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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Sept. 9
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.35-37.60,
lot 207 lb. 37.85; US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 37.00-37.35; US 2-3 250-
275 lb. 36.00-37.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 370-540 lb.
26.00-26.85.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, Sept. 7,1974
HOGS 830: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50
lower. US No. 1-2 200-225 lb.
38.25-39.00, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 37.00-38.10, No. 2-4 140-
180 lbs. 30.00-34.50. US No. 1-3
240-490 lbs. sows 26.00-27.00,
one at 30.50, No. 2-3 340-660
lbs. 22.00-26.25. Boars: 20.00-
28.00.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
HOGS 550: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $1.50 to $2
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
36.50-37.35, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 36.00-36.50. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 26.50-27.00.
Boars; Few 20.00-21.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 335. Barrows & Gilts
$1.50 to $2 lower. 1-2 200-235
pounds barrows & giltS‘37.3s
- 2-3 190-240 37.00-37.35,
lot 2-4 40 head, 150 pounds
30.85.1-3 320-608 pounds sows
25.75-27.35, 2-3 285-370 23.25-
25.00. Few Boars 20.00-22.00,
individual at 28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 45. 1-3 20-
35 pounds feeder pigs 12.00-
14.50 per head, lot 1-3 45
pounds 23.00 per head.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
TUESDAY, SEPT. 17,
AT LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
CONSIGN YOUR FEEDER PIGS TO
J. M. Hoober Inc*
All pigs must be tagged. Consignors can save 25 cents per pig expense if
tagged on the farm. Tags may be obtained at office of J. M. Hoober Inc.
Serving You Since 1895
For further informotion coll i. M. Hoober Inc.
Phone (717) 397-6191. 569-2084, 626-5659.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
LET US HANDLE YOUR FEEDER PiGS
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE IDES. SEPT. 17
Beginning in September, and every month thereafter, bimonthly Feeder Pig Sales will
be held as a result of increasing receipts and popular demand on the part of both buyers
and sellers.
Feeder pigs consigned to Walter M Dunlap and Sons must arrive at the stockyards
between 7 A. M. and 11 A. M. the day of the sale. Upon arrival they will be inspected by a
veterinarian, tagged, and then state graded.
The two sales scheduled for September will be held on Tuesday, and Tuesday,
the 17th, starting at 1 P. M. Consignors wishing to tag their pigs on the farm can get the
tags at the state office at the stockyards, not later than 4 P. M. any day preceding the sale,
thereby saving 25 cents per pig
Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons where they will be handled by
a capable and experienced staff, and for further information call 717-397-5136.
WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Capable Service To The Livestock Industry Since 1898
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Sept. 11
HOGS: Mostly Steady.
Sows steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Few US 1-2 195-215 lb. 39.00;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 36.50-37.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 360-550 lb.
25.00-27.00.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, Sept. 9,1974
HOGS 1412: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $2.50
t 052.75 lower. US No#l-2 200-
240 lbs. 37.75*39.50, No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 37.25-37.75, No. 2-
3 210-270 lbs. 36.50-37.25, No.
2-4 160-190 lbs. 36.00-37.25. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
24.00-28.50. Boars: Light
Weights 30.00-34.00; Heavy
Weights 21.50-23.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
HOGS: 1500, Barrows and
Gilts moderately active,
fully 25 lower, but not fully
established.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 215-230 36.50-36.65,
Three Lots; US 1-3 200-250
36.00-36.2ij, Early sales.
St. Louis
Auction
HOGS: 5500. Barrows and
Gilts 75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 210-240 36.00-36.25; US
1-3 210-250 35.75-36.00.
Peoria
Auction
HOGS; 3500. Barrows and
Gilts steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-240 36.00-36.50,
mostly 36.00-36.25; US 2-3
220-260 35.5036.00.
Feeder Pig Sale
Lancaster Stockyards
Septembers, 1974
1105 Head. All sales per
hundred weight. US No. 1-2
3035 lbs. 44.0032.50, 5535
lbs. 38.00-48.50. US No. 23 25-
45 lbs. 44.0032.00, lot 65 lbs.
at 44.00. US No. 3 35-40 lbs.
47.0034.00. 4035 lbs. 37.00-
46.50, few 7530 lbs. 34.00-
41.00. US Utility 3530 lbs.
35.0040.00.
Baltimore
USDA Report ■
September 9,1974
CATTLE 400. Slaughter
steers & heifers steady on
Choice grades. Good- &
Standard grades |1 to $2
lower; other classes being
held for AM Auction. Supply
25 percent slaughter steers &
heifers, 20 percent cows, 50
Scent feeders, balance
s. Cows $1 to $2 higher;
few bulls 50 cents to $1 lower.
STEERS: Choice yield
grade 2-4 925-1275 lbs. 44.00-
46.25, one package 46.50, Lot
Good & Choice 1050 lbs. 43.00,
Good 900-1400 lbs. 34.50-
40.00; package Good
holsteins 1125 lbs. at 34.25,
Standard & Low Good 29.25-
33.25. HEIFERS: Few
Choice yield grade 2-3 885-
1045 lbs. 42.00-43.00, Lot Good
700 lbs. at 37.00. COWS:
Utility & Commercial 23.50-
27.50, Cutters 19.00-23.50.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1
1070-1415 lbs. 29.60-33.35, few
yield grade No. 2 26.50-29.00.
HOGS 600: Barrows &
Gilts steady. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. 37.50-37.75, No. 2-3
230-250 lbs. 36.50-37.50, No. 2-
4 250-270 lbs. 35.50-36.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50 cents
lower. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
27.00-28.50.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, Sept. 12
Weekly 51 - Cattle -
Compared with the previous
weeks close - Slaughter
steers steady with late
previous week and heifers
steady to 50 cents higher.
Cows 50-1.00 lower on late
downturn. Bulls strong to
1.00 higher.
Few day receipts 14,900 as
compared 11,300 previous
holiday week and 13,600 a
year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 36 percent,
heifers 30 percent, cows 14
percent and feeders IS
percent, these mainly
consigned for Friday auc
tion. Overall finish steer and
heifer supply fairly attrative
with many choice included
and a number of loads mixed
Choice and Prime, also
several loads 1325-1400 pound
steers.
STEERS; Early, several
loads High-Chice and Prime
1074-1311 pounds 3-4 45.00-
45.50. At midweek, two loads
and part load Choice and
Prime 1126-1134 3-4 44.00, two
loads same grade 1362-1370 4
43.00- Choice 975-1325 2-
4 closed 42.00-43.50, two loads
1371 3-4 41.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1225 40.50-
42.00. Good 38.00-40.50.
Standard and Low-Good
36.00-
HEIFERS: High-Choice
and Prime 897-1029 pounds 3-
4 44.00-44.50 early, part load
1059 lbs. 44.75. At midweek,
several loads Choice and
Prime 950-1050 pounds 34-
43.00. Choice 850-1025 Grade
2-4 closed 41.00-42.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 800-975
39.50-41.00. Good 36.00-39.50.
Standard and Low-Good
34.00-35.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 22.00-24.00.
Canner and Cutter 19.50-
22.00, Mixed Cutter and Low-
Utility 22.25-22.50,
ocasionally to 23.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800
pounds 28.00-31.00, 1 31.50-
33.00.
New York
Dressed
Meats
Thursday, Sept. 12
Weakness permeating
price structure for fresh
meats and sales bulking low
quotation on carcasses and
primal cuts with pork butts
and spareribs fully $3.00
lower. Poor weekly tonnage
and profit margins are
foremost items plaguing
meat wholesalers at eastern
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Sept 14,1974
Futures Trading
.(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 12)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
September
October 39.60 32.85
November
December 39.75 35.22
January
February 39.87 38.92
March
April 40.62 39.00 5.51
May
June 41.90 41.93
July
August 42.50 41.60
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes
are Stronger, and Eggs are Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 12)
3.57% 4.36 7.64 156.00
September
October
November
December
3.56% 4.52%
January 1975
3.64% 4.63 7.82% 177.00
March
3.69% 4.53% 7.86 176.00
May
Trend —Corn is Stronger, Wheat is Stronger, Soybeans are
Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
522.000 1,268,000
398.000 963,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
markets, which has been
prevalent since early this
year.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lb. 73.50-
75.00; Choice 600-700 73.50-
75.00; 700-800 72.00-74.00; 800-
900 70.50-73.00; Good 500-800
67.50-70.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 72.00-74.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 70.00-73.00;
Good 150-350 58.00-63.00;
Standard 150-350 53.00-58.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 96.00-102.00;
Good 60-90 85.00-90.00;
Standard 60-120 70.00-75.00.
Spring Lamb:
Choice & Prime 30-55 78.50-
79.50; 55-65 77.50-79.50.
Career examinations
administered on college
campuses by the State Civil
Service Commission provide
avenues through which
college seniors and
graduates may enter state
service and pursue work in
fields related to their college
training.
The State Civil Service
Commission regularly
4.23 63.15
4.50 61.75
5.00 63.00
6.65
43.20
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
473,000
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190 86.00-
88.00; Arm Chucks 90-105
62.00- Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
98.00- Loins (trmd) 50-
70 115.00-122.00; Rounds
(steer) 70-95 83.00-85.00; Full
Plates 33.00-35.00; Hinds
(heifer) 120-170 85.00-87.00.
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (regular) 8-14 81.00-
83.00; 14-17 79.00-82.00;
Picnics (regular) 4-8 47.00-
50.00; Boston Butts 4-8 65.00-
68.00; Spareribs 3 pounds
down 78.00-81.00; Hams
(skinned) 14-17 64.00-67.00;
17-20 63.50-66.50.
Kosher Steer Beef:
Choice & Prime
forequarters 63.00-66.00.
schedules examinations for
state government positions
which have particular ap
peal for college graduates.
College seniors are admitted
to these examinations but
cannot be employed until
after graduation.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
56.85
57.10
65.05
60.50
7.68
166.00
7.72%
SHEEP
162,000
117.000
154.000
989,000