4 —Uncatfr Farming. Saturday. Dec 20. 1975 V'X'X' Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Monday, Decembci IS to Friday, December 19 Mon. Tuci. Wed. Thun!. WHITE Ex. Urge 75 76 76 76 76 Urge 75 76 76 76 76 Mediums 74 75 75 75 75 Pullets 65 66 66 66 66 Peewees 40 41 41 41 41 BROWN Urge 75 76 76 76 76 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 68 69 69 69 69 Checks 40 40 40 40 40 Tone Steady to full Steady. Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications HAY MARKETS New Holland 47 loads of hay and 20 loads of straw. Alfalfa 75-99,1 load at 46; Timothy 47-69; Mixed 50-86; Clover 2 loads 79-81; Straw 47-58; New Ear Corn 3 loads 51-68.50; Broomgrass 1 load 63; Old Ear Corn 3 loads 76-79. Regional HAY PRICES FOR SOUTHEASTERN & SO. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay & Straw steady. Alfalfa 75.00-80.00, few down to 60.00; Mixed hay 50.00- Timothy hay 45.00- Straw 35.00- 45.00; Mulch 20.00-35.00. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, Dec. 16 Feeder Pigs 1572 1818 Today Last Tuesday TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs firm to 5.00 higher. All prices on a per hundred weight basis. US 1-2 43-52 lb. 113.00- 121.00; 52-58 lb. 102.00-109.00; nTrrrnrm^inTrm^ » P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 Z • Office: 22 E. Main St. Lititz. PA 17543 • • Record-Express Office Building Z “ Phone: Lancaster7l7-394-3047 « ; or Lititz 717-626-2191 t O ° 0 Dieter Krieg, Editor Z 1 Melissa Piper, Associate Editor % o Pat Bradley, Berks Co. Reporter I E 1 * Jack Farmakis, National Sales Manager t 151 Danforth Drive “ Z New Canaan, Conn 06840 ° Z Ph. 203-966-1746 « Z Subscription Price $3 per year Z * Established November 4,1955 o “ Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming Z • Lititz, PA S • Secono Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 I Z For Address Change form or new subscription • ® see Classified Section. Z . Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn Pa Newspaper * • Publishers Association and National Newspaper Association Z i^na»9»ma»fl»ii9ooooooot«oott»B«()OQioj_fiiS ..... PaulZ. Martin Wednesday, Dec. 17 68 loads of hay, straw and ear corn sold as follows: Alfalfa 70-95; Timothy 61- 85.50; 2 loads Clover 62-67.50; Mixed Hay 54-95, mostly 60- 70; Straw 45-57; 1 load Soybean Hay 39; 1 load Stubble Hay 51; 1 load Old Corn 79 and New Com 61-65. Green Dragon December 12,1975 PRICES PER TON: 62 loads hay & 22 loads straw. Alfalfa, few loads 66.00- 94.00; Timothy 46.00-61.00, one load 73.00; Mixed hay 51.00- few to 99.00; Clover, few loads 60.00-81.00; Grass hay, one load at 46.00; Straw 47.00-55.00; Corn, 3 loads 75.00-77.00, 8 loads 59.00- Barley, one load $1.45 per bushel. 6067 lb. 92.0099.50; 72-83 lb. 82.0088.50. US 2 Couple Lots 35-38 lb. 121.00-127.00; 42-48 lb. 107.00 116.50; 52-55 lb. 101.00-104.00. US 2-3 23-39 lb. 114.00 130.00; 38-53 lb. 102.00-119.00. US 3 4047 lb. 99.00-109.00; 55-64 lb. 90.00-93.00; Couple lots 64-86 lb. 80.5087.00. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report .Tuesday, December 16,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Fri. EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 76-84 75-82 72-77 60-68 MASS+ Mostly 77-79 NEWHAMP 74-81 Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly MAINE +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, Dec. 17 Ready to cook movement fairly good for current shipments, however advance interest unaggressive. Slaughter schedules reduced as several plants curtail kill in line with expected needs. Today’s asking prices tended lower in an unchanged range. Live supplies ample at heavier than desired weights. Undertone weak and unsettled. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva: Range: US Grade A 38-39; Plant Grade 36%-38; Premium US Grade A 40-44; Premium Plant Grade 39-42. Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A 38.29; Plant Grade 37.14; Premium US Grade A 42.88; Premium Plant Grade 41.66. i&M/> ATTENTION EfiG W A PRODUCERS!!! Contact us for competitive price before selling your Leghorn Fowl. good’s ramim me. Live Poultry Buyers & Haulers RDI, Columbia, PA 717-684-2228 I Time to wish all our loyal X friends and customers a Christ- mas season filled with joy happiness, and express our cere gratitude for their patronage. | mn MODERN POULTRY SUPPLIES, INC. I * Is JIM AND MIKE ENCK I 76-78 7380 77- 8081 78- 75-76 7980 7783 77-78 77-79 78-80 7880 Sale of Tuesday, December 16 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 12-32, mostly 16-25; Pullets 29*6-54, mostly 49-52; Roasters 24-58, mostly 45-52; Capons 55-69*6, mostly 64-69; Ducks 35-60, mostly 40-54; Drakes 46-59%, mostly 50-57; Geese 40-75; Turkeys-Hens 50-52; Rabbits 76-94, mostly 85-94; Guineas 1.00-1.08; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.04-4.90. Total coops sold 431. Directions Take Rt. 22 thruway. Exit at Fogelsville Exit, North to stop lite in Fogelsville, turn left, proceed one block, turn left again at Cracker Barrel Restaurant. Auction right side 100 feet from your last left turn. 61-63 58-65 73-75 70-77 60-61 64-65 72-73 76-77 74-79 74->6 74-76 62-64 Fogelsvilie A\k6 NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, 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 and Thursday of each week This week’s prices for each classification were: New Weight Per Case 51 lbs 48 lbs 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks Eastern PA & NJ Live Poultry Report Wednesday, Dec. 17 Prices of light type hens held steady. Demand fairly good for offerings short of full time operations. Of ferings of heavy type adequate for a fairly good demand. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 9-11%, mostly 10%- 11 in PA, mostly 10-10% in NJ. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Dec. 17 Prices are unchanged to 1 cent higher. Demand sur prisingly slow for the end of the week. Supplies are fully adequate. Use the Farm Calendar To Publicize Your Meetings. Tuesday Thursday 0 0 67 67 64 64 54 54 51 51 41 41 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Dec: 17 Prices unchanged t< higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand fair to good in4fe stances. Offerings in flany good balance with needs. Undertone steady though cautious. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door: A Extra Large 79-82%; A Large 7M1%; A Medium 74- 78%. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white Grade A Large 78-83, mostly 78-79; Grade A Medium 77-81, mostly 77-78. ' I