—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, December 18 to Friday, December 22
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
79 79
75 75
74 74
71 71
57 57
44 44
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
80 '
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
69 69
41 41
Breakers 49 49 49 48
Tone: Packing plants well cleared, market steady.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
December 19,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
82-87
MASS. 4-
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
81-85
76-81
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
78-79
85-86
83-90
Mostly 85-88 85-86 79-80
MAINE 81-84 81-84 77-81
4-Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse,- Inc.,t (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
Class 1-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Medium
78-81
Large
82-86
81-84
7681
77-79
72-77
77-78
85-86
8788
73-74
81-82
77-83
ms*
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Philadelphia
Eggs
December 20,1978
Eggs: Prices steady. Car
toning demand fairly good
for late fillin needs. Of
ferings clearing well but
generally adequate. Un
dertone cautious.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 73-76, A
Large 72-74, A Medium 67%-
70.
Baltimore
Eggs
46%
December 20,1978
Market about steady.
Cartoned egg demand good
but advance interest slow
developing and buyers
cautious.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white:
Grade A Large 78-82
Grade A Medium 74-78
Small
5880
57-58
52-
53-
6182
Delmarva
Poultry
Decembe2o,l97B
Ready-to-cook movement
continues light. Slaughter
schedules continue reduced
overall. Today LTL asking
prices ranged 4041 on plant
and 4142 on U.S. grade A.
Live supplies ample though
weights continue within
desirable ranges. Undertone
unsettled.
5781
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE: US Grade A 40-
43, Plant Grade 40-41%;
Premium US Grade A 49.00;
Premium X Plant Grade
47.00.
WTD. AVE.: US Grade A
41.50; Plant Grade 41.07;
Premium X US Grade A
49.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 47.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
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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 December 18 were 16% to
17 plant, 14 to 14% at the
farm.
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavytype 12-30,
mostly 28-30; pullets 3048,
mostly 4548; roasters 48-76,
mostly 48-56; capons 74-80;
ducks, 42-80 mostly 60-70;
drakes 55-80, mostly 65-75;
geese 4080, mostly 45-80;
turkeys, tom 55-62, mostlys7-
62; turkeys, hens 6085; rab
bits 7589, mostly 8087; guin
eas 1.05-1.15; pigeons, per
pair 1.11-3.85, mostly 1.40-
3.35.
Prices mostly unchanged
though occasionally un
confirmed prices reported
slightly higher than the
quoted ranges. Offerings
fully adequate for a fair but
less aggressive processor
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fair call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 12-14, mostly 13%.
FOB plant 15-17, mostly 16.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
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I AGO. WILL YOU ALLOW
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I I Best wishes from
' V TKoy&t 4 CHICKS, INC.
Quoktrtown, PA 11951 (215) 536-3155
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACtS
Fogelsville
Poultry
December 19,1978
Total coops sold 395.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
December 20,1978
Hay Markets
New Holland
Hay
Monday, Dec. 18,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 141 loads. All prices
per ton.
Alfalfa 53-107; mixed hay
45-86; timothy 45-88; straw
66-89; fodder 26-48; new ear
corn 35-68; old ear com 83-86.
Regional
Hay
December 18,1978
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-75.00; Mixed
Hay 55.0085.00; Timothy
hay 45.0080.00; Straw 65.00-
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed., December 20,1978
Total 48 loads. All prices
perton.
Com fodder 3945; alfalfa
54-76; mixed hay 57-84;
timothy 51-66; straw 63-77;
com 63-82; firewood 26-35.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 21,1978
Alfalfa 59-82; mixed hay
56-59; straw 54-59; stubble
hay 45; fodder 35; ear com
59.
Green
Dragon
Epbrata,Pa.
December 15,1978
57 loads hay and 17 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 66.00-90, individual
100.00; Timothy 46.00-65.00;
Mixed hay 55.00-71, in
dividual’s 80 & 90.00, few
down to 43.00; Clover, in
dividual at 76.09; Grass hay,
few 43.00-66.00; Straw 60.00-
86.00; Ear Com, 12 loads
57.0065.00; Com Fodder,
individual’s 31.00 & 41.00.
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