A6-L«nc«»ter Farming, Saturday, April 6, 1996 North Atlantic Shell Eggs ApHi 4, im Atlanta, Gi. PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO LOWER FOR MEDIUMS IN HIE PHI LADELPHIA AREA, AND THE BALANCE OF PRICES WAS UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE WAS ABOUT STEADY FOR THE LARGE SIZES, AND BARELY STEADY TO WEAK FOR WHITE MEDIUMS. DEMAND WAS GOOD TO EXCEL LENT INTO RETAIL CHANNELS FOR HOLIDAY NEEDS. SUPPLIES OF CAR TONED LARGE WHITE EGGS WERE NO MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR CURRENT USE. AND THE BALANCE OF ITEMS WAS ADEQUATE FOR CUR RENT USE, AND THE BALANCE OF ITEMS WERE ADEQUATE WITH WHITE LIGHT EGGS OFTEN SURP LUS. BREAKING STOCK SUPPLIES AND OFFERINGS WERE MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR THE REDUCED SCHEDULES. PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS. DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN: EXTRA LARGE .93 .95, LARGE .91-.93, MEDIUM .70-.75. National Egg Market APRIL 3, 1996 Price! were unchanged. The market tone was generally steady for the Urge sizes, and barely steady to steady for the light weight!. Demand remained mixed with retail demand the strongest ai holiday and fint-of-the-monthbuiineii increased. Sup plier of the large lizei were adequate, and the light lizei were adequate to ample with turplui itill available. Breaking stock nip plies were adequate to fully adequate from regular sources, and excess offerings received little interest Live hen offerings were adequate to ample for the limited demand. & ffenbach V-/ Auction Inc. 100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557 Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547 HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 A.M. FRI. APR. 12 FARM EQUIP, TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM WED. MAY 1 WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS FRI. MAY 10 FARM EQUIP, TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM TUE MAY 21 QUILT, CRAFT & BUGGIES WED. 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Movement from production areas continued at least adequate to fully adequ ate for this week's processing needs. Demand was generally fair. HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS AND UP) • FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER LB.. GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER THE WEEK OF 01-APR-96 RANGE MAJORITY WTD AVG AT FARM BUY ER LOADING 10-12. S CENTS/LB. 10 10.S1 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT * WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT. Pa. Grain April 1, 1996 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY'S MARKET FOR SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL. AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY TO .15 SPOTS .25 HIGHER, WHEAT STEADY TO .20 HIGHER, BARLEY STEADY TO. 10 HIGHER. OATS MOST LY STEADY. SOYBEANS STEADY TO .10 SPOTS JO HIGHER, EAR CORN STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.10-4.54, AVERAGE 4.32, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.16-3.32; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.90-5.20 FEW REPORTED 5.30, AVERAGE 5.06, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 4.31-4.55; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.20-3.90, AVERAGE 3.45, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.20-2.90; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.30-2.60, AVER AGE 2.47, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST FEW REPORTED 1.90; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 7.20-7.61, AVERAGE 7.39, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 6.86-7.20; FEW REPORTED GRAIN SORGHUM 2 RANGE 4.05, AVERAGE 4.05, CON TRACT FOR HARVEST 3.00; AVER AGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 110.00-128.00, AVERAGE 120.97. ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.95-4.20 FEW REPORTED 4.40, AVERAGE 4.10; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.80-5.00 FEW REPOTTED 4.29, AVERAGE 4.75; BAR LEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.70-3.40 FEW REPORTED 3.70, AVERAGE 3.06; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.40-2.55 FEW REPORTED 2.25, AVERAGE 2.45; SOY BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 6.85-7.40, AVER AGE 7.14; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 100.00-126.00, AVER AGE 110.14. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL ft SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.95-4.54, AVERAGE 4.22; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.75-5.30, AVERAGE 4.95; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.70-3.90, AVERAGE 3.29; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.60, AVERAGE 2.39; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 6.85-7.61, AVERAGE 7.31; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 99.00-128.00, AVERAGE 114.70. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.00-4.10, AVERAGE 4.15; WHEAT NO. 2RANGE 4.75-4.85, AVERAGE 4.80; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.75, AVERAGE 3.30; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.45, AVERAGE 2.27; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE FEW REPORTED 6.95-7.40, AVERAGE 7.24; AVERAGE MOIS TURE EAR CORN RANGE99.OO-110.00, AVERAGE 104.40. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.80-4.40 FEW REPORTED 4.20, AVERAGE 4.00; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.39-4.70, AVERAGE 4.54; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.26-3.60, AVERAGE 3.43; ) 7*oo PW 6:30 PM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM _ SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE 7:30 AM. Sell Your Hogs At New Holland Sales Stables, Inc See them weighed, sold and pickup your check MSb* 1:30 P.M. BEEP SALE 2:30 P.M. Wa have the usual run of SO to 100 Hal tars, all agat Loada of fraah cowl and aprfngara front our ragular ahlppera Also acme local fresh cowa and aorlnnera NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of JLancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna. 0:00 A.M. Vi HORSES MULES SHEEP. GOATS & CALVES HEIFER SALE 11: COW SALE 12:00 NOON Norman & David Kolb- 717-397-5538 Luka Eberly - 215-267-6608 738-1665 Homar Ebarly - 215-267-3047 Ron Ranck - 717-656-9849 OATS NOi 2 RANGE 1.90-231, AVER AGE 215; SOYBEANS NO 1 RANGE 7.18-7.20, AVERAGE 7.19; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN RANGE 79.00-90.00, AVERAGE 84.50. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 4.01; WHEAT NO. 2 4.96; BARLEY NO. 3 3.02; OATS NO. 2 228; SOYBEANS NO. 17.27; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN 108.85. YEAR AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 260; WHEAT NO. 2 3.47; BARLEY NO. 3 1.81; OATS NO. 2 1.62; SOYBEANS NO. 15.51; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN 71.00. National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO APRIL 3,1996 Grain and toy bean bidf took a giant leap forward on Wedneaday. Wheat bidf were up on continued crop concern i. Com bidf climbed iharply higher due to tight old crop ftockf and good export *alci thit week. Soybean bidf were higher in reac tion to climbing wheat and com bidf. Wheat 4 to 11 cenu higher. Com 7 to 10 cent! higher. Sorghum 18 to 22 centf high er. Soybeant 3 to 9 centf higher. Tradera concern! for winter wheat condition!, ai dry weather continue! in many areat grow ing winter wheat, lupported wheat bidf. Forecaitf for ntinfall in the Southern Plainf, limited gain!. Not a very good week aa yet for foreign talet alfo undermined wheat bidf. Com moved higher af oon I • When Buying options, your risk is limited to the | loss of the premium paid plus all transaction | costs. 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Export Newa; Purcharer Commodi ty Tonnage Del date Nothing new to report. Date Change Year ago Track bide: 04/03/96 04/02/96 04/05/95 Wheat: Kan rat City (HRW, ORD) 5.88-5.90 up 10 3.74-3.76 Mmneapolit (DNS, 14%) 5.73 3/4 up 7 3/4 3.94 1/2 Portland (SW) 5.60-5.65 up 1-4 3.97-4.00 St. Louit (SRW) S.Ol-S.OB up 11 3.52-3.55 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kmaaa City 4.34-4.36 up 8-10 251-253 Mhmeapolir 4.14 1/4 up 10 2.39 3/4 Southern lowa 4.21-4.27 up 7-10 2.45-2.47 Omaha 4.15-4.17 up 8-9 2.38-Z4l Soybean!, US 1 Yellow: Kanrat City 7.63-7.65 up 9 5.72-5.74 Mimteapolia 7.46 3/4 up 8 3/4 5.66 3/4 Southern lowa 7.53-7.61 up 3-8 5.74-5.79 Cent IL Procer •orr 7.60 3/4-6.69 3/4 up 9 3/4-8 3/4 5.77 3/4-5.85 3/4 Future! doee; Kan tar City (May) Wheat 5.39 3/4 up 10 1/4 3.55 3/4 Minneapolir (May) Wheat 5.18 3/4 up 7 3/4 3.461/2 Chicago (May) Wheat 5.23 up 11 3.52 3/4 Chicago (May) Com 5.24 1/4 up 10 2.50 3/4 Chicago (May) Soybean! 7.64 3/4 up 8 3/4 5.81 3/4 Export Bidr: Barge or rail, Port of New Orleant or North Texar Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Otd. Pro tein: 6.21 3/4-6513 3/4 up 12 1/4 3.98 3/4-3.99 3/4 US 2 SRW Wheat: 5.98-6.03 up 11-16 3.85 3/4-3.89 US 2 Yellow Com: 4.57 1/4-4.59 1/4 up 8-9 2.82-2.83 US 2 Yellow Sorghum; Rail 8.08 up 18 4.73 Barge 8.15 up 22-18 4.80 US 1 Yellow Soybean*: 7.96 3/4-7.97 3/4 up 8 3/4-7 3/4 6.15-6.16 WHAT’S AHEAD FOR CORN & SOYBEAN • We Deal In Futures And Options • Our Only Business is Commodity Futures And Options • In Allentown Area and Same Principals For Over 20 Years Beef Auction JLOsj 11:00 A.M. GOATS SHEEP iRI CALVES UmM 1;30 P.M. FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs Dairy Bam and Feeder Pig Barn ara cleaned and disinfected waakly for your protection Roger Floyd - 717-354-4341 FAX *717-355-0706 Ordar Bwn: Paul Good - 215-445-6662 aspl s sall* S * r HAY 4