r H °s
JQffur Markets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., Dec. 8, 1990
Report supplied by auction
400 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 48.50-49.50.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 47.00-48.50.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 46.00-47.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 44.50-46.00.
GOOD SOWS: 38.00-41.00.
MEDIUM SOWS: 36.00-38.50.
THIN SOWS: 33.00-35.50.
HEAVY BOARS: 36.00-37.50.
LIGHT JR. BOARS: 38.00-40.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Dec. 12, 1990
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
small supply of pigs sold as feeders 5.00-
10.00 higher. Supply included around 76%
sold for slaughter. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold per hundred weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 64 42-45 122.00-128.00. 47 70-87
76.00-86.00.
US 2 32 42 120.00. 38 53 109.00.
US 2-3 20 36 114.00.
SLAUGHTER 123 17-24
190.00- 41 25-29 137.00-185.00.
159 30-37 118.00-144.00. 104 40-49
110.00- 140 50-59 102.00-116.00.
30 60-67 82.00-99.00. 17 72-93
77.00-
New Holland
Hog Auction
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 10, 1990
HOG RECEIPTS
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 1.50-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 48.00-49.00, Late sales mainly
48.00.
US 1 210-240 lb 50.2^-52.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 45,75-47.50.
Indiana Hogs
Dec. 12, 1990
HOGS 51
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50-1.00
LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE.
US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 45.00-46.50;
MOSTLY 45.50-46.50.
210-220 LBS. 43.00-44.50
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 43.75-45.00
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. 1.00-2.00
LOWER; OVER 500 LBS. WEAKD TO
1.00 LOWER.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 33.00-37.00
500-650 LBS. 35.00-39.
INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS:
TUESDAY’S ACTUALS 16,800
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders 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 Us A Call Whether You Are Buying Or Sellini
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Dec. 21 - 11:00 A.M.
CHRISTMAS SALE
Lambs & Goats
Monday. December 17,9 AM
ftum iMMfli HOLIDAY SCHEDULE »»»»*»»»»««
S Mon., Dec. 24 & Mon. Dec. 31 S
5 Regular Sales - Starting At BAM «
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
UncasterStockyard*
IM. <717) 3957-5136
An Old Unifirm
TODAYS ESTIMATE 16,000 WEDNES
DAY WEEK AGO 15,600 WEDNES
DAY YEAR AGO 16,000 WEEK TO
DATE 51,300 SM PD WEEK AGO
52,900 SM PD YEAR AGO 54,900
CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES: HOT
WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED.
160-185 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS:
.65 .68 LOWER.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN.) 65.03 TO 68.48 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) 63.73 TO 65.03
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 62.15 TO 63.73 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 61.15 TO
62.98 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 58.41 TO 61.15
ACTUAL PAYING PRICE MAY NOT
ALWAYS BE WITHIN PRICE RANGES
AS ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR
SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR MUSCLING
AND BACKFAT THICKNESS WITHIN
THE GRADES.
876
1204
674
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Dec. 13, 1990
CATTLE AND CALVES: 650 ( 0
SLTR, 650 FDRS)
SUPPLY CONSISTS OF FEEDER
CATTLE AND COWS FOR REGULAR
THURSDAY’S AUCTION.
NO TEST ON SLAUGHTER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: NOT
TESTED COWS: CUTT, UTIL, COMM
BULK SALES HI-DRESS % LO-DRESS
% BREAKING 2-4 NO SALES
BONING 1-2
LOW TO AVG. CUTTER
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,900: WEEK
AGO 1,800; YEAR AGO 1,800
FOR THE WEEK. SLAUGHTER
STEERS STEADY TO .50 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER, ADVANCE ON STRICT
LY CHOICE GRADE LOTS OF BOTH
CLASSES.
COWS FULLY 1.00, INSTANCE 2.00
HIGHER ON HIGH-YIELDING CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY. BULLS
1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
1239
SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY
CHOICE AND MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS.
AROUND 20% COWS.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
Dec. 7, 1990
902 PIGS. 3 WEEKS AGO 864.
PRICES STEADY! PIG WEIGHTS
AVERAGED 15-20 LBS. HEAVIER DUE
TO EXTRA WEEK SINCE LAST SALE.
GRADE 1 AND 2: 167 HEAD 43-49
LBS. 110.00-123.00; 218 HEAD 53-59
LBS. 106.00-121.00; 170 HEAD 61-66
LBS. 103.00-110.00; 44 HEAD EARLY
64-65 LBS. 92.00-100.00; 134 HEAD
70-75 LBS. 93.00-98.00; 19 HEAD TAILS
75 LBS. 85.00;
Pa. Grain
Monday, Dec. 10, 1990
Report supplied bj PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
TO .10 HIGHER; WHEAT STEADY TO
.10 HIGHER; BARLEY AND OATS
STEADY; SOYBEANS STEADY TO .15
HIGHER: EAR CORN STEADY TO
STRONG.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.60,
AVERAGE 2.40; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.91, AVERAGE 2.69,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.52-2.78; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.90-2.15, AVERAGE 1.99,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.80-2.00; OATS NO. 2
RANGE 1.20-1.65, AVERAGE 1.45;
SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80,
AVERAGE 5.62; FEW REPORTED GR.
SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.20, AVERAGE
2.20; FEW REPORTED NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 52.00-75.00, AVERAGE
62.46.
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.10-2.40,
AVERAGE 2.26; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.52-2.70, AVERAGE 2.58;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.22, FEW
REPORTED 1.85, AVERAGE 2.07;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1.50, AVER
AGE 1.21; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.32-5.75, AVERAGE 5.47; FEW
REPORTED NEW EAR CORN RANGE
50.00-60.00, AVERAGE 56.00.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.60,
AVERAGE 2.37; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.91, AVERAGE 2.67;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.22,
AVERAGE 2.02; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.20-1.60, AVERAGE 1.39; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.30-5.80, AVERAGE
5.57; FEW REPORTED NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 50,00-75.00, AVERAGE
59.00.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.25-2.50,
AVERAGE 2.41; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.90, AVERAGE 2.70;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.15,
AVERAGE 2.03; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.50, AVERAGE 1.39; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.30-5.70, AVERAGE
5.54; BUCKWHEAT RANGE 8.00-8.15,
AVERAGE 8.05; FEW REPORTED
NEW EAR CORN RANGE 52.00-60.00,
AVERAGE 55.67.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2 50,
FEW REPORTED 2.65. AVERAGE 2.44:
KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt473smlte*aouth
of Ouarryvilte or • mite* north
o( Oxford eornar of Rt 472 and
Nobte Road at Rouaa Tobacco
Station.
Uoyd H. KraMor,
Auctioneer
AU-OOOSI3L
No out of state checks
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
Psaudorabia* Frta
FRI, DEC. 21
1:30 P.M.
WESTMINSTER
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Westminster, MD
Sales every
Ist & 3rd Friday
Phone (301) 848-9820
or (301) 857-1179
Ilk
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SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15, 1990-A3
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©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.57-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.67; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.85-2.00, AVERAGE 1.93;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.10-1.70, AVER
AGE 1.40, (MOST LY 1.25-1.50); FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
FEW REPORTED 5.58, AVERAGE 5 58;
FEW REPORTED PER HUNDRED
WEIGHT RECLEANED 15% BUCK
WHEAT RANGE 8.50, AVERAGE 8.50;
FEW REPORTED NEW EAR CORN
FEW REPORTED 55.00-57.00, AVER
AGE 56.00.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.39; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 2.72; BARLEY NO. 3 2 02; OATS NO.
2 1.35; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.47; FEW
REPORTED NEW EAR CORN 55.95.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.73; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.97; BARLEY NO. 3 2.09; OATS NO.
2 1.63; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.57; FEW
REPORTED NEW EAR CORN 65.32.
National Grain
Market
Si. Joseph, MO
Dee. 12, 1990
GRAIN AND SOYBEAN PRICES
MIXED WEDNESDAY. GRAIN PRICES
CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY
HOPES THAT CREDIT OFFER TO
U.S.S.R. BECOMES REALITY. TUES
DAY’S U.S.D.A. SUPPLY/DEMAND
REPORT WAS VIEWED AS NEUTRAL
TO SLIGHTLY FAVORABLE WITH
WHEAT PRODUCTION SUPRISINGLY
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
EXPORT NEWS: ALGERIA
BOUGHT ABOUT 100,000 TONNES OF
WHEAT FOR JANUARY SHIPMENTS
UNDER EXPORT BONUS PROGRAM.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO
12/12/90 12/11/90 12/13/89 WHEAT:
KANSAS CITY 2.72-2.75 NC 4.26-4.30
MINNEAPOLIS 2.79 3/4-2.85 3/4 DN 1
1/4-UP 3/4 4.22-4.28 PORTLAND
2.85-2.89 NC-UP 1 4.61-4.64 ST. LOUIS
2.72-2.75 NC 4.22-4.26
CORN. U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 2.37-2.40 NC-DN 1 2.43-2.46
MINNEAPOLIS 2.24 1/4 UP 1/2 2.22 SO.
lOWA 2.33-2.37 DN 2-UP 1 2.31-2 35
OMAHA 2.22-2.25 NC 2.28-2.30
SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 5.95-6.00 UP 2 5.79-5.83 MIN
NEAPOLIS 5.84 3/4 UP 3/4 5.63 3/4 SO.
lOWA 5.94-5.99 NC-UP 1 5.68-5.75 C.
ILL. PROCESSORS 6.04-6.09 UP 1-2
5.85 1/2-5.90 1/2
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
(MAR) WHEAT 2.68 3/4 UP 1/4 4.10 1/4
MINNEAPOLIS (MAR) WHEAT 2.63
3/4 UP 3/4 3.98 CHICAGO (MAR)
WHEAT 2.67 UP 1/4 4.14 3/4 (MAR)
CORN 2.39 1/4 UP 1/2 2.41 (JAN) SOY
BEANS 5.96 3/4 UP 1 3/4 5.80 1/2
in this issue
Four Sections
FEATURES
COLUMNS
Foraging Around
Now is the Time....
Microwave Minutes
On Being A Farm Wife B 9
Ida’s Notebook
Have You Heard...,
Swine Management.
Poultry Pointers,
Livestock Notes
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial
Farm Calendar.
Farm Forum....
Classified Ads....
Business News...
Mailbox Markets
Sale Reports
Public Auction Register D 27
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN
3.10-3.14 DN 1-NC 4.59-4.61 NO. 2
SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 2.97-3.00
DN 2-7 4.55-4.58 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN
2.58-2.64 NC-UP 4 2.77-2.78 NO. 2 YEL
LOW SORGHUM RAIL 4.63 UP 1
BARGE 4.59 DN 3 4.70-4.77 NO 2 YEL
LOW SOYBEANS 625-6.28 DN 1-NC
6.25.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Dec. 7, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 164.
MIXED HAY: 35.00-155.00.
ALFALFA: 45.00-140.00.
TIMOTHY: 35.00-125.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 55.00-107.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 60.00.
STRAW: 57.00-130.00.
CORN: 65.00-73.00.
FIREWOOD: 47.00-60.00 LOAD.
OATS: 1.90-2.20 BU.
WOOD CHIPS: 2.15 BAG.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, Dec. 12
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 51 LDS HAY.
ALFALFA: 67.50-120.00.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-110.00.
STRAW: 8 LOADS. 40.00-75.00.
f
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, Dec. 10, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
NO SALE.
Regional Hay
Dec. 10, 1990
Eastern, Pa.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY
STEADY TO WEAK AND STRAW.
ALFALFA 75.00-100.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-90.00; TIMOTHY HAY
70.00-90.00; STRAW 40.00-75.00, FEW
85.00; MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/7/90. PRICES PER TON; LOADS; 306
HAY. 80 STRAW, AND 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 85.00-140.00; MIXED
HAY 65.00-125.00; TIMOTHY HAY
70.00-120.00; STRAW 57.00-111.00;
EAR CORN 65.00-85.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/7/90. PRICES PER TON- LOADS- 97
HAY. 21 STRAW & 2 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 82.50-140 00; MIXED
HAY 65.00-120.00; TIMOTHY
50.00-102.50; STRAW 40 00-75.00, EAR
CORN 75.00 & 82.50.
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HOME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes
D 5
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Farm Women Societies B 9
D 3
Kid’s Komer
4-H Happenings 820-828
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Sensenich’s Guernseys A 26
Milking Parlors
Mylin Supervisor
DHIA Focus
Vantage Advantage
DHIA Newsletter...-
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