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—Uncastw F«rmlng t Saturday, September 8,1979
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, August 31 to Thursday, September 6
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
84 H 84 82
77 0 77 75
73 L 73 71
62 I 62 62
42 D 42 42
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
77
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large
Checks
64 Y 64 63
39 39 39
Breakers 43 43 43
Tone: large weeks balance about steady.
Copyright 1979 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
September 4,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
82-87
MASS.+
83-
74-78
76
84-
84-90
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 84-86 82-84 65-67
MAINE 82-85 79-82 63-66
+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
38-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
JExtra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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A 79 79
Medium
63-69
Large
79-83
80-81
71-75
73
80-81
81-87
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48Ihs.
48 lbs.
(ISSN 0023-7485)
Small
45-48
4647
3741
39
Philadelphia
Eggs
September 5,1979
EGGS; Prices were un
changed. Current demand
fair at best. Offerings of
jumbo and extra large oc
casionally falling short of
full trade needs. Large and
mediums at least adequate.
Underton unsettled.
Prices to retailers: sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered: store door.
A Extra Large 70%-75; A
Large 69%-73; A Medium 58-
61.
64-
56-60
58
67-68
65-
4445
4548
Wednesday
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 fovd to be marketed
by members during the week
of September 3 were not
Delmarva
Poultry
Septembers, 1979
Ready-to-cook movement
ranges fair to good.
Slaughter schedulesJ
moderately heavy. Today’s
LTL asking prices were
unchanged at 41 cents on
Plant Grade and 42 cents on
U.S. Grade A. Advance
interest light, live supplies
adequate to fully adequate.
Weights mostly desirable.
Undertone steady.
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 40-
43%; Plant Grade 4041%;
Premium X U.S. Grade A 46.
WtD. AVG.; U.S. Grade A
41.31; Plant Grade 40.27;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
46.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Baltimore
Eggs
September 5,1979
EGGS: Market was un
settled. Demand irregular.
Supplies adequate.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 77-79
Grade A medium
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Septmeber 5,1979
Prices generally un
changed to slightly lower.
Processor demand fair for
the fully adequate to ample
offerings.
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 8-8%, mostly 8%.
F. 0.8. Plant: IOMs-11,
mostly 11.
Heavy Type Hens:
TFEWR.
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
Hay Markets
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, September 5
Total 32 loads. All prices
per ton, unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 53-91; mixed hay
27-72, mostly 60; timothy, 32-
60, straw 43-60, mostly 55-57;
com 98-107, mostly 102;
timothy seed 26 per bushel.
Special
Market
Special Yearling
Steer Sale
Abingdon, Va.
September 4,1979
There were 59 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
STEERS; Choice & Good
Under 500 lbs. 91.00; 505-600
lbs. 84.50-85.00; 605-700 lbs.
80.00; 705-800 lbs. 76.50; 805-
900 lbs. 71.00. Medium 505-
600 lbs. 76.00; 605-700 lbs.
80.00; 805-900 lbs. 68.00-71.00.
Common 505-600 lbs. 53.00-
77.00; 605-700 lbs. 65.50-70.50;
705-800 lbs. 68.50. Short 505-
600 lbs. 79.00; 605-700 lbs.
71.50; 705-800 lbs. 73.75; 805-
900 lbs. 68.50. Inferior 1 only
760 lbs. 53.00.
Bricklaying—Egglaying
What Do They Have In Common?
For the best performance each must be based on
a solid foundation.
Today’s progressive poultryman must build on a
solid foundation of quality chicks and started pullets.
Moyer’s is committed to you and your future in this
regard.
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Regional
Hay
September 4,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow and
steady.
-Alfalfa 40.00-50.00, few ta
65.00.
Mixed hay 35.00-50.00.
Timothy hay 35.0045.00.
Straw 35.0045.00.
Mulch 10.00-30.00.
IM-PRUV-ALL
MELVIN R. WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
Green Dragon
Ephrata,Pa.
August 31,1979
Prices per ton: 25 loads
hay and 13 loads straw.
Alfalfa 44.00-77.00.
Mixed hay 44.00-65.00.
Timothy hay 46.00-66.00.
□over, one load at 55.00.
Straw 41.00-67.00, one at
75.00.
Ear Com 16 loads 88.00-
101.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, September 3
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 48 loads. All prices
per ton unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 47-60; mixed hay
45-84; timothy 49-75; straw
49-50; com 98-104.
INC.
HUBBARD
WHITE MT.
BROILERS