Famine, Saturday, October 21,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, October 16 to Friday, October 20 Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 73 74 66 67 63 64 58 59 43 44 32 33 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 71 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted OS Grade Large 58 59 59 60 Checks 36 36 36 37 Tone: Large full steady, balance full steady to firm. Copy right 1977Urner Barry Publications N. £. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 17,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 72-75 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. 73- 68- 69- 76-77 74- VERMONT Mostly 75-76 74-75 71-72 MAINE 73-75 72-74 66-68 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, lac., (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 J-Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class4-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 Joan Liesau, Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $6.00 per year: $lO.OO - 2 years $B.OO per year outside of: PA, NJ, MD. DE, NY, VA & WV Established November 4,1955 i Published every Saturday i by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA i Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 i (ISSN:)OO23-F485 | For address change form or new subscription I see Classified Section. | Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., fa. Newspaper J Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 6369 Large 71-74 6667 6166 6263 69- 70- 72- 67-72 6869 75-76 73- New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Delmarva Poultry October 18,1978 Ready-to-cook movement light and disappointing. Slaughter schedules moderate. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 40 cents on plant and 41 cents on U.S. grade A. Advance interest fair" in' instances. ~ Live" supplies ample at heavier than desired weights in most quarters. Undertone un settled but steadier. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade A 40- 43, Plant Grade 39-41%, Premium X US Grade A 50.00, Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. WTD. AVE.; US Grade A 41.30, Plant Grade 40.41, Premium X US Grade A 50.00, Premium X Plant Grade 48.00. Small 45- 46- 41- 42- 4960 X • Includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Fogelsville Poultry 4848 October 17,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type, 10-22, mostly 15-20; pullets 20-54, mostly 44-48; roasters 25-38, mostly 30-35; capons 45-60; ducks 45-60%, mostly 60%; drakes 46-66, mostly 65- 66; rabbits 45413, mostly 55- 60; guineas 1.05; pigeons, per pair 1.00-1.11, mostly 1.05-1.11; jumbo squabs 3.00. Total coops sold 288. Philadelphia Eggs October 18,1978 Eggs: prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand fair. Offerings adequate undertone cautious. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 60Vfc-66, A Large 59%-64, A Medium 53- 57. Hay Markets Regional Hay October 16,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & Per ton.) Hay & Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa 50.00-60.00; Mixed hay 45.00-60.00; Timothy hay 40.00- Straw 60.00- Mulch 25.00- Harvey Z. Martin Hay Harvey Z. Martin Hay and Straw Sale Gap, Pa. Wed. Oct 18,1978 6 Loads Hay & straw 50 to 51; mulch hay 35. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry October 18,1978 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Farm offerings continue heavy for a fair processor interest. Offerings, of heavy type adequate for a light to fair call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 8-9%, mostly 9-9%. FOB plant 11%: Heavy type hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs : October IS, 1978 Eggs; Prices unchanged to higher. Cartoning demand fairly good. Stks. in fairly good balance with needs. Undertone fully steady. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale). Grade A Large Grade A Medium PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS 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 October 16 were IVh plant, 9% farm. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. October 13,1978. Prices per ton: 28 loads hay. Alfalfa, few 59.00-94.00; Timothy, few 60.00-80.00; Mixed hay 48.00-77.00, couple 81.00, few down to 30.00; Clover, one load at 77.00; Straw, '4 loads 83.00-90.00; Ear Corn, 21 v loads 67.00-75.00, few -down to 43.00; Corn Fodder, 2 loads 54.00 and 66.00; Oats, one load at |1.65 per bushel. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, October 16,1978 Total 68 loads. Alfalfa hay 67-110; timothy 73-56; mixed hay 55-71; straw 77-115; com fodder 57- 61; com 69-80; rye seed, 1 load 3.20 per bushel; wheat seed, 1 load 2.75 per bushel. Good’s Hay Leola,Pa. Wednesday, October 18 Total 36 loads. Alfalfa 70-76; timothy 61- 81; mixed hay 65-77; straw 71-102; com 72.50-80.00; rye 2-45 per bushel; oats 1.35 per bushel. FARMERS ATTENTION!! 70-75 64-71 SPRAY MATERIALS CONKLIN PRODUCTS Check Our Prices Before You Buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 (Continued from Page 2) mercial 50.23-53.85; Choice mainly 21100-1400 lbs. 55.75- 57.00, few early part of week 57.00- Choice 24 900- 1350 lb. 54.00-56.23; high Good and low Choice 2-3 52.00- Good 2-3 51.00- 53.75; Standard 1-2 46.00- 50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3 850-1100 lb. 51.00- 54.10, few head 54.25-55.25; Good 2-3 800-1025 lb. 46.50- 51.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 39.75-42.25, few 42.50-13.75; Commercial 3-4 37.50-41.50, couple loads Cutter and Utility beef bred 38.50- with about 50 head sdl<T as Teedefs; 'Cutter 1-2 37.50- Canner and low Cutter 33.75-37.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1300 lb. 51.75-55.00; Good 1000-1300 lb. 47.50-52,00, few 45.5047,50. BULLS: Yield grade' f 1100-1600 lb. 49.00-53.50, few 54.00-56.85, around 10 bead 1700-2200 lb. 52.00-53.50; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 46.50 50.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to 2.00 higher, demand good for calves returned to farm. VEALERS: Prime 280350 lb. 93.00-100.00, few 100.00 107.00; Choice 160300 lb. 82.0096.00, 120160 lb. 78.00 96.00; high Good and low Choice 120160 lb. 65.0080.00, 80115 lb. 67.0078.00, few 60 90 lb. 50.5035.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 300450 lb. 60.0065.00; Good 280400 lb. 50.0060.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90115 lb. holstein bulls 89.00100.00; few 79.5069.00. INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL Lancaster
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