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Markets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., Sept. 16, 1989
Report supplied by auction
939 HEAD.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 44.50-45.75.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 46.00-47.00.
US 1-3 215-255 LBS. 43.25-44.25,
200-210 LBS. 38.00-41.50.
US 2-4 215-265 LBS. 42.00-43.00.
SOWS: ALL WEIGHTS 33.50-36.00.
BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 29.00-32.00.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
Sept. 15, 1989
880 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 1000; COM
PARED TO LAST SALE 40-70 LB. PIGS
WERE FULLY 5.00-10.00 HIGHER. NO
COMPARISON ON OTHER WEIGHTS
BECAUSE TOO FEW OFFERED IN
REGENTS WEEKS. ALL PIGS SOLD
BY THE HUNDREDWEIGHT.
GRADE 1 AND 2; 34 HEAD. 19-29
LBS., 100.00-110.00; 65 HEAD. 30-37
LBS., 87.00-100 00; 158 HEAD, 40-48
LBS., 85.00-95.00; 37 HEAD, 41-49 LBS.,
69 00-83.00; 239 HEAD, 5057 LBS.,
79 0 088 00; 16 HEAD WITH TAILS, 53
LBS., 75 00; 190 HEAD, 61-67 LBS..
73.0078.00; 13 HEAD EARLY, 65 LBS ,
64 00.
GRADE 1:12 HEAD, 86 LBS., 65.00; 6
HEAD WITH TAILS 83 LBS., 60.00.
GRADE 2: 54 HEAD, 29-41 LBS.,
74 0084.00.
GRADE 3: 4 HEAD. 30 LBS., 50.00; 5
HEAD, 48 LBS., 65.00.
NEXT SALE FRIDAY. OCT. 6. 1:30
P.M.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinoli
Thursday, September 21, 1989
FEDERAL-STATE OPENING HOGS:
2200 TRADING FAIRLY ACTIVE.
BARROWS AND GILTS OPENING
STEADY TO, .50 LOUVER COMPARED
WITH WEDNESDAY. SUPPLY MAIN
LY US 1-3 220250 LBS.
US 1-3 230250 LBS. 45.0045.50,
FEW 44.50 2-3 240-260 LBS.
44.5045.00. FEW 44.00.
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY
OVER 500 LBS. MOSTLY 1.50 HIGHER
15%.
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 38.50-39.00
500-650 LBS. MOSTLY 42.00, FEW
42.50.
FEEDER
CATTLE
Tuesday, Sept. 26
7:30 P.M.
Bring a Load - Buy a Load
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Livestock Market, Inc.
Just off 141 it Exit 12
(717) 249-4511
of Evsninfli, Jot 249-2359
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed
ers two marketing Days Give us a call for advice
and marketing conditions.
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Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., Sept. 29 - 11:00 A.M.
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m. (717) 397-81S8
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New Holland
Hogs
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, September 18, 1989
Report Supplied by PDA
Hog Receipts
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts firm, instances 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 44.50-46.00, Couple lots 47.00.
US 1 215-240 lb 48.75-50.00.
US 1-3 215-260 lb 43.00-44.00, Few
lots 42.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pig
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, September 20, 1989
FEEDER PIGS
Today 881
Last Wednesday 1178
Last Year 967
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
US 1-2 30-39 lb feeder pigs steady, 40-55
lb and all US 2 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply
mainly 30-50 lb with weights over 50 lb
scarce. All pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight.
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 127 30-39 81.00-89.00, 27 31 97.00.
87 40-49 82.00-88.00. 20 50-55
65.00-76.06. 8 65 71.00.
US 2 45 24-29 84.00-96.00. 92 30-39
78.0082.00. 156 40-49 72.00-80.00.60 60
75.0077.00,
US 2-3 39 25-38 74.00-75.00. 21 42
74.00. 25 50 65.00. 19 63-64 58.00-59.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Sept 21, 1989
2500 - BARROWS & GILTS ACTIVE,
STEADY TO FIRM INSTANCES .25
HIGHER.
US 1-3 230270 LB. 45.00 TO MOST
LY 45.25,230 HEAD 240260 LB. 45.50;
200230 LB. 41.5044.00.
US 2-3 260-270 LB. 44.75-45.25;
270-300 LB. 42.75-45.00.
SOWS: UNDER 500 LB. STEADY;
OVER 500 LB. STEADY TO MOSTLY
1.00 LOWER. (10%).
US 1-3 300-500 LB. 38.00-39.00; OVER
500 LB. 39.00-41.00; FEW OVER 650 LB.
42.00.
BOARS: OVER 300 LB. 36.50, FEW
37.00; UNDER 300 LB. 34.50-35.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989
HOGS: 700 - BARROWS & GILTS
MODERATELY, ACTIVE, STEADY.
US 1-3 230-260 LB. 45.00-45.50.
SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE.
NOT WELL TESTED. (3%).
US 1-3 FEW 450-500 LB. 36.00-37.00.
BOARS: OVER 350 LB. 35.00.
ORN
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR,
DEC. 230/. 228 227% 228% 231%
MAR. 237% 235% 234% 235% 238
MAY 243 240% 239% 240 243
JUL. 245% 243% 242 242 245
SEPT. 237% 236% 237 237 239%
1137
SOYBEANS
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THUR.
1102
NOV. 576% 568% 568% 575% 582%
JAN. 586% 578% 579 585% 592%
MAR. 598% 590% 591% 598% 604%
MAY 607% 599% 600 606 613%
JUL. 612% 604% 603% 609% 615
AUG. 602 595 596 602 604
CHICAGO CATTLE
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR.
OCT. 72.45 72.02 71.25 71.15 71.70 OCT. 40.97 41.65 41 67 41.77 41.90
DEC. 74.05 73.77 73.25 73.17 73.52 DEC. 42.45 42.77 43 15 43 65 43.60
FEB. 73.62 73.52 73.15 72.87 72.92 FEB. 43.72 44.02 43.97 44.60 44.42
APR. 74.52 74.27 73.80 73.75 73.57 APR. 41.50 41.77 41.92 42.45 42.15
JUNE 72 00 71.55 71.57 71.50 71.25 JUN. 46.30 46.35 46.55 46.97 46.87
JUL. 46.85 46 87 47 05 47 65 47.22
FUTURES MARKET TRENDS
GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK
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ACRES CORN UPDATE;
Corn futures prices improved
today and ended the session from
unchanged on the deferred July
and September options to 1-1/4
cent higher on the December.
Price improvement came on buy
ing tied to weather predictions
calling for a chance of frost this
weekend in the upper midwest.
Further support was attributed to
rumors that the USSR had pur
chased 60,000 metric tonnes of
U.S. com gluten meal. Korea pur
chased 100,000 metric tonnes of
com overnight with Taiwan pass
ing on 31,000 metric tonnes. Sep-
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
(Dally closing bids: Friday, Sept. 15 through Thursday, Sept. 21)
tember expired quietly this after
noon at $2.34-1/2 after trading in a
range from $2.30 to $2.39.
December settled at $2.28-1/2, up
1-1/4 cent.
ACRES SOYBEAN
UPDATE: Soybean futures prices
closed higher today from 5-1/4 to
7 cents on buying tied to the latest
weather forecasts calling for frost
this weekend in the northern parts
of the belt Further bearish weath
er news came in the form of
“Hugo" which is now expected to
make landfall by Saturday on the
coast of Georgia. This would
#ii this issue
FEATURES
West German Exchange A2O
Solanco Swine Show A 22
Solanco Steer Show
Solanco Lambs
Nutrition Advisor Learns B 9
Back Injuries 815
Farmer Sells Herd 816
Pot Pie Makiing 818
Denver Sheep Competition. D 2
Cumberland 4-H Sale D 4
Perry Co. Livestock 5a1e....D12
York Fair Sheep Shows Dl4
Montgomery Market Lamb. Dl6
York Fair Swine..,
Susquehanna Sale..
York Swine Shows
HOME AND YOUTH
Home On The Range B 2
Homestead Notes .-
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer
Farm Women Societies 821
4-H Happenings
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,198&A3
WHEAT
DEC. 396% 391%
MAR. 395% 391%
MAY 375 371
JUL. 346 343%
SEPT. 350% 349
SOYBEAN MEAL
OCT. 190.60 189.10 186.80 187.90
DEC. 184.80 183.00 181.60 183.20
JAN. 183.20 181.70 180.50 182.10
MAR. 181.40 179.70 179.00 181.00
MAY 180.50 179.00 178.50 18020
JDL. 177.80 176.70 176.50 178 50
AUG. 176.20 175.00 175.00 176 00
CHICAGO HOGS
Four Sections
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial
Farm Calendar.
Farm Forum...,
A 22
A 34
Classified Ads *824,C 2
Business News D 6
Mailbox Markets D 23
Sale Reports D 29
Public Auction Register D3l
COLUMNS
Now is the Time
On Being A Farm Wife B 4
DlB
D2O
Have You Heard ....
Ida’s Notebook
Microwave Minutes
Pork Prose
Poultry Pointers
D 22
DAIRY
B 6
Solanco Dairy Show A2B
Md. Fair Awards 822
York Dairy Champions DIO
,810
823
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THUR,
390%
389%
370%
342%
348
FRI. MON.
TUES,
FRI. MON.
TUES. WED. THUR.
bring heavy rainfall and possible
damage to the immature crop.
Gains were held in check by the
impending harvest. September
expired quietly today at $5.68-1/4
gaining 5-1/4 cents for, the day.
November closed 7 cents higher at
$5.75-1/2 after trading in a range
from $5.72 to $5.77.
ACRES WHEAT UPDATE:
Wheat futures prices closed from
unchanged to 1-1/2 cents higher
this afternoon following a day of
featureless trading. Buying was
attributed mainly to spillover from
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B 5
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D 2
D 8
393’/.
392’/.
374’/.
346V4
351’/.
391’/.
390/*
371’/,
343'/.
348’/.
WED,
THUR,
188.30
184.30
183.30
182.30
181.70
179.00
177 50