HOG PRICES Lancaster Market Monday, May 13 HOGS: Barrows and Gilts mostly 50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 30.50-30.75; few US 1200-225 31.25-31.75; US 2- 3 185-240 30.1031.50; US 3-4 245-260 28.50-29.50. Vintage Auction Saturday, May 11 HOGS 985: Compared with last Saturday’s market. Barrows & Gilts; steady to 50c lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 30.10-30.60, No. 1-3 215- 245 lbs. 29.00-30.00, No. 2-4 250-275 lbs. 26.85-28.60, No. 2- 4 120-180 lbs. 25.00-27.75. SOWS: US No. 1-3 330-540 lbs. 22.00-24.25. Boars: Few 22.00- 22.50, light weights 27.75. Wednesday, May 15 HOGS 500: Compared with last Wednesday’s market. Barrows & Gilts 25c to 50c lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 29.50-30.25, No. 2-3 200-245 lbs. 28.50-29.50. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 21.00-23.00. Boars: 21.00-21.50. Different Viewpoints A gossip talks'about others, a bore talks about himself; but a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks about you. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, May 15 HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower on weights over 235 pounds. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 29.50-29.75; Few US 1 200-225 lb. 29.75- 30.00; US 2-3 195-235 lb. 29.10- 29.60; US 2-3 235-250 lb. 28.25- 29.00; US 3-4 250-275 lb. 27.00-7 28.00. New Holland Auction Monday, May 13 HOGS 1500; Compared with last Monday’s market. Barrows & Gilts: Mostly steady. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 30.50-32.50, No. 1-3 200- 250 lbs. 30.00-30.50, No. 2-3 200-265 lbs. 29.00-30.00, No. 2- 4 160-190 lbs. 28.50-30.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 22.00-24.50, US Utility 220-325 lbs. 20.00-22.00, Boars: 22.00- 23.50. Indianapolis Auction INDIANAPOLIS HOGS: 2000. Barrows and Gilts 1.00-2.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 28.00-28.25; US 1-3 200-240 27.00-28.00. Peoria Auction PEORIA HOGS: 4500. Barrows and Gilts 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 27.00-28.00, about 30 head, 28.25-28.50; US 1-3 200-240 26.00-27.00. St. Louis Auction ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6500., Barrows and gilts unevenly 1.00-1.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 200-230 mostly 27.00, around 125 head at 27.25; 230- 250 25.50-27.00. Leb. Valley Auction Tuesday, May 14 Hogs 408 Barrows & Gitls $1.50 to $1.75 lower. US 1-3 190-230 pounds barrows & gilts 28.75- 29,35, lot 30.10, 2-3 210-245 27,75-28.85, 2-4 250-290 26.25- 28.10. US 1-3 300-450 pounds sows 22.00-23.50. Boars 20.00- 22.00. Feeder Pigs 23 Few Lots US 1-3 35-50 pounds feeder pigs 23.00- 28.50 per head. Oklahoma City Thursday, May 16 Cattle and Calves 5000 Cattle auction fairly ac tive, early sales feeder cattle and calves strong to 50 higher; majority receipts Good and Choice 400-950 pound steers and 350-700 pound hfeifers; fairly large attendance- buyers. L_ FEEDER STEERS: Early sales Choice 400-500 pound 44.75-47.50; 500-600 38.50- 42.50; 600-700 37.50-39.00; 700- 800 37.25-38.50; 800-981 37.00- 38100, part load 911 at 38.00, mixed Good and Choice 500- 700 36.25-39.00; Good 400-500 37.00-39.25; 500-665 34.25- 37.00. Few early sales Good 600-725 Holstein steers 32.50- 33.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Part load Choice thin 370 pound at 39.00; small lot 492 at 38.80; early sales Choice 500-838 35.00-37.00; few mixed Good and Choice 500- 600 33.50-34.75. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS 119.000 303,000 123.000 344,000 116.000 305,000 This Week Week Ago Year Ago NELSON WEAVER & SON RD2 Lititz, Pa. 49% SOYBEAN MEAL BULK or BAGGED For the Lowest Prices in the Area Call Today PHONE 626-8538 New York Dressed Meats Thursday, May 16 Daily distributive less than i carlot meat trade. Compared with Wed nesday: prices weak throughout for beef, veal, calf, and spring lamb. Pork loins and picnics $3.00 lower, outts $2.00 lower, spareribs steady, hams generally , weak. ‘ Movement of meats disappointingly slow and clearance poor at wholesale levels. Consumer urgency apparently easy overall and retailers report light customer numbers in stores so far this week. Steer Beef ‘ Prime 600-900 pounds 68.00- Choice 600-700 67.50-69.50; 700-800 66.00- 68.00; 800-900 64.50-66.50; Good 500-800 66.00-68.00. Heifer Beef Choice 500-700 pounds 67.00- Calf 150-350 pounds Choice 86.00-92.00; Good 76.00-84.00; Standard 74.00- 78.00. Veal Choice 90-150 pounds 111.00- Good 60-90 102.00- Standard 60- 120 88.00-93.00. Lamb Choice and Prime 30-55 .89.00-93.00; 55-65 86.00-89.00. Choice Beef Cuts Hinds (steer) 145-190 pounds 85.00-87.00; arm chucks 90-105 58.00-61.00; ribs (7 rib) 34-40 82.00-85.00; Loins (trmd) 50-70 112.00- 115.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95 78.0080.00; full plates 27.00- 28..00; Hinds (heifer) 120-170 84.00-86.00. Fresh Pork Cuts Loins (regular) 8-14 72.00- 74.00; Picnics'(regular) 4-8 33.00- Boston Butts 4-8 47.00- Spareribs (3 pounds down) 85.00-88.00, Hams (skinned) 14-17 53.00- 55.00; 17-20 48.00-51.00. Kosher Steer Beef Choice and Prime forequarters 56.00-60.00. Omaha Cattle Thursday, May 16 Compared with previous week’s close: closing prices on average-Good to Prime steers 25-50 cents higher. Standard and low-Good holsteins 25-50 cents lower. Heifers were 50 cents higher. Cows were 50-1.00 lower, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 18,1974 Futures Trading Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes May June 42.65 30.30 July August 42.90 30.70 September October 41.40 29.40 November December 40.80 30.60 January February 40.60 32.00 March April 40.35 30.50 7.70 May Trend—Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes are Stronger and Eggs are Stronger. May 2.75 June July August September 2.61% 3.75% 5.55% 126.00 October November December 2.45% January 1975 March 2.50 Trend Com is Stronger, Wheat is Mixed, Soybeans are Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger. Markets Provided by Commodity Department, Reynolds Securities, Inc. bulls strong to 1.00 higher. There were not enough feeders to afford a market test. Four day receipts 16,000 as compared 21,200 previous week and 13,900 a year ago. Slaughter steers made up approximately 40 percent, heifers 38 percent. STEERS: Several loads high-Choice and Prime 1059- 1140 pounds predominantly 3 41.50- same grades 1150-1330 3-4 40.00-41.25. Choice 1000-1200 2-4 closed mainly 40.50-41.25, oc casionally 41.50 on 1050-1150. Choice 1200-1368 3-5, many largely 4 39.00-41.00, several loads 1300-1350 39.00-39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 975- 1225 39.50-40.50. Good 36.50- 39.50, several loads 1250-1350 2-3 holsteins 36.50-37.00. Standard and low-Good 35.50- SHEEP 29.000 33.000 39.000 Average cost slaughter steers first three days 40.16 average weight 1158 pounds as compared 39.94 and 1153 pounds previous week and 45.80 and 1123 a year ago. HEIFERS: Five loads high-Choice and Prime 1014- 1122 pounds 3-4 41.15-41.25, part loads 41.40-41.50. Moderate volume same grades 950-1122 3-4 40.75- 41.00. Choice 850-1100 2-4 (Closing bids as of Thursday, May 16) 31.80 Chicago Grain Futures (Closing bids as of Thursday, May 16) Corn Wheat Soybeans 3.65% 5.52% 115.10 3.70% 5.57% 121.80 2.71 3.83% 3.88 5.58 New Holland Dairy Auction Reported receipts of 72 cows, 13 heifers, and 6 bulls. Market lower than last weeks market. Load of Pa. springers 655-1075. Load of Pa. cows, fresh 510-850. Load of New York cows, springers 590-710. Load of Va. cows, springers 490-765. A herd dispersal from Bradford County, all stages of production, 575-810. Locally consigned cows 460-840. Open heifers 280-325. Bulls 365-480. Chicago Fresh Eggs 39.55 40.35 43.35 44.50 49.50 48.95 5.93 52.20 52.25 6.68 7.20 8.60 Soybean Meal 5.60% 5.47 131.00 5.54 Wednesday, May 15 39.5040.75, load 2-3 41.00, some 1200 3-5 39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 850-1000 39.00-39.75. Good 36.00-39.00. Standard and low-Good 34.50-36.00. COWS; Utility and Commercial 27.00-29.00, a few Utility dairybreds 29 50- 20.00. Canner and Cutter 24.00-27.00. Mixed Cutter and low-Utility 27.25-27.75. BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800 pounds 35.00-38.00, 1 38.50- 39.00, and individual 40 00. 3 cows,
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