4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Tuesday, February 21 to Friday, February 24 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade D Large A 61 57 57 56 Checks Y 31 31 31 31 Tone - Supplies ample but irregular, increased forward in quiry. Copyright 1977Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report February 21,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 76- 76 73-79 77- 82-83 80-87 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 82-83 80-81 76-78 MAINE 79-81 78-80 73-75 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (BCI) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable 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: Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ * _ * * ■K * * * * * * * * Ilmeastei * * * * * * P.O. Box 266 • Utitz, 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 4c Subscription Price: •fc $6.00 per year: $lO.OO-2 years 4c $8 00 per year outside of * PA, NJ.MD.DE. NY, VA&WV * * Established November 4,1955 4c Published every Saturday jc 4c by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA * ■¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 it T 4t For address change form or new subscription 4c 4t see Classified Section Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper “¥■ Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. “*• ■***★★★★★★★ Medium 72-74 72 67-73 71-72 76-77 74-81 Large 76-77 72-78 76-77 81-82 79-85 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Wednesday Friday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. rfparming Philadelphia Eggs February 22,1978 Eggs- Prices steady Cartoning demand fair to occasionally good where a 39 cent coupon deal on mediums involved. Of ferings ample on all sizes. Undertone nervous and unsettled. Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large A Large A Medium Delmarva Poultry February 22,1978 Ready-to-cook movement light to fair at best. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Todays little asking prices mostly 44 on plant and 45 on US Grade A. Advance interest light. Live supplies fully adequate at generally desirable weights. Un dertone weak and unsettled. Small 42-48 44-46 37-43 41-42 46-47 Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate mcludes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. 43-45 Range: US Grade A 44-47; Plant Grade 44-45%; Premium X US Grade A 53.00; Premium X Plant Grade 51.00. Wtd Avg; US Grade A 45.11; Plant Grade 44.55; Premium X US Grade A 53.00; Premium X Plant Grade 51.00. X-Indudes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Baltimore Eggs February 22,1978 Eggs: Market unsettled. Demand is disappointing and generally light. Supplies are fully adequate. ATTENTION FARMERS!! CIBA GEIGY AATREX SUTAN+, LASSO, ETC. CONKLIN PRODUCTS For greater root system, looser soil, less water run off, in creased yields. University data available. More than 15 years of proven performance. Medina has been used on all types of crops and soils - in almost all of the United States and in 25 foreign countries. Check our Prices before you buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA. 17601 PH: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 67V2-70 66%-69 62%-65 February 22,1978 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Offerings light for a fair processor interest. Offerings of heavy type fully adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 7-8%, mostly 8% FOB Plant 10%. Heavy type hens: TFEWR Hens, heavy type 26-36, mostly 26-31; pullets 40-48, mostly 40-45; roasters 06-49, mostly 35-41; ducks 3649, mostly 4045; drakes 41-61, mostly 48-61; geese 50; rabbits 50-87, mostly 68-75; guineas 1.10-1.20; pigeons, per pair 1.35-1.60; jumbo squabs 4.20. Total coops sold 341. 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 FURADAIM 10-G DYFONATE 20-G ■fllshllflfil Hay Markets Vintage Hay Thursday, Feb. 23 Total 34 loads, First, second, and third crop alfalfa 98-108; mixed hay 89-98; mulch hay 67-79; straw 105-124; 1 load 96; ear corn 66. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (Min one case sale) white. Grade A Large 67-73 Grade A Medium 63-69 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Fogelsville Poultry February 21,1978 Prices paid flock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. PACMA Eggs PACMA-FACTS Regional Hay February 21,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & Per ton.) Hay & Straw fully steady. Alfalfa 90,00-110.00; Mixed hay 85.00-95.00; Timothy hay 75.00-85.00; Straw 80.00- 100.00; Mulch 50.00-75.00. (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 during the week of February 20 were 8% at farm weight; 10%-11 at plant weight. pizo-zet* f’ o< - p E ß4^TArt6^_ rgSi >r [ .r AlfPi |. * '✓ Clarence Birdseye put the first packaged frozen food on sale in Springfield, Mass, on March 6, 1930. Green Dragon Hay February 17,1978 Prices Per Ton: 80 Ids. hay & 66 Ids. straw. Alfalfa 91.00-117.00; Timothy, few 77.00-103.00; Mixed hay 84.00-116.00, one 131.00; Clover, couple 96.00 & 112.00; Mulch, few 82.00- 85.00; Straw 90.00-117.00, few to 125.00; Corn, 9 Loads 62.00-64.50; Corn Fodder, one load 94.00. Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Leola, Pa. Wednesday, Feb. 22,1978 161 Loads Alfalfa 86 to 112, few loads 115 to 126; Clover 80 to 110; Timothy 85 to 106; Mixed Hay 79 to 122; Grass Hay to 97; Straw 90 to 112, few 4 - loads 115 to 120; Soybean Stalks 85 to 100; Hay and Straw mixed 93; Ear Com 56 to 64.
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