Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 27, 1975, Image 4
4—Lancaster Farming Saturday. Dac27,i&76 Poultry Market Reports Monday, December tt to Friday, December 2C Moo. Toe*. Wed. Than. WHITE Ex. Large 78 78 78 Large 76 78 76 Mediums 75 75 75 Pullets 86 66 86 Peewees 41 41 41 BROWN Large 76 76 76 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 69 69 69 Checks 40 40 40 Tone Steady. Copyright 1975 timer Barry Publications HAY MARKETS New Holland No market due to holidaj's. Regional Hay Price* For Southeastern & So. Central Pennsylvania (All hay No* 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay and 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 20.0085.00. Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, Dec. 24 48 loads of hay, straw and ear com sold as follows: Alfalfa 66 to 92; Timothy 65-69; Mixed Hay 56-88; Broom Grass 1 load 58; Orchard Grass 68 and 71; Soybeans 34-36; Straw 45 to 50; Com fodder 41; Stubble Hay 1 load 56; Ear Com 67. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Dec. 24 Demand irregular. Sup plies fully adequate. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) White : Grade A Large 80-84; Grade A Medium 79-82. Green Dragon Dec. 19,1975 Prices Per Ton: 41 loads hay & 35 loads straw. Alfalfa, few loads 69.00- 94.00; Timothy, few loads 57.00- Mixed bay 58.00- 90.00, 1 load at 101.00; Clover, few loads 58.00-69.00; Straw 43.50-53.00, one load at 57.00; Orchard Grass, 2 loads 53.00 & 65.00; Corn, 13 loads 50,50-79.00, mostly 64.00- 69.50; Com Fodder 4 loads 31.00- Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Dec. 24 Prices steady. Cartoning demand light to fill in needs in most quarters. Offerings adequate.- Undertone cautious. Prices to retailers sales to volume buyers, consumer grades - white eggs in cartons. Delivered: store door. A Extra Large 81-82%; A Large 80-81%; A Medium 77- 78%. Consumer income has increased faster than beef expenditures. Between 1950 and 1972, disposable income was up 275 percent while beef was up only 52.5 per cent. Today’s homemaker spends 3.8 percent fewer dollars on food today than she did in 1960. ■*'-<’ } •* > A*l New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, December 23,1175 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs In cartons delivered to retail stores i Prices paid per dozen grade “A" brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Fri. EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL Mui+ 7684 75-82 72-79 6088 Mostly 77-79 7678 72-75 61-53 NEWHAMP. 71-78 79-77 67-74 5582 Mostly 73-74 73-73 69-70 57-68 R.I, 80-81 79-80 76-77 64-65 VERMONT 76-84 77-83 74-79 Mostly 7680 77-78 74-76 / MAINE 7680 77-79 74-76 -Hnclndes Central and Western Sections only. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, Dec. 24 ' R.T.C. Movement good, slaughter schedules Ught. Today’s L.T.L. Prices ranged 2 cents higher on both pla. Advance interest good for light offerings. Live supplies fully adequate wts. In a wide range. Undertone firm. < Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery Next Week: US Grade A TFEWR. Plant Grade 41-43. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop. Shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 41-43, Plant Grade 39-42, Premium 46, Premium 44. Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 41.84, Plant Grade 41.23, Premoum 46.00,- Premium 44.00. Eastern PA & NJ Live Poultry Report Wednesday, Dec. 24 Prices mostly steady on light type hens, however, occasionally 12 cents noted. Offerings adequate for a lair interest. Demand fair for adequate offerings of heavy type hens. Prices paid at Farm: light type hens: 9-11%, mostly 11-11% in Pa., mostly 19-10% in N.J. Heavy type hens: TFEWR. BALANCE THE SCALES IN YOUR FARM OPERATION . CONSIDER A BROILER BREEDER HATCHING ft OR HATCHING I EGGS LONGENECKER'S HATCHERY INC. LONGENECKER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. EARL GERLACH - ■S6C4X* 62-64 New Holland We at Hershey Equipment Company would like to take time out of this busy holiday season to thank all of you, ✓ patronage in the past year. We look forward to serving you even better in the coming year. To all of you we wish a healthy and prosperous new year. From the employees and management of Hershey Equipment Company Inc. NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 ELIZABETHTOWN, PA CONTACT TODAY . Ji'iA NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (EClj Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices (or gradeablc nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc classified by weight in 30-dozcn 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. Thu week's prices for each classification were: New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 46 lbs. 48 lbs. Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 -Small Breaking Stock Checks Daily Wo market due to holidays. our customers, 215 DRIER AVE. (717) 354-4576 717-367-1545 Tuesday Friday 0 0 M 64 53 62 54 54 SO SO 41 41 TRY A CLASSIFIE for your terrific PRESENT FARM OPERATIONS \