—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17,1977 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, September 12 to Friday, September 16 Mon. Tues. Wed. Tfaurs. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 69 69 Mediums Peewees Off Grade Large 56 Checks 33 Tone-unsettled, Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications New England Weekly Shell Egg Report Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL 76-82 70-74 61-66 3741 77.78 . 71-72 , 62-63 37-38 71-77 65-71 56-62 31-37 74.75 68-69 59-60 34-35 80-81 76-77 65-66 4041 78-87 72-84 63-75 MASS+ Mostly NEWHAMP, Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly m 3 74-79 65-67 MAINE 78-80 72-74 63-65 +lncludes 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 we*e: Classification Extra Large Class 1 - Large Class 2 - Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks i * ||fflcaster panning* * 3 * fc " : - " - f * P.0.80x 266-Lititz, PA 17543 * * Office; 22 E. Main St. Lititz, PA 17543 J r Record-Express Office Building J Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 m J or Lititz 717-626-1164 * * Robert G. Campbell, Publisher £ £ Dieter Krieg, Editor * Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor * * Kendace Borry, Associate Editor j* £ Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent^ * Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent + * * * * Subscription Price: ¥ $6.00 per year; $lO.OO - 2 years £ * ¥ * * * * * i Established November 4,1955 J X Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming r + Lititz, PA X Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 + i * i For Address Change form or new subscription * see Classified Section. £ ♦ Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper •¥ Publishers Association, and Nafaonal Newspaper Associabon -|t $8 per year outside of- PA, NJ.MD, DE, NY, VA & WV 69 69 53 53 52 32 32 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 49 47 43 41 38 37 31 31 41 40 33 33 Delmarva Poultry Fri. September 14,1977 DELMARVA BROILER/FRYER MAR KET: Ready-to-cook demand good for parts, only fair for whole fryers. Slaughter schedules moderate. Live supplies about adequate with weights a little heavier than desired. Interest for next week slow developing. Undertone unsettled to weak. Current broiler-fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery including multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 4345 Plant Grade 42-43% Premium X US Grade A 50 Premium X Plant Grade 48 WTD Avg: US Grade A 43.33; Plant Grade 42.86; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. X - includes special ser vice, selected competive brands, etc. 38-40 Philadelphia Eggs September 14,1977 Prices trended lower on extra Large and Large, unchanged on mediums. Demand is fair with best interest noted for the heavier weights eggs. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: Store door: A Extra Large 62-67; A Large 60-65; A Medium -52. Baltimore Eggs September 14,1977 Prices unchanged to three cents lower on Large, un- outstanding in his field. And, out of that simple ground breaking in his 5 acre corn field grew the first installment of what was to become Moyer's Chicks, Inc. Today, over a dozen ex pansions later, the building facilities occupy nearly half an acre and last year hatched out 6Vz million chicks. Thank you to our long-time customers for growing with us, and to those recently joining, welcome aboard! 88C23Q8 BROWN & WHITE EGG LAYERS Hay Markets Regional Hay September 12,1977 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay.& Straw slow, steady to |5 lower. Alfalfa 80.00-90.00, few 100.00; Mixed hay 65.00- 80.00; Timothy hay 60.00- 70.00; Straw 60.00-68.00; Mulch 25.00-40.00. PACMA Facts 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 Fogelsville Poultry Sept. 13,1977 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 9-26, mostly 12-20; pullets 4649; mostly 4647; roasters 30-69, mostly 30-38; ducks 52; drakes 53; rabbits 27-50%, mostly 45-50 guineas 1.20; pigeons (per pair) 55-3.20. Total coops sold 324. changed on mediums. Demand irregular. Supplies adequate. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) White: Grade A Large 65-71 Grade A Medium 55-59 ‘THayeri 4 CHICKS, INC. Quakertown, PA. 18951 (215) 536-3155 Green Dragon Hay September!), 1977 Prices per ton: 33 loads hay & 15 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 79.00-89.00; Timothy, couple loads 72.00 and 93.00; Mixed hay 67.00- 86.00; Clover, 2 loads 72.00&90.00; Grass hay, 2 loads 69.00&72.00; Stubble hay, one load 57.00; Straw 68.00-80.00, couple 91.00; Com, 20 loads 46.00-55.50. during Ihe week of Sep tember 12 were 10 cents at farm weight. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry September 14,1977 Demand active for the moderate offerings of light and heavy type. Slaughter scheduled curtailed due to the holidays. Prices at farm; light type 8-10 mostly 9%- 10; Delivered plant 11%-12. 3n Years Of Progress Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Wednesday, Sept. 14,1977 67 loads Alfalfa 52 to 96,1 load 104; clover, 2 loads 65 and 68; timothy 50 to 65, 1 load 92; mixed hay 54 to 85; stubble hay 43 to 60; straw 48 to 90; com 50 to 56. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Friday, Sept. 9,1977 FEEDER CATTLE 602 576 Today Last Friday TRENDS: Few sales feeder steers steady to 1.00 hihger. Bulk of supply sold in lots of three or less. FEEDER STEERS: Few lots Choice 815-960 lb. 38.35- 39.50; mixed Good and Choice 725-850 lb. 35.85-37.50, one lot 560 lb. 40.00; couple lots Good 630-810 lb. 35.25- 36.10 HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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