—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 11, 1977 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE ExLarge Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Peewees Unquoted^ Unquoted OFF GRADE Large 43 43 Checks 31 31 Tone - Full Steady to Firm, NOTE: The quotations for last Friday’s egg market were incorrect. Lancaster Farming apologizes for any inconveniences it may have caused producers and han dlers. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications. New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Tuesday, June 71977 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EXLARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL MASS(X) 63-68 59-65 49-55 36-46 Mostly , 64-66 60-63 50-53 38-43 NEWHAMP. 58-65 54-61 44-51 33-40 Mostly R.I. VERMONT 62-63 65-66 65-75 Mostly 67-69 63-67 53-57 MAINE 65-67 61-63 51-53 40-42 (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 isSSTTSM * * * * * P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St. Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone; Lancaster 717-394-3047 £ or Lititz 717-626-1164 * Robert G. Campbell, Publisher * j Dieter Krieg, Editor j i Joanne Spahr, Associate Editor J X Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J * Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent * J Subscription Price: $4 per year ¥ •k $8 per year outside of - * PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA & WV * i Established November 4,1955 ¥ X Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming J X Lititz, PA I ¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 ¥. . ¥ ¥ p or Address Change form or new subscription * X see Classified Section. J ¥ Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa. Newspaper ¥ PubSsliers Association, and National Newspaper Association. ¥ AMMf* 58 59 43 44 44 31 31 31 58-59 63-64 61-72 48-49 53-54 51-67 Tuesday 41 42 38 38 30 30 25 24 38 3 7 33 32 Fogelsville Poultry Fri. + 56 51 41 32 20 Sale of Tuesday, June 7,1977 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 10-29, mostly 20-27; Pullets 27-43, mostly 40-43; Roasters 10-40, mostly 25-32; Capons 25-32; Ducks 40%-60%, mostly 60V2; Drakes 60^2; Geese 30- 40; Rabbits 50-73, mostly OS -73; Guineas 1.61%; Pigeons (per pr.)o 1.08-4.01; Total coops sold 351. Poultry Received - Mon. 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tues. 7 a.m. to 12 noon. Directions - Take Rt. 22 thruway. Exit at Fogelsville Exit, North to stop lite in Fogelsville, turn left, proceed one block, turn left, again at Cracker Barrel Restaurant. Auction right side 100 feet from your last left turn. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Wednesday, June 8,1977 37-38 42-43 Prices unchanged to lower on light type hens. Farm offerings very heavy for next several weeks due in part to current unprofitable egg prices. Processor demand fair though unagressive. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-9 Vz mostly 9-9 Vz\ heavy type hens, too few to report. FOB plant: Light type hens 11-12. Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, June 8,1977 Thursday Ready to cook movement continues very good on whole birds but slightly less agressive on parts. Slaughter schedules reduced in several quarters where weights lighter than desired. Today’s LTL asking prices steady at 46 cents on Plant Grade and 47 cents on U.S. Grade A. Live supplies adequate to barely adequate. Undertone fully steady to firm. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for immediate delivery including multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva: RANGE: U.S. Grade A 45- 48, Plant Grade 45-47, Premium Sales (X) U.S. Grade A 52.00, Premium Sales (X) Plant Grade 50.00. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 46.85, Plant Grade 46.14, Premium Sales (X) U.S. Grade A 52.00, Premium Sales (X) Plant Grade 50.00. (X) Includes special services, selected competitive brands, etc. Baltimore Eggs Wednesday, June 8,1977 Market steadier. Demand fair, supplies adequate to ample. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (Min one case sale) white. Grade A Large-54-57 Grade A Medium 44-48 Hay Markets Regional Hay June 6,1977 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices-paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) New crop hay steady to $5 higher; Old crop hay little offered, steady to strong. Straw steady. Alfalfa (New) 50.00-70.00; Old Crop 70.00-75.00; Mixed Hay (New) 45.00-65.00; Old Crop 55.00-60.00;Timothy Hay (New) 40.00-60.00; Old Crop 50.00-60.00; Straw 50.00- 55.00, few to 65.00; Mulch 25.00-30.00. Vintage Hay Thursday, June 9 First crop alfalfa $6O a ton; (new crop) mixed hay $69; straw ear corn $6l. New Holland Hay Monday, Jane 6 Total loads 42 All prices quoted by the ton delivered to the farm. Several loads new hay 70 to 90; Alfalfa 65 to 100; Timothy 66 to 78; Mixed Hay 50 to 80; Straw 63 to 74; Ear Com 71 to 76.50. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday,’June 8,1977 Prices steady. Cartoning demand fairly good on larger sizes, fair otherwise. Offerings short on jumbos and extra large; adequate to fully adequate on smaller sizes. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers-Sales to volume buyers, consumer grade white eggs in carton, delivered: Extra Large 50-57; Large 48-51; Mediums 39-42. Harvey Z. Martin Wednesday, June 8,1977 62 Loads Alfalfa new 73-100; Alfalfa old 73-88; Clover 1 load 68; Orchard grass new 40 and 56; Mixed hay new 40-78; Mixed hay old 47-78; Timothy 1 load 70; Grass hay 1 load 51; Straw 55-76; Com Stalks 44 per ton; Ear Cora 57-78; Shelled Com 2.31 per Bu.; Soy bean hay 50. ★★★★★★★★★★★ Maim ********** PACMA-FACTS 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 sell members’ fowl. PACMA works directly with the PFA poultrymen in the program. Farm point prices prevailing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of June 6 were 9%-10Yi, mostly 10. Green Drago n Junes, 1977 Prices Per Ton 24 Loads hay & 13 straw - Alfalfa, few 58.00* Timothy, few 50 0(u Mixed hay so 00.77 Clover, couple 61 00 *(s Straw 51.00-71.00, comu 84; Com, 11 loads 66 0075 Oklahoma Cattle June 9,1977 Thursday Feeder & auction Estimated receipts m same day last week 9, % Moderately active: Feet Cattle and Calves nt steady; majority of recen choice 450-800 lb f ee i Steers and 450-600 lb. f w Heifers; modert attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEER Choice 300-500 lb. 41.00-Ul 500-700 lb. 37.50-39: package 500 lb. at 42.60,7 800 lb. 37.00-38.50, 800-890 36.75-37.50; Mixed Good 1 Choice 425-600 lb 36.504 U 600-750 lb. 36.25-37.50; Go 400-500 lb. 36.75-37.50,5(01 lb. 34.0036.50. FEEDER HEIFER Choice 400-700 lb. 32.0M5J small lot 553 lb. at 36.10, pi load 752 lb. at 33.50; life Good and Choice 300-600 31.00- Good 400-700 28.00- For the Week: Comp* to late last week fail Cattle and Calves elm 1.00-2.00 lower, cows da .501.00 lower, late si utility und commercial 24.25-27.25, Cutter 1-3 22J 25.75, Bulls closed 1.00-11 lower; late sales YGI-211 1800 lb. 29.00-35.00. Salat receipts near 24000 in compared to 17957 head!) week and 18632 head comparable week a ji ago. Cows and Bulls near percent of cattle rece? feeders near 88 percent the total.
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