4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 30, 1976 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, October 25 to Friday, October 29 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Ex. Large 73 73 73 73 73 Large 71 71 71 71 71 Mediums 66 67 67 68 68 Pullets 55 57 57 58 58 Peewees 35 37 37 38 38 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 66 66 66 66 66 Checks 49 50 50 50 50 Tone Large steady, balance full steady. Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Deport Tuesday, October 26,1976 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS (+) 78-82 78-81 76-80 62-64 Mostly 79-80 79-80 77-78 . -62-63 NEW HAMP 73-80 73-80 70-77 57-64 Mostly 78-79 76-77 73-74 60-61 RJ. 82-83 82-83 80-81 64-65 VERMONT 80-85 80-83 75-80 Mostly 80-83 80-82 75-76 MAINE 80-82 8082 78-80 64-66 (-I-) 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 Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Oct. 26,1976 Market steady. Demand picked up in some quarters for large and extra large. Supplies are plentiful. 77 77 77 77 Wednesday Friday 61 62 59 61 58 60 49 50 60 60 50 51 Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 75-78; Grade A Medium 70-73. Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, Oct. 20 Ready to cook movement fair on whole birds and breasts, slower on legs and wings. Slaughter Schedules heavy and weights remained heavy. Todays LTL asking prices unchanged to 1 cent higher on plant grade while others unchanged. Advance light tough at unchanged prices as compared to Tuesday.' Live supplies fully ample. Undertone steady. U.S. Grade A 37-38; Plant Grade 36-37. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry Wednesday, Oct. 27 Prices generally un changed on light type hens. Demand fairly good with plants operating at full capacity. Heavy hens are short and not enough to regulate prices. Interest is only fair on heavy type. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 13-14, mostly I3M>- 14 in both Pa. and N.J. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, Oct. 26,1976 Market remained steady on large and extra large. Unchanged to 1 cent higher on mediums. Demand fair though not as good as an ticipated. Carton interest centered on larger sizes. Supplies short on mediums, adequate on other sizes. A Extra Large 73-75%; A Large 72-74%; Mediums 65- 69. Try A Classified Ad It Pays! ATTENTION FARMERS!! AND Place Orders Now For Best Price On BALANCED SOIL TESTING QUALITY CONKLIN PRODUCTS MELVIN R. WEAVER RDI Box 529 Manheim, PA PH: 717-569-6576 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 fully steady. Alfalfa 75.00-85.00- Mixed hay 60.00-70.00; Timothy hay 55.00-65.00; Straw 45.00- 55.00'; Mulch 20.00-30.00. Green Dragon October 22,1976 22 loads hay & 9 loads straw. Alfalfa, couple 86.00 & 92.00; Timothy, few 54.00- 74.00; Mixed hay, few 60.00- 94.00; Stubble hay, couple 51.00 & 62.00; Bromegrass hay, one load 69.00; Straw 55.00-80.00; Ear Com 82.00- 92.00, couple 56.00 & 62.00; Com, one load $2.60 per bushel. Harvey Z. Martin Harvey Z. Martin Leola, Pa. Hay, Straw And Grain Wednesday, Oct. 27 41 Loads. Alfalfa 80 to 110; Timothy 65 to 81; Clover 1 load 70; Mixed Hay 59 to 82; Straw 64 to 80, mostly in the 70’s. Old Ear Com 2 load 76 to 82; New Ear Com 2 loads 50 to 51; Oats 1 load 1.60 per bushel; Peanut Hulls 45.00 per ton. New Holland New Holland Sales Bara Monday, Oct. 2511 AM Hay, straw and ear com. 39 loads - Market very active; alfalfa hay, 76-28; 1 load of third cutting 109; Timothy 60-80; mixed hay 50- 76, straw 69-80; new ear com, 3 loads 55-59, old ear corn, 3 loads 85-92; 1 load shelled com, $2.63 a bushel; stubble hay and grass 60-68. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. October 25,1976 CATTLE 279. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good 25 cents to 50 cents higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2 lower. Choice No. 2-4 950- 1150 lbs. slaughter steers 36.75- Good 33.50-36.50, Standard 30.85-33.25, Utility .25.75-29.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 34.85-36.25, few Good 32.50-33.60. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.00-25.10, Cutters 21.50-23.35, Canners 19.75- Few Good slaughter bullocks 33.25- 36.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1475 lbs. slaughter bulls 29.50-32,50. Mixed Good to mostly Choice 400-700 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 32.25- 36.00. CALVES 175. Vealers grading Good & Choice $1 to Carlisle Carlisle, Pennsylvania October 26,1976 CATTLE 289. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows $2 to $2.25 lower. Choice slaughter steers 38.35-38.85, Good 35.60- 37.35, Standard 33.85-34.10, Utility 27.50-30.50. Good & Choice slaughter heifers 32.00-35.00, Standard 28.10- 28.85, few Utility 25.75-27.60. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 23.00- 24.10, Cutters 20.75-22.75, Canners 18.75-21.00, Shells down to 15.00. One Good slaughter bullock at 32.10, few Standard 27.00-29.10, one Utility at 26.00. CALVES 178. Vealers weak to- mostly $3 to $4 lower. Choice vealers 49.00- 52.50, Good 41.50-46.00, Peoria Auction Peoria, 111. Oct. 28,1976 CATTLE: Receipts this week: 5500 last week: 6200 year ago: 5500 compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers 50-1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers fully 1.00, instances 1.50 higher. Cows uneven steady to 1.00 lower. Receipts about 70 per cent slaughter steers 25 per cent slaughter heifers, balance mainly Cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice and Prime 3-4 1150- 1300 lbs. 36.00-39.50, late 36.00-38.50; three loads yield grade 4-5 1275-1525 lbs. 34.00- 36 50; ChoiC*§ 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 38.00-40.00, late 38.00- 39.00; on Monday several GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALES |gi 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 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale We will have consignments from Alfred Albright, Bob Kennedy, Ray Keiper, Kelly Bowser, and Dale Brewer 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. Walter H. Risser, Proprietor $4 lower, Standard & Good 70-110 lbs. steady to higher. Choice vealers 44.0rl 52.00, Good 38.0044.00, few Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.00-38.00, 90-110 lbs. 32.00- 36.00, Standard 70-85 lbs. 27.50-31.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 33.5044.00, HOGS 291. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $J.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 34.40-35.10, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 33.10-34.40. US No. 1-3 350-650 lbs. sows 25.25-30.00. Few Boars 18.50-24.00. FEEDER PIGS 155. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.50-20.50 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 19.00-24.00, one lot No. 1-3 60 lbs. 29.00 per head. SHEEP 28. Choice 75-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 38.0042.50. Few Slaughter ewes 11.50-19.00. (0 Auction Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 28.00- 90-110 lbs. 24.00- 30.00, Standard 70-90 lbs 21.00- HOGS 131. Barrows & Gilts mostly 25 cents to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 35.00-35.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 34.10- 35.10, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 32.00- few No. 24 250- 280 lbs. 30.00-30.50. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 23.00- 26.00, few No. 2-3 300-550 lbs. 18.50-20.00. Boars 19.00-21.00. FEEDER PIGS 305. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00- per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 23.00-29.00, one lot No. 1-3 80 lbs. 35.00 per'head. SHEEP 39. Good 60-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 34.50-38,00, Utility 50-75 UjJ 26.00-27.00. loads 40.5040.75, one load 41.00; mixed good and choice 24 900-1300 lbs. 36.00-38.00; good 2-3 33.50-36.50, load good 2-3 Holsteins Monday 15 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and Prime 34 900- 1050 lbs. 37.50-38.00, load early 38.25; choice 24 850- 1050 lbs. 36.00-37.50; mixed good and choice 24 800-1100 lbs. 33.50-36.00; good 2-3 32.50-33.50. COWS; Utility and com mercial 2-3 21.00-22.50, few early 23.00-23.50; Cutter ’ \ 19.00-21.50; Canner 15.0(/ 19.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 26.00-29.00; few yield grade 30.00-32.00.
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