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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, September 18 to Friday, September 22
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
76 76 76 75 75
70 70 70 69 69
66 66 66 65 64
56 56 57 57 57
39 39 39 39 39
28 28 28 28 28
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
73
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 60 60 60 59 58
Checks 34 34 34 34 34
Tone:'Demand is irregular offerings of large ample.
Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
September 19,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
73-77
MASS.+
73-75
Mostly
71-
72-
81-82
79-85
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 79-83 77-79 72-73
MAINE 77-80 77-80 70-73
+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 pnces 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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73 73 73 73
Medium
70-72
Large
72-77
72-74
64-
65-
74-75
72-76
71-
72-
81-82
77-83
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday
53 53
47 47
46 46
32 32
43 43
34 34
September 20,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
improved in some quarters
but still lacks desired
aggressiveness for full
clearances. Slaughter
schedules moderate. Todays
LTL asking prices mostly 41
on plant and 42 on U.S. grade
A. Advance interest
generally good. Live sup
plies fully adequate at
weights in a wide desirable
range. Undertone fully
steady to firm.
Current Broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediaie mcludes - mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
'Range US Grade A 41-43,
plant grade 40-41%,
premium X US Grade A
49.00, premium X plant
grade 47.00.
Wtd avg. US Grade A
41.94, plant grade 40.88,
premium X US Grade A
49.00, premium X plant
grade 47.00.
X- includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Small
45-47
45
39-
40-
49-50
4548
Philadelphia
Eggs
September 20,1978
EGGS: Prices steady.
Cartoning demand light to
fair mostly fair. Offerings
generall on extra large and
large, occasionally barely
adequate on mediums.
Undertone fully -steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store door.
Tnursday
A extra large 65-68, A large
64-66, A medium 52-55.
Fogelsville
Poultry
September 19,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 23-27,
mostly 25-27; pullets 38-44,
mostly 44; roasters 21-44,
mostly 40-44; capons 60-61;
drakes 65; rabbits 39-61,
mostly 58-61; guineas 1.04-
1.10; pigeons, per pair 1.20-
1.21; jumbo squabs 2.10.
Total coops sold 244.
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 the week
of September 18 were 12Vz
plant, lOMj farm.
Delmarva
Poultry
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
September 18,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.) Hay and
Straw slow, steady.
Alfalfa 55.00-60.00, Mixed
hay 45.00-60.00, Timothy hay
40.00-55.00, Straw 50.00-65.00,
Mulch 20.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
September IS, 1978
Prices per ton: 26 loads
hay.
Alfalfa, few 71.00-73.00;
Mixed hay, few 46.00-90.00,
few down to 36.00; Stubble
hay, few loads 29.00-34.00;
Straw, 5 loads 70.00-75.00;
Ear Cora, 19 loads 67.00-
73.00, one at 80.00; Rye, one
load $2.50 per bushel.
Baltimore
Eggs
September 20,1978
EGGS; Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand fair for
adequate stks. Undertone
fully steady. Cartoned eggs:
Prices to retailers, state
grade (mm 1 case sale).
Grade A large 72-78, grade
A medium 63-87.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
September 20,1978
Prices trended lower on
light type hens. Offerings
ample for a fair demand.
Offerings of heavy type short
for a good demand.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 8-10%, mostly 10;
fob plant 12-12V<; heavy type
hensTFEWR.
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Vintage
Hay
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, Sept. 21,1978
All prices per ton unless
noted.
Alfalfa 60; mixed hay 49;
timothy 53; ear com 64; rye,
3.00 per bushel.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Sept. 18,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 50 loads.
Alfalfa stubble 48-75;
alfalfa 45-91; timothy 92-95;
mixed hay 51-94; straw 74-
96; com 66-79; oats 1.50 per
bushel; rye seed 3.00, 3.10
per bushel.
Good’s
Hay
Wednesday, September 20
Leola, Pa.
Total 55 loads.
Alfalfa 54-90; mixed hay
56-86; timothy 51-70; 2 loads
of clover at 60; straw 80-82;
corn 64.50-74.50; oats 1.50-
1.82% per bushel; 1 load rye
2.75 per bushel.
Lancaster
Weekly
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3.00-5.00 higher, with some
sales 80-115 lbs. 8.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 250-330
lbs. 90.00-100.00, few 103.00-
108.00; Choice 160-300 lbs.
80.00-95.00,120-160 lbs. 78.00-
85.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-260 lbs. 73.00-
82.00,120-160 lbs. 70.00-78.00,
80-115 lbs. 60.50-70.00 with
late sales mainly 67.00-75.00,
few 60-80 lbs. 53.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lbs. Holstein
bulls 75.00-88.00,20 head 120-
125 lbs. 70.00; bulk 90-115 lbs.
Holstein heifers 85.00-106.00.