' Hog Prices
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tge Mill
iturday, April 7
rO3: Compared with last
’s sale. Barrows &
iktosl lower. US No. 1-
ya. 38.00-38.60; US No 1-3
5. 36.75-37.85; US No. 2-4
i. 36.00-36.85; US No. 2-4
3. 29.00-33.25.
IS No. 1-3 305-495 lbs.
BOARS: 29.00-29.75.'
Inesday, April 11
10: Compared with last
p’s market. Barrows &
;tly $1.50 lower. US No.
lbs. 37.50-38.00, tew to
1-3 200-260 lbs. 36.75-
US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs,
27.00-29.00.
neid Aectios
Monday. April 9
1206; Compared with
day’s sale. Barrows &
stlysl higher. US No. 1-
bs. 38.00-38.50; US No. 1-
bs. 37.00-38.00; US No.
)lbs. 36.50-37.00; US No.
9lbs. 36,00-37.00.
US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs,
5: 29.50-32.00
aster Auction
inesday, April 11
Barrows and gilts
.teady, instances 25
US 2-3.
WS AND GILTS : USI
;. 38.00-38.25;US 1-2 210-
.35-37.75; US 2-3 200-250
J 7.35; US 2-3 255-260 lbs.
!IA AUCTION
L HOGS; 3000, barrows
pening 1.00 lower. US 1-
bs. 35.50-36.00; US 1-3
35.00-35.50.
(stir Market
Richmond, Virginia.
Wednesday, April 11
There were 261 head sold.
Steers
Good and choice, 300-500
pounds' 54.50-65.00; 501-675 52.00-
56.75; 700-855 50.25-51.25.
Medium, 300-500 pounds- 51.00-
londay, April 9
Barrows and Gilts SO-
WS AND GILTS: US 1
38.00-38.50; US 1-2 200-
25-37.75; US 2-3 195-255
7.00.
>. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
ted Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
: 334.000 1,062,000 98,000
c 357,000 1,130,000 . 105,000
486,000 1,365,000 159,000
c HOGS
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ST. LOUIS HOGS: .
Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower.' Us
1-2 200-230 lb. 35.50-36.00; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 35.00-35.50.
Uiariapolis Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS: 2500.
Barrows and gilts fully 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower. US 1-
2 200-240 lb. 35.50; 30 head 35.65
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 35.00-35.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, April 10
370 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $2 lower,
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 190-230 pounds 37.50-38.10; 2-4
2QO-255 37.10-37.35.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 350-550 pounds
30.50-34.50.
BOARS: (Few) 28.00-30.00.
Special
Feeder Calf Sole
Abingdon, Virginia
Tuesday, April 10
There were 252 head sold
Steers
Choice, 300-400 pounds 69.50-
72.25; 400-500 64.50-67.75; 500-600
53.50-60.00.
Good, 300-400 pounds 73.00-
73.75; 400-500 69.25-73.00; 500-600
55.00-61.25.
Medium, 300-400 pounds 70.00-
73.25; 400-500 62.75-70.25; 500-600
54.00-59.50; 600-700 46.25-50.00.
Common, 300-500 pounds 57.50-
65.00.
Heifers
Choice, 300-400 pounds 58.25-
61.25; 400-500 51.50-56.50; 500-600
46.00-50.00.
Good, 300-400 pounds 60.00 ; 400-
500 51.25-57.00.
Medium, 300-400 pounds 57.50-
60.00.
Common, 300400 pounds 45.00-
50.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, April 10
356 Head of Cattle
WW-W-i
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter cows steady to
75c higher. Slaughter bulls $1
lower.
STEERS; High Choice (in
dividual) 46.85; Choice 1000-1125
pounds 45.25-46.50; Good 42.85-
44.85; Standard 39.85-42.00.
HEIFERS: Choice (few) 42.60-
43.85; Good (few) 40.75-42.50;
Standard (few) 38.75-40.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.50-37.60, few
to 39.00; Cutters 33.50-35.50;
Canners 30.50-33.60; Shells (few)
down to 26.00.
BULLS; Choice (few)' 43.85-
46.10; Good 41.85-44.75; Utility
and Commerical 38.75-44.00.
225 Head of Calves
Choice 64.00-67.00; Good 61.00-
64.00; Standard (few) 57.00-61.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds (few) 49.00-
60.50; 70-85 pounds 40.0047.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 85-130 pounds 48.00-78.00;
Holstein Heifers 85-150 pounds
65.00-90.00.
67 Head of Sheep
Choice 25 pounds spring
slaughter lambs (few) 68.00; 40-
60 48.00-50.00; 65-80 40.0048.00;
Good 70-85 37.00-39.00.
Slaughter ewes 17.00-20.00,
55.00; 500-800 50.00-51.75.
Good and Choice, 300-500
pounds 47.50-51.75; 500-700 41.00-
47.50.
Medium, 300-500 pounds 44.00-
47.25.
Danville, Virginia
Monday, April 9
There were 220 head sold; all
cattle state graded and sold by
the hundredweight.
Steers
Choice and Good 300400 pounds
64.00-66.00; 405-500 57.00-59.00;
505-600 55.00-56.75 ; 605-700 50.00.
Medium 300400 pounds 58.00;
405-500 55.50-56.00; 505-700 48.00-
54.75.
Common 400-500 pounds 47.50-
53.50.
Short 500-600 pounds
Heifers
Choice and Good 400-500 pounds
44.00-45.75; 505-600 42.50; 600-700
40.00.
Medium 400-500 pounds 41.00-
43.25 ; 505-600 42.00.
Common 400-500 pounds 41.00-
42.75; 505-600 40.00-42.50.
Green Dragon Hoy
Friday, April 6
106 loads hay, including:
Alfalfa 55.00 - 75.00, few to 86.00;
Timotlf34.oo - 52.00; Mixed hay
39.00 - 60.00, few to 78,00, few
loads 30.00 - 38.00 ; 4 loads Clover
38.00 - 70.00; 1 load Grass hay at
37.00; 1 load Oat hay at 36.50
25 loads straw 32.00 - 39.00.
8 loads corn 25.00 - 52.00.
Today’s farmer using an
automatic bs'e wagon can
pick up, stack and haul as
many as 3,100 bales in an
eight-hour day, according to
engineers at New Holland,
the farm equipment division
of Sperry Rand.
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, April 12)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
April 43.90 34.90
May
June
42.90 34.45
July
August 42.75 33.60
September
42.40 31.85
October
November
December 42.75 31.75
February '74 42.90 31.70
March
April
42.90
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are weaker
and eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending April 6
CATTLE 5163. Compared with
7403 head last week, and 6488
head a year ago. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers mostly 50c to $1 higher,
spots $2 higher. Slaughter cows
strong to $2 higher. Slaughter
bulls 50c to $1.25 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 48.1040.85; Choice 46.25-
48.50; Good 42.0045.50; Standard
39.0042.35.
HEIFERS: Few Choice 42.50-
45.35; few Good 40.0043.20; few
Standard 37.0040.00.
COWS; Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter cows
33.35-37.00; Cutters 30.10-35.00;
Canners 28.00-33.00; Shells down
to 24.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.00-46.00;
Oklahoma City
Thursday, April 12
Estimated Receipts 4,100
Same Day Last Week 4,574
Same Day Last Year 15,714
Fairly active on reduced
supply. Compared to late last
week, feeder cattle under 500
pounds 2.00-3.00 higher; feeder
steers and heifers over 500
pounds strong to 1.00 higher,
advance largely on thin fleshed
offerings; majority receipts
Good and Choice 350-750 pounds
steers and 350-650 pounds hiefers;
fairly large attendance buyers.
Sales as of 12;30P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
300-400 pounds 64.50-69.00, two
small lots 299-319 71.00-75.50 and
small lot 263 pounds at 77.00 ; 400-
500 59.00-64.00; 500-600 53.00-59.70,
mainly 54.00-57.00; 600-700 49.75-
53.30, small lot 610 pounds at
54.00; 700-800 47.75-50.80, short
load 712 pounds at 51.60; 800-965
47.20-50.00; mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 55.50-63.50; 500-700
48.00-52.00; Good 500-650 47.00-
50.25
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
558-700 pounds 43.00-46.60; 717-850
41.75-43.10:
FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice
300-400 pounds 51.50-58.25; 400-500
48.00-54.70; 500600 44.00-48.80;
600-700 43.00-44.40, two small lots
702-730 43.60-44.00; mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 46.00-51.25;
500-650 41.75-43.50, fgw 717-767
39.90-40.00; Good 390-500 41.50-
45.25.
7.70 39.05
34.90
3.45 49.25
3.97
Good 40.00-44.00; Utility and
Commercial 38.0043.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good and
Choice 300-700 pounds feeder
steers 44.50-59.00; Medium 39.50-
49.00; Good and Choice 300-600
pound feeder heifers 44.00-51.00.
CALVES 3103. Compared with
3947 head last week, and 4079
head a year ago. Vealers 50c to $2
lower, spots $4 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 67.00-72.00;
Choice 62.00-70.00; Good 57.00-
65.00; Standard 54.50-61.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds 45..00-54.50;
70-85 pounds 40.0046.00.
FARM CALVES; Holstein
Bulls 80-125 pounds 50.00-82.50,
few to 93.00; Holstein Heifers 80-
150 pounds 60.00-112.00.
HOGS 4450. Compared with
7563 head last week, and 8086
head a year ago. Barrows and
Gilts 50c to $5 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
1-2 205-235 pounds 37.00-39.00; 2-3
195-245 35.50-38.00; 2-4 185-260
35.00-37.30; 2-4 120-185 31.00-35 50.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 300-520 pounds
30.00-35.25; 2-3 300-650 27.75-29.00.
BOARS: 22.50-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 466. Compared
with 683 head t last week, and 503
head a year ago.
U.S. 1-3 20-35 pound feeder pigs
21.00-27.50 per head; 1-3 35-50
25.00-30.00, 1-3 50-75 28.75-34.00
per head.
SHEEP 787. Compared with 789
head last week, and 1097 head a
year ago Spring slaughter lambs
$1.50 to $4 lower.
Local Grain
Thursday, April 12
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, April 12, 1973,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn 44.00 50.33
Shelled Corn 1.73 1.94
Oats, Local .87 1.08
Oats, Western 1.12 136
Barley 1.35 1.67
Wheat
+Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from- the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
thepncethedealer will sell for at
his mill.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
42.15
41.60
45.75
47.90
52.65
49.00
51.00
2985
2.30
2.03