E. PA & NJ
. Poultry
March at, 097
Final majority price! were (lightly high
er but the weighted average wai ilightly
lower compared to previoua week. The
maiket tone wai at lean needy. Demand
wu moderate to good. Offerings were
about adequate to adequate for thi» weck’i
daughter requirement!. Finiahed aalea
remained (trong at dote to unchanged
value*.
HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS
AND UP) • FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER
LB., GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER
THE WEEK OF 31-MAR-97 RANGE
MAJORITY WTD AVG AT FARM BUY
ER LOADING 14.5-20.5 CBNTS/LB.
16-17.5 16.57 AT FARM PRODUCER
LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB
PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT *
WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO
DISCOUNT.
New York
Egg Market
APRIL 2,1447
Price* to retailed were lower. The maric
et tone was weak. Demand ranged light to
moderate. Supplier were adequate,
PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES TO
VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A
AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CAR
TONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR.
CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE EXTRA LARGE 87-89
LARGE 84-87 MEDIUM 69-72
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PRICES TO RETAILERS IN
PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON WERE
UNCHANGED TO LOWER. AND
PRICES TO PRODUCERS IN NEW
ENGLAND WERE LOWER. THE
MARKET TONE WAS WEAK.
DEMAND WAS GENERALLY NO BET
TER THAN MODERATE, OCCASION
ALLY BETTER WHERE POST HOLI
DAY RESTOCKING CONTINUED.
SUPPLIES WERE AT LEAST ADEQU
ATE AND AVAILABLE. BREAKING
STOCK SUPPLIES WERE ADEQUATE.
PHILADELPHIA, PRICES TO
RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME
BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND
GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS,
DELIVERED STORE DOOR, EXTRA
LARGE .79-.95, LARGE .77-.96,
MEDIUM ,64-.74.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettatown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tueaday, April 1, 097
Hay—Straw A
Grain Report
ALFALFA; 7 LOTS, 1.25-2.20 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 2 LOTS, 1.70 AND 2.10
BALE.
GRASS; 3 LOTS, 1.50-100 BALE
WHEAT STRAW: 2 LOTS. 110-130
BALE
RYE STRAW: 1 LOT, 2.10 BALE
TOTAL: 15.
National
Grain Market
ST. JOSEPH, MO
APRIL 2, 1997
Wheat bids continued lower, today,
preuured by lack of export talei, good
crop condition* in winter wheat aieai, and
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favorable growing weather. Com bid* fell
moderately lower after five consecutive
dayr of higher trends. Profit taking on the
baud and technical
major declining factors. Soybean bids con
tinued to climb sharply higher due to news
of a reduction in Brazil's crop size and
some concerns over a Brazilian stevedore
port strike. Wheat 2 to 8 cents lower. Com
1 to 6 cents lower. Sorghum 8 to 10 cents
lower. Soybeans 6 to 10 cents higher. U.S.
Export Sales: Purchaser Commodity Ton
nage Del dale Japan Com 111,760 Aug
Totals: Com 111,760 tonnes. Date Chsnge
Year ago Truck Bids: 04/02/97 04/01/97
04/03/96 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW,
ORD) 4.46-4.49 dn 8-5 S.BB-5.90 Mirnea
polis (DNS, 14%) 4.31 dn 4 1/2 5.73 3/4
Portland (SW) 4.32-4.36 dn 2-4 5.60-5.65
Sl Louts (SRW) 3.67-3.71 dn 6 S.Ol-S.OB
Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 2.99-3.01
dn 6-4 4.34-4.36 Minneapolis 2881/2 (hi 5
1/2 4.14 1/4 Southern lowa 299-3.01 dn
1-S 4.21-4.27 Omaha 285-288 dn 5-4
4.15-4.17 Soybean, US 1 Yellow: Kansas
City 8.69-8.71 qp6-87.63-7.65 Minneapo
lis 8.61 1/2 qp 10 7.46 3/4 Southern lowa
8.68-8.75 up 10-8 7.53-7.61 Cent IL Pro
cessors 8.73 1/2-8.83 1/2 up 9-8 7.60
3/4-7.69 3/4 Futures: Kansas City (May)
Wheat 4.14 dn 4 3/4 5.39 3/4 Kansas City
(July) Wheat 3.90 1/4 dn 6 1/2 Minneapo
lis (May) Wheat 4.05 dn 4 1/2 S.IB 3/4
Minneapolis (July) Wheat 3.97 1/4 dn 5
3/4 Chicago (May) Wheat 3.88 1/2 dn 5
1/4 5.23 Chicago (July) Wheat 3.86 dn 4
3/4 Chicago (May) Com 3.08 1/2 (hi 4 1/2
4.241/4 Chicago (Dec) Com 2913/4 unch
Chicago (May) Soybeans 8.83 1/2 up 8
7.64 3/4 Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 7.00 3/4
up 5 3/4 Export Bidr: Barge or rail. Port of
New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1
HRW Wheat, Old. Protein: 4.64 dn 9 3/4
621 3/4-6.23 3/4 US 2 SRW Wheat: 4.16
1/2-4.18 1/2 dn 3 1/4 5.98-6.03 US 2 Yel
low Com: 323-3.23 1/2 dn 6-6 1/2 427
1/4-429 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail
521 da 10 8.08 Barge 5.62-5.65 dn 8 8.15
US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 8.99 1/2-9.00 1/2
up 8-6 7.96 3/4-7.97 3/4
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Teaaday, April i, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
124 LOTS.
ALFALFA: 11200, 1.60-4.10 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 87.50, 1.904.30 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 77.00-80.00, .85-320
BALE, 17.00-21.00 LARGE ROUND.
GRASS: 1.40-2.90, 16.00-24.00
LARGE ROUND.
STRAW: 1.85-270 PER BALE.
were the
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, March 28, 1997
Report Supplied by Auction
44 TOTAL LOADS.
MIXED HAY: IS LOTS. 60.00200.00.
ALFALFA: 4 LOTS. 65.00-16000.
TIMOTHY: 7 LOTS. 80.00-14200
STRAW; 13 LOTS, 69.00-94.00.
EAR CORN: 2 LOTS. 91.00 AND
9200
ORCHARD GRASS: 50.00.
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Report wppHed by audhm
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
132.50.
VEAL CALVES TO 59.0 a
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 77.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 33.00 AND
DOWN.
GRASSERS AND FEEDERS
22.00-59.00.
LAMBS TO 90.00.
SHEEP 20.00-25.00.
HOGS, 200-250, TO 46.50.
SOWS TO 37.50.
BOARS TO 28.00.
PIGS. NONE.
HEIFERS. FAT, TO 44.00.
STEERS, NO GOOD ONES.
STEERS, FEEDER, TO 60.00.
BULLS TO 48.00.
COWS, GOOD, 34.75-43.75.
COWS. MEDIUM. 28.50-33.50.
COWS, POOR OR 5MALL,27.25 AND
DOWN.
HORSES, NONE
PONIES, NONE.
GOATS TO 65.00.