4 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1979 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, October 12 to Thursday, October 18 FtL Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 72 72 65 65 63 63 56 56 40 40 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 70 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 57 57 34 34 Tone: Steady to full steady. Copyright 1979 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 16,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ez. Large 73-81 MASS.+ Mostly HAMP. Mostly 67 65 58 R.I. 76-77 74-75 67-68 VERMONT 75-83 73-81 66-75 Mostly 77-79 75-77 68-69 MAINE 76-78 71-74 64-67 + 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 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 Thursday of each week. This week's prices for classification were; Classification Extra Large Classi-Large Class 2 - Large Class 3-Medium Class4-Small Breaking Stock Checks |aneastejrS~farming 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 Lititz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell, Publisher > E. Curtis Harler, Editor ] Sheila M. Miller, Associate Editor I Debra Strickler, Associate Editor c Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent ! Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent j 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 LISPS 304-040 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. Large 71-79 73-77 63-67 75-79 65-69 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Small 45-51 4649 3842 40 Medium 64-71 68-69 56-60 49-50 4548 Delmarva Poultry October 17,1979 RTC movement slow. Slaughter schedules cur tailed at several plants. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 37-38 on Plant and 38- 39 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest developing very slowly as buyers await further market develop ments. Live supplies con tinue burdensome at some plants as weights remain well above desirable weights. Undertone weak. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate mcludes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 36- 42%; Plant Grade 3540%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 45.00. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 38.39; Plant Grade 36.99; Prenuum X U.S. Grade A 45.00. X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Fogelsville Poultry October 11,1979 (Prices paid dock weights, cents per lb., except where noted.) Hens, heavy type range 12- 28, mostly 17-25. Pullets range 29-48, mostly 40-45. Roasters range 31-34. Ducks range 40-50. Rabbits range 26-82, mostly 40-55. Guineas range 114-125. Pigeons (per pair) range 16-260. Total coops sold range 210. Eastern PA & N. J. Poultry October 17,1979 Prices trending lower on light type hens. Offerings continue ample for only a fair unaggressive processor interest. Offerings of heavy type ample for a light demand. Prices paid at farm; light type hens 7-8%, mostly 7%-8. F. 0.8. Plant: 9%-10, mostly 10. Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR. Baltimore Eggs October 17,1979 Market steady. Demand fair. Supplies adequate on large sizes, ample on smaller sizes. Cartoned eggs: prices to retailers, state grade (mm. one case sale) white. Grade A Large 66-68 Grade A Medium 59-61 Philadelphia Eggs October 17,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged to higher on all sizes. Demand fairly good. Of ferings adequate. Undertone fully steady to firm. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered, store door. A Extra Large 60V2-66; A Large A Medium Hay Markets Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, October 17 Total 31 loads. All pnces per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 71-78; mixed hay 51-76; straw 56-91, com 84- 111, new com 55; alfalfa bromegrass 68-71. PACMA Fowl 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 October 15 were 11 plant, 9 farm. New Holland Dairy New Holland,Pa. Wednesday,October 17 Reported receipts of 83 cows, 29 heifers, and 6 bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 920- 1125; load of Pa. fresh 1250- 1350;load of Pa. fresh 930- 1450; load of N.Y. purebred and grade fresh 1100-2950; N.Y. springing heifers 1285- 1600; load of Pa. springing heifers 1120-1460. ‘THayert* PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICE. Moyer’s delivers a Pullet Package. What you pay for is a ready-to-iay 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 all birds in the growing unit good, bad, and cockrels; feed wastage, mortality losses, hit-or-miss management and servicing procedures. The only thing the Pullet lacks is a bow! 4 chicks, inc. Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215)536-3155 EGG LAYERS Green Dragon Ephrata, Pa. October 12,1979 Prices per ton: 24 Loads Hay, and 11 Load Straw. Alfalfa 70.00-96.00, in dividual 48.00. Mixed hay 57.00-70.00, individual 89.00. Timothy hay, couple 54.00 & 56.00. Straw 52.00-78.00, in dividuals?^. Ear Com, 8 load 100.00- 105.00, couple 123.00. Oats, individual 2.10 per bushel. 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. ' pooooooaaooooooaoooaoeoeoeooocoaoqji : T HORSE SALE HELD 3rd § | SATURDAY OF THE MONTH | Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. Sale every Monday 2 P.M. Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) 'Xy Regional Hay (All hay,No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay and Straw steady. Alfalfa 45.00-50.00, few to 65.00. Mixed hay 35.00-50.00. Timothy hay 35.00-50.00. Straw 35.0050.00. Mulch 15.0025.00. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, October 15 Total 59 loads. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 46-90; mixed hay 33-97; timothy 55-88; straw 51-87; corn96rll6. <V<; S'* 'A v? v s Package HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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