National Grain
Market
St. Jweph, Mo.
Wednesday, April 4, 1990
USDA DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN
MARKET SUMMARY GRAIN PRICES
MOSTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY
AS FUTURES PRICES CONTINUED TO
RISE. WHEAT PRICES MIXED, MOST
LY HIGHER AS OLD CROP STOCKS
TIGHTENED AND CONCERN CON
TINUED OF FROST DAMAGE IN THE
PRODUCING AREAS. CORN PRICES
MOVED HIGHER SUPPORTED BY
GOOD EXPORT DEMAND AND BUY
ING STRENGTH. SOYBEANS CLOSED
SHAPRLY HIGHER SUPPORTED BY
TECHNICAL BUYING AND
STRENGTH IN MEAL AND OIL.
EXPORT NEWS: SALES WERE
REPORTED OF 100,000 TONNES OF
U.S. CORN TO UNKNOWN DESTINA
TIONS FOR DELIVERY DURING THE
1989-90 MARKETING YEAR WHICH
BEGAN SEP. 1.
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MARKET INC.
Exit 12 East off of 1-81
fig’4k SPRING
HEIFER
A I SALE
Friday, April 20, 1990
7 P.M.
Registered & Grades
HEIFERS
Open Bred & Springers
ALSO SELLING BULLS &
DRY COWS
Receiving 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All animals must be accompanied
with valid PA Health Certificate
Send all Vet slips with trucker
Premium prices on animals
vaccinated, 30 day tests &
pregnancy checked
In barn pregnancy checks until
12:30
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WEATHER; UNITED STATES: RAIN
AGAIN SLOWED FIELDWORK IN THE .
SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS, DELTA
AND SOUTHEAST. RAIN ADDED TO
SOIL MOISTURE SUPPLIES IN POR
TIONS OF THE CORN BELT. LACK OF
MOISTURE STRESSED WINTER
WHEAT AND PASTURES IN THE
NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND
PORTIONS OF THE WEST. USSR:
WINTER GRAINS CONTINUE BREAK
ING DORMANCY. SPRING GRAIN
PLANTING IS UNDERWAY IN THE
SOUTH. EUROPE: MUCH NEEDED
RAIN REDUCES DRYNESS FOR
WINTER GRAINS IN SECTIONS OF
THE SOUTH. SOUTH ASIA; DRIER
WEATHER HELPS NORTHERN
WHEAT. RAINFALL BENEFITS EAST
ERN RICE AREAS BUT CAUSES LOC
AL FLOODING. EASTERN ASIA:
WIDESPREAD RAIN COVERS ALL
BUT NORTHERN CHINESE CROP
AREAS. UNSEASONABLE WARM
AND DRY WEATHER ALLOWS
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WEATHER RETURNS TO THAILAND.
SOUTH AMERICA: PERIODIC SHOW
ERS CONTINUE TO SLOW EARLY
HARVESTING THROUGHOUT
ARGENTINA AND SOUTH CENTRAL
BRAZIL. SOUTH AFRICA: DRIER
WEATHER FAVORS MATURING
CORN. HEAVY RAIN COVERS NAT
AL’S SUGAR, CAUSING LOCAL
FLOODING. AUSTRALIA; HEAVY
RAIN ALLEVIATES DRYNESS BUT
CAUSES FLOODING AND HARVEST
DELAYS IN EASTERN QUEENSLAND.
NORTHWESTERN AFRICA: BENEFI
CIAL RAIN FALLS OVER MOST CROP
AREAS, EASING PROLONGED MOIS
TURE STRESS. HOWEVER. SUB
FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY
HURT CROPS IN ALGERIA.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO 04/04/90
04/03/90 04/05/89 WHEAT: KANSAS
CITY 3.96-4.01 UP 3 4.35-4.38 MINNEA
POLIS 4.061/2-4.161/2 DN 1/4 - UP 2 3/4
4.45 1/4-4.49 1/4 PORTLAND 3.77-3.80
UP 6 - 7 4.58-4.64 ST. LOUIS 3.81-3.91
DN 2 - 1 4.09-4.14.
CORN. U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW; KAN
SAS CITY 2.59-2.64 DN 1 - NC 2.54-2.58
MINNEAPOLIS 2.58 1/4 UP 3/4 2.59 SO.
lOWA 2.64-2.68 NC - UP 2 2.64-2.67
OMAHA 2.50-2.51 UP 2 - 1 2.44-2.45.
SOYBEANS. NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 5.79-5.83 UP 6 - 5 7.11-7.17
MINNEAPOLIS 5.72 UP 4 7.07 SO.
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lOWA 5.82-5.89 UP 9 - UP 11 7.08-7.13
C. ILL. PROCESSORS 5.85-5.91 UP 5 - 4
7.19-7.22.
KANSAS CITY. US NO. 1 HARD RED
WINTER WHEAT. ORDINARY PRO
TEIN. MINNEAPOLIS, US NO. 1 DARK
NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT, 14%
PROTEIN. PORTLAND. NO. 1 SOFT
WHITE WHEAT, ST. LOUIS, NO. 2
SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT.
FUTURES CLOSE; KANSAS CITY
(MAY) WHEAT 3.68 1/4 UP 3 3/4 4.23
MINNEAPOLIS (MAY) WHEAT 3.74
1/2 UP 2 3/4 4.19 1/4 CHICAGO (MAY)
WHEAT 3.69 3/4 UP 8 1/4 4.04 1/4
(MAY) CORN 2.68 1/4 UP 1 3/4 2.64
(MAY) SOYBEANS 5.91 UP 5 7.15.
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN
4.36- UP 3-5 4.77-4.
79 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT
4.15-4.20 UP 13 4.33-4.34 NO. 2 YEL
LOW CORN 2.93-2.94 UP 1 2.88 N 0.2
YELLOW SORGHUM RAIL 4.86 UP 3
BARGE 4.86 UP 3 4.80-4.79 N 0.2 YEL
LOW SOYBEANS 6.11-6.12 UP 5
7.36-
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, April 4
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 65 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA: 117.50-190.00.
MIXED HAY: 80.00-162.50.
STRAW: 6 LOADS AT 50.00-72.50.
EAR CORN: 1 LOAD, 87.50.
Keister’s Hay
Mlddlcburg, PA
Tuesday, April 3
Report supplied by auction
90 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 95.00-210.00.
MIXED HAY: 72.50-230,00,
MULCH HAY: 55.00.
STRAW: 6 LOADS, 70.00-85.00.
EAR CORN; 5 LOADS. 70.00-85.00.
OATS; 11 LOADS. 1.75-2.35 BU.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7, 1990-A7
Westminster Hay
Wcrimlmler, Md.
Tueeday, April 3, 1990
Report Supp Hod by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 69.
ALFALFA; 95.00-97.50, 2.20-3.00
BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 75.00-100.00, 2.10
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 57.00-110.00, 1.50-2.80
BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX: 75.00-90.00.
1.10-2.40 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 60.00-87.00.
MULCH: ,80 BALE.
ROUND SOYBEAN BALES: 9.00
BALE.
STRAW: 92.00-93.00,1.20-1.90 BALE.
OATS: 1.70 BU.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeyitown, Md.
Thuraday, April 5, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
31 LOADS. MARKET STEADY TO
STRONG; WEATHER CLEAR.
ALFALFA; 4 LOADS FAIR,
82.00-100.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 2 LOADS FAIR TO
GOOD, 120.00.
TIMOTHY HAY; 8 LOADS FAIR TO
GOOD. 104.00-125.00, 5 FAIR.
90.00- 4 BIG BALES, 49.00-60.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 2 LOADS GOOD,
80.00-
STRAW: 6 LOADS FAIR TO GOOD.
112.00-
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, April 3, 1990
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
ALFALFA HAY: 3 LOADS. 1.50-2.50
BALE.
MIXED HAY: 2 LOADS, 1.50-1.70
BALE.
OATS: 1 LOAD, 4.25 BAG.
TOTAL: 6 LOADS.