r Hog f&fDr Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sat, Aug. 19, 1989 Report supplied by auction 780 HEAD. US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 48.50-49.50. US 1 215-245 LBS. 49.00-51.25. US 1-3 215-250 LBS. 48.75-48.75. US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 46.75-47.75. SOWS: ALL WEIGHTS 31.00-35.75. BOARS; ALL WEIGHTS 30.00-32.00. New Holland Feeder Pig Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, August 23, 1989 Feeder Pigs Todsy 507 Last Wednesday 681 Last Year 1065 TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs firm to 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 12 36-39 72.00-74.00. 29 41-43 72.00- 71 43-49 62.00-66.00. 86 50-59 58.00-68.00. 14 61-64 56.00-62.00. 6 71-80 60.00-61.00. US 2 12 44-47 57.00-60.00. 43 54-57 57.00- 23 74-99 55.00-59.00. US 2-3 56 40-56 48.00-58.00. SLAUGHTER 28 19-33 106.00-128.00. 16 37 88.00. St Louis Cattle, Hogs August 24, 1989 CATTLE AND CALVES: 425 ( 25 SLTR, 400 FDRS) RECEIPTS CONSISTS OF FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FOR THURS DAY’S AUCTION. NO SALES SLAUGHTER CATTLE. COWS: CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI-DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 NO SALES BONING 1-2 LOW TO AVG CUTTER BULLS: YG 1-2 NO TEST RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,400: WEEK AGO 1,300; YEAR AGO 1,900 FOR THE WEEK. SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS MOSTLY 1.00, INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER. COWS MOSTLY 7.00 LOWER. BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPP LY CHOICE AND MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS. AROUND 10% COWS. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday,- Aug. 24, 1989 700 - BARROWS A GILTS MOD ERATELY ACTIVE. 75-LOO HIGHER. US 1-3 225-260 LB. 48.25 TO MOST LY 48.50. 80 HEAD 48.75. SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE. STEADY-2.00 LOWER. (8%) US 1-3 450-750 LB. 34.00-38.00. BOARS: OVER 400 LB. 34.00. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed ers two marketing Days Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. -v p .'v. , .s 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 Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., Sept. 1 - 11:00 A.M. HOLIDAY SCHEDULE NO HOG SALE SAT., SEPT. 2, CLOSED BUSINESS AS USUAL MONDAY. SEPT. 4. LABOR DAY Walter M. Dunlap and Sons ' •. lanomm Abr#*tt , New Holland Hogs August 21, 1989 TODAY LAST MONDAY LAST YEAR TREND: Compared to last Monday bar rows and gilts mostly steady, instances 50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb 48.50-50.00. US 1 Couple lots 220-235 lb 52.00. US 1-3 215-260 lb 46.50-48.50, 195-210 lb 42.00-44.50. US 3-4 215-240 lb 43.25-44.00. Peoria Hogs Peoria, IL August 24, 1989 HOGS: 2000 TRADING MODERATE BARROWS AND GILTS MOSTLY .50 HIGHER. INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY US 1-3 230-250 LBS 48.00-48.50, 110 HEAD 48.75-49.00 220-230 LBS. 47.00- 210-220 LBS. 43.00-47.00 200-210 LBS. 40.00-43.00 2-3 230-260 LBS. 47.50-48.00 260-280 LBS. 46.00- SOWS: FIRM TO MOSTLY .50 HIGH ER 18% US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 35.50-36.00 500-650 LBS. 37.50-38.00 BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 36.00 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, Aug. 24, 1989 HOGS: 2800 - BARROWS A GILTS ACTIVE. OVER 230 LB. 50 HIGHER, INSTANCES 75 HIGHER ON 240-270 LB.; UNDER 230 LB. STEADY-1.00 HIGHER. US 1-3 230-270 LB. 48.00, AROUND 200 HEAD 48.25; 200-230 LB. 43.00-46.00. US 2-3 260-280 LB. 47.50-48.00; 280-300 LB. 45.50-47.50. SOWS: UNDER 500 LB. 50-1.50 HIGHER; OVER 500 LB. 1.50-2.00 HIGHER. (AROUND 10%) US 1-3 300-500 LB. 34.50-36.50. OVER 500 LB. 37.50-40.00. BOARS: OVER 300 LB. 35.50-36.00; UNDER 300 LB. 35.00-36.00. Peoria Hogs Thursday, Aug. 24, 1989 HOGS: 2000 - BARROWS A GILTS MODERATE. MOSTLY 50 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.00 UP. US 1-3 230-250 LB. 48.00-48.50, 110 HEAD 48.75-49.00; 220-230 LB. 47.00-48.00; 210-220 LB. 43.00-47.00; 200-210 LB. 40.00-43.00. US 2-3 230-260 LB. 47.50-48.00; 260-280 LB. 46.00-47.50. SOWS: FIRM TO MOSTLY 50 HIGH ER. (18%) US 1-3 325-500 LB. 35.5036.00; 500650 LB. 37.5038.00. BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 36.00. hi CORN SEPT. 234*/. DEC. 236% MR.9O 244 MAY 249% JUL. 251 SEP. 243 SOYBEANS 792 1132 915 SEP. NOV. JAN. MAR. MAY JUL. CHICAGO CATTLE FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR. OCT. 75.72 ' 74.97 75.30 75.50 75.12 DEC. 74.27 73.72 74.07 74.37 74.10 FEB. 73.55 73.05 73.12 73.27 73.02 APR. 74.57 74.05 74.15 74.30 74.07 JUNE 72.50 71.96 72.12 72.17 72.05 ** FUTURES MARKET TRENDS GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK j ■rSTZRVaVmH r This market Information provided by ACRES. ACRES la a copyrighted I |ul2lli|dHa / market Information aarvlce developed by the American Farm Bureau and available to Pennaylvanla farmer? on a dally baala through Pennaylvanla f Farmer*' Association Farm Management Servlcee. For additional market comments and trading aarvlce contact PFA Commodity Futures Service. >1 (717) 761-2740 Acres Corn update: com futures prices reversed today and lost from 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 cents on local selling and reports of beneficial rainfall last night. This morning mi pressured by last night’s rain fall and reports of cash price protection. Spread trading was active with most inter est teen in the Dec/September. Blither pressure was attributed to reports of slack buying interest. September closed 2-1/4 cents lower at $2.36 after trading in a range from $2.35-1/2 to $2.39. Acres Soybean Update: soy bean futures prices lost steam today and ended the session from unchanged to 6 cents lower. Initial pressure this morning was exerted by reports of beneficial over night rainfall and scattered price protec tion. A rally midday was initiated by locals COLUMNS Now is the Time AlO Ida’s Notebook A 25 Farm Management A 33 On Being A Farm Wife B 4 Microwave Minutes B 5 Have You Heard B 7 Pork Prose D 2 DEPARTMENTS Editorial Farm Calendar Farm Forum Classified Ads Business News Mailbox Markets... Sale Reports Public Auction Register D 34 HOME AND YOUTH Homestead Notes.. Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komer 810 4-H Happenings D 22 FFA Happenings 821.D19 GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS (Dally doting bids Friday, Aug. IS through Thunday, Aug. 24) FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR. 234% 236% 243% 249% 250% 243 238% 240 247% 253% 254% 245 TUBS. WED. MON, FRI. 584 594 603 598 595% 577% 588% 596 591% 589% 586% 597% 605 601% 599% 598% 606 614% 610% 609 605% 614% 622% 617% 617 609% 618 626 621% 622 in this issue ... AlO ~..AlO ....AlO BI6 .... D 6 .... D 23 .... D3l ~..B 2 Lancaalar Farming, Saturday, August 26,1988-A3 WHEAT 236 237% 245 250% 252 245% 234% 235% 242% 248% 249% 242% SEPT. DEC. MAR. MAY JUL. SOYBEAN MEAL THUR. SEP. 190.10 193.70 194.10 193.60 OCT. 182.40 186.00 187.40 187.40 DEC. 181.30 184.90 186.30 186.40 JAN. 181.20 184.50 186.50 186.50 MAR. 182.50 185.40 187.10 186.80 MAY 183.50 186.50 188.50 187.50 CHICAGO HOGS OCT. 41.05 40.67 40.65 41.47 41.62 DEC. 42.27 41V75 41.80 42.47 42.62 FEB. 43.02 42.75 42.95 43.42 43.60 APR. 40.82 40.77 41.02 41.07 41.02 JUN. 45.32 45.32 45.30 45.30 45.55 JUL. 45.80 45.80 45.75 45.92 46.10 and professionals and helped to boost the November to $5.99-1/2. When outside buying interest faded at these levels, prices lost ground on long liquidation. Further pressure was attributed to spillover from slumping com prices. November settled 4-1/2 cents lower this afternoon at $5.91-1/2 after trading in a range from $5.90 to $5.99-1/2. Acres Wheat Update: wheat futures settled mixed this afternoon with the front two options gaining 1 and 1-1/4 'bents while the defetreds dropped from 1-3/4 cents to 2-1/2 cents. This was another day of narrow range trading with the near by s lifted late in the day by last minute cosnmercial buying. This came on ideas that a tender was forthcoming from Egypt for 400,000 metric tonnes. Further support Four Sections DAIRY Kutztown Colored Breeds... A2O Kutztown Holstein Coudersport Dairy Show A 27 E-town Dairy Show Tioga Co. DHIA C 2 Schuylkill Dairy Show D 8 Susquehanna 4-H Dairy DIO Berks Holstein Club Dl4 Cumberland DHIA Dl6 Cumberland Dairy, Adams Co. DHIA... FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR, 392% 407% 414% 401% 368% 390% 405 411 400% 368% FRI. MON. FRI. MON. was linked to cash market firmness. Spread trading was a featured item today with the Dec/Sep active. September settled today at $3.91-3/4 after trading in a range from 53.90 to $3.93-1/2. Acres Cattle Update: uve cattle and feeders closed higher this after noon after another slow session. Buying was linked to a continued fiim tone in the cash markets and by light commodity fund short-covering. Aggressive pro selling this morning pressured and kept futures locked in a narrow range. Light buy-stops were triggered above yesterday’s highs with fed sales light to moderate today with prices fairly stable. Some support came frim ideas that retail beef demand would be on the rite with projections for increase move (Turn to Pag* A 11) FEATURES Potter Co. Fair A 27 Zimbabwe Farmers A3O Lancaster 4-H Banquet A 34 Melon Carving.. Trial Gardens State 4-H Fashion Revue Winners Portcrsvillc Steam Engine Show Ag Progress lee Cream Contest 814 Schuylkill 4-H Livestock.... D 2 Chester Co. 4-H Lamb Show Dauphin Fair 393 V. 407 412 400 367 V. 391 V. 406 V. 409 398 367 V. 390% 405% 410% 400% 368% THUR. TUBS. WED. 193.50 186.50 185.60 185.50 185.80 187.50 TUES. WED. THUR, A 26 A3B DlB ... D2l ,B 2 B 2 ~812 813 ...D 9 ... D2O
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