—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, November 27 to Friday, December 1
Mon. Toes. Wed. Thors. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
78 78
74 74
72 72
68 68
53 53
41 41
Mediums
Pallets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
78
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
68 68
43 43
Breakers 51 51 51 52
Tone; Steady to firm.
Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
November 28,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
81-86
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
83- 82-83 76-78
75- 74-79 69-74
76- 75-76 - 70-71
84- 83-84 78-79
VERMONT 82-89' 81-88 76-83
Mostly 83-84 82-83 77-79
MAINE 8083 79-82 74-77
-f Includes 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 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
75-80
Large
80-85
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Friday
48 lbs,
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
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 November 27 were 15
plant, 12 farm.
Delmarva
Poultry
Ready-to-cook movement
continues light, however
occasional improvement
noted for late week’s needs.
Slaughter schedules light
overall, as occasional plant
not operating. Today’s LTL
asking price generally un
changed at 3940 cents on
plant and4o4l on UJS. Grade
A. Live supplies fully
adequate at occasionally
heavier than desired
weights. Undertone fully
steady to firm.
Curent broiler fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery.
U.S. Grade A 4042, weight
average 40.84; plant grade
3941, weight average 39.87;
premium grade A 48 cents
range, weight average 48,
premium plant grade 46,
average 46.
Small
54-
55-
48-
49-
57-58
53-56
Philadelphia
Eggs
November 29,1978
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand light to fair,
mostly light. Offerings fully
adequate to ample, ac
cumulating in some quar
ters. Undertone steady but
nervous.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons
delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 71-74, A
Large 70-72, A medium 64.5-
67.
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Hay Markets
Green
Dragon
' Ephrata,Pa.
November 24,1978
Prices per ton:
55 Loads hay and 10 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 65.00-104.00;
Timothy hay 51.00-81.00;
Mixed hay 50.00-82.00, in
dividual 90.00; Clover, in
dividual 78.00; Straw 77.00-
103.00; Ear Com, 10 loads
56.00-72.00; Com Fodder, 3
loads 36.00-63.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, November 27,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total IS loads.
Alfalfa 62-85; mixed hay
42-65; com 52-65; fodder, 1
load 43; timothy 45-65.
Fogelsville
Poultry
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 12-25;
pullets 44-48; roasters 34;
ducks 51-56; rabbits 45-75,
mostly 70-75; guineas 1.06.
Total coops sold 122.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
. November 29,1978
' Prices mostly unchanged
on light type hens, though
unconfirmed reports in
dicate offering prices oc
casionally sharply higher in
effort to secure processor
needs. Farm offerings short.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 9-11, mostly 11.
FOB plant 12-13, mostly 13.
Heavytype hens TFTR.
Baltimore Eggs
November3o,l97B
Demand fair. Supplies
adequate to ample. Un
dertone steady.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded,
Minimum one case sale,
white. Grade A Large 76-60,
Grade A Medium 70-75.
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better, riding horses 200-350;
prices paid by dealers at the . h® l ; s .® B 375-500;
farm and per ton). lightweight killers 225-325;
Hay anti straw steady. heavyweight killers 350-450;
Alfalfa 55.00-70.00; Mixed h*®”® colts W 5;
hay 50.00-65.00; Timothy hay 15 " 45; larger pomes
45.00-60.00; Straw 60.00-^ 7S> ' 175
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. r %
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednsday, November 29
Total 79 loads.
Alfalfa 45-95,1 load 122.50;
mixed hay 50-70, 1 .load 84;
com 58-66; straw 54-104;
clover, 1 load 66; com fodder
37-47; timothy 61-78;
firewood 29 per ton.
Harvey Z.
Martin Hay
Gap, Pa.
Wed, Nov. 29,1978
Total 6 loads.
Mixed hay, 2 loads 68 and
81 per ton, 1.59 per bale on a
pickup load, per pickup load,
30 for a small load; straw, 1
load 86.
Vintage
Hay
Thursday; November 30
Paradise, Pa.
Alfalfa 71, mixed clover
and timothy 62; stubble hay
43.
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New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, November 20,1978
Reported receipts "of 172
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Local driving horses 200-
Vegetables such as
carrots, sweet potatoes,
potatoes, and other roots and
tubers retain their most
important food values
reasonably well if they are
kept cool and moist enough
to prevent withering..
Beverly Sills, National Chairman says
“Volunteer for
the Mothers March
on Birth Defects”
call your local
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