Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sat., Feb. 11, 1989 Report supplied by auction 670 HEAD. US 1 210-245 LBS. 43.25-45.00. US 1-2 215-250 LBS. 42.25-43.25. US 1-3 210-255 LBS. 41.25-42.00. US 2-4 215-250 LBS. 40.00-41.00. SOWS: ALL WEIGHTS 29.00-33.25. BOARS: UNDER 270 LBS. 29.00-31.00; OVER 270 LBS 26 00-28.00. Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Thursday, February 16, 1989 FEDERAL-STATE MIDSESSION AND CLOSE HOGS: 1800 TRADING MODERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS 50 TO 1.00 LOWER COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY. US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 41.50-42.00 2-3 240-260 LBS. 40.50-41.50 260-280 LBS. 38.50-40.50. SOWS: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER 17%. US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 34.00-34.50 500-650 LBS. 38.00. BOARS OVER 350 LBS. 30.00 UNDER 350 LBS. 29.00-32.00. HOG 214: HC 41.50-42.00 HD 41.50- HE 41.50-42.00 HI 41.50- HJ 41.50-42.00 HK 41.50- HQ 41.00-41.50 HR 40.00- VV 34.00-34.50 WW 34.00- XX 38.00-38.00 YY 38.00- ZZ 30.00-30.00. New Holland Hogs Lancaster, Pa. Monday, February 13, 1989 Hog Receipts: Today Last Monday Last Year TREND; Compiled to lut Monday bar rows and gilts 1.00-1.50 low?r. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 215-250 lb 40.50-42.00. US 1 210-250 lb 42.50-44.50. US 1-3 210-265 lb 39.50-40.25, One lot 205 lb 39.00. PIGS STATE GRADED SALE FRI., FEB. 24 1:30 P.M. Carlisle LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. Now holding two aalaa •ach month wary 2nd A 4th Frldaya. EiK 12 Off Ml (717) 24M511 or Evonlnga Jim, 241-23S> New Holland Feeder Pigs Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, February 15, 1989 Feeder Pigs: Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday 40-80 lb feeder pig 15.0020.00 higher, 2040 lb weights continue to sell mainly to slaughter at steady to 5.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred ; weight GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 115 4049 82.0087.00. 102 5055 79.0082.00. 22 72 74.00. 39 84-89 66.00. US 2 130 4049 71.0079.00. 92 5059 72.0076.00. 49 64-67 69.0072.00. 17 7079 70.0072.00. US 2-3 16 61-69 61.00-63.00. SLAUGHTER 141 20-39 85.00-99.00. Carlisle Livestock Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, Pa. Friday, Feb. 10, 1989 RESULTS ON 1292 PIGS. TREND: COMPARED TO JANUARY 27, STATE GRADED SALE PIGS WERE STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER ON GRADES I&2’S AND 2’S. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US NO. I&2’S: 780 HD. 21 HD. 33-39 LBS. 71.00-75.00; 27 HD. 41-49 LBS. 80.00- 436 HD. 50-59 LBS. 70.00- 2 HD. W/TAILS 60.00; 167 HD. 61-69 LBS. 69.50-76.00; 27 HD 93-113 LBS. 48.00-50.00. US NO. 2’S: 257 HD. 28 HD. 34-39 LBS. (SM. LOTS) 50.00-65.00; 90 HD. 41-49 LBS. 71.00-80.00; 6 HD. 44 LBS. 60.00 y 27 HD. 51 LBS. 60.00-61.00; 33 HD. W/TAILS 50-55 LBS. 50.00-65.00; 73 HD. 60-92 LBS. 43.00-67.50. US NO. 2&3’S: 113 HD. 17 HD SM. LOTS 30-39 LBS. 45.00-63.00; 12 HD. 41-49 LBS. 46.00-50.00; 84 HD. 55-91 LBS. 36.00-46.00. NO GRADES: 102 HD. 129-179 LBS, 30.25-36.75. UTILITY’S: 8 HD. 48 LBS. 29.50. LATE CUTS: 5 HD. 45-59 LBS 35.00-43.00; 7 HD. 26 LBS. 62.00. AS IS: 13 HD. 45 LBS. 24.00; 7 HD. 88 LBS. 20.50. NEXT STATE GRADED SALE WILL BE ON FRIDAY, FEB. 24TH, 1:30 P.M. (GRADING & WEIGHING 7:30 UNTIL 11:30 A.M.) GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS ORN MAR. 89 266 MAY 272'/» JUL. 276'/. SEPT. 270 DEC. 270 Vi MAR. 90 277 SOYBEANS 1119 MAR. MAY JUL AUG. SEPT. NOV. 712'/. 705 711'/. CHICAGO CATTLE FRI. MON. TUES FEB. 89 APR. JUNE AUG. OCT. ACRES CORN UPDATE: Com futures settled from 1/4 cent lower to 1-1/4 cents higher today with strength late session tied to spillover from the soybean pit News of increased fanner sales coupled with talk of improved weather both in Argentina and the United States pressured. The absence of expon bonus bids from the Soviet Union served to keep pins in check along with ideas of adequate free stocks available to the pipeline. March closed today 1-1/4 higher at $2.71. ACRES SOYBEAN UPDATE: Soybeans added to Tuesday’s gains and ended today’s session from 2-1/2 to 5-3/4 cents higher. Buying throughout the day was tied to COLUMNS Now is the Time On Being A Farm Wife B 4 Microwave Minutes Have You Heard.... Back Home Ida’s Notebook Foraging Around DEPARTMENTS Editorial Farm Calendar Classified Ads Business News Thirty Years Ago Mailbox Markets Sale Reports Public Auction Register E 32 HOME AND YOUTH Homestead Notes Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komer FFA Happenings (Daily closing bids: Friday, Feb. 10 through Thursday, Feb. 16) FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR 265'/. 272'/. 276 269’/. 269’/. 276 269% 271 276% 277% 280% 281% 272% 272% 271 271 277% 277% TUES, MON. FRI, 735% 745% 752 724 734’/, 741 735 746'/. 753 747% 725% 74.60 74.65 75.57 75.62 74.42 74.00 72.20 71.82 71.52 70.90 FUTURES MARKET TRENDS* Trgggjy GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK 74.22 75.05 74.15 72.20 71.62 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18,1989-A3 269 275 279% 271% 270 276% WED, THUR, 738% 748% 755 750 730 716% 727% 738 745% 741% 724% 712% THUR. WED, 74.85 75.47 73.65 71.77 70.92 74.52 75.30 73.60 71.77 70 82 This martial MormMion providad by ACRES ACRES is s copyrighted marint MormsUon aarvlca davalopad by the Amayican Farm Bureau and availabta to Fannaytvani* larmara on a daily baala through Pannoyivania Farmara' Association Form Msnagomont Sorvicoa. For additional marital comments and trading service contact FFA Commodity Futures Sanies (717) 7*l-2740 short covering with further sup port linked to an inflationary tone in the outside markets, namely platinum and the energies. Overall product strength served to under pin prices along with firm proces sor bids. November closed today at $7.16-1/2, up 5 cents while the March gained only 3-1/4 cents and settled at $7.3850. Trading today was fairly thin with prices con fined to narrow ranges. ACRES WHEAT UPDATE: Wheat futures prices began to strengthen today and closed from 1/2 cent lower to 1-3/4 cents higher as short covering late in the session fueled minor gains. New crop months were pressured by improved weather conditions in portions of the hard red belt with this issue Five Sections In AlO .B 5 .B 9 .812 .813 D 23 AlO AlO .C 2 D 6 D 8 D 35 .E 9 ~B 2 810 816 WHEAT FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUI MAR. 89 428% 425% MAY 429% 425% JUL. 410% 407% SEPT. 415% 413% DEC. 427 424% SOYBEAN MEAL FRI. MON, MAR. 234,30 230.70 233 90 235 60 MAY 232 70 288 90 23190 232 70 JUL 230 00 225 90 228.60 229.20 AUG. 226.20 222.20 224.70 225 00 SEPT. 222.50 217.20 219 70 221 00 OCT. 217.50 211.50 213 50 215.00 CHICAGO HOGS FRI. MON. 41.42 41.77 46.72 46.82 45.70 43.02 41.60 41 77 46.60 46.70 45.75 43.15 FEB. APR. JUNE JUL. AUG. OCT. -offsetting support coming from continued dry conditions in Kan sas. News that Algeria was rebid ding today under export bonus served to underpin prices as the market awaited further word from China and the USSR. July gained 1/2 cent and settled at $4.08 while the September option lost 1/2 cent at $4.13. ACRES CATTLE UPDATE: Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower today on selling attri buted to long liquidation in advance of tomorrow’s USDA 7-Slate Cattle on Feed report. Los ses in live cattle were from 5 to 40 points while feeders closed from 2 higher to 43 lower. Further pres sure was linked to cash connected selling fueled by unprofitable (Turn to Pag# AIS) DAIRY Chester DHIA Multi-County Dairy Day D2O Adams DHIA Wayne DHIA The Milk Check, Atlantic Breeders Dairy & Livestock Sales. ...E34 FEATURES Lucky Shoppers LVB Seminar 816 Roots To The Past 820 Weather’s Behavior D 26 Swine Diseases D 2 Franklin Co. Farming D 9 Animal Welfare... Feeding The Soil 422 VS 420'/. 399 405 415/. 425'/! 425 X 408 413 424’/. 423% 424 407% 413% 424% THUR, WED. TUES, 231 60 229 30 226.20 223 00 219 50 215.50 TUES. WED. THUR 41.75 41 97 46.82 47.05 4615 42.95 42 17 42 27 47 07 47.22 46.05 43.25 41 82 41 95 46.75 47.12 46.07 43 05 Dl5 D 22 D 22 D 29 A 22 ,814 DlB A 43
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