4 —Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 16,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Due to a change in production and mailing schedules, this market will now carry prices from the previous Friday thru the Thursday of this week. From Friday, June 8 to Thursday, June 14 Fri. Mon. , Tues. Wed. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 75 75 69 69 67 67 57 57 45 45 33 33 Mediums Pullets Peewees BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 70 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 62 62 37 37 Breakers 43 43 Tone: Demand mixed, market full steady. Copy right 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report June 12,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons • delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium 70-72 68-71 58-60 70 68 58 68-73 65-70 64-69 68-69 65-66 64-65 78- 75-76 64-65 77-83 75-80 62-70 79- 77-78 64-69 75-78 73-76 60-63 +lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. tyASS.+ Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly Main 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 Class 1 - Large Class 2-Large Class 3 - Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks (ISSN | P.O. Box 366 - Lititz, PA 17543 I Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 j| Record-Express Office Building | Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 | or Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G Campbell, Publisher Dieter Kneg, 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 00 - 2 years $8 00 per year outside of PA NJ MD DE NY VA & WV Established November 4 3 955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming Lititz PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz PA 17543 (ISSN ) 0023 F 485 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn , Pa Newspaper £ Publishers 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 58 59 54 54 45 48 39 39 47 48 39 40 Philadelphia Eggs June 13,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged to higher. Cartoning demand fairly good. Offerings adequate, however oc casional concern expressed regarding the trucking problem. Undertone fully steady. Thurs. Prices to retailers; sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 63%-70; A Large 62%-68; A Medium 51- 57. Baltimore Eggs June 13,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged to higher. Cartoning demand fairly steady. Supplies adequate to occasionally arrivals being delayed due to truck strike tieups. Un dertone steady. Cartoned eggs; prices to retailers, state graded (nun. one case sale) white: Grade A Large 7(1-75 Small 40-46 44 33-38 33-34 45-46 Grade A Medium 60-65 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry 41-44 June 13,1979 Prices lower on larger type hens. Processor demand light as buyers of finished product quiet. Farm offerings about adequate for current needs. Offerings of heavy type ample for a light interest. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 12-13, mostly 13. F. 0.8. Plant: 15-15V2, mostly 15. Heavy Type Hens Too Few To Report. Delmarva Poultry June 13,1979 Ready-to-cook movement very good. Trucking problems, as yet, causing only very minor delays Slaughter schedules at record levels Today’s LTL asking prices 46-47 cents on Plant Grade, 47-48 on US Grade A Live supplies ample at desirable weights Undertone firm Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shiments to New York City from Delmarva RANGE U S Grade A 43- 46, Plant Grade 41 1 2-45, Premium Sales (x) US Grade A 47 WTDAVG USGiadeA -44 88, Plant Grade 43 75, Premium (x) Sales U S Grade A 47 00 ixj - includes, special services, selected com petitive brands, etc 1" eed < ..in pani es Cooperatives, and other business 'esiabiisliuu ills hatch the eggs furnish the feed and pa\ fanners so much pci .hi(Ken or pound of meat foi raising tlu hi oilers The following market ts 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 June 11 were 12% farm, 15 plant. \\\ Hay Markets ~ ~ r~ w Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, June 13 Total 55 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 56-104; timothy hay 49-52; mixed hay 44-76,1 load new hay 35; clover, 1 load 61; straw 49-69; com fodder 34. PACMA PACMA-FACTS Fogelsville Poultry June 12,1979 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb., except where noted.) Hens, heavy type, range 22-23. Pullets, range 4549. Roasters, range 15-30, mostly 27-30. Rabbits, range 60-90, mostly 85-90. Guineas, range 2.10-2.55. Pigeons (per pair), range 1.10-1.60. Total Coops Sold 140, ‘THaye* 4 PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE. -v Moyer’s delivers a Pullet Package. What you pay for is a ready-to-lay pullet fed to optimum body weight, properly debeaked and vaccinated, delivered by courteous drivers in clean coops and delivery trucks What you do not pay for is all birds in the growing unit good, bad, and cockrels, feed wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss management and servicing procedures The only thing lacks is a bow 1 Jfaper d CHICKS, INC. Qoakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Regional Hay June 11,1979 , (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Old Hay & Straw slow and steady, no new hay prices reported Alfalfa 50.00-60.00, few to 70.00; Mixed Hay 35.00-50.00; Timothy Hay 35.00-45.00; Straw 35.00-60.00; Mulch 20.00-25.00, few to 35.00. XXX “The Green Revolution techniques-apphed mainly to wheat and rice-have boosted food output and saved untold millions of people from malnutrition and starvation. »*> V - the Tfbyyertd Pullet Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. June 8,1979 -'Prices per ton: 34 loads hay & 20 loads straw. Alfalfa 33.00-82.00; Timothy, few 31.00-63.00; Mixed Hay 36.00-70.00, couple to 92.00; Straw 48.00- 74.00, one at 85.00; Ear Com, 4 loads 69.00-85.00; Oats, one load at 1.85 per bushel. New Holland Hay Monday, June 11 New Holland Sales Stables Total 72 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 35-100; mixed hay 39-70; timothy 45-71; straw 77-95; com 72-84. Package HUBBARD WHITE MI. BROILERS s’
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