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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 19,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, August 14 to Friday, August 18
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
72 72
66 66
62 62
58 58
44 42
32 30
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
68
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 58 58 58 58
Checks 33 , 33 33 33
Tone: Steady.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
August 15,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
69-80
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
70-72
63-69
64-65
73-74
71-82
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 72-77 71-75 67-69
MAINE 69-72 68-71 64-67
+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
(6NR) on Ed, a nationwide trading center for producers,
packers and marketers. GNR eggs are classified by weight in
36-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
Classi-Large
Class2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Medium
6467
Large
68-78
69-71
62-68
63-67
57-63
58-59
67-68
66-75
63-64
72-73
70-80
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
PACMA
Fowl
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 thd week
of August 14 were not
available.
Philadelphia
Eggs
August 16,1978
Eggs
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand light. Supplies fully
adequate. Undertone
cautious and unsettled.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer'
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door.
A Extra Large 61-65%; A
Large 60-63%; A Medium 55-
58.
Small
4248
4345
OAAA
OX 11
3940
4849
4245
Baltimore
Eggs
August 16
Market steady. Demand
light for fully adequate"
supplies. Cartoned Eggs;
Prices to retailers, stated
graded (Min 1 case sale)
Grade A large 70-74; Grade
A Medium 65-70.
Monday, August 14,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 50 loads.
Alfalfa, 2 loads 80, 115;
timothy hay 65-95; mixed
hay 65-94; clover, 1 load 75;
straw 78-92; com 73-80.50;
rye, 2 loads 2.65, 2.90 per
bushel; oats, 2 loads 1.60,
1.70 per bushel.
Ready-to-cook movement
very slow and disappointing
with occasional load of
heavy weights reported sold
as low as 41 cents for Friday
delivery. Slaughter
schedules moderate. Todays
LTL asking prices mostly 43
on plant and 44 on U.S. grade
A. Advance' interest
generally slow in developing
however, several loads noted
at 43 cents on plant grade for
next week booked this a.m.
live supplies ample at
weights in a wide range
tending heavier than desired
in some quarters.
Undertone unsettled.
Negotiated-trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook
broiler/fryers for Plant
grade 43. Current
broiler/fryer negotiated
prices for immediate in
cludes-mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
Range; US grade A 4447,
Plant grade 43-45%;
Premium X US Grade A
51.00, Premium X Plant
Grade 49.00.
Wtd Avg.: US Grade A
45.35; Plant Grade 44.61;
Premium X US Grade A
51.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 49.00.
X-includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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Good’s
Hay
Wednesday, August 16
Total 49 loads.
One load rye, 2.00 per
bushel; oats 1.25-1.41' per
bushel, com 66-81; straw 72-
116; mixed hay 40-93;
timothys6-99; alfalfa 78-112.
Regional
Hay
August 14,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady,
movement very slow.
Alfalfa 55.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 50.00-55.00; Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; Straw 50.00-
60.00; Mulch 20.00-35.00.
TOP OF THE HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11
DANVILLE. PA 17821
717-275-2880
Market your hogs the auction way.
SALE EVERY Melvm M. Lehman
MONDAY 2 P.M (Owner)
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Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
August 11,1978
PRICES PER TON:
13 loads hay & 18 loads
Straw.
Alfalfa, few 56.00-80.00;
Timothy, 2 loads 68.00 and
70.00; Mixed hay 66.00-89.00,
Mulch hay, one load 49.00;
Straw 60.00-84.00; ,Corn, 19
loads 66.00-85.00, few 55.00-
57.00; Oats, 135 bu. @ $1.30
per bushel, 613 bu. @ $l.lO
per bushel, 150 bu. @ $1.39
per bushel; Rye 33 bu. @
$1.90 per bushel.
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