New Holland Hogs Mon., May 23, 1988 - TREND Compared to last Monday bar rows and gilts 50 1 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US 1 2 210-250 lb 52 00-53 25 US 1 210-250 lb 54 00-55 00 US 1-3 200-265 lb 50 50-51 50 US 3-4 Couple lots 255-270 lb 46 00-49 00 Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Wed., May 25, 1988 HOGS: 2000 TRADING MODERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY COMPARED WITH TUESDAY SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 220-250 LBS US 1-3 220-250 LBS 50 50-51.00 200-220 LBS. 49.00-50 50 2-3 240-260 LBS. 49.50-50.50 260-280 LBS 48.00-49.50. SOWS. MOSTLY STEADY. INSTANCES .50 LOWER 22%. US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 41.50-42.00 400-500 LBS. 41 00-41 50 500-650 LBS 40.00- BOARS; OVER 350 LBS 40 00 UNDER 350 LBS 39.00-39 50 HOG 214 HC 49.50-51 00 HD 50.50-51.00 HE 50.50- HF 50 50-51 00 HII 49.00- HI 50 50-51.00 lIJ 50.50- HK 50 50-51 00 HQ 49.50- 50 HR 48.00-49.50 VV 41.50- WW 41.00-41 50 XX 40.00- YY 40.00-40 50 ZZ 40 00-40 00. PIGS STATE GRADED SALE FRL, JUNE 3 1:30 P.M WESTMINSTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION Westminster, MD Now holding 2 sales each month on the Ist & 3rd Fridays. Phone (301) 848-9820 or 301-857-1179 Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS Consign With Us For the Marketing Edge We are buying feeder pigs ★ ★ ★ Direct off the farm ★ ★ ★ Give us a call whether you are buying or selling Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., June 3 at 11:00 A.M. —Holiday Schedule — Closed Sat., May 28th Open Mon., May 30th - Business As Usual Walter M. Dunlap and Sons An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sat., May 21, 1988 Report supplied by auction 1,048 HEAD US #l. 215-245 LB 53.75-55 75 US #l&2, 205-245 LB 52 50-53 50 US #l&3, 205-250 LB 51 25-52 25 US #2&4. 200-255 LB. 50 00-51 00 SOWS. 300-500 LBS , 32 00-36 25, 500-600 LBS , 34 00-35.85 BOARS UNDER 300 LB. 39 00-44 50, OVER 300 LB 28.00-30 75 FEEDER PIGS TODAY 1289 LAST WEDNESDAY 1015 LAST YEAR 1843 TREND Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs steady, instances 5 00 lower All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 29 26-29 130 00-134 00 71 35-38 120 00-122.00. 72 44-47 11000-11800, 51 44 125 00 132 50-59 96 00-114 00 15 60-69 93 00-94 00 35 73 96 00 US 2 21 25 122.00 96 30-39 100 00-11200. 173 40-49 84 00-108 00 85 50-59 88 00-96 00 65 60-69 86 00-90 00 18 71 92.00 20 80-83 81 00-82 00. US 2-3 41 38-45 7900-81 00 74 50-59 74 00-82 00. 5 71 72 00 SLAUGHTER 7 24 136.00 126 30-35 98 00-11500 Feeder Pig Sale ' at Westminster Livestock Auction Friday, May 20, 1988 1295 PIGS, 2 WKS. AGO 2044, COM PARED TO LAST SALE. PRICES WERE $5-10 HIGHER ON PIGS WEIGHING 35-55 LB. LIGHT WEIGHTS UP TO $25 HIGHER. HEAVY PIGS STEADY ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE POUND. GRADE 1&2. 58 HD 26 LBS. 126 00-133 00; 126 HD. 32-39 LBS. 110.00- EARLY 14 HD 36-37 LBS 91 00-103.00 GRADE 1 & 2 184 HD 41-47 LBS 112.00- 279 HD. 41-49 LBS 95.00- 250 HD. 50-57 LBS 98.00- 214 HD. 50-59 LBS 90 00-97.00; 18 HD. 60-62 LBS 90.00- 20 HD. 69-71 LBS 71.00- GRADE 2 37 HD. 26-39 LBS 99.00- 46 HD. 48-57 LBS. 86.00- GRADE 2&3: 15 HD. 33 LBS. 106 00 NEXT SALE: FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD 1:30 P.M. Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 New Holland Feeder Pigs Lancaster, Pa. Wed, May 25, 1988 State Graded GRAIN. CATTLE AND HOG ORN FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR, JUL. 221’/. SEPT. 228% DEC. 240 MAR. 89 247% MAY 251 SOYBEANS 215% 223 233 240% 244% FRI MON. JUL, 757% 762 764 769 778% 785% 786% 778% 782% 784% 790% 798% 806 808 AUG. SEPT. NOV. JAN. 89 MAR. MAY CHICAGO CATTLE FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR, JUNE 73 37 72.65 72 35 71 70 7215 AUG. 68 90 68 47 68 15 67 72 67 82 OCT. 68 07 67 85 67 57 67 15 67 32 DEC. 69 15 68 85 68 52 68 25 68 32 FEB. 89 68.95 68 65 68 25 68 00 68 10 APR. 70 10 70 00 69.75 69 45 69 45 FUTURES MARKET TRENDS GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK v “ Acres Corn Update: Com futures today closed lower from 2-1/4 to 4-1/2 cents pressured by long liquidation linked to collapsing soybean pnees Trad ing was choppy thru out the session with buying interest light due to declining basis levels. Support came from news that Mex ico had tendered overnight, while the mam force driving this market now is the weath er News of increased ram chances press sured midday with July closing 4-1/2 lower at $2.14-3/4 after trading to a high of $2 20-1/2 early in the session Acres Soybean Update: Soybean futures closed sharply lower with losses posted of 21-1/2 to 24 3/4 cents Trading was extremely volatile throughout the session with profits taken and some liq uidation in front of the long weekend As Departments Editorial AlO Farm Calendar AlO Farm Forum AlO Classified Ads 824.C3 Business News D 6 Mailbox Markets Dl4 Sale Reports D 23 Public Auction Register D2B Features New Somatic Cell Report. A3O Farm Women’s Spring Rallyßl4 Sewing, Crafts for Profit 816 Lebanon Auction... At-Home Business Philadelphia FFA’crs D2O FUTURES MARKETS (Daily closing bids: Friday, May 20 through Thursday, May 26) 212% 221 232% 240% 245% 214% 223% 234% 242% 247% 219% 227% 237% 245% 250 TUES. THUR. WED, 754 758% 764 770% 777% 784 784 783% 789% 791 798% 808 814% 813% 759 765% 769 777 786 789% 789% This market information provided by ACRES ACRES is a copyrighted market information service developed by the American Farm 3ureau and available to Pennsylvania farmers on a daily basis through Pennsylvania Farmers' Association Farm Management Services For additional market comments and trading service contact PFA Commodity Futures Service (717) 761-2740 word reached the pit of increased ram prob ability going into the end of the week Tech nicals turned bearish as the November option stalled at S 8 07, forming a double top with activity this afternoon signalling a key reversal November closed out the ses sion 21-1/2 lower at $7 77 Acres Wheat Update: Wheat futures closed from 6-1/4 to 8-1/2 cents lower this afternoon, pressured by spill over weakness from the soybean pit and long liquidation going into the 3 day weekend July closed out the session 6-1/4 lower at $3 41-1/4 after trading to a new contract high of $3 52-1/2 earlier in the session Acres Cattle Update: L.ve cattle futures closed lower pressured by continued weakness in the cash fundamen- t Ifl Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1988-A3 WHEAT JUL. SEPT DEC. MAR. 89 368 365 SOYBEAN MEAL JUL. 237 20 230.80 238.60 231 00 AUG. 235 60 228 70 237.10 229 70 SEPT. 234 70 227 50 236 70 229 20 OCT. 234 50 227 00 236 50 229 00 DEC. 234 70 227.10 236 20 229 20 JAN. 89 234 50 227 00 236 00 229.70 MAR. 235 20 228.00 238.00 230 00 CHICAGO HOGS JUNE JUL. AUG. OCT. DEC. FEB. 89 APR. this issue Four Sections Columns Now is the Time AlO Have You Heard B 5 Ida’s Notebook B 9 On Being A Farm Wife 81l Back Home 81l Microwave Minutes 819 Business Seminar DIO Home and Youth Homestead Notes Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komer FFA Happenings Dairy 818 ,820 Dairy & Livestock Sales.... D 37 FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THU! 346% 355 364% 247% 358% 369% 374% 342% 351% 362% TUES, FRI. MON FRI. MON, TUES. WED. 53.40 52.77 50.75 45.25 46.42 46 52 44 30 53.62 52.57 50.55 45 15 46.57 46.70 44 35 53.87 52 65 50 87 45.52 46 80 46 75 44 55 lals and positioning in front of the three day weekend Ideas that packers had sufficient inventory added to the selling pressure Dressed beef declines added to the selling pressure Feeders mirrored activity in the live cattle. CME FEEDER CATTLE SETTLE MENT PRICE 5/21/88- $Bl 36 dn 14 ACRES NEXT DAY OUTLOOK, cash -steady to lower futures-steady to mixed Acres Hog Update: Live hog futures closed lower amid liquidation prior to the holiday weekend Product val ues continue steady to weak but clean-up is expected with next week’s short kill Bell ies also closed lower pressured by lower valuesm the surrounding pits. ACRES NEXT DAY OUTLOOK cash steady to weak futures - steady to mixed. 336% 344% 354% 358% 341% 349% 361% 366% THUR, WED, 229 20 228 20 228 50 228 20 228 90 229 00 229 50 THUR. 52.80 52 35 50 60 45.30 46 17 46 25 44 25 53 12 5262 50.70 45 20 46.50 46 45 44 05 B 2 ,810 C 2
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