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Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 3000 - Barrows &
gilts active, 50-1.00 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. mostly
31.50-31.75; US 1-3 200-250
lbs. 31.00-31.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50 higher
than Wednesday’s dose.
(12%). US 1-3 325-450 lbs.
27.50; 450-650 lbs. 28.00-29.00,
Ismail lot 29.50.
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DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821
717-275-2880
HORSE SALE HELD 3rd
SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Market your cattle & hogs
the auction way.
Sale every Monday 2 P.M.
Melvin M. Lehman (Owner)
CONSIGN
WITH
CONFIDENCE
You are in good hands when you do business
with Walter M. Dunlap And Sons
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
TUESDAY, APRIL Ist
At 1:00 P.M.
Consign ail your feeder pigs to Dunlaps where
they will be handled by a capable and experienc
ed staff. Get state tags at our office thereby sav
ing 25 * expense. Pigs received from 6 A.M. to 11
A.M. day of sale.
WALTER M. DUNLAP
AND SONS
-The leading firm on the Lancaster Market
Tel. (717)397-5136
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: St. Louis has a
major cable cut. No
telephone calls can go m or
out. The grapevine says that
bairows and gilts are selling
75 cents higher with a top of
32.00. However, this is not
official.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, March 26
supplied by USDA
Feeder Pigs
Today 1525
Last Wednesday 1173
Last Year 1534
Compared to last Wed
nesday feeder pigs 18.00-
25.00 lower. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2: 153 head 25-39 lbs.
43.00- 384 head 40-49
lbs. 39.00-52.00; 247 head 50-
59 lbs. 35.50-45.00; 104 head
60-69 lbs. 34.0043.00; 114
head 70-95 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
US 2-3: 111 head 27-39 lbs.
34.0043.00; 71 head 44-53 lbs.
32.0040.00; 42 head 6045 lbs.
27.00-
Vintage
Hogs
Paradise, Pa.
Saturday, March 22
Report supplied by auction
Total 976 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
US 1 206-245 lbs. 36.00-
38.10; US 2 & 3, 210-245 lbs.
35.00- Sows 325-556 lbs.
28.50-31.75; Boars2so-500lbs.
27.00-
Wednesday, March 26
Total 438 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
US 1 205-340 lbs, 30.50-
32.10; US 2 & 3, 200-245 lbs.
28.00-30.75; Sows 300450 lbs.
23.50-26.00; Boars 200-350 lbs.
22.25-24.50.
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, March 22
Report supplied by auction
1350 bead.
U.S. No. 1200-235 lbs. 37.00-
40.50; 1 & 2 200-245 lbs. 35.50-
36.00; 2 & 3 200-250 lbs. 34.75-
35.50.
Monday, March 24
HOGS; Barrows and gilts
2.00-3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 33.00-34.10,
Around 65 head 34.25-35.10;
US 1 205-240 lbs. 35.75-36.00;
US 1-3 225-255 lbs. 32.00-
33.00; 260-275 lbs. 30.00-31.75.
Wednesday, March 26
HOGS: Compared to
Monday barrows and gilts
2.00-2.25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 30.85-31.85,
few 32.00-32.35; US 1 200-240
lbs. 33.00-33.50; US 1-3 225-
270 lbs. 29.75-30.75.
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Tuesday Only
717-933-4080
CONTACT:
JOHN CAMPBELL
Atglen, PA
(215) 593-5529
GARY McGEE
Spring Run, PA
(717)349-7300
DAN DERR
Conowingo, MD
(301)378-3280
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 1500 - Barrows &
gilts active, 50 higher. US 1-2
210-240 lbs. 31.50-32.00.
SOWS: Moderately active,
mostly 1.00 lower with
weights over 500 lbs. not
tested. (6%). US 1-3 300400
lbs. 26.50-27.00; 470500 lbs.
28.00-29.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lbs.
24.00.
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, March 24
Report USDA
Hogs
Today 2085
Last Monday 1927
Last Year 2281
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts
opened 1.50-2.00 lower, later
trading 2.00-3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.25-35.00,
few early 35.25-35.75; US 1
200-240 lbs. 36.00-37.00; US 1-
3 200-260 lbs. 34.0034.50; few
early 34.5035.25.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, March 25
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Pigs
1506
852
, 847
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
Compared to last Tuesday
US 1-2 feeder pigs 13.00-18.00
lower, small supply US 2-3
6.00-10.00 lower. All pigs
weighted on arrival and sold
by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 267 head 26-39 lbs.
31.00- 513 head 40-49
lbs. 43.00-61.00; 378 head 50-
59 lbs. 40.00-60.00; 58 head 60-
71 <tn noa? no
US 2-3: 33 head 26-35 lbs.
53.00- 86 head 4049 lbs.
41.0049.00.
Oklahoma
Cattle
Thursday, March 27
Report supplied by USDA
Trading faily active.
, Feeder steers and heifers
steady to 1.00 higher supply
largely medium frame 1500-
850 lb. feeder steers and 500-
725 lb. feeder heifers,
majority coming off wheat
pasture. Good buyer at
tendance.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium frame 1 few 300-400
lb. 83.00-86.75; few 400-500
lbs. 76.75-86.75, lot 416 lbs.
thin 94.00; 500600 lbs. 73.00-
81.25; 600-700 lbs. 72.00-75.50; i
700-800 lbs. 68.25-73.50,.
package 705
lb„ 74.75; 800-900 lb. 67.00-
69.00 lot 895 lb. fleshy 64.00;
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980—A3
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 27)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
May 2.58% 4.08
July 2.71% 4.18%
Aug.
Sept.
2.83 4.31 6.39% 176.10
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2.92% 4.50
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 20
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are lower. Hogs are lower. Potatoes are
lower. Eggs are steady.
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
428,000 35,000
Same Period Last Week
422,000 35,000
Same Period Last Year
450,000 , 44,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
lot 975 lb. 65.00. Large frame
1 lot 680 lb. 75.00 75(1800 lb.
66.75-69.00; Two lots 81(1865
lb. 68.2588.50. Small framel
lot 880 lb. 70.75; lot 685 lb.
68.00. Medium frame 1-2 lot
385 lb. 72.50-75.00 625 lb.
70.25-72.00; 725840 lb. 64.75-
67.50. Large frame 2 450-600
lb. 64.7587.50; lot 690 lb.
64.25. Large frame 2
Holstems lot 620 lb. 58.25 lot
870 lb. 54.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium frame 1 lot 290 lb.
80.75; 300-400 lb. 73.50-76.00
400-500 lb. 67.75-72.00; lot 430
lb. 74.25; 500800 lb. 66.50-
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Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
63.72 31.17
65.65 35.10
37.00
65.30 36.95
64.35 37.00
65.75 40.10
71.25; 600-700 65.00-69.00; two
loads 640665 lb. 69.60; 700-
750 lb. 61.00-63.50. Large
frame 1 few 600-650 lb. 63.50-
65.00. Medium frame 1-2 lot
470 lb. 65.75; two lots 575-585
lb. 63.00.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
steers and heifers over 500
lb. 1.00-2.00 lower, of 3.00 off;
steer and heifer calves under
500 lb. 3.00-5.00 lower. SI.
cows 1.50-2.00 lower; late
sgles included Utility and
Commercial 2-3 48.50, cutter
1-3 42.0045.25. Slaughter
bulls closed 3.00-5.00 lower 1-
2 1300-1800 lb. 56.75-63.00.
This weeks saleable receipts
were near head compared
with 29,089 head one week
ago and 18,726 head the same
receipts; cows and bulls
near 4 percent.
5.97%' 164.00
6.23
170.50
6.32% 173.60
179.20
6.59%
184.30
42.00
4.24
4.66 44.75
47.50
49.00
7.43
SHEEP
81,000
1,464,000
82,000
1,490,000
77,000
1,340,000
LIVESTOCK
TRANSPORTATION
P.O. Box 925
Lancaster, PA
Phone
717-393-4641
(day or night)
Marvin Johns -
717-393-4641
Gene Zwaliy
717-626-8632