Farming, Saturday, March 9,2002 A- LANCASTER FARMING -Staff- LANCASTER FARMING 47 th Year of Publication P O Box 609 Ephrata, PA 17522 (717) 626-1164 Fax (717)733-6058 Andy Andrews, Editor (717) 721-4425 Lou Ann Good, Food and Family Features Editor (717)721-4428 Michelle Kunjappu, Staff (717)721-4426 Dave Lefever, Staff (717)721-4427 Lynn Rossi, Market Staff Millie Bunting, Market Staff lEWS CORRESPONDENT! Joyce Bupp, York Co. Seven Valleys (717)428-1865 Carolyn Moyer, Bradford Co. Tioga & Susquehanna Roaring Branch (570) 324-2482 Gail Strock, Mifflin Co. Huntingdon & Juniata Belleville (717)935-5675 Linda Williams. Bedford Co. and Blair Bedford (814)623-5745 Kristin Russell, Blair Co. Martmsburg (814) 793-4864 Deanna Cunfer, Carbon Co. Lehighton (610) 377-3749 Tom Hopkins, Maryland New Windsor, Md (301) 428-3688 Becca Gregor, Penn State Slate College (814) 234-8478 Virginia Heckert, Columbia Co. Herndon (570) 425-2868 Deb Wilhelm, Armstrong Co. 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Phone (203) 966-1746 PUBLISHER’S LIABILITY FOR ERROR Lancaster Farming is protected by federal copyright statute No part of this newspaper may be broadcast, reproduced or republished in any form or by any means without the prior, written permission of our General Manager The advertiser agrees that Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc shall not be liable by reason of any error, omission and/or failure to insert an ad, or any part of an ad, beyond liability for the value of actual space occupied by the ad or item in which the error, omission and/or failure to insert occurred. Lancaster County Weeklies, Inc reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement at any time. NON REFUNDABLE • w> * . - V l'\ .frff ♦ Poultry Markets ♦ -jk, Livestock Cooperative Auction Market of North Jersey Poultry & Egg Hacketlslown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, March 5,2002 HEAVY FOWL 4.25 EA., .70-1.65 LB. MIXED FOWL .90-1.80 LB. PULLETS 5.00 EA. GEESE 19.00 EA. BANTAMS 3.75-8.00 EA., 1.55-1.70 LB. ROOSTERS 5.00-5.25 EA„ 1.00-1.50 LB. BUNNIES 2.25-4.25 EA. DUCKS 1.70-2.05 LB. RABBITS .85-2.05 LB. PIGEONS 3 25-6.75 EA. GUINEAS 5.00-12.50 EA. GRADE A EGGS WHITE JUMBO. EX. URGE. .71-.74, LARGE ,68-.73; BROWN JUMBO, EX. URGE. .6S-.88, LARGE .S7-.79, MEDI UM .50. Belleville, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, March 6,2002 GEESE: NONE. TURKEYS: 8.75, CHICKS 2.00. GUINEAS: 5.00-5.25 EA. ROOSTERS: 4.50-6.75 EA. BANTAMS: 2.00-3.50 EA. HEAVY HENS: 3.25-5.50 EA. SILKIES: 4.50 EA. MUSCOVY HENS: 8.50 EA. MUSCOVY DRAKES: 16.00 EA. MIXED DUCKS: 3.00 EA. BARN PIGEONS: 3.00 EA. WHITE BIRDS: NONE. FANCY BIRDS: 3.00 EA. PEACOCKS: NONE. PHEASANTS: NONE. DOVES: 7.00 EA. QUAIL: 4.00 EA. GUINEA PIGS: 3.50-4.00 EA. RABBITS: BUNNIES 5.00-10.00, Lititz (717) 626-1164 Ephrata (717) 733-6397 Lancaster (717) 394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 (717) 721-4412 (717) 721-4411 -'**•«l®, <- * 4# Belleville Poultry RABBITS UNDER 4 LBS. 1.25-5.50, 4-6 LBS. 6.50-9.00, OVER 6 LBS. 9.00-20.00, ALL EACH: RABBIT FAMILY 28.00-32.00. FASTER BUNNY SAL E MARCH 13, 1 P.M BUNNIES FOR SAI E COLUMNS Now Is The Time On Being A Farm Wife Family Living Focus Ida’s Notebook Antiques Detective DAIRY Holstein Sale A 27 Natl. Holstein Conv A2B, A 29 Focus On Dairy A3O Nutrient Mgmt. Board A 1 Holstein Meeting A 32 Farm Bureau President A 1 PFGC Conference A 1 Vaccines A 35 Editorial AlO Berks Beef Ed A 37 Farm Calendar AlO Phila. Flower Show B 2 Futures Al 9 Berlin Brothersvallcy B 4 Mailbox Markets 816 Cumberland Co, Extn B 9 Public Auction Register 822 Maple Syrup 812 Antique Register 826 Antiques Center 827 Antiques Report 833 Business News C 3 Classified Ads C 4 DEPARTMENTS Heinsey’s Poultry Root's, East Petersburg Report Supplied By Auction Tuesday, March 5,2002 Muscovy Ducks, Drakes 1.60-1.74, Hens 1.50-1.64. Pekin Ducks, not enough. Red Fowl 4-4'/: lbs. .40-.72, 5-6 .60- .98. Crossbred Fowl 5-9 lbs. .60-1.04. Crossbred Roosters 4-6 lbs. .70-.94,7-11 lbs. .40-1.00. Guinea Fowl 1.10-1.80. Banty Roosters 3.00-6.00 ea. Banty Hens 2.50-4.50 ea. Leghorn Hens, not enough. Roosters .30-.64. Silkies 2.00-4.00 ea. Geese, not enough. Pigeons 3.75-5.25 ea. White Pigeons 4.25-5.20 ea. Rabbits 4-6 lbs. 1.30-1.94, 7-11 lbs. 1.00-1.42. Bunnies 6.00-12.50 ea. Guinea Pigs 1.00-6.00 ea. Goats, not enough. Kids, not enough. Doves 5.00-7.00 ea. Chukkars, not enough. Pullets 4-6 lbs. .70-.98. Total Coops: 638. A.I. papers needed to sell poultry. \ North Atlantic Eggs Atlanta, Georgia Report Supplied by USDA March 7,2002 In Philadelphia, prices were unchanged to 2 cents higher on the larger sizes. Prices remained unchanged on the balance of sizes, in Boston, and in New England. The market tone was fully steady to in stances firm on the larger sized white eggs and generally steady on the remainder of eggs. Demand into all channels ranged moderate to at times good, best where fea tured. In the Philadelphia area, large eggs were advertised for 79 cents per dozen. Supplies were adequate for current trade needs. Breaking stock offerings were adequate for the fair demand. Light type hens were short to barely adequate. PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO RE TAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUY ERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, DE LIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN. RANGE; EXTRA LARGE .63.5.-73, LARGE .62.5.-71, MEDIUM .46-.49 BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A, BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN. RANGE: EXTRA LARGE 1.00-1.02, LARGE .93-.95, MEDIUM .7S-.77 NEW ENGLAND; PRICES PAID TO Five Sections AlO ...B3 Homestead Notes ~.B7 Home On The Range.. 813 Cook’s Question 828 Kid’s Korner 4-H Happenings You Ask, You Answer WHITE JUMBO EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM PULLETS BROWN EX.LARGE LARGE MEDIUM UNDERGRADES AND CHECKS .14 .14 .14 .14 .14 BREAKING STOCKS; FRI. 42-44 LBS. .22-.24,48-50 LBS. .28-.30, SO LBS. AND UP .30-31. N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report Report Supplied By USDA March 5,2002 PRICES PAID PER DOZEN GRADE “A” BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS DELIV ERED TO RETAIL STORES: MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE MOSTLY RHODE ISLAND MOSTLY VERMONT MOSTLY PRODUCERS, CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YIELD BASIS, BROWN EGGS LOOSE, AT FARM, CENTS PER DOZEN. RANGE: JUMBO 1.20-1.23, EXTRA LARGE .81-.84, LARGE .74-.77, MEDIUM .56-.59, SMALL .2S-.28 Prices were 2 cents higher on extra large and large. The market tone was fully steady to instances firm on the larger sizes and steady on medium. Retail de mand was moderate to good, best where featured. In the New York area extra large eggs were being advertised at 89 cents per dozen. Large eggs were on sale at 79 cents per dozen. Supplies were suffi cient for current needs. The New York shell egg inventory was 4 percent more than the previous week, however the New Jersey inventory was 6 percent less than last Monday. PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN: RANGE: Extra Large 69-73, Large 67-71, Medium 47-51 HOME & YOUTH FEATURES SPECIAL SECTION Grower and Marketer Weekly New York Egg Market Northeast Quotes Prices Supplied By Umer-Barry From March 1-7 FRI. MON. TOES. WED. THUR. New York Eggs ATLANTA, GA. March S, 2002 Report Supplied By USDA LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MKT AH000152-L 1 Mile East Of Fredericksburg PA Cattle Sale: Every Tues. & Fri. At 1:30 P.M. Small Animal Sale: Every Wed. At 6.30 P.M. Produce Auction: Every Thurs. at 5:30 P.M. Horse Sale: Every 2nd Sat. At 2:00 P.M. Tack, 4:30 P.M. Hay/Straw Farm Machinery Consignment Sales: Every first Saturday of each Month at 9:00 A.M. Consignments Welcome For Every Sale F.M.I. Call: Dave 717-865-2881 Neil 717-933-4113 Brian 717-865-7586 B 2 B 6 B 8 ...810 ~..811 ...814 Providing Optimum Performance Management and Investment Services to the Egg Layer Industry 2043 Horseshoe Pk. • Annville, PA 17003 .75 .75 .77 .79 .80 .74 .74 .76 .78 .80 .73 .73 .75 .77 .79 .55 .55 .55 .55 .55 .44 .44 .44 .44 .44 .81 .81 .79 .79 .79 .78 .78 .76 .76 .76 .59 .59 .57 .57 .57 EX.LARGE 1.14 1.07-1.11 1.09-1.10 1.13-1.17 1.13 1.15 LARGE MEDIUM 1.07 .89 .99-1.03 .82-.56 1.01-1.02 .84-. BS 1.06- .SB-.92 1.06 .88 1.07- .S9-.92 1.07 .92 National Egg Market At A Glance Atlanta, Ga. March 6,2002 Report Supplied By USDA In most areas, prices were unchanged on medium and higher on the heavier weights. The market tone ranged fully steady to firm for the larger sizes and was steady on the lighter weights. Demand was moderate to good with the best move ment coming from promotional activity. Supplies were mostly sufficient with me diums in the most available position. Breaking stock demand was light for ade quate offerings. Light type fowl were short to barely adequate for slaughter re quirements. New York Broilers/Fryers ATLANTA, GA. March 5,2002 Report Supplied By USDA Trucklot buying activity on ready-to cook whole broiler/fryers was about fair as dealers continued cautious and unag gressive. Offerings of all sizes were at least adequate to available for current needs. Movement through retail and distributive channels was light and unaggressive. The market tone was about steady. (717) 867-8366 SMALL .58 .51 -.55 •S3-.54 .57-.61 .57
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