HOG PRICES Lancaster Market Monday, April 15 HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly steady, instances 50 higher on weights over 250 lb. BARROWS AND GILTS: Few US 1 200-240 lb. 34.75- 35.10; US 1-3 195-255 lb. 33.10- 33.60; US 3-4 255-270 lb. 32.00- 33.00. Vintage Auction Saturday, April 13 HOGS 800: Compared with last Saturday’s market. Barrows & GUts: 25 cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs. 33.85-34.25, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 33.00-33.75, No. 2-3 250- 275 lbs. 30.75-32.10, few No. 2- 4 125-175 lbs. 27.75-30.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3 320-495 lbs. 24.25-26.75. BOARS: Few 24.00- few light weights 27.00- Wednesday, April 17 HOGS 600: Compared with last Wednesday’s market. Barrows & Gilts mostly 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2 200- 230 lbs. 33.50-33.75, few to 34.00, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 32.50-33.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. 25.50-27.00. Boars: Light Weights 25.00- 27.00. Leb. Valley Auction Tuesday, April 16 Hogs 379 'Barrows & Gilts $1 to $2 lower. US 1-3 200-235 pounds barrows & gilts 31.85-33.25,2- 3 215-260 30.35-31,85, 3-4 240- 260 30.00-30.50. US 1-3 400-500 •♦•»••••••••••••••••%♦ •%% »**»y •♦••••• U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS 451.000 1,249,000 462.000 1,290,000 450.000 1,236,000 Week To Date Same Period Last Week Same Period Last Year nviuA Farmline DYNA Motors SINGLE-PHASE V 4 to 10 H. P.; Capacitor Start: CONTINUOUS DUTY; BALL BEARING; TOTALLY ENCLOSED Specially Designed to Produce Operating Characteristics to Fulfill Farm Requirements for Hard-Starting, Long-Life, Rugged Use Motors. HIGH STARTING TORQUE FOR COM PRESSORS, BARN CLEANERS, GRINDERS, SILO UNLOADERS OR ANY OTHER OPERATION THAT STARTS UNDER LOAD. Quantity Discounts FARMERS and DEALERS: We Can Serve Your Motor Needs For 1 or 500 Motors. I FACTORY WARRANTY SERVICE WP ELECTROMEC Ei-n electromechanical '(ialsa) IJJ SERVICE ROUTE 222, EPHRATA, PA. 17522 MLJ PHONE [7l7] 733-7911 ELECTRIC MOTOR • GENERATOR • POWER-TOOL SPECIALISTS pounds sows 28.00-28.75, 2-3 400-600 25.25-28.00. Boars 23.00-25.25. Feeder Pig* 93 ' US 1-3 35-50 pounds feeder pigs 19.50-29.00 per head, Utility 60-75 18.50-22.50 per head. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, April 16 HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly steady, instances 25 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-240 lb. 33.50-33.75; Few US 1 215-235 lb. 34.75; US 2-3 195-250 lb. 33.00-33.50; US 3-4 240-275 lb. 32.00-33.00. New Holland Auction Monday, April 15 HOGS 1324: Compared with last Monday’s market. Barrows & Gilts mostly steady to strong. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 34.25-36.00, No. 1- 3 200-245 lbs. 33.75-34.25, No. 2-3 225-270 lbs. 32.50-33.75, No. 2-4 160-195 lbs. 31.50- 33.75. US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. sows 25.00-27.25. -Boars: 25.75-29.00. Indianapolis Auction INDIANAPOLIS HOGS; 1500. Barrows and gilts steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb, 33,25-33.50; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 32.50-33.25 , TRY A CLASSIFIED ADI New York Dressed Meats Thursday, April 18 Steer Beef Prime 600-900 pounds 69.00- Choice 600-700 68.00- 700-800 66.00- 69.00; 800-900 66.00-67.50; Good 500-800 67.00-69.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 pounds 68.00- Calf • 150-350 pounds Choice 88.00-94.00; Good 81.00-86.00; Standard 78.00- 82.00. Choice 90-150 pounds 111.00- Good 60-90 102.00- Standard 60- 120 88.00-93.00. Lamb Choice and Prime 30-55 pounds 82.00-84.00; 55-65 77.00-79.00. , Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (steer) 145-190 pounds, 84.00-87.00; Arm Chucks 90-105 56.00-60.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34-40 80.00-84.00; Loins (trmd) 50-70 98.00- 100.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95 80.00- Full Plates 33.00- 34.00; Hinds (heifer) 120-170 83.00- Fresh Pork Cuts Loins (regular) 8-14 pounds 71.50-74.00; 14-17 68.00-71.00; Picnics (regular) 4-8 42.00-45.00; Boston Butts 4-8 56.00-59.00; Spareribs 75.00-80.00, 3 pounds down; Hams (skinned) 14-17 59.0082.00; 17-20 57.00-59.00. Kosher Steer Beef Choice and Prime. Peoria Auction PEORIA HOGS: 5500. Barrows and gilts mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 32.50-33.00, 100 head 33.25; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 32.00-32.50. St. Louis Auction ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6500. Barrows and gilts 25 to mostly 50 lower. SHEEP 139.000 165.000 161.000 BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 200-230 lb. 32.50-33.00. 5 &TJ» Never play a comb without first removing it from your hair. Cattle receipts this week 4700, compared to last week 4300, and to last year 2900. Compared with last weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Cows and bulls steady. Supply mostly Choice 1100-1250 pounds slaughter steers; slaughter heifers, Choice 900-1000 pounds receipts about 75 percent slaughter steers, 20 percent slaughter heifers, and the balance mostly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1200 pounds 2-4, 41.00-44.00; late, 41.0042.00; couple loads 44.25 and half load 44.50 early. Choice and Prime 1250-1420 34, 38.00- 41.00; these reached 43.00 Monday; Mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 pounds 39.50- 41.00. Good 38.0089.50. Four loads Standard and Good Holsteins 1444-1530 pounds late 37.50; few lots early 39.0041.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 800-1050 pounds 24, 38.5042.50. Late 38.5040.00.- Several loads 42.50-43.50. Choice and Prime 900-1150 3- 4.37.5041.50, late 37.5089.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750- 1150 pounds 37.0088.00. Good 35.5087.00. Veal ' COWS: Utility and Commercial 27.50-33.00. High dressing Utility 33.50- 34.00. Cutter 26.00-31.00. Canner 24.00-26.00. BULLS: 1-2, 1100-1800 pounds 35.50-40.00; few 1, 41.00-42.00. Thursday, April 18 Estimated Receipts 11,000 Same Day Last Week 8,763 Same Day Last Year 6,599 Fairly active, feeder steers under 800 pounds generally steady; steers 800 pound and up now 50 cents to 1.00 higher; feeder heifers strong to 50 cents higher, some sales on heifers over 6001.00 higher; feeder calves in relative small supply, about steady. Majority receipts Good and Choice 450-850 steers and 4S&-750 heifers; fairly large at tendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Few Choice 369-400 pound 52.85- 53.70, small lot 275 at 61,75; 400-500 49.00-54.25; 500-600 43.00-46.75; few part loads 503-532 48.80-51.10; 600-700 42.50- part load 600 at 44.80; 700-800 42.00-43.90; 800- 935 42.4043.70, two part loads 879-893 included at 43.55- 43.65; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 45’.25-52.75; 500-600 41.5043.50; 600-785 40.50- Good 500-610 Omaha Cattle Thursday, April 18 Oklahoma City Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 20,1974 —; Futures Trading (Closing bids as of Thursday, April 18) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes April 43.12 33.12 May June 46.20 37.80 July August 48.45 39.95 September October 47.90 39.30 November December 48.05 40.25 January Feb. 46.65 41.25 7.95 March April 47.45 39.40 9.56 Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes ar Lower and Eggs are Stronger. a-asked b-bid n-normal Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc. Chicago Grain Futures (Closing bids as of Thursday, April 18) Corn Wheat Soybeans April May 2.62% 4.11% 5.59 1.19.3 June July 2.64% 4.02 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 2.46% 4.07% Dec. Trend Com is Stronger, Wheat is Weaker, Soybeans ar Stronger, and Soybean Meal is Lower. Markets Provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Lie. 38.50-41.00; Good 570-765 MoiAf UnllanH holstein steers 37.80-40.25. INCW nOllallU FEEDER HEIFERS: Few • Choice 315-400 pound 42.25- L/dlTy AllCllOn 47.50; 400-500 40.50-41.50; 500- * Wednesday, April 17' 600 40,0041.80, part load and Reported receipts of 7C load 525-551 42.3043.30; 600- cows, 3 heifers, 6 bulls. 700 lb. 39.5041.60, short load Market lower than last 654 at 42.80; 700-750 39.00- weeks market. 41.20; mixed Good and 2 loads of Canadian and Choice 390-500 39.2541,25; New York State cows, fresh 500-700 37.75-39.75; few Good 590-900; springers 575-1075. 400-700 34.50-38.50. Load of New York State For the week: cows, springers 565-615. Feeder steers under 800 Locally consigned cows pound steady to weak, some 465-700; open heifers 310-335; sales 50 cents lower; feeder bulls 305-515. steers over 800 pound 50 - , cents to 1.00 higher; feeder DQVIO GOOCi heifers over 500 pound Consignment Sale recovered the early loss to April 17 close strong to 50 cents North Maple Ave. higher, some sales on of- Leola Pa ' ferings over 600 pound 1.00 14 i oads of n ay ’ & straw higher. Slaughter cows sold as follows: Hay 35 to 56; regained the early loss to straw 46 to 56. close steady to strong, some high dressing Cutter 50 cents higher; bulls 50 cents to 1.00 lower. Salable receipts near \ ■ rrF~77~r~ <Cc jiv i ,:,i h Whin Philip \ ol Spam and Louis \II oi Planei (.mile not mow Ixaids, then lo\al subiocls sha\td ihcns oil 17.00 40.50 40.00 6.79 53.80 7.55 8.40 5.44% 5.37% 20,000 head compared to 19,138 last week and 9,890 the comparable week a year ago. Chicago Fresh Egf 44.50 42.00 44.90 46.40 53.05 51.00 53.10 Soybear Meal 1.28.1' 1.31.54
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