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Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, April 19 to May 1
FrL Mon. Tues. Wed.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
69 67 67 66
61 60 60 59
59 57 57 56
54 51 50 48
45 43 42 40
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
large
Mediums
Pullets
67
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
53 53 53 52
30 30 30 30
Tone: Demand slow. Offerings ample.
Copyright 1960 by Umer-Bany
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, April 29
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
69-76
MASS.+
71-74
64-71
66-69
73-74
Mostly
N.HAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
71-82
Mostly 73-75 71-73 61-66
MAINE 71-72 69-70 59-60
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
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t Dick Anglestein, Staff Writer
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67 67 67
Medium
57-68
Large
67-74
5966
52-59
54-57
6263
69-72
62-69
64-67
71-72
59-72
69-60
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by USDA
Prices trended lower on
light type hens. Offerings
limited but fully adequate
for an unaggressive buyer
interest. Offerings of heavy
hens ample for a , light
demand.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 5-7, mostly 7.
F. 0.8. Plant: 9-9%,
mostly 9.
Thun.
Heavy
T^EWR.
Fogelsville
Poultry
Tuesday, April 29
Fogelsville, Pa.
Report supplied by USDA
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted).
HENS, LIGHT TYPE:
range .05. HEAVY TYPE:
.05-.20, mostly .20.
PULLETS: range .45.
ROASTERS: range .30-.45,
mostly .38.
DUCKS: range .80-.82,
mostly .82.
DRAKES: range .80-.82,
mostly .81.
cartons
TURKEYS, TOMS: range
.26-.28, mostly .28.
SmsU
42-50
4448
37-44
3042
47-48
RABBITS: range .40-.76,
mostly .71.
GUINEAS: rnagel.2s.
PIGEONS (PER PAIR)
range 2.05-5.20, mostly 2.05.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD
244.
4445
Report supplied by USDA
Prices unchanged lower.
Cartoned egg movement is
fair to occasionally good and
in most quarters is sufficient
to clear stocks. Stocks of
jumbos and extra large are
barely adequate to short
while other sizes are
generally adequate. Of
ferings of additional brown
eggs are light. On the other
hand white eggs are easily
available from production
points outside New England,
particularly mediums.
Prices paid to producers
for loose eggs at farm, cases
exchanged, grade yield
basis, cents per dozen:
-ing
543
Range: jumbo 58-62; ex.
large 47-51; large 45-49;
medium 33-37; small 18-22.
Mostly; jumbo 60-61; ex.
large 49-50; large 47-48;
medium3s-36; small2o-21.
Whites: ex. large 37-39;
large 36-38; medium 28-30.
Boston: Prices to retailers
- sales to volume buyers,
consumer grade brown eggs
in cartons delivered store
door:
A Extra Large 64-66; A
Large 62-64; A Medium 50-
52.
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
tion affiliated with the Penn
sylvania Fanners’ 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 5 were 9.00 plant, 6.00
farm.
Hens
Type
New England
Egg Summary
Wednesday, April 30
Brown
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by USDA
Market unsettled. Demand
slow to fair. Supplies
adequate to ample.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, April 30
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement fair at
best with full clearances
often difficult. Slaughter
Schedules moderate.
Today’s LTL asking prices
mostly unchanged at 39 on
Plant and 40 on U.S. Grade
A. Occasional preimium of 2
cents noted on 2V« lbs. sizes.
Advance interest fair though
generally unaggressive. live
supplies fully adequate at
often heavier than desired
weights. Undertone no better
than steady.
Current br oiler/fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery includes
todays multiple drop ship
ments to New York City
from Delmarva.
RANGE; U.S. Grade A 39-
41%; Plant Grade 38%-41;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
43.00.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
40.15; Plant Grade 39.44;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
43.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
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Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and
Thursday of each week; This week’s prices for each
classification were:
60-64
53-59
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Class 3-Medium
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Nest Run Eggs
New Weight
Per Case
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Apr. 29
Tuesday
41
40
37
32
38
31
May 1
Thursday
41
- 38
35
30
39
31
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