—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, December 18 to Friday, December 22 Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 79 79 75 75 74 74 71 71 57 57 44 44 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 80 ' Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 69 69 41 41 Breakers 49 49 49 48 Tone: Packing plants well cleared, market steady. Copy right 1977 Uraer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report December 19,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 82-87 MASS. 4- Mostly NEWHAMP, 81-85 76-81 Mostly R.I. VERMONT 78-79 85-86 83-90 Mostly 85-88 85-86 79-80 MAINE 81-84 81-84 77-81 4-Includes Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse,- Inc.,t (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 I ancasteife^armmq 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 Subscription Price: $6.00 per year; $ 10.00 - 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 | I (ISSN) 0023-F485 | For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper i Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. i Medium 78-81 Large 82-86 81-84 7681 77-79 72-77 77-78 85-86 8788 73-74 81-82 77-83 ms* New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Philadelphia Eggs December 20,1978 Eggs: Prices steady. Car toning demand fairly good for late fillin needs. Of ferings clearing well but generally adequate. Un dertone cautious. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 73-76, A Large 72-74, A Medium 67%- 70. Baltimore Eggs 46% December 20,1978 Market about steady. Cartoned egg demand good but advance interest slow developing and buyers cautious. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white: Grade A Large 78-82 Grade A Medium 74-78 Small 5880 57-58 52- 53- 6182 Delmarva Poultry Decembe2o,l97B Ready-to-cook movement continues light. Slaughter schedules continue reduced overall. Today LTL asking prices ranged 4041 on plant and 4142 on U.S. grade A. Live supplies ample though weights continue within desirable ranges. Undertone unsettled. 5781 Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade A 40- 43, Plant Grade 40-41%; Premium US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. WTD. AVE.: US Grade A 41.50; Plant Grade 41.07; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. \ f / 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 18 were 16% to 17 plant, 14 to 14% at the farm. Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavytype 12-30, mostly 28-30; pullets 3048, mostly 4548; roasters 48-76, mostly 48-56; capons 74-80; ducks, 42-80 mostly 60-70; drakes 55-80, mostly 65-75; geese 4080, mostly 45-80; turkeys, tom 55-62, mostlys7- 62; turkeys, hens 6085; rab bits 7589, mostly 8087; guin eas 1.05-1.15; pigeons, per pair 1.11-3.85, mostly 1.40- 3.35. Prices mostly unchanged though occasionally un confirmed prices reported slightly higher than the quoted ranges. Offerings fully adequate for a fair but less aggressive processor demand. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-14, mostly 13%. FOB plant 15-17, mostly 16. Heavy type hens TFEWR. y \ CHRIST THE KING 1 \ WAS BORN IN A HUMBLE J STABLE OVER 1900 YEARS I AGO. WILL YOU ALLOW I / HIM TO FEND ROOM AND \ / REIGN IN YOUR HEART? \* I I I Best wishes from ' V TKoy&t 4 CHICKS, INC. Quoktrtown, PA 11951 (215) 536-3155 PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACtS Fogelsville Poultry December 19,1978 Total coops sold 395. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry December 20,1978 Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, Dec. 18,1978 New Holland Sales Stables Total 141 loads. All prices per ton. Alfalfa 53-107; mixed hay 45-86; timothy 45-88; straw 66-89; fodder 26-48; new ear corn 35-68; old ear com 83-86. Regional Hay December 18,1978 Hay and Straw steady. Alfalfa 60.00-75.00; Mixed Hay 55.0085.00; Timothy hay 45.0080.00; Straw 65.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wed., December 20,1978 Total 48 loads. All prices perton. Com fodder 3945; alfalfa 54-76; mixed hay 57-84; timothy 51-66; straw 63-77; com 63-82; firewood 26-35. Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thursday, Dec. 21,1978 Alfalfa 59-82; mixed hay 56-59; straw 54-59; stubble hay 45; fodder 35; ear com 59. Green Dragon Epbrata,Pa. December 15,1978 57 loads hay and 17 loads straw. Alfalfa 66.00-90, individual 100.00; Timothy 46.00-65.00; Mixed hay 55.00-71, in dividual’s 80 & 90.00, few down to 43.00; Clover, in dividual at 76.09; Grass hay, few 43.00-66.00; Straw 60.00- 86.00; Ear Com, 12 loads 57.0065.00; Com Fodder, individual’s 31.00 & 41.00.