Hog Markets
Lancaster
Market
Monday Feb. 2», 1977
HOGS; Barrows and gilts
1.00-1.50 lower.
BARROWS 'AND GILTS:
Us 1 210-235 lb. 41.75-42.00;
US 1-3 200-255 lb. 40.5041.10
Know Where the Activities Will Be?
Read the farm Women Calendar.
GREEN DRAGON
LIVESTOCK SALES Mf
I mile North of Ephrata, PA
cows COWS COiVS
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Alfred
Albright; Bob v Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed
Stover.'plus local consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and veal calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12r30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. • Small Animal Sale
For Special. Herd Dispersals on the
fafm or at dur barn br bther market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
Walter H. Risser, Proprietor
National Reputation - Local Service
ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
Do you want to make buying your stackers and feeders easy. It can be very simple. Just call and
give us your order. All orders filled to your exact specifications. Call us anytime. We can be very
helpful.
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WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Consignors can get state tags at our office, thereby saving 25c marketing expense
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday March 2,1977
HOGS: Barrows and gilts -
50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-24(1 lb. 42.2542.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41,0041.60;
US 2n3 200-250 lb. 40.2540.75
NEXT FEEDER PK SAL
TUESDAY, MARCH 15-1 P.M.
Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons
where they will be handled by a capable and experienced staff.
Feeder pigs received from 6 A.M. to 11 A.M,
UNCASTER STOCK YARDS
For Further Information, Call 717-397-5136
Vintage
‘ Saturday, Fcb.26
1045 head.
No. 1 200-240 lbs. 42.50
43.75; No. 2 and 3 200-240 lbs.
41.0042.50; lightweight hogs
180-190 lbs. 38.0039.00; sows
330600 lbs. 31.2033.00; boars
265450 lbs. 24.0026.00.
Wednesday, March 2
602 head
No. 1 200240 lbs. 41.50
42.10; No. 2 and 3 200240 lbs.
40.0041.50; sows 400-600 lbs.
31.5032.00; boars 380840 lbs.
21.0023.25.
Vintage
Feeder Pigs
Vintage Sales Stables
Feeder Pig Sale
Thursday, March 3,1977
No. 2 and 3 30-40 lbs. 78 to
80; 50-60 lbs. 63 to 70; 85 lbs.
47.
New Holland
Monday, Feb. 28
HOGS; 1317 head
Retail: 41.50-42.76;
heavyweight 38.50-40.00;
lightweight 37.00-40.00;
wholesale 40.0041.50; sows
30.0033.50; boars 22.0033.00.
Shoats: 1076 head
No. 1 and 2 3443 lbs. 92.00
99.00, 44-56 lbs. 67.0090.50;
No. 2 3744 lbs. 90.5092.00,45-
58 lbs. 77.5082.00; No. 2 and 3
3549 lbs. 76.0096.00, 52-65
lbs. 70.0030.50; No. 3 3549
lbs. 63.0068.00, 52-30 lbs.
48.5061.00; utility 2340 lbs.
48.0066.00, 41-48 lbs. 43.00
70.00,
CONTACT:
JOHN CAMPBELL
Atglen, PA
(215) 593-5529
GARY McGEE
Spring Run, PA
(717) 349-2340
DAN OERR
Conowingo, MD.
(301)378-3280
Peoria Auction
Thursday March 3,1977
Borrows ' & gilts
moderately active, opening
steady. US 1-2 200240 lb.,
mostly 40.00, about 250 head
40.2540.50; US 1-3 200240 lb.
39.5040.00
Indianapolis
Thursday March 3,1977
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
Barrows & gilts slow, not
fully established, few early
sales 25 instances SO higher.
US 1-2 200240 lb. 40.7541.00,
1 lot 41.00; Early Sales US 1-3
200240 lb. 40.5040.75
St. Louis
Thursday March 31977
Barrows & gilts trading
moderate, steady to mostly
25 higher. US 1-2 200-240 lb.
40.2540.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb.
40.0040.25
Lancaster
Grain Prices
Friday, March 4
' These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
area 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 and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average prices quoted
Thursday, Jan. 20 are as
follows:
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com 63.00 71.50
Shelled Com 2.62 2.81
Barley 2.40 2.60
Oats
Local 1.72 1.92
Western 2.19 2.37
Wheat
Millers 2.70 2.90
Soybeans 7.90
Soybean Meal
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5,1977
I Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 24)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April 37.80 34.50 7.51 51.55
May
June 40.25 36.20
July
Aug.
Sept.
October 41.90 35.50
Dec.
Trend—Cattle are mixed, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are
lower, and Eggs are higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
CHICAGO GRAIN FUTURES
(Closing bids as of Thursday, Feb. 24)
March
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend—Corn is lower, Wheat is higher. Soybeans are
higher and Soybean Meal is higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
248.00
Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
526.000 1,173,000
540.000 1,031,000
557.000 1,015,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday March 1,1977
Feeder Pig*
1198
Today
Two Weeks Ago 1698
TREND: Compared to two
weeks ago feeder pigs 10.00-
15.00 higher. All prices on a
per hundred weight basis.
Do You Know What We Stand For?
•CATTLE - We buy for You the
kind of QUALITY that you
expect We sell to You cattle
that we STAND BY.
•MARKET - When your cattle are
ready for Market we are
there to ASSIST you in
obtaining the most for your
work and effort
Would you like to know what we don’t stand for?
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
MARCH IS, _1977
p.'eose Call Us Soon
PH: (717) 397-6191.569-2084,626-5659
38.00
37.00
41.30
43.25 36.70
Soybean
Wheat * Corn Soybeans Meal
2.70% 2.53 8.26% 236.00
2.78V* 2.60 8.28 240.00
2.85% 2.64 8.25% 240.00
2.92% 2.66% 7.72 227.50
3.02 2.69%
U.S.
US 1-2 48-60 lb. 78.50-93.00,
Mainly 86.00-91.00; 26 head 45
lb. 98.50, 125 Head 61-73 lb.
92.00-94.50; One Lot 66 lb.
72.00; US 2-3 40-55 lb. 78.00-
88.50; 31 Head 43 lb. 92.00; 55-
80 lb. 62.00-72.00; Utility 65
Head 35-55 lb. 53.00-65.00
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
6.89 58.50
8.85 48.00
49.80
51.00
55.50
8.16 239.00
206.00
7.31%
204.00
SHEEP
93.000
88.000
100,000
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