— Lancaster harming, Saturday. August 27. 19: 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, August 22 to Friday, August 29 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 65 Mediums Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 51 53 53 54 54 Checks 32 33 33 33 33 Tone - Large fully steady to firm, balance fully steady to steady. Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report August 23,1977 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMAT.I. MASS+ 73-78 67-74 . 58-65 34-40 Mostly 74-75 68-69 5060 35-36 NEWHAMP. 68-74 62-68 53-59 29-35 Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly MAINE 71-72 74- 75- 77-79 75-77 +lncludes Central and Western Section 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 * |anciaster farming* * ' * ¥ P.0.80x 266-Lititz, PA 17543 ¥ J Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 J X Record-Express Office Building J X Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 X * or Lititz 717-626-1164 { j Robert G. Campbell, Publisher * + Dieter Krieg, Editor £ ¥ Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor + * Kendace Borry, Associate Editor ¥ Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J ¥ Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent -fc ¥ ¥ ¥ * ¥ Subscription Price: ¥ J *6OO per year; $lO.OO - 2 years { ¥ $8 per year outside of- ¥ ¥ PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA & WV * £ Established November 4,1955 ¥ 4c Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming * Lititz, PA ¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 t * X For Address Change form or new subscription ¥ £ see Classified Section. j ¥ Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper ■K Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association 67 67 67 67 6566 70- 6960 71- 69-71 5667 6263 60-72 6263 6062 Tuesday 51 53 46 47 37 38 30 30 40 40 32 32 FogelsviUe Poultry Fri. August 23,1977 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 10-21, mostly 10-18; pullets 30-47, mostly 39-43;, roaster 23-48; ducks 30-31; drakes 31; geese 43; turkeys, hens 48; rabbits 544%, mostly 44%; pigeons (per pair) 70-3.00. Total coops sold 279. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Prices trended higher within an unchanged range on light type hens. Farm offerings adequate for a fair processor demand. Of ferings of heavy type ample for a fair but unagressive demand. Prices paid at farm: Light type bens 8-10 mostly 9%-10; Del plant 11-12. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs 3263 3869 3668 August 24,1977 Prices unchanged to 3 cents higher on large, mediums steady and un changed. Demand fairly good. Supplies Adequate. Prices for Grade A large - 62- 68, Medium 53-67. Cartoned Eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white. Grade A Large 62-68. Grade A Medium 53-57. Delmarva Poultry August 24,1977 Thursday Ready-to-cook movement fair to occasionally good on whole birds while still disappointing in most quarters on parts. Slaughter schedules heavy at most plants. Todays little asking prices held unchanged on both plant and US Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing. Live supplies adequate at mostly desirable WTS. Undertone unsettled but steadier. Current Broiler-fryer August 24,1977 Hay Markets Regional Hay Augusta, 1977 (All Hay No. 2 arafbetter, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw steady to $5 higher. Alfalfa 85:00-100.00; mixed hay 70.00-80.00; timothy hay 65.00-75.00; straw 60.00; mulch 30.00-40.00. Philadelphia Eggs August 24,1977 Prices unchanged on XLge and Lge. Unch on med. Cartoning Dem good on meds. where featured, fair otherwise. Ofrge of X Lge barely adq. overall. Lge. fully adq. and med. ample. Undertone steady. Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades White eggs in cartons, delivered: Store door A Extra Large A Large A Medium PACMA Facts PACMA-FACTS The follpwing market is supplied by PACMA-FACTS, 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 negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 43-45; Plant Grade 43-44; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. WTD Av. US Grade A 43.77; Plant' Grade 43.17; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. X - Includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Green Dragon Hay August 19,1977 Prices per ton: 18 loads hay. Alfalfa, one load 90.00; timothy, few 77.00-90.00; mixed bay 69.00-85.00; grass hay 66.00 & 72.00; straw, 7 loads 70.00-02.00; corn, 24 loads 53.0058.50. New Holland Hay New Holland, Pa. Monday, Aagnst 22 66 loads. Hay and straw fully steady with last week. Ear com $2 to $5 higher. No. 1 alfalfa 100-111; No. 2 alfalfa 85-100; No. 3 alfalfa 60-85; Mixed hay. No. 1 90- READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS 58-65 57-61 48-51 prevailing for fowl to be marketed -by members during the week of August 8 were 10 at farm weight. 110; No. 2 75-90; No. 3 65-75; Clover hay 80-90; Timothy No. 170-77; No. 265-70; No. 3 55-65. Straw 66-88; Ear com mostly 55-60, - low load 54, high load 63.50. Oats 1.41 per bushel. Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Wednesday, Ang. 24,1977 74Loa& Alfalfa 54 to 96; Clover 1 load 19; Timothy 63 to 90; Mixed H«y 61 to 95; Orchard Grass 73; Mulch Hay 1 load 49; Straw 56 to 71,1 load 81; Com, 10 loads 52 to 61 JO. We have a demand for more good bay. CURIOUS RED? 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