Aie-Lancasler Farming, Saturday, April 3 1993
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
Past Week'sO/22-3,26)
Hiqh Lou Close
NEARBY WHEAT 352.5 338.00 342.5
JDL WHEAT 314.5 302.75 304.26
NEARBY KCWHI 334.25 325.00 329.25
JUL KCWHT 309.00 298.5 299.00
NEARBY HGEWI 333.5 324.6 329.5
NEARBY CORN 231.00 224.00 228.76
JUL CORN 237.76 230.75 235.25
DEC CORN 247.5 241.75 245.00
NEARBY BEANS 595.00 584.00 587.5
JUL BEANS 600.5 588.6 592. 7 6
NOV BEANS 609,5 598,00 601.25
NEARBY MEAL 136.7 131.9 135.3
NEARBY BHOIL 21.42 20.’’3 20.8 b
HEaRBY LIVCT 84.30 82.40 82.625
JUH LIVCT 77.80 76,05 76,825
NEARBY FEDCT 5b.725 85.25 85.60
NEARBY LIVHG 52.90 49.10 50.60
JUN LIVHG 5 7 .00 53.925 55.975
NEARBY PKBLS 5b.00 48.925 50.85
CORN
HIGH LOW LAST CHG
2314 2296 2300* -2
2374 2362 2364* -2
2416 2394 2396* 0
2466 2442 2460* +4
2530 2610 2516* +6
2570 2554 2554* tlO
2600 2584 2590* +6
2504 2480 2486* +l2
SOYBEANS
5980 5916 5940* +56
6040 5972 5994* +6O
6060 5994 6020* +62
6080 6024 6036* +6O
6136 6070 6086* +64
6200 6144 6160* +62
6274 6220 6224* +54
6290 6254 6264* +64
6310 6280 6294* +5O
6140 6100 6110* +3O
Marburger Farm Dairy
(Continued from Page A 1) first retail sales were made in the
early ’3o’s on a door to door deliv
ery route. As other small dairies
went out of business, Marburgcr’s
expanded to take up the slack. Now
the plant processes 68,000 gal. of
whole and low fat milk each week
and accepts milk from 63 other
farms besides their own herd of
140 registered Holsleins. Milk
from their shippers is also deliv
ered to the Wilmington Cheese
ask about what’s happening.
Venerated by family, friends
and community, Grandma repre
sents the strength of life inherent in
both the family and the dairy busi
ness. Her brother, Stanley
McCandlcss, who is 93 years old,
continues to farm, and if he should
live to be 100 like his sister, will
have lived in three centuries.
The dairy is a survivor 100. The
rger is one
managers.
(Closing bidst Thursday, April 1, 1993)
High
CHICAGO WHEAT
HIGH LOW LAST CHG
3522 3470 3502* +3O
3134 3102 3116* +l4
3160 3134 3162* +26
3254 3234 3240* +l4
3290 3272 3276* +6
3264 32b4 3264* +34
OATS
1452 1396 1410* -24
1460 1400 1410* -24
1444 1400 1404* -22
1462 1404 1426* -20
SOYBEAN MEAL
1887 1870 1878* +l4
1897 1882 1889* +l4
1904 1892 1895* +l4
1913 1900 1903* +l4
1922 1907 1915* +l9
1945 1933 1934* +l3
1943 1938 1938* +l5
1942* +l4
MAY
JLY
SEP
DEC
the pi
February's
Current
Support Resistance
333.00 352.50
301.00 314.50
322.25 337.75
294.00 310.00
324.00 340.00
204.60 237.00
231.50 238.00
237.50 248.00-268.00
560.00 595.00-637.00
575.75 612.00
585.50 619.00
175.20 192.80
19.93 21.90
76.875 85.00-88.00
74.76 8?'. 00
82.25 89.00
44."0 53.125-59.25
50.55 57.00
44. So 55.30
Lot l
HIGH LOW last chg
MAY 3344 3304 3320* +l2
JLY 3074 3046 3060* +22
SEP 3100 3070 3090* +36
DEC 3176 3154 3164* *l4
HaE 3180 3166 3180* +l2
MINN WHEAT
HAY 3364 3326 3354* +26
JLY 3174 3150 3162* +22
SEP 3092 3070 3084* +l4
DEC 3170 3160 3164* +6
MAE 3150* 0
SOYBEAN OIL
MAY 2124 2094 2120* +32
JLY 2151 2122 2146* +2B
AUG 2158 2135 2155* +3O
SEP 2172 2147 2165“ +32
OCT 2180 2155 2170* +35
DEC 2206 2175 2199* +37
JAN 2210 2185 2202* +4O
MAE 2220 2195 2217* +37
icipal farm dairy
K.C. WHEAT
Plant and the Titusville Dairy for
processing into foods such as sour
cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, and
ice cream mixes. The dairy has a 65
percent Class 1 utilization and does
not usually lose shippers unless
(hey go out of business.
The dairy also sells drinks and
juices, and these products are man
ufactured every Wednesday.
Forty-four trucks are on the
delivery routes, at least half of
which make home deliveries to
8,000 customers. Mom and pop
groceries arc served, as well as sev
eral larger chain-type stores. The
milk is offered in schools in Butler
County and some in Allegheny
County, providing a niee whole
sale business for nine months of the
This beautiful landmark bank barn on the Marburger Farm Dairy was destroyed by
fire in 1979. The historic structure measured 88 feet wide, 138 feet long, and 52 feet
high. It contained four barn floors large enough to circle wagons.
LIVESTOCK 19 APKIL LIVE CATTLE OOMTSACT HIGH: 54.30
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DEC JAN FEB HAS
LIVE CATTLE
HIGH LOW LAST CHG
8192 8080 8100* -85
7635 7572 7690* -35
7285 7240 7247* -32
7377 7335 7345* 0
7380 7340 7347* -2
7332 7280 7285* -20
7425 7406 7420* -5
year.
The family-owned dairy has
been built on a reputation of quality
products and empathy for the farm
producers who ship milk to the
dairy. Whenever possible, they
like to buy inputs from their local
businesses.
Marlin Marburger, 73, still takes
an active part in the business, but
son and daughter Jim Marburger
and Marge Wearing are the princi
pal managers of the operations.
The farm that is part of the oper
ation has been in the Marburger
family for 145 years. At first it was
a livestock farm that featured Bel
gian and Pcrcheron horses. Later
when the dairy was founded, a
landmark bank bam was built,
CONTRACT HIGH: 6.6J4 LOW: 5.461
FEEDEE CATTLE
LAST CHG
8530* -25
8427* -25
8327* -22
8210* -7
8195* -10
8205* -26
8180* -15
8140* -10
HIGH LOW
APE 8555 8510
HAY 8460 8422
AUG 8360 8325
SEP 8237 8210
OCT 8216 8185
NOV 8225 8205
JAN 8200 8180
MAE 8140 8140
I: 69.25
LIVE HOGS
HIGH LOW LAST CHG
APR 5080 4960 4970* -V
JUN 5677 6685 6602* -20
JLY 5500 5402 5412* -20
AUG 5205 6110 5126* -V
OCT 4600 4660 4560* -15
DEC 4620 4530 4540* -25
FEB 4542 4540 4542* +l7
APR 4425 4425 4425* +5
reputedly one of the largest in Pen
nsylvania. The barn was 88’ x 138’
and measured 52 feet from bottom
to peak. The four bam floors were
large enough to pull in loads of hay
and straw and circle the wagons to
come out again.
The lower stable housed 113
stanchions, a row of box stalls. At
the time the 87 milk cows and all
the young stock and dry cows
Could be housed in this bam.
Unfortunatly, on August 8,
1979, an' electrical fire lit out
across the straw mow, and the
beautiful historic structure burned
to the ground in 20 minutes. The
cows were out in the pasture, and
with the help of the milk tester,
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