4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Dae 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 16 to Thursday, February 22 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 74 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large 59 59 59 59 Checks 36 36 36 36 Breakers 45 45 45 45 Tone: Supplies irregular from area to area, market unset tled. Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report February 20,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 76-87 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly RX 77- 70- 71- 80-81 78- VERMONT Mostly 80-85 78-79 74-75 MAINE 76-79 74-77 70-73 +lnclude* 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: New Weight Classification Per Case Extra Large 51 lbs. Class 1 - Large 48 lbs. Class 2-Large 45 lbs. Class 3-Medium 42 lbs. Class 4-Small 39 lbs. Breaking Stock 48 lbs. Oecks 48 lbs. liW?te 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 $B.OO 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 ef Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Pekiishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 70-77 Large 74-82 71- 64- 65- 74-75 72- 75- 68- 69- 78-79 76- Wednesday ■a^rmmg (ISSN 0023-7485) Distributors are at tempting to make city deliveries today although hampered by freezing rain on top of the heavy snow. Many retail outlets are still closed and are not receiving eggs. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white Grade A Large Grade A Medium Prices paid dock weights, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type 32; pullets 4548; dudes 60; drakes 60; rabbits 55-7 Q, mostly 70. Total coops sold 71. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS Small 48- 49- 42- 43- 52-53 The following market is supplied by PACMA-PACTS, 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 the PFA poultrymen in the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of February 19 were not available. 48-51 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Prices unchanged on light type hens. Processing tune limited due to severe weather of past week. Of ferings ample. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair limited interest. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-14, mostly 13%- 14. F. 0.8. mostly 16. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR Ready-to-cook movement light as slaughter schedules overall about 35 per cent of a normal day. Today’s LTL asking- prices limited, however occasional prices as high as 60 cents on Plant Grade indicated. Mostly 53- 54. Parts cutting very light as help generally working on basic processing. Live supplies ample. Undertone steady to firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Offerings too few to report. X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Baltimore Eggs February 21,1979 72-76 67-71 Fogelsville Poultry February 20,1979 February 21,1979 Plant 16-16%, Delmarva Poultry February 21,1979 Hay Markets Green Dragon February 16,1979 Prices per ton: 35 loads hay & 10 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 45.00-93.00; Timothy, few 41.00-60.00; Mixed hay 39.00-77.00, few to 100.00; Straw 47.00-72.00; Ear Corn, 5 loads 66.50-68.00; Oats, one load $1.70 per bushel. Philadelphia Eggs February 21,1979 Prices unchanged. Demand fairly good. Sup plies fully adequate, however deliveries difficult. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 67-70%, A Large 66-68%, A Medium 61- 64%. Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. February 20,1979 CATTLE. Steers steady. Cows steady. Steers - Choice 65.75-66.50; Good 62.00-65.50; Standard 57.50-61.00. Cows - Utility & Commercial 52.50- 56.00; Cutter 48.75-53.00; Canner & Low Cutter 44.00- 49.00. Bullocks - Good & Choice 61.25-66.25. CALVES. Vealers higher. Choice 105.00-126.50; Good 90.00-110.00; Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 85.00-104.00. Holstein bulls 126:00-148.00. HOGS. Barrows & gilts higher. US No. J-2 55.00- 56.50; US No. 1-3 52.00-55.50. Sows - US No. 1-3 47.50-52.50. FEEDER PIGS. No. 1-3 35- 50 lbs. 37.0044.20. ' Moyer's DeKalb Brown egg layers used to be only economically housed in litter-floor houses. The DeKalb Warren Sex Sal-Link has broken through that tradition of discrimination. They are excellent producers in cage operations as well. Whether in floor or cage houses, brown or white egg layers, Moyer’s DeKalb offers: CHICKS, Quakertown, PA. 18951 BROWN & WHITE EGG LAYERS ( 215 ) 536 " 3155 Regional Hay February 20,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw slow, steady. Alfalfa 50.00-70.00; Mixed hay 40.00-60.00; Timothy hay 35.00-50.00; Straw 50.00-60.00, few to 70.00; Mulch 20.00- 25.00, few to 35.00. New iSdllirid Hay Monday, February 19 New Holland Sales Stables No hay sale on Monday due to the severe Winter weather conditions. TOP OF THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY Melvin M. Lehman MONDAY 2 P.M (Owner) ★ HORSE AND TACK SALE ★ 3rd Saturday - Monthly 7 P.M. for the Discriminating Poultryman ■f '* v A Bird for all Reasons Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, February 21 Total 71 loads. Mixed hay 44-68; alfalfa hay 43-103, mostly in the 80V, com 76,82; com fodder 50-57, low 30; straw 62-77, low 44; timothy hay 40-56: stubble hay 39; clover 60. Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thursday, February 22 All prices per ton unless noted. Total 27 loads. Alfalfa 52-83; timothy 48- 64; mixed hay 45-60; straw 62-70; ear corn 68; 1 load mulch hay 44. *** V.*' * X'& ’ \ >4.v INC HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS 2 *
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