-—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, July 24 to Friday, July 28 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Ex Large 72 73 73 73 73 Large 68 69 69 69 69 Mediums 56 59 59 59 56 Pullets 40 43 43 43 43 Peewees 29 32 32 32 32 BROWN Large 73 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Peewees Unquoted OH Grade Large 52 60 60 60 60 Checks 32 33 33 33 33 Tone: Offerings adequate, market testing. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications There is a correction on last week’s New York Egg Market. Wednesday’s prices should have read Large 57, Medium 46, and Friday’s prices should have been Large 58, Medium 47. We apologize for our error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Piss: N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report July 18,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores. Ex. Large 79-83 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP, Mostly R.I VERMONT Mostly 83-85 81-85 73-77 MAINE 79-87 77-85 69-77 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. "’'S S <i S Xs sO** * 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 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★tip } inq * * " j 4- P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA W 543 4 4 Office; 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 4 4 Record-Express Office Building 4 4 Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 4 4 or Lititz 717-626-1164 4 4 * Robert G. Campbell, Publisher Dieter Kneg, Editor ji. T Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor jA. T Kendace Borry, Associate Editor jl, T Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent T Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent J & Subscription Price J s6 00 per year, 510 00 -2 years 3^. S 8 00 per year outside of 3+- PA NJ MD DE, NY, VA& WV 3f 3f - - - * Established November 4 1955 )f- Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz PA 17543 address change form or new subscription J see Classified Section *r ji. yL of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper Association, and National Newspaper Association. ** 74 74 74 74 Large 77-81 79-80 58-64 60-61 81-82 79-86 81-82 60-66 62-63 83-84 81-88 - s New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs 45 lbs 42 lbs 39 lbs 48 lbs 48 lbs Tuesday Thursday 60 60 55 55 50 49 36 36 41 41 32 32 Fri. Small 44-51 46-48 25-31 27-28 48-49 Medium 69-70 50-56 52-53 73-74 71-78 44-52 Ready-to-cook movement light and disappointing. Slaughter schedules moderate. Today’s Itl asking prices mostly 45 on plant and 46 on U S Grade A Live supplies ample with weights in a wide range Undertone unsettled Current Broiler/Fryer negotiated prices for immediate m cludes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva Range US Grade A 46-49, Plant Grade 45-47V2, Premium X US Grade A Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry July 26,1978 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Farm offerings lighter than past several weeks. Processor demand fairly good. Offerings of heavy type fully adequate for light to fair needs. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 7-9%, mostly 9-9%; FOB plant 11- 11%, mostly 11%. PACMA Eggs PACMA-FACTS The following market is suppbed 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 July 24 were HVz plant, and farm Philadelphia Eggs July 26,1978 Eggs: Prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand light to occasional fair. Offerings adequate to barely adequate especially on extra large and mediums. Undertone fully steady. Prices to Retailers; Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: Store Door. A Extra Large 64-71; A Large 63-69; A Medium 49- 58 Baltimore Eggs July 26,1978 Eggs Prices unchanged to higher. Cartoning demand light to fair at best. Offerings adequate barely adequate, especially on mediums. Undertone steady Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min lease sale). Grade A Large 76-81; Grade A Medium 63-71. Delmarva Poultry July 26,1978 55.00, Premium X Plant Grade 53.00. Std Avg US Grade A 46.96, Plant Grade 46.31, Premium X US Grade A 55.00, Premium X Plant Grade 53.00. X - mcludes special ser vices, selected competitive grands, etc. Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. July 27,1978 CATTLE: 214. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers strong to 50 cents higher. Cows $l.OO-3.00 higher. Steers Choice 950-1250 lb. 52.75-54.60; Good 48.85-52.85; few Utility 39.50-43.25. Utility and Commercial 39.00-44.85 few to 45.35, Cutters 39.00- 42.75; Canner & L. Cutter 35.50- Shells down to 33.00. Few Choice si. Bullocks 50.00-54.25, Yield Grade #1,1200-1900 lbs. 47.00- 52.10. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Good 250-675 lbs. 46.00-54.50. CALVES 505. Vealers grading choice steady Standard and Good 70-110 lb. $2.50-4.00 lower. Few Prime vealers 85.00, Choice 68.00- 82.00 Good 57.00-67.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 49.50- 70-95 lbs. 43.00- 51.00. Utility 50-100 lbs. 35.00- 45.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90-120 lbs. 53.00-75.00, few to 82.50 Hoi. Heifers 90- MO lbs. 70.00-107.00, few to 114.00. HOGS: 60.1 lot US No. 1-2 212 lbs barrows and gilts 48.25, few No. 1-3 215-230 lbs. 47.50-48.25; few US No. 1-3 350-500 lbs. sows 37.25-38.50. Boars 33.00-34.25. FEEDER PIGS: 56. US No. 1-3 25-45 lb. feeder pigs 28.00-48.00 per head. SHEEP: 21. Spring Wooled si. lambs Good and Choice 65-100 lbs. 47.00-53.00. Market provided by PDA. Hay Markets Regional Hay July 24,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay & Straw steady. Alfalfa 55.00-60.00, Mixed hay 50.00-55.00, Timothy hay 40.00-50.00, Straw 50.00-60.00, Mulch 20.00-35.00. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. July 21,1978 Prices Per Ton; 27 loads hay & 10 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 57.00-93.00, Timothy 41.00-71.00, Mixed hay 52.00-82.00, one at 100.00; Straw 75.00-87.00, Ear Com, 12 loads 78.50-86.00, one at 72.00. New Holland Hay Monday, July 24,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 54 loads. Timothy hay 44-77, Alfalfa 78-125; mixed hay 37-99; orchard grass 34; Sudan grass 54; straw 69-94; com 67-84; rye seed 3.70 per bushel; oats 1.85 per bushel. Good’s Hay Auction Wednesday, July 26,1978 (Formerly Harvey Z Martin Market) M Total 44 loads. % Com 77-82, one top load 83.50; alfalfa 84-93; mixed hay 75-90; timothy 58-83; straw 72-86. * V
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