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Vintage Auction
Saturday, March 24
HOGS 927: Barrows &,.Gilts:
weak to $2 lower. US.No. 1-2 195-
240 lbs. 38.25-39.00; USNo. 1-3190-
2401b5. 37.50-38.10; US No. 2-4 215-
255 lbs. 36.75-37.35; USNo. 3-4 275-
2951b5. 33.00-36.10; USNo. 2-4165-
185 lbs. 34.85-36.85
Sows: US No. 1-3 330-585 lb's.
31.35-32.60; Few US No. 2-3 500-
635 lbs. 29.00-30.10; Few Boars:
29.00-31.35.
Wednesday, March 28
HOGS 605: Barrows & Gilts; $6
to $7 lower, compared with last
Wednesday. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 32.50-33.75, few to 34.00, No. 1-
3 190-250 lbs. 31.00-32.00. SOWS:
US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. 27.50-28.25.
Boars: Individual at 28.00.
Lancaster. Aaction
Wednesday, March 28
Barrows and gilts 5.50-6J50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-2301 b. 32.75; US 1-2 200-230 lb.
31.85-32.10; US 2-3 195-225 lb.
31.10-32.00.
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Lancaster Market
Monday, March 26
Barrows and gilts 1.25-1.75
lower. Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 38.50-39.00; US 1-2 200-
245 lb. 37.75-38.25; US 2-3 195-255
lb. 37.00-37.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, March 27
225 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $5 to $6
lower.
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 200
-235 pounds 34.10 - 35.10; 2-4 195 -
240 32.00 • 34.00.
Sows: U.S. 2-3 350 - 500 pounds
(few) 26.75 - 32.50.
New Holland Auction
Monday, March 26
HOGS 1204: Barrows & Gilts
$2 to $2.50 lower.
US No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. 37.35-
39.00; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 37.00-
37.35; US No. 2-4 200-270 lbs. 36.00-
37.35; US No. 2-4160-190 lbs. 35.00-
37.35
Sows;
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 28.50-
32.50; Boars; 28.00-31.00.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
426.000
451.000
464.000
Week to date
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LANCASTER CO. DEALERS
Ephrata Pennfield Corporation
Quarryville Harry E. Hershey Jr.
New Holland Nelson Habecker
Peach Bottom Daniel Esh
Elizabethtown Daniel Brubaker
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SL Louis Auction
HOGS; 3000,
Barrows and gilts 5.00-6.00
higher, the sharpest one day
increase on record.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 75 head 215-230 lbs. 36.25; US 1-3
200-230 lbs. 36.00; US 1-3 230-260
lbs. 35.00-36.00.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 800.
Barrows and Gilts unevenly
4.00- higher, late 5.00-6.00
higher. Trading active, after slow
opening. '
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 lb. 35.75 to mostly 36.00;
29 head 36.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb.
35.00-
PEORIA AUCTION
HOGS: 1500.
Barrows and gilts 4.00-5.00
higher on very limited receipt.
BARROWS AND GILTS : US 1-
2 200-240 lbs. 35.00-36.00; (30
head) 238 lbs. 37.00; US 1-3 200-250
lbs. 34.00-35.00.
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national debt ourselves.
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Futures Trading
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February 74 41.95 32.00
April
Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
weaker and eggs are stronger.
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary of 19
Livestock Markets
Week Ending March 23
CATTLE 7337, Compared with
7278 head last week, and 7135
head a year ago. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers mostly 75c to $1.25 lower.
Slaughter cows weak to 50c
lower. Slaughter bulls 75c to $1
lower.
HOGS
1.175.000
1.277.000
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 47.75-49.50; Choice 44.75-
47.50; Good 41.75-45.00; Standard
38.50-43.00; Utility 37.00-39.00.
HEIFERS; Choice 42.50-46.10;
Good 39.50-44.00; Standard 38.00-
1,394,000
40.00; Utility 35.60-38.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 34.00-37.35;
Cutters 32.00-34.75; Canners
29.00- Shells down to 23.00.
BULLS; Choice 42.50-45.25;
Good 40.00-43.00; Utility and
Commercial 38.00-43.00; Cutters
35.75-39.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
300-750 pounds feeder steers
55.00- Good 45.50-54.00;
Medium 39.00-46.50.
CALVES 3837, Compared with
4269 head last week, and 4309
head a year ago. Vealers steady
to $1 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 70.50-75.00;
Choice 67.00-72.00; Good 64.00-
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 499 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market stronger than last weeks
market; killer market stronger.
Two loads Tennessee work
horses and mules; work horses,
single, 275 - 380; mules, single,
180 - 700.
Load Kansas riding horses and
work horses; riding horses 170 -
320; work horses 325 - 580.
Load Virginia riding horses 115
-185.
—Load Illinois riding horses and
driving horses; driving horses
150 - 560; riding horses 155 - 330.
Load Virginia riding horses 180
- 435.
Local work horses 265 - 400;
mules 200 - 32{(; driving horses 190
- 675; riding horses 175 - 225;
better horses 315 - 630; light
weight killers 10 - 16;
heavyweight killers 16 - 18.
_ Mare ponies 15-40; colts 5 -15;
~ geldings 10 - 30; larger ponies 50 -
65.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1973 —
Closing bids as of Thursday, March 29
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
44.57 34.57 7.06 40.00
44.27 36.22
43.52 34.90
42.37 32.40
41.67 32.27
41.75 30.50
a-asked
Monday, March 26
8.30 39.65
36.17
3.45
b-bid n-normal
68.50; Standard 57.00-65.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds 45.00-58.00;
70-85 pounds 36.00-47.00.
Farm Calves active: Holstein
Bulls 80-125 pounds 48.00-77.00;
Holstein Heifers 80-150 pounds
48.00-103.00.
HOGS 6938, Compared with
6971 head last week, and 8050
head a year ago. Barrows and
Gilts $1 to $2 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Few
US 1-2 210-230 pounds 39.35-40.75;
2-3 195-250 37.90-39.50 ; 2-4 190-260
36.&0-38.60; 2-4 120-185 30.00-38.25.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-600 pounds
32.75-35.50; 2-3 300-650 30.00-33.06'
Boars 25.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 252, Compared
with 679 head last week, and 701
head a year ago. US 1-3 25-35
pounds feeder pigs 17.00-30.50 per
head; 1-3 35-50 20.00-3fc.50 per
head.
SHEEP 469. Compared with 657
head last week, and 2803 head a.
year ago. Spring slaughter lambs
mostly steady. Choice 30-40
pounds spring slaughter lambs
54.00- 40-90 42.00-54.00; few
Choice 80-100 wooled slaughter
lambs 40.00-44.50; few Good 70-90
37.00-
Slaughter Ewes 6.00-19.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 27
445 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good steady to 50c
lower. Slaughter cows $1 to $2.50
lower. Slaughter bulls weak to
$1.50 lower.
STEERS: Choice (few) 1000 -
1250 pounds 43.75 - 47.50; Good
42.50 - 44.50; Standard 39.00 -
42.10; Utility (few) 37.50 - 39.25.
HEIFERS: Choice (few) 42.00 -
42.75; Good (few) 40.50 - 41.00;
Standard (few) 38.10 - 40.10.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 32.50 - 34.50;
Cutters 31.60 - 33.?5; Canners
29.00 - 31.75: Shells down to 26.75.
BULLS: Choice (few) 44.00 -
46.50; Good 41.50 - 43.85; Utility
and Commercial 39.00 - 43.75;
Cutters 36.50 - 38.35; lot Good 730
pound feeder steers 43.25.
277 Head of Veal Calves
Choice 65.00 - 70.00; Good 63.00 -
66.00; Utility 70 - 85 pounds (few)
40.00 - 45.00.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
41.90
45.50
47.00
51.75
47.40
49.90