HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 15,1974
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
1.00-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Few small lots sorted US 1
200*225 lb. 41.50-42.00; US 1-2
200-240 lb. 39.50-40.00. US 1-3
200-250 lb. 39.00-39.50; US 2-3
250-265 lb. 38.25-39.00.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, July 13
HOGS 515: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $2 to $2.50
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
38.00-38.75, No. 1-3 200-260
lbs. 37.50-38.00. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 25.50-28.00.
Boars:' 22.00-24.00, Light
Weights 30.00-35.00.
Wednesday, July 17
HOGS 600: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $3
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
38.50-39.50, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 37.50-38.50. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 25.00-28.00.
Boars: 22.00-25.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 17
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
1.50-2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 37.75-38.25;
One lot 212 lb. 38.50; US 1-3
195-245 ;b. 37.00-37.75; US 2-3
200-250 lb. 36.00-36.60; US 2-3
250-275 lb. 35.25-24.75.
SOWS: Few US 2-3 350-530
lb. 24.00-24.75.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, July 15
HOGS 1230: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
HAY &
STRAW SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
AT 12 NOON
PAUL Z. MARTIN
SALESSTABLES
s 2 miles East of
Intercourse
Sale managed by
Harvey Z. Martin
THE THIRD FEEDER PIG SALE WILL BE HELD
AT THE LANCASTER STOCKYARDS.
All pigs consigned to the sale 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, August 6.
Since all 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.
••V. *••••«
Barrows & Gilts $1.25 to $1.50
lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
40.00-42.00, No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 39.25-40.00, No. 2-3 200
260 lbs. 37.0039.25, No. 24
160190 lbs. 36.0039.25.
SOWS: US No. 13 300575
lbs. 24.00-29.50. Boars:
Heavy 26.00-30.00, Light
30.0037.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 520. Barrows & Gilts
$3 lower. 1-3 190-230 pounds
barrows & gilts 38.25-38.85,
one lot 39.00,2-3 210-260 37.00-
38.25.1-2 and 2-3 300-600 sows
26.75-28.50.
FEEDER PIGS 87. Few
lots 1-3 10-20 pounds feeder
pigs 6.00-9.50 per head, No. 1-
3 35-50 pounds 15.50-22.50 per
head.
Peoria
Auction
HOGS: 3000. Barrows and
Gilts opening 50, instances
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 37.50-38.00,
Near 200 head 38.25-38.50; US
1-3 200-240 37.00-37.50.
Indianapolis
Auction
HOGS: 1500. Barrows and
Gilts active, 1.00-1.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2, one lot near 215 lb.
39.00; US 1-3 200 240 lb. 38.00-
38.50.
St. Louis
Auction
HOGS: 4000. Barrows and
Gilts 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 210-240 lb. 38.25-38.50,
48 head 38.75; US 1-3 210-240
38.00-38.25.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE
481.000
511.000
450.000
Week to date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
IMPORTANT NOTICE
ON AUGUST 6, BEGINNING AT 1 P.M.,
WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
New York
Dressed
Meats
Thursday, July 18
Compared with Wed
nesday: steer and heifer beef
weak throughout. Veal and
calf weak, spring lamb
mostly $l.OO lower, pork
loins, butts and hams steady,
picnics |2.00 higher,
spareribs $2.00 lower.
Movement of beef mostly
slow with very obvious cut
back in tonnage moving into
retail. Lamb chucks very
slow and open for bid in
instances.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lb. 74.50-
76.00; Choice 600-700 75.00-
76.00; 700-800 74.50-75.50; 800-
900 73.00-74.50.; Good 500-800
71.50-72.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lb. 74.00-
75.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 lb. 80.00-
86.00; Good 150-350 69.00-
76.00; Standard 150-350 65.00-
70.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 lb. 102.00-
106.00; Good 60-90 920-79.70;
Standard 60-120 78.00-82.00.
Spring Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55 lb.
84.00-87.00; 55-65 82.00-86.00,
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190 lb.
86.50-88.00; Arm Chucks 90-
105 62.00-65.00; Ribs (7-rib)
34-40 93.00-96.00; Loins
(trmd) 50-70 116.00-118.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 83.00-
85.00; Full Plates 30.00-31.00;
Hinds (heifer) 120-170 86.00-
87.00.
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (regular) 8-14 lb.
84.00- 14-17 82.00-85.00;
Picnics (regular) 4-8 65.00-
68.00; Boston Butts 4-8 65.00-
68.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down
80.00- Hams (skinned)
14-17 59.50-61.50; 17-20 57.50-
60.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Wednesday, July 17
Reported receipts of 452
head of horses, mules and
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, July 18
CATTLE: Compared with
last weeks close - closing
prices average-good to
prime slaughter steers SO
LDO lower, standard and low
good 1.50-2.00 off. Heifers 75-
1.50 lower, most downturn on
good and low-choice 800-925
lbs. cows 1.00-1.50 lower.
Bulls 4.00-5.00 lower in
limited trading.
Four day receipts 20,500 as
compared 22,700 previous
week and 12,500 a year ago.
Slaughter steers near 50
percent, heifers 30 percent,
predominance good to
average-choice, modest
volume high-choice and
prime. Cows 15 percent,
feeders continued scarce.
STEERS: Two loads
Choice and Prime 1085-1118
pounds 45.00 early. Modest
volume same grade 1034-1247
3-4 43.50-44.00, few loads 1225-
1307 43.00. Choice 975-1250 2-4
closed 42.00-43,25, load 1123 2-
3 44.50, some 1250-1350 3-5,
40.00-41.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1225 40.5042.00.
Good mainly 35.0040.00, 2-3
1150-1400 Holsteins 32.50-
33.25. Standard and low-
Good 31.00-32.50.
HEIFERS: Early, load
High-Choice and Prime 961
pounds 3-4 43.75, several
loads 922-1099 43.0043.50. At
the close, Choice and Prime
950-1025 3-*4 42.25-42.75.
Choice 825-1025 2-4 40.50-
42.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 39.00-41.00.
Good 33.00-38.50. Small lots
Standard and low-Good
31.50-32.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 20.00-21.50,
Canner and Cutter 17.00-
20.00, Mixed Cutter and Low-
Utility 20.25-21.00. Shelly
Canner 15.00-17.00.
BULLS: 1 & 2 1300-1800
pounds 24.00-30.00.
FEEDERS: Two loads
Good and Choice 793-804
pound steers 35.00. Load
Good and Choice heifers 479
pounds 28.00.
ponies. Market steady with
last weeks market.
Load of New York State
driving horses 205-320.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 155-300.
Load of Ohio riding horses
200-305.
Load of Canadian driving
horses 195-250.
Local work horses 275-450,
mules 130-240, driving horses
170-435, riding horses 145-210,
better horses 235-430.
HOGS
Lightweight killers 14-16,
heavyweight killers 'l7-20.
Mare ponies 15-SJ), colts 535,
gelding 15-35 and larger
ponies 60-115.
984.000
1,055,000
772.000
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jul;
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, July 18)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
July
August 46.15 40.10
September
October 47.02 39.10
November
December 46.20 41.00
January 1975
February
45.97
March
45.87
April
May
46.00
June
July
August 45.95
Trend Cattle are Much Stronger, Hogs are Stronger,
Potatoes are Stronger and Eggs are Stronger.
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September 3.24V* 4.33 7.16% 148.70
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November
December
January 1975
March
May
Trend Corn is Much Stronger, Wheat is Much Stronger,
Soybeans are Much Stronger, and Soybean Meal is Much
Stronger.
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Fresh Eggs
43.75
48.50
55.85
55.75
60.65
56.50
Soybean
Meal
7.16
7.12%
158.00
7.16