AC-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, April 9, 1994
National
Grain Market
St. Joseph, Mo.
Wednesday, April 6, 1994
DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN
SUMMARY GRAIN AND SOYBEAN
PRICES CONTINUED TO CLIMB ON
TUESDAY’S CLOSING STRENGTH.
WHEAT 2 TO 8 CENTS HIGHER. CORN
1 TO 2 CENTS HIGHER. SORGHUM 2
TO 3 CENTS HIGHER. SOYBEANS 4
CENTS HIGHER. EXPORT DEMAND
AND OPTIMISM FOR CHINA’S BUSI
NESS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT
WHEAT PRICES. SOME CONCERNS
OVER FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN
SOUTHERN PLAINS AREAS, ADDED
TO PRICE GAINS. RECENT SNOW
COVER, HOWEVER, IN DRY AREAS
OF KANSAS, LIMITED UPTURN.
CORN PRICES INCHED SLIGHTLY
HIGHER, ON INCREASED FARMER
SELLING. SLACK EX- PORT DEMAND
AND SPILLOVER STRENGTH FROM
WHEAT AND BEANS PRICES,
UNDERPINNED PRICES. REPORTS
THAT PORTUGAL WILL TENDER
FOR 70,000 METRIC TONS U.S. CORN
THIS WEEK LENT SOME SUPPORT.
HIGHER SOYBEAN PRICES WERE
INFLUENCED BY LIGHT EXPORT
INTERESTS AND FUND BUYING ON
THE BOARD. RAIN DELAYED
HARVEST IN BRAZIL AND FORE
CASTS FOR ADD- ITIONAL WETNESS
THERE GAVE U.S. BEAN PRICES A
BOOST.
EXPORT NEWS: USDA ACCEPTED
ONE BID TO SELL 30,000 TONNES
HARD RED WINTER WHEAT TO
YEMEN UNDER EEP FOR MAY/JUNE
SHIPMENT. JAPAN BOUGHT 57,141
TONNES DARK NORTHERN SPRING
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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.
i/vr APR. 23 SPRING TRACTOR SALE 10:00 A.M.
ALSO APR. 23 ABSOLUTE AUCTION OF FARM EQUIP. FOR
ABC GROFF INC. 11:30 A.M.
WED. MAY 4 WINROSS TRUCKS > TOYS 6:30 P.M.
FRI. MAY 13 FARM EQUIP, TRACTORS & SUPPLIES 9:00 A.M.
EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS
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Dairy Blend Flakes
18% All Natural
•174 s *
#79520 #50734
Dairy Blend Flakes 34% All Natural
20% All Natural Protein Pellets
w/Steam Flaked Soybeans
*259“
Bulk Feed Available in 1 to 24 Ton Loads
WHEAT AND 38,094. TONNES HARD
RED WINTER WHEAT FOR MAY
SHIPMENT. TAIWAN BOUGHT 54.000
TONNES NO. 2 YELLOW SOYBEANS
FOR APRIL/MAY SHIPMENT.
DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK
BIDS: 04/06/94 04/05/94 04/07/93
WHEAT: KANSAS CITY 3.64-3.66 UP 6
3.62-3.65 MINNEAPOLIS 4.53 1/2 UP 4
3/4 3.95 PORTLAND 3.50-3.52 UP 3-2
3.73-3.76 ST. LOUIS 3.38-3.42 UP 8
4.02-4.05.
CORN. U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 2.81-2.83 UP 12.31-2.33 MIN
NEAPOLIS 2.713/4 UP 1 1/4 2.28 1/2 SO.
lOWA 2.79-2.80 UP 2 2.34-2.38 OMAHA
2.67-2.68 UP 2 2.18-2 20.
SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN
SAS CITY 6.72-6.73 UP 4 5.90-5 93 MIN
NEAPOLIS 6.52 UP 4 5.85 1/4 SO. lOWA
6.57-6.61 UP 4 5.91-5.95 C. ILL. PRO
CESSORS 6.64-6.70 UP 4 5.95 1/4-6.05
1/4.
•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
(MAY) WHEAT 3.43 3/4 UP 5 3/4 3.30
3/4 MINNEAPOLIS (MAY) WHEAT
3.48 1/2 UP 4 3/4 3.35 CHICAGO (MAY)
WHEAT 3.46 1/4 UP 8 1/2 3.44 1/2
(MAY) CORN 2.77 3/4 UP 1 1/4 2.31 1/2
(MAY) SOYBEANS 6.58 UP 4 5.97 1/4.
EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT
OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX
AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER
WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 3.95 3/4
UP 8 3/4-7 3/4 3.95 3/4-3.97 3/4 NO. 2
SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 3.71-3.72
1/4 UP 8-6 1/2 4.24 1/2-4.29 1/2 NO. 2
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#51232
32% All Natural
Protein Pdlote
*222“
#51238
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*246“
YELLOW CORN 3.00-3.01 UP 2 1/2-1
1/2 2.581/2NO. 2 YELLOW SORGHUM
RAIL 5.07 UP 3 BARGE 5.08 NC
4.37-4.40 NO. 2 YELLOW SOYBEANS
6.84-6.85 UP 3-1 6.20-6.20 1/4 BIRD.
THIS REPORT A SERVICE OF U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN' MARKET
NEWS, ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.
25; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425
lb 66.75-71.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1185-1565 lb
62.00- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1200-1550 lb 63.75-66.00; Select 1-3
1100-1450 lb 59.00-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
9SO-12S0 lb 66.50-72.25; couple loti mix
ed Choice and Prime moitly 3 1050-1100
lb 72.85-73.00; few Choice 21200-1350 lb
72.75-74.50; Select 1-3 950-1150 lb
62.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.00-48.00 48.50-49.00
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-47.00
Canner & low Cutter 38.00-40.00
40.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1400 lb
66.00- few 70.25-74.75; Select 1- 3
1050-1350 lb 61.75-63.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
60.00-67.75, couple 69.00-69.50, five head
1585-2000 lb 70.00-76.25; Yield grade 2
1000-1550 lb 57.50-60.50, few low dress
ing 55.00-57.00.
CALVES; Vealen not fully teated, few
high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb
steady.
VEALERS: Few high Good and low
Choice 80-110 lb 45.00-SS.OO.
HOGS: Birrowi and gilts 1.00-I.SO
higher, sow* 50-1.000 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
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HEIFER SALE 11:00 A.M.
COV SALE 18;OONOQN
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We have the usual run cf SO to 100 Helen. all agta.
Load* of (rath com and aprlngara from our regular
•hlppars. Alto aoma local (rath com and springers.
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220-245 ttt44.00-45.00. US 1-3 210-2601 b
41.50-43.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 36.00-38.00.
500-650 lb 40.00-42.50.
BOARS: All Weight* 30.00-31.50.
SHEEP: Wooled lamb* 5.00-10.00
higher. New Crop Lamb* moitly steady;
slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher. Supply
included 50% wooled lambs, 20% new
crop lambs, with the balance slaughter
ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-100
lb 55.00-65.00, 100-130 lb 50.00-55.00,
few 60-80 lb 60.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 50-80
lb 70.00-100.00, 25-50 lb 80.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 1-3
30.00- Utility and Good 1-3
18.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
BILLIES; Bulk 75.00-100.00, few
50.00- NANNIES: Bulk
40.00- few 30.00-40.00. YEAR
LINGS: Choice 40.00-45.00; Good
35.00- KIDS: Chpice 25.00-35.00;
Good 15.00-25.00.
Leesport
Livestock Auction
Leeaport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 6,1994
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 340.. Supplied by the auction
.. Supply included 84 feeder cattle.. Com
pared to last Wednesday’s maiket..sl.
steers steady to 1.00 higher, si. cows 1.00
to I.SO lower. STEERS: Choice
71.00- Select and Low Choice
68.00- Select 66.00- 70.00. HOLS
TEINS: High Choice and Prime
65.00- Choice 63.00-66.00, Select
LIVESTOCK IS OU:
7:30 A.M.
ONLY BUSINESS
THURSDAY
Beef Auction 10:00 A.M.
BULLS, STEERS.
BEEF COWS
UOtLEJL
STOCKERS ft FEEDERS
-ir 11:30 AM - w
C ) SHEEP
W sssz IS
IDAY
WED]
Pig* ara aooaptad altar 630 A.M. State graded from 8 to 12.
Dairy Bam and Feeder Pig Bam are cleaned and disinfected
weakly lor your protection.
38.0043.90, Standard 33.0040.00. HEIR
BRS: Choice 66.00-71.75, Select
63.00- Standard 33.00-60.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
43.30-48.23, Cutter and Bon. Utility
44.23-48.73, Canner and Low Cuttei
38.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
60.00- No. 2 53.00-58.30. FEEDER
CATTLE: Steen: Large Frame No. 1 & 2
350/565 lb*. Holiteim 69.00- 78.00, one
Large Frame No. 2 800 Ibi. 59.75-62.25;
Heifen; Medium Frame No. 1 400/600 lbs.
60.00- Medium Frame No. 2
500/800 lb>. 45.00-60.00; Built: Large
Frame No. 1 & 2 600/874 lbs. 57.00-60.00.
CALVES 104..VEALERS: Choice
130/250 Ibi. 80.00-105.00, Standard and
Good 65/105 lbs. 45.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein
bulls 85/125 lbs. 129.00-143.00, No. 2
80/110 lbs. 95.00-135.00; No. 1 Holstein
heifers 90/120 lbs. 170,00-217.50. Beef
cross bulls and heifers 70/95 lbs.
105.00-
HOGS 256..8arr0ws and gilts 1.00
higher than last week. BARROWS AND
GILTS: US 1-2 225/260 lbs. 41.50-43.75.
US 1-3 228/272 lbs. 38.75- 41.25. SOWS:
US 1-3 300/410 lbs. 32.00-36.50.425/660
lbs. 42.00-44.00, US 2-3 270/ 380 lbs,
28.00-33.00. BOARS: all weights
28.50-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 282.. 50% told for
•laughter only ..US 1-3 22/60 Ibi.
63.00- one lot 115.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 52.. Choice 20/80 lbs. Spring si.
lambi 70.00-92.50. few Choice 150/175
Ibi. Wooled il. lambs 45.00-55.00. Slaugh
ter sheep: 15.00-26.00.
GOATS 11... Medium 30.00-65.00, few
Large Billies 99.00, few Small
25.00- per head.
I:3Q. P.M,
FEEDER PIG SALE