—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, August 28 to Friday, September 1
Mon. lues. Wed. Thurs. Fn.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
75 76
69 70
65 66
54 54
39 39
28 28
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
70 71
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
OH Grade
Large 59 60 60 60
Checks 33 33 33 34
Tone: Steady to firm.
Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
August 29,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
73-75
MASS.+
73-74
69-
70-
77-78
75-85
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I
VERMONT
Mostly 77-79 76-78 68-72
MAINE 74-79 72-75 64-67
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc , (ECI) Durham,
N.H. arid 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
64-72
Large
72-74
6567
59-
60-
68-69
66-77
72-73
67-
68-
75-76
74-83
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs
42 lbs
39 lbs
48 lbs
48 lbs
Tuesday Thursday
56 56
48 48
41 42
31 33
42 43
34 34
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Fogelsville
Poultry
Prices paid dockweights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 15-30,
mostly 24-26; pullets 30-54,
mostly 2:4-26; roasters 2645,
mostly 30-38; ducks 51-59,
mostly 55-59; drakes 58;
rabbits 3045, mostly 4043;
guineas 1.35; pigeons, per
pair 70-1.16, mostly 1.00-1.05;
jumbo squabs 2.00-2.10.
Total coops sold 257.
72
Delmarva
Poultry
Ready-to-cook movement
very good. Slaughter
schedules heavy. Todays Itl
asking prices ranged mostly
46 cents on plant and 47 on
U.S. grade A. Advance in
terest still undetermined.
Live supplies ample though
in a desirable range of
weights. Undertone firm.
Current Broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes-Mostly
Multiple-Drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Small
4047
4143
3540
36-37
4445
4043
Range US Grade A 44-47,
Plant Grade 44-46, Premium
X US Grade A 51.00,
Premium X Plant Grade
51.00; WTD Avg. US Grade A
45.39, Plant Grade 44.88,
Premium X US Grade A
51.00, Premium X Plant
Grade 51.001
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
August 30,1978
Prices unchanged on light
type hens. Farm offerings
adequate for a no better than
fair processor interest.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate for a - fair call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-10%,
mostly 10; FOB plant 12-
12%: Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Baltimore
Eggs
August 30,1978
Prices unchanged to
higher on large, steady on
mediums. Cartoning
demand improved on
mediums, fair otherwise.
Stks adequate Cartoned
Eggs. Prices to retailers,
state graded (min 1 case
sale)
Grade A Large 72-78;
Grade A Medium 61-67.
Philadelphia
Eggs
August 30,1978
EGGS: Prices again
unchanged to higher on
larger sizes, unchanged on
mediums ' Cahto-ning
demand fairly good for pre
holiday needs Offering in
fairly good balance with
call. Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers. Sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door.
A Extra Large 62-68; A
Large 61-66, A Medium 51-54.
August 29,1978
August 30,1978
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
tion affiliated with the Penn
sylvania Fanners’ Associa
tion. Participating
poultrymen a r e members of
PACMA, which employs a
fowl marketing agent, The
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative Trading Society
(FACT) - to sell members’
fowl. PACMA worits directly
with the PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Farm point pnces prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of August 28. were 12% plant,
10% farm.
Hunter’s
Sale Barn
August 28,1978.
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime
42.00- Good to Choice
38.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prune 40.75-44.75; with one
at 47.00; Good to Standard
39.50-40.25; Utility 37.50-
39.00; Cutters 35 50-37.00;
Canners 29.50-33.75.
' CALVES: Prime 180-240
lb. 64.00-68.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 65.00-74.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lb.
60.00-76.00; Standard to Good
90-110 lb. 55.00-71.00; Utility
70-85 lb. 40.00-55.00; Low
Utility 65-75 lb. 38.00-45.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lb.
25 by hd.; 30-35 lb. 32 to 36 by
hd.
HOGS: 180-240 lb. 47.00-
48.50.
SOWS: 33.50-36.75.
BOARS: 33.50-36.00.
GOATS; Nanmes 20 to 25
by hd.; Kids 25 to 32 by hd.
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litter-floor houses. The DeKalb Warren Sex Sal-Link has''
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excellent producers in cage operations as well.
Whether in floor or cage houses, brown or white egg layers,
Moyer’s DeKalb offers:
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Hay Markets
Good’s
Hay
Wednesday, August 30
Total 55 loads.
Timothy hay 50-87; straw
56-106; alfalfa hay 74-90;
mixed hay 54-61; 1 load
stubble hay 60; com 69.50-
75.50.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, August 28,1978
New Holland Sales Stable
Total loads 79.
Alfalfa hay 55-81; mixed
hay 50-75; second cutting
alfalfa 57-94; straw 43-90; 2
loads of seed oats, per bushel
3.28, 3.29; cprir 50-78;
timothy seed, 3 loads, per
bushel 25-30; 1 load of third
cutting alfalfa 74; IJoad of
timothy hay 85.
for
Poultry man
Discriminatini
A Bird for all Reasons
Regional
Hay
August 28,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.) Hay apd
Straw steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00, Mixed
hay Timothy hay
40.00-55.00, Straw 50.00-60.00,
Mulch 20.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata,Pa.
August 25,1973
Prices per ton: 39 Loads
Hay & 11 loads Straw.
Alfalfa, few 50.00-86.00;
Timothy, individual at 76.00;
Mixed hay 55-74.00, some
down to 40.00; Clover, in
dividual 50&55.00; Grass
Hay, few 34.00-50.00; Ear
Com, 19 loads 57.00-83.50,
mostly 67.00-76.00.
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