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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 10
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-235 lb. 42.50-42.75;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 41.00>41.75;
US 2-3 250-270 lb. 39.50-40.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 375-600 lb.
37.50-38.50.
Vintage
Auction
March S
HOGS 818: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: steady to 50
cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. 41.60-12.00, No. 1-3
200-235 lbs. 41.00-41.60, No. 2-
3 210-245 lbs. 40.5041.00, few
No. 24 275 lbs. 37.00, No. 24
155-190 lbs. 30.50-37.00. -
SOWS: Us No. 1-3 300-540 lbs.
34.25-36.75. Few Boars: 30.50-
30.75.
March 12
HOGS 757: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly
steady to 25 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.25-
42.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
40.25-41.00. US No. 1-3 300-550
lbs. sows 37.50-38.50. Boars:
30.00-32.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 12
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
-25-50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
FOR BETTER NET RETURNS
SHIP TO THE
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa.
Phone (717) 275-2880
' SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
OWNERS
Charles C. Myers Melvin M. Lehman
(717) 569-2106 (717) 964-3621
r AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
fTY TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS
ON MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24th & 26th,
Which is the Monday and Wednesday before Easter, all lambs will be sold at auction
beginning at noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed upon arrival. It is recom
mended that these be the days, Monday and Wednesday, March 24th & 26th, to have lambs
on the market, and your consignments are respectfully solicited. For further information
please contact Horace Plank. Tel.: Area 717-397-5136 (office), or Area 717-392-2304
(residence).
WAITER M. DUNLAP and SONS
UNCASTER STOCKYARDS
Few US 1 210-235 lb. 42.00-
42.25; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 41.00-
41.50; US 2-3 250-280 lb. 38.50-
40.75.
SOWS: US 2-3 400-650 lb.
37.00-38.50.
New Holland
Auction
March 10
HOGS 1910: Compared
with last Monday’s market,
barrows & gilts: $1 to $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
41.7543.00, No. 1-3 300-245
lbs. 41.2541.75, No. 24 220-
290 lbs. 39.0041.25, No. 24
170-190 lbs. 39.0041.25. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
33.00-38.00. Boars: 26.00-
38.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 390. Barrows & Gilts
strong to $1 higher, US No. 1-
3 195-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
41.25-42.00, No. 2-3 195-255
lbs. 39.75-41.25, No. 24 175-
195 lbs. 37.75-39.85. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 35.0038.50.
Boars 25.0030.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
March 13
HOGS: 1500. Barrows and
gilts moderately active,
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.2540.50,
near 60 head 40.6540.75; US
1-3 200-250 lb. 40.0040.50,
mostly 40.0040.25.
Chambersburg Livestock
March 6, 1975
CATTLE 404. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers steady,
mostly SO cents lower.
Slaughter cows steady to 50
cents lower. Slaughter bulls
steady to weak. Choice 1000*
1200 lbs. slaughter steers
34.00- one at 35.85, Good
30.00- Standard 26.00-
29.50, Utility 22.00-24.85. Few
Good & Choice slaughter
heifers 29.50-32.00, few
Standard 24.75-26.50. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.75-22.00,
Cutters 19.25-20.85, Canners
17.50-19.25, Shells down to
16.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 26.75-30.00. Yield
Grade No. 1 1400-1975 lbs.
slaughter bulls 24.75-28.00;
few yield grade No. 2 1100-
1400 lbs. 21.00-23.00. Medium
& Good 400800 lbs. feeder
steers & bulls 20.00-24.00.
CALVES 355. Vealers
about steady. Choice vealers
53.0060.00, Good 43.00-51.50,
Standard 27.00-37.00, Utility
90-115 lbs. 17.50-27.00, 7085
lbs. 14.00-17.00. Farm calves,
holstetn bulls 90-115 lbs.
19.00-
HOGS 176. Barrows & Gilts
Peoria
Auction
March 13
HOGS: 3000. Barrows and
gilts opening 25-50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.0040.50.
About 240 head 40.50. US 1-3
200-250 lb. 39.5040.00.
St. Louis
Auction
March 13
HOGS: 4000. Barrows and
gilts fairly active, steady to
25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.25-40.75.
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster Stockyards, he.
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)
steady to 25 cents higher. US
No. 1-3195-230 lbs. barrows &
gilts 39.85-40.35, No. 2-3 195-
245 lbs. 39.1039.75. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 34.0038.00.
FEEDER PIGS 35. One lot
US No. 1-3 45 lbs. feeder pigs
36.50 per head, few No. 1-3
130140 lbs. 32.5039.50 cwt.
SHEEP 22. Lot Choice 95
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
49.50, utility 50-70 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
34.0035.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Auction
March 10
CATTLE 176. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows grading
Cutter & Utility mostly
steady. One Choice slaughter
steer at 33.75, few Good 31.00
31.75, few Standard 26.75-
29.00. One Utility slaughter
heifer at 20.85. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 20.5021.75, few 22,75,
Cutters 18.75-20.50, Canners
17.0018.50, Shells down to
12.10. Couple Good slaughter
bullocks 26.35 and 29.25, few
Standard 22.35-26.25, one
Utility at 21.50. Few Yield
Grade 1 1450-1880 lbs.
slaughter bulls 25.0027.50.
Good & Choice 400-675 lbs.
feeder steers 25.0028.50.
CALVES 194. Vealers
grading'Utility |2 to $3 lower.
Few Choice vealers 52.00
59.00, few Good 42.00-49.00,
Standard 30.5034.00, Utility
90100 lbs. 16.5019.50, few
100120 lbs. 24.0026.00, 7035
lbs. 14.5017.50. Farm calves
active, holstein bulls 90110
lbs. 19.00-30.50.
HOGS 89. US No. 1-3 210
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.50
41.00, No. 2-3 210280 lbs.
37.25-40.25. Few US No. 1-3
350460 lbs. sows 34.50-37.25,
few Utility 250335, lbs. 25.75-
30.00. One Boar at 28.50.
FEEDER PIGS 22. One lot
US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00 per head, No. 1-3 65-90
lbs. 36.00-37.50 per head.
SHEEP 11. One lot Choice
90 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 44.00, one Good 105
lbs. 36.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15,1975—3
Futures Trading
(Closing bids a> of Thursday, March 14)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April 37.10 39.70 "
May
June 37.70 42.20
July
August 37.10 42.25
September
October 36.30 41.20
November
December • 36.50 41.40
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes
are Stronger, and Eggs are Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
X*X*X*>X<<*X*2*X*X*X , X*X*X*X # X*X , X*X*X*X # X # X # X
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 14)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
March
2.87V4 3.64% 5.58 116.50
May
July
2.85 3.53 5.65% 128.75
September 2.73V4 3.58% 5.62 131.00
October
November
December
2.58V4 3.67
Trend Com is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
536.000 1,137,000
531.000 1,141,000
475.000 1,249,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Local Grain
Thursday, March 13 _ _
These prices are made up 59.00 65.50
of the average prices quoted Shelled Com 2.84 3.07
by a number of participating uats .
local feed and grain con
cems. It should be noted, R weslern
however, that not every n?
dealer or ‘ broker handles _ „ oft
each commodity. All pric« 5™, ers 3 f
are per bushel except ear rrr: . . z -* )
com which is per ton. , +Bid is the price the
The average local grain dea * er
prices quoted Thursday, farmer delivered to the mdl.
March 13, 1975 are as ? f f ed “ «l e P" ce
dealer will sell for at his mill.
WE HAVE GOOD MARKET for your
f- EASTER
'ft# LAMBS
Monday, March 10 - 3 P.M.
■ Thursday Evening, March 13-7:30 P.M.
Monday, March 17 - 3 P.M.
Thursday Evening, March 20 - 7.30 P.M.
Monday, March 24 - 3 P.M
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W.Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
2.91 41.05
3.41 41.25
43.20
4.49
2.87
. 3.62% 5.60 122.50
follows
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
48.70
41.15
50.25
138.00
5.60%
140.50
SHEEP
118,000
118,000
142,000
1.65 1.91
2.16
2.20 2.46