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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1979
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, August 17 to Thursday, August 23
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
80 80
73 73
70 70
55 55
36 36
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
72
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
60 60
33 35
Breakers
43 43 43 43
Copy right 1979 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
August 21,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs- in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large Medium
75- 72-75 61-70
76- 73-74 62-68
70-75 68-73 56-61
70-71 68-69 56-57
77- 73-74 62-63
80-84 77-82 62-70
82-83 79-80 64-69
76-78 73-75 59-61 36-38
—lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
MASS
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs
(GNR) on Ed, 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 ana
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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New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
59 60
55 56
43 46
32 33
44 44
35 35
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Philadelphia
Eggs
August 22,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged
to 1 cent higher on all sizes.
Cartoning demand slow as
buyers working hand to
mouth on additional needs.
Offerings of larger sizes
remain closely cleared,
large fully adequate,
mediums unequally
distributed but adequate.
Undertone steady but
cautious.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs m car
tons, delivered: store dobr.
A Extra Large 66-73; A
Large 65-71; A Medium 49M>-
55.
Baltimore
Eggs
August 22,1979
EGGS- Prices unchanged
to one cent higher. Demand
fair. Supplies about
adequate.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (mm.
one case sale) white.
Small
3844
3942
31-36
31-32
38-39
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium 58-63
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
August 22,1979
Prices trending lower
within an unchanged range
on light type hens. Processor
demand fair for ample farm
offerings. Offerings of heavy
type ample for a light call.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens: 8-9,
mostly 8%.
FOB plant: mostly
11.
Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
August 22,1979
Ready-to-cook movement
slow for current needs.
Slaughter schedules
moderately heavy. Today’s
LTL asking prices mostly
unchanged at 39 on plant and
40 on US Grade A. Advance
interest fairly good. Lave
supphes ample at weights
often heavier than ex
pected. 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: US Grade A 38-
41%, Plant Grade 38-40,
Premium X US Grade A
45.00.
WTD. AVG.: US Grade A
39.94, Plant Grade 38.91,
Premium X US Grade A
45.00.
X - Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of August 20 were not
available.
Hay Markets
New Holland
Hay
Monday, August 20
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 94 loads. All prices
per ton unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 32-88; mixed hay
30-741; timothy 53-73; straw
49-66; com 93-108.
Regional Hay
August 20,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady, in
stances stronger.
Alfalfa 40.00-65.00, mostly
50.00; Mixed hay 35.00-50.00;
Timothy hay 30.00-40.00;
Straw 35.00-45.00; Mulch
10.00-30.00.
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
August 17,1979
Prices per ton: 28 loads
hay & 8 loads straw.
Alfalfa 60.00-95.00; Mixed
hay 54.00-78.00; Straw 42.00-
56.00, one at 36.00; Ear Com,
10 loads 97.00-105.00, one
90.00; Oats, one load $1.95
per bushel.
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I Quakertown, PA 18951
BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155
EGG LAYERS
SPECIAL
NOTICE
VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC.
12 miles east of Lancaster at Paradise, PA.
Proudly Announces
A BUTCHER HOG
AUCTION
Every Monday
AT 1:00 P.M.
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This will be in addition to our regular Wednesday and ij
Saturday Butcher Hog Auctions. o
No waiting to unload. X
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Will receive hogs anytime Monday morning.
For More Information Call
L. Robert Frame, Manager
717-442-4181
Good's
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, August 22
Total 49 loads. AH prices
per ton, unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 34-85; mixed hay
40-64; timothy, 1 load 55,
straw 39-63; com 92-105,’
clover, 1 load 23; 1 load
timothy and clover mixture
74; timothy seed $2O per
bushel.
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