—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28, 1976
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, August 23 to Friday, August 27
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Large 73 73 73 73 73
Large 71 71 71 71 71
Mediums 65 65 65 66 66
Pullets 47 48 48 49 46
Peewees 31 31 31 31 31
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 65 66 66 67 67
Checks 45 46 46 46 46
Tone Steady.
Copyright 1976 Umer Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, August 24,1976
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
85-86 83-86 75-81 57-63
MASS+
Mostly
NEWHAMP 80-87
82-83
89-90
87-89
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 87 85 77-80
MAINE 87-89 85-87 77-79
+ 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.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry
Prices steady. Offerings of
light type hens about
adequate for a fairly good
call. Offerings of heavy type
barely adequate for a fair
interest.
79 81 81 81
76-77
70-77
84-85
78-85
80-81
87-88
85-87
72-73
79-80
77-81
Tuesday Thursday
60 60
58 59
56 57
42 43
55 57
45 47
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 12-14% - Mostly 14-
14% in Pa.; Mostly 14-14% in
NJ.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
Delmarva
Poultry
Fri,
Wednesday, August 25
RTC movement fair
though generally
unaggressive. Slaughter
schedules heavy. Todays Itl.
prices mostly unchanged on
both plant and US grade A -
though occasionally quoted 1
cent higher. Advance in
terest still taking a wait and
see position. Live supplies
fully adequate at oc
casionally heavier than
desired weights.
Undertone steady to firm.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City for
Delmarva.
RANGE: US Grade A 40-
41, Plant Grade 39-40,
Premium X US Grade A 42-
46, Premium X Plant Grade
41-44.
WTD. AVG.: US Grade A
40.91, Plant Grade 39.95,
Premium X US Grade A
44.25, ‘Premium X Plant
Grade 43.66.
58-59
52-59
54-55
61-62
57-59
Baltimore Eggs
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Wednesday, Aug. 25,1976
Demand just fair except
where retail promotions are
in progress. Stocks are in
balance on all sizes.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (Min.
one case sale).
Grade A Large 75-78
Grade A Medium 69-72
BROWN & WHITE
EGG LAYERS
We have different makes, sizes, and styles of
delivery vans to fill different needs for us
And as a progressive poultryman, you should
be able to choose the leghorn which best meets
the unique needs of your operation.
DEKALB does offer you 3 ‘models’ from which
to choose - the DK-137,231, and XL-Lmk. Do you
Hay
Markets
Harvey Z. Martin
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, Aug. 25,1976
47 Loads.
Alfalfa 59 to 76; Clover 55
to 59; Timothy 50 to 67;
Mixed Hay 48 to 65, few load
better grades 69 to 76, some
with mold 40 to 42; Straw 45
to 64; Ear Com 89 to 95, 1
load with mold 80.
New HoUand
Hay, Straw &
Ear Com Market
Mon. Aug. 23,1976
7:00 A.M.
70 Loads.
Alfalfa 70 to 95 a ton, few
load poor quality down to 60;
Mixed Hay 56 to 95; Timothy
55 to 74; Clover 51 to 77;
Grass 65 to 67, 1 load poor
quality 36; Straw 44 to 65;
Ear Com, 14 loads 94.50 to
101.
Wed. Aug. 25,1976
12:00
Straw 50; Mixed Hay 40 to
70; Ear Com 86.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Prices unchanged. Car
toning dem. good on meds.
where featured at 59 cents.
Otherwise only fair on other
sizes. Offerings of meds.
adequate, large and X large
fully adequate. Undertone
steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades.
White eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door:
A extra large 74-75%, A large
73-74%, A medium 64%-67.
THayeftt CHICKS, INC.
Deliverymen Dave Overholt, Bob Lytle, and Lester Moyer
MOYER'S OFFERS YOU A CHOICE!
Green Dragon
PRICES PER TON:
34 loads hay & 13 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 69.00-84.00;
Timothy, few loads 41,00-
65.00; Mixed hay 40.00-59.00,
few 71.00-83.00; Clover,
couple loads 64.00 and 72.00;
Grass hay, one load at 70.00;
Straw 51.00-60.00; Com, 11
loads 90.50-97.00, one at
104.00.
18 loads hay & 9 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 75.00-
76.00; Timothy, few loads
32.00-67.00; Mixed hay 33.00-
90.00, Clover, few loads 50.00-
56.00; Straw 45.00-66.00;
Com 90.0-95.00.
Horse Sale 2nd Sat. Every Month 10:30 A.M.
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 536-3155
need early maturity, extra large eggs, ex
ceptional shell strength, high egg numbers or
good molting qualities 7
We’d like the privilege of helping you decide
which DEKALB leghorn is best fitted for your
needs.
GREEN DRAGON,
EPHRATA, PA.
AUGUST 20,1976
August 13,1976
TRY A CLASSIFIED
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.
OWNER; MELVIN M. LEHMAN
717-964-3621 Res.
717-275-2880 Bus.
Regional Ha
HAY PRICES FOR
SOUTHEASTERN
& SO. CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
All hay No. 2 and bettej
prices paid by dealers at t|
farm, price per ton.
Movement slow, hay
straw steady, althou;'
alfalfa showed spots weak
$lO lower.
Alfalfa 60.00-75.00; Mu
hay 50.00-60.00; Timothy h,
45.00-55.00; Straw 35.0
45.00; Mulch 20.00-25.00.
HUBBARD
WHITE MT.
BROILERS
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