—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, March 27 to Friday, March 31 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Fri. WHITE Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 59 59 59 60 60 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 61 57 57 54 54 Checks 36 36 35 35 , 34 Tone: Supplies Irregular from area to area, cartoned orders slightly improved. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report > March 28,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 61-67 MASS.+ 62- 56-62 60-61 65-66 63- Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly RJ. VERMONT Mostly 65-70 63-68 59-64 MAINE 63-65 61-63 57-59 +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 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 Class 1 - Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★# * I jf- «=r^—-. * * * )f P.0.80x 366 -Lititz, PA 17543 * * Office: 22 E. Main St. f Lititz, PA 17543 * jL Record-Express Office Building if jL Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 1 or Lititz 717-626-1164 3f * * * * * * * * * * * * if 4 J Robert G. Campbell, Publisher T Dieter Krieg, Editor T Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor T Kendace Borry, Associate Edito: J Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent I * Subscription Price: j $6.00 per year; $lO.OO-2 years 3r yL $8 00 per yea r outside of PA, NJ, MD. DE, NY, VA& WV * Established November 4,1955 J Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA 3f Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 3^ address change form or new subscription J Hy see Classified Section. J ol Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper AssfCiatton, and National Newspaper Association. j Medium 55-61 Large 59-65 56- 50-56 54-55 59-60 57- 60-62 54-60 58-59 63-64 61-73 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 48 46 46 41 41 35 36 43 43 36 36 Fogelsville Poultry March 28,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 10-27, mostly 18-21; pullets, 41-46; roasters 34-1.01, mostly 34- 36; ducks 3647, mostly 3641; drakes 3546, mostly 4046; rabbits 67-78, mostly 72-75; guineas 1.62-1.71; pigeons, per pair 1.70-3.40, mostly 1.70; jumbo squabs 3.40. Total coops sold 223. PACMA Eggs 61 60 56 43 ' 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 works directly with the PFA poultrymen in the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of March 27 were not available Small 39- 40- 34-40 38-39 43-44 41-43 Delmarva Poultry March 29,1978 Ready-to-cook movement for current needs often very slow. However fill-in chains good. Slaughter schedules reduced in line with ex pected needs. Todays little asking prices continue at 43 on plant and 44 on US Grade A. Advance- interest slow in developing. Live supplies adequate at heavier than desired weights in several quarters. Undertone very firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 43-45; Plant Grade 42-44; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 43.92; Plant Grade 43.13; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. X-Includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Philadelphia ' Eggs March 29,1978 Eggs; Prices unchanged to 4 cents lower on all sizes. Cartoning demand fair though generally unagressive. Offerings fully adequate. Undertone ner vous and unsettled. Prices to Retailers: Sales 3to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered. Stoordoor. A Extra Large 63-69 A Large 62-68 A Medium ~ Hay Markets Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Leola,Pa. Wednesday, March 29,1978 175 Loads Alfalfa 85-132.50; Clover (3 loads) 86, 90, 114; Timothy 80-111; Mixed Hay 80-118, 7 loads, 120-134; Sudan Grass 90; Orchard Grass (3 loads) 83, 86, 87; Half Hay and Straw 108; Straw 100-124; Com Fodder 57.50; Ear Com 69-75; Oats 1.70 per bu. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry March 29,1978 Prices unchanged to lower on light type hens at farm, lower at plant. Offerings ample for a no better than 1 fair processor interest. Offerings of heavy type ample for a light call. Prices paid at Farm: Light type hens 6-8 mostly 7%. FOB plant 9%-10. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs March 30,1978 Eggs: Demand is slow Supplies are adequate ex cept smalls are scarce. Cartoned Eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (Min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large Grade A Medium 66-64 Cheeses are easier to grate when they’re taken directly from the refrigerator for grating or shredding. That’s true whether you use a hand grater, blender or food processor. Moyer's DeKalb '♦v»v Brown egg layers used to be only economically housed in litter-floor houses. The DeKalb Warren Sex Sal-Link has broken through that tradition of discrimination. They are excellent producers in cage operations as well. Whether in floor or cage houses, brown or white egg layers, Moyer's DeKalb offers: Tft&y&i’d CHICKS, INC. BROWN & WHITE EGGLAYER^ Regional Hay March 27,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw steady to $lO lower, more hay being of fered. Alfalfa 90.00-105.00, Mixed hay 75.00-95.00, Timothy hay 75.00-90.00, Straw 80.00-95.00, few 100.00, Mulch 50.00-65.00. Vintage Hay Thursday, March 27 TotalSO loads. First crop alfalfa 100-120; second crop alfalfa 105-128; timothy 90-105; mixed hay 95-115; mulch hay 82-89; straw 113-133; ear com 66. fori Discriminatin] A Bird for all Reasons Quakertown, PA. 18951 (215)536-3155 Hrfv <* » Green Dragon Hay Ejphrata,Pa. March 24,1978 PRICES PER TON: loads hay & 30 loads straw. PRICES PER TON: Alfalfa 95.00-119.00, few to 142.00; Timothy, few loads 82.00- Mixed hay 75.00- Clover, few loads 80.00-84.00; Orchard Grass hay, one load at 75.00; Straw 83.00-108.00; Com, 11 loads 61.0087.00; Oats, one load $1.50 per bushel. New Holland Monday, March 27,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 68 load. i: Timothy 90 to 128; Alfalfa -82 to 143; Mixed Eay 81 to 110; Straw 75 to 119; Clover (1 load) 105; Orchard Grass 87 to 127; Fodder 86 to 97; Com 69 to 71.50; Poultryman f- Hay HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROKERS
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