4 —Lancaster Faming, Saturday, October 2t, 1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, October 23 to Friday, October 27 Mon. Toes. Wed. Thors. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 74 74 74 74 67 67 67 67 65 65 65 65 62 62 63 ■ 63 47 47 48 48 35 35 36 36 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 73 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large 60 60 61 61 Checks 37 38 39 39 Tone: Pullets steady to firm, balance steady. Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 24,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons deliver* ulstores: Ex. Large 72-75 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 78-80 77-79 73-77 MAINE 74-76 73-75 69-71 +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 Classi-Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks lanteastej^^Tarminq 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 $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 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. Manners ef Newspaper Farm Editars Assn., Pa. Newspaper Pah Sabirs Asseciatien, and Natisnai Newspaper Asseciatien. 73 73 73 Large 71-74 72 63-73 69-70 77-78 75-81 73 69-74 71-72 73-79 76-84 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Subscription Price; Small 47-49 47 44- 45- 53-54 Medium 67-69 67 64- 65- 73-74 71-78 49-51 FogelsviUe Poultry October 24,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 10-26, mostly 16-22, pullets 44-48; roasters 23-52, mostly 35-42; capons 41; ducks 51-65, mostly 65; drakes 57-61; rabbits 41-58, mostly 50-56; guineas 99-1.00; pigeons, per pair 1.00-1.35, mostly 1.20 1.35; jumbo squabs 2.50-2.80, mostly 2.75-2.80. Total coops sold 216. Philadelphia Eggs October 25,1978 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand fair to oc casional good where features involved. Offerings of all sizes in fairly good balance. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sides to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered, store door. A Extra Large 62%-67, A Large 60%-65, A Medium 56%-61. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS 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 23 were, not available. Delmarva Poultry October 25,1978 Ready-to-cook movement fair at best. Slaughter schedules about steady, however occasional plant not operating today due to LTD hve supplies from their growing program. Todays LTL asking prices generally unchanged at 40 on plant and 41 on U.S. grade A. Advance interest fairly good. Live supplies overall continue ample at heavier than desired weights in most quarters. Undertone fully steady.' Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for un mediate includes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade A 40- 44; Plant Grade 39- 42%; Premium X US Grade A 48.00; Premium X Plant Grade 46.00. WTD. AVE.: US Grade A 41.37; Plant Grade 40.36; Premium X US Grade A 48.00; Premium X Plant Grade 46.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Hay Markets Regional Hay (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay steady to $lO higher, Straw steady. Alfalfa 55.00-75.00; Mixed hay 45.00-65.00; Timothy hay 40.00-60.00; Straw 60.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.0035.00. Green Dragon Hay October 20,1978 Prices Per Ton: 21 Loads hay. Alfalfa, 2 loads 64.00 and 91.00; Timothy, few 64.00- 75.00; Mixed hay 54.00-74.00, few down to 42.00; Clover, one load at 71.00; Straw, 6 loads 69.00-92.00; Ear Com, 12 loads 72.00-77.00, few down to 45.00. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry October 25,1978 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Demand fairly good for adequate farm of ferings. Trade advices in dicate sorae holding of flocks for further production due to favorable egg prices. Offer ings of heavy type short of a good demand. Priced paid at farm: Light type hens 8-9%, mostly 9-9%. FOB Plant 11%. Heavy type hensTFEWR. Baltimore Eggs October 25,1978 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand good on large, fair otherwise. STKS - adequate undertone steady. - Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state grade (min 1 case sale). Grade A Large 73-77 Grade A Medium 69-73 'MUyen,'* 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 all birds in the growing unit good, bad, and cockrels; feed wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss management and servicing procedures. The only thing the Pullet Package lacks is a bow! CHICKS, INC. irrerffiXlfrl Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS New Holland Hay Monday, October 23,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 60 loads. Alfalfa hay 46-87; mixed hay 53-83; timothy 5079; straw 77-103; com 71-89; rye -2,50 per bushel. Good’s Hay Leola,Pa. Wednesday, October 25 Total 34 loads. Alfalfa hay 59-72; timothy 62-73; straw 64-87; baled com fodder 45-51; mixed hay 45-78; com 70-83; new com 52. Special Market Special Feeder Yearling Sale October2o,l97B Monterey, Va. There were 675 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDAC standard and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & Fancy 600-700 lbs. 60.75-63.25; 705- 800 lbs. 57.75-62.25; 805-1000 lbs. 54.25-58.75; Good 500-700 lbs. 62.2567.50; 705600 lbs. 57.5061.25; 805-900 lbs. 55.00- 58.75; Medium 500-700 lbs. 57.7564.75; 705600 lbs. 53.50- 54.25; 805-1000 lbs. 52.00- 53.75. HEIFERS: Choice & Fancy 600-700 lbs. 48.50- 50.50; 700600 lbs. 48.00-48.50; Good 600-700 lbs. 48.25-49.00. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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