—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, October 9 to Friday, October 13 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large S » 72 0 o 65 m l 61 a ; 55 k * 40 | 29 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large 57 57 58 Checks 34 35 35 Tone: Finn. Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 10,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 68-75 MASS.+ 69-73 65- 66- 72-73 75-83 Mostly NEWHAMP, Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 75-77 74-76 69-70 MAINE 70-73 69-72 65-68 +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 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 P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Jlione: Lancaster 717-394-3047 f or Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher Dieter Krieg, Editor Kendace Borry, Associate Editor Joan Liesau, 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, NY, VA&WV Established November 4,1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 (ISSN.) 0023-F485 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 6369 Large 67-74 6467 5964 6061 6667 69-75 68-72 64-69 6566 71-72 7460 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday Delinarva Poultry October 11,1978 Ready-to-cook movement fairly good as buyers at tempt to compensate for lack o{ slaughter on Monday. Slaughter schedules mod erate. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 44 on plant and 45 on US Grade A. Live supplies fully adequate at weights often neavier than desired. Undertone firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva Range: US Grade A 43-45; Plant Grade 42-44; Premium X US Grade A 50.00; Premium X Plant Grade 48.00, Wtd. Avg: US Grade A 43.95; Plant Grade 43.40; Premium X US Grade A 50.00* Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. Small 41-49 4247 37-42 3869 4647 Philadelphia Eggs October 11,1978 Eggs: prices unchanged cartoning demand fair to occasional good where featured as low as 39 cents with coupon on mediums. Offerings adequate under tone steady. 4245 Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: Store door: A Extra Large 60-63; A Large 59-61; A Medium 52- 54. PACMA Fowl 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 October 2 were 11% plant, 9% farm. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry October 11,1978 Prices unchanged to lower on light type hens. Farm offerings ample for a fair steady processor in terest. Offerings of heavy type-adequate .for a fair unaggressive call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 8-9%; mostly 9-9%. FOB plant 11%. Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs October 11,1978, Prices unchanged STKS adequate for a fair call. Undertone steady. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. 1 case sale) Grade A Large 69-73; Grade A Medium 62- Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, October 9,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 74 loads. Alfalfa 71;-106; timothy 63-85; mixed hay 57-82; straw 71-95; com 67-77; 2 loads fodder 33-59; 1 load rye seed 3.00 per bushel. Green Dragon Hay October 6,1978 Prices Per Ton: 12 Loads Hay. Alfalfa (none); Timothy, few 69.00-72.00; Mixed Hay, few 45.00-72.00; Straw, two loads at 100.00; 17 Ids. Ear Com 70.50-78.00; individual 54.00; Oats, individual 1.15 per bushel. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, October 11 Total 32 loads. Alfalfa 41-70; timothy 63-66; mixed hay 47-68; clover 55; com 65.50-71; com fodder 39; barley straw 70-82; oat straw 54. Fogelsville Poultry October 10,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type, 10-25, mostly'l3-16; pullets 40-48, mostly 44-47; roasters 34—38, moste mostly 36-38; capons 62; ducks 53; drakes 56-50; rabbits 35-55, mostly 50-53; guineas 1.01-1.15, mostly 1.10; pigeons, per pair 1.00- 1.35, mostly 1.15-1.25; jumbo squabs 2.75. Total coops sold 331. PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE. Moyer’s delivers a Pullet Package. What you pay for is a ready-to-lay pullet fed to optimum body weight, properly debeaked and vaccinated, delivered by courteous drivers in clean coops and delivery trucks. What you do not pay for is ail birds in the growing unit good, bad, and cockrels; feed wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss and servicing procedures. The only thing the Pullet Package lacks is a bow! CHICKS, INC. EBC22DE BROWN & WHITE EGG LAYERS Harvey Z. Martin Hay Harvey Z. Martin Hay and Straw Sale Gap, Pa. Wed. Oct 11,1978 4 loads, 50 to 64. Regional Hay October 9,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay steady, Straw steady to strong. Alfalfa 55.00-60.00; Mixed Hay 45.004)0.00; Timothy Hay 40.00-55.00; Straw 55.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00, Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-3155 Correction In last week’s article, Strawbridge has champion hogs, the champion, referred to in the first part of the article were actually at the Maryland State Fair and not at the Eastern National Livestock Show as stated. For do it yourselfers, a quick and easy to change oil in an automobile Device is permanently attached to car, can be used to pump out oil and sludge when it’s time for a change Easy to install, may be removed and used on another auto mobile HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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