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—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, May 27,1978
Poultry Market Reports*
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, May 22 to Friday, May 26
Mon. Toes. Wed. Thors.
Ex Large 58 54 54 54 54
Large 55 51 51 51 51
Mediums 47 45 46 44 44
Pallets 38 36 36 34 34
Peewees 28 26 26 26 26
BROWN
Large 60 56 56 56 56
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 50 47 47 47 47
Checks 31 31 31 30 29
Tone: Supplies ample, demand only fair, market unsettled.
Copyrightl977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
May 23,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
58-68
MASS.+
59-
52-58
54-55
66-67
60-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 62-64 61-63 54-56
MAINE 60-62 59-61 52-54 36-38
+Jnclndes 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
Checks
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Medium
5963
Large
57-65
51-53
44-50
46-47
56-57
5263
5960
51-57
53-54
65-66
59-71
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs,
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
PACMA
Eggs
PACMA-FACTS
Fri.
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 22 were 11% plant,
and 11% farm.
Delmarva
Poultry
May 24,1978
Processor offerings are no
more than adequate, asking
prices are mostly 49 cents on
US Grade A and 48 cents on
plant grade. Ready to cook
demand is good. Live sup
plies adequate in most in
stances. Current
' Small
34-42
3567
2664
3961
40-41
broiler/fryer negotiated
prices for immediate in
cludes mostly Multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 48-50;
Plant Grade 47-49; Premium
X US Grade A 54.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
52.00.
WTD AVG. tIS Grade A
48.68; Plant Grade 48.04;
Premium X US Grade A
54.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 52.00.
X-Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
May 24,1978
Offerings on light type
increased slightly. Buying
interest is fair. Occasional
loads of 5-6 lbs. weights sold
at 16 cents delivered plant
basis.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 7-9V< mostly O-OV*;
FOB plant mostly
11 V*; Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Baltimore
Eggs
May 24,1978
EGGS: Demand very
slow. Supplies fully ample on
all sizes.
CARTONED EGGS;
Prices to retailers, state
graded (Mm. one case sale)
white.
Grade A Large 61-63.
Grade A Medium 54-59.
Philadelphia
Eggs
May 24,1978
EGGS: Uri&ttfcd td Weak.
Supplies ample for the no
better than fair retail in
terest.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 52-54.
A Large 51-53.
A Medium 44-45.
Hay Markets
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, May 25
Total 26 loads.
First and second alfalfa
hay 98-112; mixed hay 86-
105; timothy hay 89-99;
straw 106-120; com fodder
64; ear com 81; new first
crop alfalfa 75; new rye hay
75.
Regional
Hay
May 22,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow &
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;
Mialchso.oo-65.00.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Lbolsi Pj,
Wednesday, May 24,1978
58Loads
Alfalfa 77 to 90, few 102 to
137 dover 1 load 99;
Timothy 104 to 130; Mixed
Hay 75 to 97, few 104 to
135.50; Straw 65 to 95,3 loads
122.50,150,165; Com Fodder
1 load 59; Hay and Straw
mixed 118; Ear Com 1 load
68,8 loads 77.50 to 86.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 24
Reported receipts of 97
cows, 63 heifers, and 4 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 580-860;
load of upstate springers 700-
1150; load of Pa. fresh 700-
900, springers 875-1175; load
of N.Y. fresh 985-1135,
springers 875-1050; local
cows 500-800; springing
heifers 550-830; open heifers
185-450; bulls herd
dispersal of 30 head in all
stages of lactation 390-810;
herd dispersal of 20 bead in
all stages of herd dispersal
560-1025.
Hunter’s
Sale Bam
May 22,1978
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime
52.00- Good to Choice
48.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 42.75-43.75; Good to
Standard 40.2542.50; Utility
38.7540.00; Cutters 37.50-
39.00; Canners 30.25-35.75. -
CALVES: Prime 180-240
lb. 79.00-82.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 67.00-72.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lb.-
65.00-74.00; Standard to Good
90-110 lb. 58.00-70.00; Utility
70-85 lb. 38.0046.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lb. 32.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 25-35 lb.
$25 to $32 by hd.; 45-50 lb. $42
to $49 by hd.
SOWS; 32.00-36.00.
BOARS: 32.00-38.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, May 22
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 70 loads.
Alfalfa 94-230; timothy hay
82-137; mixed hay 77-143;
straw 77-134; com fodder 67-
71; com 77-82; oats 1.80 per
"bushel.
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
May 19,1978
PRICES PER TON:
111 loads bay & 23 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 90.00-115.00, few to
132.00; Timothy 76.00-116.00,
one at 125.00; Mixed hay
80.00- few to 135.00
some down to 66.00; Clover,
few 86.00-100.00, one at
155.00; Straw 88.00-100.00,
few 120.00; Ear Com, 20
loads 77.00-80.00, one at
71.00; Com Fodder, 6 loads
58.00- Oats, 2 loads
$1.65 and $l.BO per bushel.
Picture yourself
off to a profitable beginning...
BBD22DS
CHICKS, INC.
Ouakertown, PA. 18951
(215) 536-3155
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday,May 22
- Reported receipts of 365
head of horses, -mulesrand
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load otriding and driving
from Tennessee 440-1300;
local work horses 630-800;
driving horses 200-675;
riding horses 200-350; better
horses 375-700, one horse
1150; lightweight killers 29-
35; heavyweight killers 39-
42; mare ponies 15-55; colts
10-20; geldings 15-50; larger
ponies 75-210,
have s
nice weekend...
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