—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1979 4 f Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Due to a change in prodnction and mailing schedules, this market will now carry prices from the previous Friday thru the Thursday of this week. From Friday, May 18 to Thursday, May 24 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN large Mediums Pullets 62 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks Breakers 44 44 44 44 Tone: Large steady, smaller sizes easy. Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report May 22,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons lehvered to retail stores; Ex. Large 66-70 VIASS.+ 67-69 Mostly 5965 6961 6960 68-78 MEWHAMP, Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly 70-72 68-70 59-65 MAINE 65-67 63-65 54-56 +lncludes 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. 11115 week’s prices for each classification were: Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks laneastftj^^^~at«mina (ISSN 0023-7485) P.O. Box 36® - Utitz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Utitz, 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. : Heaters of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper PaMshors Association, and National Newspaper Association. Medium 5562 Large 6467 6567 4864 4960 6961 57-70 5763 5869 6768 66-75 New Weight Per Case 31 lbs. Tuesday 'Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs, 48 lbs. Philadelphia Eggs May 23,1979 EGGS: Prices trended lower on mediums. Cartoned egg demand mostly fair. Supplies ample. Market steady on large and larger sized eggs, barely steady on mediums & smaller sized eggs. Thurs. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 59-65; A Large 58-63; A Medium 49- 57%. Delmarva Poultry May 23,1979 RTC movement generally good, but noted disap pointing m some quarters. Today’s LTL asking prices were mostly 51-52 on Plant Grade and 52-53 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest light. Live supplies ample. Weights mostly desirable. Undertone about steady. Multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. Small 41- 42- 34- 35- 46-47 RANGE; US Grade A 51%- 54; Plant Grade 51-52%; Premium X US Grade A 57. WTD. AVG.: 52-62; Plant Grade 51.91; Premium X US Grade A 57.00. 40-42 X - includes special ser vices, selected competive brands, etc. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry May 23,1979 Prices generally un changed. Demand fair. Offerings adequate. Of ferings of heavy type ample for a good interest. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 13-14, mostly 13%. F. 0.8. Plant 16-16%, mostly 16. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs Msiy 23,1979 Prices were unchanged to 2 cents lower on mediums. Movement good where large are featured at 59 cents, only fair elsewhere. Supplies ample. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 64-68 Grade A Medium 55-61 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 poulti>men in thepiogiam P eft in point pi ices pi evdil inc' loi l'W.' ( ne maiketed b\ rneinbf i - iiui nifj thi week 11! ivl.iv *1 w ' 1 ' Idl'l, 1/ 5j [)!el'lt Hay Markets Regional Hay May 21,1979 (All Hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw slow and steady; some hay making now started in a few areas as new hay prices reported. Alfalfa 50.00-60.00, 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. Mulch 20.00-30.00. Oklahoma Cattle May 24,1979 Estimated receipts 9700; same day last week 8453. Feeder steers strong to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers strong to 1.00 higher. Demand Good. Bulk receipts Choice and mixed Good and Choice 600-900 lbs. steers and 500-725 lbs. heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice 225-250 lbs. 123.00- 127.00; 300-400 lbs. 115.00- 125.00; 10t425 lbs. 110.00; 500- 600 lbs. 93.25-98.50; 600-700 lbs. 82.50-88.25; lot 633 lbs. 89.05 ; 700-800 lbs. 80.00-83.00; lot 750 lbs. 84.50; 800-875 lbs. 76.00-81.00; 850-1000 lbs. 73.25-77.00; mixed Good and Choice 400475 lbs. 90.00- 98.50; 500-600 lbs. 85.50-93.00; 600-700 lbs. 77.75-82.50; 700- 800 lbs. 75.70-79.50; Good 800- 900 lbs. 79.80-71.75; Holsteins 570 lbs. 78.10; 1000 lbs. 67.70. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 275-350 lbs. 97.00- 103.00; 400-500 lbs. 85.50- 92.30; 500-600 lbs. 78.00-84.00; 650-725 lbs. 74.00-78.75; lot 850 lbs. 71.00; mixed Good and Choice 500-600 lbs. 78.00- 83.00; 600-725 lbs. 70.50-77.00. OBC22DE Mark Yoder, Morgantown, PA shows off one of his peak performing XL-Link Layers to MCI Sales Rep. Carroll Barton. Mark says, “This is my second flock of DEKALB XL’s from Moyer's Both flocks peaked over 92% and averaged over 90% for 6 wks or more By installing new equipment in my existing facility I more than doubled by capacity to around 25,000 layers Even with cage density going from 64 sq in to 48 sq. in the excellent performance is still there ” 4 CHICKS, INC. Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS New Holland Hay 116 Loads Timothy 27-60; Alfalfa 37- BO; Straw 47-87; Mixed Hay 33-70; Com 66-86. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. May 18,1979 Prices per ton. Total 45 loads hay & 12 loads straw. Alfalfa, one load at 66.00. Timothy 37.0049.00. Mixed hay 38.00-51.00, some down to 31.00. Straw 48.00-63.00. Ear Com, 9 loads 71.00-74.00, couple at 58. Oats, 2 loads $1.68 and $1.75 per bushel. "COMSISTANTIY DEPENDABLE" Thomasville Market Thomasville, Pa. Wednesday, May 23 Cattle, 180 head. Steers, prime 73.00-74.35; choice 72.00- good 68.00-70.00; Holstein steers, good 68.00- 70.35; standard 66.00-68.00; Heifers: prime 72.00-73.35; choice 70.00-72.00; stahdard 65.00-68.00; Cows: utility and high cutter slaughter cows 62.00-63.85; cutters 58.00-60.00; canners 52.00- Calves, 45 head, choice 125.00-130.00; good 108.00- standard, 85 to 90 lbs. 90.00-100.00; Holstein bull calves, 95 to 125 lbs. 115.00- Holstein Heifer calves 100 to 135 lbs. 185.00- 202.00; Hogs 340 head; US 1 to 3, private treaty, 200 to 230 pounds 45.25; sows U.S. 1-3 36.00- Lambs, 60 to 70 pounds 80.00-90.00; 40 to 60 lbs. 80.00-85.00. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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