—Lancaster Farnhig, Saturday, May 5, 1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Dae to a change in production and moiling schedules, this market vriU now carry prices from the previous Friday thru the Thursday of this week. From Friday, April 27 to Thursday,'May 3 FrL Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 73 73 70 70 69 69 63 64 50 51 40 41 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 73 73 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 60 61 39 39 Breakers 47 47 48 48% 48% Time: Large barely steady, mediums steady, pullets firm. Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report February 6,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex- Large Large Medium MASS.+ 76-80 73-79 66-76 Mostly 77-78 74-76 67-74 NEWHAMP. 70-76 63-68 60-66 Mostly 71-72 6445 61-62 R.L 80-81 77-78 70-71 VERMONT 78-87 75-83 68-78 Mostly 80-85 77-80 70-72 MAINE 76-79 73-76 67-69 +lnclude* Central and Western Sections Only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (Ed) Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs (GNR) 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 Class 1 - Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks rm i n q (ISSN 0023-7485) P.O. Box 366 - Utitz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Utitz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Uncaster 717-394-3047 or Utitz 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; $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. Mendbors of Newspaper Far* Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper NMshors Association, and National Newspaper Association. New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 57 56 55 54 52 52 42 42 49 49 41 41 Philadelphia Eggs May 2,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fair though often less aggressive than expected. Offerings fully adequate on large, often hardy adequate on smaller sizes. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers - sales to volume buyers, consumer grade white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 68-71, A Large 67-69, A Medium 60-63. Baltimore Eggs May 2,1979 EGGS: Market steady. Demand unaggressive. Supplies ample. 'Surplus farm run continues to clear to breakers. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 73-76 Grade A Medium 67-69 Small 47-53 4851 41- 42- 51-52 Delmarva Poultry May 2,1979 47-50 Ready-to-cook movement fair but aggressive. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 47 cents on Plant and 48 cents on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest often slow in developing. Supplies ample at weights within desirable ranges. Undertone unsettled. Current broiler fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mftStly multiple-drop shipment to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 47- 50, Plant Grade 4548%, Premium Sales (X) U.S. Grade A 53. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 47.78, Plant Grade 46.98, Premium Sales (X) U.S. Grade A 53.00. (X) • includes special services, selected com petitive brands, etc. 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 April 30 were not available. U.S. population is slowing down, meaning a fewer number of new customers and an older average age. Hay Markets Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, May 2 Total 107 loads. All prices per ton, unless noted. Alfalfa 35-115, mostly 70- BO; timothy hay 49, 51, 69; clover 72, 88; mixed hay 38- 100; straw 55-76; com 68- 87.50; broomgrass 55; 1 load com fodder 38; 4 loads or chard grass 54-89. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry May 2,1979 Prices unchanged to higher on light type hens at both farm and plant. Of ferings lighter for a good competitive demand. Of ferings of heavy type ample for a light to fair interest. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-13%, mostly 13- 13%. F. 0.8. Plant 15-16, mostly 15%-16. Heavy type hens TFEWR. WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREBI FARMS Call or write Rt.»l Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717-933-4080 or 717-933-4377 Can you afford not to own a flock of Moyer's DEKALB XL-Links? 5| Ul -J S 5 *> Rtcord t OtfM W 2 z ttJ o U? 40 mo in o a- a CHICKS, Quaker town, PA. 18951 BROWN & WHITE M EGG LAYERS I 21 5) 530-3155 New Holland Hay Monday, April S 3 New Holland Sales Stables Total 154 loads. All prices per ton unless noted. Alfalfa 39-96; mixed hay 36-82; timothy 29-75; straw 72-84; com 75-83.50 Serving Fondue For a successful Fondue, stirrers or dunkers are necessary. The real secret to Fondue is to keep the cheese mixture moving by having guests dunking into it with their pieces of bread, veg etables or fruit. Regional Hay April 30,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm&perton.) Hay & Straw steady. Alfalfa 50.0080.00, few to 70.00; Mixed hay 40.00-50.00, few to 60.00; Timothy hay 35.00-50.00; Straw 40.00- 60.00; Mu1ch20.0030.00. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Apri127,1979 . Prices per ton: Total 61 loads hay & 6 loads straw. Alfalfa 50.00-89.00; Timothy 40.00-46.00; Mixed hay 40.00-72.00, few down to 34.00; Clover, one load at 55.00; Straw 63.00-90.00; Ear Com, 6 loads 77.00-82.00; Cora-Fodder, one load at 43.00; Oats, one load $l.BO per bushel. K,soo INC. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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