HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 11
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-240 lb. 39.50-40.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 39.00-39.50;
US 2-3 190-240 lb. 38.50-39.00;
US 34 240-265 lb. 37.50-38.50.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, March 9
HOGS 750: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: mostly $1
to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
225 lbs. 39.25-39.75, No. 1-3
190-240 lbs. 38.50-38.85, No. 2-
3 245-275 lbs. 36.00-37.75, No.
2-4160-175 lbs. 35.00-38.00. US
No. 1-3 225-590 lbs. sows
29.50-32.10. Boars: 27.00-
29.00, few light weights 33.10-
34.10.
Wednesday, March 13
HOGS 600: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: mostly 75
cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 38.00-38.75, few to
39.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
37.50-38.00, No. 2-3 240-260
lbs. 36.50-37.50. US No. 1-3
sows 330-575 lbs. 29.00-31.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 12
Hogs 432
Barrows & Gilts 75 cents to
$1.25 lower US 1-3 200-240
pounds barrows & gilts 37.50-
38.10, 2-3 210-255 36.75-37.35,
24 255-270 33.35-36.75. Few
US 1-3 300450 sows 30.00-
33.25. Few Boars 28.00-30.00.
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 13
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
1.00-1.25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Five head US 1 220-240 lb.
39.10-39.50; US 1-2 200-240 lb.
37.85-38.35; US 2-3 200-250 lb.
37.35-37.85; US 34 230-260 lb.
36.50-37.50.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, March 11
HOGS 1623: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly $1
to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 39.0040.00; US No. 1-
3 200-250 lbs. 38.50-39.00; US
No. 2-3 230-270 lbs. 38.00-
38.50; US No. 24 160-190 lbs.
37.00- US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 29.00-33.00; Boars:
30.00-
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6500.
Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 36.25-36.50;
US 1-3 200-230 lb. 36.00-36.25.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 4000."
Barrows and gilts very
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, March 14
Daily distributive • less
than carlot meat trade.
Compared, with Wed
nesday: Prices mostly un
changed for steer and heifer
beef, veal and calf but
market tone generally weak.
Lamb fully $1 lower, pork
loins $2 lower, butts and
spareribs $1 lower, picnics
and hams steady.
Beef rough cuts and arm
chucks under pressure with
first call going to rounds and
ribs along with fabricated
round cuts. Lamb movement
mostly poor and narrow
outlet continuing for loins
and particularly chucks.
Meat wholesalers measuring
supplies on hand in relation
to prevailing demand and
excepting the fact that
clearance is problem again
this week.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds
71.50-73.50; 600-700 71.50-
73.50; 700-800 68.50-70.50; 800-
900 66.50-70.00. Good 500-800
67.00-69.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds
71.00-73.00.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, March 14
Estimated Receipts 12,000
Same Day Last Week 9,088
Same Day Last Yr. 15,602
Moderately active, feeder
steers and heifers over 500
pound now 50 cents to 1.00
lower after early sales
generally steady to weak;
not enough feeder calves
under 500 pound sold to make
an adequate test of the
trade; majority receipts
Good and Choice 450-850
pound steers and 400-700
pound heifers; fairly large
attendance buyers.
Eeeder steers; Few Choice
375-500 pound 49.75-56.50;
500-600 44.50-50.70; 600-700
43.50-46.00; 700-800 42.75-
45.00; 800-935 40.75-43.40,
small lot and part load 809-
840 43.90-44.40; mixed Good
and Choice 335-500 45.50-
50.25; 500-700 40.00-44.00; 700-
945 39.25-42.25; part load
Good 585 pound Holstein
steers 40.50; Good 571-935
Holstein steers 36.70-38.10.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Part load Choice 496 pound
44.30; Choice 500-600 40.00-
44.10, part load 514 at 46.00;
600-700 40.0043.40; few 700-
800 39.2542.80; mixed Good
uneven, 50-1.00 lower,
trading slow.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 36.00-36.50,
about 40 head at 37.00; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 35.50-36.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
1500. Barrows and gilts
unevenly 1.50-2.00 lower,
trading slow.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 35.75-36.50;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 35.00-35.75.
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717-397-5113
Evenings 215-779-3847
Calf
150-350 Pounds
Choice 100,00-104.00; Good
93.00-96.00; Standard 86.00-
90.00;
Veal
Choice 90-150 pounds
118.00- Good 60-90
112.00- Standard 1 60-
120 90.00-96.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55
pounds 74.00-76.00; 55-65
68.00-72.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 83.00-86.00; Arm
Chucks 90-105 63.50-66.00;
Ribs (7-rib) 34-40 78.00-83.00;
Loins (trmd) 50-70 100.00-
105.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
87.00-91.00; Full Plates 38.00-
41.00; Hinds (heifer) 120-170
81.50-85.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14
pounds 76.00-79.00; 14-17
74.00- Picnics
(regular) 4-8 49.00-52.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 66.00-68.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down
77.00- Hams (skinned)
14-17 72.00-74.00; 17-20 68.00-
71.00.
and Choice 400-500 42.00-
43.00; 500-675 38.50-41.25;
Good 350-650 36.2541.50.
For the week; Feeder
cattle over 500 pound lost
part of the early advances to
close mostly 1.00 higher,
Some calves 1.50-2.00 higher
compared to late last week;
cows in good demand and
1.50-2.00 higher; bulls
uneven, steady to strong.
Salable receipts near 22,300
head compared to 27,372 last
week and 22,691 the same
week a year ago. Cows seven
percent cattle receipts;
feeders 91 percent of total.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, March 14
CATTLE - Compared with
last weeks close -
Closing prices on slaughter
steer and heifers still 1.50-
2.00 higher than late the
previous week despite a
sharp midweek downturn.
Cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Bulls
fully steady. Feeder supply
insufficient for a market
test.
Four day receipts 15,600 as
compared 14,600 previous
week and 14,700 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 53 percent,
heifers 34 percent, liberal
percentage Choice and
moderate volume high-
Choice and Prime. Cows 10
percent.
STEERS: Load Choice
1190 pounds yield grade 2-3
46.50 Tuesday and four loads
Choice and Prime 1065-1254
grade 34 45.7546.00 early. At
midweek, part load Choice
and Prime 1001 grade 34
45.50. Two loads Choice 1051-
1167 grade 3 45.00 late, most
Choice 1000-1150 grade 24
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 14
No market report
available at press time.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
474.000 1,252,000
470.000 1,232,000
472.000 1,196,000
< Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Mar. 16.1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 14)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April 43.45 34.95 12.00 50.65
May
June 46.70 37.65
July
August 49.67 40.75
Sept.
October 49.92 40.77
November
December 57.17 42.60
Feb. ’75
March
9.40
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Lower, and Eggs are Lower.
April
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept.,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Eshelman
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fuel. The U.S. mines and
refines about two-thirds of
its own oil supplies. The
other one-third comes from
the major oil-producing
countries. They just started
shipping their oil to other
countries because they were
getting better prices there.
“In Europe,” Eshelman
continued, “it’s not un
common to pay $1.50 for a
gallon of gasoline. About 70-
cents of that is tax, though,so
we don’t have to get that high
before the Arabs will send us
43.50-44.50. Several loads
Choice and Prime 1144-1260
grade 3-4 43.00-44.00 at
midweek, Choice 1150-1275
mainly grade 3-4 42.50-44.00.
Good 39.5043.00. Yield grade
2-3 Holsteins 39.50-40.00.
Standard and low-6ood
38.00-39.50.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 43.84
average weight 1151 pounds
as compared 41.14 and 1128
pounds previous week and
45.72 and 1110 pounds a year
ago.
HEIFERS: Early, a
moderate volume Choice and
Prime 935-1075 pounds yield 1
grade 34 44.1044.75, load
45.00. At midweek, same
grade 932-1052 43.50-44.00.
Choice 850-1050 grade 24
42.0043.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 800-1000 41.0042.00.
Good 38.0041.00. Small lots
Standard and Good 36.00-
38.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 32.50-35.00, load
high-yielding Utility 36.00.
Canner and Cutter 28.50-
32.50, mixed Cutter and low-
UtiUty 32.75-33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1&2
1400-1800 pounds 37.00-40.50,
grade 1 41.00-42.50.
14.95 46.90
40.30
6.80
43.90
8.15
43.30
any oil. But if we let the law
of supply and demand take
care of prices, we’ll soon
have enough.
Price control is one thing
Eshelman has lost faith in,
he said. “Whenever prices
go up, Washington has been
jumping in with controls. I
thought two years ago that
might be a good idea, but
I’ve changed my mind. I say
let’s forget about controls.
Let’s give supply and
demand a chance to work.”
Watergate is a burden on
the whole country right now,
Eshehnan said, but noted
that he feels it will event
ually strengthen the nation.
Watergate has eroded
people’s confidence in their
political system but,
Eshelman said, “Politics
isn’t dirty. Some politicians
are dirty, and they give all
politicians a bad name.
There are rotten apples in
any professional barrel.
Bankers, ministers and
teachers go sour, too.”
The Congressman leveled
a scorching attack on what
he termed the “ultra
liberal” press for their
handling of the Watergate
affair. He said he’s against
the President resigning,
because he doesn’t believe
the press should be allowed
to bully anyone out of office.
During the meeting, John
S. Yost, Kinzer RDI, was
recognized as the 1974
Outstanding Cooperator by
the district. County Com
missioner Paul Paes
presented Yost and his wife
with an aerial photograph of
their farm. The picture was
taken by Grant Heilman, a
Another Heilman
photograph went to Amos
Funk, who is the District’s
vice-chairman. Funk, a
Millersville vegetable
grower, has been active m
local and state conservation
organizations for many,
many years.
Marvin Bennetch, Denver
RD2, accepted a plaque on
behalf of the Cocahco
Watershed Association, of
which he is president.
Bennetch’s organization has
been active in stream im
provement and other con
servation programs since its
founding a few years ago.
SHEEP
139.000
141.000
129.000
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
52.85
48.40
51.40
52.00
56.80
56.50
58.05