4 -~Um£ast«r Farming Saturday, 1 Jah.3,1976 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market WHITE Monday, December 29 to Friday, January 2 Moo. Tues. Wed. Thun. Ex. Urge 76 Urge 76 Mediums 75 Pullets 66 P eewees 41 BROWN Urge Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade 74 74 Large 69 66 66 Checks 40 40 40 Tone Weak. Copyright 1975 Umer Barry Publications .V.V. HAY MARKETS New Holland Mon., Dec. 29 76 loads of hay and 36 loads of straw. Alfalfa 69-100; Mixed hay 50-81 tew 84-108.50; Timothy 59-69 with 1 load at 78; Clover 2 loads at 61 and 69; Orchard grass 80; Meadow hay 57; Straw 45-54 with one load at 57; Com - 8 loads at 65-73; Com fodder - 2 loads at 42- 42.50; Oats • 1 load at 1.85 per bushel. Regional •/,**« Frl, 61 39% Green Dragon December 26 Prices Per Ton (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) 9 loads Hay and 7 loads Straw. WMW^CW-tM-K'WMi-J'XWWWi’SSSS'WK'XAKWI: New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Alfalfa, Few 82.00-85.00; Timothy, one load at 68.00; Mixed hay, few 58.00-91.00; Broome Grass hay, one load at 70.00; Straw 48.00-55.00; Com Fodder, one load at 50.00; Mulch, one load at 39.00; Peanut Hulls, one load at 40.00. Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, Dec. 31 Hay and Straw steady, movement slow. Tuesday, December 30,1975 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A" brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Prices paid per dozen grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: No Market Report available at Press Time. Alfalfa 75.00-80.00, few down to 60.00; Mixed hay 50.00- Timothy hay 45.00- Straw 35.00- 45.00; Mulch 20.0035.00. 56 loads of hay, straw and ear com sold as follows: Alfalfa Hay 64 to 100; Timothy Hay 46.50 to 70; Mixed Hay 50 to 95; Stubble Hay 47; Grass Hay 49 to 65; Straw 43 to 50; Com fodder 25-44; Ear Com 64.50 to 65; Stove wood - 2 loads $23.00 per load; Poultry Manure $lO.OO per ton. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Ftiday, Jan. 2 Ready to Cook movement fair. Slaughter schedule? continue fairly heavy. Prices generally 1 cent lower on both plant and US Grade A. Advance interest ranging fair for early part of week to light for later. Live supplies ample at heavier than desired weights. Undertone weak and unsettled. US Grade A 43-44, Plant Grade 4244. Philadelphia Eggs Baltimore Eggs Friday, Jan. 2 Prices unchanged. Car- Friday, Jan. 2 toning demand light. Of- Cartoned orders fair to ferings ample to bur- good. Supply ample. Un densome. Undertone weak, dertone weak. Large 77-84, Extra Large 78-62%, Large mostly 77-80; Mediums 75-82, 77-81%, Medium 73-78%. mostly 75-78. Eastern PA ' &NJ Uve Popltry Report Friday, Jan. 2 Prices strong on light type hens. Offerings adequate for limited processing schedules. Offerings of Heavy type hens adequate for light needs. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 9-11%, mostly 11- 11% in Pa,, mostly 10-10% in N.J. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Martinsburg Auction HOGS 285. Barrows and gilts about steady. US No. 1-3 • 200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 50.50-61.30, No. 2-3 190-245 lbs. 49.50-50.50. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 46.00-50.10. Boars 30.0035.25. FEEDER PIGS 5. Lot US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs at 34.00 per head. Martinsburg, PA December 29 CATTLE 222. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows uneven. Standard slaughter steers 30.00- few Utility 25.85- 28.00. Few Good slaughter heifers 31.00-34.00, few Standard 25.00-29.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 24.75-27.35, individual’s 27.75 and 28.35, Cutters 23.00-25.10, Canners. 21.50-24.25, Shells down to 13.50. Few Good slaughter bullocks 33.00-36.10, few Standard 25.00-29.25, few Utility 21.50-24.25. Yield Grade No. 1, individual’s 1805 and 1880 lbs. slaughter bulls 29.60 and 33.85, in dividual Yield Grade No. 2, 1150 lbs. at 27.10. Few Good 250-750 lbs. feeder steers 25.00- Medium 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 15.00- 21.00. Medium 400-600 lbs. feeder bulls 14.00-19.50. CALVES 267. Vealers 50 cents to $2.50 higher. Choice vealers 58.00-66.50, Good 47.00- Standard 33.00- 47.50, Utility 110-120 lbs. 25.00- 90-110 lbs. 19.00- 24.00. 70-85 lbs. 16.00-21.50. Farm Calves were active: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 25.00- HATCHING Ei HATCHING / EGGS .. s NEST RUN EGGS Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeablc nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs o' 'i classified by weight in 3(klozen cases, and traded in lot* J 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 Tuesday Friday 0 0 62 58 59 55 54 49 47 48 39 39 Jesus Speaks of Salvation Then Jesus said imlo his disciples. If any man mill come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me For whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it For what is a man profited, if he shall gam the whole world, and lose hts own soul? or what shall a man give tn exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of hts Father with his angels, and then he shall reward every man according to his works St Matthew 16 24,27 BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - IFS GREAT i -Rapid gains on grass and roughage -55-65 lb. Births - up to 1100 lb. yearling -Test data show 62 percent carcass dress out -We stock and distribute Pureblood Beefalo Semen and Half-Blood Beefaio heifers and bulls -Visit our farm and see our animals. BEEFALO N & J 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 .. 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association BALANCE THE SCALES IN YOUR FARM OPERATION CONSIDER A BROILER BREEDER DR PRESENT FARM OPERATIONS LONGENECKER'S HATCHERY INC. ELIZABETHTOWN, PA LONGENECKER'S HATCHING EGG UNITS ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION. COMTACT EARL GERLACH - TODAY 717-367-1545
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