—Lancaster Arming, Saturday, September 16,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, September 11 to Friday, September 15 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri, WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 76 76 70 70 66 66 54 54 39 39 28 28 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 73 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large 60 60 60 60 Checks 34 34 34 34 Tone: Generally steady. Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report September 5,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 73-75 MASS.+ 73-74 70- 71- 79-80 76-84 Mostly NEWHAMP, Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 78-83 76-79 71-73 MAINE 75-78 73-76 67-70 -f-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: Classification Extra Large Class 1-Large Class2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office; 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 Kendace Borry, Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $6.00 per year: $lO.OO - 2 years $8 00 per year outside of PA. NJ,MD, DE, NV.VA&WV p Established November 4,1955 | PublishedeverySaturday | by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA i Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 | (ISSN )0023-F485 I For address change form or new subscription I see Classified Section. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Fa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 64-72 Large 72-74 67-70 6287 6384 71-72 69-76 72-73 68- 69- 77-78 7482 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs 39 lbs. 48 lbs 48 lbs Tuesday Thursday Eastern Pa. &N.J. Poultry September 13,1978 Prices light type hens held unchanged. Farm offerings adequate for a fair processor call. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a good interest. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-10%, mostly 10- 10%; Fob plant 12%-12%, mostly 12%; Heavy type henstfewr. Philadelphia Eggs September 13,1978 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fair for generally adequate stks. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume N buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons, delivered: Store door. A Extra Large 65-68; A Large 64-66; A Medium 51- 53. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS Small 4047 4245 3540 36-37 4445 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. Fannpoint prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of September 11 were 12% plant, 10% farm. 4043 mmm Delmarva Poultry September 13,1978 Ready-to-cook movement very light and disappointing. Offerings ample and forced for sale in some quarters as heavy weights become a problem. Slaughter schedules moderate as processors attempt to hold down rapidly increasing live weights. Todays Itl asking prices mostly 44 bn plant and 45 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing. Undertone weak. Current broiler/fryer prices for immediate m cludes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Range: US Grade A 44-49, Plant grade 44-47%, premium x US Grade A 55.00, premium x plant grade 53.00. Wtd Avg: U.S. grade A 45.36, plant grade 45.18, premium x US Grade A 55.00, premium x plant grade 53.00. X-mcludes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, September 11' New Holland Sales Stables Total 76 loads. Alfalfa 56-98; mixed grass 52; timothy 60-70; stubble hay 36-41; clover 38-46; mixed hay 42-90; straw 61- 92; com 70-79; rye 3.60 per bushel; oats 1.35-1.45 per bushel. Regional Hay September 11,1978' (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw slow, steady. Alfalfa 55.00-60.00, Mixed hay 45.00-60.00, Timothy hay 40.0055.00, Straw 50.00-65.00, Mulch 20.00-35.00. Fogelsville Poultry September 12,1978 Prices paid dockweights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 8-20, mostly 12-17; pullets 44-55, mostly 44-48; roasters 30-38, mostly 36-37; capons 60; ducks 30-70, mostly 3065; drakes 6268; geese 37; rabbits 2563, mostly 53-56; pigeons per pair .75-1.50, mostly 1.20-1.31. Total coops 501d395. Baltimore Eggs September 13,1978 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Stks adequate for a fair unaggressive interest. Undertone steady. Cartoned eggs: Prices to retailers, state graded (min 1 case sale). Grade A Large 72-78; Grade A Medium 61- 67. All chicks are not created equal... That’s why BQC23GB is fast becoming the primary supplier of egg-laying breed ers in the nation. JOIN UP WITH THE WINNERS! * CHICKS, INC. {'pTytffiWFl Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Green Dragon Hay Ephrata,Pa. Septembers, 1978 Prices per ton:" 27 loads hay. Alfalfa 65.00-80.00; Timothy, few 53.00-73.00; Mixed hay 45.00-63.00, one 74.00; Clover, one 71.00; Stubble hay, couple sl!oo'and - 57.00; Straw, 4 loads 60.00- 77.00; Com, 16 loads 70.00- 78.00, one at 87.00; Rye, one load $3.20 per bushel. Good’s Hay Wednesday, September 13 Total 47 loads, First cutting alfalfa 41-46; timothy 39-90; mixed hay 32- 70; straw 6068; one load com husks 62; grass hay 29- 48; com 69-74; one load barley .96 per bushel. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, September 11 Reported receipts of 488 calves, 176 cows, 68 hogs, 15 heifers, 26 lambs, 6 sheep, 9 bulls, and 7 steers. Cattle market active and higher and calf market about steady. Veals 60.00-80.00; bobs 90- 110 lbs. 58.00-62.00; bobs, 80 lbs. and down 45.00-55.00; grassers and feeders 35.00- 44.00; lambs 55.00-62.50; sheep 12.00-25.00; hogs, 200- 250 lbs. 48.00-49.50; sows' 36.00- boars 32.00-35.00; pigs 14.00-38.00; heifers 40.00- steers, feeder 47.00- steers, common 38.00- bulls 44.00-50.75; cows, good 39.00-43.50; cows, medium 36.00-38.00; cows, poor or small 30.00-33.00; ponies to 38.00; goats 21.00- 53.00. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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