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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1976
Page
15
Prices for gradeable nest run eggs are provided by ECI in Durham New Hampshire. The classifications use weight and trade in 30 dozen cases with lot sizes of 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock and updated every Tuesday and Thursday. This week’s classifications list the current trading prices.
Baltimore reports sluggish egg demand with prices holding or dipping by one cent. Supplies are ample. Cartoned eggs priced to retailers with state grading. white Grade A Large 60-64 cents and Grade A Medium 57-61 cents per dozen, minimum one case sale.
RTC movement improves to fairly good in most quarters as slaughter schedules vary by plant. LTL asking prices steady for Plant and US Grade A, with advance interest fair at steady levels. Live supplies adequate and undertone steady. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb broilers for next week delivery. current immediate prices show US Grade A 44-45, Plant Grade 43-44, premiums 51-49. Aug bids: US Grade A 44.50, Plant Grade 43.55, Premium X 51.00, Premium X Plant 49.00.
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey live poultry report shows prices rising for light type hens with strong demand. heavy hens offerings adequate. Farm prices indicate light type hens at 9 to 13 cents, mostly 12 to 13 in PA and 11 to 12 in NJ. Heavy type hens refer to TFEWR.
Egg prices in Philadelphia remain unchanged to one cent lower with light to fair cartoning demand. Offerings of all sizes remain adequate and retailers receive delivered consumer grade white eggs in cartons with store door delivery to volume buyers.
Receipts include 92 cows 6 heifers and 7 bulls with a steady market. Pa. cow loads range 550-690 while fresh cows run 610-870 and springers 635-1020. Franklin Co. cows 645-850 and springers 675-800. Pa. fresh cows 440-645 and springers 460-680. Springing heifers 450-600 and bulls 240-370.
Regional hay prices paid by dealers at the farm show No. 2 and better hay steady to weak. New hay arriving with no quotes. Alfalfa 75.00 to 85.00. Mixed hay 50.00 to 60.00. Timothy 45.00 to 60.00. Straw 38.00 to 42.00. Malch 25.00 to 35.00.
Fogelsville Pennsylvania May 25 1976 poultry prices by type with weights in cents per pound hens pullets roosters ducks drakes geese rabbits guineas and pigeons plus totals 222 coops sold. Auction received hours and directions to the Fogelsville sale near Cracker Barrel restaurant and Rt 22 access.
Green Dragon May 21, 1976 reports prices per ton for hay straw and feed. Alfalfa few loads 72.00-80.00, Timothy 44.00-55.00, one load 66.00, Mixed hay 50.00-77.00, Straw 55.00-66.00, Corn 78.00-85.00.
Harvey Z. Martin conducts a sale listing loads of hay and feed products. Items include alfalfa Timothy orchard grass clover Reed's Canary grass mixed hay straw and corn with varied weights and prices per load.
Slaughter steers opened 50 to 1.00 lower with slow trading. Slaughter heifers mostly steady to 50 lower. Supplied mostly Choice steers and heifers with about 15 percent heifers. High Choice and Prime loads around 1275 pounds at 40.50, Choice 975 to 1300 pounds at 39.50 to 40.50, 1072 pound loads at 40.75. Heifers 825 to 1075 pounds at 39.50 to 40.50. Joliet Stockyards closed to trading Monday May 31 1976.
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