Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 08, 1972, Image 3

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Hog Prices
New Holland Auction
Monday, July 3
Hog Receipts 734. Market 50c
higher. Retail 30-31; Wholesale
29.75-30.25; Heavyweights 29.25-
29.75; Lightweights 27.50-29.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, July 1
Hog Receipts - 628. Barrows
and Gilts mostly 50c higher.
US 1-2 220-235 lbs. 30.00-30.50;
US 2-3 200-240 lbs. 29.35-29.85; US
2-4 190-225 lbs. 28.25-29.25; US 2-4
175-190 lbs. 26.00-27.00; Sows 2-3
300-700 lbs. 21.25-22.85; Boars
22.10-22.50.
Lancaster Market
Monday, July 3
Hogs: Barrows and Gilts
steady to strong.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-240
lbs. 30.00-31.00; US 1-3 200-260
lbs. 29.50-30.00
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, July 5
Hogs- Barrows and Gilts
steady
Barrows and Gilts: US 1 210-240
lbs. 30 00-31 00, US 1-3 200-260 lbs.
29.50-30.00.
Sows: 325-480 lbs. 22.50-22.85.
Nottingham Auction
Monday, July 3
Feeder Pigs 8.00-19 00 per
head
Fat Hogs: 24.00-26.10
Boars: 17-21
Sows: 19.60-21.85
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St. Louis Auction
Hogs: 6500. rather slow, 25-50
lower US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 29.75-
30.00; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 29.25-29.75
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 4000. Fairly active,
opening 25-50 lower US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 29.50-30.00; 1-3 200-240 lbs.
29.00-29.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Market not reported July 4th
Holiday.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs: 3500. fairly active,
mostly 25 lower US 1-2 200-235 lbs.
29.75-30.00 1-3 200-250 lbs. 29.25-
29.75.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 6
Weekly Cattle; Compared to
last week, slaughter steers
uneven 25-75 higher; Most ad
vance on Choice and below
grades. Slaughter heifers
unevenly 25-75, instances 1.00
higher. Cows 25-50 higher. Bulls
steady to strong. Supply mainly
High Good to Choice slaughter
steers and heifers with several
loads Choice to Prime Balance of
receipts mainly cows.
Receipts this week 3100 (4-
day); last week 5910, last year
1717
Slaughter Steers: High Choice
and Prime 1150-1375 pounds 3-4,
38.75-39.50. (pkg. 1260
pounds at 40.00 on Wednesday)
Choice 975-1350 pounds yield
grade 2-4,37.50-39.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1225 pounds 36.75-
38.00. Good 32.75-37.00. Standard
to Good holsteins 33.25. Standard
Holsteins 32.50-33.00.
Slaughter heifers; Choice and
Prime 900-1050 pounds 2-4, 38.00-
38.25. Choice 800-1040 pounds 2-4,
36.25-38.00. Mixed Good and
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to date 374,000 767.000 110,000
Same period last week 497,000 1,110,000 142,000
Same period last year 387,000 896,000 us’ooo
Lebanon Valley
Auction
No report available due to
holiday.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, July 6
Compared with last week’s
close slaughter steers (5-75 c
higher, most average Choice to
Prime 50-75 c higher. Heifers 50-
75c higher, instances 1.00 higher
than dull close of previous week.
Cows 25-50 c higher and Bulls fully
steady. Limited feeder supply
strong, mainly fleshy two-way
steers.
Four day receipts for holiday
period 12,100 as compared 22,300
lull previous week and 15,600 a
year ago. Steers made up ap
proximately 40 per cent, Heifers
32 per cent, Cows 13 per cent and
Feeders 12 per cent. Fairly
liberal percentage Choice steers
and moderate volume High-
Choice and Prime. Heifers supply
somewhat less attractive with
considerable share High-Good to
Average-Choice, many weighing
825-900 pounds. Week’s trade
interrupted by non-slaughter 4th
of July holiday, but the broad
demand which has characterized
activity for three months was still
very much in evidence. Steers
above 1300 pounds in small
supply but weight usually not a
major price determining factor
on steers. Best heifer demand,
however, centered on Choice and
Prime 925-1025 pound weights.
Steers: Loads High-Choice and
Prime 1055 pound 3 40.35, twelve
loads same Grade 1095-1242
pounds 3-4 40.00-40.25 and thirty
loads 1028-1290 pounds 2-4 39.50-
39.75. Load High-Choice and
Prime 1390 pounds 4-5 39.00.
Choice 975-1311 pounds yield
grade 2-4 closed 38.50-39.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1275
Choice 750-950 pounds 34.75-36.50.
Good 31.25-35.00.
Cows; Commercial 24.25-26.00.
High Yielding Utility 27.00-27.50.
Cutter 23.00-26.25. Canner 20.00-
23.00. Shelly Canner 16.00-20.00.
Bulls; Utility and Commercial
29.00-33.00. Couple high yielding
Utility 34.00.
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, July 6)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
July
August
September
October
November
December
January ‘73
February 36.00 27.35
March
April
May
Trend—Cattle are lower, Hogs are steady, Potatoes are lower, and
eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc,
pounds 37.75-38.50. Good 33.50-
38 00, mainly 35.00 and above
aside from Holstems. Standard
and Low-Good 32.00-33.50.
Average cost slaughter steers
for two days 38.29 average weight
1146 pounds as compared 38.12
and 1103 pounds previous week
and 31.51 and 1111 pounds a year
ago.
Heifers: Three loads String
High-Choice and Prime 978
pounds 3-4 38.65, others same
grade 893-1025 pounds 3-4 38.25-
38.50. Choice 825-1025 pounds 2-4
37.00-38.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 775-975 pounds 36.25-37.25.
Good 32.50-36.25. Standard and
Low-Good 30.50-32.50.
Cows: Utility and Commercial
25.00-27.00, Few mixed Utility
and Commercial 27.25. Canner
and Cutter 23.00-25.50. Mixed
Cutter and Low Utility 25.75-
26.00. Shelly Canner 21.50-22.00
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 8,1972
30.20
37.95 29.10
35.80 26.90
35.70 27.67
35.67 25.50 3.85
Bulls: Utility, Commercial and
Good 28 50-32.50, Commercial 1-2
32 75-34.00, an individual 35.00.
Cutter and Low-Utility 25 00-
28 50.
Feeders- Outshipments ap
proximately 1,500 as compared
1,800 previous week Demand
good and prices strong
Two loads Choice 969 pound
steers 41.25 Choice 925-1115
pounds fleshy steers 38.00-38.40.
High-Good and Choice 913-1050
pounds 37.00-37.75.
Two loads Choice 589 pounds
39.00. Scattered sales High-Good
and Choice 750-864 pounds 36.50-
37.00.
Of the record 8.7 million
bikes sold in the U.S. last
year, 3Vs million were light
weight models.
4 t
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
29.70
32.70
39.40
38.60
3.31 42.75
43.90
42.00
40.60
3.70
4.57
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