—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 30,1979
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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
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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!
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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