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— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 18. 1977
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, June 13 to Friday, June 17
Mon. Tues. Wed. Tfaurs.
ExLarge 56 60 60 64 64
Large 51 55 55 59 59
Mediums 41 45 45 49 49
Pullets 32 34 34 34 34
Peewees 20 22 22 22 22
BROWN
Large 60 61 61 65 65
Mediums Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
OFF GRADE
Large 44 48 48 52
Checks 31 ' 32 32 32
Tone - Large sizes Firm, balance full Steady to Firm,
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, June 14,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
NOT AVAILABLE
MASS+
NEWHAMP 60-66
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
64-65
69-70
67-75
>O-75
67-69
Mostly
MAINE
+ Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
NEST RUN EGGS
1 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
I for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are
> classified by weight in 3(klozen 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
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56-62
60-61
65-66
63-73
48-49
53-64
51-68
53-60
51-53
65-72
63-65
Tuesday
Fogelsville
Poultry
Sale of
Tuesday, June 14,1977
Fri.
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 6-36,
mostly 25-30; Pullets 43%-45;
Roasters 30-36; Capons 40;
Ducks 10-77, mostly 65-77;
Drakes 60-70%; Turkeys-
Hens 51; Rabbit's 35-70,
mostly 60-65; Guineas 1.80;
Pigeons (per pr.) 1.41-4.05.
Total coops sold 273.
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 Ute in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,'
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Philadelphia
Eggs
37-38
4243
Wednesday, June 15,1977
Prices unchanged to
higher. Demand is fair to
fairly good. Supplies are
clearing and offerings are
light. Undertone firm.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered; Store Door:A
Extra Large 51-61; A Large
49-56; A Medium 4046.
40-42
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Thursday
Wednesday, June 15,1977
Movement of light type
heavy on prior com
mitments. Interest for heavy
type limited. Prices about
steady.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 9-9%; Heavy type
hens 14%-15.
Join your fellow pork
producers in supporting
pork promotion and
production research to
keep hogs a profitable
• farm enterprise. Tell
your market or buyer
that you want 10 cents
per market hog or 5
cents per feeder pig
deducted to support
these programs. Most
markets and buyers will
cooperate fully if yon let
them know.
The PPPC was for
med and is funded and
directed by producers.
There is no Government
Agency involved.
For more information,
contact:
HERBERT SCHICK,
Secretary-Treasurer
Kntztown, R.D. 2, Pa.
19530
Phone 215-25&4519
Hay Markets
Regional Hay
June 13,1977
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
New crop hay mostly
~ steady; supplies limited due
to diy weather conditions.
Old Crop hay steady, with
supply about all. Straw
steady to strong.
Alfalfa (New) 50.00-70.00;
(Old) 70.00-75.00;Mixed Hay
(New) 45.00-65.00; (Old)
55.00;Timothy hay (New)
40.00-65.00; (Old) 50.00-55.Q0;
Straw 50.00-55.00, few 65.00;
Mulch 30.00.
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, June 15,1977
Ready to cook movement
fair on whole fryers but
unaggressive for parts.
Slaughter continues
moderate. LTL asking prices
mostly unchanged at 45 cents
on plant grade and 46 cents
on U.S. Grade A. Live
supplies adequate. Un
dertone about steady.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range; US Grade A 4547:
Plant Grade 4445; Premium
X US Grade A 52; Premium
X Plant Grade 50;
WTD Avg. US. Grade A
45.57; Plant Grade 44.86;
Premium X US Grade A
52.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 50.00.
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, Jnne 15,1977
Prices advanced 4 cents.
Demand fairly good. Sup
plies fully adequate. A few
Some buy Moyer's Chicks
because they’re cute...
...those of you who earn your living from the poultry industry, however,
come to appreciate Moyer’s for their quality chicks and locally grown,
to-lay pullets.
3$
TfUyen,'* CHICKS, INC-
Green Dragon
Jane 10,1977
Prices per ton:
15 loads hay & 17 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, one load 75.00;
Timothy, few 56.00-80.00;
Mixed hay6B.oo-77.00,2 loads
49.00 and 51.00; Clover
(Bedding) 1 Id. 50.00; Straw
53.00-68.00, few down to
43.00; Corn, 18 loads 65.00-
75.00, one at 80.00; Corn
Screenings, 1 load 79.00;
Corn Stalks, 1 load 46.00.
Vintage Hay
Market report not available.
PACMA-FACTS
Hie following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing
organization affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Fanners’
Association. . Participating
poultrymen are members of
PACMA, which employs a
fowl marketing agent - Hie
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative trading Society
(FACT) - to sell members’
fowl. PACMA works directly
with the PFA poultrymen in
the program.
Market unavailable for
week of June 13.
light weights clearing to the
breakers.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 59-62
Grade A Medium 48-52.
YEARS OF HATCHING PROGRESS
QUAKERTOWN, PA 15951
215-536-3155
Wedni
•Alfalfa
59 to
Mixed
to 79r
Oats
Barle;
64 It
Tin*
Mixed
Alfalfa
58.00
87.00.
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No
mil
publication.
Carlisle
Auction
No market
available at
publication.
Wife
IN CRB
SHOT!
WITH Ed
About
80 calori
each.