—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, May 25 to Thursday, May 31 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 Tone: Large full steady to firm, balance about steady. Copy right 1977 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report May 30,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 67- 68- 61- 62- 71-72 MASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP Mostly R.I. VERMONT - MAINE 67-70 64-67 54-57 +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 m 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 LOS | (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 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. Maotors af Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper PaMshers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 68 n 62- 0 60 51 m 43 a 33 r k e 63 t Medium 54- 55- 48- 49- 58-59 Large 64- 65- 58- 59- 68-69 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Thurs. EGGS; Movement good on all sizes. Supplies adequate. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 64-68 Grade A Medium 54-58 Philadelphia Eggs May 30,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Distributive movement of a fair steady nature. Supplies adequate on all sizes except Jumbo which occasionally fall short of full trade needs. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grade white eggs in cartons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 59-62; A Large 58-60; A Medium 48- 49. Small 40- 41- 34-46 44-45 44-45 Ready-to-cook movement generally no better than fair. Slaughter schedules heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 47-48 on Plant and 48- 49 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest light. Live supplies ample. Weights desirable to heavy. The undertone is weak. 40-43 Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery including multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A Plant Grade 48-50; Premium X U.S. Grade A 55. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 49.87; Plant Grade 48.91; Premium X U.S. Grade A 55.00. Wednesday X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry May 30,1979 Prices were generally unchanged. Demand for both types of fowl slow. Offerings of the light type adequate, heavy type ample Prices paid at farm light type hens 13 mostly 14 F.O B Plant IS-IG I *, mostly 16 Heavy type hens TFEWR 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 May 28 weie 15 farm, 17 ****** p|„, nt Baltimore Eggs May 30,1979 Delmarva Poultry May 30,1979 Hay Markets ««*■* Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, May 30 Total 84 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 47-85; timothy hay 39-57; mixed hay 46-82; clover, 1 load 31; straw 39- 67; mixed straw 25-44; stubble hay, 1 load 20 Regional Hay (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Old hay and straw steady, no 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. Indiana Auction Homer City, Pa. May 31,1979 CATTLE 60. Compared with last Thursday market, slaughter steers SI. cows steady to 1.00 lower. 1 Choice at 71.00, 1 Good at 67.00. Couple Choice YG si. heifers 68.75, 69.00, few Standard 56.50-60.50. Utility & Com mercial si. cows 58.00-62.25,1 at 67.50, Cutters 54.00-57.00, Canner & L. Cutter 48.50- 53.00. Few Yield Grade #l-2, 1180-1865 lbs. 64.00-73.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Good & Choice 430-590 lbs. heifers 70.00-86.00. Few Medium & Good 400-670 lbs. bulls 61.00-74.00. CALVES 115. Vealers weak to 10.00 lower. Vealers Choice 100.00-113.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 85.00-96 00, 65-85 lbs. 76.00-86.00. FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs. 100.00-127 00 Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs 150.00- few 76-85 lb. 92.00- beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110 lb. 95 00- 140.00. HOGS 75. Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50 lower. 1 lot US No. 1-2 225 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.00, No 1-3 200-230 lbs. 43.0043.50, few No. 2-3 225- 245 lbs. 41.5042.25, 1 lot No. 2-3 300 lbs. at 37 50 SOWS few US No 1-3 290-560 lbs sows 35 00-39.25, few No. 2-3 335-305 lbs 30 50-35 75 Few BOARS 29 00-39 50 FEEDER PIGS 32 US No 1-3 2540 lbs feeder pigs 23.00-37 50 per head. SHEEP 1. Spnng/or/ Wooled si lambs not enough of any one grade to establish market New Holland Hay Monday, May 28 New Holland Sales Stables Total 81 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 46-116; mixed hay 20-67; timothy 30-56; straw 28-65; com 83-85. '■ Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. May 25,1979 Prices Per Ton: 40 Loads Hay and 20 Loads Straw. Alfalfa 55.00-75, few down to 31.00; Timothy, one at 40.00; Mixed hay 32.00-73, mostly 39.00-61.00; Straw 52.00-66, one at 75.00; Ear Com, 11 loads Com Fodder, one at 43.00.
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