—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Note: Doe 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 15 to Thursday, June 21 FrL Mon. Tnes. Wed. Thors. WHITE .Jumbo Ex Large Large 78 78 71 71 69 69 58 58 45 45 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 75 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 64 64 38 38 Breakers 45 45 45 44 44 Tone: Supplies ample, distribution irregular and rliffimu Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications. N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report June 26,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium 77- 75-81 6086 78- 76-79 61-64 72- 70-75 55-60 73- 70-71 55-56 81-82 79-80 64-65 79- 77-83 62-69 81-83 79-82 6984 77-80 75-78 6683 —lncludes Central and Western Sections Only. MASS. Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly Maine 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 Classi-Large Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks 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 Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $7.00 per year; $12.00 - 2 years ' $lO.OO 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. MnAm «f Newspaper Fare Editors Assn., Fa. Nawspapar Fatßahirs Aasadatiaa, and Natiaaal Nawspapar Association. New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. (ISSN 0023-/485) Philadelphia Eggs June 27,1979 EGGS: prices unchanged to lower on all sizes. Car toning demand mixed ranging fairly good where occasional promotions in volved to light otherwise. Offerings fully adequate. Undertone cautious and unsettled. Prices to retailers, sale to volume buyers consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 67-71, A Large 66-69, A Medium 54- 57 %. Delmarva Poultry Jane 27,1979 Ready-to-cook movement continues fairly good though less aggressive in instances. Slaughter schedules very heavy. Todays LTL asking prices mostly 51-52 on Plant and 52-53 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing live supplies ample at weights within desirable ranges. Undertone fully steady. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A sft -54, Plant Grade 49%-52,_ Premium X U.S. Grade A 56.00. Small 4142 4245 3641 36-37 4546 4144 WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 51.72, Plant Grade 51.08, Premium X U.S. Grade A 56.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Fogelsville Poultry June 19,1979 Prices paid dock weight, cents per pound, except where noted. Hens, heavy type range 17- 26, mostly 20-26. Pullets range 3549, mostly 4549. Roasters range 16-46, mostly 4042. Ducks range 1.00. Drakes range 1.00. Geese range 46. Rabbits range 45-90, mostly 70-85. Guineas range 2.15-2.50, mostly 2.40-2.50. Pigeons (per pair) range 1.004.00, mostly 1.20-1.40. Total Coops Sold 218. 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 June 25 were 11% farm, 13 plant. Hay Markets Regional Hay June 25,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) New hay slow, steady to strong, straw steady. Trucker’s strike slowing, straw steady. Alfalfa, New 35.00-50.00, few to 60.00; Mixed hay, New 30.00-50.00; Timothy hay, New 30.00-50.00; Straw 35.00- 50.00; Mulch 15.00-30.00. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry June 27,1979 Prices lower on light type hens. Farm offerings fully adequate for a fair but unaggressive processor interest. Offerings of heavy type ample for a fair call. Prices paid at farm; light type hens 10-11, mostly 11. F. 0.8. Plant 12%-13, mostly 13. Heavy Type Hens Too Few To Report. Baltimore Eggs June 27,1979 EGGS: Demand generally slow. Supplies are adequate to ample. Undertone weak. Cartoned eggs: prices to retialers, state graded (min one case sale) white Grade A Large Grade A Medium 60-66 WE COUNT OUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH! o~*tr Ernest, Ivan, an Based on the many new friends and customers we’ve already made this year and future orders now booked, we've committed ourselves to increasing and improving our pre sent facilities, again. Construction started this month for use this September. This should double our yearly out put of four years ago--1975. When your counting on your next flock count on us! 4 CHICKS, INC. rnirfflYUTi Qualwrtown, PA 15951 brown&WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, June 27 Total 46 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 56-76; timothy hay 51-58; mixed hay 39-56; straw 52-69; 1 load clover and timothy 51; 1 load timothy and orchard grass 47; corn 86-100, mostly 95-99. TOP OF THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11 DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY Melvin M. Lehman MONDAY-2 P.M. (Owner) 72-77 HORSE SALE HELD Ist & 3rd SATURDAYS MONTHLY - STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. .eon Moyer review plans of the new construction. GreenP igon Ephrata, Pa. June 22,1979 Prices per ton: 47 loads hay & 11 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 39.00-63.00; Timothy 31.00-60.00; Mixed hay 30.00-48.00, few to 60.00; Clover, one load at 46.00; Straw 56.00-73.00, one at 81.00; Ear Corn, 13 loads 76.00-90.00, one at 94.00; Corn Fodder, one load at 32.00. New Holland Monday, June 25 Total 78 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 35-68; mixed hay 38-75; timothy 44-57; straw 31-70; com 89-98. HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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