New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wad, November 17, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction TODAY; 1028 HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY: 752 HEAD LAST YEAR: 732 HEAD TREND: COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. FEEDER PIGS STEADY 10 3.00 HIGHER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVALR THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. GRADE 1-2: 50 HEAD 34-37 LBS. 70.00- WEIGHTED AVERAGE 36.40, WEIGHTED PRICE 72.24; 199 HEAD 41-48 LBS. 53.00-62.00. WEIGHTED AVERAGE 43.48. WEIGHTED PRICE 57.91; 227 HEAD 52-57 LBS. 47.00-55.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 53.56. WEIGHTED PRICE 50.47; 107HBAD61-66LBS.Sa00-56.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 64.19, WEIGHTED PRICE 51.48. US«2: 62 HEAD 32-39 LBS. 56.00- WEIGHTED AVERAGE 34.24, WEIGHTED PRICE 57.87; 28 HEAD 43-49 LBS. 45.00-Sl.OO. WEIGHTED AVERAGE 47.93, WEIGHTED PRICE 5052; 48 HEAD 61-62 LBS. 45.00-47.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 61.42. WEIGHTED PRICE 46.16; 14 HEAD 99 LBS. 38.00, WEIGHT ED AVERAGE 99.00, WEIGHTED PRICE 38.00. US#2-3: 14 HEAD 34-36 LBS. 44.00-SO.OO, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 35.00, WEIGHTED PRICE 47.09; 4 HEAD 61 LBS. 38.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 61.00, WEIGHTED PRICE 38.00. SLAUGHTER: 38 HEAD 26-27 LBS. 42.00-72.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 26.63, WEIGHTED PRICE 65.73. New Holland Hog Auction HOG RECEIPTS TODAY LAST MONDAY LAST YEAR HOGS: Complied to lut Monday har row! and gilts 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb 30.00-32.00. US 1 215-245 lb 33.00-34.50, Few 34.50-35.25. US 1-3 210-255 lb 28.00-30.00, 190-210 lb 26.00-28.00. US 2-3 260-285 lb 27.00-28.00. S & J Villari Livestock Feeder Pig Sale MllMmto, Del. Friday, Nov. 11, 1994 Report Supplied by Audio* 491 HEAD 30-39 LBS. 50.00-55.00; 40-49 LBS. 30.00- 50-59 LBS. 30.00-38.00; 60-69 LBS. 26.00-31.00; 70-79 LBS. 28.00- r *1 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 Next Feeder Cattle Sale Wednesday, November 23 - 11;00 A.M. Walter M. Dunlap .and Sons -a* jaSSSSSBat - State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carl We Livaatodc Market, Inc. FMday, Nov. 11, 1994 RESULTS ON 1807 PIGS. TREND: COMPARED TO OCT. 28. STATE GRADED SALE PIGS WERE STEADY TO 10.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US «1A2:1375 HEAD. 91 HEAD 33-39 LBS. 52.00-62.00; 253 HEAD 42-49 LBS. 46.00- 588 HEAD 50-59 LBS. 48.00- 263 HEAD 61-69 LBS. 46.00- 180 HEAD 70-100 LBS. 36.00- US #2: 285 HEAD. 101 HEAD 27-39 LBS. 49.00-57.00; 93 HEAD 41-49 LBS. 47.00- 91 HEAD 50-59 LBS. 42.00- US#2A3: 81 HEAD. 8 HEAD 23-29 LBS. 29.00-33.00; 23 HEAD 31-39 LBS. 31.00- 29 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 30.00- 21 HEAD 55-100 LBS. 25.00- UTILITIES; 25 HEAD 38-60 LBS. 10.00-14.00. AS IS: 41 HEAD 39-79 LBS 10.00-12.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 25. SALE TIME 1:30 P.M. GRADING 7:3011 A.M. Indiana Hogs LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER .16, 1994 INDIANA-OHIO DIRECT HOGS BARROWS AND GILTS; MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER. DEMAND LIGHT. COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-3 230260 LBS. 25.5026.50, 26.5028.00 FEW 27.00. US 2-3 230260 LBS. 23.5025.50 210230 LBS. 22.5024.00 SOWS; UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY; OVER 500 LBS. 1.00 LOWER. US 1-3 300500 LBS. 15.0017.00; FEW' 14.00. 500650 LBS. 16.0018.00, INSTANCE OVER 650 LBS. 19.00. INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS: TUESDAY ACTUAL •• 35,100 TODAY’S ESTIMATE •* 35.000 WED NESDAY WEEK AGO ** 32.700 WED NESDAY YEAR AGO 27.200 WEEK TO DATE **104,500 SAME PD WEEK AGO **101,900 SAME PD YEAR AGO 89,900 1081 *‘RECEIPTS HAVE CHANGED DUE TO CHANGE IN REPORTING BASE. EASTERN CORNBELT DIRECT HOG TRADE- AS REPORTED BY FEDERAL-STATE OFFICE IN SPRING FIELD, IL. HOT CARCASS VALUE INFORMATION TREND: .75 TO 2.00, MOSTLY 1.00-1.25 LOWER. ESTI MATE: 29,700 LEAN VALUE EVALU ATION SUMMARY: AS OF 11:00 AM % LEAN 43-44 45-46 47-48 49-50 51-52 53-54 55-56 DISCOUNT* -3.56 -2.46 -1.37 0.00 0.82 1.73 2.50 PREMIUMS -1.00 0.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 LEAN KIRKWOOD Ulf 'W ! HAY AUCTION I ! Hay, Straw and STATE GRADED SALE ! CW cnv xnccfnav FRI., NOV. 25 j EVER !7nn 4 .on PM ! n.uu AT ! Located Rt. 472 5 miles _ ■■ ■ ' southofQuarryvilleorSmiles ' north of Oxford comer of Ri wCll 1101 w | 472 and Noble Road. LNESTOCK lIARKp, WC. J Lloyd H. (Odder, mnMHSilor Auctioneer AU-000S13L No out ot state checks Good’s Hay Uota, Pm. Wed, November IS, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 32. MIXED HAY; 67.00-127.00. ALFALFA: 85.00-121.00. CORN: 66.00-59.00. STRAW: SS.OO-140.00. TIMOTHY: 107.00-130.00. GRASS: 78.00-125.00. National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1994 HARD TIMES ON WHEAT PRICES THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. CORN, SORGHUM AND SOYBEANS TRYING TO COME BACK FROM RECORD CROP HARVEST PEAK. LOW TIMES. WHEAT 2-5 CENTS LOWER. CORN AND SORGHUM STEADY TO 2 CENTS HIGHER. SOYBEANS 1-3 CENTS LOWER. REPORTS OF WORLD SHORT WHEAT CROPS AND PRICES ENJOYED A BIG UPSWING THIS SUMMER AND EAR LY FALL. SUBSTANTIAL EXPORT ORDERS, BIDS REJECTED AND LATER SOLD HIGHER. EVERYONE WANTED PARTOF THE ACTION AND FUTURES SOARED. WHEAT STOCKS STARTED SHOWING UP. EXPORTS TAPERED OFF, AND EVERYBODY STARTED BAILING OUT. FUTURES TUMBLED AND HIT AN ELEVEN WEEK LOW TODAY. INDUSTRY TRYING TO LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SPOTS IN THE CORN MARKET. PRICES SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW A YEAR AGO AND A WEAK ER DOLLAR BENEFICIAL FOR EXPORT ORDERS. A FEW EXPORT SALES ON THE BOOKS LAST WEEK AND TODAY. HOWEVER, THIS NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT AND YEAR TO DATE CORN INSPECTED FOR EXPORT RUNNING 10 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO. RAIN HALTED LATE FALL HARVEST. ESTIMATED 85 TO 90 PER CENT COMPLETED. FARMER BINS AND ELEVATORS OVERFLOWING WITH PRODUCERS KEEPING OWN ERSHIP OF LARGER THAN USUAL AMOUNT DUE TO RELATIVELY CHEAP PRICES. SOYBEAN PRICES MAKING A GOOD COMEBACK IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS, UP NEARLY 30 CENTS. EXPORT ORDERS AND GOOD SUPPORT FROM BOTH OIL AND MEAL. ESPECIALLY WORLD OIL DEMAND. FACTORS IN THE UPTURNS. ALSO, STRONG FARMER HOLDINGS OF BEANS. SUBSTAN TIALLY LOWER SOYBEAN PRICES AND WEAKER DOLLAR SHOULD KEEP FOREIGNERS INTERESTED. EXPORT NEWS: PURCHASER COM MODITY TONNAGE DEL DATE JAPAN DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT 19,047 JANUARY JAPAN WESTERN WHITE WHEAT 38.094 JANUARY JAPAN HI-PROTEIN HARD RED WINTER WHEAT 19.047 JANU ARY SOUTH KOREA CORN 52,500 JAN 16-FEB 30 TAIWAN CORN 54,000 JAN/FEB TOTALS: WHEAT 76,188 TONNES. CORN 106,500 TONNES. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 11/16/94 11/15/94 11/17/93 WHEAT: KANSAS CITY 4.02-4.03 DN 5 3.76-3.78 MINNEAPOLIS 4.06 1/4 DN 4 1/4 5.19 1/4 PORTLAND MARCH BID 4.50-4.53 DN 3-2 3.48-3.51 ST. LOUIS 3. DN 3.42-3.45 CORN. U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 2.15-2.17 NC 2.89-2.91 MIN NEAPOLIS 1.95 3/4 NC 2.70 3/4 SO. lOWA 2.13-2.14 UP 2-1 2.82-2.84 OMA HA 1.96-2.00 NC-UP 1 2.75-2.77 SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 5.55 DN 8 6.80-6.83 MIN NEAPOLIS 5.41 1/2 DN 3 1/2 6.77 3/4 SO. lOWA 5.59-5.63 DN 1-26.82-6.89 C. ILL. PROCESSORS 5.64 1/2-5.74 1/2 DN 2 1/2 6.75 1/2-6.84 1/2 •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 (DEC) WHEAT 3.86 1/2 DN 4 3.65 (MAR) WHEAT 3.86 1/2 DN 3 3/4 3.58 1/4 MINNEAPOLIS (DEC) WHEAT 3.76 1/4 DN 4 1/4 3. 54 MAR CHICAGO (DEC) WHEAT 3.73 3/4 UP 4 1/2 3.54 (DEC) CORN 2.16 3/4 NC 2.83 1/2 (JAN) SOYBEANS 5.65 1/2 DN 2 1/2 6.89 3/4 EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 4.351/2 DN 6 4.051/4 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 4.07-4.06 DN 5-4 3.78-3.79 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN 2.40 3/4-2.42 NC 3.02-3.04 1/2 NO. 2 YELLOW SORG HUM RAIL 4.46 NC BARGE 4.51 NC 5.26 5.35 NO. 2 YELLOW SOYBEANS 5.94 1/2-5.96 1/2 DN 2-2 1/27.03 3/4-7.08 FAULK THIS REPORT WAS COMPILED BY THE U.S.D.A. LIVESTOCK AND GRAIN MARKET NEWS STAFF IN ST. JOSEPH. MO. FOR FURTHER INFOR MATION CALL 816-238-0678. Belleville Hay Wednceday, No*. 16 Belleville, PA Report Supplied by Auction 22 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA HAY: 77.50-105.00. MIXED HAY: 30.00-87.50. STRAW; 12.50 BALE. In This Issue Four Sections DEPARTMENTS PAIRY Editorial AlO Milk Check A2l Farm Calendar AlO DHIA Focus A 24 Futures Al 6 Milk Prices A2B Mailbox Markets 819 Dairylea Co-op A3B Sale Reports 825 Pa. DHIA C 9 Public Auction Register 826 Business News C 6 HOME AND YOUTH Classified Ads CIO, D 9 Homestead Notes B 2 Home On The Range B 6 Farm Women Societies B 7 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Kid’s Komcr 810 FEATURES 4 ' H HaPl*™"* B 822 4-H Dairy Club A 22 Model Herd A 36 COLUMNS Chester DHIA Banquet A4l Now is the Time AlO Thanksgiving Special B 2 On Being A Farm Wife B 3 Somerset 4-H’ers 812 . Family Living B 4 Holiday To Remember 814 Ida’s Notebook 81l Stained Glass 816 You Ask 822 Berks 4-H 818 Poultry Notes C 2 urncmr ftnflno. S»t unlay, floynnber 1». IW4-A3 MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING 50.00- 00. 2ND CUTTING 70.00- ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 110.00- 3RD CUTTING 115.00- 4TH CUTTING 125.00. CLOVER: 100.00. SOYBEAN STUBBLE: 35.00-50.00. GRASS: 91.00-100.00. WHEAT STRAW; 13100-145.00. BARLEY STRAW: 50.00. CORN FODDER; 54.00-61.00. EAR CORN; 5100-60.00. SALE TIME 11 A.M. Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Than, November 17, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA: 75.00-125.00. MIXED HAY: 86.00. STRAW: 115.00-121.00. SHAVINGS 2.50 BAG. FIREWOOD: 30.00 LOAD. TOTAL: 12 LOADS. SALE TIME 1 P.M. Leinbach’s Hay SMppeoeberfc PA Novambor 12 ami IS Report Supplied by Auction . 70 LOADS. ALFALFA (GOOD): 100.00-136.00; (FAIR) 74.00-9100. MIXED HAY: 74.00-115.00, 1 AT 60.00. Green Dragon Hay Ephraim, Pm. Friday, Nov. 11, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction 75 TOTAL LOADS. MIXED HAY; 66.00-130.00. ALFALFA: 70.00-115.00. TIMOTHY: 70.00-157.00. ORCHARD CRASS: 76.00-107.0 a STRAW: 60.00-135.00. BAR CORN: 59.00-81.00 FIREWOOD: 47.00-49.00 LOAD. SHAVINGS: 3.00 BAG. Kirkwood Hay Auction Kirkwood, Pm. TucMlay, November 15, 1994 Report Supplied by Auction 35 LOADS OF HAY. TIMOTHY: 106.00-166.0 a TIMOTHY: 78.00. BROME GRASS: 80.00-120.00. (RICHARD GRASS: 70.00-75.00. STRAW: 65.00-92.0 a BAR CORN: 58.00-73.00,1 AT 48.00. CORN FODDER: 40.00-saoo. WOOD: 25.00-45.00.