4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market Prom Friday, August 10 to Thursday, August 16 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Jumbo Ex Large Large 74 74 67 67 64 64 50 50 34 34 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large 68 68 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Mediums Pullets Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 57 57 32 32 Breakers 41 41 Tone: Large sizes firm, balance full steady to firm. Copy right 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report August 14,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large Large Medium 71- 68-74 58-70 72- 69-72 59-83 66-71 63-68 53-58 6667 6364 53-54 74- 72-73 6768 7364 7062 60-77 75- 72-75 6265 70-74 68-71 5861 -Includes Central and Western Sections Only, MASS Mostly NEWHAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT Mostly MAINE 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 i n cj (ISSNOO23-7485) 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 Kneg, Editor Kendace Borry Allen, Associate Editor Debra Stnckler, Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: J $7.00 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 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 52 57 49 54 37 40 29 30 42 42 34 34 Ready-to-cook movement fair at best. Slaughter schedules moderate. Today’s LTL asking prices held unchanged at 4041 on Plant and 41-42 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest very light. Lave supplies ample at weights generally within desired ranges. Undertone unsettled. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 40- 43%; Plant Grade 39-41%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 46.00. WTD. AVG.; U.S. Grade A 41.34; Plant Grade 40.27; Premium X U.S. Grade A 46.00. X - includes special ser vices selected competitive brands, etc. Small 35- 36- 29-34 29-30 3940 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry August 15,1979 Prices unchanged on light type hens. Offerings fully adequate to ample for a fairly good processor in terest. Offerings of heavy type ample to burdensome for a light buyer call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 8-9, mostly 9. F. 0.8.: 10%-11, mostly 11. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. 34-35 PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS The following market is suppbed 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 m the program. Farm pomt prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of August 13 were ITplant, 9‘ farm. Hunter’s Auction August 13,197? Rising Sun, Md. HEIFERS' Good to Choice 57.00-61 00 COWS High Choice to Prune 49 50-50.50, Good to Standard 48 2549 50; Utility 44 50-40 75; Cutters 42.50- 45 25; Canners 38.0042 25. CALVES: Prune 240-350 lbs. 87.00-92.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 62.00- 78 00; few 02.00-87.00; Good to Choice 120-140 lbs 72.00- 86.00; Standard to Good 90- 110 lbs. 53.00-80 00; Heifers (return to farm) 100.00- 118.00; Utility 7585 lbs 55.00- 62.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 38.0047.00 FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lbs. $22 to $27 by hd ; 3545 lbs. $2B to $32 by hd ***&>&& SOWS 28 00-26 50 Delmarva Poultry August 14,1979 Hay Markets Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. August 10,1979 Total 31 loads hay & 16 loads straw. Alfalfa 44.00-76.00; Timothy, few 56 00-72 00; Mixed hay 40.00-56 00; Clover, one load at 58.00; Straw 35.00-47.00; Corn 13 loads 69.00-98.00; Corn Fodder, one load at 33.00. New Holland Hay Monday, August 13 New Holland Sales Stables Total 82 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 35-99; mixed hay 27-101; timothy 29-70; straw 31-74; com 94-103. Baltimore Eggs August 15,1979 EGGS Prices unchanged to 2 cents higher. Demand fair. Offerings are adequate with some cartoned eggs still available at sharply discounted levels. Cartoned eggs, prices to retailers, state graded (min. one case sale, white. Grade A Large 68-74 Grade A Medium 53-58 Philadelphia Eggs August 15,1979 EGGS. Prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Car toning demand fair at best. Offerings of larger sizes in fairly good balance while smaller sizes fully adequate. Undertone steady but cautious. Prices to retailers: sale to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, dehvered: store door. A Extra Large 62V2-66; A Large 61V2-64; A Medium 47- 49. Sometimes the time spend away from our job freshes us for the decisions we need to make when we return. I hope you time to enjoy life blessings we have. Thank You FOR YOUR BUSINESS THayeri 4 CHICKS, INC. rrera-Yire Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Regional Hay August 13,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm & per ton.) Hay & Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa 40.00-60.00; Mixed hay 35.0045.00, Timothy hay 30.00-40 00; Straw 35.00- 45.00; Mulch hay 10.0030.00. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, August 15 Total 57 loads All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted Alfalfa 97-120; mixed hay, mostly 65-85, top 102; timothy 4649; straw 38-60, 1 load 72; corn 93-107; 1 load timothy and alfalfa mixture 49; 1 load oats 1.55 per bushel; 1 load rye 4 00 per bushel. New Holland Horse Monday, August 13 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 302 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of driving horses out of Tennessee 775-1600, local driving horses 375-1000, riding horses 300-500; better horses 550-875; lightweight killers 275-525; heavyweight killers 550-700; mare ponies 25-70; colts 10-30; geldings 20-60; larger ponies 125-200 New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, August 15 Reported receipts of 91 cows, 99 heifers, and 8 bulls Market steady with last week’s market. JA Load out of N.Y. fresh 9* 1675, springers 1200-1500, load of Pa. fresh 1000-1400, load of Pa. fresh 880-1350, local cows 650-1400, springing heifers, grades 850-1200; open heifers 250- 625; bulls 290-580. have & the taken many HUBBARD WHITE MI. BROILERS we re- £v
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