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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
May 19,1975
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 210-235 lb. 49.60-19.75;
Few US 1 205-225 lb. 50.00-
50.50; US 2-3 200-250 lb. 49.35-
49.60, 250-280 lb. 48.85-49.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-450 lb.
38.75-39.75, 450-650 lb, 39.75-
40.75.
BOARS: 400-650 lb. 35.85-
36.75.
Lancaster
Auction
May 21,1975
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 lower, although
closing SO to mostly 75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Few US 1 210-235 lb. 50.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 49.50-49.85;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 48.00-49.50;
Late mainly 48.00-48.60.
Vintage
Auction
May 17,1975
Hogs: 957; barrows and
gilts steady to 1.00 higher. 1-2
49.50-49.85; 2 lots at 50.35 and
50.60; 1-3 48.5049.50; 2-3
47.7548.50; 24 42.7545.00; 1-
3 30.00-31.50 few 180-185 lbs.
44.0044.25; Sows 1-3 32.75-
40.25 and boars 33.50-34.75.
May 21,1975
Hogs: 375; barrows and
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S. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC.
JLWEgrOCI^TC|ANSPORT^ION
" Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
Trust Us With your Feeder and Fat Cattle,
Trust Us With your Feeder Pigs and
Slaughter Hogs.
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us a leader for over 80 years.
Order buying our specialty.
Lancaster Stockyards
Please Call Us
Ph. (717) 397-6191, 569-2084, 626-5659.
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WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Consignors can get state tags at our office, thereby saving 25c marketing
expense.
gilts 50 higher with spots to
1.00 higher. 1-2 49.50-50.00; 1-
3 48,00-49.00; 1-3 38.00-40.10
and boars 34.00-36.00.
New Holland
Auction
Hogs: 1333. Barrows and
gilts steady to 1.00 higher. 1-2
49.75-50.50; 1-3 49.25-19.75 ; 2-
3 48.00-49.25; 1-3 160-190 lbs.
47.0049.25; Sows 1-3 37.00-
41.50 and Boars 33.0045.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
No market report
available at press time.
St. Louis
Auction
May 23,1975
HOGS: 550.
Barrows and gilts
moderately active, 75 to
mostly 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
35 head consignment US 1-2
220 lb. 49.00; Us 1-3 200-240 lb.
48.25-48.75, mostly 48.50-
48.75; Few lots uneven for
weight 48.0048.50; 240-250 lb.
47.5048.25; US 2-3 250-270 lb.
46.5047.50; US 24 270-310 lb.
45.5046.50; US 1-3 170-180 lb.
40.5041.00.
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TUESDAY, MAY 27th
Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons
where they will be handled by a capable and experienced staff.
LANCASTER STOCK YARDS
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Indianapolis t
Auction
May 23,1975
HOGS: 200
Barrows and gilts very
slow, uneven limited opening
sales 1.00-1.50 lower, but not
fully established.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 48.50-49.00;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 47.50-48.50.
Peoria
Auction
May 23,1975'
HOGS: 4000.
Receipts currently 700
under estimate. Barrows
and gilts fairly active,
opening 1.00 lower. " '''
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 47.50-48.25,
about 100 head 48.50; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 47.00-47.50,
Local Grain
Thursday, May 22
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
May 22, 1975 are as follows:
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com 67.33 74.33
Shelled Com 2.97 3.09
Oats
Local
Western
Barley
1.68 1.96
2.22
2.01 2.11
Wheat
Millers
2.93
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pa.
May 15,1975
CATTLE 328. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard & Good steady to 75
cents lower. Slaughter cows
75 cents to $2 higher. Good
slaughter steers 35.60-45.75,
Standard 30.50-34.00, few
Utility 26.00-29.75. Few Good
slaughter heifers 37.00-39.10,
few Standard 28.00-31.35.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 25.75-
28.35, few to 29.35, Cutters
23.50-26.00, Canners 21.25-
23.50, Shells down to 17.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 32.60-36.00, few
Good 29.25-32.60, few
Standard 28.10-31.00, few
York
Livestock
Thomaaville, PA
May 21,1975
CATTLE 94. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Standard unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows
steady to 50c lower. One
Prime 1305 lbs. slaughter
steer at 50.75, few Choice
44.25-45.75, few Good 39.85-
42.50, Standard 32.00-38.60,
few Utility 28.25-30.25. Two
Good slaughter heifers 31.75
and 34.85, couple Standard
24.50 and 24.85. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-25.60,
individual’s 26.25 and 27.25,
few Commercial 23.00-28.50,
few Cutters 22.25-24.00, few
Canners 20.85-22.75. In
dividual Standard slaughter
bullock at 30.75, one Utility
at 25.10. One Yield Grade No.
1, 1250 lbs. slaughter bull at
28.50. Medium and Good 600-
830 lbs. feeder steers 25.75-
28.75, one at 29.35. Few
Medium and Good 370-510
lbs. feeder heifers 23.00-
24.75.
...
CALVES 66. One Choice
vealer at 44.00, one Good at
38.00, few Standard 29.00-
37.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 31.00-
36.00, 70-85 lbs. 21.00-28.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs. 30.00-36.00; few
Beef cross bulls and heifers
85-110 lbs. 34.00-39.00.
HOGS 26. US No. 1-3 210-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
46.00- Few US No. 1-3
430460 lbs. sows 32.50-36.00.
Few Boars 25.25-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 24. US No.
1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
16.00- per head.
SHEEPS. Lot G00d33 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs at
61.00. Few slaughter ewes
6.00-13.00.
Utility 26.50-28.60. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1200-2300 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.60-32.60.
Few Good & Choice 300-550
lbs. feeder steers 25.00-32.00.
CALVES 336. Vealers
steady to mostly $2 to $4
lower. Few Prime vealers
60.00- Choice 56.00-
63.00, Good 46.00-53.00,
Standard 38.50-46.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 34.00-38.00, 70-85
lbs. 30.00-34.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-115 lbs.
34.00-
HOGS 68. Barrows & Gilts
steady to 75 cents higher. US
No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. barrows &
gUts 47.0047.75. Few US No.
1-3 275-550 lbs. sows 35.00-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1975
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 23)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
May
June 48.80 47.50
July
August 43.70 46.90
September
October 40.15 44.37
November
December 39.25 44.60
January 1976
February 38.85 44.10
March
Trend Cattle are Mixed, Hogs are Higher, Potatoes are
Higher, and Eggs are Mixed.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
AV*V*V**»V***V**»V**«V«V»V»
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 23)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
May
July
September 2.64 3.30 V« 5.15 126.50
October
November
December
Januaryl976
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Higher, Soybeans are
Mixed, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, fnc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
507.000 973,000
494.000 978,000
475.000 1,279,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 58. US No.
1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs
31.5042.00 per head.
SHEEP 25. Few Choice 60-
85 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 53.00-53.50, lot Good 65
lbs. 39.50.
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster Stockyards, hie.
HEAVY
PRODUCING
HIGH-GRADE
HOI.STEIMS
FEEDER CATTLE
JOSEPH BRILL
Lancaster RD6,17603 717-394-8184
47.95
5.18 54.20
6.15
2.76 3.24% 5.29% 125.00
2.50% 3.39%
RAY HARBOLD
ONE STEP HAULING
717-367-4036
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
42.50
45.00
47.75
53.20
52.45
127.50
5.15%
130.00
5.21^
SHEEP
114.000
113.000
116.000