New
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 20
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year •
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
lower. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2:12 head 22 lbs. 139.00; 67
head 30-39 lbs. 112.00-122.00; 116
head 4049 lbs. 109.00-127.00; 148
head 50-59 lbs. 102.00-106.00; 18
head 59-64 lbs. 84.00-88.00.
US 2: 18 head 36 lbs. 104.00; 15
khead 48 lbs. 91.00.
w US 2-3: 18 head 27-30 lbs. 120.00-
122.00; 11 head 39 lbs. 96.00; 35
head 44-45 lbs. 78.00-86.00; 10 head
52-57 lbs. 76.00-77JM).
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 21
Report supplied by USDA
3000 - Barrows & gilts fairly
active, weak to mostly .50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. mostly 47.50-48.00, some
47.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 46.50-17.50.
SOWS: Steady-1.00 lower (13%).
US 1-3 350-450 lb. 43.00; 450-500 lb.
44.00- 500-650 lb. 45.00-45.50.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 40.00; 250-
350 lb. 36.00-37.50; under 250 lb.
39.00-
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 21
Report supplied by USDA
1200 - Barrows & gilts
moderately active, .25-.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
k 210-250 lb. 47.75-48.00, ap
" proximately 65 head.
Serving You Sines 1895
Specializing in -
Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle
John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home)
Dick: (717)397-6191 or 299-5123 (Home)
ter May Bth we recommend that
your lambs be consigned on Monday, May 2nd. All
lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon and will
be sorted and weighed upon arrival.
Keep in mind for consigning your lambs, Monday,
May 2nd, your consignments are respectfully solicted.
Sorting and weighing will begin at 5 A.M.
For further information contact Ken Smoker area
215-593-2123' (residence) or area 717-397-5136
(office).
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
Tuesday, April 26 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
tested. (5%) U 1
48.00-50.00.
BOARS; Scarce.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, April 18
Report supplied by USDA
559
778
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday, barrows and gilts .50-1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-255 lb. 48.25-48.85, few 49.00-
49.50.
US 1: 205-250 lbs. 49.50-50.50.
US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 47.75-48.25.
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, April 16
Report supplied by auction
U.S. 1 & 2 205-240 lbs. 49.00-51.00;
US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 47.5049.00;
Sows 400-500 lbs. 41.00-44.50; Boars
300-500 lbs. 38.00-40.00.
Wednesday, April 20
US 1 & 2 205-240 lbs. 48.5050.00;
US 2 & 3 200245 lbs. 47.0048.50;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 41.00-44.50; Boars
30050038.0040.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 21
Report supplied by USDA
5500 • Barrows & gilts
moderately active, fully .50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 47.0047.25. US 1-3 210-250
lb. 46.0047.00; 250-270 lb. 45.00-
46.00; 270-290 lb. 44.0045.00.
SOWS: Uneven, weights under
500 lb. .50-1.00 lower, over 500 lb.
2.00 lower. (About 7%). US 1-3 300-
500 lb. 42.0043.00; 500-600 lb. 45.00-
47.00, some over 600 lb. 47.50.
ir 260 lb. 38.0038.25;
AN
IMPORTANT
NOTICE
O ALL CONSIGNORS
OF LAMBS
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 19
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1068
Last Tuesday 1166
Last Year 899
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder’ pigs 5.00-10.00
lower, extremes 20.00 lower. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 24 head 20-24 lbs. 128.00-
137.00; 133 head 27-39 lbs. 111.00-
119.00; 27 head 105-106.00; 346 head
40-49 lbs. 100.00-120.00; 172
head 50-59 lbs. 91.00-107.00; 28 head
63 lbs. 101.00.
US 2: 29 head 4049 lbs. 90.00-
97.00; 30 head 54-58 lbs. 82.0046.00.
US 2-3: 33 head 21 lbs. 158.00; 29
head 31-33 lbs. 100.00-110.00; 42
head 4041 lbs. 100.00-115.00; 19
head 4449 lbs. 92.00.
1824
2216
1615
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, April 18
Report snppliedby USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts .SO
LDO lower, compared to last
Monday sows under 500 lb. 1.00-1.50
lower, 500-650 lb. 2.504.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 48.7549.25. US 1 200-245
lb. 49.50-50.00, few 50.51W1.75. US 1-
3 220-260 lb. 47.8548.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 350500 lb. 43.00-
44.25; 500-650 lb. 44.5046.00.
Tuesday, April 19
Today
Last Tuesday
120
TREND: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends.
Last Year
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3,
mostly 1-2 200-245 lb. 48.50-49.00;
one lot US 2-3 257 lb. 47.85.
Wednesday, April 20
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts steady to .50
higher, instances 1.00 higher on US
1-2; sows 1.00-1.50 lower, instances
3.00 lower on 350-450 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 49.25-50.25. US 1 210-245
lb. 50.50-51.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb.
48.00-49.00. US 2-3 250-275 lb. 47.25-
48.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-500 lb. 39.00-
43.00; 500-650 lb. 43.0045.00.
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Apr. 21'
Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspect!)
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date (Est)
494.000 38,000
Same Period Last Week (Est)
470.000 42,000
Same Period Last Year (Act)
481.000 40,000
May 3.06 3.43
July 3.00
Sept
Trend - Com is lower. Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower, Soyl
Meal is lower.
116
175
ANNVILLE Newton Ban
may have officially retired as
Mr. Ag in Lebanon County, but
he literally plans to keep his
fingers in area fanning.
Those fingers are still
turning out his popular
column, “The Dairy
Business,” which is always
'chocked full of economic and
management tips for today’s
dairy operators.
In this issue
Editorials
Editorially speaking
Departments
Farm Calendar
Mailbox Markets
Classified Ads
Farm Business news
Milk Market .......
Public Sales
Horn ooi Youth
FFA presidents
Homestead Notes...
Home on the Range .
Franklin apple queen
Kid’s Korner
4-H'ers at Capital...
-Potter 4-H leaders.
Heritage Trail #7 ...
Farm Women
Doing it for the kids .
FFA public speaking .
Octorara FFA
More FFA
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Apr. 21)
Corn
3.04V*
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Retired, but
still writing
The fanning community’s
tribute to Newt by friends,
neighbors, and colleagues ap
pears on Page A 33 and his first
post-retirement column is on
Page D 24. The column will ap
pear in Lancaster Farming
about every two weeks.
Four Sections
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>t*r Faming, Saturday, April 23,1983^/1:
1,344,000 102,000
1,317,000 94,000
1,318,000 96,000
Wheat Soybeans Meal
6.17
3.54% 6.44
6.52%
3.65%
Futures
Trading
(Closingßids as of
Thursday, Apr. 21)
Chicago Chicago Newl
Cattle Hogs Mai
Potai
June 66.40 50.02
July
Aug.
63.82 48.00
Oct 61.20
Trend - Cattle are lower, K
are lower. Potatoes are lower.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
AGRICULTURE:
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Highlights
Newdistnct administrator A2O
Berks conservationists
Legumes cited tor PIK
Dairy
Md. Jersey sale
York Holstein tour
Delaware's Huff retires
Lancaster DHIA
Berks DHIA
Huntingdon DHIA
Columns
Now is the time
Dairy Pipeline
On being a farm wite ...
Ladies, have you heard?
Craft Corner
Ida’s Notebook
Seeding, weeding
Brocket's Ag Advice...
Farm Talk
Dairy Business
Milk Check
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