HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 1,1974
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
I.SO-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Few US 1 200-240 lb. 41.00-
41.50; US 1-2 200-240 lb. 39.75-
40.00; US 2-3195-255 lb. 39.00-
39.60.
Vintage
Auction"
Saturday, Jane 29 '
HOGS 796: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $2.50 to $5.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
38.8541.00, No. 14 200-230
lbs. 36.85-37.75, No. 2-3 230-
250 lbs. 35.0036.00, No. 24
240-290 lbs. 33.0033.50, No. 2-
4 160-180 lbs. 30.00-34.00.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 375-500
lbs. 21.00-25.00. Boars: Few
20.00-21.75, few light weights
25.0030.00.
Wednesday, July 3
HOGS 600: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
369.000 786,000
371.000 781,000
233.000 518,000
Week to Date
. Same Period Last Week
.Sadie Period Last Year
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Barrows & Gilts $2 to $2.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
39.75-40.50, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 28.25-39.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300500
lbs. 22.00-26.00. Boars 31.00-
32.50.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Friday, July 5
HOGS 292
Barrows & Gilts $3 to $3.50
higher. 1-3 200-230 pounds
‘ barrows & gilts
one lot 39.60,2-3 220-250 &.t»0-
38.50, few lots 2-4 275-295
33.00-34.00. Few 1-3 300475
sows 24.25-25.00, few 2-3 500-
575 23.00-24.25. Few Boars
20.25-24.25.
FEEDER PIGS 11. One lot
1-3 35 feeder pigs 18.00 per
head.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 3
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts
steady 30-50 higher. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 40-40.50; US 2-3
180-250 lbs. 39.50-40.
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New Holland
Auction
Monday, July 1
HOGS 1670
Compared with last
Monday’s market. Barrows
& Gilts $4 to |5 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50-
40.50, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
38.50-40.00, No. 2-3 230-280
lbs. 36.5038.50, No. 24 160-
190 lbs. 36.50-38.50.
SOWS
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
23.00-26.00. Boars 24.00-26.00.
Peoria
Auction
HOGS 2000 '
Barrows and Gilts fully
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 40.00-40.50,
near 100 tad.; 40.7541.00; US
1-3 200-240 39.0040.00; US 24
230-270 37.50-39.00.
St. Louis
Auction
HOGS 4000
Barrows and Gilts very
uneven, mostly 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 39.0049.50,
mostly 39.0049.25; US 14
200-230 38.5049.25; 230-250
37.5048.50.
92.00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70
H2.00-115.00; Rounds (Steer)
mUlancipOMo 70-9578,00-81.00; Full Plates
A _■ • _ 29.00-30.00; Hinds (Heifer)
Auction 120-170 82.0M4.00.
HOGS 1000 Pork ( Fre,h )
Harrows and Gilts.
moderately active, weights l4-17 85-00-88.00;
under 240 lb. fully 50 «
weights over 240 lb. 50 Boston Butts M 60.00-
mostly 1.00 lower. ' te 3 ™ d °^
BARROWS, AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-230 39.50-40.00; 14-17 65.5M7.50; 17-20 65.50-
230-250 38.0039.50. 67 - 50 - . _ „ ,
Kosher Steer Beef:
Choice and Prime
Forequarters 56.00-59.00. - -
SHEEP
89.000
83.000
74.000
Omaha
Cattle -
Thursday, July 3
Weekly Cattle 51. Com
pared with previous week’s
close: in pre-holiday trading,
prices on slaughter steers
and heifers advanced 3.00-
3.50, instances 4.00 up in a
generally active trade even
on an expanded Tuesday run
of near 7,000. Cows lost an
early advance to close weak
to 50 lower but bulls were
1.00-2.00 higher.
Three day receipts 13,300
as compared 17,600 previous
week and 9,500 a year ago.
Slaughter steers made up
approximately 53 percent,
heifers 35 percent, steers
scaling above-1300 pounds
relatively scarce and much
of the heifer supply was good
to average-choice. Cows
made up 11 percent fed cattle
prices advanced sharply on a
modest initial supply,
stabilized on increased
Tuesday marketings and
then edged upward a bit
more at midweek.
STEERS: Again, closing
at the high ,! me of the week,
a load high-Choice and
Prime 1062 pounds 3-4 44.35
Wednesday, several loads
same grade 1013-1227 3-4
43.50- forepart of week.
Choice 1000-1250 2-4 closed
42.5043.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 975-1225 41.7542.50.
Good 35 0041.50, moderate
volume 2-3 1100-1500
Holsteins 35.00-36.50
Standard and low-Good
33.50-
HEIFERS Part load
Choice and Prime 1000
pounds 34 and load C -nee
925 3 43.00, moderate .ie
same grade 93C 10 34 A 2 50-
42.75. Choice 85C 1 ' ade
24 41.0042 25 Mixtu ‘ ood
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New York
Dressed
Meats
Wednesday, July 3
Compared with Tuesday:
Prices for beef and pork
mainly in high end of
quotations for carcasses and
cuts excepting steer and
heifer rounds and pork
hams. Prices steady for
veal, calf and spring lamb.
Steer Beef:
Prime 600-900 pounds
67.50-69.00; Choice 600-700
pounds 67.50-68.50; 700800
pounds 66.50-68.00; 800900
pounds 65.5066.50; Good 500-
800 pounds 63.0065.00.
Beef:
Choice 500-700 pound 65.50-
67.00.
Calf (SUn Off)
Choice 150-350 pound 80.00-
86.00; Good 150-350 69.00-
76.00; Standard 150-350 65.00-
70.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 pound 102.00-
106.00; Good 60-90 92.00-
97.00; Standard 60-120 78.00- M *y
82.00.
Spring Lamb:
Choice and Prime 30-55
pound 90.00-92.00; 55-65 91.00-
93.00.
Choice Beef Cuts:
Hinds (Steer) 145-190
pound 83.00-85.00; Arm
Chucks 90-105 55.00-58.00;
Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40 88.00-
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, July 3
Reported receipts of 165
cows, 27 heifers and 3 bulls.
Market lower than last week.
Load of Fayette County
springers 550-645.
Load of Franklin County
cows, fresh 610-780,
springers 750-835.
Load of New York State
cows, fresh 435-700,
springers 550-815.
Load of North Carolina
cows, springers 560-685.
Herd dispersal of 62 head
of cows from Delaware all
stages of production 390-1175.
Herd dispersal of 18 head
of Guernsey cows from
Delaware, all stages of
production 250470.
Locaaly consigned cows
420-710.
Springing heifers 570-975.
Bulls 300-360.
and Choice 800-1000 40.00-
41.25. Good 35.50-39.50. Small
lots standard and Good 34.00-
35.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 26.50-28 50,
Canner and Cutter 23.00-
27.00, Mixed Cutte” and low-
Utility 27.25-27.50.
BULLC 1400-2000 pounds
mainly 34 03-38.00, several
39.0041
Inflation 9
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this question while they weic
shopping in * ■> supei market
“Hov come everythin" has gone
up ' my V i ’
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6, 1974—
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Wednesday, July 3) **
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
July
August 43.57 36.00
September
October 43.35 34.10
November
December 42.70
January
February 41.70 36.20
March
April
41.27 35.20 5.95
June 41.70 36.95
July
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are a Little Stronger,
Potatoes are Weaker, and Eggs are Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities* Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Wednesday, July 3)
Corn Wheat Soybeans
3.05% 4.44 6.18 112.50
July
August
September 3.00% 4.45 6.21 125.50
October
November
2.82% 4.49
December'
January 1975
2.95% 4.52 6.31 142.00
March
2.98% 4.51 8.34 145.00
May
Trend—Com is Stronger, Wheat is Stronger, Soybeans are
Stronger, and Soybean Meal is Very Strong.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
37.05
4.70 53.40
35.25
5.10
5.67
6.75
37.50
6.18%
6.19%
6.24%
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
45.25
44.75
50.35
49.75
54.20
Soybean
Meal
, 135.00