—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1979
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, May 25 to Thursday, May 31
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
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Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
Breakers
Tone: Large full steady to firm, balance about steady.
Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
May 30,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
67-
68-
61-
62-
71-72
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT -
MAINE 67-70 64-67 54-57
+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 m 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
54-
55-
48-
49-
58-59
Large
64-
65-
58-
59-
68-69
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Thurs.
EGGS; Movement good on
all sizes. Supplies adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 64-68
Grade A Medium 54-58
Philadelphia
Eggs
May 30,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Distributive movement of a
fair steady nature. Supplies
adequate on all sizes except
Jumbo which occasionally
fall short of full trade needs.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grade white eggs in cartons,
delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 59-62; A
Large 58-60; A Medium 48-
49.
Small
40-
41-
34-46
44-45
44-45
Ready-to-cook movement
generally no better than fair.
Slaughter schedules heavy.
Today’s LTL asking prices
mostly 47-48 on Plant and 48-
49 on U.S. Grade A. Advance
interest light. Live supplies
ample. Weights desirable to
heavy. The undertone is
weak.
40-43
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A
Plant Grade 48-50;
Premium X U.S. Grade A 55.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
49.87; Plant Grade 48.91;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
55.00.
Wednesday
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
May 30,1979
Prices were generally
unchanged. Demand for both
types of fowl slow. Offerings
of the light type adequate,
heavy type ample
Prices paid at farm light
type hens 13 mostly 14
F.O B Plant IS-IG I *,
mostly 16
Heavy type hens TFEWR
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 May 28 weie 15 farm, 17
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Baltimore
Eggs
May 30,1979
Delmarva
Poultry
May 30,1979
Hay Markets
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Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, May 30
Total 84 loads. All prices
per ton, unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 47-85; timothy hay
39-57; mixed hay 46-82;
clover, 1 load 31; straw 39-
67; mixed straw 25-44;
stubble hay, 1 load 20
Regional Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.) Old hay
and straw steady, no new
hay prices reported.
Alfalfa 50.00-60 00, few to
70.00; Mixed Hay 40.00-50.00,
few to 60.00; Timothy hay
35.00-50.00; Straw 40.00-
60.00; Mulch 20.00-30.00.
Indiana
Auction
Homer City, Pa.
May 31,1979
CATTLE 60. Compared
with last Thursday market,
slaughter steers SI. cows
steady to 1.00 lower. 1 Choice
at 71.00, 1 Good at 67.00.
Couple Choice YG si. heifers
68.75, 69.00, few Standard
56.50-60.50. Utility & Com
mercial si. cows 58.00-62.25,1
at 67.50, Cutters 54.00-57.00,
Canner & L. Cutter 48.50-
53.00. Few Yield Grade #l-2,
1180-1865 lbs. 64.00-73.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Good & Choice 430-590 lbs.
heifers 70.00-86.00. Few
Medium & Good 400-670 lbs.
bulls 61.00-74.00.
CALVES 115. Vealers
weak to 10.00 lower. Vealers
Choice 100.00-113.00, Good
90.00- Standard &
Good 90-110 lbs. 85.00-96 00,
65-85 lbs. 76.00-86.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi.
Bulls 90-125 lbs. 100.00-127 00
Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs
150.00- few 76-85 lb.
92.00- beef cross bulls
and heifers 70-110 lb. 95 00-
140.00.
HOGS 75. Barrows and
gilts 1.00-1.50 lower. 1 lot US
No. 1-2 225 lbs. barrows &
gilts 44.00, No 1-3 200-230 lbs.
43.0043.50, few No. 2-3 225-
245 lbs. 41.5042.25, 1 lot No.
2-3 300 lbs. at 37 50 SOWS
few US No 1-3 290-560 lbs
sows 35 00-39.25, few No. 2-3
335-305 lbs 30 50-35 75 Few
BOARS 29 00-39 50
FEEDER PIGS 32 US No
1-3 2540 lbs feeder pigs
23.00-37 50 per head.
SHEEP 1. Spnng/or/
Wooled si lambs not enough
of any one grade to establish
market
New Holland
Hay
Monday, May 28
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 81 loads. All prices
per ton unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 46-116; mixed hay
20-67; timothy 30-56; straw
28-65; com 83-85. '■
Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
May 25,1979
Prices Per Ton: 40 Loads
Hay and 20 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 55.00-75, few down
to 31.00; Timothy, one at
40.00; Mixed hay 32.00-73,
mostly 39.00-61.00; Straw
52.00-66, one at 75.00; Ear
Com, 11 loads
Com Fodder, one at 43.00.