■ 4—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, February 10,1979
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Note: Due to a change in production and mailing
schedules, this market will now carry prices from the
previous Friday thru the Thursday of this week.
From Friday, February 2 to Thursday, February 8
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thnrs.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
77 75 73 73 73
73 71 70 70 70
73 71 69 69 69
70 68 66 65 85
55 53 51 49 49
40 39 38 37 37
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
80
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Peewees
Off Grade
Large 64 62
Checks 36 36
Breakers 45 45
Tone: Supplies ample,
steadier.
Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
February 6,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs m cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large
76-
77-
70-
71-
80-81
78-
MASS.+
Mostly
NEWHAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly , 80-82 78-80 73-75
MAINE 76-79 74-77 71-74 52-55
-flncludes 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-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
Class2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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 Sorry, 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
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 75 74 74
60 60 60
36 36 36
45 45 45
demand improved, underton
Medium
71-
72-
65-
66-
75-76
73-
Large
74-
75-
68-
69-
78-79
76-
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
(ISSN 0023-7485)
Delmarva
Poultry
February?, 1979
Ready-to-cook movement
fairly good, however
deliveries may be difficult
and delayed due to
widespread snowstorm
along the east coast.
Slaughter schedule sharply
reduced. Today’s LTL
asking prices mostly 48 cents
on Plant Grade and 49 cents
on U.S. Grade A. Live
supplies short at desired
weights. Undertone firm.
Current broiler/fryer
negotiated for ‘ immediate
delivery includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York * City from
Delmarva.
RANGE: US Grade A 47-
49; Plant Grade 47-47%;
Premium X US Grade A 52.
WTD.AVG.: US Grade A
48.02; Plant Grade 47.25;
Premium X US* Grade A
52.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Small
52-
53-
46-
47-
56-57
Baltimore
Eggs
February 7,1979
Prices trend lower.
Demand is improving but
often at discounted levels.
Most distributors are still
working from a heavy back
log of inventory."
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) white.
Grade A Large 73-60
Grade A Medium
Fogelsville
Poultry
February 6,1979
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 20-34,
mostly 20-30; pullets 30-48,
mostly 45-48; roasters 17-46,
mostly 40-45; ducks 56;
drakes 54-56; rabbits 45-77,
mostly 65-72; guineas 1.20-
1.48.
Total coops sold 147.
Philadelphia
Eggs
February 7,1979
EGGS: Prices unchanged 1
to lower on all sizes. Car
toned demand fair to good
after yesterday’s heavy
retail shopping prior to
current storm. Offerings
fully adequate. Undertone
unsettled.
Prices to retailers: sales
,to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in car
tons, delivered store door:
A Extra Large 68-77; A
Large 67-75; A Medium 63-
71.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
February 7,1979
Prices light type hens
steady. Farm offerings short
but occasionally increasing
for a fairly good processor
demand. Offerings of heavy
type adequate for a fair
steady interest.
Prices paid at farm light
type hens 12-14, mostly 13V 2 -
14.
F. 0.8. Plant 16-16%,
mostly 16.
Hay Markets
New Holland
Hay
Monday, February 5
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 198 loads. All prices
per ton unless noted, j
Timothy hay 30-68; alfalfa
32-91; mixed hay 20-67;
straw 30-65; com 56-70.
Regional
Hay
February 5,1979
(All hay No ; 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw slow,
steady to weak.
Alfalfa 50.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 45.0060.00; Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; Straw 50.00-
70.00; Mulch2s.oo-35.00.
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.
Farm point prices prevail
ing for fowl to be marketed
by members during the week
of February 5 were 17 plant,
14 Vz farm.
69-77
Good’s
Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, February 7
Total 16 loads, market
smaller due to weather.
Mixed hay, 44-74; straw, 1
load 54; com, 1 load 71;
alfalfa hay 58-90; clover, 1
load 58; timothy, 2 loads 59,
76 Vintage
Hay ' o
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, February 8
Total 20 loads. All price?
per ton unless noted.
Alfalfa 40-56; timothy 44-56;
mixed hay 40-53; straw 40-
64; fodder 33. *
★ HORSE AND TACK SALE ★
■ 3rd Saturday - Monthly 7 P.M.
Green Dragon
Hay
Epbrata,Pa.
February 2,1979
Prices per ton.
91 LoadsUay and 35 Loads
Straw.
Alfalfa, few 45.0iW9.00,
few to 101.00; Timothy 35.00-
45.00, individual 52.00;
Mixed hay 40.00-65, one 77,
some down to 35.00; Stubble
hay, individual 39.00 and
43.00; Straw 45.00-65, one 81,
few down to 39.00; Ear Cora,
9 loads 63.00-68.00; Corn