4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 12, 1977 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, Feb. 7 to Friday, Feb, 11 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Ex. Large 77 77 77 77 Large 77 77 77 77 Mediums 73 74 74 74 Pullets 59 61 61 62 Peewees 41 43 43 44 BROWN Large 79 79 79 79' Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 69 69 69 69 Checks 48 48 - 48 48 Tone —Large about steady, balance full steady. Copyright 1977 timer Barry Publications. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, February 8,1977 - I*llo6B paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS (+) 81-87 80-86 78-83 57-62 Mostly 82-83 81-82 79-80 58-59 NEWHAMP. 76-83 75-82 73-80 52-59 Mostly 79-80 78-79 76-77 55-56 R.I. 85-86 84-85 81-82 ' 80-61 VERMONT 83-92 - 82-90 - 78-88 Mostly. 85-88 84-87 78-84 MAINE 83-85 82-84 80-82 59-61 (+) Includes Central and Western sections only, ;-x-x-xx;X'--’-'" 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 Philadelphia Egg* Wednesday, Feb. 9 Prices unchanged on larger sizes to trending higher on mediums within the range. Cartoning demand fairly good. Stocks Tuesday Thurs. 66 67 66 67 64 64 56 57 58 58 49 49 adequate on larger sizes, mediums irregularly distributed but about adequate. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 80-85%; A Large 79-84%; a Medium 75- 80. Delmarva Poultry Fri. Wed. Feb. 9 Ready to cook movement continues good with offerings short of full call. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy though occasional plant not operating for lack of desirable birds. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 43 cents on plant and 44 cents on US Grade A. Advance in terest slow in developing. Live supplies short of needs. Undertone very firm. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range - US Grade A 42- 43%; Plant Grade 42-42%; Premium X US Grade A 44- 48; Premium X Plant Grade 4346. Wtd. Avg. - US Grade A 42.85; Plant Grade 42.05; Premium X US Grade A 45.68; Premium X Plant Grade 45.83. X - Includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, Feb. 9,1977 Market steady. Demand fair. Supplies of large adequate, mediums and small irregular. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 81-85; Grade A Medium 77-81. Eastern Pa. & NJ. Poultry Wednesday, Feb. 9 Prices light type hens unchanged. Demand fairly good for moderate offerings. Offerings of heavy type ' adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 10-12 mostly 12 in Pa., mostly 12 in N.J. Heavy Type hens TFEWR. » 'ft i WHITES AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME! •OPEN HEROBOOK A grade-up plan for your herd •USOA RECOGNITION Breed code “W” • MONTHLY PUBLICATION 12 issue subscription $2.00 • CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM • MAXIMUM SERVICE AT MINIMUM COST Write Today for Free Information RED & WHITE DAIRY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Crystal Spring, PA. 15536 Hay Markets Harvey Z. Martin Wednesday, Feb. 9,1977 135 Loads Alfalfa 80 to 109, few loads 68 to 77; Clover 71 to 82; Timothy 45N:0 85; Orchard Grass 57 to 70; Mixed Hay 50 to 95, 1 lead 44; Straw 60 to 79; Com fodder 1 load 47; Ear Corn 64.50 to 68; Firewood 1 load 25.50 per load. Regional Hay February 7,1977 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay & Straw steady to strong. Alfalfa 80.00-90.00; Mixed hay 65.00-75.00; Timothy hay 60.00-70.00; Straw 50.00- 60.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. Green Dragon February 4,1977 78 loads hay & 49 Ids. straw. Alfalfa, few 76.00-104.00; Timothy 59.00-88.00; Mixed hay 62.00-96.00; Clover, few 65.00-90.00; Straw 61.00-80.00, one at 85.00; Ear Corn, 10 1d5.65.00-70.00; Com Fodder, couple loads 53.00 and 66.00. Vintage Thursday, Feb. 10 Alfalfa mixed with grass, second chopping 88-90; mixed hay, clover and timothy 75-85; orchard grass 70; stray 69-76. TRY A CLASSIFIED THay&t 4, CHICKS, INC. * - v c v* j* * ( v-f <* a ', , WT, -v. a" v * **** *" 1 “ v v»»» t "* Before you place your next order for ready-to-lay pullets, sit down and list some reasons for your choice of layer. Do they include - locally grown pullets, fed to optimum body weight, well developed, early maturing, high production peaks, sustained shell quality. 4- BBC3BDIe) - A Bird For AH Reasons XlAink 231 DK-137 Sal-Link Lancaster Grain Prices Lancaster Grain Prices Friday, Feb. 11 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, Feb. 11 are as follows: Bid-f Offered-f Ear Com 61.00 70.00 Shelled Com 2.58 2.79 Barley 2.36 2.72 Oats Local 1.69 1.90 Western 2.22 2.41 Wheat ~ Millers 2.73 Soybeans 7.25 Soybean Meal POULTRYMEN s,/, ro . RA l ) -JRlGjfr- IDEA \ I CALL S HALLER ELECTRIC, INC. Route 2 Denver, Pa. 17517 SPECIALIZING IN POULTRY HOUSES, ALSO GRAIN DRYERS SEE JOHN FOR All YOUR WRING NEEDS. QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 215-536-3155 Whatever your choices, you’ll find; New Holl Horse Monday, February 7 Reported receipts of horses. Market steady 1 last week’s market. Local driving horses 540; riding horses 15( better horses 275- ; lightweight killers 22- heavyweight killers r mares 20-50; colts n geldings 20-45; larger pr 60-125. jr 2.82 264.00 CALL 215-267-7610
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