Fanning, Saturday, January 1,19 M National Grain Market SI. Joseph, Mo. Tuesday, December 28, 1993 DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN SUMMARY GOOD EEP SALES AND REPORTS OF RAIN DAMAGED WHEAT CROP IN ARGENTINA ADDED SOME SUPPORT TO WHEAT PRICES, TUESDAY. CORN PRICES WERE BOOSTED BY FUND BUYING ON THE BOARD AND BITTER COLD WEATHER BLASTING ACROSS MOST OF THE U.S. THIS WEEK. SOYBEAN PRICES LOST SOME GROUND TODAY ON WEAKNESS IN BEAN OIL PITS AND REPORTS OF INCREASED FARMER SELLING. WHEAT 1 TO 5 CENTS HIGHER. CORN 1 TO 4 CENTS HIGHER. SORGHUM 2 TO 4 CENTS HIGHER. SOYBEANS 1 CENT LOWER. WHEAT PRICES HAVE BEEN SUP PORTED BY RECENT JUMP IN EXPORT DEMAND AND IDEAS THAT ADDITIONAL SALES WILL SHOW UP ON THE BOOKS AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, ADDED FURTHER STRENGTH. HEAVY RAINS IN ARGENTINA THIS WEEK AND DAM AGE TO WHEAT CROP GAVE U.S. WHEAT PRICES A BOOST. STRON GER CORN PRICES REFLECTED FUND BUYING ON THE BOARD AND LIGHT FARMER SELLING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES MOVED INTO MIDWEST AREAS THIS WEEK AND ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK. LIVESTOCK CONSUMP TION HAS INCREASED FOR ALL COMMODITIES. SOYBEAN PRICES SLIPPED LOWER AS BEAN OIL PRICES DECLINE. EXPORT DEMAND HAS SLOWED OVER THE PAST COU PLE OF WEEKS AND YEAR TO DATE INSPECTION FIGURES ARE LOWER THAN EXPECTED. SEVERAL GRAIN TRUCKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ARRIVING AT ELEVATORS AND YEAR END FARMER SELLING WEIGHED ON BEAN PRICES. EXPORT NEWS: USDA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 1,500 TONNES HARD RED WINTER WHEAT TO SOUTH AFRICA UNDER HEP FOR JANUARY SHIPMENT. USDA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 19,800 TONNES NORTHERN/ DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT AND 15,200 TONNES WESTERN WHITE WHEAT TO PHILIPPINES UNDER EEP FOR MAY SHIPMENT. USDA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 30,000 TONNES HARD RED WINTER Diffenbach V> Auction Inc. 100 West Jackson Street • Box 186 • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557 Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547 HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M. MON. JAN. 3 WHOLESALE FURNITURE 6:30 P.M. WED. JAN. 5 WINROSS & TOYS 6:30 P.M. FRI. JAN. 14 FARM EQUIP. TRACTORS & 9:00 A.M. SUPPLIES EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR QUBS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCt7 ■AU22SB-L GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Off Exit 3 of 1-81 GREENCASTLE, PA. 17225 SALES EVERY MONDAY at 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY at 1:00 P.M. Charles “Jim" Met*. Jeffrey S. Craig, OFF. MGR. OWNER Res. (301) 739-4470 Res. (717) 832-5224 # OFFICE - 717-597-2171 “FEEDER CATTLE SALE" FRIDAY, JANUARY 7-7:15 P.M. WHEAT TO MOROCCO UNDER EEP FOR JAN/FEB SHIPMENT. US DA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 19,900 TONNES HARD RED WINTER WHEAT TO MEXICO UNDER EEP FOR MAY SHIPMENT. USDA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 25,000 TONNES WHEAT FLOUR TO YEMEN UNDER EEP FOR MAY. USDA ACCEPTED A BID TO SELL 8,340 TONNES BARLEY MALT TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UNDER EEP FOR JAN/DEC. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 12/28/93 12/27/93 12/29/92 WHEAT: KANSAS CITY 4.13-4.16 UP 2 3.66-3.67 MINNEAPOLIS TRUCK BID MAR 5.07 UP 5 3/4 3.78 PORTLAND 3.61- UP 1-NC 4.19-4.21 ST. LOUIS 3.62- DN 2-UP 3 3.67-3.70. CORN. U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 3.02-3.05 NC-UP 1 2.13-2.17 MINNEAPOLIS 2.81 3/4 UP 3/4 2.00 1/2 SO. lOWA 3.02-3.07 UP 1-4 2.08-2.10 OMAHA 2.86-2.87 UP 1-NC 1.95-1.97. SOYBEANS. NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 7.08-7.10 DN 1 5.63-5.64 MINNEAPOLIS 6.81 3/4 DN 1 5.42 3/4 SO. lOWA 7.09-7.16 DN 1-UP 1 5.56-5.61 C. ILL. PROCESSORS 7.04 3/4-7.11 3/4 DN 1-NC 5.64 3/4-5.75 3/4. TRUCK BIDS FOR KANSAS CITY, US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT. ORDINARY PROTEIN. MIN NEAPOLIS. US NO. 1 DARK NORTH ERN SPRING WHEAT. 14% PROTEIN. PORTLAND. NO. 1 SOFT WHITE WHEAT. ST. LOUIS. NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT. FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY (MAR) WHEAT 3.90 3/4 UP 1 1/2 3.44 MINNEAPOLIS (MAR) WHEAT 4.02 UP 3/4 3.33 CHICAGO (MAR) WHEAT 3.74 1/4 UP 2 1/4 3.49 1/4 (MAR) CORN 3.02 3/4 UP 12.17 1/2 (JAN) SOYBEANS 7.00 3/4 DN 1 5.67 3/4. EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL. PORT OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 4.44 3/4 UP 1 1/2 3.98-4.00 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 3.91-3.95 UP 2-3 3.91-3.92 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN 3.12 3/4-3.14 1/2 UP 2-2 1/2 2.33 1/2-2.34 1/2 NO. 2 YELLOW SORGHUM RAIL 5.53 UP 2 BARGE 5.46 UP 2 4.28-4.28 NO. 2 YELLOW SOYBEANS 7.30 3/4-7.31 DN 1-2 5.95 3/4-5.96 BIRD THIS REPORT A SERVICE OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET NEWS. ST. JOSEPH. MISSOURI. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction ft Appralmi Service Church villa, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, December 22, 1993 SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET 1.00 HIGHER. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 71.50-74.00; SELECT ft LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. 67.00-72.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE ft PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 63.00-66.00; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 60.00-63.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET 1.00 HIGHER. CHOICE ft PRIME 950-1300 LBS. 70.00-72.50; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS. 63.00-68.00. COWS: MARKET 1.50 HIGHER. BRK. UT. & COMM. 2-4 8ULK45.00-50.00; HI DRESSING 51.00-53.00; CUTTER & BON. UT. 45.00-49.00; HI DRESSING 49.00- CANNER & CUTTERS 44.00- LOW DRESSING 40.00 ft DOWN. BULLS: MARKET STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 57.00-64.00. VEAL CALVES: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 83.00-94.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 62.00-76.00. FARM CALVES: MARKET STEADY. HOL. BULLS 100-125 LBS. 133.00- HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 110.00- HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS. 150.00-183.00; SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 130.00-140.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 50.00- FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 2.00 LOWER. BULLS & STEERS 400-900 LBS. 67.00-84.00; HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 59.00-73.00. ; INC. HAY. STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Auction will continue all year long Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster in Paradise, PA) For Info. 717-442-4181 business 215-458-8518 home NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. THE ACTION AUCTION MONDAY SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE 7:30 AM, Sail Your Hogi At Saa lham waighad, add and pickup your check. 10:00 A.M. U J 0 HORSES mules C. 1:30 P.M. _ . Wt BEET BALE S SHEEP P GOATS 9 '* CALVES r HEIFER SALE 11:00 A.M. COWSALE 12:00 NOQW COWs W* hay* th* usual run of SO to 100 Hollars, all aga*. Loads of (rash oows and spring*rs from our ragular shippers. Also soma local trash com and springers. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna. Norman A Da' Luka Ebarly - 215-267-6606 736-1865 Homar Ebarly - 215-267-3047 Ron Ranek • 717-656-0649 LAMBS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE ft PRIME 90-110 LBS. 64.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 78.00- EWES - HEAVY 29.00- LIGHT 37.00-50.00. GOATS: MARKET STEADY. SMALL 15.00- MEDIUM 30.00-50.00; LARGE 60.00-110.00. HOGS: MARKET 1.00 HIGHER. 210-250 LBS. 41.00-43.00; 255-300 LBS. 37.00- SOWS - HEAVY 33.00- SOWS - LIGHT27.OO-32.00; BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 28.00-31.00. Morrison Cove Livestock Auction Martlnsburg, Pa. Monday, December 20, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: 236. STEERS: CHOICE 71.00- GOOD 69.50-71.00. HEIF ERS: CHOICE 70.00-73.50, GOOD 68.00- COWS: UTILITY ft COM MERCIAL 44.00-53.50. BULLOCKS: GOOD ft CHOICE 60.00-65.50. BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1 54.50-62.00. FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS 62.00- BULLS 57.00-77.00, HEIF ERS 49.00-69.00. CALVES: 172. PRIME NO MARKET TEST. CHOICE NO MARKET TEST. GOOD 85.00-95.00, STANDARD 35.00-71.00. HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 120.00-171.00, HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 90-130 LBS. 120.00-175.00. HOGS: 89. US NO. 1-239.50-41.00. US NO. 1-3 37.00-39.00. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 28.00-33.00, BOARS 26.00-30.00. FEEDER PIGS: 6. US NO. 1-3 20-50 LBS. 17.00-23.00 PER HEAD. SHEEP: 30. CHOICE LAMBS L Robert Frame, Sr. president Glenn S. Frame Mgr. LIVESTOCK IS OU Stablaa, Inc. - 717-397-5531-: 61.00- GOOD LAMBS 55.00-62.00, , SL. EWES 18.00-27.00, GOATS 31.00- 33 LOADS OF HAY ALFALFA - 105.00- PER TON, TIMOTHY 65.00- PER TON. 5 LOADS OF STRAW - 93.00-100.00 PER TON. Valley Stockyards Athene Pa. Monday, December 27, 1993 Report mpplled by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO 210.00. VEAL CALVES, NO GOOD VEAL. VBALER BULL CALVES TO 172.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES 70.00 AND DOWN. GRASSERS A FEEDERS TO 80.00. LAMBS TO 74.00. SHEEP 19.00-34.00. HOGS 200-250 NONE. SOWS NONE BOARS HEAVY 20.00. PIGS EACH 8.00-16.00. HEIFERS TO 56.00. STEERS TO 59.75. FEEDER STEERS TO 69.00. BULLS 49.00-55.25. GOOD COWS 45.00-49.25,1 @ 51.00. COWS MEDIUM 44.00-38.00. COWS POOR OR SMALL 37.00 AND DOWN. CATTLE MARKET STEADY. CALF MARKET STEADY. HORSES NONE. PONIES NONE GOATS: TO 67.50. REMARKS: HAPPY NEW YEAR. Hay And Straw Sales Will Start At 10 A.M. Every Wed. GOOD’S AUCTION 111 North Maple Avc. Leo!a, PA 17540 717-656-8911 717-656-9554 ONLY BUSINESS THURSDAY ~^] Beef Auction 10:00 A.M. 1;00 P.Mi STOCKERS ft FEEDERS T, 11:30 A.M. SHEEP GOATS CALVES 1:30 P.M. FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs ara aocaptad attar 830 A.M. Stata gradad from 8 to tz. Dairy Bam and Faadar Pig Bam ara daanad and dSlnladad araakly tor your protactlon. Rogar Floyd - 717-354-4341 FAX #717-355-0706 Qwlsr Buyer Paul Good - 215-445-6662 BULLS, STEERS, BEEF COWS