—Lancasttr Farming? Saturday, July 8,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, July 3 to Friday, July 7
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
63
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large '49 49 49 49
Checks 27 27 27 27
Tone; Large sizes steady to firm. Balance is steady.
Copyright 1977 timer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
68-74
MASS.+
69-71
62-68
63-64
72-73
' 70-78
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 72-75 69-71 56-58
MAINE 70-76 67-73 54-60
+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
(GNU) 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
Class2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
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July 5,1978
Medium
52-58
Large
65-71
53-
46-52
4748
56-57
54-
86-68
59-65
6061
69-70
67-75
New Weight
Per Case
Wednesday Friday
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Delmarva
Poultry
July 5,1978
Fri.
Ready-to-cook movement
very good with unfilled
orders commonplace.
Slaughter schedules at
record level. Todays LTL
asking pnces mostly 56-57 on
plant and 57-58 on US Grade
A. Live weights generally
much lighter than desired.
Undertone very firm.
Current Broiler/Fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate mcludes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 55-57;
Plant Grade 55-56; Premium
X US Grade A 63.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
61.00.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
56.55; Plant Grade 55.83;
Premium X US Grade A
63.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 61.00.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Small
3642
37-39
30-
31-
4041
Baltimore
Eggs
July 5,1978
3844
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand fair with
best interest centered on
mediums at 4042 cents on
sale. Offerings adequate on
large and mediums short on
extra large and jumbos.
Undertone steady.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min.
lease sale).
Grade A Large 65-69
Grade A Medium 53-58
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
July 5,1978
Prices unchanged at farm
though trending lower
Delaware plant on light type
hens. Offerings fully
adequate for a fair call.
Offerings of heavy type
ample for a light
unaggressive interest.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 7-9%, mostly 9-9%.
FOB Plant 11-11%, mostly
11%. Heavy type hens:
TFEWR
Philadelphia
Eggs
July 5,1978
EGGS: Prices unchanged
Cartoning demand fair to
occasional good for post
holiday fillm. Offerings
adequate. Undertone fully
steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door.
A Extra Large 54%-59. A
Large 53%-57. A Medium
42Vfe-45.
Fogelsville
Poultry
July 5,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted
Hens, heavy type 27-30,
mostly 27pullets 48.00-
54.00, mostly 48.00; roasters
47; geese 36; rabbits 45;
pigeons, per pair 1.65.
Total coops sold 56.
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay steady to $lO lower;
Straw steady to weak, some
new straw on the market.
Alfalfa 50.00-65.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-60.00; Timothy hay
40.00-60.00; Straw 50.00-
70.00; Mulch 20.00-40.00.
Green
Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
June 30,1978
PRICES PER TON: 29
loads hay.
Alfalfa, 56.00-69.00, one
136.00; Timothy, 45.00-61.00,
few to 87.00; Mixed hay,
54.00- one 105.00;
Clover, 2 loads 57.00-58.00;
.Grass hay, 2 loads 43.00-
47.00; Straw, 4 loads 60.00-
90.00; Ear Corn, 14 loads
80.00- one 73.00; Com
Fodder, 3 loads 64.00-73.00;
Oats, one load at $2.00 per
bushel.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday, July 6,1978
All prices per ton.
Alfalfa hay, with moisture
53; clover, with moisture 50;
timothy hay, with moisture
51-63; mulch hay 50.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, July 3,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 32 loads.
Alfalfa 50-75; timothy hay
35-67; mixed hay 47-100;
straw 79-101; com 81-83.50.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, July 5,1978
Reported receipts of 131
cows, 95 heifers, and 4 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 700-800,
springers 625-780; load of Pa.
fresh 640-975; load of N.Y.
fresh 725-1180, springers 825-
1300; local cows 500-1035;
springing heifers 525-900;
open heifers 210-480; bulls
265-640; herd dispersal of 37
head m all stages of lactation
470-1000.
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 July 3 were 11 plant, and
9V2 farm.
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, July 8,1978
83 Loads
Alfalfa 66 to 69, 2 loads 83
to 98; Timothy 48 to 85;
Mixed Hay 55 to 79, few 41
and 43; Meadow Hay 50 and
62; Straw 68 to 77, few 82 to
89; Com Fodder 2 loads 63
and 66; Ear Com 20 loads 63
to 69, 80 to 85, 2 loads 90.50;
Oats 1 load 1.65 per bu.
Shelled com 1 load 2.80 per
bu.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 3,1978
Reported receipts of 268
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s market. -
Local driving horses 225-
1000, riding horses 200-350,
better horses 375-920;
lightweight killers 26-32;
heavyweight killers 37-4 P;
mares 15-55; colts 5-20;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
75-200.