HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Usl 210-245 lb. 42.00-42.25; US
1- 200-245 lb. 40.50-41.10; US
2- 200-260 lb. 40.00-40.50.
Vintage
Auction
November 2,1974
HOGS 757: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts; 50 cents to
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 41.75-42.00, No. 1-3 200
255 lbs. 41.00-41.60, No. 2-3
240-260 lbs. 40.60-41.00, lot 188
lbs. 39.60, No. 2-4 155-175 lbs.
33.25-37.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3
290-480 lbs. 33.00-33.85. Few
Boars 25.00-27.75, few light
weights 30.00-32.00.
November 6,1974
HOGS 425: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly 25
cents to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 40.75-
41.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
40.0040.75. US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 32.0034.00. Boars:
26.00-28.00, Light-Weights
30.0032.00
Lancaster
Auction
HOGS: Barrows -and gilts
steady to 25 lower.
BARROWSAND GILTS:
US~I 210-235 lb. 41.7542.00;!
US 1-2 200-240 lb. ,40.6040.85;-
US 2-3 200-260 lb. 40.0040.50.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
LET US HANDLE YOUR FEEDER PIGS
NEXT FEEDER PB SALE HIES., NOV. 19
As a result of increased receipts and popular demand on the part of both
buyers and seller. Bi-monthly Feeder Pig Sales will be held at the Lancaster
Stockyards.
* 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 state graded.
The two sales scheduled for November will be held on Tuesday, the sth, and
Tuesday, the 19th, 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 4PM
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
Leb. Valley
Auction
No market report
available
New Holland
Auction
November 4, 1974
HOGS 1388: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: 75 cents to
|1.75 lower. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. 40.50-42.00, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 40.00-40.50, No. 2-
3 230-275 lbs. 38.5040.00, No.
2-4160190 lbs. 36.5040.00. US
No. 1-3 300575 lbs. sows
31.00-35.00, No. 2-3 300600
lbs. 27.0031.00. Boars:
34.50.
Peoria
Auction
Barrows and gilts 75
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200240 lb. 40.2540.50,
Indianapolis
Auction
Barrows and gilts steady
to 25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200250 lb. 39.5040.00;
50 head US 1-2 220240 lb.
40.35.
St. Louis
Auction
Barrows and gilts 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 39.50-40.00.
TRYA
CLASSIFIED
AD!
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
944.000 1,222,000
488.000 1,130,000
489.000 1,190,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
New York
Dressed
Meats
November 7,1974
Compared with Wed*
nesday: Weakness
dominating price structure
lor railstock classes; listed
fesh pork cuts steady to
weak aside from picnics
around $3.00 lower.
Practically all fresh meats
under pressure at wholesale
level in the New York area
as demand generally holding
while downtrend for
replacement meats a strong
underlying influence.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lbs. $67.50-
68.50. Choice 600-700 67.00-
68.00; 700-800 65.00-67.00; 800-
900 63.00-65.50. Good 500600
63.5065.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lbs. 66.00-
67.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 lbs. 62.00-
70.00. Good 150650 52.00-
58.00. Standard 150650 50.00-
53.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 lbs. 90.00-
97.00. Good 60-90 75.00-84.00.
Standard 60-120 65.00-70.00.
Lamb:
Choice & Prime 30-55 86.00-
87.00; 55-65 85.0087.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs.
80.00-81.00; Arm Chucks 90-
150 58.00-62.00; ribs (7-Rib)
34-40 87.00-91.00; Loins
(TRMD) 50-70 97,00-100.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 80.00-
82,00; Full Plates 36.00-37.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 79.00-
80.00,'
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (Regular) 8-14 77.00-
79.00; 14-17 76.0 0-78.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 45.00-
48.00; Bos ton Butts 4-8 60.00-
65.00; Spareribs 3 lbs, down
76.00-80.00; Hams (Skinned)
14-17 75.00-78.00; 17-20 75.00-
77.00.
„ Kosher Steer Beef:
Choice and Prime
forequarters $59.00-62.00.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 7
Compared with the
previous week’s close:
Slaughter steers 50-75 cents
lower and heifers 50-1.00 off.
Cows 2.00-3.00 lower,
greatest decline on Canner
and Cutter 650600 lbs. Bulls
steady.
Four day receipts 17,800 as
compared 19,400 previous
week and 18,000 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 30 pet. weekly
total, heifers 22 pet., cows 11
pet. and feeders for Friday
acution 35 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
The forepart of week,
several loads Choice and
Prime 1125-1372 lbs. yield
grade 34 40.0040.25, load
1242 lbs. 4 39.50. At midweek
four loads same grade 1090-
1185 lbs. 34 39.50-39.75, load
1238 lbs. yield grade 4 38.00
and load 1347 lbs. 3-5 37.75.
Choice 975-1300 pounds 24
closed 38.00-39.25, few loads
1325-1400 lbs. 37.25-38.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1225 pounds 37.25-38.25. Good
35.00-37.50. Standard and
low-Good 33.00-34.50.
Average cost of slaughter
steers first three days 38.55
average weight 1117 lbs. as
compared 39.09 and 1129 lbs.
previous week and 40.05 and
1124 lbs. a year ago.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Three loads and part load
Choice and Prime 917-1019
lbs. 34 39.00. Later, same
grade 921-1105 lbs. yield
grade 34 38.25-38.75, load
1179 lbs. 3-5 36.75. Choice 850-
1050 lbs. 2-4 37.00-38.00.
Muted Good and Choice 750-
975 lbs. 36.25-37.25. Good
33.00-36.00. Small lots Stand
and low-Goqd 32.00-33.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial mainly 16.G0-17.50,
17.50, a few Utility
dairybreds 18.00-18.50.
Canner and Cutter 12.00-
16.00, mixed Cutter and low-
Utility 16.25-16.50. Shelly
Canner 10.00-12.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800
pounds 23.50-26.00.
Editor's Quote Book
If we had no faults, u,e
should not take so much
pleasure in noting those of
others.
SHEEP
146.000
128.000
140,000
La Rochefoucald
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 9,1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 7)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December 39.25 41.55
January
February 41.60 44.45
March
April 42.25 43.85 4.71 58.50
May
June 43.30 46.70
July
August 43.25 46.35
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Lower, and Eggs are Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
( Closing bids as of Thursday, November 7)
Soybean
Soybeans Meal
November
December
3.78)4 5.14 8.55)4 168.25
January 1975
March
3.87)4 5.30)4 8.72)4 178.00
May
3.91)4 5.34 8.81)4 182.75
July
3.92% 4.94)4 8.87 186.00
September 3.79% 5.00 8.82 183.00
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans‘are
Mixed, and Soybean Meal is Weaker.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Baltimore USDA
Cattle 500. Slaughter steers
& heifers steady, other
classes being held for AM
auction. Cows weak to 50
cents lower. Bulls $2 to $3
lower. Feeders fully steady.
Supply 20 percent slaughter
steers & heifers, 25 percent
cows, 50 percent feeders,
balance buds.
STEERS: Several lots
Choice Yield Grade 2-4 1000-
1185 lbs. 41.00-42.00, in
dividual 985 lbs. 42.75; Good
1000-1275 lbs. 36.25-38.50;
package Good holsteins 1200
lbs. 36.00; Standard & low
Good 1000-1165 lbs. 29.00-
31.50.
HEIFERS; High Good &
Choice yield grade 24 850-950
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, November 6,
1974 ..Reported receipts of
190 cows and 13 heifers.
Market steady with two
weeks ago. (No report last
week)
Load of Franklin County
springers 560-840.
Load of Wisconsin cows
frewh 580-630.
Load of Virginia cows
springers 410-650.
Herd dispersal of cows in
all stages of production 45
head 235-750.
Herd dispersal of 68 head
of cows in all stages of
production 240-810,
' Locally consigned cows
310-900, springing heifers
450-565 and bred heifers 175-
3.72 49.30
4.25 62.30
5.66 57.45
47.60
Corn Wheat
lbs. 36.50>39.50; few Good
31.75-35.00. COWS: Utility
18.50-23.10, Canners 16.50-
19.00, Conner & low Cutters
14.00-16.50. BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1 1125-1570 lbs.
25.85-28.00; yield grade No. 2
23.25-25.50. FEEDER
CATTLE: Couple lots Choice
steers 1000-1070 lbs. 33.00-
33.25, part load High Good &
Choice steer calves 540 lbs.
32,75; Good & Choice heifers
315470 lbs. 23.50-25.10.
HOGS 600. Barrows & Gilts
$1 to $1.25 higher. US No. 1-3
200-230 lbs. 40,2540.75, 20
head 41.00, No. 2-3 230-250
lbs. 39.7540.25, No. 24 250-
270 lbs. 38.75-39.75.
SOWS: Steady to $1 higher.
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 32.00-
33.00, few near 300 lbs. at
34.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday, November 4,1974
Reported receipts of 521
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady with
last week.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 145-430.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 165-375.
Load of lowa riding horses
175-310.
Load of Ohio riding horses
165-335.
Local work horses 275-355,
mules 150-310, driving horses
150-380, riding horses 140-215,
better horses 235-390, light
weight killers 10-15, heavy
weight killers 17-19, mare
ponies 5-20, colts 5-10,
geldings 5-15 and larger
ponies 55-70.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
59.20
58.70
59.00
59.15
8.37
171.50