d—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jan. 10. 1976 |AV.J • V V V. Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Monday, January 5 to Friday, January 9 Mon. Tucs. Wed. Tburs. WHITE Ex Large 68 67 67 67 67 Large 68 67 67 67 67 Mediums 66 64 64 64 64 Pullets 59 58 58 58 58 Peewces 36 35 35 35 35 BROWN Large 72 72 72 73 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 61 60 60 60 60 Checks 39Ms 38% 37% 38 38 Tone Large full Steady, balance Steady. Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications HAY MARKETS New Holland January 5,1976 Prices Per Ton 70 loads hay & 31 loads straw. Alfalfa 59.00-121.00; Timothy 49.00-64.00; Mixed hay 41.00-89.00, one at 114.00; Straw 45.00-56.00, few down to 31,00-39.00; Bromegrass, one load at 56.00; Soybeans, one load at 37.00; Peanut Hulls, 2 loads 43.50 and 44.00; Corn, one load at 70.00; Com Fodder, one load at 43.00. Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, Jan. 7 81 loads of hay, straw and ear com sold as follows: Alfalfa Hay 50-109; Timothy Hay 49-67; Mixed Hay 56-95; Clover 47.50-80; Straw 41.50-50; Ear Com, 2 loads, 66 & 72; 1 load poultry manure, 11.00 a ton. from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK OATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS January 10, 1920-Establishment of the League of Nations. January 11,1757-Birthday of Alexander Hamilton. January 12, 1687-Robcrt de la Salle, French explorer, began his last historic journey from the coast of Texas. January 13, 1808-Samuel Chase, sixth Chief Justice of the United States, was born. January 14, ....-The Feast of the Holy Name is celebrated by Catholics on the second Sunday after the Epiphany—which fell on January 14 in 1934 and 1945. January 15, 1777-Settler declared New Connecticut a new state. The name was changed to Vermont a few months la ter. Green Dragon January 2,1976 Prices Per Ton 84 loads hay & 31 loads straw. Alfalfa 67.00-101.00; Timothy 50.00-72.00; Mixed hay 54.00-95.00, one load at 100.00; Clover, few loads 72.00-90.00; Grass hay, couple loads 46.00 and 54.00; Straw 47.00-60.00; Corn, 8 loads 64.00-74.00; Oats, one load $1.85 per bushel. Regional (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay & Straw steady to spots uneven. Alfalfa 75.00-85.00, few down to 60.00; Mixed hay 50.00- Timothy hay 45.00- Straw 35.00- 40.00; Mulch 20.00-35.00. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, January 6,1976 Prices paid per down Grade "A" brown eggs In cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS+ 7 3-84 72-83 6941 55-71 Mostly ' 74-76 73-75 70-72 56-58 NEWHAMP. 68-75 67-74 64-71 50-57 Mostly 71-72 69-70 6647 52-54 R.I. 77-78 76-77 73-74 63-64 VERMONT 75-82 74-81 71-77 Mostly 75-80 74-78 71-72 MAINE 75-77 74-76 71-73 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Frl PhiladeipPa Eggs Wednesday, Jan. 7 Prices unchanged to lower on all sizes. Cartoning demand fairly good. Offerings adequate to fully adequate. Undertone steady though cautious. Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: Store Door: A Extra Large 71-78%; A Large 70-77%; A Medium 65%-74. Eastern PA & NJ Live Poultry Report Wednesday, Jan. 7 Prices lower on light type hens. Offerings irregular ranging adequate to barely adequate. Demand fair though unaggresive. Offerings of heavy type hens adequate for a fair call. Prices Paid at Farm Light type hens 9-11 mostly 10-11 in PA; mostly 9-10 in N.J. Heavy type hens Too Few to Report. New Holland Horse Monday, Jan. 5 Reported receipts of 329 horses, mules and ponies. Market stronger than last week. Load of Illinois driving horses 260-435 and load of Tennessee riding horses 250- 400. Local work horses 375-510; one pair at $1800; mules 225- 400; better horses 275-450; driving horses 175-560; riding horses 150-260; lightweight killers 19-24; heavyweight killers 27-29; mares 15-45; colts 5-25; geldings 15-40 and larger ponies 50-100. New Holland Dairy Wednesday, Jan. 7 Reported receipts of 123 cows and 2 nulls. Market steady with last week. Load of Pa. cows fresh - 600-325; springers 560-650; load of Franklin County cows fresh 440-625 and springers 550-785; load of Pa. cows 700- 720; load of first calf heifers from Delaware 395-500 and load of Wisconsin cows fresh 700-910. Locally consigned cows 360-640; springing heifers 450-525; bulls 275-410. Herd dispersal of 24 head in all stages of production from Chester County 270-500. •'v • Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Jan. 7 Prices declined. Demand slowing down. Supplies adequate to ample. Cartoned eggs; Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale). WHITE: Grade A Large 71-74; Grade A Medium 68-71. Delmarva Broiler-Fryer Market Wednesday, Jan. 7 RTC movement fairly good for current needs, especially for graded product. Slaughter schedules heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices held unchanged on both plant & US GR A. ad vance interest slow in developing at lower prices. Live supplies ample at very heavy wts. Undertone un settled. 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 40-42; Premium 43%-48; Premium-P 42%-46. EGOMATIC CANDLER & GRADER Spri Developed as an effective means of eliminating checking and breaking, these high-quality stainless-steel springs are precision-engineered to provide feather-soft cushioning yet maintain positive control of all egg - movements We handle the following items. 5-90 Case Per Hour Candlers and Graders, Egomatic Equipment, Parts and Products, Kuhl Equipment, Parts and Products, Burch Coolers, Complete Housing and Cages by Cycle Systems, Inc. Also all other supplies for the Poultry Industry. WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTAU ALL ABOVE EQUIPMENT. ■jjd MODERN POULTRY "I* SUPPLIES, INC. NEST RUN EGGS prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc,, dx p Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for grodeablc nest run eggs (GNH) on ECI, a nationwide trading ccnlt, for producers, packers and marketers. GNH eggs classified by weight in 30-dozen eases, and traded In either 300 or 750 eases. Prices arc FOB buyers dock, and arc computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week Tins 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 I-argc Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks 57-59 Local Grain Friday, Jan. 9 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating area feed and grain con cerns. It should be noted, however, that qot every dealer or broker handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except ear corn and soybean meal which are per ton. BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BEEFALO - irS GREAT - Rapid gams 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 Beefalo heifers and bulls. - Visit our farm and see our animals. NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR % BULLS & HEIFERS. BEEFALO N & J # 4270 Quakerbridge Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336 Member World Beefalo Association For More Information Call or See Jim or Mike Enck JAMES! ENCK WAREHOUSE (PICKUP) OFFICE 1044 EAST KING STREET 752 EAST ROSS STREET LANCASTER. PENNA 17602 LANCASTER, PENNA 17602 717-299-0828 0 r 717-397-5850 Tuesday Thursdav 0 0 57 57 54 53 49 47 45 45 39 39 The average prices quoted Friday, Jan. 9, are as follows; Bld+ Offered+ Ear Corn 55.00 62.00 Shelled Com 2.60 2.79 Barley 2.03\4 2.18 Oats Local 1.48 1.70 Western 1.85 21)0 Wheat 2.56 » Millers 2.90 Soybeans 4.65 Soybean Meal: None reported.
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