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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30,1978
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, September 25 to Friday, September 29
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
74 73 72 72 72
68 67 66 66 66
63 62 61 61 61
57 56 56 56 56
39 39 39 39 39
28 ' 28 28 28 28
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
74
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 58 58 57 57 57
Checks 34 34 34 34 34
Tone: Trading cuations, undertone slightly steadier.
Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
September 19,1978 *
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores;
Ex. Large
73-78
MASS.+
73-75
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
74-
75-
83-84
79-89
VERMONT
81-83
76-79
Mostly
MAINE
+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 ctnd
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
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74 74 74 74
Medium
70-72
Large
71-74
67-
68-
76-77
70-80
72-
73-
81-82
77-87
72-79
69-72
79-81
74-77
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
a direct marketing organiza
i 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 September 25 were 12
plant, 10 farm.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Small
45-47
45
Sept. 27,1972
Prices unchanged to lower
on light type hens. Demand
fair to good for heavy farm
offerings. Offerings of heavy
type short of a good demand
for improving Jewish
Holidays.
Prices paid at farm:
42-47
4344
51-52
4547
Light type hens 8-10 mostly
9%-10, F. 0.8. Plant 12-12%
mostly 12. Heavy type hens
TFEWR.
Fogelsville
Poultry
September 26,1978
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type, 13-35,
mostly 15-27, pullets 40&-48,
mostly 44-47; roasters 31-39,
mostly 35-38; capons 64;
ducks 61; drakes 57-63;
geese 47; rabbits 25-62,
mostly 55-57; guineas 1.20;
pigeons, per pair 1.20-1.34,
mostly 1.20-1.25; jumbo
squabs 2.80.
Total coops sold 268.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Sept. 27,1978
EGGS: Prices unchanged
to lower on all sizes Car
toning demand light and
disappointing. Offerings
ample on larger sizes, fully
adequate on smaller. Un
dertone cautious and un
settled.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered; store door.
A Extra Large 61-67, A
Large 60-65, A Medium 53-56.
Baltimore
Eggs
Sept. 27,1978
Prices unchanged to lower
on all sizes. Demand fair
though occasionally
disappointing. Stocks fully
adequate.
Cartoned Eggs: Priced to
retailers, state graded (min.
1 case sale). Grade A Large
71-76. Grade A Medium 63-69.
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
Ephrata, Fa.
September 22,1978
Prices Per Ton:
18 loads hay
Alfalfa, few 58.0M5.00;
Timothy, few 48.00-50.00, one
at 72.00; Mixed hay, few
45.00- few down to
35.00; Straw, 7 loads 66.00-
87.00; Ear Com, 16 loads
69.00- one at 66.00.
Delmarva
Poultry
September 27,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
fairly good though continues
to be less aggressive than ex
pected in face of widespread
sale activity as low as 39
cents in instances. Slaughter
schedules about steady. Ad
vance interest very slow in
developing. Live supplies
fully adequate at weights in
a wide range. Undertone ful
ly steady.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated priced for im
mediate includes - mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A Range
43-45, Plant Grade 42-43%,
Premium X US Grade A
50.00, Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00.
Wtd. Avg: US Grade A
43.76, Plant Grade 42.54,
Premium X US Grade A
50.00, - Premium X Plant
Grade 48.00.
X-Includes special ser
vices, selected competitive
brands, etc.
Moyer's DEKALB
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 m floor or cage houses, brown or white egg layers,
Moyer's DeKalb offers:
TtUy&l 4 CHICKS, INC.
Qwakertown, PA 18951
BROWN&WHITE (215) 536-3155
EGG LAYERS
Regional
Hay
September 25,1978
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow and
steady.
Alfalfa 55.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 45.00-60.00; Timothy hay
40.00-55.00; Straw 50.00-
65.00; Mulch 20.00-35.00.
Good’s Hay
Wednesday, Sept. 27
Total 24 loads.
Mixed hay 53-68; alfalfa
45-100; com 72-77; timothy
52-79; 1 load rye 1.65 per
bushel.
TOP OF THE HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11 *
DANVILLE, PA 17821
717-275-2880
Market your hogs the auction way.
SALE EVERY MelvinM. Lehman
MONDAY 2 PM. (Owner)
★ HORSE AND TACK SALE *
Ist & 3rd Saturday - Monthly 7 P.M.
for the
Discriminating Poultryman
A Bird for ail Reasons
New Holland
Hay
Monday, September 25,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 57 loads.
Alfalfa 60-112; mixed hay
67-80; timothy 60-79; straw
55-86; com 65-73; stubble hay
41-46; orchard grass 77; rye
seed, 3.00 per bushel.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, September 25
Reported receipts of 389
horses, mules and ponies.
Market lower than last
week’s market.
Load of driving out of N.Y.
430-925; local driving horses
200-940; riding horses
250-375; better horses
400-975; lightweight killers
175-325; heavyweight killers
350-550; mare ponies 15-45;
colts 10-20; geldings 15-40; -
larger ponies 60-190. hoj
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