Hog Markets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
• Monday, April 5
Report (upplled by USD A
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday, barrows and gilts 1.00
1.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US I>2
205-245 lbs. 53.10-53.75, mainly
53.25-53.60; US 1 205-245 lbs. 54.00
55.00, few 55.25; US 1-3 200-265 lbs.
52.75-53.25.
Tuesday, April I
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
TREND: Compared to Monday,
barrows and gilts .50-.75 lower.
Supply mainly US 1-2 210-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 lbs. 53.8554.35; US 1 few
205-245 lbs. 54.7555.50. US 1-2
couple lots 195-205 lbs. 53.2553.75.
Wednesday, April 7
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday,
barrows and gilts steady to mostly,
.25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
2 ASO lbs. 53.50-54,10; US 1205-245
lbs. 54.25-55.50; Couple lots US 1-2
200-205 lbs. 52.60-52.75; US 1-3 210-
260 lbs. 52.85-53.35; US 2-3 200-235
Jbs. 51.85-52.50.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, April 5
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday, barrows and gilts .50-1.00
higher, instances 1.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-240 lbs. 53.00-53.50; US 1205-245
lbs. 53.5054.50; US 1-3 200-260 lbs.
52.7553.25.
ip-to-date market information
• Commission Agents (or 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
.... easier April and the Greek Easter April
,g|Bth we recommend that your lambs be consigned on
Monday, March 29th, Monday April sth or
Monday, April 12th. Ail 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 consignments are respectfully solicited. Sorting
and weighing will begin at 5 A.M.
For ii l !? her contact either Ken Smoker
215-593-2123 (residence) or Glenn Kulp area
/ 4614 (residence) or area 717-397-5136
(office).
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
Tuesday, April 13at 1:00 PM
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An old Line Commission Firm keeping abreast with the times
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April#
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1429
Last Tuesday 1125
Last Year 788
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday, US 1-2 feeder pigs weak
to 5.00 lower, small supply US 2-3
mostly steady. All pigs ""'ighcd on
arrival and sold by tiw 'ndred
weight.
US 1-2: 62 bead 20-29 lbs. 142.50
150.00; 278 head 3039 lbs.< 126.00
145.00; 363 bead 4047 lbs. 118.50
131.00; 34 head 4049 lbs. 101.00
114.00; 236 head 5059 lbs. 103.00
124.00; 21 head 5659 lbs. 92.00
99.00; 22 head 6066 lbs. 81.00
85.00; 5 head 75 lbs. 77.00.
US 25: 41 head 2tflba.-156.00; 147
head 3039 lbs. 126.00147.00; 45
head 4049 1b5.,95.00124:00; 24 head
51-57 lbs. 10000104.00.
554
401
New Wilmington
Feeder Kgs
Friday, April 2
PIGS 982 - AVERAGED - 48
L857P1G—45.36/pig~- 94T83 cwt.
ALL SALES CWT. US No. 1-2 2050
lbs. 110.00-140.00, 30-40 lbs. 106.00-
126.00, 4050 lbs. 90.00-117.00, 5050
lbs. 77.00-96.00, 60-75 lbs. 63.00-
91.00, 75-100 lbs. 55.00-73.00; No. 3
20-30 lbs. 100.00, 30-40 lbs. 95.00-
120.00, 4050 lbs. 101.00, 5050 lbs.
80.00, 60-75 lbs. 71.0 C-74.00; US
Utility 20-30 lbs. 50.00, 4050 lbs.
40.00. 60,75 lbs. 34.00.
1359
1770
907
AN
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
ALL CONSIGNORS
OF LAMBS
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday,‘April 3
Report supplied by auction
940 head.
U.S. #1 210-235 lbs. 53.75-54.50,
few 54.75-55.75; U.S. 1 & 2 210-240
lbs. 52.75-53.25; U.S. 2 & 3 200-255
lbs. 52.00-52.60; Sows 300-450 lbs.
44.00-48.25, 450 lbs. and up 48.50-
49.75; Boars 200-300 lbs. 44.0047.00,
300 lbs. and up 39.5041.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 8
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 2000. Trading active.
Receipts currently 400 under the
early estimate. Barrows and gilts
opening .50-1.00 higher than the
bulk of Wednesday’s sales. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. mostly 52.0052.50,
some 51.50; US 1-3 200-250 lbs.
51.50-52.00, some 51.00.
Sows under 450 lbs. mostly
steady; oyer 450 lbs. 2.00-3.00
higher. US 1-3 350-150 lbs. 47.00-
47.50, few 50.00; 450-500 lbs. 53.00-
54.00; 500050 lbs. 55.00, few 54.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 8
HOGS: 1200. Barrows and gilts
uneven, US 1-2 active, .25 instances
.50 higher; US' 1-3 slow,' steady to
weak, instances .50 lower. US 1-2
220-255 lbs. 52.00-52.50, 85 head
52.75; US 1-3 215-270 lbs. 51.00-51.75.
Sows active, .50 lower on couple
lots but market not well tested. US
1-3 package 440 lbs. 45.00; small lot
550 lbs. 53.00.
Boars under3oo lbs. scarce; over
300 lbs. 44.50-45.50.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 8
Report supplied by USD A
HOGS: 3500. Trade fairly active,
barrows and gilts .50-1.00 higher.
US 1-2 220-250 lbs. 52.00-52.50; 200-
220 lbs. 51.00-52.00; US 1-3 220-260
lbs. 51.50-52.00.
Sows .50-1.25 lower. US 1-3 300-
450 lbs. 46.7547.00; 450500 lbs.
48.00-48.50; over 500 lbs. 53.00-
55.00; some over 600 lbs. 55.50.
Boars over 300 lbs. 44.00; 200-300
lbs. 45.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1902-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
_ _ Thursday, Apr. t
Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
CATTLE
This Week
462.000
Last Week
472.000
Last Year
469.000 39,000
Market courtesy of USOA.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday Apr. 8)
Com
May 2.804* 3.65
July 2.91V*
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
2.98V*
Dec.
Trend - Com is higher, Wheat is higher. Soybeans are higher Soybean
Meal is higher.
.Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April?
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Pigs
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Wednesday, small supply feeder
pigs 3.00-8.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2: 9 head 28 lbs. 172.00; 28
head 32-39 lbs. 148.00-156.00; 128
head 4049 lbs. 118.00-134.00; 19
head 49 lbs. 110.00; 55 head 5059
lbs. 106.00-114.00.
US2-3: 7head2s-30lbs. 150.00; 29
head 31-37 lbs. 142.00-156.00; 22
head 4448 lbs. 118.00-128.00; 6 head
5057 lbs. 82.0088.00.
43,000
1,349,000 102,000
44,000
1,264,000
1,505,000
Soybeans Meal
Wheat.
6.724*
3.744* 6.72
3.88V*
6.82V*
Futures
Trading
(Closingßidsasof
Thursday Apr. 8)
345
661
742
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
Apr.
71.00 52.17
June 66.97 56.07
Aug.
Oct.
61.75
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs
are higher. Potatoes are lower.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
180,000
96,000
Soybean
190.20
193.40
197.00
9.87
55.92