—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 31, 1976
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Large 72 73 73 73 73
Large 69 71 71 71 71
Mediums 61 61 61 61 61
Pullets 44 44 44 44 44
Peewees 3! 31 31 31 31
BROWN
Large 69 70 70 70 70
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade "■
Large 62 64 64 64 64
Checks 41 42 42 43 43 ,
Tone Large sizes well cleared, balance adequate.
Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, July 27,1976
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons,
delivered to retail stores;
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS.+ 77-82 71-76 64-71 44-52
Mostly 78-79 72-73 65-66 45-46
NEW HAMP. 72-79 66-73 59-66 39-46
Mostly 75-76 69-70 62-63 42-43
R. I. 81-82 75-76 68-69 48-49
VERMONT 79-85 73-81 66-73
Mostly 79-80 73-78 66-70
MAINE 79-81 73-75 66-68
+lncludes 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
Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday
Extra Large 51 ib s .
Class 1 - Large 48 lbs. 62 62
Class 2 - Large 45 lbs. 58 58
Class 3 - Medium 42 lbs. 51 51
Class 4 - Small 39 lbs. 37 37
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 50 51
Checks 48 lbs. 43 44
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, July 28,1976
Prices unchanged to Prices to retailers: Sales
higher on large sizes. Un- to volume buyers, consumer
changed on mediums, grades white eggs in cartons,
Cartoning demand fairly delivered: Store Door A
good. Offerings of large sizes Extra Large 71-75%; A
short, adequate on mediums Large 69%-74y 2 ; A Medium
and smalls. Undertone fully 02%-64.
steady.
Delmarva
Poultry
Fri,
Wednesday, July 28,1976
RTC movement only fair
at best. Slaughter schedules
about steady. Today’s LTL
asking prices held un
changed on both Plant & US
Grade A. Advance T-L' in
terest starting to develop at
42 cents for next week on
Plant Grade. Live supplies
fully adequate but continue
lighter than desired. Un
dertone firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler -
fryers for delivery next
week: Plant Grade 42.
Current broiler - fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate shipment includes
mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City
from Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 42-
43; Plant Grade 41-42;
Premium X US Grade A
44-48; Premium X Plant
Grade 43-46.
Wtd. Avg.; US Grade A
42.48; Plant Grade 41.37;
Premium X US Grade A
46.26: Premium X Plant
Grade 45.82.
46-48
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Poultry
Wednesday, July 28
Prices unch to higher on
light type hens. Offerings
fully adequate for a fairly
good demand with plants
running near capacity.
Offerings of heavy type
adequate at fair call.
Prices paid at farm;
Light type hens 12-15, mostly
14% in Pa., mostly 14-14% in
NJ.
Heavy type hens TFEWR,
FogelsviUe
Poultry
Prices paid dock weights,
cent per pound, except
where noted.
Sale of July 27, 1976.
Hens, heavy type
Pullets 30-43, mostly 41-42;
Roasters 27-31; Ducks 25-95;
Drakes 46; Turkeys-Toms
44; Turkeys-Hens 44;
Rabbits 25-48, mostly 40-45;
Guineas 1.50-1.80; Pigeons
(per pr.) 65-3.05.
Total Coops Sold 143.
Auction Day - Tuesday
each week at 11:30 a.m.
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 light in
FogelsviUe, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, July 28,1976
Prices mostly 2 cents
higher on large, unchanged
on mediums. Demand fair.
Supplies fully adequate.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white Grade A
Large 75-78, Grade A
Hay
Markets
vNew Holland
New Holland
Sales Stables, Inc.
Hay, Straw and
Grain Saif
Monday, July 26,1976
,11:00 a.m.
65 Loads of Hay, Straw and
Ear Com sold as follows:
Alfdfa 80-88 per ton; Mixed
Hay 5281 per ton; Timothy
52-75 per ton; 1 Fancy load of
Clover 92 per ton; Straw 50-
60 per ton with few loads up
to 65 per ton; Ear Com, 22
loads 90-96 and Oats $1.75 per
bu.
New Holland
Dairy
Reported receipts of 126
cows, and 31 heifers. Market
steady with last week’s
market.
Load of Pennsylvania
fresh cows 600-800, springers
575-830; Load of Franklin
County fresh cows 600-710;
Load of Pennsylvania fresh
cows 500-550; two loads of
Wisconsin fresh cows 450-
900.
Herd dispersal, 31 head, all
-stages of lactation 310-790.
Locally consigned cows
350-680; Springing heifers
475-710; Open Heifers 140-
275.
MY BIRDS OUT OF
“I hope this never does happen on your
farm. But there are many stress conditions
which can cause a severe drop in egg
production hot weather, power failure,
disease breaks, out of feed or water When
this happens, do your hens demonstrate a
FORGIVENESS quality?”
THE DEKALB XL-LINKS DO!
Here’s an actual production record to
demonstrate
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£
Record
Date*
CHICKS, INC.
roro-Ytra Quakertown, PA 18951 HUBBARD
BROWN & WHITE /915 V 53A-3155 WHITE MT.
EGG LAYERS MWIM BROILERS
Green Dragon Harvey Z. Martin
July 23,1976 ,
hay 4 .3 loada #
Mixed hay 45.00-57.00, one i Jnc
83.00; Straw 49.00-55.00; lo ! d „ 95;
Com, 17 loads 49.00-55.00. 41 i? 655 3V Sf e . d H 7 „ y
36 to 76; Clover 40 to 70;
Regional Hay 50 10 57; 00018310
Hay Prices for
Southeastern & So.
Central Pennsylvania
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-50.00; Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; Straw 35.00-
45.00; Mulch 20.00-25.00
GREEN DRAGON tUV
LIVESTOCK SALES iji
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and veal calves
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
We will have consignments from Alfred
Albright, Bob Kennedy, Ray Keiper and Kelly
Bowser
Bring a Load and Buy a Load
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444. Res. 717-838-4318
Walter H. Risser, Proprietor
NEVER!
Try A Classified Ad
If Pays!
SEE CFH’s
"SAVINGS TIME”
SPECIAL-TAGS AD
FARM EQUIPMENT SECTION
CLASSIFIED PAGE
WATER?
LEON MOYER
Sales Mgr.