Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards . Sat., Jan. 21, 1989 Report supplied by auction 740 HEAD. US 1 215-250 LBS. 42 50-44.75. US 1-2 210-250 LBS. 41.25-42.25, US 1-3 210-255 LBS. 40.00-41.00. US 2-4 210-255 LBS. 39.00-39 85; A FEW 38.00-39.00. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. 29.00-31.50; OVER 500 LBS. 27.00-30 00. BOARS: UNDER 270 LBS. 25.00- OVER 270 LBS 23.00- New Holland Feeder Pigs Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, February 1, 1989 Feeder Pigs: Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs weak to 5 00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 117 40-49 65.00-78.00. 129 50-59 52.00-60.00. 22 61 57.00. US 2 33 27-39 78.00-96.00. 84 40-49 46.00-62.00. 60 50-59 45 00-50.00. 28 66-100 42.00-48.00. US 2-3 12 45-58 46.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER 111 30-39 89 00-93.00. New Holland Hog Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, January 30, 1989 Hog Receipts: Today 1021 Last Monday 1226 Last Year 852 TREND; Compared to last Monday bar rows and gilts 50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-240 lb 41.25-42.60. LS 1 210-245 lb 43.50-45.00, One lot 46.50, US 1-3 205-260 lb 40.25-41.00. US 2-4 270-285 lb 36.00-37.75. PIGS STATE GRADED SALE FRI., FEB. 10 1:30 P.M. Carlisle LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. Now holding two sal** •aeh month *v*ry 2nd A 4th Friday*. Exit 12 Off I-S1 (717) 249-4SII or Ev»nlnfl» Jim, 249-2358 Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed ers 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 cal) whether you are buying or selling Next Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., Feb. 17 - 11:00 A.M. Walter M. Dunlap mi l So m ' '* l.wic«t»rStocky»rtf» ; ..-■■■ '<■'' TeL (717) 3974H3® »i Mil Mlll HHWI i» y yi J An* 'WraSSWwft, Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Wednesday, February 1, 1989 FEDERAL-STATE OPENING, MID SESSION AND CLOSE CATTLE: 50 NOT ENOUGH FOR A MARKET TEST Greencastle Livestock Auction Feeder Pig Sale Saturday, January 28, 1989 721 Head. Prices steady to S.OO Weaker. 504 Head- Grade 1 & 2: 37-39 lbs. 42 hd. 81.00-82.00; 40-49 lbs. 216 hd. 79.50-85.50; 50-59 lbs. 99 hd. 76.00- 60-69 lbs. 81 hd. 68.00- 70-79 lbs. 48 hd. 60.00- 151 Head- Grade 2: 36-39 lbs. 30 hd. 44.00- 40-49 lbs. 42 hd. 45.00- 50-59 lbs. 22 hd. 40.00- 60-69 lbs. 23 hd. 49.00- 70 lbs.-up 34 hd. 37.00- 904 1082 1212 Grade 2 & 3; 51 Head 20.00-45.00. As Is: 9 Head 22.00-36.00. Boars: 5 Head 31.00-33.00. Next Feeder Pig Sale at Greencastle Livestock Auction will be held February 25, 1989. Pigs graded and weighed on arrival. Indianapolis Hogs Thurs., Feb. 2, 1989 HOGS: 500 - BARROWS & GILTS MODERATELY ACTIVE, MOSTLY 1.00-1.25 HIGHER. US 1-3 220-255 LB. 41.50-42 00. SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE. MOSTLY 1 00 HIGHER. (8%) US 1-3 450-675 LB. 29 00-35.00 ' BOARS: OVER 400 LB 29 00-30 00 Peoria Hogs Thurs., Feb. 2, 1989 HOGS: 1700 - BARROWS & GILTS ACTIVE, MOSTLY 1.50 HIGHER. US 1-3 220-250 LB 42.00-42.50, 90 HEAD 43.00. US 2-3 240-260 LB. 41.00-4200. SOWS: UNDER 500 LB. STEADY-50 HIGHER; OVER 500 LB. STEADY-1-00 LOWER. (15%) US 1-3 325-500 LB 33 50-34 00, 500-650 LB. 34.00-34.50 BOARS. OVER 350 LB. 33 50-33 75, UNDER 350 LB. 32 50 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, Feb. 2, 1989 HOGS. 3200- BORROWS & GILTS ACTIVE, FULLY 1 50-1 75 HIGHER. US 1-3 230-260 LB. MOSTLY 42 00; AROUND 350 HEAD 240-250 LB 42 25 & 42 35; FEW 200-230 LB. 38.50-40.50 US 2-3 250-270 LB. 41 50-42.00, 270-300 LB. 39.00-41.00 SOWS- 300-500 LB 50 HIGHER; OVER 500 LB FULLY STEADY. (9%) US 1-3 300-500 LB. 33.00-34.00; OVER 500 LB. 32.00-34.00. BOARS- ALL WEIGHTS 33.50. GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS CORN FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR, MAR. 89 271’/. MAY 277’/. JUL. 282 SEPT. 273'/, DEC. 272’/. MAR. 90 278’/. SOYBEANS 271 277'/, 281’/. 273’/. 211'/% 278’/. FRI, MON, MAR. 754 760’/. 772*/. MAY 765’/. 771’/. 784’/, JUL 772’/. 781’/. 792'/. AUG. 771 779 788'/. SEPT. 749’/. 757 763’/. NOV. 733’/, 740’/. 747’/. CHICAGO CATTLE FRI. MON. TUBS. FEB. 89 73.40 74.35 74.72 75.07 75 07 APR. 74.87 76.22 76.42 76 30 7602 JUNE 74.20 75.35 75 40 75 30 75.12 AUG. 72.00 72.70 72 92 73,00 73 05 OCT. 71.15 71.70 71 90 71.97 72.07 FUTURES MARKET TRENDS R"E||jT GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK ACRES CORN UPDATE: Com futures erased most of yes terday’s gains and settled from 1/4 to 2-3/4 cents lower today. Selling was tied to scattered profit-taking coupled with the lack of any fol low through buying from steep gains yesterday. Spillover from sharply lower wheat prices added further pressure in addition to ideas that snow and/or rainfall will accompany the advancing cold front. Yesterday’s gains and upcoming colder temperatures prompted increased overnight movement March closed 1-1/4 lower at $2.73-1/2 while July ended 1-3/4 lower at. $2.84. ACRES SOYBEAN UPDATE: Soybean futures gave back most of yesterday’s gains COLUMNS Now is the Time On Being A Farm Wife B 5 Microwave Minutes Back Home Have You Heard..'.. Ida’s Notebook Farm Management.. DEPARTMENTS Editorial AlO Farm Calendar AlO Farm Forum AlO Classified Ads 817, C 2 Mailbox Markets D 9 Sale Reports Dl6 Public Auction Register. Dl7 Livestock News E 2 Business News E 6 (Daily closing bids: Friday, Jan. 27 through Thursday, Feb. 2) 274’/. 285’/. 278’/. 278’/, 229’/, 286 273’/, 280 284 278’/. 276’/. 283'/. 273 278’/. 282’/. 275’/. 274 280 TUES, WED. THUR, 767 1 /, 778’/. 784’/. 781’/, 756 737’/. 764’/. 774 779'/, 776V4 746’/. 728’/. WED. THUR, Thi« nurket Information provided by ACRES ACRES 11 a copyrighted market information service developed by the American Farm Bureau and available to Pennsylvania farmers on a dally basis through Pennsylvania Farmers' Association Farm Management Services For additional market comments and trading service contact PFA Commodity Futures Service (717) 7tl 2740 and ended today’s session from 5-1/4 to 9 cents lower. Selling today was attributed to the lack of fresh fundamental bullish news to sustain the rally from Monday and Tuesday. Losses in the new crop months were heavier on the unwinding of bear spreads as expectations surfaced that there would be enough beans planted this spring. Losses were pared in the spot option by ideas of an increased export pace amid shor ter supplies. March settled today at $7.67-1/2, down 5 and 1/4 cents. ACRES WHEAT UPDATE: Wheat futures erased most of yes terday’s gains amid day long heavy liquidation based on the lat est forecasts calling for increased In AlO ,812 .813 .814 .816 A 29 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1989-A3 WHEAT MAR. 89 440’/. 437’/. MAY 434'/. 430 JUL. 403’/. 408 SEPT. 408’/, 414 DEC. 420 424’/, SOYBEAN MEAL MAR. 246 50 247.80 249.60 247.20 MAY 244 50 244 90 247 90 244 90 JUL 241 50 242 40 245 70 242 20 AUG. 237 00 239.20 242 70 239 50 SEPT. 234.00 236.00 238.50 235.00 OCT. 225 50 229 50 23100 228 00 CHICAGO HOGS FEB. 42.32 42.60 43 35 43.62 43 40 APR. 42 37 42.85 43 47 43.65 42 95 JUNE 46 85 47 35 48 15 48 27 47.80 JUL. 47 35 47.52 48.20 48.70 4817 AUG. 46.62 46 55 47 30 47.70 47 32 OCT. 43 55 43.65 43 90 44 17 44.00 this issue Four Sections FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. TH 440'/ 433’/. 414’/. 420/, 431 FRI. MON, TUES. FRI. MON, TUES. WED. chances of measurable precipita tion accompanying this cold front. Further pressure was attributed to a change in USDA’s adjustment factor for wheal in the farmer-held reserve from 53 to 47 cents, which moved the cash price 6 cents clos er to the $4.23 reserve-release trigger. New contract highs were made early in the session on the July, Sept, and December options with profit-taking eroding early gains. News that China had pur chased 750,000 metrict tonnes without export bonus late yester day had already been factored into prices. After today’s close the USDA announced a sale of 400,000 metric tonnes of export bonus to Egypt. July ended today’s session 6 cents lower at (Turn to Page A 18) DAIRY Franklin Co. DHIA D 3 Perry Co. DHIA D 5 Dairy and Livestock Sales D 36 Chester Co. DHIA El 2 York Co. DHIA ..' E2O Dauphin Co. DHIA E 24 FEATURES Farm Seminar A2l Lancaster Livestock A 22 Fight Cholesterol 821 HOME AND YOUTH Homestead Notes Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 431’/. 427 408’/. 413 424 427'/. 425‘A 407’/. 413 423'/. WED. 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