A22—Lancaster Faming, Thursday, December 24,1981
Prices received by U.S. farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Prices
received by farmers declined 1
point (8/10 of 1 percent) in
November, from its revised Oc
tober total to 129 percent of its Jan.
- Dec. 1977 average.
Lower prices for cattle, hogs,
com, soybeans, grapefruit and
lemons were-mainly responsible
for the decrease. Higher prices for
oranges, eggs, strawberries,
potatoes and milk were partially
offsetting. The index was down 15
points (10 percent) from a year
earlier and its lowest since June
1980.
Beef cattle prices, at $53.90 were
down $1,90 per hundredweight, the
lowest since November JL97B. Hog
prices were off $2.80 per hun
dredweight to $42.20, the lowest
since May. Com prices, at 52,33 per
bu., were down 12 cents, the lowest
since November 1979.
Soybeans, the $6 per bu., were
down 6 cents, the lowest since June
1980. Grapefruit prices declined
from $4.18 to $2.65 per box. Lemons
What a humbling experience
must have been some 2,000
jars ago when Christ, our
ard, was born in a lowly
[anger in Bethlehem.
It is with a deep sense of
[ankfulness at this most bless-
I time of our Christian year
lat all of your friends that
ork for Beacon Feeds along
with all of our Beacon dealers
would like to extend to you and
your families best wishes for a
“Merry Christmas” and a
“Happy new Year”.
MCCRACKEN’S FEED MILL, INC.
MARTIN'S ELEVATOR, INC.
declined from $5.64 to 99 cents a
box.
But oranges moved up from $2.37
to $4.50 per box. Eggs, from 63.8
cents to 69.5 cents a dozen.
Strawberries cents to
90.5 cents a pound. Potatoes from
$4.38 to $4.81 per hundredweight.
All milk sold nlants from $l4 to
WASHINGTON, D.C. - How are
farmers doing insofar as receiving
parity prices goes?
Here is the rundown; Ats2.Bo per
bu., wheat is only 53 percent of
parity, which is pegged at $7.11. At
2.33 per bu., corn is 48 percent of
parity, now pegged at $4.89.
Soybeans, selling for $6 per bu.
are at 48 percent of parity, now
seen at $12.50. Barley that’s selling
for $2.41 per bu. is 5? percent of
parity’s $4.46. At $53.90 per hun
dredweight, beef cattle are selling
at 58 percent of parity’s $92.50. At
BLESSINGS
T CHRISTMAS
W.L MUMMERT CO.
Hanover, PA
717-637-6923
Manheim, PA
717-665-2186
Hagerstown, MD
301-733-2553
BEACONFEEDS
York, PA
Ph: 717-843-9033
How are parity prices treating farmers?
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MOGEI BROS. FEED
Hamburg. PA
215-562-5398
JOHN M. HERR & SONS, INC.
Grantville, PA
717-469-0988
G.S. SNYDER FEED
Brodbeck, PA
717-235-12X3
RICHARD B.KENOIG .CHESTER WIEST ISAAC K; LEFEVER R.E, RUDISILI RAYBRANAS
Special Accounts Sales & Distribution Beacon Advisor Sales & Distribution Beacon Advisor
Representative Manager Phone 215-267-7042 Manager 717-&J3-4515
Phone 302-478-3058 Phone 717-741-2600 L, Phone 717-854-2281
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Meanwhile, the Index of Prices
Paid by farmers remained at 151
a record high. It first reached 151
in June, declined a point in July,
but has been at 151 each month
since. The index was up 7 points
(4 Q from a year erri'er.
$42.20 per cwt., hogs are selling at
51 percent of parity’s $82.70.
At 63.8 cents per dozen, eggs are
LANCASTER - The Lancaster
County Conservation District has
announces its meeting schedule for
1982.
Beacon Milling Company, Inc.
Employee Owned. That's Why We Shine.
H.O. ANDREWS & SONS, INC.
McVeystown, PA
717-899-6772
continue to decline
With the. Index of Prices
Received down 1. point and the
Index of Prices Paid unchanged,
the Ratio of the Index of Prices
Received to Prices Paid declined 1
point to 85 the lowest on records
in the current series which began
in 1965, but ihe Statistical
60 percent of parity, pegged at
$l.ll and turkeys, at 35.6 cents a
pound are 49 percent pf parity’s 71
cents.
LCCD posts meeting dates
The board’s monthly meetings
are held at the Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster, and begin at
7:30 p.m.
WHY & CLOUSE FEED MILL
Carlisle, PA
717-249-2963
HOLT’S MILL
Witmar. PA
717-393-1369
STEVENS FEED MILL, INC.
Stevens, PA
215-267-2150
Reporting Service says it’s the
lowest since 1933.
Under the old 1910-14 formulas,
Prices Paid declined 2 points to
591, Prices Received remained
unchanged at 1,039, and the Parity
Index remained unchanged at 57
the lowest since April 1933.
Realistically,.oats seems to be
doing best. At $1.91 per bu., it’s 73
percent of parity, which is pegged
at $2.63.
The following meeting dates
have been set: Peb. 3; March 3;
April 7; May 5; June 2; July 7;
Aug. 4; Sept. 1; Oct. 6; Nov. 3;
Dec. 8.
CLARK SUPPLY CD.
Rising Sun, MD
301-658-6464
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H. JACOB HOOBER
Intercourse, PA
717-768-3431
NEW FREEDOM FARM &
HOME SUPPLY, INC.
New Freedom, PA
717-235-3606
ELROY SANER
Thompsontown, PA
717-535-5583