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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
April 21
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
25-60 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 43.3544.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.6043.25;
US 2-3 225-270 lb. 42.2542.60.
Lancaster
Auction
April 23
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
SO higher.
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YOU made our Last Feeder Pig Sale a huge success.
Prices were up to 1.10 a Lb., on April 15, 1975.
Total sales 2061 pigs.
WE can make the next Feeder Sale just as successful.
NEXT SALE APRIL 29, 1975 AT 1:00 P.M.
UNCASTER STOCKYARDS.
Please send only FARM FRESH Pigs. Our qualified and experienced staff
will be waiting to serve your needs.
SAVE 25c per head by tagging at home. We will
supply Tags Free of charge.
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Lancaster, PA. Phone (717)397-6191
569-2084
626-5659
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 43.5043.75;
9 head US 1 210-235 lb. 44.00-
44.50; US 2-3 245-265 lb. 42.35-
43.10.
Vintage
Auction
April 23,1975
HOGS 550: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts 50c to 75c
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
43.5044.00, No. 1-3 200-260
lbs. 42.7543.50. US No. 1-3
300650 lbs. sows 35.00-37.00
April 19,1975
HOGS 953: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts strong to 50c
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
43.5044.00, No. 16 200-250
lbs. 42.6043.50. US No. 16
300600 lbs. sows 34.0067.25.
Boars: 31.0035.00.
St. Louis
Auction
April 24
HOGS: 5500. Barrows and
gilts moderately active,
mostly 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer ...
S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC.
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.0.80x 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
Near 75 head US 1-2 200-240
lb. 42.85; US 1-3 200-240 lb.
42.00-42.50, liberal volume
42.50; Few lota uneven tor
weights 41.75-42.00, 240-250
lb. 41.50-42,00; US 2-3 250-260
lb. 41.00-41.50.
Peoria
Auction
April 24
HOGS: 4000. Barrows and
gilts slow, opening weak to
mostly 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.00-42.50,
about 130 head 42.75-43.00; ,i
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 41.50-42.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
April 24
HOGS; 1000. Barrows and
gilts fairly active, steady to
25 higher, instances 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.50-43.00,
mostly 42.50-42.75; US 1-3
200-260 lb. 42.25-42.50.
New Holland
Auction
April 21,1975
HOGS 1259: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows Sc Gilts: Steady to
25c higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 42.75-43.75, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 41.00-42.25, No. 1-
200-270 lbs. 41.00-42.25, No. 1-
3 39.00-42.25. Us No. 1-3 300-
600 lbs. sows 32.00-37.00.
Boars; 30.0040.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
April 22,1975
HOGS 330. Barrows and
gilts mostly 50c higher. US
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. barrows
and gUts 43.50-44.00, No. 2-3
185-245 lbs. 43.00-43.60. No. 1-
(3 135-185 lbs. 30.00-42.60. US
No. ( fl-3 300-500 lbs. sows
33.00-36.75. Boars 20.25-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 12. US No.
1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder pigs
■ '>123.00-27.00 per head.
Carlisle
Livestock
April 22 1975
CATTLE! 354. Supply in
cluded 183 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers unevenly steady.
Slaughter cows unevenly
steady, spots 50c lower. Few
Choice slaughter steers
42.75-44.25, Good 32.60-39.75,
Standard 26.00-32.75, few
Utility 24.00-27.50. One Good
slaughter heifer at 29.25, few
Standard 25.25-28.25. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.50-22.85,
one at 23.85, Cutters 20.25-
21.85, Canners 18.75-20.25,
Shells down to 17.75. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
30.00- Standard 24.00-
27.25, few Utility 20.75-22.60.
Few Yield Grade No. 1,1290-
2045 lbs. slaughter bulls
26.00- couple Yield
Grade 2, 1170 and 1870 lbs.
23.60 and 28.75. Medium and
Good 300-640 lbs feeder
steers 21.25-26.00, few Good
and Choice 28.25-31.00.
Medium and Good 325-545
lbs. feeder heifers 16.25-
22.50. Medium and Good 350-
650 lbs. feeder bulls 23.50-
28.25, few to 30.50.
CALVES 134. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
strong to $lO higher, Utility
unevenly steady. Few Choice
vealers 54.00-55.50, Good
48.00- Standard 31.00-
49.00, Utility 110-130 lbs.
23.00- 90-110 lbs. 18.00-
23.50, few 70-85 lbs. 15.00-
18.50. Farm Calves active:
Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs.
23.00- Holstein heifers
90-120 lbs 35.00-38.00.
HOGS 423. Barrows and
gilts strong to 75c higher. US
No. 1-2 200-245 lbs. narrows
and gilts 43.00-44.00. No. 2-3
200-265 lbs. 41.85-42.10, few
No. 24 270-295 lbs. 35.00-
36.00, few No. 1-3 150-175 lbs
34.25-39.00 US No. 1-3 285475
lbs sows 30.00-35.25, few to
39.00, few No. 2-3 375-625 lbs.
28.00- Utility 225-390
lbs. 19.25-25.00. Few Boars
26.00- Light Weight 130-
320 lbs. 34.00-38.00, one at
44.00,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26,1976
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, April 24)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogi Maine
Potatoes
April
May
June 45.15 47.50
July
August 42.50 47.20
September
October 39.70 45.35
November
December 39.35 45.50
Trend Cattle are Higher, Hogs are Higher, Potatoes are
Higher, and Eggs are Higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
( Closing bids as of Thursday, April 24)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
2.86% 3.38V* S.SBV* 123.40
May
2.55% 3.31%
July
September 2.77% 3.38 5.31V* 130.50
October
November
2.60% 3.48%
December
January 1976
Trend Com is Higher, Wheat is Higher, Soybeans are
Mixed, and Soybean Meal is Higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
509.000 1,119,000
519.000 1,182,000
476.000 1,193,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
FEEDER PIGS 263. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder pigs
15.00-33.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 27.00-38.00, No. 1-3
50-75 lbs. 30.00-35.00 per
head.
SHEEP 12. Choice 40-55 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 40.00-
55.00, one Good 80 lbs wooled
slaughter lamb at 31.50.-
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
48.20
4.71
5.46 126.20
5.27%
5.35% 138.00
READ
LANCASTER
FARMING
FOR FULL
MARKET REPORTS
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
45.90
47.90
48.95
51.00
57.60
132.50
135.50
SHEEP
108,000
110,000
125,000