—Lancaster Farmirx , Saturday. Feb. 14, 1976 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Monday, February 9 to February 13 Mon. Tnea. Wed. Thun. WHITE Ex. Large 67 66 66 65 65 Urge 67 66 66 65 65 Mediums 64 64 64 63 63 Pullets 57 57 57 57 57 Peewees 36 36 36 36 36 BROWN Urge 74 73 73 72 '72 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 59 58 58 57 57 Checks 40 40 40 40 40 Tone Nervous and unsettled. Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, February 10,1976 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS.+ 74-89 73-88 70-83 57-70 Mostly 75-77 74-76 71-73 58-60 NEWHAMP. 69-76 68-75 65-72 52-59 Mostly 72-73 70-71 67-68 54-55 R.I. 79-80 78-79 74-75 61-62 VERMONT 76-84 75-82 72-79 Mostly 76-80 75-78 72-75 MAINE 76-78 75-77 72-74 -flnclndes Central and Western Sections Only. NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest run eggs (GNU) 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 Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday Extra Large lbs. 0 0 Class 1 - Large “ Class 3 - Medium 421bs. 54 54 Class 4 - Small 39 lbs. 48 50 Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 49 49 Checks lbs. 41 41 Baltimore Eggs Wednesday Feb. 11,1976 Cartoned Eggs: Prices to Demand generally fair. Retailers, State Graded Large are in ample supply, (Min one case sale) White: but smaller sizes just Grade A Large, 71-74; adequate. Grade A Medium 68-71. Fogelsville Sale of Tuesday, Feb. 19,1V79 Fri, Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. No market report available at press time. Poultry Received —Mon. 7 p.m. to 10:30 pm., Tues. 7 a.m. to 12 noon. 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. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Eggs Wednesday, Feb. 11 Prices trending higher in an unchanged price range cm light type hens. Demand good for adequate to barely adequate offerings of light type hens with processors working near full time in instances. Offerings of heavy type bens adequate for a fairly good call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-11, mostly 10te-ll in Penn sylvania, mostly 9%-10% in New Jersey. Heavy type hens, TFEWR. 59-61 Hay Markets Regional Hay HAY PRICES FOR &SO. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton). Hay & Straw steady. Alfalfa 75.00-65.00; Mixed hay 60.00-70.00; Timothy hay 55.00-60.00; Straw 35.00- 40.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. New Holland Monday, Feb. 9 113 loads of hay and 43 loads of straw. Alfalfa 69-103; with one load at 116* clover 63-81; mixed hay 55-96; with two loads at 106 and 107; timothy 58-76; reed canary grass 68 and corn 11 loads at 67 and 68.50; straw 49-62. Paul Z. Marlin Wednesday, Feb. 11 130 loads of hay, straw sold as follows: Alfalfa Hay 50-100; Timothy 50-71; Clover 59-76; 2 load Stubble Hay 46-55; Mixed Hay 47.50-101; Straw 43-56 and 3 loads corn 68- 67.50-61. Green Dragon February 6,1976 Prices Per Ton: 46 loads hay & 29 loads straw. Alfalfa 77.00-95.00; Timothy, few loads 51.00- 75.00; Mixed hay 55.00-91.00; Clover, one load at 86.00; Stubble hay, one load at 49.00; Straw 49.00-60.00; Corn, 7 loads 69.00-71.00. Delmarva BroOer-Fryer Market Wednesday, Feb. 11 R.T.C. movement mixed ranging light to good where sales activity a factor. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy though occasional plant not operating today for lack of birds. Tbdays L.T.L. Asking prices unchanged to 1 cent higher on both plant and U.S. grade A. Lire supplies adequate to barely adequate at occasionally lighter than desired weights. Undertone firm. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook Broiler- Fryers for delivery this Next "plant Grade 44 Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 43-44; Plant Grade 42-43 Premium US Grade A 45-49; Premium Plant Grade 4447. Wtd Avg; US Grade A 43.56; Plant Grade 42.67; Premium US Grade A 47.86; Premium Plant Grade 46.85. Philadelphia Eggs Feb. 11,1976 Prices unchanged to lower cm extra large and large; unchanged on mediums. Cartoning demand fair on larger sizes, good on mediums. Offerings of mediums barely adequate, larger sizes fully adequate. Undertone steady. 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