National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO MAY 8,1998 Weather the market maker. Trendr and direction* just a* unpredictable a* the Spring weather. More volatility than uaual this year due to light aupplie*. Wheat 18-32 cenu higher. Com 12-15 cent* higher, with Mmneapoli* up 30 cent*. Sorghum 20-23 cents higher. Soybeans 8-9 cenu higher. Too much moisture Southeast, Eastern Combeit and Central combeit. Too dry Southwest, Western High Plains and West ern Combeit. Wet weather delaying plant ing of com and Spring Wheat Dry weather has already played havoc with many acres of Hard Red Winter wheat and 100 late in the season to come out of it US wheat stocks at the lowest level in 4S yean. Wint er wheat crap production estimated to be 13 percent below 1995 with Hard Red Winter wheat down the most Continued reports out of Oklahoma and Kansas of field* being plowed under and going to sorghum or some instance* soybeans. U3.DA Crap Production Report due out Friday. High prices have failed to deter export demand to any great extent. Increased world production not expected to make any substantial stock gains due to increased world usage as the standard* of living improved. New crop Hard Red Winter wheat bids at Kansas City elevators 6.62 a bushel and Soft Winter wheat 5.95. Com planting delayed by wet and flooded fields. Still plenty early to seed com, but producers looking at those high dollar quotes and getting nervous. At current prices soybeans a good substitute, but not the money maker like com. Kansas City terminal elevators new crop com bids (-2-3 Dec) 3.38-3.39 and soybeans (-10 Nov) Forney Longenecker Vice President/Financial Consultant Commodities Smith Barney A Member of TravtlersGrou^ SMITH BARNEY INC. 29 East King Street Suite 200 Lancaster, PA 17602-2852 Lebanon Valley Enterprises, inc. 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Dale Change Year ago Truck bids: 05/08/96 05/07/96 05/10/95 Wheat: Kansu City (HRW, ORD) 7.12 up 32 4.05-4.10 Min neapolis (DNS. 14%)7.13 up 20 4.40 Port land (SW) 6.05-6.10 up 31-30 4.36-4.38 St. Louis (SRW) 5.81-5.83 up 20-18 3.55-3.59 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansu City 4.85-4.87 up 13-14 2.59-2.60 Minneapolis 4.79 3/4 up 30 2.44 1/4 Southern lowa 4.87-4.91 up 12 2J3-2J6 Omaha 4.75 up 15-12 2.46-2.48 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 8.18 up 9-8 5.62-5.64 Minnea polis 8.05 1/2 up 8 1/4 5.50 3/4 Southern lowa 8.14-8.20 up 9-8 5.59-5.60 Cent 1L Processors 8.20 3/4-8.27 3/4 up 7 1/2 5.62 3/4-5.78 3/4 Futures Clow: Kansas City (July) Wheat 6.70 up 25 3.64 1/2 Minnea polis (July) Wheat 6.53 up 20 3.85 Chicago (July) Wheat 5.91 up 20 3.59 3/4 Chicago (July) Com 4.74 3/4 op 12 2.581/4 Chica go (Dec) Com 3.40 3/4 up 5 1/2 2.66 3/4 Chicago (July) Soybeans 8.25 3/4 up 7 1/2 5.73 3/4 Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 7.891/4 up 7 5.91 1/4 Export Bids: Barge or rail. Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat. Ord. Protein: 7 JO-7.52 up 25 4.22 1/2 US 2 SRW Wheat: 6.16-6.21 up 33-37 3.85 3/4-3.88 3/4 US 2 Yellow Com: 5.12 3/4-5.13 3/4 up 13-12 2.84 1/4-2.85 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 8.44 up 21 4.86 Barge 8.60-8.62 up' 23-21 4.95-4.99 US 1 YeUow Soybeans: 8.43 3/4-8.44 3/4 up 6 1/2-5 1/2 5.93 3/4-5.94 3/4 Manufacturing • Powder Coating • Precast Custom Powder Coatings m All epoxy powder coated I ■ A&t i- '* Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. Monday, May 6, im Report Supplied by Auction 17 LOADS OF HAY. 62.00-140.00. STRAW: 3 LOADS, 30.00 EACH. WOOD: I LOAD AT 42.00. CORN: 10 LOADS. 122.00-140.00. OATS: 7 LOADS, 2.23-2.50 BU. Carlisle Livestock Market Caiilde, Pa. TiMaday, May 7, 1996 Report Supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS CHOICE AND PRIME 60.23-61.30; CHOICE 36.00-60.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE3O.OO-33.73; HOLSTEINS CHOICE 48.25-52.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 44.00-48.00; COMMER CIAL 34.73-41.00; HEIFERS CHOICE 55.23-61.23; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 49.00-33.00; HOLSTEINS/ DAIRY CROSS TO 46.73; COUPLE HEREFORDS 40.00-47.00; SLAUGH TER COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 34.00-38.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTIUTY 33.73-36.73; CANNBR AND LOW CUTTER 28.50-33.50; 810 MIDDLE 32.00-33.73; SHELLY 27.00 AND DOWN. FEEDER CATTLE: FEEDER STEERS MEDIUM TO LARGE «1 400-830 LBS. 44.00- HOLSTEIN/DAIRY TYPES 29.00- FEEDER HEIFERS MEDIUM TO LARGE «I 200-373 LBS. 50.00-67.50; MEDIUM TO LARGE «l . 400-850 LBS. 40.0049.00; HOLSTEIN/ DAIRY TYPES 33.0042.00. CALVES: VBALERS STANDARD AND GOOD 35.00-73.00; CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM. STRONG .'/// # II DBMANDI HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 95-120 LBS. 140.00-149.00; «2 90-130 LBS. 113.00-138.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS «l 100.00-120.00; BEEP X BULLS 73-120 LBS. 33.00-93.00; BEEP X HEIF ERS TO 55.00 SWINE; HOGS US4I-3 220-270 LBS. 53.00-33.30, 280-350 LBS. 3000-49.00; US92-3 220-270 LBS. 43.23-3130. SOWS: US# 1-3 300-600 LBS. 34.004000; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH TO 33.73. BOARS: 373-673 LBS. 27.50-29.50. FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD. 13-23 LBS. 14.00-23.00; 30-43 LBS. 28.00-4000. COATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE Dannies and billies 49.00-115.00; FLESHY KIDS 37.30-33.00; SMALL KIDS 1130-3130 LAMBS; GOOD AND CHOICE 33-85 LBS. 92.50-127.30, 90-130 LBS. 80.00-103.00 SHEEP: ALL WEIGHTS 18.00-37.00 SALE EVERY TUBS 3:55 FDR PRO DUCE, RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 7 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY. MAY 10 AND 24. RECEIVING 7-11 A.M. SALE TIME 1:30 P.M. NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER AND FED CATTLE SALE WILL BE HELD TUBS., MAY 21 AND JUNE 4. SALE TIME FOR FEEDERS CATTLE WILL BE APPROX 7:30 P.M. PEN LOTS OF CATTLE WILL BE SOLD IN ORDER RECEIVED. EARLYBIRD PENS FOR FED CATTLE. COWS AND HOGS CLOSE EVERY TUBS. AT 2 P.M. FOR PRE MIUM PRICES, USE THESE PENS. HATFIELD'S TOP PRICE FDR CASH HOGS ON WED., MAY 8 WAS 54.75. Eighty-Four Livestock EIGHTY FOUR, PA MAY 6, 1996 CATTLE 172... PDA ..Compared with last week's sale...cows steady, bulls steady to 3.00 higher. STEERS: few Select 44.25-53.50, Sian- WHOLESALE & RETAIL BOYDELL FARMS 302 lona Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-8943 North end of Leesport, PA "WHERE FRIENDS MEET" BERKS COUNTY'S ONLY WEEKLY CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION - WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M. Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables-Bakery Fresh Cakes, Pies and Buns-Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese-Sporting Goods-Clothing- Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles. PHONE; 610-926-1307 BILL WEIST & WOODY WEIST, MGRS. La neuter Farming, Saturday, May 11, 1996-A7 dard 32.00-43.50. HEIFERS: few Select 46.50-49.50, Standard 27.00-35.75. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 32.00-34.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 29.00- Cannes and Low Cutter 25.00- Shell* down to 16.00. BULLOCKS: Select 3100-35.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 10000025 lb*. 4305-51.50, No. 2 1000/2000 lb*. 33.00-4050 FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium and Large Frame No. 1 350/450 lb*. 31.50-57.50, Medium and Large Frame No. 2 300/800 lb*. 26.00-45.00; HEIFERS: Medium and Large Frame No 1 400/550 lb*. 45.00-50.00, Medium and Large Frame No 2 275/700 lb*. 27.00-42,00; BULLS: Medium and Large Frame No. 1 350/750 lb*. 44.00-49.50, Medium and Large Frame No. 2 300/750 lb*. 32.00- CALVES 108.,.Holstein bull* 5.00 to 30.00 higher. VEALERS: Choice 125/260 lb*. 65.00- Good 130/250 lb*. 31.00- Standard and Good 90/125 lbs. 30.00-33.00, 70/80 lb*. 27.50-35.00, Utility 60/70 lb*. 19.00-25.00. FARM CALVES: Na 1 Holstein bulls 90/125 lb*. 7000-115.00, Na 2 85/115 lbs. 34.00-65.00; two No. 1 Holstein heif ers 95/100 lbs. 120.00, No. 2 80/90 lb*. 35.00-8000. Beef cross bull* and heifers 55/120 lbs. 35.00-10000. HOGS 67...8an0ws and (ills Heady to 4.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 215/230 lb*. 50.00-53.75. one lot US 2-3 265 Ibi. 53.00, US 1-3 150/200 Iba. 40.00-50.00. SOWS; one lot US 1-3 345 U». 30.00. BOARS: 525/595 Iba. 30.50-32.25. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TEST! SHEEP 92... Slaughter lambi Heady. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; lot Choice 93 lbs. 94.00,50/60 lbs. 96.00-109.00,30/45 lbs. 88.50-98.00, Good and Choice 60/70 lbs. 77.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 25.00-38.00. GOATS IS...Large 51.00-70.00, Medium 36.00-45.00, Small 24.00-38.00, Large Kids 17.00-21.00. per head. FARMER'S MARKET Every Wednesday, 9AMTOBPM Turn East off Route 61
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