A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,1980
Poultry Market Reports
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 m
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
Class 1 - Large
Class 2-Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Weekly New York Egg Market
From Friday, January 18 to Thursday, January 24
Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
69 69
62 62
61 61
58 58
45 45
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Large
71
Unquoted
Mediums
Unquoted
Unquoted
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
53 53
31 31
Tone- Large steadier. Mediums fairly steady,
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January 24
New Weight
Per Case
47 lbs.
45 lbs.
43 lbs.
33 lbs.
41 lbs.
34 lbs.
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, January 23
Market about steady.
Demand only fair. No major
retailed promotions
scheduled, but an occasional
mdependent has Large at 50
cents. Supplies are ample.
Grade A Large 64-66
Grade A Medium 61-63
Thursday
January 24
45
44
42
33
38
32
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, January 23
RTC movement fairly
good. Slaughter schedules
about steady. Today LTL
asking prices trending
higher at 45-46 on plant and
4647 on US Grade A. Ad
vance interest good as
several features expected
next week. Live supplies
fully adequate at mostly
desirable weights. Un
dertone firm.
Range: US Grade A 45-
47%; Plant Grade 4446%;
Premium 50.00.
WTD. Avg.: US Grade A
46.10; Plant Grade 45.22;
Premium 50.00.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, January 23
Paces on light type hens
trending slightly lower.
Farm offerings ample as
result of recent declines on
egg market. Processor
demand fair to good but
generally less aggressive
than in past several weeks.
Offerings of heavy type
ample for light to fair call.
Prices paid at farm; light
type hens 7-9, mostly 8.50.
F. 0.8. Plant; 11-12,
mostly 11%.
Heavy Type Hens.
TFEWR, too few to report.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, January 23
EGGS: Prices unchanged.
Cartoning demand mixed.
Ranging light to fairly good
where features involved
such as Large at 69 with
coupons. Offerings ample.
Undertone steady.
A Extra Large 60-65%; A
Large 59-63%; A Medium 55-
59%.
Fogelsville
Poultry
Wednesday, January 23
Heavyweight Hens: range
22-30, mostly 25-30.
Pullets: range 45-48,
mostly 45-48.
Roasters range 37.
Capons range 35-51,
mostly 40-51.
Ducks - range 40-45
Drakes, range 43-55,
mostly 50-55
Rabbits:
mostly 60-68
Guineas range 1 10,
mostly 1 10
Pigeons range 3 00-4 60
Total. 215 head
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Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores
MASS +
Mostly
HAMP
Mostly
RI.
VERMONT
Mostly 76-79 75-77 70-73
MAINE 74-75 73-74, 68-69
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only.
Thomasville
Auction
Thomasville Auction closed
due to lire.
Martinsburg
Apples
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Monday, January 21
Apples: Demand light
market about steady cartons
12-3 lb. film bags. US Fancy
or Better 2-%” minimum.
Red Delicious $6.00-6.50,
mostly $6.00-6.25, some best
including US Extra Fancy
$7.00. CA Storage $7.50, few
$B.OO. Red Stayman $6.00-
6.25, mostly $6.00, few $5.75,
occasionlly $6.50. US Extra
Fancy $7.00. Red Rome
$6.00-6.25, mostly $6.00, few
$6.50. US Extra Fancy few
$7.00. Wmesap $6,006.50.
Red York $6.00, few $5.50,
occasionally $6,25. Cartons
traypack, US Combmation
Extra Fancy & Fancy Red
Delicious supplies bght 72-
113’s $8.50-9.50, mostly $9.00,
some best $lO.OO. CA Storage
$10.50, few US Extra Fancy
$ll.OO. Red Rome 64-100’s
$7.50-8.00, few $7.00, few 64-
80’s US Extra Fancy $9.00,
113’s $7.00-7.50. Red
Stayman 72-100’s $7,506.00,
113’s $9.00, few $9.50, 113’s
$8.50, few $9.00. Red York 64-
100’s $7,506.00, 113’s $7.00-
7.50, few higher Wmesap 88-
113’s $8,006.50, occasionlly
$9.50,125’s $B.OO occasionally
lower
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range 36-68,
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Ex. Large
72-79
73-77
65-69
67
76-77
74-85
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EGG LAYERS
January 23
Medium
66-72
Large
71-77
67-70
59-63
61
70-71
72-75
64-68
66
75-76
68-77
73-82
Lancaster
Weekly
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Bulk 95-115 lbs. holstem
heifers 120.00-160.00, several
160.00- with 50 head 90-
125 lbs. 215.00-257.50; bulk 90-
115 lbs. holstem bulls 90.00-
110.00, several 115.00-129.00,
with 150 head 90-120 lbs.
132.00-
TOP OF THE
HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821
717-275-2880
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)
Hereford
Assoc.
Small
48-
49-
41-45
43
52-53
elects
officers
GETTYSBURG - Frank
B. Darcey, Jr. of Spring
Bottom Farms, Fairfield R 2
was re-elected to another
one-year term as president
of the Pa. Polled Hereford
Association at its Annual
Meeting held during the
Farm Show.
50-51
Phil Scott of Scottland
Farms, Gettysburg R 2, was
re-elected to another one
year term as Secretary.
James Ellenberger of
Kittanning is the new Vice
President and Jesse Terry of
Douglassville is the new
Treasurer of the
organization.
HUBBARD
WHITE MT.
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