•y»y*v« , «v.sv»VAV.Vt%v.v.%v.v.%v. , ,%v.v.v.v. .v.«.v.».‘.*x*x»x»x'x»:»:»:'x*x*x*x*x*>x*x'x»x*xv.'.v«v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v,v.v.v HOG PRICES Lancaster Market Monday, April 1 HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50 to mostly 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 200-240 lb. 35.00-35.50; US 1-2 200-240 1b.’34.00-34.50; US 2-3 190-260 lb. 33.25-34.00; US 3-4 250-280 lb. 31.50-3J2.50. Vintage Auction Saturday, March 30 HOGS 882; Compared with last Saturday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: 50c to $1.25 lower. US No. 1-2 205-230 lbs. 35.10-35.50, lot 35.75. No. 1-3 190-245 lbs. 34.60-35.00, No. 2- 3 240-260 lbs. 33.00-34.25, No. 24 150-165 lbs. 29.6032.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 335-545 lbs. 27.75-29.25. Boars: 25.00- 28.75. Wednesday, April 3 HOGS 560: Compared with last Wednesday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: 50c to $1.75 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 33.2534.10, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 32.2533.25, No. 23 240 270 lbs. 31.5032.00. US No. 13 300575 lbs. sows 27.5028.00, No. 23 390325 lbs. 26.00 27.50. Boars: Few 25.0025.50. Leb. Valley Auction , Tuesday, April 2 Hogs 660 Barrows and gilts $2 to $2.50 lower. US 13 200240 pounds barrows and gilts 32.6033.25, few to 33.35, 23 190255 30.8532.75. US 13 300 475 pounds sows 28.7530.50, U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS 454.000 1,237,000 464.000 1,268,000 356.000 1,131,000 WeefeToDate Same Period Last Week Same Period Last Year BELT. 33G Basic soil insecticide of the ’7o’s Improved granules N Belt controls a wide range of soil insects that attack com ... cutworms, wireworms, white grubs, seed com maggots, many others. iicol guarantees that the new formulation Belt granules flow freely through your applicator, and 'we have details of that Velsi control. Make Belt part of your corn-pest control program. Order today. •Ask us for details and guarantee registration card 2-3 400-575 27.00-28.25. Boars 24.00-28.00. Feeder Pig* 51 US 1-3 35-40 pounds feeder pigs 27.50-29.00 per head. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, April 3 HOGS: Barrows and gilts weak to 50 lower: BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 200-235 lb. 34.75-35.00; US 1-2 200-240 lb. 33.75-34.10; US 2-3 195-255 lb. 33.25-33-75; US 3-4 260-285 lb. 31.00-32.50. New Holland Auction Monday, April 1 HOGS 1851: Compared with last Monday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: Mostly $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2 200240 lbs. 34.5035.50, No. 13 200 250 lbs. 33.7534.50, No. 23 230270 lbs. 32.5033.75, No. 2- 4 160195 lbs. 32.0033.75. US No. 13 300375 lbs. sows 27.50-30.00. Boars: 26.00- 28.00. St. Louis Auction HOGS: 5000. Barrows and gilts fully 1.00 higher. . BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2, 125 210230 lb. 34.25; US 13 200230 lb. 33.7534.00; 230250 lb. 33.0034.00. * $ guaranteed* to flow freely guarantee. Belt, from Velsicol, is chlordane at its best, for economical, broad-spectrum Indianapolis Auction HOGS: 2000. Barrotvs and gilts 50-1.00 higher, trading moderately active. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 34.00; 51 head at 34.25; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 33.00-34.00. % Peoria Auction HOGS: 3500. Barrows and gilts 50-1.00 higher, trading active. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 33.50-34.00; about 100 head at 34.25-34.50; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 32.50-33.50. Oklahoma City Thursday, April 4 Estimated receipts 8800 Same day last week 8948 Same day last year 4574 Moderately active, feeder cattle and calves generally steady with the weeks decline except fleshy feeder heifers over 500 pound SO cents to 1.00 lower; majority receipts Good and Choice 400-850 pound steers and 400- 700 heifers; fairly large attendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Few Choice 394484 pound 48.00- 51.10; Choice 500-600 42.25- 48.50; 600-70040.7543.75, part load 598 pound at 45.00; 700- 800 40.5043.50; 800-900 39.50- 43.00, part load 819 pound at 43.50; mixed Good and Choice 350-500 42.0(149.75; 500-700 39.0042.00; 700-900 37.00-40.00; Good 550-775 35.75-39.00. Part load .Good 493 pound Holstein steers 43.20; Good 600-895 36.00- 40.25. FEEDER HEIFERS: small lot Choice 391 pound at 49.40; few Choice 400-500 40.0041.25, small lot 448 at 47.10; Choice 500-600 38.00- 40.50; 600-700 37.00-39.50, part load fleshy 677 at 36.50; 700- 745 36.25-38.25; mixed Good and Choice 400-500 38.25- 39.75; 500610 35.0037.75. SHEEP’ * 147,000 143.000 106.000 For the week: Feeder Steers 50 cents to 1.50 lower, some sales fleshy under 700 pound offerings 2.00-3.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00- 3.00 lower, some fleshy of ferings 3.50 lower;' beef cows under pressure throughout the week and 50 cents to 1.00 lower, Canner and Cutter recovered part of* the early loss to close weak to 25 cents lower; Bulls weak to 50 cents lower. Salable receipts near 19.000 head compared to 17,841 last week and 7,489 the same week a*year ago. Cows 10 percent cattle receipts, feeders 89 percent of total. True Insight? George never did get married And if you a'k him about it he’ll tell you it’s because he’d rather wash a pair of sox than a sink full of dishes SELL J YOUR ,7 YT BUTCHER . HOGS J\ DIRECT V Now accepting Hogs on Grade and Yield basis. Ezra W. Martin Co. Garden Spot Qualify Meats Call AL SHAFFER At Lancaster, Pa 717-397-5113 Evenings 215-779-3847 New York Dressed Meats Thursday, April 4 Daily distributive - less than carlot meat trade. ' Compared with Wed nesday: prices mostly 50 cents lower for carcass beef. Veal, calf and lamb bulking low end of quotation. Pork mostly steady and quotations unchanged. Today’s trade pretty much of a peddling situation as red meat wholesalers are struggling to accomplish clearance before the week closes. Lamb chucks as low as 33 cents and still open to reasonable bids while beef arm chucks around $4.00 lower than early. Liberal offerings of fabricated beef cuts from points outside N. Y. which are drastically lower in instances. Steer Beef Prime 600-900 pounds 69.0071.00; Choice 600700 - 68.00-71.00; 700-800 66.00- 68.00; 800-900 65.00-67.00; Good 500800 65.0067.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 pounds 68.0069.50. Calf 150-350 pounds Choice 92.00-98.00; Good 85.0090.00; Standard 82.00 86.00. Veal Choice 90-150 pounds 113.00-117.00; Good 60-90 104.00109.00; Standard 60 120 90.0095.00. Lamb Choice and Prime 30-55 pounds 74.00-75.00; 55-65 67.0069.00. Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (steer) 145-190 pounds 83.00-86.00; Arm Chucks 90-105 56.00-59.00; Ribs (7-rib) 3440 78.0062.00; Loins (trmd) 50-70 98.00 100.00; Rounds (steer) 7095 79.0082.00; Full Plates 32.00 34.00; Hinds (heifer) 120170 82.0065.00. Fresh Pork Cuts Loins (regular 8-14 pounds 73.50; 14-17 71.00; Picnics (regular) 4-8 44.00-47.00; Boston Butts 4-8 59.00-62.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down 76.00-81.00; Hams (skinned) 14-17 64.00-66.00; 17-20 58.00- 60.00 Kosher Steer Beef Choice and Prime Forequarters 58.00-62.00. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, April 3 Reported receipts of 169 cows, 26 heifers and 2 bulls. Market steady with last weeks market. Load of Chester County cows, springers, 590-730. Load of Bradford County cows, springers, 610-705. Load of Pa. cows, fresh, 770-975. . Load of Franklin County Cows, fresh, 520-1210. Herd Dispersal of 20 head from Delaware, all stages of production, 360-810. Herd dispersal of 44 head from Pa., all stages of production, 345-800. Herd dispersal of N. Y. state springers 525-745. Locally consigned cows, 360-1000; springing heifers 475-600; open heifers 150-355; bulls 550-625. A True Saying Temper has a way of getting you into tiouble and pride has a way of keeping you there Fast Talker? Don’t talk too fast, you might say something vou haven’t thought of vet Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 6,1974—• Futures Trading (Closing bids as of Thursday, April 4) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes April 47.17 33.20 13.45 41.20 May June 44.60 36.55 July August 46.90 38.40 September October 46.25 37.75 November December 46.40 39.25 Feb.’7s 47.00 40.50 April May Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are Higher and Eggs are Steady. a-asked b-bid n-normal Markets provided by Commodity Dept, Reynolds Securities, Inc. Omaha Cattle Thursday, April 4 Compared with last week’s close: Slaughter Steers and heifers 1.502.00 lower after three days of declining price, some late sales 2.00 off. Cows 1.001.50 lower. Buns steady. Feeder trade poorly tested although some mild interest for fleshy two-way steers. Four day receipts 17,700 as compared 16,500 previous week and 8,900 a year ago. Reduced marketings year ago reflected the effects of ceiling prices, protest movements, holding actions and plant shutdowns. Slaughter steers ap proximately 46 percent heifers 36 percent cows 11 percent feeders less than 5 percent. STEERS; Early, two loads Choice and Prime 1083-1130 pounds 3 43.00, part load Prime 1188 34 43.25. During the week numerous loads Choice and Prime 11-3-1254 3- 4 40.5042.50; 1250-1382 3-5 38.00-40.00. Choice 1000 pounds at midweek 40.00- 41.50, couple small con signments 1000-1050 41.75- 42.00, a few late sales 39.00- 39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 975-1225 39.0040.25. Good 36.50-39.00. Standard and low-Good 35.50-36.50. Average cost slaughter steers first three days 40.72 average weight 1143 pounds as compared with 41.00 and 1165 pounds previous week and 44.18 and 1109 a year ago. HEIFERS: Moderate volume high-Choice and Prime 932-1082 pounds 3-4 42.00- early. At mid week, same grade 866-1053 3- 4 41.00-41.50. Choice 850-1075 2-4 39.50-41.00, two loads Choice and Prime 1100 4 40.50. Some closing sales Choice down to 39.00. Mixed Good and Choice 800-1000 38.00- Good 36.00-38.00. Small lots standard and Good 35.00-36.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 28.50-31.00, few utility dairybreds 31.50-32.00. Canner and Cutter 26.00- 29.00, mixed Cutter and Utility 29.50-30.00. Bulls; yield grade 1&2 17.05 40.05 38.55 7.08 52.60 8.15 9.05 10.05 1400-2000 pounds 36.0040.00, few 1 40.5042.00. FEEDERS: Two loads Choice 576 pounds 48.60, load Good and Choice 599 46.75. High-Good and Choice 875- 1006 40.0040.75. Load Good 892 holsteins 37.00. New Holland Horse Auctior Monday, April 1 Reported receipts of 53S head of horses, mules anc ponies. Market steady with last weeks market. Load Tennessee work horses, pairs 810-1800. Load Tennessee riding horses, pair 155-460. Load Kansas horses, singles 145-355. 2 Loads Tennessee horses, singles 230-400. Load Illinois riding horses, singles 140-410. Local work horses 385-550, pair 1100-2000; mules 160- 370; driving horses 180-520; riding horses 175-250; better horses 275-455. Lightweight killers 17-21; heavyweight killers 21-26. Mare ponies 2045; colts 8- 16; geldings 2040; larger ponies 95-170. Local Grain Thursday, April 4 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 ear com which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, April 4, 1974 are as follows: Bid+ Offered+ Ear Com, New v Shelled Cora Oats, Local Oats, Western 1.73 1.95 Barley 2.30 2.77 Wheat 4.12 4.15 Soybeans 5.30 5.60 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer delivered to the mill. Offered is the price the dealer will sell for at his mill Chicago Freih Egg 41.50 44.80 45.70 51.95 52.05 73.00 82.00 2.80 3.10 1.25 1.60
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