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 ’
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Dieter Kneg, Editor
Kendace Borry, Associate Editor
Joan Liesau, Associate Editor
Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent
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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,
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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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