—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Daccmbar 15,1979 4 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, December 7 to Thursday, December 13 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. 85 86 78 79 77 78 74 74 57 58 Jumbo Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets BROWN Large Mediums Pullets Peewees 82 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Off Grade Large Checks 70 71 39 39 Tone: Full steady. Copyright 1979 Umer Barry Publications Nest Run Eggs Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N.H. and reflect tradme prices for cSss&eS by weigui 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 Class 1-Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4-Small Breaking Stock Checks r: -v v v * * o **■ \-y - : - v Copyright 1979 by Lancaster Farming 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 Debra Strickler, Associate Editor CORRESPONDENTS Laurel Shaeffer, Berks County Bernville 215-488-7475 Jane Bresee, Bradford County Ulster 717-358-3346 Ruth Ann Benedict, Franklin County Waynesboro 717-762-4398 Sue Kauffman, Lancaster County Peach Bottom 717-548-3131 Joyce Bupp, York County Seven Valleys Patty Greek, York County Delta 717-862-3536 Subscription Price: $7.00 per year; $12.00-2 years $lO 00 per year outside of PA, NJ.MD, DE, NV.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., fa. Newspaper fnMsbers Association, and National Newspaper Association. New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. Tuesday Thursday 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs, 48 lbs, EGGS: Prices unchanged. Cartoning demand fairly good especially where featured on mostly large. Offerings fully adequate though confidently held for pre-holiday needs. Un dertone fully steady. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in cartons delivered store door: A Extra Large 74%-80; A Large 73%-78; A Medium TO TS. Eastern Pa. & N. J. Poultry December 12,1979 Prices light type hens unchanged. Farm offerings barely adequate to short of full processor needs. Of ferings of heavy type hens fgH* Hsufr* “ •“ hetter-than 'Prices paid at harm: light type hens: 7-9, mostly 8%-9. F. 0.8. Plant: 11-11%, mostly 11%. Heavy Type Hens: TFEWR. FogelsviUe Poultry December 12,1979 HENS, HEAVY TYPE: range 10-27, mostly 15-22. PULLETS: range 35-48, mostly 43-48, ROASTERS: range 32. CAPONS, SLIPS: range 55. DUCKS: range 35-60, mostly 56-60. DRAKES: range 55-71, mostly 60-70. RABBITS; range 40-77, mostly 68-77. GUINEAS: range 90-1.05. PIGEONS (PER PAIR); range 2.40-4.10. JUMBO SQUAB: range 4.20. TOTAL COOPS SOLD 276. Martinsburg Apples Martinsburg, W. Va. December 6,1979 Demand for traypack Red Delicious exceeds available supply, others demand moderate market steady cartons 12-3 lbs. film bags. US Fancy or Better 2-V-i” minimum. Red Delicious $6.00-6.50, mostly $6.00. Few best including US Fancy $6.75, few lower 10-4 lbs. & 8- 5 lbs. $6.00-6.50, mostly $6.00. Golden Delicious $6.50, occasionally $6.75-7.00, few $6.25. Red Stayman $6.00- 6.50, mostly $6.00. Red Rome $6.00-6.50, mostly Wmesap $6.50-7.00, mostly $6.50. Few lower Red York $6.00, occasionally higher. Cartons traypack com bination US Extra Fancy & Fancy Red Delicious 72-113’s $8.50-9.00, occasionally $9.50. Few US Extra Fancy $lO.OO. Golden Delicious 72-113’s $8.50-9.00, mostly $8.50.125’s $7.50. Red Rome 64-100’s few 113’s, $8.00.-8.50, few low as $7.00. Red Stayman 72-113’s $9.00, few $9.50, occasionally $lO.OO. Red York 72-113’s $7.50-8.50, mostly $7.50-8.00, few $7.00. Philadelphia Eggs December 12,1979 Baltimore Eggs December 12,1979 Market steady. Demand fair. Supplies of large adequate, mediums ample. Cartoned eggs; prices to retailers, state graded (mm one case sale) white Grade A Large Grade A Medium Delmarva Poultry December 12,1979 RTC movement generally light and disappointing in most quarters. Slaughter schedules moderate. Today’s LTL asking prices ranged lower at 42-43 cents on Plant Grade, 4344 cents on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest ml. Live supplies ample at weights in a wide range, mostly desirable. Undertone weak and un settled. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop ship ments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 43- 46%; Plant Grade 43-45%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 49. WTD. AVG.; U.S. Grade A 44.76; Plant Grade 43.64; Preimum X U.S. Grade A X - includes special ser vices, selected competitm brands, etc. _ "Best flock yet, at over 90% production for 13 weeks!" Joe Landis Triple J Farm Souderton, PA JL wm X'* ZX-y- _ Ilji I- £ 5 5 SS »o Ki Record a® o DatM w SG gg *0 uj O Q. cr CHART THE PROGRESS OF YOUR FLOCK - ITS A GOAL TO SHOOT FOR CHICKS, Quakertown, PA. 18951 BROWN & WHITE /01 K\ *» I KK EGG LAYERS ( 215 / 536 " 3 155 N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report December 11,1979 Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores: MASS.+ Mostly HAMP. Mostly R.I. 8042 77-79 VERMONT 86-94 84-92 80-86 Mostly 88-89 86-90 82-85 + Includes Central and Western Sections only. THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 Tl 7-275-2880 - 30000nno:oanor>nninnnrm““‘*‘***** , """""*t HORSE SALE HELD 3rd g 1 SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 8 I ww^,mmuuuuuJUG | jnnnr>nr>nnnmn~i —**T Market your cattle & hogs the auction way. IWetvtn M. ' Large 8285 Ex. Large 84-87 8384 75-79 77 8687 85-86 77-81 79 8889 20,000 Moyer’s Dekalb XL-Links HaKti 0«U *U»«« HMMi SO, OOP Medium 75-78 Small 5981 5980 52-56 55 76-77 71-75 73 8283 6384 INC. HUBBARD WHITE m. BROILERS
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