Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 24, 1983, Image 3

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    Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, September 19
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 lower; sows steady, instances
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 47.00-47.85, late mainly
47.50-47.85 ; 200-210 lb. 45.00-47.00.
US 1 210-250 lb. 48.26-48.75, few
49.00-49.50. US 1-3 220-265 lb. 46.00-
47.26.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-630 lb. 37.00
39.00, few 39.00-39.50. US 2-3 Few
500-650 lb. 35.00-37.00.
m Tuesday, September Z 0
reday
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts 25-60 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-230 lb. 46.50-47.35. US 1 few 210-
250 lb. 47.50-47.85. US 1-3 220-265 lb.
45.75-46.50.
Wednesday, September 21
HOGS; Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts 1.00 to mostly
1.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.00-49.00, several 49.00-
49.85. US 1 210-250 lb. 50.00-51.00.
US 1-3 220-265 lb. 46.50-48.00.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, September 19
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1782
Last Monday 1938
last Year 1709
“rend; Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts opened
mostly 1.50 lower, later trading
2.00-2.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 46.2547.25, with early
trading 47.3547.85. US 1 200-250 lb.
48.00-49.00. US 1-3 210-280 lb. 44.50-
46.00, few early 46.50-47.25.
J.M. HOOBER
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
- ~ - ~
Serving You Sim 1895
Specializing in
Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle
John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home)
Dick: (717) 397-6191 or 299-5123 (Hrnne*
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 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.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
V Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, September 21
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 3.00-5.00
higher, extremes 10.00 higher. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 10 head 28 lbs. 68.00; 157
head 30-39 lbs. 50.00-64.00; 176 head
40-49 lbs. 42.00-57.00; 34 head 41-47
lbs. 61.00-62.00; 159 head 50-59 lbs.
44.00-53.00; 82 head 60-72 lbs. 41.00-
50.00.
US2-3: 11 head 27-29 lbs. 67.00; 53
head 30-39 lbs. 47.00-56.00; 45 head
40-49 lbs. 40.00-49.00; 39 head 54-59
lbs. 37.00-d.00; 23 head 61-66 lbs.
44.00-46.00.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, September 20
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs steady to 5.00
higher, although 40-50 lb. only
steady. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 19 head 20-22 lbs. 85.00-
87.50. 267 head 27-39 lbs. 56.00
68.00; 12 head 31 lbs. 70.00; 358
head 4049 lbs. 50.0059.00; 141 head
51-52 lbs. 56.0059.00; 182 head 50-59
lbs. 48.5052.00; 36 head 6066 lbs.
46.0055.00.
US 2-3: 83 head 27-39 head 50.00
60.00; 44 head 40-49 lbs. 46.00-55.00;
13 head 56-58 lbs. 44.0046.00.
PA. RETAIL
PRODUCE
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Fruit & Vegetable
Hotline Price#
Monday, Sept. 19
Report supplied by PDA
Apples - Macks, Ozark Gold,
Summer Ram bo, Red Delicious,
Cortland, Red Gold. Mullies
Delicious, Early Dehcious-$B.OO to
14.50/bushel; $4.96 to 8.95/'?
bushel; $3.40 to 5.25/peck. Pick-
Your-Own varieties in season -
$4.00/ *<2 bushel.
Peaches - Sizes Medium to
Large; $2.50 to 3.757*2 peck;
$7,957*2 bushel; $11.50 to
16.00/bushel.
Pears - Bartletts -31 b. box - 90 to
99 cents; $2.50 to $3.40/peck; $5.95
to $9,007*2 bushel; $B.OO to
14.00/bushel.
Plums - Small size 95
cenls/quart; Larger size $2.25
quart.
Nectarines - Large 99
cenls/pound; $2.50/*< peck;
$4,257*2 peck.
Apple Cider - $1.15 to 1.757*2
gallon; $2.00 t 02.80 gallon.
Grapes - Concord & Niagara - 75
cents/pound; $5.00/peck; 141 b. flat
$6.95.
Broccoli - 50 cents/pound; 69
cents/pound - 12 or more bunches
60 cents each; 24 or more bunches
55 cents each.
Yellow Beans-99 cents/quart.
Green Beans - 69 cents/peck;
$2,507*2 peck.
Lima Beams - In shells $1.49/G
peck - $7,507*2 bushel; Shelled
$1.79 to |2.50/pint depending on
size.
870
1021
1283
1017
1680
Cabbage - 25 cents/pound.
Cauliflower - 75 cents/pound.
Cantaloupes - 39 cents to $1.75
depending on size.
Watermelons - Seedless
cents/pound.
Cucumbers
4/$l.OO.
Sweet Com - Silver Queen - $1.90
tos2.2S/dozen.
Onions - 29 cerits/pound.
Hydroponic Lettuce - 59 cents to
2/$l.OO.
Eggplant • 29 cents to 50
cents/pound.
Squash - Acorn & Butternut - 20
cents to 50 cents/pound; Soaghetti
- 45 cents each.
Potatoes - 15 cents/pound; $1.49
Editorials
Dairy
Home and Youth
- 20
20 cents each
Editorially speaking
New Hd Dairy Pr incebb uowned 818
UduphinCo UHIA
Berry Co DHIA
Milk Check
York UHIA
Hornebtead Note*
Horne on the Range
Kid i Kor net
Harm Women calenddi
l-ar in Women Society new*
Lancaster Firming, Saturday, September 24,1983—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Thursday, September 22
Report supplied by LSUA L Oder Federal Inspection
CATTLE CAIAES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date (Est.)
543.000 46,000
Same Period Last Week i Est. i
566.000 47,000
Same Period Last Year i Act. I
533.000 46.000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday. September 22)
Coni
3 43
Sepl.
Oel.
Nuv
Dec
360*4
Jau.
Trend - Corn is stronger. Wheal is choppy, Soy beans are strungei. Soy
bean Meal is stronger
Market Prov ided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
lo 1.75/10 lb. bag.
Peppers - Bell 25 cents each;
5/11.00; Hot - 5 cents each 12/50
cents.
Gourds - 5 cents each; 5 or
6/quarl measure $1.55; Pick-Your-
Own 39 cents each or 3/sl. 15.
Indian Corn - 65 cents/bunch of 3
Tomatoes - 50 cents/pound;
Canning -12.95/‘•a bushel.
Spinach - 60 cents/2 lb. box.
Pumpkins -10 cents/ pound.
Mushrooms - 12 oz. package
$1.49.
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Soybean
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8 23
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Thursday, September 221
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Oct 66.60 41.67
Nov.
Dec. 61.10 42.00
Trend - Cattle are stronger. Hogs
are stronger, potatoes stronger
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
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