—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1979 4 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, March 9 to Thursday; March 16 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 82 83 79 80 78 79 74 75 50 51 39 40 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 79 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets ' Peewees Off Grade Large 67 68 68 68 Checks ' 39 39 39 40 Breakers 50 50 50 50 Tone: Trading reasonably active, market steady Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N, E. Weekly Shell Egg Report March 6,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 82-88 83-86 76-82 76-77 85-86 8489 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 86-88 84-85 80-81 ‘ MAINE 82-84 81-83 77-79 -(-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 (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 yy;,',y^7,'} laneastej^^F arminq ? 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 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. " \ V*- Medium 7782 7880 71- 72- 8681 7984 Large 8187 8285 7581 75-76 8485 8387 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 69 68 65 65 64 64' 45 45 50 51 41 42 (ISSN 0023-7485) 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 March 12 were 14Vz to 15 farm, 17 plant. 68 40 50 Philadelphia Eggs March 14,1979 EGGS; Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fair with increased price resistance report at retail level. Of ferings fully adequate on all sizes. Undertone cautious and unsettled. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons. Delivered: store door. Small 50- 51- 44- 45- 54-55 50-52 A Extra Large' 73-81; A Large-72-79; A Medium 67%- 74. ms Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry Prices unchanged to higher on light type hens. Farm offerings fairly heavy in some quarters while light in others. Processor demand good. Offerings heavy type adequate for a fairly steady call. Prices paid at farm: Light type hens 13-14% mostly 14 Vz; FOB plant 16-17 mostly 17; Heavy type hens TFEWR. Delmarva Poultry March 14,1979 Ready-to-cook movement mixed ranging light to fair, mostly fair. Slaughter schedules heavy in many quarters. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 49 on Plant and 50 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest reported mixed ranging fair to oc casionally good. Live sup plies fully adequate at weights in a wide range. Undertone unsettled but mostly about steady. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE, US Grade A 49- 52; Plarit Grade l Premium X US Grade A 55.00 WTD AVG. US Grade A 50.26; Plant Grade 4918, Premium X US Grade A 55,00. X - includes special ser vices, selected comoetive brands of- Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, March 12 New Holland Sales Stables Total 189 loads. Alfalfa 34-95; mixed hay 31-74; timothy 34-60; straw 31-74; corn 67-72. Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thursday, March 15 All prices per ton unless noted. Alfalfa 52-64; timothy 42-62; mixed hay 40-55; straw 34- 70; mulch hay 30-35; round bales of fodder 25. Baltimore Eggs . March 14,1979 Market steady. Demand only fair and meeting price resistence at all levels of trading. Supplies adequate. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 82-86 Grade A Medium 77-82 Fogelsville Poultry March 13,1979 Prices paid dock weights, cents, per pound, except where noted. Hens/* heavy type 18-33, mostly,/-28-33; pullets 45-49; roasters 3940; ducks 65-66; drakes 64; rabbits 62-99, mostly 75-80; guineas 1.20- 1.32; pigeons per pair 2.15- 2.60. Total coops sold 242. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, March 14 Total 150 loads. Alfalfa 42-93, top 101; com 67-73, low 50; mixed hay 25- 71, mostly 40 to 50; straw 43- 65, top 67; com fodder 26,30; alfalfa and orchardjgrass 36?' 68; timothy 31-63; stubble hay 34; timothy and clover 45,47; clover 36-57. Regional Hay March 12,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm-& Per ton.) Hay & Straw slow, mostly steady, instances $5 lower. Alfalfa 50.00-60.00, few 70.00; Mixed hay 40.00-50.00; Timothy ' hay 35.00-45.00; -Straw 50.00-60.00; Mulch 20.00-30.00. Green Dragon Ephrata,Pa. March 9,1979 Prices per ton; 1154d5. hsy & 56 Ids. straw. Alfalfa 53.00-95.00, onei 108.00, few down to 38; Timothy 38.00-56.00; Mixed hay 36.00-69.00, few 90.00; _ Clover 42.00-51.00; Straw 44.00-68.00; Ear Corn, 8 Ids. 58.00-76.00, 2 Ids. 40 and 47; Com Fodder, 2 loads 44.00' and 56.00. *
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