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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Note: Doe to a change in production and mailing
schedules, this market will now carry prices from the
previous Friday turn the Thursday of this week.
From Friday, April 6 to Thursday, April 12
Fri. Mon. lues. Wed.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
76 76
73 73
72 72
64 64
50 50
39 39
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
73
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 61 61 61
Checks 37 37 37
Breakers 46 46 46
Tone: Packing plants well cleared
Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
April 10,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
75-88
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
77-86
68-74
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
69-70
78-79
76-90
Mostly 78-87 77-85 74-79
MAINE 74-77 73-76 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 prices for each
classification were:
Classification
Extra Large
Classi-Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543
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or Lititz 717-626-1164
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37
46
Medium
71-82
Large
74-87
7885
67-73
73-80
64-70
65-66
74-75
72-83
68-69
77-78
75-88
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
33 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing
organization affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association. 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 m
the program.
Farm point prices
prevailing for fowl to be
marketed by members
during the week of April 2
were 11 to 12 farm, 15 plant.
Thors.
61
37
46
Philadelphia
Eggs
April 11,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand good.
Offerings irregularly
distributed in some quarters
but generally adequate
except occasionally short on
mediums. Undertone steady.
Small
51-
52-
44-
45-
54-55
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grade white eggs in cartons,
delivered: store door:
50-53
A Extra Large 71-74;
Large 70-72; A Medium 61-
64.
Baltimore
Eggs
April n, 1979
Demand good. Supplies
adequate to short of car
toned eggs in some quarters.
Undertone steady.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 78-80
Grade A Medium 67-73
Delmarva
Poultry
April 11,1979
I Ready-to-cook movement
I fair but generally
? unaggressive. Slaughter
II schedules fairly heavy.
Today’s LTL asking prices
M ranged 47-48 cents on Plant
| and 48-49 on U.S. Grade A.
I Advance interest limited
J until latter part of next week
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266 E. Paletown Road
Quakertown, Pa. 18951
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Hay Markets
Good’s
Hay
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, April II
Total 120 loads.
Alfalfa 60-113, 1 load 128;
mixed hay 45-106, top 130;
timothy 49-65; straw 50-87;
com fodder 48; mulch hay
30; com 71-74.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, April 9
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 111 loads.
Alfalfa 42-87; mixed hay
40-76; timothy 43-66; straw
37-71; corn 38-84.
Vintage
Hay
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, April 12
All prices per ton unless
noted. Total 13 loads.
Alfalfa 71-80; timothy 50-54;
mixed hay 51-80; wheat
straw 65; soybean stalks 35-
38.
when considered good as
buyers prepare for
promotions the week of April
23. live supplies ample in a
wide range of weights.
Undertone fully steady to
firm.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A 47-
49; Plant Grade 46^47%;
Premium X U.S. Grade A 52.
WTD. AVG.: IT.S. Grade A
48.01; Plant Grade 47.02;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
52.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
April 11,1979
Prices lower on light type
hens. Farm offerings fully
adequate to ample for a fair
processor interest. Offerings
of heavy type fully adequate
for a moderate call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 12-13, mostly 13.
F. 0.8. Plant 15-15%,
mostly 15.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
.State,
Regional Hay
April 9,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw slow and
steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-55.00, few to
70.00; Mixed hay 35.00-50.00,
few to 60.00; Timothy hay
30.00-50.00; Straw 45.00-50.00,
few to 60.00; Mulch 20.00-
30.00.
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Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
April 6,1979
Prices per ton.
Total 80 loads hay and 22
loads straw.
Alfalfa 53,00-73.00, few to
90.00; Timothy 37.00-53.00;
Mixed hay 38.00-55, few to 87,
some down to 34.00; Clover,
individual 59.00; Grass hay,
individual’s 36.00 and 38.00;
Straw 44.00-61.00, individual
68.00; Ear Com, 11 loads
69.00-77,00; Oats, individual
1.75 per bushel; Com Fod
der, individual 34.00.
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