4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, June 12 to Friday, June 16 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Ex Large 53 54 54 55 55 Large 49 50 50 51 51 Mediums 41 42 42 43 43 Pullets 32 33 33 33 33 Peewees 23 24 24 24 24 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 45 45 45 45 45 Checks 26 26 26 26 26 Tone: Steady. Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report June 13,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium Small 55-61 54-59 46-51 36-39 MASS.+ 56-58 55-57 47-49 37-38 Mostly 49-55 48-54 40-46 36-36 NEWHAMP. 52-53 50-51 42-43 32-33 Mostly 59-60 57-58 49-50 39-40 VERMONT 57-73 56-71 48-64 R.I. 59-64 58-62 50-53 56-59 55-57 47-49 Mostly MAINE _+ Includes 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: New Weight Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday Extra Large 51 lbs. Class 1-Large 48 lbs. 39 41 Class 2-Large 45 lbs. 35 35 Class 3-Medium 42 lbs. 32 32 Class 4-Small 39 lbs. 27 27 Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 35 35 Checks 48 lbs. 28 2S J „ * * * * J )f P.O. Box 366 • Lititz, PA 17543 * jf Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 4 )f Record-Express Office Building if jL Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 if * or Lititz 717-626-1164 if * * Robert G. Campbell, Publisher T Dieter Kneg, Editor *. T Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor J Kendace Borry, Associate Editor T Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent yt J Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent T * T 3 Subscription Price: yL. 56.00 per year; $lO.OO-2 years jf $8 00 per year outside of Jf * PA, NJ,MD DE.NY.VA&WV Jf 4 * Jf Established November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday Jf by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Jf’ if Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 Jf’ Jf For address change form or new subscription J Jr see Classified Section Jr yL yL of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa Newspaper T Jr Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 'F 54 54 55 55 Delmarva Poultry June 14,1978 Ready-to-cook movement fair but often less aggressive than last week. Slaughter schedules curtailed slightly in some quarters. Todays LTL asking prices un changed at 31 on plant and 52 on US Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing. Live supplies adequate though weights continue lighter than desired in most quarters. Undertone steady. Current Broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 51-53; Plant Grade 51-52; Premium X US Grade A 59.00; Premium X Plant Grade 57.00. Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 51.94; Plant Grade 51.22; Premium X US Grade A 59.00; Premium X Plant Grade 57.00. - X-includes special servies, selected competitive brands, etc. Baltimore Eggs 37-39 June 14,1978 EGGS; Prices unchanged • higher. Cartoning demand lir. Offerings fully lequate. Undertone steady. Cartoned eggs: State raded. rade A Large 57-02 rade A Medium 48-53 PACMA Eggs 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 June 12 were 11 Vz plant, and 9% farm. sex sal link ' r'y JTYTTWX m ES WMfvii ESH2DQ Puts it all together! * - iW Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Leola, Pa. Wednesday, June 14,1978 54 Loads Alfalfa 50 to 114, new crop 60 to 71; timothy 88 to 92.50, new crop 2 loads 72 to 81; mixed hay 68 to 96,1 load 120, new crop 53 to 100; grass hay new crop 40; straw 70 to 91,4 loads 124 to 135; corn fodder §9; ear com 7 loads 69 to 89.50. Fogelsville Poultry June 13,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 13-25, mostly 18-25; pullets 42-47, mostly 4245; roasters 1547, mostly 25-38; ducks 4247, mostly 45-57; drakes 47-53, geese 32; rabbits 25-68, mostly 56-68; guineas 1.80%- 1.83; pigeons, per pair 60- 1.50. mostly 1.00-1.50. Total crops sold 253. Philadelphia ' Eggs June 14,1978 EGGS: Prices unchanged to one cent higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand fair though often good where 'advertisied features especially on mediums in progress. Offerings of extra large barely adequate large ample, mediums adequate. Undertone fully steady. Prices to Retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades whitq eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 48-52 A Large 47-50 A Medium 3841 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry June 14,1978 Prices held steady on light type hens. Farm offerings increased in most quarters for a fair steady demand. Trade advices indicate in creased offerings of colored hens being processed. Of ferings of heavy type hens fully adequate for a light to fair call. Prices Paid at Farm: Light type hens 7-9%, mostly 9-9%. FOB Plant 11-11%, mostly 11. Heavy type hens TFEWR. f s + * v - 4 -“■iV, Hay Markets Alfalfa 72-116; new alfalfa 60; timothy 52-117;' mixed hay 58-99; straw 66-105; meadow grass 40; orchard grass 65; oats 1.80 per bushel; com 75-82.50. PRICES PER TON: 30 Loads hay, Alfalfa (few) 65.00-104.00; Timothy (few) 90.00-104.00; Mixed hay 51.00-95.00, in dividual 103.00; Orchard Grass, individual 65.00; Straw, 6 loads 97.00-127.00; Ear Com, 25 loads 79.00- 83.00; Com Fodder, 3 loads 51.00-59.00; Oats, 1 load 1.80 per bushel. (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) New Crop hay mostly steady, as supply increases straw steady. Alfalfa (New crop) 50.00- 65.00; Few (old crop) 80.00- 90.00. Mixed Hay (new crop) 50.00- few (old crop) 70.00- Timothy (new crop) 45.00-50.00, few (old crop) 70.00-80.00; Straw 60.00- Mulch 30.00- 50 oft ir *”y T’lf*f’**f'W* > ! , '*">|j’*'i''lW’''’*' ‘*»!f r ~ tyV“T • - •UST” New Holland Hay Monday, June 12,1978 Total 47 loads. Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. June 9,1978 Regional Hay June 2,1978 TOP OF THE HOG MAR DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Market your hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY Melvin M Lehman MONDAY 2PM (Owner) fh* nr* New Holland t Dairy I New Holland Sales StablJ Wednesday, l4 le C Reported receipts 0 f S cows, 155 heifers, and 4 hi, nf Market steady with S week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 690-10, J two loads of N.Y. fresh j 1125, springers 775-1000 iJ of Pa. fresh 675-1200; ]5 cows 525-1110; spnm heifers 525-810; open he 225475; bulls 425-595. Sale Report A large farm eqmpi and household'sale was several weeks ago on Clarence Hotter fj located between Gettysl and Taneytown, Md large crowd and ci manded good prices. Some of these items eluded: International tractor $7000; Internati 460 utility $5000; Farm; $1500; two-row com pi $2400; elevator nearly 1 manure spreader $9OO, roll top desk $1400; chair $75; set of six chairs nearly $400; 1, Auctioneer was Amoss, Taneytown, Md Economy Costs “That's almost the m a big car," the cus, complained after shown a new model c< car “Sorry,'' said salesman, “but if you economy, you’ll have for it ” MOYER’S CHICKS, Inc Quakertown, PA 18951 Phone:2ls-536-3155 *****
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