Hog Markets
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 15
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1807
Last Tuesday 1649
Last Year
Compared to last Tuesday
feeder pigs mostly steady,
instances 5.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold
by the hundred weight, .
US 1-2: 331 bead 20-39 lbs.
50.00- 583 bead 40-49
lbs. 47.00-53.00; 274 bead 50
59 lbs. 42.00-51.50;193 head
60-79 lbs. 36.00-42.00.
US 2-3: 115 head 24-39 lbs.
39.00- 63 head 4049 lbs.
34.00-
23 head US 3 42 lbs. 27.00.
Vintage
Hogs
Paradise, Pa.
Saturday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
Total 1328 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
US No. 1200-240 lbs. 30.00-
32.00; US 2 & 3, 220-250 lbs.
28.00- Sows 400800 lbs.
25.50-27.00; Boars 200800 lbs.
21.00-
Wednesday, April 16
Total 372 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
U.S. No. 1210-245 lbs. 29.50-
31.00; US 2 & 3 200-240 lbs.
28.00-29.00; Boars4oo€oolbs.
26.00; Sows 300-500 lbs. 27.00.
' National Reputation Local Service .
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, April 12
Report supplied by auction
1380 head.
U.S. No. 1210235 lbs. 31.00
33.50; 1 &2 200240 lbs. 30.00
30.50; 2 & 3 200250 lbs. 29.75-
30.00; Heavyweights 250268
lbs. 28.0029.50.
1464
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 2200 - Barrows &
gilts active, mostly 50 lower.
US 1-2 200250 lbs. 28.0028.50,
135 head 28.75.
SOWS: Moderately active,
compared to Tuesday 50-1.50
lower, most decline on
weights over 500 lbs. (9%).
US 1-3 300-400 lbs. 24.00-
24.50; 500-600 lbs. 26.50-27.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lbs.
few 21.50; over 300 lbs. 21.00.
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, April 14
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday US 1-2 barrows and
gilts 75-1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 205-240 lb. 29.50-30.50;
US 1-2 205-255 1b.'28.60-29.25,
195-205 lb. 27.75-29.00; US 1-3
230-265 lb. 28.00-28.75.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 16
Market supplied by USDA
Today 1686
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Compared to last Wed
nesday feeder pigs 12.00-
15.00 lower, instances 20.00
lower. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2 199 head 31-51 lb.
47.00- 297 head 3049 lb.
31.0043.00; 599 head 5045 lb.
29.00-
US 2-3 127 head 27-29 lb.
32.0040.00; 45 head 45-75 lb.
30.00-
160 Utility 25-50 lb. 24.00-
38.00. .
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 8500 - Barrows &
gilts fairly active, 25-50
lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
28.00-28.25; US 1-3 230-250
lbs. 27.75-28.00; US 2-3 250-
270 lbs. 27.25-27.75.
SOWS: 1.00-2.50 lower,
most decline on weights over
500 lbs. (About 10%). US 1-3
300-650 lbs. 25.00-26.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lbs.
24.00-24.50; 250-350 lbs. 21.50;
under 250 lbs. 20.00-21.00.
2047
1440
1642
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 5000 - Barrows &
gilts slow, mostly 50 lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 28.00-28.25,
100 head 28.50; US 1-3 200-250
lbs. 27.50-28.00.
SOWS: Mostly steady,
instances 50 lower. (9%). US
1-3 325-450 lbs. 25.00-25.50;
450-500 lbs. 25.50-26.50; 500-
700 lbs. 26.50-27.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, April 14
New Holland
Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 280
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market steady. *
All Local Horses. Load of
driving horses, 350.00-750.00;
Load of riding horses, 325.00-
500.00; Better Horses 550.00-
925.00; Lightweight killers
300.00- Heavyweight
killers 500.00-075.00; Mares
20.00- Colts 10.00-25.00;
Geldings 20.00-60.00; Larger
Ponies 125.00-200.00.
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Pa. Grain
Monday, April 14
Report supplied by PDA
' Compared, with last
Monday’s market for
Southeastern, Central and
South Central PA. Com
steady to 10 cents higher;
Wheat steady to strong,
spots 20 cents higher. Barley
and Oats steady. Ear Com
mostly steady.
Prices paid delivered to
dealers dodc - (All prices per
bushel, except Ear Com per
ton.)
1173
1416
Southeastern Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.70-
2.90, average 2.79; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.30,
average 4.06; Barley No. 3
range 2.00-2.30, average
2.16; Oats No. 2 range 1.75-
1.83, average 1.78; Soybeans
No. 1 range 5.40-5.65,
average 5.50; Grain
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.10,
average 2.10; Ear Com
range 71.00-80.00, average
73.58.
Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.60-
2.85, average 2.71; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.10,
average 3.91; Barley No. 3
range 1.85-2.10, average
1.98; Oats No. 2 range 1.55-
1.75, average 1.65; Grain
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.40-
2.65, average 2.55; Ear Com
70.00-73.00, average 72.00.
South Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.50-
2.60, few reported down to
2.80, average 2.61; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.70-4.00,
average 3.77; Barley No. 3
range 1.90-2.10, average
2.01; Oats No. 2 range 1.65-
1.90, average 1.81; Ear Com
range 65.00-72.00, average
68.50.
Western Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.80, average 2.66; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.70-3.90,
average 3.78; Barley No. 3
range few reported 1.65,
average 1.65; Oats No. 2
range 1.50-1.60, average
1.55; Ear Cora range few
reported 60.00-63.00, average
61.50.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, April 11
Report supplied by USDA
Today 518
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to two
weeks ago feeder steers
1.00-2.00 higher; feeder
heifers and feeder bulls not
fuly tested. Supply included
411 in graded sale sold in lots
of 10 or more.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: Cou
ple lots 780-790 lb.
65.00-66.00; several lots
850-920 lb. 59.10-61.35.
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Chicago Grain Futures
May 2.67% 3.86 5.96
July 2.79% 3.97 6.21% 172.20
Aug.
Sept 2.90 4.10 6.38% 178.00
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower,
Soybean Meal is lower.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Futures Trading
Apr.
May
Jane
July
Aug.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower. Potatoes are
steady. Eggs are steady.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
Week to Date
443.000
Same Period Last Week
398.000 36,000
Same Period Last Year
446,000 34,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
FRAME 1: Couple lots
640-645 lb. 65.25-67.75.
LARGE FRAME 1-2: One
lot 630 lb. 66.00 and one lot
985 lb. 56.00.
MEDIUM FRAME 2
(HOLSTEINS): 36 head
165-365 lb. 65.00-72.25.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 2 (HOLSTEINS):
One lot 645 lb. 60.00.
No Sale
Holiday
LARGE FRAME 2 (HOLS
TEINS) : One lot 750 lb. 58.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2;
One lot 540 lb. 56.50.
FEEDER BULLS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: One
lot 445 lb. 69.50; one lot 665 lb.
58.00.
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 17)
Soybean
Cora Wheat Soybeans Meal
2.94% 4.30
Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 17
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
65.10 29.70 v
64.05 33.80
35.10
64.15 34.40
63.30 35.40
64.10 39.15
36,000
Work horses Canada 1100-
2450; Work horses Tennessee
1025-1750 singles, 2250-3450
pairs; Work horses
Michigan 975-1450 singles,
2150-2375 pairs; Load of
driving saddlebreds, Ten
nessee 750-1825; Load of
driving saddlebreds, NY 750-
1200; Load of driving sad
dlebreds, NY 825-1400. Work
horses 700-1425; Mules 800-
1200 singles, 1 pr. 3300;
Driving horses 590-1625.
164.10
175.40
6.32
180.00
6.54%
184.50
42.00
4.85 45.50
48.00
49.00
7.34
SHEEP
1,521,000
82,000
1,358,000
77,000
1,215,000
76,000
Special
Horse Sale
Friday, April 11
Report supplied by auction
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