Hog Markets Lancaster Market mday March 21 : Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower. tOWS AND GILTS: 200-240 lb. 39.50-40.00; i-2 200-240 lb. 38.50-39.00; US 2-3 200-250 lb. 37.50-38.25. St. Louis Thursday, March 24 St. Louis Hogs: 6500 Barrows & gilts trading moderate, 50-75 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.25 to mostly 37.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 37.00-37.25, L & M FUR &WOOLEN ENTERPRISE 'jfwT Quality Electrified Moutons I Furs Tannery Direct Dist. - Wholesale fc Retail Check our Quafily, Price <■ Services! • Woolen Hosp. Pads - Natural t Ml Colors • Pa. Largest Selection of Woolen Products p Sheepskin Coals at Reasonable Prices • See Us At Meadowbrook Market hi Leola 117 W. Summit St., Mohnton, Pa. 215-777-2465 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-1:30; Sat. 9-5 Eight tractors, twelve trailers ready to serve you ... 40*, 45' and Possum Belly trailers. $■ K. SHOTZBER6ER. INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer P-O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) National Reputation - Local Service ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS Do you want to make buying your stockers 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. JffXT FEEDER PIG SALE TUESDAY,MARCH 29-IP.M. WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS Consignors can get state tags at our office, thereby saving 25c marketing expense Sat. March 19 Fat Pig Sale 1107 bead No. 1 209 - 240 lb. 39.50 - 40.35; No. 2 & 3 200 • 240 lb. T 3750 ■ »-50; Lightweight 120 Ijancasier . 184 lb. 29.00 - 38.00; Heavy Aurtion straights 275 - 350 ib. 32.00 - a,.?. ~ 34.75; Sows 400 - 600 lbs. 27.00 ■ 30 * 50; Boars 190 - 450 lbs - HOGS: Barrows and gilts 24 00 -31 00 1.00 higher, instances 1.25 Wed,'March 23 higher. 504 h-o^ BARROWS AND GILTS: fjo. 1 200 - 240 Ihs 39 00 • US 1 200-235 lb. 40.50-41.00; 40.00* No. 213 200 - 240 lbs US ll 255 lb 5*2S’S! ; 38 00 ’ 39 “ 0; 129 US 1-3 200-245 lb. 39.25-39.75; - 187 lbs. 28 00 -38 25* Sows US 2-3 235-265 lb. 37.50-38.50. - S lbs -’S Peoria Auction 185 - 260 lbs 25 00 * Thursday, March 24 Peoria Hogs: 4500 Barrows & gilts fairly active, opening 1.00 lower. v-^ US 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.00- 37.50; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 36.50- 37.00. 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 II A.M LANCASTER STOCK YARDS si. For Further Information, Cdl 717-397-5136 Vintage Indianapolis Thursday March 24 Indianapolis Hogs! 2000 Barrows & gilts moderately active, 25-50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.75- 38.00, 100 head 38.00; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 37.25-37.75. New Holland HOGS: 1541 Retail; 36.50 - 39.75; Heavyweight 36.50 - 37.50; Lightweight 34.50 - 37.50; Wholesale 37.50 - 30.50; sows 26.00 - 32.50; boars 23.50 - 29.50. SHOATS: 1152 No. 1 and 2 32 - 43 lbs. 95.00 - 97.50, 45 - 56 lbs. 74.00 - 93.00; No. 2 25 - 39 lbs. 86.00 • 95.00. 48 - 58 lbs. 71.00 - 86.00; No. 2 and 3 36 - 46 lbs. 76.00 - 96.00; 48 -61 lbs. 72.50 - 98.00; No. 3 29 - 49 lbs. 66.00 - 95.50; Utility 29 - 38 lbs. 72.00 - 79.00. CONTACT: JOHN CAMPBELL Atglen, PA (215) 593-5529 GARY McGEE Spring Run, PA (717) 349-2340 DAN DERR Conowingo, MO. (301)378-3280 - Lancaster Grain Prices Friday March, 251977 These priqe§ are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating' area feed and grain concerns. 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 Friday, March 25 are as follows: Bid+ Offered+ Ear Corn €3.00 71.00 Shelled Corn 2.57% 2.75 Barley 2.45 2.65 Oats Local 1.67 1.87 Western 2.18 2.38 Wheat Millers 2.69 2.89 Soybeans 8.20 Soybeans Meal Lancaster [Continued from Page 2] Choice 2-3 36.00-38.00; Goodi 2-3 34.00-37.25; Standard 1-2 30.50-34.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 850-1025 lb. 35.85- 37 .00; Good 23 750-1000 lb. 30.0034.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 27.50-29.75, few 30.0030.75; Cutter 27.00- 28.75; Canner and low Cutter 23.00-27.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1250 lb. 36.5037.75; Good 1000-1250 lb. 33.5035.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1700 lb. 33.75-35.75, couple 36.00-36.50; yield grade 2 1000-1250 lb. 30.00- 33 50. VEAL CALVES: 507. Vealers mostly steady, instances strong on Standard and Good 80-110 lb. VEALERS: Prime 75.00- 80.00, few 80.50-85.00; Choice 64.00- high Good and low Choice lb. 53.00- 64.00; 115-130 lb. 35.00-41.00; Good 35.0043.00; Standard and Good 90-110 lb. 27.00- 35.00, few Standard 70-90 lb. 20.00- SHEEP: 23. Market not fully tested, few head Choiced 20-52 lb. spring lambs 82.00 and few Utility slaughter ewes 16.0fr-22.00. GOATS: 48 head. All weights sold by the head mainly 18.00-28.00. ~ - * t> *■ *■ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 26,1977—3 Futures Trading April 38.65 35.45 7.00 50.00 May June 41.55 38.10 July Aug. Sept. Oct 42.90 36.85 Nov. 279.50 Dec. ' Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are lower, and Eggs are mixed. Market Provided by Commodity Department Reynolds Securities, Inc. CHICAGO GRAM FUTURES Wheat May 2.79 July 2.86% Aug. 2.93% Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 3.03% Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is higher, Soybeans are lower and Soybean Meal is mixed. Markets Provided by Commodity Department f Reynolds Securities, Inc. U.S. inspected Livestock Slaughter Week to date Same period last week Same period last year Know Where the Activities Will Be? Read the Farm Women Calendar. Do You Have Spring lambs At Home? At J. M. Hoober Inc. we have an experienced and capable staff to work for you in the marketing of your Lambs and Sheep. Give us a callfor any information you need. SPECIAL EASTER LAMB SALE APRIL 4, 1977 BRING YOUR LAMBS IN EARLY FOR TOP MARKET DOLLARS NEXT FEEKR PhTsALE MARCH 29, 1977 Ji PH: (717) 397-6191,569-2084,626-5659 (Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 24) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes 40.15 42.35 39.30 44.40 37.00 (Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 24) Cora Soybeans (^* n 2.58% 8.46 236.50 2.64% 8.49 239.70 2.68 7.72 218.00 2.71% Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE HOGS 576.000 1,269,000 556.000 1,270,000 582.000 1,111,000 Chicago Fresh Eggs 8.25 48.25 49.40 50.50 55.25 5.48 8.42% 237.80 195.00 7.12% 192.00 SHEEP 95.000 97.000 99.000
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