Chambersburg Auction
December 19, 1974
CATTLE 228. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers steady,
mostly 50 cents higher.
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2.50
higher. Good slaughter
steers 35.00-38.50, Standard
30.00-36.00, few Utility 26.25-
28.35. Individual Choice
slaughter heifer at 37.35, few
Good 32.35-34.85, few
Standard 31.00-34.00, few
Utility 25.25-28.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.50-23.85,
individual at 24.35, Cutters
20.25-22.35, Canners 18.25-
20.00, Shells down to 16.00.
Individual Good slaughter
bullock at 31.10. Individual
Yield Grade 1 1780 lbs.
slaughter bull at 32.60. Few
Medium & Good 400-800 lbs.
feeder steers 21.00-29.00.
CALVES 370. Vealers
Weekly St. Louis
Cattle Review
Weekly Cattle Review:
Receipts 3800, last week 8400,
year ago 3300. Compared
close last week slaughter
steers 1.00-1.50 higher,
heifers 1.00 higher, cows'
1.00-2.00 lower, bulls 1.00
lower. Small holiday
receipts included around 35
percent slaughter steers
mostly good and choice 950-
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer.. .
S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC.
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
, i.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE HIES.,
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 January will be held on Tuesday, the 7th, and
Tuesday, the 21st, 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
grading Utility to Good $1 to
$7 lower. Few Prime vealers
56.00- few Choice 46.00-
55.00, individual at 60.00,
Good 35.00-46.00, Standard
28.50-38.50, Utility 90-120 lbs.
18.00- 70-85 lbs. 11.00-
18.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs. 23.00-36.00.
HOGS 72, Barrows & Gilts
$1 to $2 higher. US no. 1-3 210-
245 lbs. barrows & gilts 43.00-
43.25, No. 2-3 'lBO-260 lbs.
41.75-42.85. Few US No. 1-3
300-400 lbs. sows 38.00-41.00,
few No. 2-3 350-400 lbs. 29.25-
32.50. Boars 25.50-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 26. Lot US
No. 1-3 50 lbs. feeder pigs
23.00 per head, Utility 30-50
lbs. 7.00-13.00 per head.
SHEEP 36. Few Good &
Choice 65-80 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 34.50-38.75,
Utility 50-70 lbs. 25.00-30.50.
Few Slaughter ewes 12.00-
16.00.
1150 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 18
percent heifers, 15 percent
cows and 30 percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few lots choice and prime
1050-1150 lbs. yield 34 38.50-
38.85, choice 950-1150 lbs.
yield grade 24 37.00-38.50,
mixed good and choice 36.00-
37.00, good 33.00-36.00, good
holsteins 1100-1300 lbs. 30.00-
31.25, standard 27.00-29.00,
part load good and'choice
1825 lbs. 30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lbs. 35.00-
36.50, mixed good and
choice 34.00-35.00, good 30.00-
34.00, standard 25.00-29.00.
COWS: Late sales utility
and commercial 17.00-19.00,
few 19.50-20.00, cutter 14.00-
17.00, earner 11.00-14.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1600 lbs. 21.00-24.00.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-250 lb. 44.0044.60;
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 43.25-43.85;
US 2-3 250-280 lb. 41.50-42.50.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, December 21
Hogs 717: Boars and gilts
1.00 higher. US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 43.0043.50; 13- 200-240
lbs. 42.0043.00; 2-3 195-270
lbs. 40.0041.75; 24 100-165
lbs. 30.00-32.85.
Sows: US 1-3 400-550 lbs.
28.25-30.25; 2-3 300-500 lbs.
25.00-28.00 and boars 23.00-
25.00.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, December 23
Hogs; 1493: Compared to
last week boars and gilts 25
cents to 50 cents higher with
spots of 1.00 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 43.75-
45.00; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 42.75-
43.75; 2-3 220-270 lbs. 41.75-
42.75; 2-4 160-190 lbs. 40.75-
42.75.
Sows: US 1-3 300-550 lbs.
30.00- 2-3 300-600 lbs.
26.00- and boars 25.00-
39.00.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 4000
Barrows and gilts 25-50
higher.
, BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 43.2543.50;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 42.7543.25.
Philadelphia
Produce
Tuesday, December 24
APPLES
Ctn Tray Pack: NJ Red
Delicious no grade mark 72-
113 s 6-6.50.
NY Red Delicious USFcy
& Fey Red Delicious 100’s
6.50-7.00 one lot 72-88 s few
8.50 Romes 56s few 7.00.
VA Staymans USCom
bination ExFcy & Fey 88-
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS LATE
HOGS: 1000
Barrows and gilts very
uneven, opening sales 75-1.00
higher, later mostly 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 43.5044.00,
56 hd early 44.25; late sales
43.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 43.00-
44.00, late 43.0043.50; Few
US 2-3 240-260 lb. 42.5043.00;
Lot US 24 285 lb. 41.50.
Feeder Pig Sale •
Feeder Pig Sale
Lancaster Stockyards
Lancaster, Penna.
December 17,1974
PIGS 1035. All sales per
hundred weight.
US No. 1-2 30-60 IBs. 59.00-
69,00; above -60 lbs. 56.00-
64.00.
US No. 2 - 30-60 lbs. 52.50-
64.00; above -60 lbs. 43.50-
50.50.
US No. 2-3 30-60 lbs. 53.00-
67.00; above -60 lbs. 33.50-
57.00.
US No. 3 30-60 lbs. 46.00-
70.00; above -60 lbs. 42.00-
48.00.
US Utility 20-60 lbs. 42.50-
70.00.
25.00-69.00,
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 2500
Barrows and gilts opened
75-1.00 higher, after early
rounds mostly steady with
Tuesday.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 200-240 lb.'early fully
400 hd 44.00-44.25; After
early round 43.00; US 1-3 200-
240 lb. 42.5043.00; US 2-3 230-
250 lb. 41.5042.50; 250-270 lb.
40.0041.50.
113 s 7-7.50.
Ctn Cell Pack: NY
Mclntosh USFcy 120 s few
best 7.50.
MAINE Mclntosh
USCombination ExFcy &
Fey 120 s 7.00.
NEW ENGLAND Mcln
tosh US No. 1 100 s 7.0..
Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb. US
No. 1 or Better 2V4” & Up:
UN.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 28,1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 26)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
January
February 39.70 42.15
March
April 40.90 41.70 3.70 51.00
May
June 41.50 44.85
July
August 41.72 44.85
September
October 40.95 44.55
November
December 45.55
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Higher, and Eggs are Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
, Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 26)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
January
March
3.34 4.50% 7.14V4 140.75
May
3.35 4.44% 7.26 147.50
July
3.30% 4.13 7.32%
September
3.08V4 4.20 6.95 ' 154.00
October
November
December 2.82 4.28 155.00
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
NJ Red Delicious 4.80.
NEW ENGLAND Mcln
tosh 4.80.
PENNA Romes 5.40 Red
Delicious 5.40 fair appear
4.20 Staymans 4.204.80.
BEETS;
NJ 4-5 bu ert bchd 12s 2.25.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
DEL % bu ctn loose 5.00.
CABBAGE
ABOUT STEADY
1% bu ert & ctn med-lge
Domestic Round Type Green
unless otherwise stated.
Savoy Type: LI fair cond 4-
4.50.
Dnnlsh Type: NY mesh
sks approx. 50-lb med & Ige
3-3.50 mostly 3.25.
CAULIFLOWER
LI Long Island ert 12s few
6.00.
LEEKS
NJ 4-5 bu crt & ctn bchd 12s
4.50-5.00.
MUSHROOMS
PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge
3.25-3.50 some best 3.75 sird
med 2.50-2.75.
ONIONS —DRY
50-lb sks unless otherwise
ststcd
NY Yellow sml-med 1.50-
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
359.000 692,000
520.000 1,183,000
292.000 729,000
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
3.42 54.10
4.33 51.55
45.65
4.37
6.97V4 132.75
6.74
2.00 ord cond 1.25 ctn mesh
sks 15-3 lb 3.50 20-2 lb 3-3.50.
POTATOES-DULL
50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A
wshd unless otherwise
stated.
Round Whites: LI 2.15-2.25
few 2.10.
MAINE 2.15-2.25 some low
as 2.00.
PENNA unwshd 1.75-2.00.
Round Reds: NY 3.00.
REPACKED LOCALLY
Origin Unknown Baled film
bag 5-lb sks 50 cents.
STRAWBERRIES
No offerings.
SWEET POTATOES
STEADY
Ctn approx 50-lb Porto
Rico Type unless otherwise
stated.
DEL no grade mark 6-6.50
fair qual cond 3.50.
NJ no grade mark Orange
Jersey 6.00 few higher % bu
hmpr Open Face Yellow
Jersey 3.25-3.75 sml-med
2.25-2.50 % bu ctn Yellow
Jersey fair appear 3.00.
TURNIPS
ABOUTSTEADY
NJ 25-lb film sks White-
Topped & washed 2.75.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
53.10
51.65
153.00
SHEEP
77.000
106,000
87.000