Hog Prices ¥?SS:¥SSSS? Vintage Auction Tuesday, December 26 Barrows and Gilts 50-75 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS US 1 210-235 lbs. 33.85-34.25; US 1-2 200- 245 lbs. 33.60-33.85; US 2-3 195-250 lbs. 33.25-33.60; US 3-4 250-265 lbs. 32.85-33.10. New Holland Auction Monday, December 25 No Auction Christmas Day Lebanon Valley Auction Tuesday, December 26 302 Head of Hogs Barrows and Gilts $1.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S. 2-3 200 - 245 pounds 33.60 - 34.25, one lot 34.60; 2-4 190 - 260 pounds 32.75 - 33.25. SOWS: U.S. 2-3 400 - 700 pounds 23.50 - 25.00. BOARS: 20.00 - 23.00. Indianapolis Auction Hogs 2000. 2.00 lower than Wednesday. Steady to slow, 1.00 lower than, Thursday. US 1-2 200- 240 lbs. 30.50-31; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 30-30.50; 2-3 240-270 lbs. 29.25-30. St. Louis Auction Hogs-4000. 1.50 to 1.75 lower than Wednesday. Fully 50 lower than Thursday. US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 31.25; 100 head No. 1 200-210 lbs. 31.50; 1-3 200-230 lbs. 30.50-31. Peoria Auction No Market Report, due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS SHEEP 248.000 582,000 67,000 346.000 888,000 102,000 Week to date Same period last week Same period last year Lancaster Auction Wednesday, December 27 HOGS Barrows and Gilts 50- 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS —US 1 210-2251b5. 33.50-34.00; US 2-3195- 250 lbs. 32.50-32.85; US 3-4 260-270 lbs. 31.50-32.10. Lancaster Market Tuesday, December 26 Barrows and Gilts 50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS—US 1 200-240 lbs. 34.50; US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 33.50-34.00; US 2-3190-2501b5. 33.00-33.50. Show Honors (Continued From Page 1) Nissley, and third in fillers to Jay Bleacher. This was the fourth year in a row that the Reist twins won tobacco show honors. Fourteen-year-old Kerry Boyd retained his title of County 4-H Corn King Thursday in com petition held in conjunction with the tobacco contest. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boyd, Ephrata Rl, Kerry had the champion corn exhibit and the high record book score in the corn competition. This was the third year in a row he has won the corn title. He also won a top award in corn judging at the State Farm Show in January. Douglas Rohrer, 1623 Book Rd., placed second in corn judging and also second in record book score. John Yokum also judged the corn contest. 875,000 329,000 New Cooperators The Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District announces the following new cooperators: Howard Swan, Rapho Town ship, 10 acres; Robert L. Kauff man, Drumore Township, 136 acres; George C. Aument, East Drumore Township, 55 acres; J. Emmett Murphy, Mar tic Township, 5 acres; Robert G. Brubaker (Martin), Mount Joy Township, 120 acres; Robert G. Brubaker (Graham), Mount Joy Township, 140 acres, and Zim merman Bros., West Cocalico Township, 54 acres. New Industry Funds Voted for Environment New funds totaling $2.65 million have been approved by the American Petroleum Institute for the Institute’s 1973 research program on im provement and protection of the environment. These funds, together with some $2.25 million previously appropriated, will bring the total available for the 1973 research program to $4.9 mil lion. API President Frank N. Ikard said most of the money will be used to sponsor proj ects on air pollution problems and oil spills. Nov, Egg Output Down 3 pet, Laying flocks in Pennslyvania produced 321 million eggs during November, 3 percent less than a year ago, and 1 percent less than' October, according to a report this week by the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. The number of lasers on hand averaged 16.5 million during November this year, compared with 16.2 million a year ago and 16.0 million last month. The December 1 rate of lay was 64.8 eggs per 100 layers, com pared with 63.7 a year ago and 64.6 a month ago. The Nation’s laying flock produced 5,597 million eggs during November, 6 percent less than in November 1971. Layers on, hand during'November averaged 306.8 million— 6 percent below a year earlier. The average rate of lay during the month was up 1 percent from a year earlier and partially offset the reduction in layers. Production declines from a year earlier of more than 5 percent occurred in Indiana, Wisconsin, lowa, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana, 112,000 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30,1972 Futures Trading (Closing bids as of Wednesday, December 27) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes January ‘73 February 40.50 32.95 March April May June July August September October November December Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are lower and Eggs are higher. a-asked b-bid n-normal Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc. in Pa, Oklahoma, Texas and California while production increases of more than 5 percent occurred in Maine, Massachuseetts, Ten nessee and Washington. Layers on farms December 1, 1972 tot aled 307.2 million, down 7 percent from the 328.9 million a year earlier but up slightly from November 1, 1972. Rate of lay on December 1 averaged 61.0 eggs per 100 layers, up from 60.5 a year earlier and up slightly from the rate of 60.6 on November 1, 1972. Hatcheries in Pennsylvania produced 1.56 million egg-type chicks in November, a hatch 15 percent smaller than a year ago. January through November egg type hatch totaled 23.1 million chicks, down 11 percent from the comparable period last year. Commercial hatcheries in Pennsylvania hatched 5.8 million broiler chicks in November, 16 percent less than last November. January through November broiler-chick hatch totaled 71.1 million, down 2 percent from the comparable period last year. Broiler-type chicks produced 40.80 29.05 6.07 45.75 40.75 29.30 29.00 39.75 27.55 38.75 25.80 39.00 25.85 during November totaled 251.0 million, slightly more than the 250.4 million produced during November a year ago. The four leading States, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina produced 138.6 million during November. This was more than half the total U.S. produc tion. The accumulated January through November hatch of 3,002.5 million compares with 2,901.0 million during the same period last year. Broiler eggs in incubators on December 1 totaled 219.3 million, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Egg-type chicks hatched during November totaled 32.2 million—down 2 percent from the 32.9 million hatched during November 1971. In the three leading States, production was down 5 percent in California, 3 percent in Georgia and 9 percent in Florida. The January through November hatch of 456.2 million was down 8 percent from the corresponding months of 1971. Use of man-made fibers will increase about 9 per cent this_ year, surpassing the 4.3 bil lion pound consumption of 1971 by 380 million pounds, according to R. W. Rice, president Firestone Synthet ic Fibers Co. Chicago Fresh Eggs 51.10 47.65 5.86 46.60 6.79 39.80 39.75 40.70 45.50 3.33 3
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