4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 16, 1976 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, October 12 to Friday, October 15 , Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Ex. Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large 63 64 64 Checks 48 48 49 Tone Steady to firm, demand irregular. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, October 12,1976 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE MASS(+) 73-80 Mostly 74-75 NEWHAMP 69-76 Mostly R.I. VERMONT 72-73 78-79 76-84- Mostly 78-80 76-78 72-73 MAINE 76-78 74-76 70-72 53-55 (+) 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 riest 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 Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. 71 72 72 69 70 70 62 64 64 49 51 51 31 31 31 71 72 LARGE MEDIUM 70- 66-71 71- 67-68 67-74 63-70 70-71 76-77 74-81 66-67 72-73 70-75 Tuesday Thursday 61 61 59 59 57 56 46 48 58 58 50 50 Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, Oct. 13 Ready to cook movement fairly good though often less aggressive than yesterday. Slaughter schedules continue heavy with weights generally heavier than desired at most plants. Todays LTL asking prices steady on both plant and US Grade A. Advance interest developing at unchanging levels. Live supplies ample. Undertone steady. Negotiated trucklot pnces '2-3 lb. ready to cook broilers fryers for delivery next week: Plant grade 36-37. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade A 38- 39; Plant Grade 37-38; Premium X US Grade A 40- 43; Premium X Plant Grade 39-41. SMALL 49- 50- 46-53 49-50 53-55 WTD. AVG. US Grade A 38.65; Plant Grade 37.25; Premium X US Grade A 41.05; Premium X Plant Grade 40.84. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! 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 White eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 72-73%; A Large 71-72%; A Medium 63- 64. Wednesday, Oct. 13 Prices unchanged though trending slightly lower on light type hens. Offerings fully adequate for full processing needs. Demand for finished product fair though occasionally less aggressive than in past weeks. Offerings of heavy type hens adequate for a LTD call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 13-14% mostly 14 in Pa., mostly 14-14% in NJ Heavy type hens TEEWR CHICKS, INC. EEC2MD BROWN & WHITE EGG LAYERS ' Deliverymen Dave Overholt, Bob Lytle, and Lester Moyer MOYER'S OFFERS YOU A CHOICE! Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Oct. 13,1976 Demand fair, though fairly good on retail promotion. Supplies were adequate. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (minimum one case sale) white. Grade A Large 73-76; Grade A Medium 66-69. . Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Oct. 13,1976 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand fairly good. Offerings of all sizes adequate but clearing close in instances. Undertone fully steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-3155 Hay Markets 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 & Straw steady. Alfalfa 70.00-80.00; Mixed hay 60.00-70.00; Timothy hay 55.00-65.00; Straw 40.00- 55.00; Mulch 20.00-30.00. Green Dragon Green Dragon October 8,1976 10 loads hay. Timothy, couple 58.00 & 61.00; Mixed hay, few 55.00- 84.00; Stubble hay'' one load 59.00; Straw, 7 loads 53.00- 71.00; Ear Com, one load 91.00 couple 47.00 & 49.00; Cora, one load $2.65 per bu. New Holland Horse Reported receipts of 485 horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. T| • Load of riding horses out of U«UTy Tennessee 290 - 875; Load of ReDorted rece iDts of 108 ridinghorsesoutofOhio27s- C 0^ P °S e^ger ° £ Z Local wort horses 465 - 650; moles 250015; driving MO S • S ES Se“a. 9 So;L„a“i 9«r° Pennsylvania fresh cows 700 I? -1000; Load of Pennsylvania fresh cows 585 - 875. /f J? 0, CO }J S Locally consigned cows 450 geldings 20 55; larger . 930 . SD ij no i n p hpifers 450 - ponies 75 - 140. g spnngmg fte!ters 4&0 need early maturity, extra large eggs, ex ceptional shell strength, high egg numbers or good molting qualities? We’d like the privilege of helping you decide which DEKALB leghorn is best fitted for your needs Harvey Z. Martin Leola,Pa. Hay, Stray ' -And Grain Wednesday, Oct. 13 23 Loads. Alfalfa 1 load 92; Timothy 58 to 86; Clover 1 load 76; Mixed Hay 63 to 65; Stubble Hay 52; Straw 60 to 69; Ear Com (old) 90 to 95; Ear Com (new) 48 to 50; Lancaster Grain Prices Friday, Oct. 15 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating area feed and grain con cerns. It should be noted, however, that not every dealer or broker handles each commodity. All prices are per bushel except ear corn and soybean meal which are per ton. The average prices quoted Friday, Oct. 15, are as follows: Bid Offered New Com 43.00 56.00 Old Ear Corn 73.00 81.00 Shelled Com 2.45 2.74 Oats Local 1.59 1.78 Western 1.86 2.05 Wheat 2.67 2.90 Soybeans 6.05 Soybean Meal New Holland HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS 236.00
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