4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, Augusts to Thursday, August 9 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Jumbo Ex Large Large 73 73 66 66 63 63 54 54 37 37 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 68 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 57 57 32 32 Breakers 41 41 Tone: Large full steady, medium ample but getting extra attention Copy right 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report August 7,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium Small MASS. NOT AVAILABLE 66-71 64-69 66-67 64-65 NEWHAMP, Mostly R.L 74-75 72-73 67-68 VERMONT 72-85 70-82 62-77 Mostly 74-80 72-78 64-69 IViAINE 70-73 68-71 6063 —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 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 Class 1-Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks (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 Alien, Associate Editor Debra Strickler, Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: 57.00 per year; $12.00-2 years $lO 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 subsc r iption see Classified Section. Momfeors of Newspaper Farm Editor* Assn., Pa. Newspaper PaMtsbers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 56-63 58-59 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Fogelsville Poultry August 7,1979 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb., except where noted). HENS: Heavy type range 15-24, mostly 1716-21. PULLETS: range 40-47, mostly 40. ROASTERS: range 30.00. DUCKS: range 85. RABBITS: range 10-56, mostly 35-50. PIGEONS (per pair): range 1.10-2.00, mostly 1.20- 1.40. JUMBO SQUAB: range 3.10. TOTAL COOPS SOLD 204. Philadelphia Eggs August 81979 Prices unchanged to lower on mediums, balance un changed. Cartoning demand fair at best. Offerings closely cleared on extra large, fully adequate on large and mediums. Undertone steady but cautious. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 62-66, A Large 61-64, A Medium 50-54. 31-36 31-32 3940 35-38 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry August 8,1979 Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey live Poultry Report: light type prices unchanged at farm though occasionally slightly higher at Plant. Offerings of lighter type ample for a fairly good processor demand. Of ferings of heavy type hens ample for a light to moderate interest. Prices paid at farm; light type hens 8-9, mostly 9. F. 0.8. Plant; 10%-11, mostly 11. Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR. Delmarva Poultry Augusts, 1979 Ready-to-cook movement very good on whole birds and parts. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 41 on Plant and 42 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest slow in developing. Live supplies ample at weights mostly within desired ranges. Undertone very firm. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate mcludes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 39- 32%, Plant Grade 38%-Jl; Premium X U.S. Grade A 44.00. WTD. AVG.: U.S Grade A 40.98, Plant Grade 39.94, Premium X U.S. Grade A 44.00. X - Includes special ser vices selected competitive brands, etc. Desert Earth Remarkably, almost an eighth of the world’s land surface is and with an an nual rainfall of less then 9 8 Hay Markets New Holland Hay Monday, July 30 New Holland Sales Stables Total 46 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 30-95; mixed hay 20-90; timothy 46-65; straw 35-66; c0m92.50-100.00. New Holland Horse Monday, August 6 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 232 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Local driving horses 300- 600; riding horses 300-600; better horses 600-800; lightweight killers 250-500; heavyweight killers 450600; colts 15-75; larger ponies 125- 225. Baltimore Eggs Augusts, 1979 Demand only fair although several smaller stores are featuring large eggs. Sup plies fully adequate. Cartoned Eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 67-71 Grade A Medium 55-61 LIVABILITY AND EGG PRODUCTION • MAKE REPEAT CUSTOMERS Elam and Noah Martin help manage their father’s 6,500 Dekalb XL- Links “Four weeks after housing my second flock of Dekalb-XL’s my total mortality was 9 hens! Last flock’s production peaked at 90% and even after being out of feed one full day they stijl came back up to 89% again. I'm anticipating even better records from this flock’s excellent beginning.” Levi Martin Morgantown, PA Wfapev'd CHICKS, INC. rererCTra Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. August 4,1979 Prices per ton: 13 loads hay & 18 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 51.00-82.00, one at 93.00; Mixed hay 40.00-73.00, one at 86.00; Straw 44.00-62.00; Ear Cora, 23 loads 89.00-98.00, one at 85.00. TOP OF THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTEH DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. SALE EVERY Melvin M. Lehman MONDAY-2 P.M. (Owner) HORSE SALE HELD Ist & 3rd SATURDAYS MONTHLY - STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. Regional Hay (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers atA farm & per ton.) Hay & .Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa 40.00-60.00; Mixed hay 35.00-45.00- Timothy hay 30,00-40.00; Straw 35.00-45.00; Mulch 10.00-30.00. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, August 1 Total 38 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa, 72-98; mixed hay 48-85; straw 43-57; com 94- 98. HUBBARD WHITE m. BROILERS
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