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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3,1979
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Note: Due to a change in production and mailing
schedules, this market will now carry prices from the
previous Friday thru the Thursday of this week.
From Friday, January 26 to Thursday, February 1
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
81 81
77 77
77 77
74 74
61 61
45 45
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
81
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
68 68
36 37
Breakers 45 45 46 46
Tone: Large sizes unsettled, balance easy to weak
Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
January 30,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores;
Ex. Large
83-90
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
84-
77-83
79-80
87-88
85-
VERMONT
Mostly 87-89 87 84
MAINE 83-86 83-86 80-83
+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 m
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
Class3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
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80-85
Large
83-89
81-
74-
75-
84-85
82-
83-87
77-
78-
87-88
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New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs
48 lbs
45 lbs
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
66 63
59 56
58 55
53 50
47 47
38 38
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January 31,1979
RTC movement mixed
ranging light to occasionally
fairly good. Slaughter
schedules reduced as oc
casional plant not operating
due to shortage of live
supply. Today’s LTL asking
prices 46 cents on Plant and
47 cents on US Grade A.
Advanced interest fair to
good, although confirmed
sales too few to report. Live
supplies adequate to short.
Undertone firm.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE: US Grade A 45-
47; Plant Grade 45-45%;
Preimum X US Grade A 51.
WTD. AVG.: US Grade A
46.01; Plant Grade 45.18;
Premium X US Grade A
51.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Baltimore
Eggs
Small
62-
63-
56-
57-
66-67
January 31,1979
Market unsettled.
Although prices are being
quoted as unchanged,
discounting is prevalent.
Demand is slow. Stocks are
ample and accumulating.
Cartoned eggs: pnces to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 81-84
Grade A Medium 77-80
62-65
Philadelphia
Eggs
Januapf 31,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged,
cartoning demand light to
fairly good where features
involved. Offerings ample on
larger sizes, fully adequate
on mediums and barely
adequate on smalls. Un
dertone /nervous and un
settled.
Prices to retailers- sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered store door:
A Extra Large 75%-79; A
Large A Medium
70V2-73.
IBS
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
January 31,1979
Prices trending higher on
light type hens Farm of
ferings generally short of a
fairly good processor in
terest. Offerings of heavy
type irregularly distributed
but fully adequate for a fair
call.
Prices paid at farm, light
type hens 12-14, mostly 13Vz
-14.
FOB plant Ib-IGVz, mostly
16.
Heavy type hens TFEWR,
JH
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Delmarva
Poultry
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Hay Markets
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, January 31
Total 151 loads
Mixed hay, 35-79; straw 51-
67; new com 62-66; old com
70; alfalfa hay 48-91, one load
103; corn fodder 31-46;
alfalfa with reed canary
grass 56; stubble hay 27,
clover 57-75; orchard grass
36-52; firewood, 2 l5,
30.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, January 29
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 184 loads. All prices
per ton unless noted.
Timothy hay 24-82; alfalfa
41-110; mixed hay 30-77;
straw 30-77; corn 68-69.50.
Lancater
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Jan. 26,1979
Feeder Cattle
178
319
278
Today
Last Friday :
Last Year :
Auction not covered.
Lancaster
Weekly
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82.00-91.00; 70-90 lbs. 74.00-
82.00, few 60-70 lbs. 70.00-
74.50.
RETURN TO FARM: 25
head 100-105 lbs. holstem
bulls 122.00-123.00, 60 head
100-115 lbs. 115.00, bulk 80-110
lbs. 89.00-105.00, 30 head 100-
120 lbs. holstem heifers
100.00-105.00, couple lots 80-
95 lbs. 85.00-90.00.
Indiana
Market
Indiana, Pa.
February 1,1979
CATTLE 74. Few Choice
si. heifers 60.25-63.25, Good
54.25-56.00. Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 49.00-52.75,
Cutters 46.50-49.75. Canner &
L. Cutter 43.50-46.50, Shells
down to 35.00. 2 Yield Grade
#1,1510,1840 lbs. 63.25,65.25.
FEEDER CATTLE; Few
Medium & Good 350-730 lbs.
55.00-62.00.
CALVES 112. Vealers
steady to strong. Choice
vealers 110.00-118.50, few
Good 98.00-104.00, Standard
& Good 90-120 lbs. 75.00-92.00,
60-85 lbs. 65.00-78.00, few
Utility 50-80 lbs. 49.00-63.00.
FARM CALVES- Hoi. Bulls
85-120 lbs. 85.00-114.00. Hoi
Heifers 80-110 lbs. 84.00-
103.00.
HOGS 61. Barrows and
gilts strong to 25 cents
higher US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs barrows & gilts 52 75-
54.25, small lot 56.25, few No.
2-3 250-265 lbs. 50.00-52.25.
SOWS 3.004.00 lower US No.
1-3 290-550 lbs. sows 45.75-
49.50. Few Boars 33.75-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 13. 1 lot
US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs
44 00 per head, 1 lot No. 1-3 80
lbs. 53.00.
SHEEP 14. Spring or
Wooled si. lambs Good &
Choice 70-110 lbs. 59 00-71.50.
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
January 26,1979
Prices per ton: 79 loads
hay & 41 loads straw
Alfalfa 50.00-85.00, few to
114.00; Timothy, few 40.00-
46.50, one at 60.00, Mixed
hay 45.00-66.00, one 79.00, few
down to 31.00; Clover, few
64.00- Orchard Grass
hay, few 37.00-47.00; Straw
56.00- few to 82.00; Ear
Corn, 8 loads 60.00-69.00.
Regional
Hay
January 29,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady
to weak.
Alfalfa 50.00-75.00; Mixed
hay 45.00-60.00; Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; Straw 50.00-
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, February 1
Total 18 loads. All prices
per ton unless noted.
Alfalfa 56-69; timothy 48-52;
mixed hay 46-52; straw 53-
54, ear com 65.