—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, September 21 to Thursday, September 27 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs, Jumbo 75 75 75 75 Ex Large 68 68 68 68 Large 64 64 64 64 Mediums 58 58 58 58 Pullets 39 39 39 39 BROWN Large 73 Mediums Unquoted Pullets Unquoted Off Grade Large 57 57 57 57 Checks 35 35 35 35 Breakers 37 37 37 37 Tone: Supply ample, demand active. Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report September 25,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 75-81 MASS.+ 76-79 68-72 00-70 79-80 Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. 77-86 VERMONT Mostly 79-83 77-79 00-69 MAINE 75-78 73-76 65-68 + Includes 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 ECU, 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 (ISSN 0023-7485) Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Fanning 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 Litib 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher Kendace Borry Allen, Associate Editor Debra Strickler, .Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $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. Mentors of Newspaper Finn Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper PaMisliers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 73 73 73 Medium 65-71 Large 73-79 65-69 58-62 00-60 69-70 74-77 66-70 00-68 77-78 75-84 67-77 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs, 45 lbs, 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Delmarva Poultry September 26,1979 Ready-to-cook movement very slow. Slaughter schedules fairly heavy m effort to keep field weights down. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 36-37 on Plant and 37-38 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest noted m instances at 35 cents on Plant Grade. Live supplies ample at very heavy weights. Undertone weak and unsettled. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate mciudes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 37- 41%; Plant Grade 36-39%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 44.00. WTD.AVG.: ILS.GradeA 38.08; Plant Grade 37.04; Premium X U.S Grade A 44.00. Small 45- 46- 38-42 0040 49-50 X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Philadelphia Eggs September 26,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand light. Offerings fully adequate on all sizes except jumbos and occasional extra large. Undertone unsettled. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 63-66; A Large 62-64; A Medium 55- 57. Fogelsville Poultry September 20,1979 Fogelsville, Pa. Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb. except where noted. HENS range 10-22, mostly 15-16. PULLETS: range 3047, mostly 4045. ROASTERS: range 15-35, mostly 25-32. CAPONS: range 30 DUCKS: range 40-72, mostly 54-72. DRAKES; range 72. GEESE: mostly 55^. RABBITS: range 53-76, mostly 57-76. GUINEAS: range 135-140. PIGEONS (PER PAIR): range 75-280, mostly 160-210. TOTAL COOPS SOLD: range 306, mostly 306. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry September 26,1979 Prices held steady on light type bens. Offerings ample for a fair steady processor interest. Occasional lots of sex-links noted moving to plants at 12 cents and heavy weights at 15 cents. Of ferings of heavy type ample for a fair call. Prices paid at farm- light type hens 8-8 3 /«, mostly BV2- 8 3 /4. F.O B. Plant: IOMi-11, mostly 11 Heavy Type Hens. TFEWR 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 m the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of September 24 were 11 plant, 9 farm. Market about steady although prices are very competitive. Supplies of large adequate, mediums ample. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state graded (nun. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 68-71 Grade A Medium 61-64 HEAVY TYPE Hay Markets Regional Hay September 21,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay and Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa 40.00-50.00, few to 65.00. Mixed Hay 35.00-50.00. Timothy Hay 35.00-45:00. Straw 35.0045.00. Mulch 10.00-25.00. PACMA Fowl PACMA-FACTS Baltimore Eggs September 26.1979 'M¥ 4 PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE. 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 ail birds m the growing unit good, bad, and Cockreis; feed wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss management and servicing procedures. The only thing lacks is a bow! 4 CHICKS, INC. rsrarfcYira Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. September 21,1979 Price per ton; Total 16 Loads Hay and 2 Loads Straw. Alfalfa, few 41.00-70.00. Mixed Hay 30.00-61.00, mostly 44.00-50.00. Timothy Hay, individual 60.00. Glover, individual 38.00. Straw, individual's 60.00 and 67.00. Ear Com, 12 loads 88.00- 92.50, individual 97.00, couple down to 40.00. BUTTER EGGS TOP OF THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 COMING.. FALL FEEDER CATTLE SALE FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26,7:00 P.M. HORSE SALE HELD 3rd 8 SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 8 Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. Sale every Monday 2 P.M. Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) the Tftaef&i & Pullet Package New Holland Hay Mcaday, September 24 New Holland Sales Stables Total 63 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 38-80; mixed hay 31-63; timothy 35-61; straw 41-70; com 81-109. Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, September 26 Total 23 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 58-83; mixed hay 52-76; straw 54-76, com 64- 109, timothy 65. "S HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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