A —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7, 1977 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday., May 2 to Friday, May 6 Mon. Tues Wed. Thurs. WHITE Exlarge Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Unquoted unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large 50 49 - 49 49 Checks 35 35 35 34 Tone - Large steady, balance about Steady. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report May 3,1977 Prices paid per dozen Grade ‘A” brown eggs m cartons delivered to retail stores: ~ , EXTRA LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL.. XMASS 66-72 65-71 55-64 38-46 Mostly 67-68 66457 56-57 3940 NEWHAMP 61-68 60-67 50-57 3340 Mostly 65-66 64-65 54-55 37-38 r.I. 70-71 69-70 62-63 4344 VERMONT 68-78 67-76 57-70. Mostly 70-75 69-73 * 59-67 MAINE -68-70 67-69 57-59 4042 X 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, May 4,1977 Prices 2 cents lower on mediums. Demand slow to fair. Supplies ample. +++*++++++++++*+*****+**** t t * 1 * ||ancjaster P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St, Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 J or Lititz 717-626-1164 4c Robert G. Campbell, Publisher 4c X Dieter Krieg, Editor ¥ X Joanne Spahr, Associate Editor r 4c Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent £ * Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent 4c i * X Subscription Price: $4 per year ¥ 4c $8 per year outside of - 4f 4f PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA & WV 4c X Established November 4,1955 ¥ X Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming ¥ 4c Lititz, PA X ¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 * ♦ ¥ ¥ for Address Change form or new subscription 4c X see Classified Section. X 4c Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper 4c Puofishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Tuesday Thurs. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white. Grade A Large 59-63 Grade A Medium 52-56 panning ? * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ PACMA-FACTS Spent Fowl The following market is supplied by, PACMA-FACTS, a direct marketing organization affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association. Participating poultrymen are members of PACMA, which employs a fowl marketing agent - The Farmers’ Agricultural Cooperative Trading Society (FACT) - to scD members’ fowl. PACMA works directly with the PFA poultrymen in the program. Too few sales tpjestablish a market. Farm point prices prevailing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of May 2, are 9% -10, mostly 10. Fri. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, May 4,1977 _ Prices unchanged to lower on mediums, balance un changed. Cartoning demand fair but unable to fully dear ample offarrings which increasingly move to breakers. Undertone un settled but steadier. Prices to retailers: Sale to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: Store Door A Extra Large 55-59; A Large 54-58; A Medium 47-53 Fogelsville Poultry Fogelsville Poultry Sale of April 26,1977 Hens, heavy type 20-44; Pullets 41-45; Roasters 30-40; Ducks 50; Drakes 50; Turkeys-Toms 24: Turkeys- Hens 35-41%; Rabbits 80-%; Guineas 1.50%-1.61; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.50-3.51. Total coops sold 350. Fogelsville Poultry Sale of May 3,1977 Hens, heavy type 30-36, mostly 30-34; Pullets 3645, mostly 41-45; Roasters 36%- 45%-mostly 36%42; Ducks 62; Geese 38; Turkeys-Hens WT i whites AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME! • OPEN HERDBOOK A grade-up plan for your herd •USDA RECOGNITION Breed code “W” • MONTHLY PUBLICATION 12 issue subscription 12.00 • CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM • MAXIMUM SERVICE AT MINIMUM COST Write Today ftrf Free Information RED & WHITE DAIRY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Crystal Spring, PA. 15536 Hay Markets Harvey Z. Martin Harvey Z. Martin Wednesday May 4,1977 67 Loads - Alfalfa Hay 56 to 89, (3 loads) 105,110,121; Clover (1 load) 70; Timothy 50 to 67; Mixed Hay 41 to 98; Straw 60 to 86; Com Fodder (2 loads) 53 to 54; Surgom Straw 26; Earl Com (10 loads) 53 to 72. Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, May 4,1977 v Ready to cook movement improved slightly on whole birds though parts improved rapidly. Slaughter schedules heavy in most quarters. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 45 on plant and 46 on US Grade A. Advance in terest till taking a wait and see position. live supplies ample at weights in a wide acceptable range. Undertone fully steady. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly "multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range US Grade A 44-47; Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Wednesday, May 4,1977 Prices unchanged to lower on light type hens. Demand fair for adequate offerrings of light type hens. Processor demand for dressed product less aggressive than in past weeks. Offerings of heavy type hens adequate for LTD needs. Prices Paid at farm: Light type hens 8-10 Mostly 9-9 % Heavy type hens TFEWR 34; Rabbits 60-91, mostly 89- 91; Guineas 1.60; Pigeons (per pr.) 2.03. Total coops sold 300. Auction Day-Tuesday each week Poultry received-Mon. 7 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.; Tues. 7 A.M.tolZNoon Sale at 11:30 A.M. Phone 215-395-6611 THE BIG PAY-OFF! Moyer’s would like to get better acquainted with the poultrymen who’ve been noticing our Lancaster Farming ad for the last year. If you are a poultryman and will take a minute to fill out and mail in the coupon below you will receive FREE in return a Gold-colored, Sof-Touch Key Holder with our compliments. Name Type Poultry Operation Street Capacity City State Zip Phone Mail to: MOYER'S CHICKS, INC. 266 East Paietown Road Quakertown, Pa. 18951 Vintage Hay Vintage Sales Stables Thursday, May 5 First crop alfalfa 65-70; mixed hay 62-68; mulch hay 4045; straw 65-66; fodder 42. Regional Hay April 29,1977 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay and straw slow, Alfalfa and'straw steady, other hay steady to $5 lower. Alfalfa 75.00-85.00; Mixed hay 55.00-65.00; Timothy hay 50.00-60.00; Straw 50.00- 55.00; Mulch'2o.oo-30.00. Plant Grade 43-45; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. WTD Avg. 45.29; Plant Grade44.4B; Premium XUS Grade A 50.00 Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. X-includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. 1 Green Dragon April 29,1977 57 loads hay & 26 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 75.00-92.00; Timothy, few 51.00-76.00; Mixed hay 55.00-94.00, one at 112.00, some down to 36.00; Straw 59.00-71.00, couple 80.00; Com, 10 loads 63.50- 73.00. New Holland Hay April 2,1977 104 loads. Hay sold $5 to $lO ton lower except for * few load No. 1 Alfalfa and mixed hay fully steady. Alfalfa No. 1, a few loads $lOO to $l3O. No. No. 2 $75-995. No. 3 $60*75. Alfalfa Mixed Hay- a few No. l-$9O-$lO4. No. 2 70-90. No 3-SSS s7o.Timothy Hay-No. 1 $65- 72. No. 2- $55465. No. 3 $4B - Clover Hay Hoad-No. 1- $B2. No. 2- $57470. No. 3450- $57. Mixed Hay No. l-$9O - No. 2470490. No. 3450- $7O. Straw-$55-80. Corn Fodder-$35443. Ear com-No. 1 - $70476. No. 2 & 3 - $65470. Mulch Hay & Grass-$35-$45. TRY A CLASSIFIED