4—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, January 7,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, January 2 to Friday, January 6 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Fri. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade D Large A 56 49 49 49 Checks Y 28 27 27 27 Tone - supplies ample and discounted, blit undertone im proved. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report January 3,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 71-77 MASS.+ 72- 66-72 70-71 75-76 73- Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 75-77 73-75 69-71 MAINE 69-71 67-69 65-67 38-40 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs (GNR) on Ed, 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: Classification Extra Large' Class 1 - Large Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 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 Dieter Krieg, Editor Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor Kendace Borry, Associate Editor Laurel Schaeffer, Staff Correspondent Joyce Bupp, Staff Correspondent * Subscription Price: * $6.00 per year; S 10.00 - 2 years +c. $8 00 per year outside of. * PA, NJ.MD.DE, NY, VA&WV * * Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday •ft by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA -ft ■¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz. PA 17543 ♦ £ For address change form or new subscription -ft •ft see Classified Section. -ft J Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper ▼ Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. J .★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Medium 67-73 Large 69-75 68- 62-68. 6667 71-72 69- 70- 64-70 68-69 73-74 71- New Weight Per Case 31 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Wednesday Delmarva Poultry January 4,1978 Ready-to-cook movement of a good steady nature. Slaughter schedules con tinue fairly heavy. Todays little asking prices un changed at 39 on plant and 40 on US Grade A. Advance interest fairly good at generally unchanged levels with this week. live supplies ample in a wide range of weights. Undertone steady. Negotiated trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready' to cook broiler/fryers for delivery next week: Plant Grade 38. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 3941; Plant Grade 3840; Premium X US Grade A 47.00; Premium X Plant Grade 45.00. Small 4066 4143 3541 3940 4445 Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 39.81; Plant Grade 39.13; Premium X US Grade A 47,00; Premium X Plant Grade 45.00. X-includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Philadelphia Eggs January 4,1978 Eggs: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand light. Offerings ample to bur densome on larger sines. Adequate on smaller sizes. Undertone weak. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered; store door: A Extra Large 63-67; A Large 62-66; A Medium 57- 61. Friday Baltimore Eggs January A, 1978 Eggs; Market weak. Demand light in most quarters. Supplies in relatively good balance however nest run are freely offered at lower prices. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large Grade A Medium 62-66 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry January 4,1978 Prices trending lower within an unchanged range on light type hens. Farm offerings heavy for a fair interest. Offerings of heavy hens fully adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-10, mostly 9-9%; FOB Plant 11-12, mostly 12. Heavy type hens TFEWR. FogelsviUe Poultry January 3,1978 Prices paid dock weights cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type, 10-26, Hay Markets Vintage Hay Thurs., Jan. 5,1978 Total 19 loads hay, 7 loads straw and fodder. AUpricesperton. Alfalfa 95-105; mixed hay 92-102; mulch hay 81-92; fodder 47, ear com 59-61. mostly 10-20; pullets 30-48, mostly 40-46; roasters 10- 39%, mostly 37-39%; ducks 48-68, mostly 60-68, drakes 43-67, mostly 60-67; rabbits 30-93, mostly 80-90; guineas 1.11-1.19; pigeons, per pair 3.70. Total coops sold 342. PACMA Facts PACMA-FACTS The following market is supplied by PACMA-FACTS, a direct marketing organiza tion affiliated with the Penn sylvania Farmers’ Associa tion. Participating poultrymen are members of PACMA, which employs a fowl marketing agent, The Farmers’ Agricultural Cooperative Trading Society (FACT) - to sell members’ fowl. PACMA worlto directly with the PFA poultrymen in the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of January 2 were 9% at farm weight; 12 at plant weight. have a nice weekend... Go on record in 1978 with Moyer's DeKALB pullets! 67-70 CHART THE PROGRESS OF YOUR FLOCK - ITS A GOAL TO SHOOT FOR 4 CHICKS, INC. Quakertown, PA 18951 Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Wednesday January 4 168 Loads Alfalfa 81 to 119,2 loads 126 and 135; Clover 86 to 100; Timothy 90 to 106; Mixed Hay <B4 to 113, 1 load 134; Stubble Hay 91; Mulch Hay 85 to 97;- Meadow Grass 92; Mixed Hay and Straw 1 load 91; Straw 90 to 109; Com Fodder 54, 69 and 79; Ear Com 60 to 66; Soybean stalks 1 load 64; Firewood 21.00 per ton; Posts $1.15 each. - New Holland Hay Monday, January 2 123 Load* Hay market steady, straw $5 to $lO lower. Timothy 82- ,TOP OF THE HOG MA DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Market your hogs the-auction way. SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. 118; Straw 85-105;, 123; Mixed hay Canary grass 106; foddgr 37-56; com f mulch hay 61; meadt 97; stubble hay 96. Wednesday,^ 12 Loads. Com fodder 58; , 80-95; Alfalfa mixed Clover mixedBB-92. New Ho Dairy New Holland Sale* Stables Wednesday, Jan. ' Reported receipts cows and 49 heifers, steady with last market. Load of Pa. spring 735; load of Pa. frei 720; load of N.Y. frei 870, springers 800-87' of N.Y. fresh ! springers 525-650; dispersal of 23 head stages of lactation herd dispersal of 24 1 all stages of lactatii 385; local cows ' springing heifers open heifers 160-275. OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17*21 717-275-2880 Mehrm M. Lehman (Owni PwlMa Mawaa# Hatdl Dalt w— no ««•«»«*. (215) 536-3155
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