—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1976 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, March 22 to Friday, March 26 Mon. Tues. Wed. Tbnrs. Ex. Large 60 61 61 61 61 Large 60 61 61 61 61 Mediums 52 53 53 53 53 Pullets 45 45 45 44 44 Peewees 36 36 36 35 35 BROWN Large 60 60 60 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 53 54 54 54 54 Checks 39 39 39 39 39 Tone Large about steady, medium full steady, small easy. - New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, March 23,1976 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 62-76 60-75 52-67 43-59 MASS+ Mostly 63-64 NEWHAMP 57-64 Mostly 59-60 R.L 66-67 VERMONT 64-75 Mostly MAINE 64-66 62-64 54-56 -Hnclndes Central and Western Sections only. Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, March 24 RTC movement good with occasional unfilled orders reported. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy however occasional plant not operating. Today’s LTL asking prices generally 1 cent higher on both Plant and US Grade A. Live supplies barely adequate to adequate at desirable wts. undertone firm. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler fryers for delivery next week: Plant Grade 41-42. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 42-43; 44.82. Plant Grade 41-42; Premium X includes special ser- XUS Grade A 47; Premium vices, competitive brands, X Plant Grade 43-45. Wtd.' etc. 60 60 53- ' 47-54 49-50 56-57 54- 61-62 55-62 57-58 64-65 62-73 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, March 24 Prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand mixed ranging light to occasional good where features involved. Offerings fully adequate to ample on all sizes. Undertone steady but cautious. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 64%-66%, A Large 62%-65, A Medium 53%-56. Avg.: US Grade A 42.61; Plant Grade 41.49; Premium X US Grade A 47.00; Premium X Plant Grade Eastern Pa, & Fri, N. J. Poultry Wednesday, March 24 Prices tended slow lower within an unchanged range on light type hens. Demand good for limited offerings as plants continue part time operations. Offerings of heavy type fully adequate for limited needs. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 8-13 mostly 12-12% in Pa., mostly 11-12 in NJ. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, March 24 Prices unchanged to 1 cent higher. Demand improved a little but still only fair and disappointing. Supplies are ample. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) White: Grade A Large 64-68; Grade A Medium 56-60. 4445 38-45 4041 4748 4547 Fogelsville Poultry Tuesday, March 23,1976 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 12-28, mostly 20-25; Pullets 29-50, mostly 45-47; Ducks 53-70, mostly 55-59; Drakes 35-60, mostly 57-60; Geese 25-40; Rabbits 50-85%, mostly 85; Guineas 1.65%-1.67%; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.02-4.51. Total coops sold 215. 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 Fogelstfille 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. SLAUGHTER ANIMALS SALE BULLS-HEIFERS STEERS-COWS WEEKLY - Mon & Wed 11A.M. FEEDER PIG SALES Regional Hay Hay Prices for Southeastern & So. Central Pennsylvania (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay'steady to weak, straw steady. Alfalfa 70.00-85.00; Mixed hay 55.00-60.00; Timothy hay 48.00-60.00; Straw 38.00- 40.00; Mulch 25.0086.00. Paul Z.Martin Wednesday, Mar. 24 91 loads of Hay, Straw & Com sold as follows: Alfalfa 49 to 111; Timothy 47 to 78; Clover 1 load 75; Mixed Hay 49 to 121; Straw 47 to 59; Com Stalk 1 load 51. Green Dragon March 19,1976 PRICES PER TON: 96 loads hay & 51 loads straw. Alfalfa 69.00-94.00, couple 111.00; Timothy 54.0069.00; Mixed hay 50.00-94.00, 23 loads 40.00-50.00; Straw 45.00-53.00, one load 56.00; Com, 10 loads 70.00-73.50. New Holland March 22,1976 PRICES PER TON: 82 loads hay- & 30 loads straw. Alfalfa 60.00-113.00, few loads 124.00-126.00; Timothy, few loads 47.00-74.00; Mixed hay 61.00-94.00, few to 101.00, few low quality 45.00-55.00; Straw 50.00-61.00; Orchard Grass hay, one load at 67.00; Clover, few loads 65.00-85.00; Com Fodder, few loads 38.00- 45.00; Com, 14 loads 62.00- 74.00; Wood Shavings, one load at 45.00. THE WORD’S OUT! BBC23QS LAYERS ARE MAKING NEWS WILLIAM KNITTER Plainfield Poultry Farm Pen Argyl, PA 36,000 DK-137 Layers Bill talks about the BBC22DID K-137 layer: "I can count on consistent production peaks from 87%-90%. After 8 periods of production my last flock of Moyer's DK-137's haven't dropped below 78%. Their excellent shell quality also allows me to follow a 14 period laying schedule." CHICKS, INC. NEST RUN EGGS Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs ai "' classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots o? 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 Tuesday Thursday 51 lbs. 0 0 48 lbs. ~ 57 52 42 lbs. 42 44 39 lbs. 36 34 48 lbs. 46 47 48 lbs. 39 39 Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks OUR GOAL IS GETTING , TOP DOLLAR FOR YOU SHIP TO THE DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa. Phone (717) 275-2880 SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 A.M. OWNERS Charles C. Myers Melvin M. Lehman (717) 569-2106 (717) 964-3621 266 East Paletown Road Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-3155
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