A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 2,1980 Poultry Market Reports Weekly New York Egg Market From Friday, January 25 to Thursday, January 31 Fri. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs, WHITE Jumbo Ex Large Large Mediums Pullets 69 69 62 62 61 61 58 57 45 45 BROWN Large Mediums Pullets 71 Unquoted Unquoted Unquoted Peewees Off Grade Large Checks 53 53 31 31 Tone; Supplies Ample. 1980 Urner Barry Publications 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 Class 1 - Large Class 2-Large Class 3-Medium Class 4 - Small Breaking Stock Checks SXvv v V s < s ~ - i Farming 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 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 Vivian Paul, Northampton County Bath 215-837-1363 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, NY, VA&WV Established November 4, 1955 Published every Saturday by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, PA Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 DSPS 304-040 I For address change form or new subscription see Classified Section. f* Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn., Pa. Newspaper I Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association. w/mr.'''...1...'.:./- January Tuesday 29 44 42 42 33 37 32 New Weight Per Case 51 lbs. 48 lbs. 45 lbs. 42 lbs. 39 lbs. 48 lbs 48 lbs Eastern Pa. & N.J. Poultry Wednesday, January 30 Prices of light type hens unchanged to lower. Farm offerings fully adequate for fair processor call. Advance offerings indicated light. Offerings of heavy type ample for a light interest Prices paid at farm; light type hens 7-8 M:, mostly 8M: F. 0.8. Plant, 11-ll I*, 1 *, mostly 11. Heavy TFEWR. Philadelphia Eggs Wednesday, January 30 EGGS: Prices unchanged to lower. Cartoning demand light and disappointing. Offerings fully adequate to ample in most quarters Undertone cautious. Prices to retailers sales to volume buyers, consumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered store door. A Extra Large 59-63; A Large 58-61; A Medium 53- 57 New Holland Dairy Baltimore New Holland,Pa. JTctctc Wednesday, January 30 && Reported receipts of 81 Wednesday, January 30 C ows, 53 heifers, and 4 bulls. Prices unchanged to one Market steady cent lower. Demand slow to Load 0 f Pa fresh cows, fair. Supplies ample. 1010.00-1140.00; Load of NY Cartoned eggs; prices to fresh cows> 1275 00-1410 00, retailers, state graded (mm. springers 1100 00-1300 00, one case sale) white. ' Load of Vt fresh cows, Grade A Large 63-66 780.00-1650 00. Locally Grade A Medium 59-63 consigned cows 750.00- 1540.00; Springing heifers 875.00- purebred 1200.00- Open heifers 375.00- Bulls 590 00- 665.00. January Thursday 31 42 41 40 32 38 32 Delmarva Poultry Wednesday, January 30 RTC movement light and disappointing with oc casional cancellations noted from sales in progress. Slaughter schedule reduced in some quarters Today’s LTL asking prices ranged 46- 47 on Plant and 47-48 on U.S. Grade A. Advance interest quiet. Live supphes fully adequate at mostly desirable weights Undertone weak and unsettled. Current broiler/fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery mcludes mostly multiple drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE. U.S Grade A 47- 49%, Plant Grade 46-48%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 52 00 WTD AVG.: U.S. Grade A 48 06; Plant Grade 47.37; Premium X U.S Grade A 52 00 X - includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc have a nice weekend. MEET SOMEBODY Tuesday, January 2.9 Prices paid per dozen Grade A ’ Brown eggs in cartons delivered to retail stores MASS + Mostly HAMP Mostly KI. VERMONT 73-75 72-82 67-77 ' Mostly 75-79 74-77 69-73 MAINE 71-73 70-72 65-67 + Includes Central and Western Sections only Fogelsville Poultry Fogelsville, Pa. Tuesday, January 29 HEAVYWEIGHT HENS range 16-28, mostly 20-26. PULLETS, range 45-48, mostly 45-48 Hens Type ROASTERS: range 20-51, mostly 30-51 CAPONS none this week DUCKS range 21-46, mostly 40-46 DRAKES mostly 55-57 RABBITS mostly 50-65 GUINEAS, range 110- 1.15, mostly 1.10-115 PIGEONS range per pair 150-2.15, mostly 2 00-2.15 GEESE, range 48-50, mostly 48-50 TOTAL 182 head * N £. Weekly Shell Egg Report Ex. Large 71-79 72-77 65-69 67 76-77 53-57, range 35-95, range How much are 10 eggs worth? •o m n * 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 Vz lbs. less feed to 50% production. Make sure you’re realizing the maximum potential from your layer flock. CHICKS, INC raRraiYUH Quakertown, PA 18951 BROWN&WHITE (215) 536-3155 EGG LAYERS Medium 65-72 Large 70-77 66-70 59-63 61 70-71 71-75 64-68 66 75-76 Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Friday, January 25 Feeder Cattle 121 Today Last Friday Last Year TREND- Insufficient volume for a market test. Supply ->old mainly in lots of one and two. Couple lots Medium Frame Number 1 635-750 lbs 64.CKL65 75; one lot Large Frame Number 2 1085 lbs Holstems 57.50 TOP OF THE HOG MARKET DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821 ’ (yyyyyBQWr gg< <* nrrir/. l*l WEEKS Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday,January 28 Small 47- 48- 41-45 43 52-53 Reported receipts of 450 calves, 110 cows, 10 heifers, 8 bulls, 3 steers, 112 hogs, 5 sheep, and 14 lambs Cattle market reported much higher, calf market reported higher. 47-49 Holstein Heifer Calves to 225.00; Veal Calvfes 85 00- 119.50, Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 90 00-182.50; Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 80.00-90.00; Grassers & Feeders 52 DO -82 50, Lambs 55.00-66.00; Sheep 18.00-28.00; Hogs, 200- 250 lbs 36.00-39.00, top to 40.50, Sows 26.00-33.00; Boars 20 00-23.00; Pigs 10 00- 25 00; Heifers 52.50-56.00; Steers, 58 00-60.00; Steers, feeder 55 00-86 00; Bulls -55.00-60 50; Cows, good 53.00- 55.00, top 58.75; Cows, medium 50-00-52.50; Cows, poor or small 45 00-48 00a Horses to 520.00; Ponies t" 110.00, Goats to 40.00 740 717-275-2880 (/) HUBBARD WHITE MT. BROILERS