Hog Markets
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, Feburary 10,1979
Total 980 hogs.
No. 1, 200 to 235 lb. 58.00-
60.10; No. 1-2, 200 to 245 lbs.
56.75-57.50; No. 2-3,200 to 255
lb. 56.0fc56.60. .
Monday, February 12,1979
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly steady with last
Wednesday.'
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 56.50-57.25,
few 57.35-57.60; US 1 205-240
lb. 58.50-58.75; US 1-3 230-270
lb. 55.50-56.50.
Wed., February 14,1979
HOGS: , Compared to
Monday harrows and gilts
steady to firm..
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lb. 56.75-57.50,
few 57.60-57.85; Few US 1
National Reputation—Local Service
210-240 lb. 58.50-58.75; US 1-3
220-260 lb. 56.0556.75; Few
US 2-3 255-270 lb. 55.50-56.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Lancaster, Pa.
Tues., February 13,1979
Feeder Pigs
686
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
' Snail supply feeder pigs
US 1-2, compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 5.00-
10.00 lower. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2132 head 35-50 lbs.
120.00-121.00; 306 head 51-56
lbs, 112.00-119.00; 75 head 62-
69 lbs. 95.00-104.00; 102 head
71-80 lbs. 87.00-94.00; 25 head
85-92 lbs. 69.00-76.00.
US 2-3 4 head. 67 lbs. 70.00 i
Market courtesy of USDA.
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, February 15,1979
HOGS: - 1200-Barrows &
gilts moderately active, 25-
50 higher, closing mostly 50
higher.
US 1-3 225-260# 54.50-55.50.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 55.50-
56.00.
SOWS: Moderately ac
tive, steady to 50 higher,
advance on wts under 500 lb.
US 1-3 400-550 lb. '48.00-
50.50.
St. Louis
Hogs
1053
Thursday, February 15,1979
HOGS: 5500-Barrows &
gilts active, 50-75 higher.
US' 1-2 200-240 lb. 55.50-
55.75.
Mixed US 1-3 230-250 lb.
55.00-55.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50 lower.
- US 1-3 300-450 lb. 48.25-
48.50; 450-500 lb. 49.50-50.00;
over 500 lb. 50.50-51.00.
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, February 15,1979
HOGS: 3200-Baxtows &
gilts moderate, opening
steady to weak.
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 55.50-
56.00.
US 1-3 220-240 lb. 55.00-
55.50.
SOWS:
higher.
US 1-3 350450 lb. 49.00-
49.50; 450-500 lb. 49.50-51.00;
500-650 lb. 51.00-51.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wed., February 14,1979
Feeder Pigs
1471
Today
Last Wednesday
874
Last Year
Compared to last Wed
nesday feeder pigs mostly
steady. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the
hundredweight
US 1-2 9 head 27 lbs. 128.00;
66 head 35-36 lbs. 114.00-
123.00; 257 head 43-48 lbs.
112.00- 250 head 52-58
lbs. 100.00-109.00; 113 head
63-68 lbs. 83.00-91.00; 146
head 70-84 lbs. 75.00-84.00; 12
head 101 lbs. 66.00.
US 2-3 21 head 28 lbs.
119.00; 100 head 34-38 lbs.
96.00- 105 head 43-46
lbs. 91.00-113.00; 170 head 53-
60 lbs. 83.00-105.00; 97 head
65-95 lbs. 65.00-78.00.
Market courtesy of USDA.
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Saturday, February 10
Total 885 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
- No. 1-2,200 to 240 lbs, 57.50-
58.50; No. 2-3, 200 to 245 lbs.
56.50-57.50; retail hogs
brought up to 60.25;
heavyweights 57.00-58.00;
sows 46.00-49.00; boars 41.00-
43.00.
Wednesday, February 14
Total 641 head.
No. 1-2,210 to 245 lb. 57.25-
58.25; No. 3, 200 to 240 lbs.
57.00- lightweights
56.50-57.50; heavyweights
56.00- sows 47.00-53.00;
boars 41.00-43.50.
New Holland, Pa.
Mon,, February 12,1979
Hog Auction
154 ft
Today-
Last Monday 1429
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts
2.00-2.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 56.50-
57.50; US 1210-240 lbs. 57.60-
58.50; US 1-3 225-260 lbs.
55.75-56.50; US 2-3 205-230
lbs. 54.75-55.25.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Steady to' 50
Compared with last
Monday’s market, for
Southeastern, Central and
South Central Pennsylvania:
Corn and ear corn steady
to strong; Wheat steady to
strong, instances 10 cents
higher; Barley and oats
steady, spots stronger.
Prices paid delivered to
dealers dock.
(All prices per bushel,
except for Ear Com per ton.)
1378
Com No. 2-y range 2.30-
2.52, average 2.42; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.50-4.03,
average 3.77; Barley No. 3
range- 1.60-1.85, average
1.75; Oats No. 2 range 1.40-
1.65, average 1.52; Soybeans
No. 1 range 6.80-7.35,
average 7.15; Grain
Sorghum No. 2 range 1.70-
1.85, average 1.78; Ear Com
range 59.00-66.09, average
63.39.
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Vintage
Hogs
New Holland
Hogs
1750
Pa. Grain
February 12,1979
Southeastern Pa.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
Futures Trading
Closing Bids as of Thursday, February 15,1979
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
66.10 57.00
Feb.
March
67.00 53.40 6.23 50,75
April
May
68.65 55.17
June
July
67.15 52.55
Aug.
65.55
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are
higher, and Eggs are higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, February 15,1979)
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
2.37V* 3.62V* 7.48 197.40
Mar.
May 2.47V* 3.44
July 2.53
2.56% 3,24% 7.19 196.50
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
2.61
Dec.
Trend - Com is mixed, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower.
Soybean Meal is higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U.S. inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
Week to Date
524,000 47,000
Same Period Last Week
483,000 50,000
Same Period Last Year
564,000 67,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y Range 2.20-
2.43, average 2.31; Wheat
No, 2 range 3.40-3.75,
6jKP 54J5
7.25 50.10
55.40
5.62
7.63 200.70
3.22V* 7.72 203.20
6.96%
3.35%
1,203,000
1,129,000
1,222,000
average 3.57; Barley No. 3
range 1.60-1.80, average
1.68; Oats No. 2 range 1.30-
1.60, average 1.45; Grain
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.00-
2.20, average 2.08; Ear Com
range 58.00-61.00, few down
to 50.00, average 58.29.
So. Central Pa.
(Franklin and Cumberland
Counties)
Com No. 2-y range 2.00-
2.35, average 2.22; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.35-3.40,
average 3.39; Barley No. 3
range 1.60-1.75, average
1.68; Oats No. 2 range 1.55-
1.70, average 1.59; Ear Com
range 50.00-60.00, average
55.75.
Southeastern, Central ~
and South Central
Summary
Com No. 2-y range 2.20-
2.50, average 2.35; Wheat
No. 2 range' 3.40-4.00,
average 3.65; Barley No. 3
range 1.60-1.80, average
1.71; Oats No. 2 range 1.40-
1.65, average 1.50; Ear Com
range .55.00-65.00, average
59.93.
Western Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.25-
2.37, average 2.30; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.05-3.10,
average 3.08; Barley No. 3
range 1.55, average 1.55;
Oats No. 2 range 1.25-1.45,
average 1.37,
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a Soviet icebreaker, the
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3
57.50
50.55
Soybean
192.00
192.10
72,000
74,000
81,000