Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, Dec. 9
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00-
2.00 higher; sows steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.50-49.50; US 1 Few
210-250 lb. 50.00-52.50; US 1-3 210-
250 lb. 47.50-48.50; US 2-4 220-260 lb.
47.00-47.25.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 36.00-
39.50; US 1-3 500-750 lb. 37.50-39.50.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Limited sales of
barrows and gilts steady with
Monday.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
210-250 lb. 47.50-48.50; US 2-3 250-
260 lb. 47.00; US 3-4 lb. 260-280 lb.
42.00-44.00
Wednesday, Dec. U
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and guts 50 lower; sows
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.50-49.00; US 1 Few
210-250 lb. 49.75-51.00; US 1-3 210-
260 lb. 47.00-48.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 36.00-
39.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Dec. 9
Report supplied by auction
Today 1514
Last Monday 1081
Last Year 1369
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts under
250 lb. 2.00 higher, over 250 lb.
weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.75-49.50; US 1 210-250
lb. 50.00-51.50, One small lot 52.50;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 45.5046.75; US 24
250-270 lb. 42.0044.00.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, Dec. 7
Report supplied by auction
200 head.
US No. 1,215-240 lbs., 57.0052.75,
few 53.0053.25. US No. 1-2 215-250
lbs., 49.0050.50; 15 220-250 lbs.,
48.0049.00; 24 210-255 lbs., 47.00-
48.00.
SOWS: 300500 lbs., 36.0040.00;
500-up lbs., 39.0040.26.
BOARS: 34.5055.75.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Dec. 12
Report supplied by USDA
700 - Barrows & gilts moderately
active, 25 to mostly 50 lower.
US 1-3 226-260 lb. 47.0047.50, 35
head 47.75; US 2-3 300 lb. 42.50.
SOWS: Active, steady to 1.00
higher. (7%); US 1-3 370-570 lb.
35.50-38.00.
BOARS: Few 250400 lb. 32.00-
33.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Dec. 12
Report supplied by USDA
4000 - Barrows & gilts slow, 25
lower.
154
116
311
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 47.25-47.50, bulk
47.50; US 2-3 260-270 lb. 46.50 to
mostly 47.00; 270-290 lb. 45.25-46.25.
SOWS: Under 450 lb. steady-50
lower; over 450 lb. 2.00 lower.
(About 7%). US 1-2 300-450 lb. 37.00-
37.50; over 450 lb. 37.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lb.
under 300 lb. 36.00-37.00
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Dec. 12
Report supplied by USDA
2200 - Barrows & gilts fairly
active, steady to 25 lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 47.0047.50,
about 100 head 47.75; US 1-3 200-250
lb. 46.5047.00.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady-50
lower; over 500 lb. mostly unsold,
few sales 1.50 lower. (13%). US 1-2
350-500 lb. 36.50; US 1-3 Few 500650
lb. 37.00-37.50.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs under 50 lb.
unevenly steady, over 50 lb. 5.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 19 head 30-39 lbs. 77.00;
126 head 4049 lbs. 70.0056.00; 151
head 5059 lbs. 70.0082.00; 76 head
6050 lbs. 67.00-70.00.
US 25: 30 head 4049 lbs. 59.00-
70.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Ne* Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, Dec. 11
Report supplied by Auction
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to last
Wednesday US 1-2 feeder pigs
under SO lb. 15.00 higher, balance of
pigs steady. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2 35 head 20-29 lbs. 134.00-
150.00; 120 head 30-39 lbs. 90.00-
114.00; 384 head 40-59 lbs. 60.00-
92.00 ; 59 head 60-69 lbs. 70.00-75.00;
81 head 70-79 lbs. 60.00-74.00; 38
head 80-115 lbs. 60.00-70.00.
US 2-3: 41 head 2039 lbs. 85.00-
90.00; 38 head 4049 lbs. 66.0074.00;
65 head 50-59 lbs. 61.0062.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Dec. 12
Report Supplied by USDA
Trading slow to moderate on
moderate supply. Demand light to
moderate from most buying in
terests. Overall quality declined
from the previous week. Live
prices decline in reaction to lower
wholesale beef price late last week
and early this week. Slaughter
steers closed 2.00 to 2.50 lower;
heifers 2.50 to 3.00 lower. Cows
mostly 3.00-3.50 lower. Bulls closed
weak to 2.00 lower. Supply mainly
good to average choice slaughter
steers and heifers with 14% cows.
Estimated receipts 2200 compared
with 1936 a week ago and 1906 a
year ago.
36.25;
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice,
few prime 34 1250-1330 lbs. 63.50-
64.50. Choice 24, mostly 31060-1250
lbs. 62.00-65.00, mostly 63.5004.50;
1000-1060 lbs. 62.5064.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs.
60.5063.50. Good 26 9001050 lbs.
58.0062.00. Good, few choice 2-3
Holsteins 1215-1355 lbs. 52.0055.5(1.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 24, mostly 3 9501150 lbs.
60.5063.00, mostly 61.5063.00; 900
950 lbs. 60.0062.00. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 9001100 lbs. 58.0061.50.
Good 2-3 800950 lbs. 57.5061.00.
COWS: Cutter and boning utility
1-2 29.00-32.00, few high dressing
32.00- Canner and low cutter
25.00-
BULLS: YG 1-2 1500-2120 lbs.
40.00-43.00; 1250-1500 lbs. 38.00-
41.00.
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CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
505,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
495,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
549,000
Mo.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.‘B6
Mar.‘B6 2.47
May‘B6 2.50%
July‘B6 2.49%
Aug.‘B6
Sept. ‘B6 2.36%
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6 2.29
Jan. ‘B6 5.33%
Trends - Corn - stronger; Soybeans - stronger; Wheat - stronger;
Soybean Meal - stronger.
Mo.
Nov.
Dec.
Feb. 86’
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
Trends - Cattle - stronger; Hogs - stronger.
fit this issue
Four Sections
AlO
826. C 8
D 2
D 6
D2l
D 25
D 2
D 8-9
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14,1955-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock -
CALVES . HOGS SHEEP
53,000 1,219,000 94,000
50,000 1,240,000 100,000
51,000 1,327,000 106,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Dec. 12)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
2.46%
3.47
3.45%
3.21% 5.47%
2.89%
2.89%
3.01
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Dec. 12)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
65.82 48.97
62.17 47.30
61.10 42.40
61.62 44.62
60.20 43.65
58.95 40.15
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Lancaster County DHIA Banquet A 24
Lebanon County DHIA Banquet A 34
Dairy Marketing
York Co DHIA
Mifflin Co DHIA
Centre Co DHIA
Franklin Co DHIA
Bradford Co DHIA
Tioga Co DHIA
Lycoming Co DHIA
Lancaster Co DHIA
Home and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook’s Question Corner
Kid’s Korner
York Co 4-H
Donato's Christmas Shoppe
Bee Business
Farm Women News
Farm Women Calendar
Butler 4 H Dairy
Craft Corner
Seeding and Weeding
Soybean
143.20
143.50
5.25
145.20
5.36%
146.60
5.52% 147.70
148.20
5.50
144.00
5.28
5.24%
141.50
2.38
44.62
3.43
A 36
C 2,3
C 4
C 4
C 5
C 6
C 7
C 7
Dl4 18