—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Hovomber 25,1978
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Monday, November 20 to Friday, November 24
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
78 78
74 74
72 72
67 68
53 S 3 ”
41 41
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
78
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
OR Grade
Large
Checks
68 68
43 43
Breakers 51 , 51 51
Tone: Trading cautious, market steady.
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
November 21,1978
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
79-81
MASS.+
79
75-
76-
84-85
8240
Mostly
NEWHAMP.
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly 84-88 83-85 78-79
MAINE 80-83 79-82 74-77 53-56
+lncludes Central and Western Sections Only.
Nest Run Eggs
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
Nil. 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
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Medium
73-75
Large
75-77
73
69-
70-
78-79
76-84
75
74-
75-
80-
81-
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tneiday Friday
60 60
58 58
58 57
47 47
51 51
43 43
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is
supplied by PACMA-F ACTS,
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 November 20 were not
available.
Delmarva
Poultry
November 22,1978
Ready-to-cook movement
is light and disappointing in
most quarters. Slaughter
schedules moderate overall.
Today’s LTL asking prices
held unchanged at 39-40 on
plant and 4041 onU.S. Grade
A. Advanced interest light to
occasionally fair. Live
supplies ample with weights
heavier than desired. Un
dertone steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lbs. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
' week:
U.S. Grade A
" Plant Grade394o.
Small
52-54
52
48-
49-
57-58
Current broiler fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery including
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: U.S. Grade A 40-
42; Plant Grade 38-
40%; Premium X U.S. Grade
A 48; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.
WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A
40.70; Plant Grade 39.77;
Premium X U.S. Grade A
48.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 46.00.
(x) - Includes special
services, selected com
petitive brands, etc.
Baltimore
Eggs
November 22,1978
Prices of mediums un
changed to one cent higher.
Demand good. Supplies
adequate.
CARTONED EGGS;
Prices to retailers, state
graded (min one case sale)
white.GradeALarge 76-80.
Grade A Medium 70-75.
Philadelphia
Eggs
November 22,1978
Prices unchanged to
higher on medium, balance
unchanged. Cartoning
demand fair to good for late
fillin needs prior to the
holiday. Offerings of larger
sizes about adequate while
smaller sizes ample. Un
dertone steady but cautious.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons
delivered: store door.
A Extra targe 69-74, A
Large 68-72, A Meditun 62
Hay Markets
Harvey Z.
Martin Hay
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay and Straw Sale
Gap, Pa'
Wed. Nov. 22,1978
6 Loads
Mixed hay (2 Loads) 70 &
75; Timothy hay 50 & 69;
Straw 63& 80.
Regional
Hay
November 20,1978
Prices per ton:
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow &
steady.
Alfalfa SS.OO-75.00; Mixed
hay 50.00415.00; Timothy hay
45.00-60.00; Straw 60.00-
70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00.
Good's
Hay
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, November 22.
Total4o loads.
Alfalfa 59-97; timothy 45-
84; mixed hay 53-74; straw
86-90; old com, 1 load 81;
new com 61-64.50; com
fodder 41-45.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. poultry
November22,l97B
Prices higher on light type
hens. Farm receijpts
generally short of a fairly
aggressive processor
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a good
call.
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 9-11, mostly 10-10
1/2.
FOB plant 12-13, mostly 12
1/2-123/4.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Fa.
Monday, November 20,1978
Reported receipts of 402
calves, 148 cows, 45 hogs, 43
heifers, 5 sheep, 13 lambs, 22
bulls, and 8 steers. Cattle
market very good and calf
market steady.
Holstein heifer calves to
96.00; veals 80.00-94.50; bobs,
90 to 110 lbs. 78.00-86.00;
bobs, 80 lbs. and down 63.00-
72.00; grassers and feeders
45.00- lambs 50.00-
59.25; sheep 18.00-20.00;
hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 46.00-
52.50; sows 38.00-42.00; boars
30.00- pigs 20.0044.25;
heifefs 45.00-61.50; steers,
feeder 42.5041.50; steers,
common 38.00-40.00; bulls
44.0042.75; cows, good 42.00-
44.25; cows, medium 38.75-
41.00; cows, poor or small
32.50-36.00; horses 175.00-
322.50; ponies 25.0040.00;
goats 15.0040.00.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, November 20,1978
New Holland Sales Stables
Total 100 loads.
Alfalfa 51-112; timothy 41-
82; mixed hay 38-87; straw.
36-96; corn 5487. ,
TOP OF THE HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11
DANVILLE, PA
717-275-2880
Market your hogs the auction way.
SALE EVERY MelvfnM. Lehman
MONDAY 2 P.M. . (Owner)
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FREEDOM OF CHOICE
231 or XL
We have both of these superior
white egg layers.
Ask us for the records -
then you be the judge.
CHICKS, INC.
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215> 536-3155
BROWN & WHITE
EGG LAYERS
Green
Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
November 17,1978
Prices per ton:
21'loadshay.
Alfalfa, few 90.00-92.00;
Timothy, one at 46.00; Mixed
hay 50,00-71.00, few'down to
43.00; Orchard Grass hay,
one at 45.00; Straw, one at
95.00; Ear Corn, 17 loads
50.00-74.50; Com Fodder, 2
loads 37.00 and 39.00.
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