—bwcasttr Farming, Saturday, April 14, ,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Doe to a change in production and mailing schedules, this market will now carry prices from the previous Friday turn the Thursday of this week. From Friday, April 6 to Thursday, April 12 Fri. Mon. lues. Wed. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 76 76 73 73 72 72 64 64 50 50 39 39 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large 73 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large 61 61 61 Checks 37 37 37 Breakers 46 46 46 Tone: Packing plants well cleared Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report April 10,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 75-88 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. 77-86 68-74 Mostly R.I. VERMONT 69-70 78-79 76-90 Mostly 78-87 77-85 74-79 MAINE 74-77 73-76 70-73 +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: Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class4-Small Breaking Stock Checks (ISSN 0023-7485) 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 Allen, 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 (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. 61 37 46 Medium 71-82 Large 74-87 7885 67-73 73-80 64-70 65-66 74-75 72-83 68-69 77-78 75-88 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 33 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS The following market is supplied by PACMA-FACTS, a direct marketing organization affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association. 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 m the program. Farm point prices prevailing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of April 2 were 11 to 12 farm, 15 plant. Thors. 61 37 46 Philadelphia Eggs April 11,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand good. Offerings irregularly distributed in some quarters but generally adequate except occasionally short on mediums. Undertone steady. Small 51- 52- 44- 45- 54-55 Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grade white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door: 50-53 A Extra Large 71-74; Large 70-72; A Medium 61- 64. Baltimore Eggs April n, 1979 Demand good. Supplies adequate to short of car toned eggs in some quarters. Undertone steady. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 78-80 Grade A Medium 67-73 Delmarva Poultry April 11,1979 I Ready-to-cook movement I fair but generally ? unaggressive. Slaughter II schedules fairly heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices M ranged 47-48 cents on Plant | and 48-49 on U.S. Grade A. I Advance interest limited J until latter part of next week HERE’S THIS WEEK’S BIG PUT-ON FROM TfUyeX4. CHICKS, INC. We’l! send you up to 3 copies of this BUMPER STICKER by return mail, just fill in coupon below. I I I I I I I I Mail To; Moyer's Chicks, Inc. 266 E. Paletown Road Quakertown, Pa. 18951 No. of stickers requested Name Address City Hay Markets Good’s Hay Leola,Pa. Wednesday, April II Total 120 loads. Alfalfa 60-113, 1 load 128; mixed hay 45-106, top 130; timothy 49-65; straw 50-87; com fodder 48; mulch hay 30; com 71-74. New Holland Hay Monday, April 9 New Holland Sales Stables Total 111 loads. Alfalfa 42-87; mixed hay 40-76; timothy 43-66; straw 37-71; corn 38-84. Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thursday, April 12 All prices per ton unless noted. Total 13 loads. Alfalfa 71-80; timothy 50-54; mixed hay 51-80; wheat straw 65; soybean stalks 35- 38. when considered good as buyers prepare for promotions the week of April 23. live supplies ample in a wide range of weights. Undertone fully steady to firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 47- 49; Plant Grade 46^47%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 52. WTD. AVG.: IT.S. Grade A 48.01; Plant Grade 47.02; Premium X U.S. Grade A 52.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry April 11,1979 Prices lower on light type hens. Farm offerings fully adequate to ample for a fair processor interest. Offerings of heavy type fully adequate for a moderate call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-13, mostly 13. F. 0.8. Plant 15-15%, mostly 15. Heavy type hens TFEWR. .State, Regional Hay April 9,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay and Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa 50.00-55.00, few to 70.00; Mixed hay 35.00-50.00, few to 60.00; Timothy hay 30.00-50.00; Straw 45.00-50.00, few to 60.00; Mulch 20.00- 30.00. ai o a CD CD a o o 3 o . gj. tr>~ Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. April 6,1979 Prices per ton. Total 80 loads hay and 22 loads straw. Alfalfa 53,00-73.00, few to 90.00; Timothy 37.00-53.00; Mixed hay 38.00-55, few to 87, some down to 34.00; Clover, individual 59.00; Grass hay, individual’s 36.00 and 38.00; Straw 44.00-61.00, individual 68.00; Ear Com, 11 loads 69.00-77,00; Oats, individual 1.75 per bushel; Com Fod der, individual 34.00.