Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., Apr. 22, 1989
Report supplied by auction
1116 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 40.50-42.00.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 39.00-40.00.
US 1-3 215-255 LBS. 38.00-39.00,
200-210 LBS. 36.00-38.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 37.00-37.75, A
FEW AT 36.00-36.75.
SOWS. ALL WEIGHTS 28.00-32 00
BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 28.00-30.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pig
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, April 26,1989
FEEDER PIGS
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs firm to 4.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and add by the hundred
weight.
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 75 32-35 76.00-8100. 42 42 81.00,
140 40-49 69.00-76.00. 142 50-59
63.00- 27 56 79.00. 84 60-69
62.00- 20 78-90 52.00-54.00.
US 2 91 30-39 62.00-70.00. 229 40-49
61.00-69.00. 54 50-59 55.00-59.00. 27
60-69 54.00-58.00. 23 77-78 52.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER 52 22-29 102.00-138.00.
New Holland
Hogs
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, April 24, 1989
NEW HOLLAND HOG FLASH - 700.
TREND: Compared to last Monday ear
ly sales barrows and gilts steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-240 lb 39.00-40.00.
US 1 One lot early 230 lb 41.50.
US 1-3 215-255 lb 37.50-38.00, One lot
209 lb 35.75.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, April 27, 1959
FEDERAL-STATE MIDSESSION
AND CLOSE HOGS: 1400 TRADING
MODERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS
WEAK TO MOSTLY .50 LOWER COM
PARED WITH WEDNESDAY.
US 1-3 220-230 LBS. i 9.00-39.25
210-220 LBS. 37.00-39.00 2-3 240-260
LBS. 38.00-39.00 260-280 LBS.
37.00-38.00.
SOWS: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER
20%.
US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 32.50 400-500
LBS. 33.25-33.50 500-650 LBS.
33,50-34.00.
BOARS: OVER 350 L 85.31.25-3130
UNDER 350 LBS. 30.50-31.00.
HOG 214 HB 37.00-39.00 HC
39.00- HD 39.00-39.25 HE
39.00- HH 37.00-39.00 Hi
39.00- HJ 39.00-39.25 HK
39.00- HQ 38.00-39.00 HR
37.50- VV 32.50-32.50 WW
33.25-33.50 XX 33.50-34.00 YY
33.50- ZZ 31.25-31.50.
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 u» ■ call whether you ire buying or selling
Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., May 5 at 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
UMMMr Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
rOid Un* Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
With The times
Greencastle
Feeder Pigs
Saturday, April 22, 1989
904 HEAD. PRICES 10.00 LOWER.
GRADE 1 A 2-763 HEAD. 45 HEAD
19-37 LBS. 65.00-82.00; 308 HEAD 40-49
LBS. 65.00-80.00; 337 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
61.50-75.00; 37 HEAD 60-69 LBS.
54.00- 30 HEAD 70-UP LBS.
54.00-
GRADE 2 98 HEAD. 21 HEAD 25-36
LBS. 54.00-66.00; 37 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
55.00- 19 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
48.00- 18 HEAD 60-UP LBS.
54.50-60.50.
GRADE 2 A 3 13 HEAD. 50.00-60.00.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE AT
GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUC
TION WILL BE HELD SATURDAY.
MAY 27, 1989.
PIGS GRADED AND WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL.
1050
1784
966
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 27, 1989
HOGS: 700 - BARROWS & GILTS
MODERATELY ACTIVE, .50-.75 LOW
ER. US 1-3 225-260 LBS. 39.00-39.25.
SOWS; MODERATELY ACTIVE,
FIRM-1.00 HIGHER. (6%).
US 1-3 FEW 475-675 LBS
31.00-35.00.
BOARS: OVER 400 LBS. 29.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 27, 1989
HOGS: 1400. BARROWS AND GILTS
MODERATE, WEAK TO MOSTLY .56
LOWER.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 39.00-39.25. 2-3
240-260 LBS. 38.00-39.00.
SOWS: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
(20%).
US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 32.50, 400-500
LBS. 33.25-33.50; 500-650 LBS.
33.50-34.00.
BOARS: OVER 350 LB. 31.25-31.50;
UNDER 350 LB. 30.50-31.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thunday, April 27,1989
2500 - BARROWS 8c GILTS MOD
ERATE, .25-.50 LOWER.
US 1-3 230-260 LBS. 38,75-39.25;
200-230 LBS. 36.00-38.00. •
US 2-3 250-270 LBS. 38.00-38.75,
FEW 260-270 LB. 37.50; 270-300 LBS.
36.00-37.50.
SOWS: 300-500 LBS. .50 LOWER;
OVER 500 LBS. 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
(AROUND 7%). US 1-3 300-500 LBS.
31.50-32.50; OVER 500 LBS.
32.00-34.00.
BOARS: OVER 300 LB. 33.00;
UNDER 300 LB. 32.50.
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GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
ORN
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR.
MAY 275'/.
,lUL. 21TA
SEPT. 271'/.
DEC. 271'/.
MAR. 277'/.
MAY 90 278'A
SOYBEANS
269
271 1 /.
265
263’/.
270
271
FRI,
MON,
MAY 760 744'/.
JUL. 767 749’/.
AUG. 763% 746%
SEPT. 745 731
NOV. 735% 722%
JAN. 90 744% 731%
MAR. 752 740%
CHICAGO CATTLE
FRI. MON. TUES,
lIIVI,' 80 -71 —— JUNE 45 - 60 45 - 67 46.77 46.77 47.07
lur llfn Inll n 7052 7082 JUL> 4632 4650 47 - 47 47 - 47 47.87
« 22 6737 6737 67 - 77 AUG. 45.45 45.62 46.15 46.15 46.47
OCT- 68.95 68.87 68.75 68.97 68.97 OCT. 42 25 42.12 42 77 42 77 43 12
DEC 70.07 70.12 68.97 70.17 69 97 DEC. 44.27 44:1s 44 77 44.77 ££
-EB. 90 70.60 70.80 70.17 70.75 70.60 FEB. 90 45.75 45.52 46.35 46.35 46.17
FUTURES MARKET TREND
GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK
ACRES CORN UPDATE:
Corn futures prices recovered
today andxlosed from 1 to 1-3/4
cents higher on buying linked to
short covering in response to over
sold conditions. Further support
was attributed to steady basis
levels along with ideas that the
Soviet Union would soon return to
the market place. Mexico is sche
duled to tender tonight for
120,000 metric tonnes. Prices
were held in check by continued
forecasts for increased rainfall
during the next week with Decem
ber settling today at $2.61-1/4, up
1 cent’Generic certificate bids
firmed this morning by 1/2%.
ACRES SOYBEAN
UPDATE: Soybean futures prices
recovered today and ended the
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FUTURES MARKETS
(Dally closing bids: Friday, April 21 through Thursday, April 27)
265/.
268’/ 2
265/.
268/.
262
261/.
267/.
268/.
268/.
270/,
263/,
262/,
269
270
262
261/,
267/.
268/.
TUBS,
WED,
THUR,
740/.
. 742
737/.
720/.
710/,
719
729
740/.
742
737/.
720/.
710/.
719
729
729/.
735
732/.
717/.
708/.
717/.
728
WED,
THUR,
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markat Mormatkn Soroka dooakpad by tha American Finn Bureau and
mthMt to Fatonyhrania farmers on a deity basis throu(h FermayfoaiOs
Farmera' Association Farm Management Sarvicaa. For additional market
cootmanto and trading aery ice contact PFA Commodity Futures Soroka
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session from 2-1/4 to 8 cents high
er on buying linked to news that
the Soviet Union was in the mark
et for soyo il. Old crop ended the
session 8 cents higher on reports
that dockworkers would be on
strike for an “indefinite” period.
Further support was tied to light
farmer sales. Large gains were
pared by forecasts for continued
rainfall over the next week. May
settled today up 8 cents at
$7.40-1/2 while November closed
3 cents higher at $7.10-1/2.
ACRES WHEAT UPDATE:
Wheat futures closed from 1-1/2
lower on the July and December
options to 3-1/2 lower on the spot
option. Selling initially was attri
buted to news that Egypt’s second
bid for export bonus had been
in this
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WHEAT
MAY 89 414/, 415/.
JUL. 402 404
SEP. 409 411/.
DEC. 421 423/.
MAR. 426 428/.
SOYBEAN MEAL
FRI. MON.
MAY 232 30 228.60 225.40 225.40
JUL. 230 30 226 60 223.70 223.70
AUG. 227.50 224 20 220.70 220.70
SEPT. 224 50 220 70 217 20 217 20
OCf. 221.00 217.50 213.00 213.00
*>EC. 21900 21650 211.70 211 70
JAN. 218.50 216.00 211 20 211 20
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Cook’s Question Comer B 8
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4-H Happenings B 19,822
FFA Happenings 821
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FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUI
411
402/,
409/.
422/.
428/.
411
402’/.
409'/i
422'/.
428’/.
TUBS,
WED.
MON.
TUBS. WED. THUR,
rejected. Further pressure was
attributed to growing doubts that
the USSR would be in a position
to purchase in the near future.
Reports prior to the opening that
the hard red wheat condition was
worse than expected underpinned.
The weather patterns are still
causing some confusion along
with ideas that the U.S. may scale
back its export bonus offerings.
ACRES CATTLE UPDATE:
Live and feeder cattle closed mix
ed with live cattle closing from S
lower to 5 higher and feeders from
33 lower to 5 higher. Prices
opened higher this morning on
cash connected short covering
attributed to Tuesday’s higher cut
out values along with ideas the
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405
398*/.
407*/.
419'/.
425’/.
THUR,
223.30
221.90
219.20
216.20
212.20
211.20
210.50
B 2
A 24
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