—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Fab. 21, 1976
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Tuesday, February 17 to February 20
Moo. Tues. Wed. Thors.
WHITE H
Ex. Urge 0 65 62 62
Urge I 65 62 62
Mediums T 63 60 60
Pullets f, 57 56 56
Peewees A 36 36 36
BROWN
Urge
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 57 54 57 53
Checks 40 40 39 39
Tone Carton orders irregular. Overalls slightly im
proved.
Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, February 18,1976
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
74-89 73-88 70-83 57-70
MASS.+
Mostly 75-77
NEWHAM?. 69-76
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
72-73
78-79
76-82
Mostly
MAINE
76-80
76-78
Central and Western Sections Only.
FogelsviUe
Poultry
Sale of
Tuesday, Feb. 10,1976
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type, 7-27,
mostly 15-20; Pullets 34-47,
mostly 40-45; Roasters 35-
41%, mostly 38-41; Ducks
50%-64, mostly 55-60; Drakes
57-60; Geese 41-50; Turkeys -
hens 39; Rabbits 46-67,
mostly 60-65; Guineas 91-
1.07, mostly 1.00-1.02;
Pigeons (Per. Pr.) 1.50-4.00.
Total coop 529.
Tuesday, February 17,1976
Hens heavy type 10-40,
mostly 15-27; Pullets 30-55,
mostly 42-45; Roasters 10%-
44, mostly 33-42; Ducks 58-
61; Drakes 56-64; Turkeys -
hens 43-50; Rabbits 45%-68,
mostly 60-63; Guineas 90-
1.00; Pigeons (Per Pr.) 1.71-
3.50.
71-73
65-72
74-76
68-75
70-71
77-78
75-81
67-68
74-75
72-75
75-78
75-77
72-74
72-74
Total coops 447.
Poultry Received—Mon. 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tues. 7
a.m. to 12 noon.
Directions Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at FogelsviUe
Exit, North to stop Ute in
FogelsviUe, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Feb. 18,1976
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand light. Of
ferings fully adequate to
ample. Undertone weak &
unsettled.
Prices to Retailers: Sales
to volume Buyers, consumer
grades White Eggs in Car
tons, Delivered: Store Door:
A Extra Large, 69-72; A
Large, 68-71; A Medium 64%-
66%.
Baltimore
Eggs
Fri.
Wednesday
Feb. 11, 1976
Market unsettled. Demand
fair. Supplies fully adequate.
Cartoned Eggs; Prices to
Retailers/ State Graded
(min one case sale) White:
Grade A Large, 69-72;
Grade A Medium, 67-70.
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Eggs
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Prices unchanged to %
cent on light type hens.
Demand fairly good for
limited farm Offerings. As
plants continue part time
operations. Offerings of
heavy type adequate for a
fair interest.-
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 8-11%, mostly 11-
11% in PA.; mostly 10-10% in
NJ.
58-60
52-59
54-55
61-62
Heavy type hens TFEWR,
59-61
Hoy
Markets
Regional Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady. >
Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; Mixed
hay 60.00-70.00; Timothy hay
55.00-60.00; Straw 40.00;
Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Green Dragon
February 13,1976
Prices Per Ton
110 loads hay & 46 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 73.00-85.00, one load
at 96.00; Timothy 54.00-65.00;
Mixed hay 55.00-94.00, one
load at 100.00; Clover, few
loads 67.00-87.00; Orchard
Grass, one load at 80.00;
Bromegrass, 2 loads 56.00
and 57.00; Straw 51.00-60.00,
one load at 68.00; Corn, 8
loads 69.00-71.00; Oats, 2
loads 1.45 & 1.60 per bushel.
Paul Zc Martin
Wednesday, Feb. 18
67 loads of hay, straw sold
as follows:
Alfalfa Hay 75 to 106;
Timothy Hay 47,50 to 78.00;
Clover (3 loads) 69, 71, 72;
Meadow Hay (1 load) 48;
Stubble Hay (1 load) 47;
Mixed Hay 47 to 91.
Straw 46 to 54, mostly 52.
New Holland
February 16,1976
Prices Per Ton:
138 loads hay 35 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 59.00-94.00, few
loads 100.00-104.00; Timothy
50.00- two doen to 44.00
and 47 00; Mixed hay 45.50-
90.00; Straw 48.50-56.00;
Canary Grass, 1 load at
70.00; Corn, 11 loads 50.50-
69.00; Stubble bay, 2 loads.
49.00- Orchard Grass,
few loads 40.00-82.00;
Meadow hay, one load at
46.00; Clover, 2 loads 44.00-
69.00.
Delmarva
Poultry
Broiler-Fry cr Market
Wednesday, Feb. If
RTC movement light and
disappointing in moat
quarters. Slaughter
schedules reduced in in
stances in live with expected
needs. Today's LTL asking
prices tending lower within
unchanged ranges advance
interest slow in developing.
Live supplies adequate at
desirable wts. undertone
weak & unsettled.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range; US Grade A - 45-
46; Plant Grade 44-45;
Premium US Grade A 47-51;
Premium Plant Gr. • 4649.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
45.35; Plant Grade 44.51;
Premium US Grade A 49.06;
Premium Plant Gr. - 48.78.
(Note) Premium - US
Grade A & Premium - plant
grade includes special
services, selected com
petitive brands, etc.
Danville Market
Danville, PA
Feb. 16,1976
'-4*
STEERS: Standard to
good 30.25-36.75; heifers -
good to choice 30.50-34.00;
bulls: 27.50-32.85.
COWS: High choice to
prime 28.60-30.40; good to
standard 26.30-28.25; utility
24.25-25.85 and canners 18.50.
Calves: good to choice 63.00-
67.00 and standard to good
30.00-55.00.
HOGS: 50.60-51.25; sows
3948.50 and boars 3342.
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AFTER 5 P.M.
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg asaringhouse, Inc., (ECI
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for grades bli
nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading cent*;
(or producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs an
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lot
either 300 or 750 cases. Prices arc FOB buyers dockf an<
are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. Thi
week's prices for each classification were:
New Weight
Per Case Wednesday Friday
51 lbs. 0 0
48 lbs. 54 51
42 lbs. 52 47
391bs. 46 44
48 lbs. 48 46
48 lbs. 40 38
Classtf (cation
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10;30 A.M.
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