—Lancaster Farming. Saturd 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Prom Monday, August 29 to Friday, September 2 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 6? Mediums Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 54 57 57 58 58 Checks 33 33 33 33 33 Tone - Demand good but cautious. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report August 30,1977 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A’’ Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL (FACT) -to sell members MASS+ 76-82 71-74 61-66 36-41 fowl. PACMA works directly Mostly 77-80 72-73 62-64 37-39 with the PFA poultrymen in NEWHAMP. 71-77 65-72 55-62 31-37 the program. Mostly 74-75 69-70 59-60 34-35 Farm point prices R.I. 79-80 73-74 64-65 39-40 prevailing for fowl to be VERMONT 78-83 73-78 63-69 - marketed by members Mostly 7880 73-75 63-65 - during the week of August 29 MAINE 74-76 69-71 59-61 , 34-36 were 10 cents at farm -(-Includes Central and Western Sections Only. weight. 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 we-e 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 * . * ♦ '« * lISHKIster panning* *- j - * P 0. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 * Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz. PA 17543 J Record-Express Office Building Phone; Lancaster 717-394-3047 X or Lititz 717-626-1164 5 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher j Dieter Kneg, Editor £ Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor Kendace Borry, Associate Editor * Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent -fc * * * * * * * * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ -ft August 31,1977 -ft Prices unchanged to -ft higher on all sizes. Cartoning ¥ $8 per year outside of- demand improving for * PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA &WV weekend holiday needs. ¥ Offerings of extra large f Established November 4,1955 * ? a,el >' ade< l“ te « tart . | Publ,shed every Saturday by Lancaster Farming ♦ a^ite.^utdeXne'My Lititz, r A steady ¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 * Prices to retaders: Sales X ¥ to volume buyers, consumer X Por Address Change form or new subscription ¥ grades white eggs in car- see Classified Section. ¥ tons, delivered: Store door: ¥ Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper -ft A ® xtr i f n ar ®f A „ ¥ Pubßjhers Association , -ft * Subscription Price: -K 56.00 per year; $lO.OO - 2 years £ * * 69 69 70 70 September 3,1977 37 -25 Tuesday Thursday 54 55 47 46 39 41 32 33 40 40 33 33 Baltimore Eggs August 31,1977 Prices are 1 to 3 cents higher. Demand improving a little and is fair. Supplies are ample. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) White: Grade A Large 66-72 Grade A Medium 54-59. PACMA Facts ' The following 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 Delmarva Poultry August 31,1977 Ready-to-cook movement light to fair on whole birds, while good on legs and breasts, and liver. Slaughter schedules curtailed as oc casional plant not operating due to slow movement. Todays little asking prices held unchanged on both plant and US Grade A. Advance interest developing at unchanged levels with this week. Live supplies fully adequate at desirable weights. Undertone Steady. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 42-44; Plant Grade 41-42% Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. Wtd. Avg.; US Grade A 42.79; Plant Grade 42.05; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Philadelphia Eggs Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, August 29,1977 New Holland ' Sales Stables Total 101 load. Hay very active - uneven due to high moisture in many loads. Ear com and straw steady. Alfalfa No. 1 90-110; No. 2 75-90; No. 3 61-75; Mixed hav No. 1 90-112; No. 2.65-80; No. 3 55-65; Timothy hay, few loads 60-85; Clover hay 47-75; straw 75-90; ear com 54-61.50. Fogelsville Poultry August 30,1977 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 15-30, "mostly 20-26; pullets 43-47, mostly 44-46; roasters 35-40; ducks 37-51, mostly 50-51; drakes 50-51; Geese 20-30, mostly,2s-30; turkeys, hens 48; rabbits 30%-49' mostly 41-45; guineas 1.25%-1.40; pigeons (per pair) 90-2.20, mostly 1.00-1.20. Total coops sold 269. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry August 31,1977 Prices steady. Farm of ferings adequate for a fairly good processor demand on light type hens. Offerings of heavy type hens fully adequate for a fair demand. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-10, mostly- 9%-i0; Delaware plant 11-12; Heavy type hens TFEWR. All chicks are not created equal... That’s whyBBD22DS is fast becoming the primary supplier of egg-laying breed ers in the nation. 'Mtay&t'a- CHICKS, INC. Ouakertown, PA. 18951 BROWN & WHITE ( 215 ) 536 " 3155 EGG LATERS 1 7'* Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. August 26,1977 Prices Per Ton: 35 loads hay & 11 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 80.00-85.50; Timothy, few 67.00-85._50; Mixed hay 70.00-90.00, few down to 51.00; Clover, one load 66.00; Straw 65.50-87.00, couple down to 55.00; Coni, 15 loads 55.00-63.00; Grain Sorghum, one load $1.15 per bushel. ) have a nice weekend... JOIN UP WITH THE WINNERS! Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Wednesday, Aug. 31,1977 Alfalfa 41 to 52, better 56 to 102; Clover 60 to 74; Timothy 50 to 91; Mixed Hay 45 to 53; better 56 to 92; Stubble Hay 43 to 63; Straw (2 loads) 71 and 91; Ear Com (17 loads) 46.50 to 58; Seed Barley $6.75 and $6.50 per bag. (2 bu. per bag). Regional Hay (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw slow, steady. Alfalfa 85.00-100.00; Mixed hay 70.00-80.00; Timothy hay 70.00-75.00; Straw 60.00; Mulch 30.00-40.00. cv 89 Loads August 29,1977 HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS.
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