4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,1978 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, December 4 to Friday, December 8 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 79 79 75 75 73 73 68 68 53 53 41 41 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 78 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 69 69 44 44 Breakers 52 52 52 52 52 Tone: Demand good, large sizes adequate; balance closely cleared. Copy right 1977 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report December 5,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 81-86 MASS.+ 82-84 75- 76- 84-85 82-89 Mostly NEWHAMP, Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 83-84 82-83 78-80 MAINE 80-83 79-82 74-77 +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-doien 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 |ancaste :^^yarmi nq ’ 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 $6.00 per year: $lO 00 - 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 75-78 Large 80-85 76-78 69- 70- 78-79 76-83 81-83 74- 75- 83-84 81-87 ; >1 i.' New Weight Per Case 51 lbs 48 lbs 45 lbs. 42 lbs 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs Tuesday Friday 62 62 60 60 58 58 48 50 52 52 44 44 Subscription Price: Delmarva Poultry December 6,1978 Ready-to-cook movement continues very good. Un filled inquiry reported in most quarters. Slaughter schedules moderate as occasional plant not operating for lack of live supply. Todays Itl asking prices 44-45 on plant and 45- 46 on U.S. grade A. Advance interest fair. Live supplies fully adequate to occasional short. Undertone very firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes-mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. 69- 44 RANGE: US Grade A 43- 45; Plant Grade 43-43%; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. WTD. AVG: US Grade A 44.01; Plant Grade 43.24; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. Small 54- 55- 48- 49- 57-58 X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Philadelphia Eggs 53-56 Decembers, 1978 Prices steady. Cartoning demand mixed ranging light to occasionally fairly good. Offerings fully adequate though sellers hold stks with confidence. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered store door: A Extra Large 71%-75; A Large 70%-73; A Medium 65- 67. 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 December 4 were 16 plant, 13 to 14 farm Baltimore Eggs December 6,1978 EGGS Demand is generally slow and disap pointing. Supplies are ample and inventories ac cumulating m some quar ters Getail prices in selected stores are mostly 99 cents for extra large, 89-93 cents for large and 85-89 cents for mediums, ap proximately 20 cents higher than a year ago Cartoned eggs prices to retailers, state graded (mm one case sale) white Grade A Large 77-81; Grade A Med ” r r Hay Markets Regional Hay December 4,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) HAY AND STRAW SLOW AND STEADY, SPOTS STRONGER. Alfalfa 55.00-75.00; Mixed hay 55.00-65.00; Timothy hay 45.00-60.00; Straw 65.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. Harvey Z. Martin Hay Gap, Pa. Wed., December 6,1978 Total 10 loads. Alfalfa 89; mixed hay 48- 59; straw 67-80. Fogelsville Poultry December 5,1978 Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 3-33, mostly 10-26; pullets 44-48, mostly 44-47; roasters 25-47; ducks 40-67, mostly 60-63; drakes 40-73, mostly 65-73; geese 70-84; turkeys, hens 58- 62, mostly 62; rabbits 60-81, mostly 70-81; guineas 1.15; pigeons, per pair 1.90-2.00; jumbo squabs 4.60. Total coops sold 560. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry December 6,1978 Prices advanced on light type hens. Offerings short of a good processor demand. Offerings of heavy type • adequate for a fair steady call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 11-13, mostly 12-12%. F. 0.8. plant 15-16, mostly 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. TfUyen, d chicks, inc. rerenfflTira Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS New Holland Hay Monday, Dec. 4,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 55 loads. Alfalfa 55-96; mixed hay 50-87; timothy 62-79; straw 59-89; corn 58-81. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wed., December 6,1978 Total 96 loads. Alfalfa 54-90, 1 load 111; timothy 59-69; mixed hay 37- 87; soybean hay, 1 load 41.00; clover 64.00-71.00; stubble hay, 1 load 56; straw 56-96; com fodder 2 loads 22.50; oats, 1 load 1.20 per bushel; corn 56-82; firewood, Hoad 29 per ton, ■ TOP OF THE HOG MARKET Market your hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY MONDAY 2PM ★ HORSE AND TACK SALE ★ Ist & 3rd Saturday - Monthly 7 P.M. THE WINNING PRODUCTION TEAM AUpncesperton. Timothy 59; orchard grass 48-58; alfalfa 58; mixed hay 48-58; oat straw 54; wheat straw 57-60; ear com 57. Prices per ton: 61 Loads hay and 23 loads straw. Alfalfa 57.00-88.00, in dividual 101.00; Timothy, few 49.00-71.00; Mixed hay 45.00-83.00, mostly 55.00- 73.00; Clover, individual 60.00 and 62.00; Grass hay, individual 51.00 and 59.00; Straw 61.00-80.00; Ear Com, 6 loads 59.00-72.00; Com Fodder, 3 loads 48.00-54.00. | DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Vintage Hay Thurs., December?, 1978 Paradise, Pa. Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. December 1,1978 Melvin M Lehman (Owner) HUBBARD WHITE MI. BROILERS €
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