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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Navambar. 4,1971
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, October 30 to Friday, November 3
Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thun. Fri.
WHTTE_
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
74 74
67 - 67
63 65
63 63
48 48
36 36
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
73
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 61 61 61 61
Checks 39 39 39 39
Tone: Steady.
Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
October 31,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
72-75
MASS.+
73-74
69-74
71-72
78-79
76-85
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 78-80 77-78 73-74
MAINE 74-76 73-75 69-71
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and''reflect trading prices fpr 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
Classi-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3- Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks -
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Medium
67-69
Large
71-74
67-68
64-
65-
73-74
71-78
72-73
68-
69-
77-78
75-83
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
- 42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
51 50
50 50
42 42
49 .50
41 43
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Delmarva
Poultry
November 1,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
remains good. Todays LTL
asking prices are unchanged
at 4344 cents on plant grade
and 4445 cents on grade A.
Slaughter schedules are
moderate. Live supplies
moderate and weights are
generally ' desirable. Un
dertone steady to full steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices 2-
3 lbs. ready to cook
broilers/bryers for delivery
this week: US Grade A 44;
Plant Grade 43.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes-mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
- RANGE: US Grade A 43-
45; Plant Grade 4244;
Premium X US Grade A
50.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00.
WTD, AVG.: US Grade A
44.15; Plant Grade 43.06;
Premium X US Grade A
50.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Small
47-49
47-48
44-
45-
53-54
49-51
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
November 1,1978
Buying interest is light to
moderate with most plants
booked fairly well for’the
next several weeks. Of
ferings are adequate.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 8-9%, mostly 9-9%;'
FOB plant 11%-12, mostly
11%.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Philadelphia
Eggs
53 '
November 1,1978
Prices unchanged.
Demand moderate. Of
ferings and supplies are at
least adequate for current
needs. Undertone steady.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 64-67; A
Large 63-65; A Medium 59%-
62.
Baltimore
Eggs
November 1,1978
Demand slow to fair.
Supplies plentiful on all
sizes.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Fogelsville
Poultry
October 31,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted. , v -
Hens, heavy type 14-33,
mostly 17-26; pullets 44-48;
roasters 16-36, mostly 30-36;
ducks 52-65, mostly "65;
drakes 65; rabbits 50-69,
mostly 57-63; guineas 1.01-
1.05; pigeons, per pair 1.45;
jumbo squabs 2.95.
Total coops sold 187
Hay Markets
Regional
Hay
‘ October 30,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady.
Alfalfa 55.00-75.00; Mixed
hay 45.00-65.00; Timothy hay
40.00-60.00; Straw 65.00-
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Green
Dragon
Epbrata, Pa.
October 27,1978
Prices per ton;
15 Ids. hay.
Alfalfa, few 63.00-95.00;
Timothy, few- 61.00-80.00;
Mixed bay, 53.00-75.00 (few);
Straw, 4 Ids. 94.00-108.00;
Ear Corn, 7 Ids. 78.00-90.00,
one 95.00; Com Fodder, 2
Ids. 46.00 & 49-00; Oats, one
$1.45 per bushel. 1
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 OctoberSO were 1% plant,
9% farm.
70-73
68-70
Harvey Z.
Martin Hay
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay and Straw Sale
Gap, Pa.
Wed. Nov. 1,1978
6 Loads
Hay & straw 58 to 85.
New Holland
Hay
- 450-700; Joad of driving out of
Monday, October 30,1978 Tennessee 775-1325; load of
New Holland Sales Stables' >' driving out of Kentucky 430-
Total 71 loads. 1050; driving horses 225-850;
Alfalfa 60-100; timothy 57- riding horses 250-350; better
76; mixed hay 45-73; straw horses 375-600; lightweight
50-94; corn - 43-93; 1 load killers 225-325; heavyweight
fodder 48; clover, 2 loads 72, killers mare ponies
73; oat seed, 1 load 1.25 per 15-50; colts 5-20; geldings 15-
bushel. 45; larger ponies 75-185.
(rood's Hay
Leola,P«. -
Wedneiday, November 1, f
Total 34 loads.
Alfalfa 89-105; mixed hay
71-96; timothy 67-89; straw
73-77; com fodder 43-49; new
corn 56-61; old com 76.50-
v 81.00.
New Holland
Horse
„ New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, October 30,1978
Reported receipts of 418
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of driving out of N. Y.
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