1100
Lancaster
Market
Monday, June 24
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
1.50-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1 200-240 lb. 35.25-35.50;
US 1-3195-245 lb. 34.50-35.10;
US 2-3 240-270 lb. 33.75-34.50.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, Jane 22
HOGS 808
Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Borrows
& GUts $5 to $7 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 35.00-
35.60, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
34.00-34.85, No. 2-3 240-260
32.75-34.00, No. 2-4 145-175
lbs. 24.00-28.50, lot 182 lbs.
31.35.
SOWS
US No. 1-3 335-440 lbs.
19.00-22.50. Boars: Few to
20.00, few light weights 25.50-
30.75.
Wednesday, June 26
HOGS 650
Compared with last
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
tinder Federal Inspection'
CATTLE HOGS
489.000 1,036,000
463.000 1,050,000
462,000 1,048,000
Week to Date
Last Week
Last Year
WE HAVE THE BUYERS
WE NEED THE PIGS
2nd Feeder Pig Sole - Tuesday, July 2nd
at 1 P.M. At Lancaster Stock Yards
All pigs must be tagged. Consignors can save 25 cents per pig expense if
tagged on the farm. Tags may be obtained at the office of J. M. Hoober, Inc.
All feeder pigs must be consigned to a commission firm.
J. M. HOOBER, INC.
We solicit your consignments. We are equipped to handle your pigs.
For further information call J. M. Hoober, Inc.
Phone (717) 397-6191,569-2084,626-5659.
Serving You Since 1895
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ON JULY 2, BEGINNING AT 1 P.M.,
THE SECOND FEEDER PIG SALE WILL BE HELD
AT THE LANCASTER STOCKYARDS.
All pigs consigned to the safe must arrive that day between 7 A.M. and 11 A.M., at which
time they will be state inspected for health, state graded and sorted and then weighed
and penned. Trucks bringing pigs from out of the state must be disinfected and all pigs
bought at the sale must be loaded out not later than midnight, July 2.
Since ail pigs must be tagged it is suggested that the consignors tag their pigs at the
farm, thereby saving 25 cents per pig expense. Tags for this purpose can be picked up at
Dunlap’s office.
We respectfully solicit your consignments which will be handled by a staff of ex
perienced and well qualified personnel. For further information call (717) 397-5136*
WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Capable Service To The Livestock Industry Since 1898
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PRICES
Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Fully $4
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
37.00-37.85, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 36.00-37.00, No. 2-3 240-
280 lbs. 33.50-35.00, No. 2-4
140-180 lbs. 27.00-34.00.
SOWS
US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs.
21.00-22.50. Boars 19.50-21.00,
light weights 24.00-30.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Friday, June 21
HOGS 588
Barrows & Gilts |3 to |3.75
higher. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
barrows & gilts 35.60-35.75,
No. 1-3 195-235 lbs. 35.35-
35.60, No. 2-3 200-245 lbs.
34.35-35.25. US No. 1-3 300-475
lbs. sows 21.00-22.00, No. 2-3
300-550 lbs. 20.00-21.00. Boars
17.00-22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 44
US No. 1-3 35-40 lbs. feeder
pigs 21.50-24.00 per head.
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Lancaster
Auction
*. Wednesday, June 26
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
2.00- higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Couple lots US 1 210-215 lb.
38.50- US 1-2 200-240 lb.
37.50- US 2-3 200-240 lb;
37.00- US 3-4 235-260 lb.
35.60-36.60.
SOWS; 13 per cent US 1-3
300-570 lb. 21.75-22.75.
BOARS: 9 per cent, Mainly
20.00-
New Holland
Auction
, Monday, June 24
HOGS 1006
Compared with last
Monday’s market. Barrows
tGilts $5 to $6 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-300 lbs. 34.50-
36.00, No. 1-3 200-230 lbs.
33.75-34.50, No. 2-3 200-260
lbs. 33.00-34.00, No. 2-4 180-
200 lbs. 33.0034.00. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. 21.00-23.00,
Boars, light weights 200-250
lbs. 26.00-29.00, heavy
weights 300600 lbs. 20.00
21.00.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 2500.
Barrows and GUts uneven,
mostly 5.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200230 40.5041.00,
about 50 bd. 41.50; US 1-3 200
250 40.0040.75; US 2-3 230250
39.00-40.00; 250-260 38.00-
39.00; 260280 36.0038.00; US
3-4 280325 35.0036.00; Few
US 3-4 350 lb. 28.50.
SHEEP
109.000
118.000
125,000
New York
Dressed
Meats
Thursday, June 2?
Compared .with Wed
nesday: Steer and Heifer
beef weak to 50 cents lower.
Veal, calf, and lamb weak,
listed pork cuts steady.
STEERBEEF
Prime 600-900 pounds
66.00-
Choice 600-700 pounds
65.00- 700-800 pounds
64.0065.50; 800-900 pounds
. 63.0064.00.
:' l , Gbod 500600 pounds 60.50-
62%0. '
’ HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 pounds
1 63.0064.50.
CALF (SKIN OFF)
Choice 150-350 pounds
80.0066.00.
Good 150650 69.00-76.00.
Standard 150-350 65.00-
70.00.
VEAL (SKIN OFF)
Choice 90-150 pounds
102.00106.00.
Good 6090 92.0097.00.
Standard 60120 78.0032.00.
SPRING LAMB
Choice and Prime 30-55
pounds 92.00-94.00; 55-65
93.0095.00.
CHOICE BEEF CUTS
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 82.00-84.00; Arm
Chucks 90105 pounds 50.00
53.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
pounds 87.00-90.00; Loins
(trxnd) 5070 pounds 112.00
115.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
pounds 76.00-77.00; Full
Plates 28.00-29.00; Hinds
(heifer) 120170 pounds 81.00
82.00.
PORKS CUTS (FRESH)
Loins (regular) 8-14
pounds 77.00-79.00; 14-17
70.0079.00.
Picnics (regular) 4-8 42.00
44.00; Boston Butts 4-8
pounds 51.00-54.00; Spareribs
3 lbs. down 75.0078.00; Hams
(skinned) 14-17 pounds Sff.so
60.50; 17-20 pounds 58.50
60.50.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 3500.
Barrows and Gilts 3.50-5.00
higher, prices fully $15.00
above 11 days ago.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 40.50-41.00; US
1-3 200-240 40.00-40.50.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 27
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 4700, compared to last
week 3300, and to a year ago
4400.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers SO
LDO higher. Slaughter
heifers mostly 1.00 higher.
Cows 1.00-2.00, instances 2.50
higher. Bulls steady to
strong. Receipts about 70
percent slaughter steers, 20
percent slaughter heifers
and the balance mostly
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Load Choice and Prime 1263
pounds 3-4, 40.75, Choice 900-
1300 2-4, 39.00-40.00; load
40.50. Choice and Prime 1275-
13503-5,38.50-39.50; 1410-1560
4-5, 35.50-37.00, mostly 36.00-
37.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 37.00-39.00.
Good 35.00-37.00. Standard
and good Holsteins 31.50-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1050 pounds 2-4,
37.50- load 39.50. Choice
and Prime 900-1150 3-4, 37.00-
38.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1150 35.00-37.50.
Good 34.00-35.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 26.00-29.00.
High Dressing Utility 29.50-
30.00; Few 30.50. Cutter
24.50- Conner 21.00-
24.50.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
1500. Barrows and gilts
extremely active, opening
sales 2.75-3.75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-240 39.50-40.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 29,1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, June 28)
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Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
July
August 41.57 34*)7
September
October 41.35 34.12
November
December 41.07 36.22
January
February 40.55 38.10
March
April 39.85
May
June 40.35 39.75
•July
Trend Cattle are Very Strong, Hogs are Very Strong,
Potatoes are Weaker, and Eggs are Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, June 28)
Corn Wheat Soybeans
July
August
September 2.87% 4.34 5.76 112.50
' October
November
December
January 1975
March
May
Trend Com is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
36.57
4.90 52.45
5.35
37.75 5.98
6.35
7.28
40.00
2.94V4 4.31 5.70% 107.00
2.75% 4.44
2.81% 4.46 5.82% 130.00
2.85 V« 4.46 5.85 133.00
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, June 26,1974
Reported receipts of 184
cows, 12 heifers, and 3 bulls.
Market steady with last
week.
1 load of Virginia cows,
springers 455-715.
1 load Luzerne County
cows, fresh 505-575,
springers 550-665.
1 load Susquehanna
County cows, fresh 770-910,
springers 660-1025.
1 load Franklin County
cows, fresh 705-900,
springers 680-890.
1 load New York State
cows, springers 550-800.
1 load New York State
cows, fresh 450-765,
springers 465-880.
Herd Dispersal of 24 head
from Berks County in all
stages of production 280-600.
Herd dispersal of 23 head
from Virginia in all stages of
production 370-505.
Locally consigned cows
385-890.
Locally consigned bred
heifers 305-500, springing
heifers 385-890.
Locally consigned bulls
165-250.
BULLS: 1-2, 1100-1900
pounds 32.00-36.00; few 1,
37.00-38.50.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs >
40.20
42.55
48.25
48.25
52.60
Soybean
Meal
5.71%
5.71%
124.40
5.76