New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wad, November 29, 1995 Report Supplied by USDA TODAY: 260 HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY: 257 HEAD LAST YEAR: 974 HEAD TREND: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME OF GRADED FEEDER PIGS FOR A MARKET TEST. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. ALL PIGS CONSIGNED TO WED NESDAY FEEDER PIG SALE MUST ORIGINATE FROM A QUALIFIED NEGATIVE OR MONITORED HERD. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Wednesday, Nos. 30, 1995 Report supplied by USDA HOG MARKET TODAY: 1434 HEAD. TREND NOT COMPARABLE. NO MARKET LAST WEDNESDAY AND INSUFFICIENT VOLUME ON MONDAY. US#l-3 220-260 LBS. 42.25-42.75, 260-285 LBS. 39.50-40.50. SOWS: US«I-3 300-500 LBS. 29.00-31.00; 500650 LBS. 31.0033.00. BOARS: 240300 LBS. 26.0027.00; 300700 LBS. 25.00. New Holland Hogs LANCASTER, PA NOVEMBER 30, 1995 TODAY 1434 TREND: Trend not comparable. No market last Wednesday and insufficient volume on Monday. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 220260 lbs 42.25-42.75 260-285 lbs 39.5040.50 SOWS; US 1-3300500 lbs 29.0031.00 500650 lbs 31.0033.00 BOARS: 240-300 lbs 26.00-27.00 300700 lbs 25.00 niAAi KIRKWOOD Ul|-W HAY AUCTION I Hay, Straw and STATE GRADED SALE I b«bd?£«S?*v FRIDAY >w-v ! EVERYTUESDAY DEC.SAifiif 1 1:0 ° DEC. 22 **- u i Located RUTS 5 mites 1:30 P.M. * T I southofQuanyvMeorSmitos M | J_ I * north of Oxford com* of Rt enisle ' 472mdNobteRoad. LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. ! Lloyd H. KieMer, ExK 12 OH 141 turn South ! AucllonMr (T17)a4M511 Of { AU-000513L Jx swnlny_Jto.2A»-a5» No out of Mto checks Walter M. Dunlap and: Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days. Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. ; MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS j Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge Special Feeder Cattle Sale Wednesday, December 6-12 Noon •100 Head Charlois - Steer & Heifer Weight 600 to 800 Lbs - Out of Northern PA. • 14 Choice Augus Cattle Weight 1000 Lbs - Out of N.J. • 50 Head Charlois Calves - Steer, Heifer & Bulls Weight 300 to 500 Lbs - Out of Northeast PA. • 40 Steer & Heifer - Steer & Heifer 500 to 600 Lbs - out of Snyder Co. •100 Augus Steer & Heifers Weight 400-600 Lbs - Out of MD. • 70 Head - Mixed Breeds, Steer & Heifers Weight 500- 700Lbs-Outof N.Y. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockjflkrds Tel. (717)397-5136 S & J Villari Livestock Feeder Pig Sale MBMboro, Del. November 27, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction 308 HEAD 30-39 LBS. 70.00-85.00. 40-49 LBS. 65.00-80.00; 50-59 LBS. 66.00-75.00; 60-69 LBS. 60.00-63.00; 70-79 LBS. 57.00. State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc. Friday, November 24, 1995 RESULTS ON 1,009 PIGS. TREND: COMPARED TO FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1995, PIGS WERE ACTIVE AND FIRM! ALL PIGS ARE FROM QUALIFIED OR MONITORED HERDS; THEY WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT US #1*2:530 HEAD. 45 HEAD 4049 LBS. 84.0090.00; 176 HEAD 51-59 LBS. 74.0088.00; 257 HEAD 6069 LBS. 65.0076.00; SO HEAD 7079 LBS. 61.0066.00; 2 HEAD 98 LBS. 43.00. US#2:4ll HEAD. 25 HEAD3S-39 LBS. .90.00; 113 HEAD42-49LBS. 68.0082.00; 100 HEAD 51-59 LBS. 600080.00; 173 HEAD 62-90 LBS. 51.0068.00. US#2*3: 31 HEAD. 8 HEAD 29 LBS. 100.00; 18 HEAD39-62LBS. 54.00-64.00; 5 HEAD 67-96 LBS. 38.0045.00. UTILITIBS: 4 HEAD 27-29 LBS. 90.00; 19 HEAD 42-70 LBS. 45.0049.00. AS IS: 14 HEAD 40-90 LBS. 10.0049.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES FRIDAY, DEC. 8 AND 22. RECEIVING 7-11 A.M. SALE AT 1:30 SHARP! Westminster Hay WcflnliMtcr, Md. Tuceday, November 28, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction Ml LOTS. ALFALFA: 67.00-100.00, .95-3.40 BALE. TIMOTHY: 87.50. 1.25-3.00 BALE. MIXED HAY: 57.00-80.00, .80-3.00 BALE GRASS: .90-2.20 BALE 6.00-26.00 LARGE ROUND. STRAW: .55-1.70 BALE. FEED RYE; 3.20 BU. FEED OATS: 2.20 BU. WOOD: 50.00-95.00 CORO. Good’s Hay Lcota, Pa. Wed, November 29, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 41. MIXED HAY: 75.00-110.00. - TIMOTHY: 107.00-132.00. STRAW: 72.00-90.00. ALFALFA: 94.00-132.00. GRASS: 70.00-100.00. CORN: 140.00. . Leinbach’s Hay Shlppcnefaurg, PA November 25 end 28 Report Supplied by Auction 94 LOADS. ALFALFA; 70.00-145.00. MIXED HAY: 56.00-10S.00. TIMOTHY: 56.00-87.00. CLOVER: 50.00-76.00. BROMB: 66.Q0-9S.Oa ORCHARD GRASS: 56.00-80.00. STRAW: 52.00-92.00. EAR CORN: 131.00. OATS: I.BS-2.43 BU. FIREWOOD: 44.00-88.00 LOAD. North Jersey Market Hackettatown, NJ, Report Supplied by Auction Tuoday, November 28, 1995 Hay—Straw & Grain Report ALFALFA; 1 LOT, 3.10 BALE. MIXED HAY; 9 LOTS. 1.50-2.60 BALE. TIMOTHY: 3 LOTS. 140 BALE GRASS: 6 LOTS, 1.50-2.60 BALE. WHEAT: 1 LOT AT 3.00 BAG. STEEL FENCE POST: 1 LOT AT 3.25 EACH. 21 LOTS TOTAL. PENNFIELD GRAIN BANK Pennfinld Offers A Sound Program For The Dsiry Former To Use His Groin “Ssme As Cssh" To Rsduce His Monthly Fund Bill And To Avoid Having To Take “Harvest Price” For Hla Grain Prices Weak Of 12/4/95 Com . $3.70 Bu. Soybeans $6.73 Bu. Barley $2.93 Bu. • No Storage Charges • Prices Updated Weekly • Grain Bank Balance Shown On Each Invoice • No Hidden Charge* For every lon of qualifying dairy feed purchased you win receive ona ton of grain back hauled at no char ffl” 1 ■ ' " WC7 ,2 *o3r,wifl .vinibT vfiwifinj-u Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2, 1995-A3 Middleburg Hay MlddMMrg, PA Turn, November 28, 1995 Report eupplled by PDA ALFALFA: 9 LOADS, 92^0-120.00. MIXED HAY: 25 LOADS, 80.00-145.00 TIMOTHY: 5 LOADS, 85.00-95.00 ORCHARD GRASS; 3 LOADS, 65.00-110.00 STRAW; 4 LOADS, 57.50-82.50. EAR CORN: 4 LOADS. 100.00-110.00. OATS: 4 LOADS, ZOO-22S BU. FIREWOOD: 4 LOADS, 35.00-45.00 LOAD. TOTAL; 58 LOADS. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, Nov. 24, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction 73 TOTAL LOADS. MIXED HAY: 24 LOADS, on no. 140 on ALFALFA: 13 LOADS. 87.00-142.00. TIMOTHY: 9 LOADS, 99.00-170.00. STRAW; 19 LOADS, 64.00-94.00. BAR CORN: 2 LOADS. 116.00 AND 12000. ORCHARD GRASS: 3 LOADS, 70.00-98.00. WOOD: 22.00-6 ZOO LOAD. Vintage Hay Pared lee, PA Tbura, November 30, 1995 Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA: 67.50-129.00 TIMOTHY: 85.00-96.00. MIXED HAY: 8000-112.50 GRASS; 77.50. STRAW; 60.0075.00 CORN FODDER: 50.00. 21 LOADS. SALE TIME 1 P.M. Greencastle Livestock Market Nov. 23 and 27 Hay ft Straw Report Supplied by Auction 18 LOADS. ALFALFA: 87.00-105.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 83.00-93.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 70.00-77.50. STRAW: 81.00. FIREWOOD: 44.00 LOAD. INDEX Four Sections DEPARTMENTS FEATURES Editorial... ...'. AlO Bclgiam Hitch Coming AlB Farm Calendar. AlO Young Fanner News A 24 Futures Al 6 Smysers Maintain Top A 34 Mailbox Markets 818 Lebanon DHIA A3S Sale Reports 823 Amish Businesses B 2 ' Public Auction Register B2S Business New 5.......... ......C 6 DAIRY Classified Ads CIO, D S Chester Milk Lines A 22 DHIA Focus A3B Top Pa. Herds C 9 COLUMNS HOME AND YOUTH Now is the Time AlO Homestead N0te5.....;» B 2 Ail Gardens B S Home On The Range B 6 On Being A Farm Wife B 7 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Ida’s Notebook BIS Kid’s Komer 810 Poultry Pointers C 2 Farm Women Societies 814 Beef Briefs C S You Ask, You Answer 816 National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO NOVEMBER 29, 1995 Grain and aoybean bid* jumped sharply higher. Wheat rebounded on favorable out look for export demand and reports of dry conditions in winter wheat growing areas. Com bids turned higher on fund buying and strong wheat trade. Soybean bids were supported by improved export interest and carryover strength from wheat pits. Wheat 1 to 8 cents higher. Com 1 to S cents high er. Sorghum 9 to 13 cents higher. Soybeans 6 to 9 cents higher. Wheat bids climbed out of a two day tut with support stemming from indications Morocco, Egypt, and Sri Lanka may toon seek US wheat. Winter wheat areas of the Plains States are exper iencing very dry conditions which also pushed wheat bids upward. Fund buying on the board gave com bids new life along with ideas export demand may soon pick up. Farmer selling remains light Overnight export sale from Taiwan and strength from com and wheat bids, boosted bean bids. Export demand: Purchaser Commodity Tonnage Del date Taiwan Soybeans 54,000 Dec/Jan Totals: Soybeans 54,000 tonnes. Date Change Year ago Truck bids: 11/29/95 11/28/95 11/30/94 Wheat: Kaiuai City (HRW, ORD) 5.32 up 7 4.00-4.02 Minneapolii (DNS, 14%) 5.39 1/2 up 4 3/4 4.23 1/4 Poitland (SW) 5.35-5.38 up 1-2 4.51-4.54 St. Louii (SRW) 4.96-5.18 up 4-8 3.75-3.78 Com. US 2 Yellow: Kaniai City 3.38-3.39 up 4 2.13-2.17 Minneapolii 2.92 3/4 up 4 1.95 Southern lowa 3.27-3.31 up 1-4 2.14-2.20 Omaha 3.14-3.15 up 5 2.03-2.06 Soy beam, US 1 Yellow; Kama! City 6.80-6.81 up 7 5.57-5.59 Minneapolii 6.46 up 6 1/2 5.43 I fl Southern lowa 6.84-6.87 up 9-8 S.S4-5.62 Cent IL Proceiion 6.85-6.92 up 6-6 1/2 5.62 1/2-5.71 1/2 Futurei Ck*e: Kansu City (Dec) Wheat 5.12 1/2 up 6 3/4 3.86 1/2 Kaniai City (Mar) Wheat 4.96 1/2 up 5 1/2 3.85 Min neapolii (Dec) Wheat 4.96 1/2 up 9 1/4 3.76 Minneapolii (Mu) Wheat 4.89 1/2 up 4 3/4 Chicago (Dec) Wheat 5.01 up 8 3.72 1/4 Chicago (Mar) Wheat 4.97 3/4 up 6 1/4 Chicago (Dec) Com 3.28 3/4 up 4 2.13 Chicago (Dec 96) Com 2.79 up 2 1/4 Chi cago (Jan) Soybeani 6.84 up 6 1/2 5.63 1/2 Chicago (Jan 97) Soybean! 6.75 up 4 Export Bidi: Huge or rail. Port of New Orleani or North Texu Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheal, Old. Protein: 5.561/2-5.581/2 up 5 1/2 4.35 US 2 SRW Wheat: 5.48-5.50 up 6-8 4.08-4.11 1/2 US 2 Yellow Com: 3.60 3/4-3.63 3/4 up 2 2.50-2.51 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 6.41 up 8 4.30 Barge 6.66-6.71 up 9-13 4.57 US 1 Yellow Soy beani: 7.20-7.22 up 61/2 5.96 1/2-5.98 1/2