—UncMtf Fwhn, Saturday, Octafrw 27,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, October 19 to Thursday, October 27 Fit Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large 74 74 74 67 67 67 65 65 65 58 58 58 44 44 44 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 72 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 59 59 60 36 36 36 Tone: Mediums irregular but improved, balance firm. Copyright 1979 Urner Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 23,1979 Prices paid per dozen. Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores Ex. Large 74-81 MASS.+ 75-79 67-71 69 78-79 Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. VERMONT 76-85 74-83 67-76 Mostly 7840 78-79 69-71 MAINE 74-77 72-75 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 ECI, 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 Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Farming P.O. Box 366 - Lstftz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz, PA 17543 Record-Express Office Building Phone: Lancaster 717-394-3047 or Utitz 717-626-1164 Robert G. Campbell. Publisher E. Curtis Harler. Editor Sheila M. Miller, Associate Editor Debra'Strickier, Associate Editor Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Correspondent Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent Subscription Price: $7.00 per year; $12.00 -2 years $lO.OO 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 USPS 304-040 For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. Mombors of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. 72 72 Medium 65-75 Large 72-79 66-69 5862 60 69-70 73r77 65-69 67 76-77 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Delmarva Poultry 0ct0ber24,1979 RTC demand light and disappointing. Slaughter schedules reduced at several plants. Today’s LTL asking prices held unchanged at 35- 37 on Plant and 36-38 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest spotty as buyers generally taking a wait and see position awaiting further market developments. Live supplies ample at weights in a wide range. Undertone unsettled. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from nplmapun RANGE : U.S. Grade A 36- 39%; Plant Grade 35-37%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 42.00. WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 36.73; Plant Grade 35.78; Premium X U.S. Grade A 42.00. Small 47- 48- 4044 42 51-52 X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Fogelsville Poultry October 22,1979 HENS, HEAVY TYPE: range 12-31, mostly 17-21. PULLETS: range 27-46, mostly 40-46. ROASTERS: range 18-50. DUCKS: range 46-66. DRAKES: range 65-75. RABBITS: range 35-51, mostly 45-50. GUINEAS:, range 95-1.25, mostly 1.15. PIGEONS (PER PAIR): range 1.50-1.70, mostly 1.60. TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 160. 4748 Philadelphia Eggs 0ct0ber24,1979 EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fair though generally unaggressive. Offerings of larger sizes in fairly good balance while mediums irregularly distributed but fully adequate overall. Undertone steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 63-76, A Large 62-65, A Medium 54-97. 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 m the program. Farm point prices prevail ing for fowl to be marketed by members during the week of October 22 were 11 plant, 9 farm. Hay Markets Good’s _ Hay Leola, Pa. Wednesday, October 24 Total 28 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa .78-114; mixed hay 53-88; straw 62-89, com 109- 119, new com 75; timothy 61- 86, rye 4.10 per bushel. New Holland Hay New Holland Sales Stables Monday, October 22 Total 54 loads. All paces per ton unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 49-105; mixed hay 44-87; timothy 59-94; straw 56-90; com 64-107.50 Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry ‘ October 24,1979 Prices lower on light type hens. Producer offerings fully adequate for a fair though generally unaggressive processor, demand. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair buying interest. Prices paid at farms: light type hens 6-7%, mostly 7-7%. F. 0.8. Plant, mostly 10. Heavy Type Hens TFEWR. How much are 10 eggs worth? Here’s an example of what a proper lighting pro gram can mean to you when you own a flock of DEKALBS. The two hen -day production lines don’t look much different. But the 2 week earlier maturity meant 10 more eggs. It also meant about 3'A lbs. less feed to 50% production. Make sure you’re realizing the maximum potential from your layer flock. CHICKS, INC. Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN & WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Regional Hay 0ct0ber22,1979 (All hay No. 2 and better, prices, paid by dealer at the farm and per ton.) Hay & Straw Steady. Alfalfa, 45.00-50.00, few to -60.00. Mixed hay, 35.00-50.00. Timothy hay, 35.00-50.00. Straw, 35.00-50.00. Mulch, 15.00-25.00. Green Dragon Ephrata, PA. October 19,1979 _ 19 loads hay and 8 loads straw. Alfalfa, few 45.00-71.00. Mixed hay, 46.00-72.00. Timothy hay, few 46.00- 85.00. Straw, 59.00-83.00. Ear Com, 8 loads 98.00- 118.00, couple down to 72.00. 9%-10, LiGuriijd ¥*a«hk.c Ace »k sof- e**i/njt. Reported receipts of 108 cows, 116 heifers, and no bulls. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 1120- 1525, load of Pa. fresh 730- 1360, springers 1300-1475; load of Pa. fresh 1020-1425; load of N.Y. purebred and graded fresh 1275-2850; springing heifers 1325-1925; load of Md. fresh 730-1260; springing heifers 1170-1320, locally consigned cows 700- 1525; graded springing heifers, 900-1250; open heifers, 220-775; purebred springing heifers', 1675-2500. WEEKS New Holland Dairy New Holland,Pa. Wednesday,October 24 HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS
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