Hog Markets Lancaster Hogs Saturday, March 24,1979 1125 head; I’s 200-235 lb. 51.50-53.00 few 54.85; l’s&2’s 200-245 lb. 49.00-50.10; 2’s & 3’s 200-250 48.2548.75. Monday, March 26,1979 HOGS: Barrows and gilts 2.00-2.50 lower than last Wednesday. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 47.7548.50, few 48.7549.50, few US 1210- 240 lb. 50.00-50.50, US 2-3 255- 275 lb. 45.0047.00. Wednesday, March 28,1979 HOGS: Barrows and gilts 4.00-5.00 lower. Market courtesy of USDA. St. Louis Hogs March 29,1979 7500-Barrows & gilts CONSIGN WITH CONFIDENCE You are in good hands when you do business with Walter M. Dunlap And Sons and for the following reasons— • All hogs, pigs, calves and lambs weighed upon arrival; therefore, less shrink and more ' dollars in your pocket. • All livestock penned under roof. • All cattle watered before being sold. • All cattle and hog consignments penned separately. • All livestock properly sorted by capable personnel. • No waiting at docks to unload. • Full market price for all consignments • Bonded for your protection. • Immediate payment • Free up to date market information • Open every day of the week to receive consignments • Financing of feeder cattle available ★ = NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE TUESDAY, APRIL 3 - 1 P.M. Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons where they will be handled by a capable and. exper ienced staff. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Tel. 717-397-5136 The leading firm on the Lancaster Market co>c CONTACT: JOHN CAMPBELL A s / X' A T Atglen, PA // / BROOKSIDE W\RMS\ \ \ (215) 593-5529 ((Le&J&s'n))) G^ n Y g^ E Y \ NEW KNOXVILLE OHIO (717) 349*7300 DAN DERR Conowmgo, MD (301)378-3280 National Reputation Local Service moderate, 50 to mostly 1.00 low 3r. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 44.50- 45.00; mixed US 1-3 220-250 lb. 44.2544.75. SOWS; 1.00-2.00 lower. US 1-3 300450 lb. 40.00; 450- 500 lb. 41.00; over 500 lb. 41.5042.00. Indianapolis r Hogs March 29,1979 1400-receipts ran 200 over early estimates of 1200. 1200-Barrows & gilts moderately active, mostly 1.00 instances 1.50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 44.00- 44.50; US 1-3 235-255 lb. 43.25- 44.00. ' SOWS: Moderately ac tive, 75-1.00 lower. US 1-3 300-600 lb. 39.00- 43.00. New Holland Hogs New Holland, Pa. March 26,1979 '■ Hog Auction ■Today 2281 Last Monday 2021 <■ Last Year 1314 TREND: Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts 2.00-2.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-245 ib. 48.0048.50, few 48.6048.85; US 1 205-235 lb. 49.0060.00, few 50.25- 51.00; US 2-3 260-280 lb. 46.00- 47.50. Market courtesy of USDA. New Holland Feeder Pig Lancaster, Pa. March 28,1979 Feeder Pigs Today 1534 Last Wednesday 1250 Last Year 808 Compared to last Wed nesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower, extremes 15.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 15 head 23-29 lbs. 144.00- 103 head 3040 lbs. 124.00-137.00; 382 head 40-50 lbs. 112.00-133.00; 36 head 42 lbs. 130.00; 195 head 50-60 lbs. 97.00-102.00; 161 head 60-70 lbs. 83.00-95.00; 78 head 70-84 lbs. 71.00-77.00. US 2-3: 48 head 22r33 lbs. 121.00- 127 head 3844 lbs. 92.00-106.00; 130 head 45- 70 lbs. 69.00-88.00. Market courtesy of USDA, Lancaster Feeder Pigs Lancaster, Pa. ■* March 27,1979 Feeder Pigs 947 738 1308 Today Last Tuesday Last Year Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs 10.00-15.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 129 head 29-40 lbs. 123.00- 175 head 40-50 114.00- 176 bead 50-55 lbs. 108.00-115.00; 33 head 55- 60 lbs. 94.00-108.00; 58 head 60-65 lbs. 87.00-100.00; 56 head 72-79 lbs. 74.00-84.00. US 2-3: 41 head 30-37 lbs. 116.00- 28 head 4042 lbs. 113.00-120.00; 27 head 56- 62 lbs. 87.00. Market courtesy of USDA. WE WILL HAUL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN To Local Auctions From Anywhere To Anywhere or Buy Outright MEADOW GREEN FARMS Call or write Rt #1 Richland, Pa. 17087 Call 717-933-4080 or 717-933-4377 . Peoria Hogs March 29,1979 HOGS: 3300-3500-Barrows & gilts moderate, weak to 50 lower than the bulk of Wednesday’s sales. US 1-2 200-230 lb. 44.50- 45.00; US 1-3 200-240 Ib. 44.00- 44.50. SOWS: Weak to 1.00 lower. US 1-3 350450 lb. 41.00; 450-500 lb. 41.0042.00; 500-650 lb. 42.0043.00. Pa. Grain March 26,1979 Compared with last Monday’s market, for Southeastern, Central and South Central Pennsylvania: Com steady to 3 cents higher; Wheat & Oats unevenly steady; Barley steady; Ear Com steady to $3 higher. Prices paid delivered to dealers dock. (All prices per bushel, except for Ear Com per ton.) Southeastern Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.33- 2.61, average 2.49; Wheat No. 2 range 3.50-4.00, average 3.77; Barley No. 3 range 1.60-1.85* average 1.76; Oats No. 2 range 1.40- -1.60, average 1.55; Soybeans No. 1 range 7.10-7.40, average 7.27; Grain Sorghum No. 2 range 1.70- 1.90, average 1.80; Ear Com range 63.00-68.00, average 66.08. Central Pa. Com No. 2-y range 2.25- 2.45, average 2.36; Wheat No.. 2 range 3.40-3.80, average 3.61; Barley No. 3 range 1.60-1.80, average 1.69; Oats No. 2 range 1.35- 1.60, average 1.46; Grain Sorghum No. 2 range 2.00- 2.20, average 2.08; Ear Com range 58.00-63.00, average 59.89. So. Central Pa. (Franklin and Cumberland Counties) Com No. 2-y range 2.10- 2.35, average 2.28; Wheat No. 2 range 3.40-3.50, average 3.52, few to -3.90; Barley No. 3 range 1.60-1.75, average 1.67; Oats No. 2 range 1.55-1.70, average 1.60; Ear Com range 56.00- 65.00, average 59.38. Southeastern, Central and South Central ' Summary FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE... to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer. May we serve you? S. K. SHOTZBERGER. INC. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION Gene Zwally, President Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604 Phone: 393-4641 (day or night) J.M. HOODER Inc. LuIMC. iSTEU ST' CKY/l. 'S 'k V Your Livestock Broker Serving You Since 1895. • Up-to-date market information. • We sell slaughter cattle, fat hogs, calves, lambs, feeder pigs. • Suppliers of feeder cattle. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE TUESDAY, APRIL 3-1 P.M. Consign your livestock to J. M. Hoober, Inc., where it will receive personal care and service. Call Us; Phone (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084 Small Stock Division - 397-6191 Home-626-5659 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1979 Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 29,1979) Com Wheat Soybeans Meal May 2.50V4 3.40 July 2.53% 3.25% 7.81% 205.90 2.57% 3.26% 7.37% 202.00 Sept. Oct. Nov. 2.62% 3.36% Dec. Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower, Soybean Meal is lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Reynolds Securities, Inc. Futures Trading Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 29,1979 April 72.32 45.55 May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Trend - Cattle are low. Hogs are lower, Potatoes are higher, and Eggs are lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Reynolds Securities, Inc. U.S. Inspected I Livestock Slaughter | Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CATTLE CALVES'' HOGS Week to Date 450,000 43,000 Same Period Last Week 470,000 45,000 Same Period Last Year 529,000 64,000 Market courtesy of USDA. Com No. 2-y range 2.25- 2.60, average 2.41; Wheat No. 2 range 3.40-3.95, average 3,67; Barley No. 3 » ■ i r i' Chicago Chicago New York Chicago Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs Potatoes 70.50 47.92 40.30 68.45 45.70 66.97 42.85 67.45 43.32 range 1.60-1.85, average 1.72; Oats No. 2 range 1.40- 1.65, average 1.52; Ear Com range 58.00-68.00, average 62.53. Com No. 2-y range 2.30- 2.48, average 2.36; Wheat No. 2 range 3.20-3.50, average 3.32; Barley No. 3 range 1.55, average 1.55; Oats No. 2 range 1.35-1.50, average 1.39. Lebanon County Farm Women Society 18 will present “Swing into Spring”, a fashion show featuring fashions by 16 Plus and Famous Maid of Lebanon Valley Mall, on April 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Lebanon Municipal Building Auditorium. Donations of 75 cents per person are asked. All Societies and their friends are invited, along with the general public. Tickets may be obtained at the door. I B, Medical examiners are the detectives of modern forensic science. A crack expert in the field, the April Reader’s Digest declares, can tell the sex, age, height and weight of a victim from a little as a single bone. Soybean 7.73% 202.70 197.40 7.15% 196.70 52.45 51.70 53.15 59.70 6.15 62.50 77,000 1,364,000 77,000 1,262,000 76,000 1,137,000 Western Pa. Fashion show set 3
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