Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday 1285
Last Year 1252
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 25-45 lb. 5.00-
10.00 lower, 45-75 lb. firm, in
stances 5.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2: 62 head 28-30 lbs. 110.00-
120.00; 193 head.. 30-39 lbs. 96.00-
104.00; 370 head 4049 lbs. 84.00-
99.00; 283 head 50-59 lbs. 78.00-
97.00; 57 head6o-79 lbs. 72.00-86.00.
. US 2-3: 28 head 20-22 lbs. 150.00;
hi head 3035 lbs. 86.00-97.00; 38
head 37-43 lbs. 75.00-89.00; 43 head
45-60 lbs. 70.00-76.0 b.
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, May 21
Report supplied by auction
U.S. 1 & 2 205-235 lbs. 48.0iM9.75;
US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 46.5048.00;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 39.0iM2.00; Boars
225-600 lbs. 38.00-44.00.
Wednesday, May 18
US 1 & 2 205-235 lbs. 47.0iM7.50;
US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 46.0iM7.00;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 37.00-38.75; and
Boars 225400 lbs. 36.00-39.00.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, May 23
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1686
Last Monday 1763
Last Year 1276
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts .25-.50
lower, some early sales 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 48.50-49.50, late 49.00-
49.50. US 1 205-250 lb. 49.50-51,00.
US 1-3.200-260 lb. 48.2549.00.
Serving You Since 1895
Specializing in
Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle
John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home)
Dick: (717) 397-6191 or 299-5123 (Home)
ATTENTION
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 bogs 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
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, May 23
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts .75-
LOO higher; sows steady to .50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-255 lb. 49.50-50.50. US 1 210-235
lb. 50.75-51.50, lew 51.50-52.00. US 1-
3 220-270 lb. 48.2549.10.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-650 lb. 41.00-
43.50, mainly 41.5042.50.
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts .50-.75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 48.8549.75, couple lots
50.00. US 1 205-250 lb. 50.25-50.35.
US 1-3 220-270 lb. 47.0048.75. US 2-3
220-270 lb. 45.0047.00.
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 48.0048.85. US 1 205-245
lb. 49.00-50.25. US 1-3 220-270 lb.
46.0047.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, May 26
Report supplied by USDA
700 - Barrows & gilts active, fully
.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 47.5048.00.,
SOWS: Slow, .50-2.00 lower, most
decline over 500 lb. (9%) US 1-3350-
500 lb. 39.0iM0.00. US 2-3 few 500-
600 lb. 40.00. US 1-2 & Medium 330-
550 lb. 39.0040.00.
BOARS: Few under 250 lb. 38.00;
over 350 lb. 37.00.
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
Tuesday, May 24
Wednesday, May 25
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Comapred to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
higher, with few 20-30 lb. 20.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 47 head 22-30 lbs. 129.00
134.00; 43 head 36-38 lbs. 102.00
113.00; 93 head 40-49 lbs. 98.00
110.00; 41 head 47 lbs. -89.00; 48
head 51-59 lbs. 85.00-95.00; 81 head
60-70 lbs. 77.0086.00; 12 head 75 lbs.
74.00-75.00; 9 head 90-92 lbs. 61.00
67.00.
US 2-3: 51 head 29-39 lbs. 103.00
111.00; 25 head 41-46 lbs. 91.00
101,00; 45 head 51-53 lbs. 87.00
91.00; 12 head 66 lbs. 68.00.
310
378
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, May 26
Report supplied by USDA
4500 Barrows & gilts moderately
active, steady-. 50 higher, full
advance on 210-250 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 47.25-47.50; 200210 lb.
46.50-47.00. US 1-3 220-250 lb. 46.00-
47.00; 250-270 lb. 45.25-46.25; 270-290
lb. 44.0045.00.
SOWS; Uneven, .50-1.00 lower on
300-500 lb.; steady on 500/up lb.
(About 7%) US 1-3 300500 lb. 39.50-
40.00, mostly 39.50; 500/up lb. 41.00-
42.00.
BOARS: 200-250 lb. 41.00; 250-750
lb. 40.50.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, May 26
Report supplied by USDA
2000 - Barrows & Gilts moderate,
opening .25-.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 46.5047.50, volume
47.00; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 45.5046.50.
SOWS: Weak to 1.00 lower.
(17%) US 1-3 350-500 lb. 40.0040.50;
500-650 lb. 41.0041.50.
Editorials
Editorially speaking
Columns
Now is the time
On being alarm wile ...
Ladies, have you heard?
Ida’s Notebook
Craft Corner
Seeding, weeding.
Milk Check
Farm Talk
Brockett’s Ag Advice ..
Dairy Pipeline
Highlights
Grim's Greenhouses
Chesapeake clean-up
Mortgage burning
579
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, May 26
Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspec
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date (Est.)
519.000 37,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
502.000 36,000
Same Period Last Pear (Act.)
505.000 35,000
July 3.05%
Sept. 2.93%
Nov,
Dec.
Jan.
Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is lower. Soybeans are lower, Soyl
Meal is lower.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 23
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 104.00;
Veal Calves 75.00-90.00; Vealer
Bull Calves 90.00-119.00; Slaughter
Calves 65.00-78.00; Grassers &
Feeders 42.00-55.00; Lambs 50,00-
71.00; Sheep 10.00-18.00; Hogs, 200
to 250 45.0049.50; Sows 39.0046.50;
Boars 37.5040.50; Pigs 22.00-50.00;
Heifers 45.00-55.50; Steers no good
steers; Steers, feeder 42.50-58.00;
Bulls 52.00-59.50; Cows, utility
46.00-52.00; Cows, fat 45.0052.50;
Cows, medium 44.0047.50; Cows,
poor or small 39.0042.50; Cattle
Market much higher; Calf Market
higher; Horses small to 185.00;
Ponies to 55.00; Goats 9.0042.00;
Hay none; Straw none.
In this
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28,1983—A:
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 26)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.50%
3.60%
3.74%
2.82%
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
issue
Four Sections
Home end /oath
AlO
Dairy
Departments
A2O
A 24
A 34
1,256,000 96,000
1,303,000 94,000
1,234,000 85,000
6.13%
6.33%
6.46%
Futures
Trading
(Closing Bids as of
Thursday, May 26)
Chicago Chicago New
Cattle Hogs. Ms
June 66.02 47.75
July
Aug. 61.87 44.72
Oct 59.07
Nov.
Trend - Cattle are lower,
are lower, potatoes are lower.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Homestead Notes..
Home on the Range
Kid’sKorner . ...
IFYE to Switzerland
The Savory Salad .
Food’s nutrient labels
Menu for the Future
California Jerseys .
Security Fund Bill.
Chester dairy pagent
Lancaster DHIA ..
Dauphin DHIA .
Juniata DHIA.. .
Mailbox Markets.
Classified Ads . ■
Farm Business news
Public Sales.
3
Soybean
179.50
183.90
188.60
Potat
47.60
B 2
B 6
810
812
814
824
829
AlB
A 27
813
Dl2
D 22
D 22
832
835 and C 5
02
D 26