—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, Jane 5 to Friday, June 9
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Ex Large 53 53 53 53
Large 49 49 49 49
Mediums 41 41 41 41
Pullets 32 32 32 32
Peewees 23 23 23 23
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 45 45 45 45
Checks 26 26 26 26
Tone: Steady.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
54-65
MASS.+
55-
48-54
50-51
5859
56-
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 58-63 57-61 49-55
MAINE ' 56-58 55-57 4749
+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 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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Jane 6,1978
Medium
45-55
Large
53-63
4648
3945
4142
49-50
47-60
54-
47-53
49-50
57-58
55-
New Weight
Per Case
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Tuesday Thursday
38
35
32
26
36
28
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs,
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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 June 5 were 11% plant,
and 9% farm.
Baltimore
Eggs
June 7,1978
Eggs:
Demand for cartoned eggs
was fairly good with several
retail promotions. Supplies
are adequate on Large,
Medium and Smalls short of
Jumbo and Extra Large.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) White;
Grade A Large 57-61.
Grade A Medium 48-54.
Small
30-
31-
25-31
27-28
34-35
33-35
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
June 7,1978
Prices unchanged slightly
higher on light type hens.
Offerings fully adequate for
a fair processor interest.
Offerings of heavy type
ample for a light buying
interest.
Prices Paid at Farm:
Light type hens 7-9%, mostly
9-9%.
FOB Plant 11-11%, mostly
11.
Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
June 7,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
fairly good though often less
aggressive than earlier in
the week. Slaughter
schedules reduced slightly,
in some quarters. Todays
LTL asking prices mostly 51-
52 on Plant and 52-53 on US
Grade A. Advance interest
slow in developing at current
asking prices. live supplies
adequate interest slow in
developing at current asking
prices. Live supplies
adequate at mostly desirable
weights. 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 51-54;
Plant Grade 51-52%;
Premium X US Grade A
59 00; Premium V X- Plant
Grade 57.00.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
52.52; Plant Grade 5186;
Premium X US Grade A
59.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 57.00.
X-Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
June 5,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & Per Ton).
Old crop hay slow, few
sales reported weak to $lO
lower. New crop hay slow,
little demand in most areas.
Straw steady to $l5 lower.
Alfalfa NC 40.00-60.00, few
Old Crop 80.00-90.00; Mixed
hay few NC 50.00-60.00, few
Old Crop 70.00-80.00;
Timothy hay few NC 40.00-
50.00, few Old Crop 70.00-
80.00; Straw 60.00-85.00;
Mulch 40.00-50.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Juncs
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 85 loads.
Alfalfa 59-119; mixed hay
58-158; timothy hay 67-108;
straw 62-111; oats 1.00 per
bushel; fodder 57.00; com
60.00-91.50.
Philadelphia
Eggs
June 7,1978
EGGS: Prices steady.
Cartoning damand fair to
occasional good where large
featured at two dozen for
$l.OO. Offerings fully
adequate for needs on
mediums and large
adequate on extra large.
Undertone steady.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
.grades white eggs m car
tons, delivered; Store Door.
A Extra Large 48-51
A Large
A Medium
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
June 2,1978
PRICES PER TON; 34
loads hay & 8 loads straw.
Alfalfa 70.00-91.00;
Timothy, few 53.00-96.00;
Mixed hay 51.00-108.00,
mostly 69.00-80.00;’ Straw
71.00-111.00; Ear Corn, 12
loads 82.00-88.00, few down to
75.50; Corn Fodder, one load
at 55.00; Oats, one $1.55 per
bushel. Barley, one $l.BO per
bushel.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, JuneB
Mixed hay 65-75; fodder
58; ear com 80-83.
47-49
38-40
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, June 7,1978
63 Loads
Alfalfa (new)4B to 85, 1
load old 99; Clover 89 to 99,
Timothy 70 to 93; Mixed Hay
50 to 90,1 load 105; Stubble
Hay 80; Straw 80 to 101; Corn
Husk 1 load 63; Com Stalks 2
loads 59 to 80; Ear Com 55 to
88.
FogelsviUe
Poultry
June 6,1978
Prices paid dockweights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 12-27
mostly 2325; pullets 41-48,
mostly 44-48; roasters 7-38V2,
mostly 30-38 M:; ducks 46.
drakes 46; rabbits 31-61,
mostly 49-60; guineas 1.60;
pigeons, per pair 75-3.00,
mostly 1.00-1.35; jumbo
squabs 3.00.
Total coops sold 240.