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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
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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.
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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.
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