—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10 Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs. Ex Large 62 62 62 65 Large 61 61 61 64 Mediums 57 57 57 59 Pullets 41 41 41 43 Peewees 27 27 27 29 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks Tone - Good demand between packers, cartoned sales presently fair, good later commitments. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report March 7,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 65-80 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. 66-68 60-66 Mostly 65-66 63-64 R.I. 63-70 6369 VERMONT NOT AVAILABLE MAINE 67-69 66-68 6364 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs' Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc,, (Ed) 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 l-Latge Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class4-Sipall Breaking Stock Checks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ P.O. Box 266 - Lititz, PA 17543 Offica: 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; $ 10.00 - 2 years •ft $8 00 per year outside of * PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA&WV * * 4c Established November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday + by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA -k ■k Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 *k + For address change form or new subscription + see Classified Section. -fc Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper J Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. J ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ 64 64 64 54 54 32 32 Medium 60-75 6163 5561 5960 6465 Large 64-79 6567 5965 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday March 8,1978 Ready-to-cook movement good where features in ' progress, only fair other wise. Slaughter schedules generally heavy though occasional plant not operating for lack of birds. Todays little asking prices mostly 43 on plant and 44 on US grade A. Advance in terest slow in developing. Live supplies adequate to short at mostly desirable weights undertone firm. 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 42-43; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. Fri. Wtd Average US Grade A 43.30; Plant Grade 42.50; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Small 3445 35-37 29-35 33-34 38-39 36-38 The following market is suppliedby PACMA-FACTS, a direct marketing organization affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farmer’s 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 menibers during the week of March 6 were 8% at farm weight; im-ll at plant weight. Philadelphia Eggs EGGS: Prices steady, cartoning demand fair Offerings of Medium and small barely adequate, other sizes fully adequate. Un dertone firm. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades, white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door A Extra Large 61-64; A Large 60-63; A Medium 55-58% * * * * * * * * * * * * * { Eastern Pa. & * N. J. Poultry * * * ★ ♦ ★ * Prices light type hens unchanged. Offerings adequate to barely adequate for a fair processor interest. Trade advices indicate bookings of heavy starting March 20th. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at Farm- Light type hens 7-B'z mostly 8 1 j FOB plant 10’z heavy type hern ! FEWR Delmarva Poultry PACMA Eggs PACMA-FACTS ' March 8,1978 March 8.1978 Hdy Markets Regional Hay March 6,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm 7 per ton.) Hay St Straw steady. Alfalfa 90.00-105.00; Mixed hay 85.00-95.00; Timothy hay 80.00-90.00; Straw 80.00- 100.00; Mulch 50.00-75.00. New Holland Hay Monday, March 6 New Holland Sales Stables Total 171 loads. Alfalfa 89-142; mixed hay 84-106; timothy hay 88-110; clover 101; straw 91-125; ear corn 60-67; mulch hay 86; com silage 20. Fogelsville Poultry March 7,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 14-20, mostly 18-20; pullets 19-45, mostly 40-45; roasters 35-38; ducks 39-49, mostly 3945; drakes 50; geese 41; rabbits 50-69, mostly 64-67; guineas 1.15; pigeons 1.61. Total coops sold 207. Baltimore Eggs March 8,1978 EGGS: Market steady. Demand |air. Supplies adequate! Some inquiry for promotions for next week developing. Cartoned Eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (Min one case sale) White. Grade A Large 60-66; Grade A medium 55-61. 7H4U&I& CHICKS, INC WUAKERTOWN, PA 18951 215-536*3155 ■- -* > * ''t, Before you place your next order for ready-to lay pullets, sit down and list some reasons for your choice of layer. Do they include - locally grown pullets, fed to optimum body weight, well developed, early maturing, high production peaks, sustained shell quality. Whatever your choices, you’ll find; Bird For All Reasons XL-Linlc 231 DK-137 Sal-Link Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. March 3,1978 Prices per ton: 26 loads hay & 12 loads straw. Alfalfa, few loads 95.00- 107.00; Timothy, few loads 93.00- Mixed hay 85.00- one at 119.00; straw 99.00-134.00; Ear Corn, 2 loads 58.00 and 65.00. Vintage Hay Thursday, March 9 Total 25 loads. Mixed hay 95-110; alfalfa, first cutting 105-115; alfalfa, second cutting 108-124; straw 110-130; ear com 56-57. M ~y . .tjfe swSf ww. * M Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Leola, Pa. Wednesday, March 8,1978 , 138 Loads Alfalfa 91 to 121, few 125 to 130; Timothy 96 to 117; Mixed Hay 90 to 118; Mixed Hay 90 to 118; Hay and Straw Mixed (4 loads) 96 to 111; Soybean Stalks (2 loads) 86 and 88; Straw 98 to 137; Com Fodder (2 loads) 82 and 87; Ear Com {9 loads) 58 to 66. New Holland Horse New Holland Sales Stables' Monday, March 6,1978 Reported receipts of 219 head of horses, mules, and -ponies. Market stronger than last week’s market. Local driving horses ,150-' 500; riding horses 150-325; better horses 350-770; lightweight killers 26-30; heavyweight killers 3944; mares 15-50; colts 10-20; geldings 1545; larger ponies 65-200. \