SSSffIMS«®fififiSSSfiSSSBSSSS^^ Hog Prices Vintage Auction Saturday, April 21 HOGS 586: Compared with last Saturday’s market. Barrows & Gilts; Steady to 25c lower, spofs"7sc lower. US No. 1-2 195-240 lbs. 37.50-38.00; US No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 37.00-37.50; US No. 2-4 220-250 lbs. 36.60-36.85; Few US No. 3-4 270-280 lbs. 33.25-35.75; US No. 2-4 145-185 lbs. 32.5ft-35.35. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-455 lbs. 30.35-31.00. Boars: 29.50-29.75. Wednesday, April 25 HOGS 400; Compared with last Wednesday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: Fully $1 lower. US No. 1-2 190-245 lbs. 36 50-37.00, few lots 37.50; US No. 1- 200-250 lbs. 36.00-36.50; US No. 2- 250-280 lbs. 34.25-35.75, US No. 2-4 140-170 lbs. 32.00-35.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Boars: 29.00-30 00 Lancaster Market Monday, April 23 Barrows and gilts 25 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 200-240 lb. 38.25-38 50; US 1-2 200- 240 lb. 37.75-38.00; US 2-3 195-255 lb 37 00-37.75. PEORIA AUCTION HOGS: 4000,opening weak to 25 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 35.50-36.00; US 1-3 200- 250 lb 35.00-35.50; US 2-3 240-270 lb 34 50-35.00 U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE . HOGS . SHEEP 421.000 1,148,000 151,000 450.000 1,236,000 160,000 This Week Last Week ' Last Year !Bsaffl!SS®®S¥>^s¥s?K*s-:*x*: < >:*X':wssss®Ss6<w» ' lu I Farmiine DYNA Motors SINGLE-PHASE—I TO 10 H.P. . CAPACITOR START REPULSION START I j Specially Designed to Produce Operating Characteristics to Fulfill Farm Requirements for Hard-Starting, Long-Life, Rugged Use Mrs. IN STOCK NOW OPEN and TOTALLY ENCLOSED 200% - 400% - 600% STARTING TORQUE HP ELECTROMEC jg&t BJ ' I ELECTROMECHANICAL SERVICE ~(| JuSAV ROUTE 222, EPHRATA, PA. 17522 ■LJ PHONE (717)733-7911 ELECTRIC MOTOR • GENERATOR • POWER-TOOL SPECIALISTS New Holland Auction Monday, April 16 HOGS 751: Compared with last Monday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: Steady to 25c higher, spots 60c higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 37.60-38.25; US No. 1- 200-245 lbs. 37.25-37.60; US No. 2- 220-270 lbs. 36.50-37.25; US No. 2-4 150-190 lbs. 34.50-37.25. Sows: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 29.00-33.50.' Boars; 29.75-31.50. Lebanon Valley Auctinn Tuesday, April 24 345 Head of Hogs Barrows and Gilts $1 25 to $2 lower U.S 2-3 200 - 240 pounds 35 75 - 36.85, one lot 37.00 , 2-4'200 - 250 34.60 - 35 50. U.S 1-3 and 2-3 300 - 500 pounds 30.50 - 32 00. St. Louis Auction HOGS: 5000, barrows and gilts 25-50 lower BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 35.75-36.00; US 1-3 200- 240 lb 35.50-35.75 Lancaster Auction Wednesday, April 25 Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.25 lower BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 225-235 lb. 37 50, US 1-2 200-240 lb 36 50-36.75, US 2-3 185-250 lb. 35 85-36 35, one lot 255 lb. 35.60. SOWS: US 1-3 375-515 lb. 31.25- 32.10. 1,302,000 475.000 Thursday, April 26 Compared previous weeks close, average Good to Prime Steers 50 - 1 00 lower, with high- Choice and Prime often showing major share of downturn, Standard and low-Good including Holstems fully steady. Heifers 25- 50c lower, best demand for Choice and Prime 900-1050 pounds. Cows weak to 50c lower late. Bulls 50 - 1.00 lower. Feeders fairly active, fully steady Supply largely fleshy two-way 950-1050 pound steers. Four day receipts 14,000 as compared 13,800 previous week and 17,500 year ago Steers ap proximately 33 percent, heifers 33 percent, overall finish fairly attractive with liberal per centage Choice and mud somewhat less prevalent than most recent weeks. Cows 12 percent and feeders 20 percent. After opening on a steady basis, prices on slaughter steers and heifers pointed downward under the influence of sharp early declines on carcass beef and slow movement at the wholesale level. Most plants were in need of cattle for slaughter requirements, but buyers were still cautious and selective as they sought to maintain an acceptable ratio between live prices and carcass realizations. Feeder buyers were again aggressive for partly fattened two-way steers suitable for a short turn in the feedlot. STEERS: Early, load high- Choice and Prime 1231 pounds 3 47.00, six loads same grade 1082- 1175 3-4 46.25 - 46.50. At midweek, load high-Choice and Prime 1201 pounds 3-4 45.75, three loads same grade 1167-1298 pounds yield grade 3-4 45.25-45 50 Choice 975-1296 2-4 closed 44.25-45.00 Mixed Good and Choice 950-1225 43 50-44.25. Good 41.50-43.50, 2-3 1200-1545 Holsteins 41.50-42.50. Standard and low-Good 40.50- 41.50. , , . Average cost slaughter steers first three days 44.64 average weight 1120 pounds as compared 44.96 and 1119 pounds previous week and 34.24 and 1144 pounds year ago. HEIFERS- Load high-Choice and Prime 1025 pounds 3-4 45.75. Others same grade 889-1049 3-4 45 00-45 50 Choice 850-1050 2-4 closed 43 50-44 75 Mixed Good and Choice 750-974 42 50-43.50 Good 39 50-42 50 Small lots Standard and low-Good 38 00- 39 50 COWS. Utility and Commercial mainly 32 50-34 00 late, limited volume Utility 34 25-34 75 Canner and Cutter 28 50-32 50, mixed Cutter and low-Utihty 32 75-33 25, occasionally 33 50 Shelly Canner 25 00-28 50 BULLS Utility, Commercial and Good 37 00-41 00, Com mercial 1-2 41 50-43 00 Cutter and low-Utihty 34 00-37 00 FEEDERS Outshipments from regular market trading 2500 head as compared with little more than 500 previous week supply largely two-way steers Prices fully steady 148,000 HOGS 2000, barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2 200-240 lb 35 50-36.00, US 1-3 200- 240 lb 35 00-35.75 Omaha Cattle Indianapolis Auction Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,1973 — Futures Trading (Closing bids as of Thursday, April 26) Chicago .Chicago New York Cattle. Hogs Maine Potatoes May June 439 0 July August 43 80 35.75 September October 43 40 34.10 November December 43.45 34.10 February -74 .3.55 34 40 March April 43 30 34.20 4.60 '’’rend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are stronger and Eggs are stronger. a-asked b-bid n-rwiriai Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc. LET PUBLIC DECIDE CONSUMER NEEDS •s. x X N 4- *e> w \ ur* PRESCRIPTION FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA The idea of “consumerism” is deceptively disarming. It’s not a harmless do-good campaign to see that our corner stores and our bigger corporations li\e up to their square deal promises. It should not be confused with the “con sumer movement,” which is essentially a voluntary reform effort. “Consumerism” within government is another matter. Compulsory government “consumerism” is armed with powers bejond those of any other government agency which has appeared on the American scene. There is a bill before Congress to establish an inde pendent Consumer Protection Agencj. It would create a new kind of government agencj, a sort of public law firm and publicity organization to do within government what the consumer advocates are doing on their own out side of government. This new agency would have the problem of deciding which consumers it wants to speak for. Does it speak for those consumers who want more electricity or those . object to certain power plants? How will it decide he. c.; those consumers who want lower prices and those who want higher wages and benefits? This would be a new force within government to speak on the whole spectrum of social, political and economic issues. It would have the authority to monitor, interfere, demand action, demand files, criticize, publicize and dis pute, or even override other agencies of government. The result would he one government agency fighting another government agency on every big issue. There is enough disruption by the bureaucracy in our country —we do not need a new agency especially designed to disrupt all the others. 9.09 40.20 36.15 36.95 3.67 4.25 3 Chicago Fresh Eggs 43.00 47.15 48.00 53 00 3 50 51 00 5O - , r*
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