r Ho B ■ffifWW.Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sat, March 3, 1990 Report supplied by auction 800 HEAD. US 1 215-245 LBS. 51.75 US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 51.00-51.50 US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 50.25-51.25 US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 49.25-50.25 HEAVY HOGS 260-275 LBS. (7.00-48.00 GOOD SOWS: 46.50-49.00 MEDIUM SOWS: 42.00-46.00 THIN SOWS: 38.50-40.00 BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS): 38.75-39.75 State Graded Feeder Pig Sale at Westminster Livestock Auction March 2, 1990 583 PIGS, 2 WEEKS AGO 1151. COM PARED TO LAST SALE ALL PIGS WERE 8.00-12.00 HIGHER, EXTREMES 20.00 HIGHER ON HEAVYWEIGHTS. GRADES I AND 2: 7 HD. 26 LBS. 135.00; 202 HD. 38-45 LBS. 130.00- 167 HD. 47-53 LBS. 116.00- 77 HD. 55-59 LBS. 107.00- 15 HD. 63-66 LBS. 100.00- 40 HD. 72-78 LBS. 98.00- 31 HD. 92-95 LBS. 99.00. GRADE 2: 10 HD. 48 LBS. 119.00. NEXT SALE: FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1:30 P.M. Greencastle Feeder Pig Sale February 24, 1990 GOOD DEMAND. PRICES $25.00-30.00 HIGHER. GRADE 1 & 2 - 334 HEAD. 46 HD. 20-29 LBS. 110.00-132.00; 126 HD. 35-49 LBS. 112.50-131.00; 84 HD. 50-59 LBS. 101.00- 64 HEAD 60-69 LBS. 80.00- 14 HD. 104 LBS. 80.00. GRADE 2 - 26 HD. 21-39 LBS, 72.00- 8 HD. 50-60 LBS 60.00- AS IS 30.00-35.00. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE AT GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUC TION WILL BE HELD MARCH 24,1990. PIGS GRADED AND WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL. “Spadal" FEEDER CATTLE SALES MM MIM ir* for your cattle. > The epaelal atlea have become | mart popular over the put ecu , Pi* of ye ere ind attract man Puytr* to bM on your cattle. Carttslo lo o good ill oround mortitl tor your eottlo with do mind for ill typo*. Wo'ro oupor s h*n with o good supply of off tho form foedere. Bo mm lo got tho TOP DOLLAR for four eottlo by soiling thorn ot uorlltlo. Plooso continue your Hoi support In this spring's ■poelol solos. Wo spproclsto your business! Bring A Load Buy A Load AT CARLISLE LlvNteek Market, Ine. ** Oft 141 at Bill 12. Phone (717) 24M511 v Evenlnge, Jim 249-238*. SCHEDULE OF SPECIAL SALES Tueedey Evening 7:30 PM (Sale Order Riga, Goete, “mbe, Feeder Cattle, Etc.) March 13, March 27, 4>rll 10, April 24, May 8 Stele Graded Feeder Pig Selee On Prldeye, March I A 23 Thura. April 13 1 (Due To Good Friday) Friday, April 27 May 11 « 28 1:30 Hay Sale 12:30 P.M. (Pleeee Sava Thle New Holland Hog Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, March 5, 1990 Hog Receipts: Today Last Monday Lait Year TREND:.Compared to lait Monday bar rowi and gilti 50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 210-250 lb 49.00-50.00. US 1 One lot 215 lb 52.50. US 1-3 210-260 lb 47.00-48.50. US 2-4 260-280 lb 44.25-46.00. Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Thursday, March 8,1990 OPENING HOGS: 1600 TRADING ACTIVE. BARROWS AND GILTS FUL LY 1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.25 HIGHER COMPARED WITH WEDNES DAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260 LBS. US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 52.50-53.25, 75 HEAD 53.50 2-3 230-260 LBS. 52.00-52.50. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. MOSTLY .50 LOWER. OVER 500 LBS. 1.50 TO 2.00 HIGHER 17%. US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 46.00-46.50 500-650 LBS. 51.00-52.50. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, Mar. 8, 1990 USDA BARROWS AND GILTS .50-.7S HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD. US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 50.75-51.75, SOME TO 52.00, FEW DOWN TO 50.50; 210-220 LBS. 49.25-51.00. US 1-3 210-260 LBS. 49.25-51.25. SOWS: STEADY, INSTANCES 2.00 HIGHER ON WEIGHTS UNDER 500 LBS. US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 38.00-43.00, MANY 40.00-43.00; 500-650 LS. 43.00-47.00, FEW TO 48.00. CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES: HOT WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED. 160-185 LBS. BARROWS & GILTS: .67 TO 1.37 HIGHER. New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wed, March 7, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction 679 HEAD. I’S AND 2’S, 20-29 LBS. 160.00-196.00; 40-49 LBS. 115.00-130.00; 50-59 LBS. 108.00-124.00. 2’S AND 3’S, 20-29 LBS. 158.00- 30-39 LBS. 140.00-168.00; 40-49 LBS. 96.00-130.00; 50-59 LBS. 92.00- Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed ers two marketing Days Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. 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., March 16 - 11:00 A.M. Reliable Help Needed For 3 Days Per Week In Hog Dept. Walter M. Dunlap and Sous I MtlfriMMiMili- fttsMtiHUMtSsilh . Wvww"2 *V**l IHBHLiIf QA An Old kin# Commiatlon Firm Kieping Abraaat «e«km ■ wnn Trip iifiin >......... . . .0./. - Pa. Grain March 5, 1990 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY'S MARKET FOR SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN UNEVENLY STEADY; WHEAT STEADY TO .15 LOWER; BARLEY AND EAR CORN MOSTLY STEADY; OATS STEADY TO .10 LOWER; SOY BEANS STEADY TO .10 HIGHER. 1273 1128 777 SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.62-2.88, AVERAGE 2.77, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2,53-2.73; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.80-4.05, AVERAGE 3.91, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.19-3.30; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.40, FEW REPORTED 1.80, AVERAGE 2.17, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.65-2.05; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.55-1.75, AVERAGE 1.70, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.10; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.45-5.75, AVERAGE 5.61, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.72-5.87; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.60, AVER AGE 260; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 66.00-85.00, AVERAGE 77.17. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.80, FEW REPORTED Z 92. AVERAGE 2.75; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.50-3.80, AVERAGE 3.63; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.30, AVERAGE 2.11; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.80, AVER AGE 1.58; FEW REPORTED SOY BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.65, AVERAGE 5.65; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 60.00-85.00, AVERAGE 72.67. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL & SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.92, AVERAGE 2.77; @ WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.65-4.05, AVERAGE 3.82; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.40, AVERAGE 2.15; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.90, AVERAGE 1.67; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.75, AVERAGE 5.58; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 65.00-85.00, AVERAGE 75.90. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.92. AVERAGE 2.78; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.80-4.00, FEW REPORTED 3.65, AVERAGE 3.84; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35, AVERAGE 2.17; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.55-1.90, AVER AGE 1.71; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.68. AVERAGE 5.52; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.35, AVERAGE 2.35; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-85.00, FEW REPORTED 65.00, AVERAGE 77.63. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE Z5O-2.90. AVERAGE 2.78; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.60-3.90. AVERAGE 3.73; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.15, AVER- jwHay & Grain Jm . Markets' \mr ' Ifci'ipjj §§Bk AGE 2.15; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-2.00, AVERAGE 1.75; FEW REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50, AVERAGE 5.50; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-80.00, AVER AGE 78.33. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2.75; ©WHEAT NO. #2 3.88; BARLEY NO. 3 2.16; OATS NO. 2 1.72; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.49; AVER AGE EAR CORN 73.68. CORN NO. 2-Y 3.08; ©WHEAT NO. #2 3.95; BARLEY NO. 3 2.51; OATS NO. 2 2.38; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.51; AVER AGE NEW EAR CORN 92,81. Regional Hay March 5, 1990 Eaatern, Pa. HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY & STRAW SLOW, MOSTLY STEADY. INSTANCES, STRONGER. ALFALFA 90.00-125.00; MIXED HAY 65.00-110.00; fIMOTHY HAY 70.00-100.00; STRAW 50.00-80.00; MULCH 25.00-40.00. LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 3/2/90. PRICES PER TON; LOADS: 309 HAY, 87 STRAW. AND 29 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 102.00-200.00; MIXED HAY 75.00-165.00; TIMOTHY HAY 77.00-135UX); STRAW 70.00-116.00; EAR CORN 80.00-89.00. CENTRAL PA. HAY AUCTIONS SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 3/2/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 258 HAY, 60 STRAW & 16 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 90.00-187.50; -MIXED HAY 60.00-155.00; TIMOTHY HAY 64.00-102.00; STRAW 40.00-87.00; EAR CORN 70.00-90.00. Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, PA Monday, March 5, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 211. ALFALFA: 77.00-229.00. MIXED HAY; 65.00-192.00. TIMOTHY: 85.00-185.00. CLOVER: 109.00-160.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 105.00-200.00. STRAW; 70,00-135.00. EAR CORN: 79.00-89.00. OATS: 2.00-2.50 BU. This sale was formerly held at the New Holland Sales Stable. It is now held at Dif fenbach’s New Holland Auction Center Ltd. located at 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland, across from the prior sale locaUon. AucUon tune is 10:00 a.m. Mondays. DEPARTMENTS Editorial AlO Farm Calendar AlO Farm Forum AlO Classified Ads 819,C 9 Business News Mailbox Markets Sale Reports Public Auction Register E 9 HOME AND YOUTH Homestead Notes Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komer ; 810 4-H Happenings 824,C 2 FFA Happenings C 3 FEATURES 4-H Benefit Auction 814 Heifer Project 816 ADC District 5 818 Unciitw Farming, Saturday. Mlirch 10,1990-A3 YEAR AGO in this issue Five Sections COLUMNS Now is the Time Foraging Around Ida’s Notebook B 4 Microwave Minutes B 5 Taking Time B 9 On Being A Farm Wife 812 Have You Heard 813 D 6 D 27 .E 4 Dairy Pipeline.. Poultry Pointers Foraging Around D2O DAIRY ,B 2 Dairy Focus A 22 Dairy Proposals Struggle.... A 24 Lebanon Dairy Days A2B Fighting Mastitis MD Convention Sale A 32 Potter Co. DHIA 825 Dairy Pipeline C 4 Adams Co. DHIA C 7 Berks Co. DHIA, Lebanon Co. DHIA DIO Good’s Hay Leola, Pa. Wad, March 7, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction 156 LOADS. ALFALFA: 60.00-208.00. TIMOTHY: 88.00-150.00. MDCED HAY; 60.00-187.00. STRAW: 58.00-128.00. CORN: 63.00-89.00. BROME GRASS; 74.00-84.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 116.00-144.00. GRASS; 65.00-100.00. STUBBLE HAY: 90.00. BEAN STRAW: 35.00. OATS: 1.90-2.10 BU. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Frida;, March 2, 1990 Report Supplied b; Auction TOTAL LOADS: 157. MIXED HAY: 50.00-202.00. ALFALFA: 90.00-225.00. TIMOTHY: 67.00-152.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 64.00-150.00. STRAW: 71.00-120.00. EAR CORN: 82.00-99.00. OATS: 2.45-2.85 BU. Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Thurs, March 8, 1990 Report Supplied b; Auction TOTAL LOADS: 23. ALFALFA: 83.00-173.00. MIXED HAY: 80.00-136.00. TIMOTHY: 62.50-73.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 128.00. STRAW: 83.00-101.00. Greencastle Hay Market Ha; & Straw Feb. 22 & 26, 1990 57 LOADS. ALFALFA (GOOD) 130.00-174.00/- TON; ALFALFA (FAIR) 90.00- 125.00/TON; ALFALFA MIXED 85.0 a 107.00/TON; TIMOTHY HAY 70.0 a 85.00/TON; MIXED HAY 70.00- 87.00/TON; ORCHARD GRASS 80.0 a 100.00/TON; BROOM GRASS 80.0 a 94.00/TON; MULCH HAY -45.0- STRAW- WHEAT 54.00- STRAW- OATS 77.0a84.00/TON. Belleville Hay Wednesday, March 7 Belleville, PA Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS; 64 LDS HAY. ALFALFA: 95.0 a 180.00. MIXED HAY; 52.50-145.00. STRAW: 6 LOADS AT 52.50-77 50. EAR CORN; 2 LOADS, 82.50. .AlO ~ A 35 .C 4 D 4 A2B D 8
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