Peoria
Cattle
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Weekly Summery. A
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 3300; last week: 3100;
year ago: 4600.
Compared with last week's
close, slaughter steers 50-75
lower. Slaughter heifers
steady to weak. Cows strong
to 50 higher. Bulls steady.
Receipts about 75 percent
slaughter steers 15 percent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1150-1250
lbs. yield grade 3-4 37.00-
37.75; Choice 950-1330 lbs.
yield grade 24 36.25-37.50;
load 1185 lbs. 37.75 and part
load 38.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 lbs. 35.00-
36.50; Good 32.50-35.00; few
Standard and Good Holsteins
31.40-32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Load Choice and Prime 950
lbs. yield grade 3-4 37.00;
part-load 37.50; Choice 850-
1050 lbs. yield grade 2-4 35.00-
36.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 lbs. 32.50-
35.00; Good 30.0032.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16.50-19.50;
high-dressing Utility 20.00;
few 21.00; Cutter 14.50-18.00;
Canner 11.00-14.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1700 lbs. 21.00-25.00;
individual yield grade 1
27.00.
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We would be happy
to have you as a Customer ...
S. K. SHOTZBERfiER. INC.
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy:-Treasurer
P;0. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa, 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
Omaha
Cattle
Weekly 51 Cattle.
Compared with last week’s
close: slaughter steers
closed 25-75 c lower, heifers
25-50 c lower. Cows closed
steady to 50c lower, decline
occurred late on expanded
receipts. Bulls steady.
Receipts for three market
days, little changed from
Christmas week at 12,300 but
compares with 18,800 a year
ago. Slaughter steers ap
proximately 40 percent,
heifers 30 percent and cows
fully 22 percent. Price
declines for steers and
heifers occurred early on
fairly large run. Although
packers came into the week
with very little Inventory of
cattle, most were cautious in
view of depressed dressed
beef trade. Much of steer and
heifer supply Good to
Average-Choice, many
carried moderate amount of
mud and wet snow late.
STEERS: Two loads
Choice, end or prime, 980-
1171 lbs. yield grade 3, few 4,
37.85-38.00. Choice' yield
grade 24 975-1250 lbs. 36.50-
37.50, many 36.75-37.50, some
early 37.75; 1200-1325 lbs.
36.0037.25. Few loads Choice
and Prime yield grade 4-5
1400-1502 lbs. 33.00-36.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1200 lbs. 35.75-36.50. Good
31.50- Mixed standard
and low-Good 29.50-31.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers for two days 35.99
average weight 1,113 lbs. as
compared 36.76 and 1,130 lbs.
last week and 42.52 and 1,168
lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: Load Choice
and Prime yield grade 34 980
lbs. early 37.50. Choice yield
grade 24 875-1100 lbs. 36.00-
36.75, some 37.00 early with
end of'Prime. Load Choice
and Prime 1080 lbs. yield
grade 4-5 34.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 34.75-35.75. Good
31.50-
COWS: Utility and
Commercial closed 16.00-
18.00, some lots 18.50. Canner
and Cutter 12.00-16.50, Mixed
Cutter and Low-Utility 16.00-
17.00. Low dressing canner
10.00-12.00.
HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
50-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-240 lb. 43.25-43.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.75-42.50;
US 2-3 100-260 lb. 41.25-42.00.
Vintage
Auction
December 28,1974
Hogs: 693.
Compared to last week
boars and gilts 75 cents to
1.50 higher. US 1-2 200-235
lbs. 43.5044.00; 1-3 200250
lbs. 42.25-43.25; 2-4 170 lbs.
36.0038.00; Sows US 1-3 310
510 lbs. 34.0038.00 boars few
to 23.75-27.50.
January 1,1975
No market report
available at press time.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6000.
Barrows and gilts steady
to 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.00-40.25,
Around 150 head 40.50.
Philadelphia
Produce
Tuesday, December 31
APPLES
Ctn Tray Pack: NJ Red
Delicious no grade mark 125 s
6.00,
PENNA Red Delicious us
Combination ExFcy & Fey
100-113 s 6.50 no grade mark
56-IOOs 6.50,
VA RedkDelicious US
Combination Ex Fey & Fey
88-113 s 7.00.
Ctn Cell Park - Mclntosh.
NY USFcy 100-120 s few
best 7.50 fair cond 5-5.50.
MAINE USCombination
ExFcy & Fey 120 s 7.00.
Ctn Film Bag 12-3 lb US
No. 1 or Better 2V*” & Up.
PENNA Red Delicious
5.25-5.40 Stayman 4.80.
NJ Red Delicious 5.40 fair
appear 4.50.
NY Winesaps 4.80.
1% Cu Ctn;
NJ no grade mark Red
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2
1400-1800 lbs. 21.00-23.00, few
individuals yield grade 1
24.00-25.00.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 3500.
Barrows and gilts opening
steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200240 lb. 40.0040.50;
US 1-3 200250 lb. 39.00-40.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
2000.
Barrows and gilts
moderately active, rather
uneven, early sales
generally steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200240 lb. 40.25-40.50;
46 head 40.75-40.85; US 1-3
200250 lb. 40.0040.50.
New Holland
Auction
Hogs: 1287.
Compared with last week,
boars and gilts 1.25-1.50
lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
42.50-43.60; 1-3 200-250 lbs.
41.25-42.50; 2-3 230-270 lbs.
38.5041.25; 24 170-190 lbs.
38,0041.25; Sows - US 1-3 300-
550 29.00-34.00; 2-3 390-600
lbs. 27.00-30.00; boars 25.75-
38.00.
Delicious 2%” & up fair
appear 4.00.
CABBAGE
1% bu ert & ctn med-lge
Domestic Round Type Green
unless otherwise stated.
Red Type; NY mesh sks
approx 50-Ib med 3.50.
Danish Type: NY mesh
sks approx 50-lb med & Ige
3.50 poor cond 1.00.
GREENS
ABOUT STEADY
Wirebound ert approx 1%
bu & ctn unless otherwise
stfltcd
NJ & VA bchd Collard fair
appear 2.503.00.
LEEKS
NJ 4-5 bu ert & ctn bchd 12s
fair-good cond 4.00-5.00.
MUSHROOMS
PENNA 4-qt bkt med-lge
2.50-2.75 few best 3-3.25 sml
med 2-2.25 few best 2.50 fair
cond 1.50-1.75.
ONIONS-DRY
50 lb sks.
NY Yellow sml-med 1.50-
2.00 few 2.25 ord cond 1.00-
1.25.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Jan. 4,1975
Futures Trading
( Closing bids as of Thursday, January 2)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
January
February 39.35 42.40
March
April 40.45 42.40 3.69 51.50
May
June 41.20 45.30
July
August 41.20 44.85
September
October 40.82 44.10
November
December 41.15 45.05
Trend Cattle are Steady, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes
are Weaker and Eggs are Weaker.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 2)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
January
March
May
July
September 3.24 4.31 7.40 164.00
October
November
December 2.94 4.38
Trend Corn is Stronger, Wheat is Steady, Soybeans are
Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
POTATOES
50-lb sks US No. 1 Size A
wshd unless otherwise
stated.
Round Whites:
MAINE 2.10-2.25 mostly
2.15-2.25.
LI 2.10-2.25 mostly 2.15-2.25
few 2.30.
PENNA unwshd 1.75-2.00.
Round Reds;
NY 3.00.
RADISHES
STEADY
FLA ctn 30-6 oz film bag
Red 2.25-2.50 one label 2.75
few higher.
RUTABAGAS
CANADA 50-lb sks & ctn
CD No. 1 waxed 3.50-4.00
mostly 3.75-4.00.
SPINACH
TEXAS bu bkt Savoy Type
4-4.50.
SQUASH
DULL
FLA 5-9 bu crt & ctn
Zucchini med 4.00 Others
Too Few Sales To Quote.
STRAWBERRIES
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
391.000 736,000
359.000 720,000
340.000 872,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
TRY A CLASSIFIED AD
3.37 55.30
4.18 51.70
45.90
4.36
3.47 4.58 7.24 149.00
3.48% 4.56% 7.37 155.50
3.47 4.24 7.43 162.50
No offerings.
SWEET POTATOES
NJ no grade mark % bu
hmpr Open Face Yellow
Jersey 3.50-3.75 sml-med
2.25-2.50.
TURNIPS
OFFERINGS LIGHT
NJ bu bkt White-Topped &
washed 5.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday, December 30
Reported receipts of 251
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market stronger.
Local work horses 290-400;
mules 125-175; driving
horses 140-260; riding horses,
150-230; better horses 245-
430; lightweight killers 12-16;
heavweight killers 18-20,
mare ponies 10-25; colts 5-10;
geldings 10-20 and larger
ponies 40-65.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
52.15
52.40
52.00
7.07 140.00
164.00
6.91
164.00
SHEEP
84.000
84.000
94.000