Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Monday, December 25 to Friday, December 29 Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large h 79 o 75 V 74 D 71 A 57 Y 44 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks Breakers 48 47 46 46 Tone: Market mixed, Nest Run easy, processed stocks well cleared. Copy right 1977 Uraer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report December 27,1978 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium Small Not Available MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. 76-81 76-81 75-78 78-79 77-78 76-77 85-86 85-86 82-83 VERMONT 83-90 83-88 80-84 Mostly 85-88 85-86 82-83 MAINE 81-84 81-84 78-81 -(-Includes 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 (GNU) 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 l^easte^^^armmg 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; $lO.OO - 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. 78 ' 78 74 74 73 73 70 70 57 57 44 44 New Weight Per Case Wednesday Friday 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Philadelphia Eggs December 27,1978 EGGS: Prices steady. Cartoning demand fair at best. Offerings fully adequate. Undertone ner vous. 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 68- 70. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry December 27,1978 Prices mostly 1 cent lower on light type hens. Farm offerings adequate for current ltd processor run ning time. Offerings on heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 12-13, mostly 12&- 13. F. 0.8. plant: 15-16, mostly 15. Heavy type hens TFEWR. 52- 53- 61-62 Baltimore Eggs December27,l97B 57-60 EGGS: Undertone steady. Demand fair for adequate stocks. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (nun. one case sale) white: Grade A Large Grade A Medium 74-78 Delmarva Poultry December 27,1978 * Ready-to-cpok movement fair but not developing as well as expected yet. Slaughter schedule fairly heavy. Todays LTL asking prices occasionally higher at 4041 on Plant Grade and 42- 43 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest developing slowly. Live supplies ample at weights generally within desired ranges. Undertone fully steady. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mcludes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: US Grade 4143; Plant Grade 40-41%; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. WTD. AVG.: US Grade 42.08; Plant Grade 41.18; Premium X US Grade A 49.00; Premium X Plant Grade 47.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Hay Markets Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thurs., December 28,1978 Total 13 loads. All prices perton. Alfalfa 55-81; mixed hay 45-60; timothy 50-65; straw 55; ear corn 59. Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. December 22,1978 Prices per ton: 77 loads hay & 26 loads straw. Alfalfa 58.00-94.00; Timothy, few 44.00-70.00; Mixed hay 40.00-70.00, one 76.00; Clover, few 44.00- 55.00; Grass hay (Orchard), few 40.00-46.00; Straw 48.00- 76.00; Ear Com, 10 loads 60.00-73.00; Com Fodder, 9 loads 31.00-46.00. 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. 78-82 Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of December 25 were 15 at plant, 12% to 13 at the farm. VISIT OUR NEW BOOTH LOCATION IN THE DAIRY BARN AT THE 1979 FARM SHOW WHAT ONE WORD REPRESENTS THESE THREE THINGS? Do you realize that in the past year there has been a substantial in crease in DEKALB sales in this area? Many progressive area poultrymen are SWITCHING to DEKALB, As we close out this year of 1978 do some evaluating of your last flock’s performance. IF YOU KEEP RECORDS YOU’LL KEEP DEKALB LAYERS %'& CHICKS, New Holland Hay No market due to holiday. Regional Hay December 25,1978 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by,dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw fully steady - slow. Alfalfa 60.00-75.00; Mixed hay 55.00-65.00; Timothy hay 45.00-60.00'; Straw 65.00- 70.00; Mulch 25.00-35.00. TOP OF THE HOG MARK DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Market your hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M * HORSE AND TACK SALE * Ist & 3rd Saturday - Monthly 7 P.M. (ip)jMs e :j9msuv) oa) orr Quakertown, PA. 18951 (215) 536.3155 way Leola, p a . Wed., December 27 Total 115 loads. ’ Alfalfa 50-101; 80; straw 50-83; 52-90; com 60-83; cl 85; soybean straw 95 chard grass 4&-60; ’ grass 35; soybean w com fodder 34-39; J hay 42-52; wood 23-27 Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) INC.
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