A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1976
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, Nov. 1 to Friday, Nov. 5
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Ex. Large 73 73 73 73 73
Large 71 72 72 73 73
Mediums 68 69 69 70 70
Pullets 58 39 59 41 61
Peewees 38 39 39 41 41
BROWN
Large 77 77 76 76 75
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 66 67 67 68 '
Checks 50 50 50 51
Tone Full steady to firm.
Copyright 1976 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, November 2,1976
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS (+) 78-85 78-85 77-84 65-69
Mostly 79-80 79-80 78-79 66-67
NEWHAMP 75-82 73-80 71-78 60-67
Mostly 76-77 75-76 74-75
R.I. 82-63 82-63 81-82
VERMONT 80-88 ' 80-85 79-83
Mostly 8065 8063 7969
MAINE 8062 8062 7961 6769
(+) 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 Nov. 3,1976
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
higher. Demand fair but
improved where large sizes
are featured. Supplies
Tuesday Thursday
63 65
62 62
61 61
50 53
60 61
51 51
adequate. Cartoned Eggs:
prices to retailers, state
graded (min one case sale)
white: Grade A large 75-79;
Grade A medium 72-76.
Delmarva
Poultry
Fri.
Wednesday, Nov. 3
T-L trading fairly good for
immediate needs. Slaughter
schedules varied from light
to heavy with • occasional
plant not operating. Todays
LTL asking prices held
unchanged at 35 cents on
plant grade and 36 cents on
US Grade A. Advance in
terest LGT at low prices.
Live supplies fully adequate
at weights in a wide range
underline unsettled.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 pounds ready to cook
broiler-fryers for delivery
this-next week: plant grade
33-34.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated! prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 35-
36%; Plant Grade 34-35%;
Premium X US Grade A 37-
41; Premium X Plant Grade
36-39.
62-63
69-70
Wtd. Avg. US Grade A
36.09; Plant Grade 35.04;
Premium X US Grade A
38.84; Premium X Plant
Grade 38.59.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
FogelsyiUe
Poultry
Sale of Oct. 26,1975
Hens, heavy type 13-34,
mostly 20-28; Pullets 39-45;
Roasters 20-36, mostly 30-35;
Capons 32-38; Ducks 20%-
58; Drakes 28-58; Rabbits
38%-51, mostly 45-51;
Guineas 81-1.05; Pigeons
(Per Pr.) 1.20-3.05.
Total coops sold 337.
Auction Day - Tuesday
each week at 11:30 a.m.
Poultry Received - Mon. 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 noon.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit, North to stop light in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Sale of Nov. 2,1976
Hens, heavy type 10-37,
mostly 17-25; Pullets 42-45;
Roasters 30-38; Ducks 30%-
63; Drakes 46-60%; Turkeys-
Toms 30-34; Turkeys - Hens
39-43; Rabbits 40%-51,
mostly 46-50; Guineas 85V2-
1.03; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.45-
3.80;
Total coops sold 292
Eastern Pa. &
NJ. Poultry
Wednesday, Nov. 3
Prices light type hens
unchanged to hz lower. Of
ferings adequate to barely
adequate for a fair processor
demand. Offerings of heavy
type hens fully adequate for
a fairly good call.
Prices paid at farm; Light
type hens 12 l i-14 mostly
in Pa ; mostly
in N J
Heavy type hens TFEWR
Hay
Markets
New Holland
HAY, STRAW &
GRAIN AUCTION
November 1,1976
50 loads - all kinds of hay
sold, steady to $5 a ton higher
than last week. Alfalfa; 75-90
a ton, 1 load 133; Alfalfa
mixed 75-87, few loads up to
$105; timothy 60-70, one load
91; Clover-75-85; ear com -12
loads, new ear com, 51-58;
old com 86-91; straw 71-78;
oats, 2 loads: 1 - $1.65 1 -
$1.90; stubble hay, $54 a ton,
com fodder, $57 a ton.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Nov. 3,1976
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
higher on all sizes. Cartoning
demand fairly good. Of
ferings of larger sizes fully
adequate, mediums
adequate to barely adequate.
Undertone fully steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door
A Extra Large 74 %-76 %;
A Large'73-75 %; A Medium
67 %-71.
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Regional Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay and straw slow,
steady.
Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; mixed
hay 60.00-70.00; timothy hay
55.00-65.00; straw 45.00-55.00;
mulch 25.00-30.00.
Green Dragon
15 loads hay & 9 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, couple 73 & 117.00;
Timothy, few 58-76.00; mixed
hay, few 62-85.00; clover, one
load 70.00; straw 58-77.00;
ear com, few 79-93.00, few 52-
56.00; com fodder, one load
27.00.
REMEMBER US when you purchase cattle m
Virginia this Fall . call us collect from the sale
HAPPY TO SERVE YOU!!
S. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC.
LKSTOCKTW
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: (717) 393-4641 (day or night)
CHI
own, PA 18951
(215) 536-3155
Harvey Z. Martin
Wednesday, Nov. 3,1976
40 Loads.
Alfalfa, 3 loads, 79,82,112;
Clover, 1 load 59; Timothy 77
to 86; Mixed Hay 50 to 95; 2
loads of Stubble Hay 55 & 61;
1 load of Grass Hay 64;
Straw 65 to 81; 1 load corn
fodder 54; Ear Com, new 50
to 54.50; 2 loads Old Com 83
& 92.
Joliet Cattle
Novembers, 1976
CATTLE: 2200. Trading
moderate. Slaughter Steers
and Heifers steady to 50
higher. Steer supply mostly
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs.
Heifers mostly Choice 2-4
850-1100 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice, few Prime 2-4 1000-
1250 lbs. 38.00-39.50, bulk
38.50-39.50, load 39.75, load
40.00. Mixed Good and.
Choice 2-3 950-1250 lbs. 36.50-’
38.00.
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