—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979
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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 30 to Thursday, April 5
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
76 76
73 73
72 72
66 65
49 50
39 39
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
73
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 61 61
Checks 39 -38
Breakers 48 47
Tone: Offerings ample.
Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
April 3 ,1979
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Ex. Large Large Medium Small
75-88 74-87 71-82 51-55
MASS.+
76-86 75-85 72-80 52-53
Mostly
NEWHAMP. 68-74 67-73 64-70 44-50
Mostly 69-70 68-69 64-65 45-46
R.I. 78-79 77-78 74-75 54-55
VERMONT 76-90 75-87 72-83
78-87 77-85 74-75
74-77 73-75 70-73
Mostly
MAINE
+lncludes 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 Tuesday Thursday
Extra Large 51 lbs.
Class 1-Large 48 lbs. 55 56
Class 2-Large 45 lbs. 52 53
Class 3 - Medium 421bs. 51 50
Class 4-Small 39 lbs. 40 39
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 46 46
Checks 48 lbs. 39 39
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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 39-40; 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.
Baltimore
Eggs
April 4,1979
Movement is heavy into all
distributive and retail
outlets. Supplies are ade
quate, except smalls short m
some quarters.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) white
Grade A Large
Grade A Medium
PACMA
Fowl
PACMA-FACTS
The following market is TPaotcu'ri 130 R-,
supplied by PACMA-FACTS, MSIII ITd. OE
a direct marketing orgamza- "M J Poultry
tion affiliated with the Penn- * * *
sylvama Farmers’ Associa- April 4,1979
tion. Participating Prices unchanged on light
poultrymen are members of type hens though offerings
PACMA. which employs a prices for next week’s
fowl marketing agent, The delivery indicated lower,
farmers’ Agricultural Farm offerings fully ade-
Cooperative Trading Society quate for a fairly good de
;FACT) -to sell members’ mand. Offerings of heavy
:owl. PACMA works directly type fully adequate for a fair
vith the PFA poultrymen m interest.
;he program. Prices paid at farm: light
Farm point prices prevail- type hens 13-15, mostly
ng for fowl to be marketed 14%-15.
jy members during the week F. 0.8. 16V2-17, mostly 17.
if April 2 were 14 to 15% Heavy Type Hens
'arm, 17 plant. TFEWR.
50-53
Prices per ton: 53 Loads
Hay and 14 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 50.00-86, few to
101.00; Timothy 42.00-58.00;
Mixed hay 42.00-61, in
dividual’s to 90.00; Clover,
few 53.00-59.00; Straw 50.00-
72, individual 80.00; Ear
Com, 10 loads 67.00-72.00;
Oats, 2 loads 1.65 & 2.00 per
bushel.
Prices unchanged. Car
toning demand good for pre
holiday needs. Offerings
fully adequate to ample on
extra large, large and
medium while barely
adequate on jumbos and
smalls, undertone steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grade white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door:
76-80
69-73
A Extra Large 71-77%; A
Large 70-75%; A Medium 63-
68%.
WHOOPS! Did it again!
A44rtu SouUvcasfertv PA Hatch k_ e 3
We already apologized to some of our
DEKALB XL customers for the inadequacy of
our graphs to show the excellent production
peaks they’re experiencing
Here's another customer who didn't have
enough weeks on our standard chart They
stayed over 50% production thru 88 weeks of
age 1 Less than 4% mortality for 1 year’s
production l
Waye*'* CHICKS,
EBC23DD Quakertown, PA. 18951
BROWN & WHITE /01 MA *155
EGG LAYERS ( 215 ) 536 ‘ 3155
Hay Markets
Green Dragon
Hay
Gphrata, Pa.
March 30,1979
Philadelphia
Eggs
April 4,1979
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Regional
Hay
April 2,1979
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm and per ton.)
Hay and Straw slow,
steady to weak.
Alfalfa 50.00-55, few to
70.00; Mixed hay 35.00-50,
few to 60.00; Timothy hay
30.00-50.00; Straw 45.00-50,
tew to 60.00; Mulch 20.00-
30.00.
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 PM. (Owner)
- NOTICE - EFFECTIVE APRIL 7 -
HORSE SALE HELD Ist & 3rd SATURDAYS
MONTHLY - STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
INC.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wednesday, April 4 4j
Total 99 loads.
Alfalfa 48-102, mostly 80-99;
99; com 71.50-77.50; mixed
hay 49-85,1 load 26; straw 47-
75; timothy 37-61; clover
51.62.
New Holland
Hay
Monday, April 2
New Holland
Sales Stables
Total 86 loads.
Alfalfa 39-100; mixed hay
35-76; timothy 39-66; straw
49-72; com 64-72.
Vintage
Hay
Paradise, Pa.
Thursday, March 22
All prices per ton unless
noted. |
Alfalfa 50-73; timothy 35-fm
mixed hay 40-50; straw 45-1
62; soybean stalks 30; fodder
35.
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