—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30 . Mon. fries. Wed. Thors. ExLarge 58 60 60 61 61 Large 54 56 56 57 57 Mediums 45 45 45 46 46 Pullets 33 33 33 33 33 Peewees 24 24 24 24 24 BROWN Large Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted Off Grade Large 47 48 48 49 49 Checks 26 27 27 27 27 Tone: Steady. Copyright 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report June 27,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 65-68 MASS.+ 66-68 59-65 6681 66- 67- Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 69 67 54-55 MAINE 67-73 55-71 52-58 +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 Classi-Large Class2-Large Class 3-Medium Class4-Small Breaking Stock Checks } J ''' ' jf P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 * Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 * yL Record-Express Office Building if* i Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 4 J or Utitz 717-626-1164 j T Robert G. Campbell, Publisher T Dieter Krieg, Editor Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor J Kendace Borry, Associate Editor J Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J Joyce Bupp. York County Correspondent * * * * Jf Jf Jf Jf Jf Jf Jf Jf jf * 4- Established November 4,1955 Jf Published every Saturday Jf by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Jf Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 Jf *For address change form or new subscription J Jf see Classified Section. J jf Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Fa. Newspaper J )f Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. J Subscription Price: 56.00 per year; $lO.OO-2 years yL $8 00 per year outside of * PA, NJ, MD, DE, NY, VA & WV * 60 61 Medium 50-56 Large 63-67 51- 44- 45- , 54-55 52- 64- 57- 58- 65- 65-69 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. PACMA Eggs PACMA-FACTS Fri. The following market is supplied by PACMA-FACTS,' a direct marketing organiza tion affiliated with the Penn sylvania Fanners’ 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 26 were IV& plant, and 9% farm. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry June 28,1978' Prices mostly unchanged on light type hens. Farm offerings heavy for-a good processor demand. Of ferings of heavy type hens ample for only a fair call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens: 7-9%, mostly 9- 914. FOB Plant 11-12, mostly 11 Heavy type hens: TFEWR. Small 36- 37- 36-36 31-32 4641 3844 Philadelphia - Eggs June 28,1978 Prices unchanged to higher on extra large and large, unchanged on mediums, cartoning demand fair though occasional disappointing. Offerings of larger size adequate to barely adequate while medium and smaller ample. Undertone steady but cautious. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: Store door. A Extra Large 51%-58; A Large 50%-56; A Medium 41-44. Baltimore Eggs June 28,1978 Prices unchanged to higher on large, unchanged on mediums. Cartoning demand fair. Offerings ample on mediums, barely adequate to adequate on extra large, in fair balance on large. Undertone fully steady. Cartoned Eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded <Min 1 case sale) Grade A Large 62-68; Grade A Medium 52- 57. New Holland Dairy Wednesday, June 28,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 113 cows, 87 heifers, and 4 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 720-850; load of N.Y. fresh 750-1200, springers 775-12$); load of Pa. fresh 660-880; load of N.Y. fresh 700-850, springers 670-885; local cows 500-900; springing heifers 550-825; open heifers 275-445; bulls 370-530; herd dispersal of 14 head in all stages of lac tation, purebred and grade 530-1200. Hay Markets Green Dragon June 23,1978 Prices Per Ton: 26 loads hay* Alfalfa, few loads 54.00- 70.00; Timothy, few loads 60.00- Mixed hay 59.00- 81.00, few to 98.00; Meadow Grass, couple 55.00 and 57.00; Orchard Grass'Hay, -one load 90.00; Straw, 5 loads 83.00- one 65.00; Ear Com, 19-loads 78.00-87.00, one 64.00; Com Fodder, 3 loads 61.00-79.00; Oats, one load at $l.BO per bushel. Delmarva Poultry June 28/1978 Ready-to-cook movement very good on whole birds but sluggish on parts except fair on wings. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Today LTL asking prices mostly 53 on plant grade and 54 on US grade A. Live supplies barely adequate to short at weights lighter than desired. Undertone very firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate inclused mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range; US Grade A 51-54; Plant Grade 51-53; Premium XUS Grade A 59.00; Premium X Plant Grade 57.00. WTD. s Avg.: US Grade A 52.31; Plant Grade 52.02; Premium X US Grade A 59.00; Premium X Plant Grades 7%. X-Includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Regional Hay June 26,1978 (Ally hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay steady to $lO lower; Straw steady. Alfalfa 50.00-65.00; Mixed hay 50.00450.00; Timothy hay 40.00-60.00; Straw 50.00- 70.00; Mulch 30.0040.00. Harvey Z. Martin Hay Market Leola, Pa. Wednesday, June 28,1978 56 Loads Alfalfa 72 to 90, timothy 57 to 90, mixed hay 44 to 77 & 80 to 97; straw 75 to 88, 2 loads 93 & 95, ear com 74.50 to 87,1 load 68. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables - Monday, June 26,1978 Total 51 loads. Alfalfa hay 50-70; timothy 60-03; mixed hay 54-100; clover, 2 loads, 60,50; straw 93-94; com 65-89; oat seed, 2 loads, 1.65,1.75, per bushel. Changing Milks? Fluid skim milk made from nonfat dry milk can be used in the recipes that call for milk Peanut Whirl Peanuts, the crop product President Carter has made famous, actually took a long route to North America Spanish explorers dis covered peanuts in Peru and took some back to Spain for "planting The Spamards sub sequently traded peanut wifh Africans who ul timately brought them to the new world 1
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