4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 77 78 72 73 70 71 66 67 52 53 40 41 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 76 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 66 67 42 42 Breakers 50 51 51 51 51 Tone: Full steady to firm. Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications *tmm. N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report November 14,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs m cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 79-81 MASS.+ 79-80 7580 72-76 8083 8287 Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 82-84 80-82 75-77 MAINE 80-83 78-81 73-76 +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 |«mv 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 Kneg, 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 j 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. 1 Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 73-75 Large 75-77 73-74 68- 69- 76-77 75-79 75-76 72-76 74-75 8082 8085 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 60 62 57 58 55 56 45 47 50 51 43 43 Philadelphia Eggs November 15,1978 Prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Cartoning demand fairly good especially where oc casionally 79 cent sale on ' large noted. Offerings adequate to ample on smaller sizes. Undertone full steady. Prices to retailers: Sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door: A Extra Large 6516-73; A Large 6416-71; A Medium 6016-66. Fogelsville Poultry November 14,1978 Prices paid dock weight, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 8-51, mostly 13-25; pullets 28-50, mostly 44-48; roasters 15-47, mostly 41-45; capons 33-81, mostly 75-80; ducks 40-69, mostly 55-65; drakes 52-70, mostly 60-67; turkeys, tom 56; turkeys, hen 53-60, mostly 57-60; rabbits 6085, mostly 70-81; guineas 1.05- 1.10; pigeons, per pair 1.25- 3.30, mostly 1.25-1.40. Total coops sold 515. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry Small 52-54 52-53 48- 49- 56-57 53-56 November 15,1978 Prices unchanged. Buying interest fairly good for adequate farm offerings of light type hens. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a good call. Prices paid at farm; light type hens 8-10, mostly 9‘6-10. FOB plant lIV2-12, mostly 12. Heavy type TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs November 15,1978 Prices unchanged to one cent higher. Demand is fair to good. Supplies adequate. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 72-78. •ao Grade A Medium 68-74. Delmarva Poultry November 15,1978 Ready-to-cook movement slow Slaughter overall reduced as several plants not operating. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 40 cents at plant and 41 cents on U.S. Grade A. Live supplies fully adequate though weights generally desirable. Un dertone steady. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for un mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 40- 44, Plant Grade 39-4216, Premium X U.S. Grade A 50, Premium X Plant Grade 48. WTD. AVG- U.S. Grade A 41.05, Plant Grade 4012, Premium X U.S. Grade A 50.00, Premium X Plant Grade 48 00 (x) includes special ser vices, selected competitive Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, November 13,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 86 loads. Alfalfa 63-119; timothy 65- 85; mixed hay 40-87; clover, 1 load 75; orchard grass 35- 50; fodder 35-55; straw 55-83; soybean straw 39; old com 75-86; new corn 53-62; cracked com 125, rye seed 1.45 per bushel. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wed., November 15,1978 Total 73 loads. Alfalfa hay 56-110; mixed hay 48-87; timothy 43-91; corn fodder 48; wheat straw 59-77.50; oat straw 52-95; stubble hay, 1 load 67; new com 52-57; old com, 2 loads 64,77, firewood 23 per ton. 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 November 6 were 10 farm, 12 plant. Moyer's DeKalb This record we showed you last April after just completing 8 wks. over 90% production. Now you can see DeKalb XL-Links not only peak well but excel throughout the lay period. Prove it to yourself with your own test flock. l9ou Stasisfn Pb CHICKS, INC. rererCTUTt Qunkertown, PA 18951 brown & white (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. November 10,1978 Prices per ton 35 Ids. hay & 12 Ids. straw. Alfalfa 76.00-90.00, one at 61.00; Timothy 51.00-80.00; Mixed hay 51.00-85.00; Stubble hay, one load at 50.00; Straw 73.00-96.00, few down to 47.00; Ear Com, 13 Ids. 57.00-76.50, one at 81.00; Cora Fodder, 6 Ids. 35.00- 47.00. THE WINNING PRODUCTION TEAM Regional Hay November 13,1978 Prices per ton: (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton). Hay & Straw slow & steady. Alfalfa 55.00-75.00; Mixed hay 50.00-65.00; Timothy hay 45.00-60.00; Straw 60.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. Harvey Z. Martin Hay Harvey Z. Martin Hay and Straw Sale Gap, Pa. Wed. N0v.8,1878 4 Loads 1 load Mixed hay $75; 1 pickup load hay $1.60 per bale; 2 loads Straw $9O each. Hatch Oat* PutWt H*UMd /J, 09D Hauaad Oat* tJtl.yf. HWM .. IH. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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