00; 1 load
at 1.84 per bushel;
fodder 62-91.
have a
nice weekend..
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