National Grain
Market
St. Joseph, Mo.
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
DAILY GRAIN
MARKET SUMMARY ON WEDNES
DAY, WHEAT PRICES WERE FRAC
TIONALLY LOWER TO FRACTION
ALLY HIGHER, BUT OTHER GRAINS
AND SOYBEANS POSTED SUBSTAN
TIAL GAINS. FUTURES PRICES,
CORN AND SOYBEANS ALSQ POST
ED SUBSTANTIAL GAINS. SOYBEAN
MEAL AND OIL PRICES HIGHER AND
THE ADVANCES IN SOYA COMPLEX
SUPPORTED OTHER GRAINS. FAIR
EXPORT DEMAND, BUT NO-WHEAT
FOR U.S.S.R. UNDER EXPORT BONUS
PROGRAM AS YET THIS WEEK.
ANOTHER FEBRUARY ARCTIC
FREEZE MOVING OVER LARGE
PART OF THE COUNTRY TO FURTH
ER INCREASE LIVESTOCK FEED
CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVE
DOMESTIC DEMAND.
UNITED STATES...RAIN BENE
FITED WINTER WHEAT IN PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SNOW
COVER WAS MOSTLY ADEQUATE IN
THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SMALL
GRAINS WERE MOSTLY GOOD IN
THE SOUTHEAST. SOME FLOODING
OCCURED IN PORTIONS OF ARKAN
SAS, ILLINOIS. KENTUCKY. AND
TENNESSEE. HIGHER TEMPERA
TURES EASED LIVESTOCK STRESS
IN THE CORN BELT, PLAINS, AND
the west. Western
USSR...TEMPERATURES ARE
UNSEASONABLY WARM FOR THE
NINTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK, BUT
WINTER GRAINS REMAIN DOR
MANT. EUROPE...MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN RETURNS TO MUCH OF
THE NORTHWEST. UNFAVORABLE
DRYNESS CONTINUES ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST. EASTERN
ASIA-HEAVY RAIN SATURATES
SOILS AND CAUSES POSSIBLE
FLOODING ACROSS SECTIONS OF
THE YANGTZE VALLEY. SOUTH
KOREA. AND JAPAN. SOUTHEAST
ASIA...HEAVY SHOWERS OVER
IA V A BOOST IRRIGATION
RESERVES BUT LIKELY CAUSE LOC
AL FLOODING. SOUTH AMERI
CA...SHOWERS COVER ARGENTI
NA’S CROP AREAS BUT WARM
WEATHER PERSISTS. SUBSTANTIAL
RAIN FALLS OVER BRAZIL’S
SOUTH-CENTRAL CROP REGION.
EXPORT NEWS: ALGERIA
BOUGHT 75,000 TONNES OF U.S.
HARO RED WINTER WHEAT UNDER
EBP FOR MAY/JLY SHIPMENT. FIN
LAND BOUGHT 20,000 TONNES OF
U.S. HARD RED WINTER WHEAT FOR
MARCH SHIPMENT. THE JAPANESE
-OOD AGENCY IS TENDERING FOR
OPTIONAL-ORIGIN WHEAT FOR
4PR/MAY SHIPMENTS. EL SALVA
DOR TENDERS TODAY ON UP TO
16,000 TONNES OF U.S. WHEAT
JNDER PL4BO FOR MARCH SHIP
MENT. TAIWAN WILL TENDER
TODAY FOR 60,000 TONNES OF U.S.
NO. 2 YELLOW CORN FOR MARCH
SHIPMENT. EGYPT BOUGHT 6,000
TONNES OF U.S. SUNOIL UNDER THE
SUNFLOWER OIL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR APRIL DELIVERY.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO 02/22/89
02/21/89 02/24/88 WHEAT: KANSAS
CITY 4.29-4.34 NC 3.20-3.23 MINNEA
POLIS 4.34 3/4-4.38 3/4 UP 1 3/4-3 3/4
3.29 PORTLAND 4.92-4.94 UP 2
3.10-3.15 ST. LOUIS 4.24-4.29 UP 2-1
2.92-3.05.
CORN, U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 2.69-2.73 UP 3 1.97-2.00 MIN
NEAPOLIS 2.61 1/4 UP 5 1/2 1.81 SO.
lOWA 2.66 UP 5 1.88-1.89 OMAHA
2.57-2.59 UP 3 1.82-1.83.
SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 7.61-7.67 UP 9-10 6.12-6.16
MINNEAPOLIS 7.52 UP 9 1/2 6.0 j 3/4
SO. lOWA 7.46 UP 11 6.06 C. ILL. PRO
CESSORS 7.66-7.72 UP 9 1/2 6.25-6.30.
•KANSAS CITY, US NO. 1 HARD
RED WINTER WHEAT. ORDINARY
PROTEIN. MINNEAPOLIS. US NO. 1
DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT,
14% PROTEIN. PORTLAND. NO. 2
SOFT WHITE WHEAT. ST. LOUIS, NO.
2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT.
FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY
(MAR) WHEAT 4.22 3/4 DN 1/4 3.20 1/4
MINNEAPOLIS (MAR) WHEAT 4.14
3/4 UP 1 3/4 3.02 CHICAGO (MAR)
WHEAT 4.26 1/4 UP 1 1/4 3.17 (MAR)
CORN 2.73 1/4 UP 3 1/2 1.99 (MAR)
SOYBEANS 7n56 UP 9 1/2 6.24 3/4.
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 4.69 UP
2-1 3.53 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER
WHEAT 4.50-4.51 UP 3 3.32-3.34 N 0.2
YELLOW CORN 3.04-3.06 UP 5-6
2.21-2.23 N 0.2 YELLOW SORGHUM
RAIL 5.09 UP 5 BARGE 5.18 UP 9
3.75-3.79 N 0.2 YELLOW SOYBEANS
7.98-8.00 UP 10-9 6.52-6.53.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 33.
ALFALFA: 85.00-115.00.
ALFALFA MIX; 86.00-104.00.
MIXED HAY: 76.00-88.00.
TIMOTHY: 86.00.
GRASS HAY: 70.00-100.00.
OATS: 2.30-3.10 BU.
STRAW; 68.00-76 00.
CORN FODDER. 48.00.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, Feb. 23, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
MARKET LITTLE
47 LOADS
STRONGER
ALFALFA; 7 FAIR TO GOOD,
100 00-127.00, 3 DARK. 77.00-87 00
ALFALFA MIXED: 1 FANCY. 127 00.
5 FAIR, 67.00-95.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 5 FAIR TO GOOD,
90 00-105.00, 6 FAIR, 60.00-77.00
MULCH HAY: 25.00.
MIXED HAY: 2 LOADS FANCY.
115.00- 4 FAIR, 66.00-77.00.
CLOVER: 66.00.
STRAW: 6 LOADS FAIR TO GOOD.
62.00- 00.
FIREWOOD; 5 LOADS MIXED SPLIT
OAK. 57.00-63.00 CORD; 1 LOAD MIX
ED WOOD, 42.00 CORD.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Feb. 17, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 163.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-136 00.
ALFALFA: 54.00-158.00.
TIMOTHY: 74.00-115.00.
CLOVER: 69.00-90.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 66.00-106.00.
STRAW: 56.00-79.00.
EAR CORN: 90.00-117.00.
OATS; 2.80-2.95 BU.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 20.
ALFALFA: 67.50-97 50. 1 90-1 95
BALE.
GRASS HAY: 5000-57 50, 95 HALF
STRAW: .85-1.20 BALE.
TIMOTHY; 51.00-62.00, ROUND
BALES. 700-800 LBS. 21.00 BACH
OATS: 3.15 BU.
WOOD: 50.00-60.00 CORD
Keister’s Hay
Mlddleburg, PA
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Report supplied by auction
40 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA. 90 00-130 00
MIXED HAY; 60.00-120.00
TIMOTHY: 60.00-115.00
STRAW; 8 LOADS, 60.00-77 50
EAR CORN: 1 LOAD 125 00
OATS: 1 LOAD AT 2.65 BU
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 72 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA: 87.50-157.50.
MIXED HAY; 55.00-85.00
STRAW: 9 LOADS. 57 50-77.50
EAR CORN: 4 LOADS, 87 50-122.50
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, February 20, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 35 LDS. HAY,
52.00-117.00.
STRAW: 10 LOADS, 54.00-74 00
WOOD: 11 LOADS, 26.00-52 50.
CORN: 8 LOADS, 94.00-100.00.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tues., Feb. 21, 1989
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
MIXED HAY, 2 LOADS, 1 25-1 50
BALE.
BARLEY STRAW. 1 LOAD, 1 30
BALE
TOTAL 3 LOADS.
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, February 23, 1989
WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY:
TRADING MODERATE ON VERY
LIGHT SUPPLY. COMPARED WITH
LAST WEEK’S CLOSE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD MOST
LY .50 TO 1.00 HIGHER .EXCEPT
CHOICE HEIFERS WEIGHING 800-950
GRAIN & LIVESTOCK
HEDGING SERVICES
WITH
fPHuttan
Jim Rohrbaugh, Account Executive
E.F. Hutton Sc Company Inc.
P.O. Box 3151, Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717)763-1611
(800) 822-9553 In-state
(800) 334-3119 Out-of-state
MATERIALS
* BULLET
* ATRAZDfE
* DUAL
* BICEP
« LASSO MT.
* SUTAZINE
SAVE ON BULK HERBICIDES
• BULLET • LASSO MT • ETRAZINE
BLADEX • DUAL • BICEP • PROWL
MELVIN H WEAVER
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-569-6576 or 898-8354
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25, 1989*A7
LBS. WHICH SOLD .50 TO 2.50 LOW
ER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD
STEADY. BULLS WERE NOT WELL
TESTED. BULK OF SALES MONDAY
WITH NO CLASS WELL TESTED
LATER IN THE WEEK. SUPPLY
MAINLY SELECT TO AVERAGE
CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS WITH ABOUT-5% COWS.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS THIS WEEK
ABOUT 900 AS COMPARED WITH
ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF 1131 A WEEK
AGO AND 1117 A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4, MOSTLY 3, 1050-1250
LBS. 72.00-74.00 PART LOAD 74.25
900-1050 LBS. 70.50-73.00 SELECT &
CHOICE 2-3, 1000-1200 LBS.
69.00- SELECT 2-3 900-1100 LBS.
66.00-
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4, MOSTLY 3.
950-1150 LBS. 72.00-73.00 LOAD AND
PACKAGE 73.50-73.75 800-950 LBS.
67.00-71.50 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3,
900-1100 LBS. 68.00-70.50 SELECT 2-3
800-1050 LBS. 65.00-69.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 42.00-46.00 CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
46.00-52.00 FEW 53.00 CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 1-2 40.00-46.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackcttstown, N.l
Tues, Feb. 21, 1989
Report supplied by auction
CALVES 30-1 67’/.
COWS 39’/. - 54’/.
EASY COWS 15- 46'/.
HEIFERS .55-.72 1 /.
BULLS 52’/. - 65’/.
STEERS ,55V.-.67
ROASTING PIGS, EACH
200-34.00.00.
BOAR HOGS .25 .29
SOWS .28.
SHEEP .19-1.00
LAMBS EACH 29.00-87 00
LAMBS PER LB. 63-1 17
GOATS EACH 44.00-90 00
KIDS EACH 35 00-59 00
HIDES EACH 12.00-39.00.
TOTAL 192.
* ROUND UP * EXTRA-ONE
* BLADEX * FURADAN
* BANVEL * COUNTER
* LOROX * LORSBAN
* GRAMOXONE* DYFONATE
* PRINCBP * ETC.
KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Local ad RL472S ml 100 south
of Quarryvlllt or a mlloo north
of Oxford comor of Rt 472 and
No bio Rood at Rouoo Tobacco
Station.
Lloyd H. Kraktor
Auctioneer
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No out of tuts checks
ALL TRUCKERS AND
FARMERS WELCOME