—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 28,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: l&e to a change in production and mailing schedules, this market will now cany prices from the previous Friday thru die Thursday of this week. From Friday, April 20 to Thursday, April 26 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 73 73 70 70 69 69 62 62 49 49 39 39 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 73 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large 59 59 59 60 Checks 37 37 ‘37 38 Breakers 45 45 45 47 Tone: Large steady, smaller sizes full steady. Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report April 24,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 77-80 MASS.+ Mostly 77-78 75-76 67-68 NEWHAMP. 70-76 67-73 59-65 Mostly 71-72 67-68 60-61 R.I. 80-81 77-78 69-70 VERMONT 7085 - 7083 67-69 Mostly 8082 77-79 69-75 MAINE 76-79 73-76 6588 +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 (GNE) on Ed, 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 Class 4-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 Utitz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher Dieter Krieg, Editor Kendace Borry Allen, 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 (ISSN) 0023-F485 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. MtMbm of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 66-76 Large 74-79 New Weight __ Per Case Tuesday 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. FpgeibViiie Poultry April 24,1979 Pullets 45-49; roasters 30- 47, mostly 4247; ducks 63; drakes 63; rabbits 70-88, mostly 85-88; guinea $1.65- $1.66; pigeons, per pair $2.60. Total coops 135. Eastern Pa. & U.S. Poultry April 25,1979 Slaughter schedules moderate, demand just fair. Offerings generally adequate for needs. Price paid at farm by type hens 12-13, mostly 13. F. 0.8. Plant 15-15%, mostly 15, Heavy type hens too few to report. 60 39 47 Philadelphia Eggs April 25,1979 Prices remain unchanged today. Demand for carton eggs fairly good, with floor stocks well balanced. Prices on extra large 68- 72%, large 67-70%, medium 5942. Small 47-53 4051 4046 41-42 5051 Baltimore Eggs Apri125,1979 4049 Market about steady, demand unaggressive. Supplies adequate to ample. Grade A large 73-76, medium 65-69. Delmarva Poultry Thursday Ready-to-cook movement good on whole fryers, draggy on parts. Slaughter schedules heavy, LTL asking prices are mostly 47 cents on Plant Grade, and 48 cents on U.S. Grade A. Buying interest continues to improve for prompt ship ment and for next week, live supplies adequate. Un dertone a little unsettled but 'mostly firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated pnces U.S. Grade A 46-58, weighted average 47.29. Plant Grade A range 46-47, weighted average 46.51. Premium pack range 52, weighted average 52. 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 oi 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 April 23 were 11 to 12 farm, 15 to 15% plant. April 25,1979 Hay Markets Vintage Hay Paradise, Pa. Thursday, April 26 Total 22 loads. All prices per ton unless noted. Alfalfa 60-82; timothy 48- 60; mixed hay 40-67; straw 60-80. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, April 25 Total 75 loads. Alfalfa 69-104, one load 116; mixed hay 56-91, one load 100; one load of clover at 91; timothy 43-68; straw 67-85; com 69-83; one load of fodder at 55; 1 load of broomgrassat6s. New Holland Hay Monday, April 23 New Holland Sales Stables Total 98 loads. Alfalfa 59-126; mixed hay 36-118; timothy 43-96; straw 48-82; com 75-81. New Holland Horses Monday, April 23 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 334 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Local driving horses 300- 1210; riding horses 275450; better horses 500-1080; lightweight killers 275475; heavyweight killers 450-735; mare ponies 20-60; colts 10- 25; geldings 20-55; larger ponies 125-275. 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, Ouakertown, PA. 18951 BROWN & WHITE /91S\ 4|ee EGG LAYERS 1 215 / 536-3 » 35 Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. April 20,1979 Prices per ton: Total 49 loads hay & 6 loads straw. » Alfalfa 57.00-102.00, one at 140.00; Timothy, few 52.00- 66.00; Mixed hay 47.00-82.00, few to 127.50; Stubble hay, couple 42.00 and 58.00; Or chard Grass Hay, few 53.00- 57.00; Straw 70.0086.00; Ear Com, 4 loads 81.00-93.00; Com Fodder, one at 44.00. fori Discriminatidj Poultryman A Bird for ail Reasons Regional Hay April 23,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw mostly steady. Alfalfa 50.00-60.00, few to 70.00; Mixed bay 40.00-50.00, few to 60.00; Timothy hay 35.00-50.00; Straw 40.00- 60.00; Mulch2o.oo-30.00. INC. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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