AS-Uncattef Farming, Saturday, Way t 5, 1896 National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO MAY 22, 1996 Wheat, com and sorghum took a levere beating today. Sprint planting and South Korea com purchases had front stage cen ter earlier. Wheat 3 to 9 cents lower. Com 14 to 16 cents lower. Sorghum 23 to 27 cents lower. Soybeans 2 to 3 cents lower, with Southern lowa off 12 cents. Gulf bids got kicked harder than truck quotes. How ever, new crop com and soybean futures actually ended up slightly higher. This year's wheat crop in a heap of trouble. Continuous rains up North and Spring Wheat plantings at die lowest level for this lime of the year since 1961. Texas, Okla homa, New Mexico and parts of Kansas enduring severe drought conditions and 11 million acres of Hard Red Winter Wheat already plowed up Severe Winter kill both Hard and Soft Wheat, on top of 100 much rain this Spring on many acres of Soft Wheat lower yields. Harvest is getting underway down South. Producers claim both Boards can hear the grinding of com bine sutlers and prices immediately sun dropping. All week South Korea bidding for U.S. com, 367,000 tonnes for the first 3 days. However, a large part of this is for new crop com and some delivery on next year's calender. Com planting is making very good progress, especially the Eastern Combell, which was lagging far behind normal. Printed estimates of acres planted is outdate before the ink dries. With the help of Grandpa, wives and Mother Nature farmers can plant over S million acres in a long day. This time of the year field culti vators can open the ground and with hot sun and warm breezes, planters may be up and running the next day. More rains are in the forecast for today and tomorrow to move into the Eastern Combell. Cutoff planting dates will be later than usual this year due to high com prices. A large per cenuge of com was planted very early this year, now up, looking good and moisture is beneficial. RAINS MAKE GRAINS. Soy bean drills running neck and neck with com planters. There is still plenty of time to get beans in the ground. Export News: Purchaser Commodity Tonnage Del Dale Taiwan Wheat 38,000 Jun-Jul South Korea Corn 210,000 Jul-Feb Totals: Wheat 38,000 tonnes. 210,000 tonnes of Com. Date Change Year ago Truck bids: 05/22/96 05/21/96 05/24/95 Wheat; Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 6.8 dn 9 4.37 Min neapolis (DNS, 14%) 7.01 3/4 dn 3 3/4 4.44 3/4 Portland (SW) 6.05-6.18 dn 5-2 4.56-4.60 Sl Louis (SRW) 5.46-5..50 dn 14-10 3.59-3.63 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kan Diffenbach 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. WED. JUNE 5 WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS FRI. JUNE 14 FARM EQUIP.. TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM WED. JULY 3 WINROSS TRUCKS & TOYS FRI. JULY 12 FARM EQUIP.. TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L Milk Ptaducti, 9hc. , 100 McKinley Avenue Rearing, PA sat City 5.09-5.10 dn 14 2.69-2.71 Min neapolis 4.87 1/2 dn 15 3/4 2.53 1/4 South ern lowa 4.93-4.97 dn 5 2.52-237 Omaha 4.92-4.95 dn 14 2.56-157 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 7.90-7.91 dn 1 5.89-5.91 Minneapolis 7.83 3/4 dn 2 3/4 5.75 1/2 Southern lowa 7.85-7.90 dn 12 5.84-5.85 Cent IL Processors 7.92 3/4-7.99 3/4 dn 2 3/4-1 3/4 6.02 1/2-6.02 1/2 Futures Close: Kansas City (July) Wheat 6.48 dn 9 3.85 1/2 Minneapolis (July) Wheat 6.36 3/4 dn 3 3/4 3.89 3/4 Chicago (July) Wheat 5.62 3/4 dn 13 1/2 3.74 1/2 Chicago (July) Com 4.86 1/2 dn 14 1/2 2.67 1/4 Chicago (Dec) Com 3.43 1/4 up 1 1/4 2.77 Chicago (July) Soybeans 7.% 3/4 dn 1 3/4 6.02 Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 7.66 3/4 up 1 1/4 6.19 1/4 Export Bids: Barge or rail, Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord. Pro tein: 7.14 dn 11 4.43 1/2-4.45 1/2 US 2 SRW Wheat: 5.77 3/4 dri 13 1/2 3.99 1/2 US 2 Yellow Com: 5.191/2-5.201/2 dn 18 1/2-20 3/4 186 1/4-187 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum; Rail 8.51 dn 415.04 Barge 8.83 dn 23 5.27-5.34 US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 8.14 3/4-8.17 3/4 dn 4 3/4-2 3/4 6.23-6.25 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction May 20, 1996 SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS: 310 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 123 HEAD, 1.00-2.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 57.50-60.50; CHOICE 2-3 950-1075 LBS. 53.00- CHOICE 2-3 1075-1375 LBS. 53.00-58.50; CHOICE 2-3 OVER 1375 LBS. 49.00-53.75; CHOICE 4 ALL WEIGHTS 51.00-55.50; SELECT ft CHOICE 1-2 950-1100 LBS. 47.00-54.00; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1100 TO 1375 LBS. 46.00-54.00; SELECT & CHOICE 1-2, OVER 1375 LBS. 42.00- HOLSTEINS; CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LBS. 50.00-52.00; SELECT 1-2 1050-1450 LBS. 40.00-49.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 20 HEAD. TREND 1.00-2.00 LOWER. CHOICE 2-3 850-1000 LBS. 50.00-53.75; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1250 LBS. 53.00-60.25; CHOICE 4, ALL WEIGHTS. 50.00-55.75; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 850-1000. LBS. 40.00-49.00; SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1000-1250 LBS. 45.00-52.00. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LBS. 43.00-50.75; SELECT ft CHOICE 1-2 1000-1350 LBS. 39.00-43.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 19 HEAD. TREND 3.00 HIGHER. YIELD GRADE 1, ALL WEIGHTS 44.00-52.00; YIELD GRADE 2. ALL WEIGHTS, 38.75-43.75. Field Representative Daniel Vosburg • now Holland, pa (717) 354-5562 BULLOCKS: 12 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3 950-1150 LBS. 41.00-46.00; CHOICE 1-3 11S0-137S LBS. 43.0049.00; SELECT 1-2 9SO TO 1250 LBS. 47.00-53.75. COWS: 136 HEAD. TREND 3.00 HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY * COMMERCIAL 3100-39.75, FEW 41.00; CUTTER * BONING UTILITY 31.00-39.00; CANNBR A LOW CUTTER 31.00 AND DOWN. STOCKER A FEEDER CATTLE RECEIPTS: 120 HEAD. STEADY TREND. BEEF TYPES 200400 LB. STEERS 40.00-55.00, BULLS 40.00- HEIFERS 35.00-46.00; 400-600 LB. STEERS 45.00-56.00, BULLS 35.00-45.00, HEIFERS 30.00- 600-800 LB. STEERS 410049.00, BULLS 30.00-36.50, HEIF ERS 30.0042.00; 800-975 LB. STEERS 36.0045.00, BULLS 30.00-37.00, HEIF ERS 30.0040.00. HOLSTS INS AND DAIRY CROSS; 200-400 LB. STEERS 30.00-35.00, BULLS 28.0033.00, HEIFERS, NONE; 400-600 LB. STEERS 30.00-33.50, BULLS 27.00-33.00, HEIFERS. NONE; 600-800 LB. STEERS 27.00-32.00, BULLS 27.00-3100; HEIFERS, NONE; 800-975 LB. STEERS 27.00-33.50; BULLS 25.0031.00, HEIFERS, NONE. CALVES: 327 HEAD. TREND STEADY TO WEAKER. CHOICE. 150-300 LBS., NONE; GOOD 150300 LBS. 50.0068.00; GOOD, 100150 LBS. 45.00-60.00; GOOD 80-100 LBS. 35.0050.00; STANDARD. 80100 LBS. 30.0040.00; STANDARD, 80 LBS. 30.00 AND DOWN. CALVES RETURNING TO THE FARM. WEAKER TREND. HOLSTEIN BULLS OVER 100 LBS., UP TO 115.00; UNDER 100 LBS., UP TO 110.00; HOLS TEIN HEIFERS, OVER 100 LBS., UP TO 120.00; UNDER 100 LBS., UP TO 110.00; BEEF TYPE BULLS, OVER 90 LBS., UP TO 60.00; BEEF TYPE HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. 50.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS; 155 HEAD. 5.00 LOWER TREND. CHOICE, 80-100 LBS. 95.00-109.00; 100-120L85.96.00-101.00; p, 2 REGISTERED 18 NOS. OLD I .1 FEMALE LLAMAS /Ijnt Brown and White /WILL BE SOLD I may 27 • ' approx. 12:00 Noon at NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA Jspec'W ) *sss 6:30 PM _ SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE WJWmp 7:30 AM. (■ Sail Your Hog* AlNaw Holland SalwStabtos, Inc. “ Saa tham watghad.uM and pickup your chack 6:30 PM 10:00 A.M. U fIV HORSES \ | MULES MSj* 12:30 P.M. SHEEP. GOATS ft CALVES 1/1 1:30 P. Wa hava tha usual run of SO to 100 Hadars, all agat. Loads ol trash cows and sprlngars from our ragular shippars Also soma local trash cows and sprlnoars NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna. BEEF SALE HEIFER SALE 11:00 A.M. COW SALE 12:00 NOON Norman « David Kolb- 717-397-5538 Luka Ebarly • 215-267-6608 738-1665 Homar Ebarly - 215-267-3047 Ron Ranch - 717-656-9649 120 AND OVER 75.0088.00; MEDIUM AND GOOD, ALL WEIGHTS 80.0090.00; FEEDER LAMBS 6085 LBS. 910011150 SHEEP: EWES, LEAN 24.0033.00; FAT 200026.00 BUCKS 200025.00. COATS: 111 HEAD. SMALL 10.003100; MEDIUM 33.0057.00; LARGE 58.00109.00, BIG BILLIES UP TO 160.00. HOGS, SOWS AND BOARS: 129 HEAD. TREND 2.00 HIGHER. HOGS, BARROWS & GILTS: 210250 LBS. 57.0060.00; 250260 LBS. 57.0060.00; 260270 LBS. 55.0059.00; 270300 LBS. 510055.00. LIGHT HOGS 140-180 LBS. 35.0045.00; 180210 LBS. 45.0055.00. SOWS: 3.00 HIGHER TREND. GOOD SOWS UNDER 400 LBS. 37.0045.00, OVER 400 LBS. 40.0050.00, CULL SOWS, ALL WEIGHTS, 35.00 AND DOWN. BOARS: TREND 2.00 HIGHER. 180210 LBS. 29.0034.00; 210260 LBS. 31.0036.50; 260300 LBS. 31.0034.50; 300 LBS. AND OVER 33.0034.50. NEXT FEEDER CATTLE SALE JUNE 7 AT 7:15 P.M. SALE EVERY MONDAY AT 2:00 P.M. & EVERY THURSDAY AT 1:00 P.M. HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY MON DAY & THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M. Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction & Appraiial Service Churdivillc, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wcdnciday, May 22, 1996 SLAUGHTER STEERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 58.00-61.50; SELECT & LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. 53.00-58.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE & PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 52.00-55.00; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 47.00-51.00; SELECT. ALL WEIGHTS. NONE. Smith Barney A Member of TYavelersGroupT' SMITH BARNEY INC. 29 East King Street Suite 200 Lancaster, PA 17602-2852 Is Our Only F WEDNESDAY J SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MARKET STEADY. CHOICE * PRIME 9SO-1300 LBS. SB.OO-61.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS. 52.00-56.00. COWS. MARKET 100 HIGHER. BRK. UT. * COMM. 2-4 8ULK37.0041.50; HI DRESSING 41.50-44.00; CUTTER * BON. UT. 35.00-39.00; HI DRESSING 39.00- CANNER * CUTTERS 29.00- LOW DRESSING 28.00 AND DOWN. BULLS: MARKET 100 HIGHER. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 39.00-54.00. VEAL CALVES; MARKET STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 76.00-84.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 44.0049.00. FARM CALVES: MARKET STEADY. HOL. BULLS 100-12 S LBS. 126.00- HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 68.00- HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100-120 LBS. 95.00-124.00; SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 61.00-87.00; SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 25.00- FEEDER CATTLE: MARKET 2.00 LOWER. BULLS & STEERS 400-900 LBS. 39.00-56.00; HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 33.00-49.00. LAMBS; MARKET STEADY. CHOICE & PRIME 90-110 LBS. 98.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 85.00- EWES - HEAVY 22.00- LIGHT 33.00-49.00. GOATS: MARKET STEADY. SMALL 30.00-35.00; MEDIUM 40.00-65.00; LARGE 75.00-110.00. HOGS; MARKET 6.00 HIGHER. 210-250 LBS. 59.00-63.00; 255-300 LBS. 55.00- SOWS - HEAVY 44.00- SOWS - LIGHT39.OO-43.00; BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 35.00-43.00. Forney LongenecXer Vice President/Financial Consultant Commodities Beef Auction 10:00 A.M. BULLS. STEERS, BEEF COWS 1:00 PM. STOCKERS A FEEDERS B. 10:30 A.M. jM UfVI GOATS, SHEEP If 71 '' ” CALVES , 1:30 P.M. FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs Dairy wMkly for your protoction. Roger Floyd - 717-354-4341 FAX #717-3554)706 Order Born: Peul Good - 215-445-6662 Is* W! °°al
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