—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1976 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, May 17 to Friday, May 21 Mon. lues. Wed. Thurs. Ex. Large 66 62 62 58 58 Large 65 61 61 57 57 Mediums 61 58 58 54 54 Pullets 48 48 48 48 48 Peewees 37 37 37 37 37 BROWN Large 64 60 60 56 56 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade 58 54 54 50 50 Checks 41 39 38 37 37 Tone Barely steady. Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, May 19,1976 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores; EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS.+ 62-79 61-75 56-69 43-54 Mostly 63-64 NEWHAMP. 57-64 60-61 70-71 64-78 Mostly R.I. VERMONT 64-75 64-66 Mostly MAINE -(-Includes 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 (GNR) 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 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 Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, May 19 Prices unchanged to sharply lower on all sizes. Cartoning demand light & disappointing. Offerings ample to occasional bur densome. Undertone remains weak & unsettled. 57-58 51-58 6263 56-63 54-55 6364 5867 59-62 69-70 63-75 5865 5860 63-72 63-65 Tuesday Thursday 0 0 48 47 46 45 37 37 46 44 39 37 Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades White Eggs in car tons, Delivered: Store Door: A Extra Large 63%-69%; A Large 62%-68; A Medium 58- 63. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, May 19 Prices unchanged to a 4 cents lower. Supplies of graded large and mediums exceed the light demand. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailer, state grade (min one case sale) White: Grade A Large, 65-72; Grade A Medium, 62-68. Fri. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry Wednesday, May 19 Prices ranged higher on light type hens. Offerings very short of a fairly good demand. As processors working less than halftime. Offerings of heavy type hens short of a fail call. Prices Paid at Farm: Light type hens 8-12% mostly 12-12%, in Pa., mostly 11-12 in N.J. Heavy type hens TFEWR. 44-45 38-45 41-42 47-48 Delmarva Poultry 45-47 Wednesday, May 19 RTC movement fairly good for current needs. Slaughter schedules con tinue heavy at most plants. Today’s LTL prices held unchanged on both Plant & US Grade A. Advance in terest good, however neg prices to limited to report. Live supplies fully adequate at desirable wts. Undertone steady. Current Broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 44-45, Plant Grade 43-44, Premium X US Grade A 50.00, Premium Plant Grade, 48.00. Wtd: Avg: US Grade A 44.62, Plant Grade, 43.85, Premium US Grade A 50.00, Premium Plant Grade 48.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Fogelsville Poultry Fogelsville Poultry May 18,1976 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 10-21, mostly 14-20; Pullets 16-47, mostly 40-44; Roasters 22M>- 45, mostly 3843; Ducks 57; Drakes 50-70, mostly 70; Geese 34; Rabbits 60-75; Guineas 1.85%-1.90%, mostly 1.90%; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.14-3.00. Total coops sold 242. 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 Fogelsville Exit, North to stop light in Foglesville, turn left, proceed one block, turn left, again at Cracker Barrel Restaurant. Auction right side 100 feet from your last left turn. Hay Markets Regional Hay HAY PRICES FOR SOUTHEASTERN AND SO. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay and Straw steady, spots stronger, Little offered m some areas. Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; Mixed hay 55.00-60.00; Timothy hay 45.00-60.00; Straw 40.00- 42.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. Green Dragon Hay May 14,1976 Prices Per Ton: 44 loads Hay & 19 loads Straw. Alfalfa, few 65.00-89.00; Tomothy, few_ 46.00-65.00; Mixed hay 54.00-89.00; Clover, one load at 80.00; straw 54.00-70.00, 1 load at 79.00; Com, 13 loads 79.00- 84.00. Harvey Z. Martin Hay, Straw and Ear Com Sale Leola, PA Wednesday, May 19 90 Loads Alfalfa 49 to 65; Timothy 52 to 74; Clover, 3 loads 43, 69, 71; Mixed Hay 45 to 98; Straw 57 to 65; Mixedup Hay, Fodder and Straw, 1 load 54; Ear Com 72 to 85.50; Wood Shavings 1 load 15.50. prepare to make a delivery of 30,000 E8C2288 K-137 baby chicks. Besides covering Lancaster and surrounding counties, ‘THMf&t' 4 also supplies many poultrymen in the nearby states of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and W. Virginia. International Shipments have been made into the Carribbean, South America, Africa and Canada No matter what your requirements there’s a layer to meet your needs. CHICKS, INC. BBC23MD BROWN & WHITE EGG LAYERS the Farm Women Calendar. 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