Hog Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, March 29 0 Report supplied by UBDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday, barrows and gilts 1.00- 1.50 lower. BARROWS AMD GILTS: US 1-2 205-245 lbs. 51.75-52.50; US 1210-245 lbs. 53.00-54.00, few selected 54.25- 55.25; US 1-3 210-250 lbs. 51.50-61.75. SOWS: US 1-3 350-450 lbs. 45.00- 48.50, mainly 46.00-47.50; 450-650 lbs. 48.50-50.00. Tuesday, March 30 Report supplied by USD I Today Last Tuesday 346 TREND; Compared to Monday; barrows and gilts weak to .50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 205-245 lbs. 51.5042.35; US 1210-240 lbs. 53.00-53.50; US 1-3 200-260 lbs. 51.00-51.50, one lot 196 lbs. 50.00. ® Vintage Hogs Vintage Sales Stables Saturday, March 27 ' Report supplied by auction U.S. 1 & 2 210-235 lbs. 52.50-54.00; U.S. 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 51.00-52.50; Sows 300-500 lbs. 44.0047.00; Boars 300-600 lbs. 40.00-42.75. Wednesday, March 31 Report supplied by auction U.S. 1 & 2 210-235 lbs. 52.00-53.35; U.S. 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 51.00-52.00; Sows 300-500 lbs. 44.0046.00; Boars 300600 lbs. 39.0041.00. J.M. HOOBER Inc. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS X Your Livestock Broker Since 1695 " * • Up-to-date market information * Commission Agents for slaughter cattle, fat hogs, calves, lambs, feeder pigs • Suppliers of feeder cattle Consign your livestock to J.M. Hoober, Inc., and receive personal care & service. PH: (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084 Hog Dept. 626-8653 _ a9 ier April ... and the Greek Easter April 18th we recommend that your lambs be consigned on either Monday, March 29th, Monday April sth or Monday, April 12th. All lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon and will be sorted and weighed upon arrival. Keep in mind these 3 Mondays for consigning your lambs March 29th, April sth and April 12th, and your are respectfully solicited. Sorting and weighing will begin at 5 A.M. For further information contact either Ken Smoker area 215-593-2123 (residence) or Glenn Kulp area 717-665-4614 (residence) or area 717-397-5136 (office). NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE Tuesday, April 6 at 1:00 PM Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717)397-5136 An old Line Commission Firm keeping abreast with the times New Holland Hogs Monday, March 29 Report supplied by USDA Today 1770 Last Monday 1046 Last Year 1169 TREND: Compared to last Monday, barrows and gilts .25-5.00 lower, extremes 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 205-240 lbs. 52.00-52.50; US 1205-245 lbs. 53.00-53.75; US 1-3 200-260 lbs. 51.00-51.75. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, April 1 HOGS: 1400. Barrows and gilts * active at decline, fully 1.00 lower, instances 1.25 lower. US 1-2 215-255 lbs. 50.50-51.00, very uneven shipment 50.25; US 1-3 210-260 lbs. 50.50-50.75. Sows active, mostly steady, instances .50 lower. US 1-3 few 350- 450 lbs. 44.00-47.00, package 470 lbs. 48.00; 500-550 lbs. 51.50-52.50, package near 500 lbs. 51.00. Boars under 300 lbs. 40.00; over 300 lbs. 42.00. 401 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, April 1 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: 5500. Barrows and gilts under 250 lbs. .75-1.00 lower; over 250 lbs. generally steady. US 1-2 220-250 lbs. 50.5050.75; 200-220 lbs. 49.50-50.50; US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 50.00 50.50. Sows .501.50 lower. US 1-3 300 500 lbs. 46.0047.00; over 500 lbs. ui no-s 9 no Boars over 300 lbs. 43.5043.75; 200300 lbs. 45.00. AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday, feeder pigs firm to 5.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 224 head 27-39 lbs. 144.00- 150.00; 524 head 40-49 lbs. 122.00- 141.00; 109 head 50-59 lbs. 111.00- 131.00; 35 50-59 lbs. 103.00-106.00; 21 head 62-72 lbs. 89.00-96.00. US 2-3: 8 head 21 lbs. 151.00; 38 head 31-39 lbs. 123.00-144.00; 5 head 42 lbs. 121.00. US 3: 21 head 30-32 lbs. 109.00- 116.00. HOGS: 4000. Trading moderate; barrows and gilts 1.00, instances 1.50 lower. US 1-2 210-250 lbs. 50.50- 51.00; US 1-3 200-250 lbs. 50.00-50.50. Sows 1.25-2.00 lower. US 1-3 350- 450 lbs. 45.00-45.25; 450-500 lbs. 48.0049.00; 500650 lbs. 49.0050.50. U.S. 1210235 lbs. 54.0055.00, few 55.25-55.75; U.S. 1 & 2 210245 lbs. 53.0053.50; U.S. 2 & 3 210255 lbs. 52.50-52.85; lightweights 190205 lbs. 51.0052.25; Sows 300400 lbs. 45.5047.75, 400 lbs. and up 47.50- 49.75; Boars 200300 lbs. 43.0044.00, 300 lbs. and up 39.0040.00. Suppliers Of Stockers I Feeders Trucking Available wTconly SCARFF ♦ ■■ Willow Vale Farms Fallston.Md. 21047 (301)838-5883 Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, March 36 Report supplied by USDA Peoria Hogs Thursday, April 1 Report supplied by USDA Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, March 27 Report supplied by auction 980 head. I'M NOT L10N... Th* Classified Livestock Section Has Mostly Selections! Editorials Editorially speaking - Our readers write . Columns Now is the time On being a farmwite Ida's Notebook . Seeding, weeding Ladies, have you heard 7 Farming's Futures Dairy Pipeline The Milk Check Ask The VMD Brocken’s Ag Advice Farm Talk Dapirtwflnts Farm Business News Public Sales Classified Ads Mailbox Markets U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter 1125 677 Thursday, Apr. 1 Report supplied by USD A Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CALVES HOGS CATTLE This Week 472,000 Last Week 467,000 Last Year 473,000 Market courtesy of USDA. Chicago Grain Futures Corn May 2.74% 3.64% July 2.84 Sept. Oct Nov. 2.93% Dec. Trend - Com is higher, Wheat is higher. Soybeans ar higher, Soybean Meal is higher. New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, March 31 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday, feeder pigs unevenly steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 82 head 28-35 lbs. 130.00 150.00; 154 head 4049 lbs. 121.00 125.00; 69 head 53-56 lbs. 119.00 132.00; 43 head 53-57 lbs. 109.00 110.00; 39 head 62-70 lbs. 96.00 102.00; 28 head 72-78 lbs. 85.00 87.00. US 2-3: 30 head 21-39 lbs. 100.00 119.00; 7 head 45 lbs. 120.00; 20 head 57-58 lbs. 95.00101.00; 16 head 65-76 lbs. 68.0076.00; 6 head 82 lbs. 57.00. in ihis issue AlO AlO D 6 El 7 C 3 837 Lancaster fanwim, Sntentey, April 3,19t2-A3 44,000 «■ 43,000 40,000 (Closing Bids as of Thursday Apr. 1) Wheat Soybeans Meal 3.71% 3.85 Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 661 753 1042 Dairy Sulbra DHIA Lancaster DHIA Potter DHIA Mifflin DHIA Centre DHIA .. D 33 Upper Susquehanna DHIA 034 Schuylkill DHIA York DHIA Fiatans Holstein president Guernsey Breeders’ 51st Pork Council educates. Red and White Sale Trickle irrigation Kentucky National Homa ami Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Farm Women Kid’s Korner Farmer’s Cookbook 4 H news 1,264,000 100,000 1,365,000 101,000 1,457,000 87,000 Soybean 6.43% 6.41% 189.70 192.50 6.58% Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday Apr. 1) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes Apr. 69.52 52.00 9.95 June 67.27 56.97 Aug. 56.65 :t 62.40 Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher.. Potatoes are higher. Markets Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. - 825 DIO D 24 D 26 D 34 A 26 A 22 D 2 DlB E 4 A2O B 2 B 6 B 9 810 814 812 SHEEP 187.60
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