Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, May 16 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.50 2.50 lower; sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-2 SO lb. 49.50-50.10. US 1 205-250 lb. 50.25-51.50. US 1-3 210-260 lb. 48.50-49.50. SOWS; US 1-3 350-650 lb. 41.00 44.00, mainly 42.00-42.50. BOARS; 350-650 lb. 39.85-40.75. Tuesday, May 17 Today 378 Last Tuesday 136 Last Year 369 TREND: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts .25-.50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 206-255 lb. 49.75-50.50, few 50.60- 50.85. US 1-3 240-270 lb. 49.00-49.75, couple lots 270-280 lb. 48.25-49.00. Wednesday, May 18 HOGS: Compared to Tuesday barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US J 200-255 lb. 48.75-49.50; US 1 few 210- 235 lb. 49.50-50.00; US 1-3 220-270 lb. 47.50-48.50. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, May 19 Report supplied by USDA 3500 Barrows & gilts moderately active, .2S-.75 higher, mostly .50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 47.50-48.00, scattered lots 200-210 lb. 46.50-47.00; US 1-3 220-256 lb. 46.75-47.50, 250-270 lb. 46.0047.00; 270-290 lb. 45.00-46.00. SOWS: 1.00 higher. (About 9%) US 1-3 300-500 lb. 42.00-42.50,500/up lb. 42.50-44.00. BOARS; 200-250 lb. 40.50; 250-750 lb. 40.75. Serving You Since t 895 Specializing in Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home) Dick: (717)397-6191 or 299-5123 (Home) m^ 9 . ATTENTION W&M HOG PRODUCERS Now you have a choice of marketing your fat hogs on any one of 4 days a week through Walter M. Dunlap and Sons. The starting times for each day are as follows: Monday at 1 P.M., Tuesday at 10 A.M., Wednesday at noon and Saturday at 10 A.M. Consign your fat hogs to Walter M. Dunlap and Sons where they will be handled by experienced and capable personnel. All hogs weighed upon arrival. For market information contact Ken Smoker or Ollie Nagle at 717-397-5136. FEEDER PIG SALE Every Tuesday - Starting at 1 P.M. CLOSED SATURDAY. MAY 28th OPEN MONDAY. MAY 30th MEMORIAL DAY BUSINESS AS USUAL Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times ■it A* & Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, Hay 17 Report supplied by USDA Today 1285 Last Tuesday 915 Last Year 1063 TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 24 head 21-30 lbs. 102.00 126.00; 52 head 30-39 lbs. 106.00- 115.00; 178 head 4049 lbs. 99.00- 106.00; 144 head 83.00-97.00; 175 head 5059 lbs. 78.00-96.00; 65 head 51 lbs. 101.00; 53 head 6069 lbs. 75.00-90.00; 10 head 71-82 lbs. 68.00 71.00. US 2-3: 33 head 24-30 lbs. 112.00- 122.00; 25 head 36-37 lbs. 97.00- 108.00; 50 head 40-49 lbs. 76.00- 90.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, May 19 Report supplied by USDA ' 1000 - Barrows & gilts slow, .25- .50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb. 47.75-48.25, lot near 260 lb. 47.25. SOWS: Moderately active, under 500 lb. steady-,50 lower, over 500 lb. 1.00-1.50 lower. (10%) US 1-3 500- 640 lb. 43.0044.25; US 1-3 & some Medium 330470 lb. 41.0042.00. BOARS: Over 400 lb. 38.00; some 260-350 lb. 35.00-36.00. New Holland Hogs Monday, May 16 Report supplied by USDA Today 1763 Last Monday 1874 Last Year 1479 TREND: Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts .50 to mostly 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS': US 1-2 200-250 lb. 49.10-50.50, mainly 49.25- 49.85. US 1 205-250 lb. 51.00-52.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb. 48.5(M9.25. US 2-3 couple lots 250-260 lb. 46.00. Carlisle Feeder Pigs Carlisle, Pa. ~ Friday, May 13 Report supplied by auction Total 617 Pigs. TREND: Compared to April’s Graded Pig Sale pigs were at least 15.00 lower. All pigs were weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US NO. 1-2: 153 head 3M9 lbs. 83.00-101.00, mostly 99.00-101.00; 5 head 40-43 lbs. 52.50-71.00; 92 head 50-59 lbs. 80.00-90.00; 2 head 55 lbs. 67.50; 127 head 60-79 lbs. 70.00- 94.00. US NO. 2: 50 head 32-38 lbs. 90.00- 99.00; 9 head 25-36 lbs. 70.0085.00; 87 head 42-53 lbs. 77.0086.00; mostly 84.0086.00; 20 head 6070 lbs. 60.00-75.00. US NO. 2-3: 36 head 39-85 lbs, 61.0068.00. US NO. 3:14 head 2053 lbs. 51.00 77.50. (Sold single or in small lots) UTILITY: Bhead3l lbs. 77.50. AS IS: 10 head 23-56 lbs. 30.00 52.50. LATE CUTS: 6 head 29-35 lbs 67.50-77.50. Peoria Hogs Thursday, May 19 Report supplied by USDA 2500 - Barrows & Gilts fairly active; steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 47.50-48.00, 100 head 48.25; US 1-3 200-250 Jb. 46.5047.50. SOWS:' .50-1.50 lower. (15%) US 1-3 350-500 lb. 41.50-52.40; 500-650 lb. 41.5042.00. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 41.25; 250- 350 lb. 37.00-38.00; under 250 lb. 40.004100. New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, May 18 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Comapred to last Wednesday feeder pigs uneven, generally steady to 10.00 lower, although 40-50 lb. mostly steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 35 head 27-28 lbs. 102.00- 111.00; 92 head 31-39 lbs. 95.00- 101.00; 234 head 4049 lbs.. 82.00- 93.00 ; 38 head 4847 lb. 70.00-73.00; 252 head 50-59 lbs. 67.00-82.00; 43 head 60-70 lbs. 63.00-73.00. US 2-3 69 head 30-39 lbs. 84.00- 99.00; 37 head 4043 lbs. 78.00-81.00. Editorials Editorially speaking Departments •■arm Calendar Mailbox Markets Classified Ads Farm Business news Public Sales Dairy Mifflin Co dairy promo Walk-Way Dairy fcxpo Lehigh goat I arm York dairy crown Dairyman's travels Centre DHIA Bradford DHIA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, May 19 Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspection CATTLE. CALVES HOGS SHEEP Week to Date (Est.) 502.000 36,000 Same Period Last Week (Est.) 507.000 40,000 Same Period Last Year (Act.) 514.000 ‘ 37,000 May 3.11 July 3.07 */< Sept. rem Meal is lower. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Friday, May 13 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Friday 492 Last Year 882 TREND; Insufficient volume to fully test trends. Supply included 65 head in one string, around 35 head in lots ot four to seven with balance in lots ot three or less. FEEDER STEERS; Medium Frame 1: One lot 535 lb. 69.25; one lot 720 lb. 63.35 and one lot 825 ib. 61.50; Medium and Large Frame 1- 2: 65 head 635-725 lb. 63.00-64.25. 887 725 506 in Four Sections B3BandCB D 2 D 29 Al 9 A2B A 32 813 814 DIB D 22 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Way 21,1983-A3 IHS. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 19 > Soybean Wheat Soybeans Meal Corn 3.46^4 3.52 3 /4 •IXIH 3.62 lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower. Soybean -orn is Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. lh is issue Home end Youth Flomestead Notes Ftomeon the Range Kid's Korner. AlO Cheese Quiz York dairy crown Farm Women news FFA news Alt) 836 Columns Now is the time Craft Corner On being a farm wile Ladies, have you heard? Ida’s Notebook Seeding, weeding . . Dairy Business Farm Talk. Highlights blizabethtown Fair Crawford barn raising York sheep dog Huntingdon heifer sale 1,303,000 94,000 1,230,000 100,000 1,236,000 92,000 6.21 J /2 6.29 6.48 a /4 Futures Trading .(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 19) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes June 68.00 51.05 July Aug. 65.02 48.27 61.50 Oct. Nov. Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. 181.00 183.40 186.50 51.02 7.32 B 2 B 6 810 812 813 829 DIO AID B 5 • B 9 816 819 Dl9 . 028 A 22 A3O A3O 013
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