—tancastor Farming, Saturday, November 3,1979 4 Poultiy Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, October 26 to Thursday, November 1 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thors. Jumbo Ex Large Large 78 78 71 71 69 69 61 61 47 47 Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 74 _ Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 64 64 38 38 Tone: Steady. Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report October 30,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: Ex. Large 75-81 MASS.+ 76-79 68-72 70 78-79 Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. 77-86 VERMONT Mostly 79-80 78-79 72-73 MAINE 75-78 74-77 68-71 + Includes Central and Western Sections only. Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (EQ) 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 (Hass 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Fanning P.O. Box 366 - Utitz, PA 17543 Office: 22 E. Main St, Utitz, 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 Strickler, 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. Mambars of Nawspapar Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. ' 78 71 69 61 47 Medium 68-71 Large 74-79 69-70 60-64 62 71-72 75-77 67-71 69 77-78 70-79 76-84 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs. 48 lbs. Tuesday Thursday Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry October 31,1979 Prices mostly unchanged on light type hens. Farm offerings declined slightly as producers should hold for further production in face of good egg prices. Processor demand fair but unaggressive in most quarters. Offerings of heavy type adequate for a fair call. Prices paid at farm: light type hens 5-7%, mostly 7-7%. F. 0.8. Plant: 9%-10%, mostly 10. Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR. Delmarva Poultry October 31,1979 ETC movement improved and generally good in most quarters. Slaughter schedules moderately heavy. Today’s LTL asking prices mostly 39 on Plant and 40 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest fairly good. Live supplies ample at weights in a wide range of sizes. Undertone firm. Small 49- 50- 43-47 45 55-56 Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate includes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. _ RANGE: U.S. Grade A 37- Plant Grade 36-38%, Premium X U.S. Grade A 42.00. 52-55 WTD. AVG.: U.S. Grade A 38.40, Plant Grade 37.45, Premium X U.S. Grade A 42.00. Fogelsville Poultry 0ct0ber25,1979 HENS, HEAVY TYPE; range 8-22, mostly 12-20. PULLETS; range 24-52. mostly 35-45. ROASTERS; range 20-24. DUCKS: range 40-71, mostly 61-71. DRAKES: range 70-71. GEESE: range 41-55%. RABBITS: range 30-55, mostly 45-55. GUINEAS: range 1.10- 1.15, mostly 1.10. PIGEONS, (PER PAIR): range 1.40-3.00. TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 251. Baltimore Eggs October 31,1979 Prices mostly unchanged but are very competitive. Demand slow to fair. Sup pliesample. Cartoned eggs; prices to retailers, state graded (min one case sale) white, Grade A Large Grade A Medium Philadelphia Eggs October 31,1979 Prices unchanged. Car toning demand fair though occasionally less aggressive than expected for early month busines. Offerings fully adequate to ample on all sizes. Undertone con fident. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A Extra Large 66-71; A Large 65-69; A Medium 56V2- 60. Green Dragon Hay October 26,1979 16 Loads Hay and 10 Loads Straw. Alfalfa, few 56.00-60.00, individual 130.00; Mixed hay 59.00- Timothy, in dividual 74,00; Straw 61.00- 90.00; Ear Corn, 8 loads 108.00- few 65.00-73.00; Oats, individual load 1.90 per bushel. 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 29 were 11 plant, 9 farm. Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. October 31,1979 CATTLE 175. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows $1 to $2.50 lower. Few Choice 1150- 1270 lbs. slaughter steers 63.85-66.25, few Good 1000- 1200 lbs. 61.85-63.75, few 1340- 1550 lbs. 56.85-59.60, few Standard 55.00-56.85. Few Choice 910-1250 lbs. slaughter heifers 59.75-63.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 48.00-19.85, few to 51.00, Cutters 44.50- 47.50, Canner & Low Cutter 43.00- Shells down to 35.00. Few Good & Choice slaughter bullocks 62.10- 68.00. Yield Grade #1 1060- 1665 lbs. slaughter bulls 57.00- few yield grade #2 1000-1350 lbs. 50.75-57.00. Few Large Frame #2 440-600 lbs. feeder steers 64.00-73.00, 720-1080 lbs. 55.10-60.00, few Medium Frame 375-600 lbs. 65.00-71.50. CALVES 126. Couple Prime vealers 108.50 and 111.00, few Choice 100.00- 105.00, Good 92.00-100.00, few Standard & Good 115-130 lbs. 87.00- few 90-110 lbs. 80.00- few Utility 70-100 lbs. 57.50-75.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-125 lbs. 109.00- holstein heifers 85-140 lbs. 160.00- 202.50; few beef cross bulls & heifers 70-120 lbs. 97.50- 120.00, HOGS 324. Barrows & gilts 50* to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.75-37.10, one lot 37.50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 36.35-37.00, No. 2-3 250-280 lbs. 35.60- 36.35, few No. 1-3 145-185 lbs. 32.50-34.25. Sows steady to weak. US No. 1-3 300-385 lbs. sows 27.75-29.00, few to 32.00, No. 2-3 400-700 lbs. 26.50- 28.75. Boars 26.50-27.75, light weights 28.00-31.00. 72-74 64-66 FEEDER PIGS 285. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 38.00-45.00 cwt., No. 1-3 35-70 lbs. 41.0052.00, Utility 25-45 lbs. 31.00-42.00. cwt. SHEEP 16. Few Choice 90- 125 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 62.50-66.00. Few Slaughter ewes 23.00-37 00 Hay Markets (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by the dealers at the farm and per ton.) Hay and Straw slow and steady. Alfalfa few to 70.00; Mixed hay 35.00-50.00; Timothy hay 35.00-50.00; Straw 35.00-50.00; Mulch 15.00-25.00. Regional Hay 0ct0ber29,1979 HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11. DANVILLE, PA 17821 717-275-2880 gOOOBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPCOO^I lORSE SALE HELD 3rd | (JRDAY OF THE MONTH j BOBOoooooooopeoooooooaooooow' Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. Sale ovary Monday 2 P.M. Melvin M. Lehman (Owner) Good’s Hay " Leola, Pa. Wednesday, October 31 Total 37 loads. All prices per ton, unless otherwise noted. Alfalfa 76-35; mixed hay 58-88; straw 75-91, com 96- 100, new com 69-76; timothy 52-72, oats 1.40 per bushel. New Holland Hay New Holland v Sales Stables Monday, October 29 ~ Total 65 loatls. All prices per ton unless otherwise noted> Alfalfa 49-100; mixed hay 44-89; timothy 55-93; straw 52-85; com 64-104.
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