Al6-Lancaater Fanning, Saturday, June 1, 1996
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
(CkMing bid*: Thuraday, May 30, 1996)
DTD FUTURES 14 05/30/96 TECHNICAL POINTS
PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES
CONTRACT CLOSE 4-DAY 9-DAY 18-DAY 45-DAY
NHEAT JUL 526.25 539.81 559.08 569.93 553.78
NREAT SEP 528.50 541.00 558.22 567.36 551.55
XCNHT JUL 584.50 598.12 629.28 642.78 607.56
KCNHT SEP 576.75 588.81 616.56 629.17 595.18
MNHBT JUL 575.25 596.56 621.03 631.07 592.18
CORN JUL 472.75 476.62 488.33 484.42 455.36
CORN SEP 392.50 404.62 409.53 407.01 381.51
CORN DEC 347.50 355.25 352.44 350.19 336.48
OATS JUL 212.00 219.12 228.75 241.85 245.36
BEANS JUL 786.50 792.62 799.63 809.10 800.89
BEANS AUG 763.25 791.37 799.11 808.36 800.38
BEANS NOV 756.00 765.56 769.69 777.37 773.76
HEAL JUL 238.90 242.07 245.24 248.78 249.97
OIL JUL 26.80 26.99 26.96 27.33 26.96
CATTLE JUN 60.50 60.60 59.88 59.93 60.24
CATTLE AUG 63.75 63.55 63.04 62.37 61.75
FCTL AUG 57.88 57.26 56.40 55.79 55.60
HOGS JUN 61.83 62.07 63.75 63.45 60.15
HOGS JUL 57.73 58.02 59.58 59.92 57.48
PXBLS JUL 80.80 83.80 84.68 85.99 80.43
Editor’s Note: Starting with the February, 1997 Hog Futures Con
tract, the price reflects dressed prices rather than live prices. For more
information contact your local futures contract broker.
The April Dairy Herd Improvement
information for dairy herds from the DHI
processing center in Provo, Utah. The list
includes herds from Maryland, Pennsylva
nia, and West Virginia. The information is
listed by herd name, county association,
number of cows in the herd and the aver
age production per cow in the herd. To be
included, the herd must have 10 cows aver
aging 65 pounds or more of 3.5 percent fat
corrected milk per cow, per day. All herds
reported are on official DHI or DHIR test.
Also listed are the top eight herds in
Maryland for the Brown Swiss, Guernseys,
and Jerseys, and the top six herds for
Ayrshires.
Anna Arundel County
Hard Hard Cows
Nama Bread Hard
Dairy Cattle Research H 171
Carolina County
Herd Cows
Bread Hard
H 191
H 206
H 76
Carroll County
Hard Cows
Brssd Hard
H 74
H 56
Whispering Breeze Holstns H 87
Hard
Naim
Faithland Farm
Richard Edwards
New Hope Farm
Hard
Nairn
Windsor Manor
MD-Carrollton
Garstlyn Holsteins
James & John Myers
Flint Hill Farm
Derrwyn Holsteins
Marlin Hoff
Mike & Anita Haines
Byron D. Stambaugh
Maple Lawn Farm, Inc.
Joe A. Schwartz beck
Jeffery A. Engel
Unicorn Associates Inc.
Thomas H. Muller
Cedar Knoll Farms
Queen Acres Jerseys
Panora Acres Inc.
Jerry & Rick Lease
H
Cecil County
Herd Cows
Breed Herd
H 16
H 58
B 10
H 39
H 55
H 157
H 334
H 42
H 112
G 60
H 88
H 93_
Leaseway Holsteins
Herd
Name
Mellott Brothers
Tom and Joy Crothers
Tom and Joy Crothers
Mt. Ararat Farms
Tol-Je-So Farm 1
Albeck Farms Inc.
Kilby Inc.
England Farm Inc.
Long Green Farms Inc. -
Mt. Ararat Farms
Staff-Herd Farm
Son Meadtpws
Rsrs
9DAY 14DAY
26.8 36.9
29.3 38.6
29.1 38.2
29.3 38.7
25.1 36.9
43.5 50.0
40.7 48.1
48.0 51.2
24.6 31.9
39.1 43.1
36.8 41.6
35.3 40,9
32.0 37,1
41.9 45.6
57.4 53.8
64.0 59.4
68.3 62.5
43.1 49.3
37.0 44.5
34.3 43.2
Maryland DHI A
Franklin Co. (PA)
Hard Hard Cowa
Hama Braad Hard
Marvin L. Zimmerman H 154
Fradarick County
Hard Cowa
Braad Hard
H 134
H 125
H 52
H 77
H 50
H 63
B 46
H . 95
H 154
Herd
Name
Wilcom, Donald L.
Dave & Carole Doody
Hannahs Dist Springs Farm
Hobble-Hill Holsteins
K. Sooft & Judy Hood
Knob-View Holsteins
Dublin Hills Swiss
Paul & Karen Dotterer
Wayne Z. Tgcker
Josh Grossnickle
Glen-Toctin Farm
Smith-Mead Farm
Grossnickle Farm Inc.
Taylor Made Farm
Fir-Thorne
Milk Avg
FCM T
65.0
Smith-Mead Brown Swiss
Enfield Farm
Dool-Leigh Farm
Anovadale Holsteins
Dublin Hills Farm
Clovertop Farm, Inc.
Milk Avg
FCM T
76.1
66.8
66.7
Glade-Rock Farm
Jerry & Dawn Murphy
Fir-fhorne-B
AkJale Farm
Leigh Castle Holsteins
MD-Garden Spot Farm
Milk Avg
FCM T
78.7
75.8
75.1
73.9
73.5
72.9
72.0
71.6
71.1
71.0
70.3
69.3
68.8
66.8
66.6
66.5
66.4
65.9
65.3
65.1
Harold Long
G. Donald Shafer & Son H
Garrett County
Herd Cowe
Breed Herd
H 48
H 55
H 64
H 136
H 81
H 26
H 117
H 57
H 48
H 13
H 72
H 119
H 26
H 49
H 86
J 30
H 48
H 16
H 37
H 62
H 92
H 70
H 46
H 51
H 69
H 38
H 33
H 61
H 31
H 178
Hard
Nam*
Wayne E. Schrock
Philip Beachy
Jerry L. Yoder
Ernest & Dan Ganoe
Paul & Henry Kinsinger
Jonas D. Kinsinger
Oren C. Bender
Guards Farm INc.
Calvin Schrock
Melinda Thomas
Mar-K-Farms
Bender, Carl
Tobie Kinsinger
Andrew W. Schrock
Kenneth L. Yoder
Paul & Naomi Petersheim
Fred Petersheim
Tobie Kinsinger FM.2
Arlin Maust
Rufus Peachey
Paul Yoder
Cleland Beitzel
Richard Brenneman
Menno J. Yoder
Glover Farms
David W. Yoder
Daniel Lee Yoder
Oakview Ridge No. 2
Ezra Schrock
Delvln Mast
162
177
96
125
Milk Avg
FCM T
89.5
88.3
85.8
76.8
76.6
72.1
71.0
70.7
70.1
69.8
68.5
67.5
SLOW STOCHASTIC
5 DAY 20 DAY
» ID M ID
8 9 7 IS
9 10 9 18
5 4 9 26
8 7 13 31
3 2 18 38
11 12 50 64
36 50 58 63
47 64 68 64
4 10 5 5
24 36 29 31
21 35 29 32
26 43 33 35
15 26 18 19
34 51 25 24
86 91 73 71
84 84 93 93
87 83 90 89
27 20 49 68
23 17 34 59
5 33 29 46
LIVE CATTLE
HIGH LOW LAST
6110 6042 6050*
6420 6352 6375*
6527 6472 6502*
6307 6250 6282*
6245 6215 6225*
6580 6545 6555*
6440 6425 . 6430*
6420 6400 6400*
SWISS FRANC
7987 7942 7946*
8042 7998 8003*
8100 8064 8064*
CORN
HIGH lON
4734 4624
3990 3854
3526 3424
3580 3484
3600 3530
3590 3520
3050 3020
2920 2884
JDN
SEP
DEC
LAST CHG
4726* +62
3924* -80
3474* -40
3534* -38
3562* -20
3560* -26
3050* 0
2900* -10
SOYBEANS
7870 7750 7864*+114
7840 7744 7832* +92
7680 7594 7666* +B2
7580 7494 7560* +4O
7644 7574 7630* +46
7710 7640 7704* +7O
7714 7660 7714* +54
7720 7660 7714* +54
6920* -20
6920
6970
Report For April
Milk Avg
FCM T
70.4
HIGH AYRSHIRE HERDS (3.5% FCM)
Flint Hill Farm
R-Lyn Farm
David & James Patrick
Jairetts Recovery II
Ralph W. Shank
Edgewood Farms Inc.
Vales - Pnde
Seneca Ayr Farms
C & M Ayrshires
17
107
88
HIGH BROWN SWISS HERDS (3.5% FCM)
264
46
24
97
126
Joy and Tom Crothers
Dublin Hills Swiss
G. W Smith & G Bassler
Fir-Thorne-B
13
23
82
Rudell C Beall & Sons
K Scott & Judy Hood
Garstlyn Brown Swiss
Frey, Fleming & Bassler
Bells Delight Farm
Dwayne & Miriam Bell
153
118
93
HIGH GUERNSEY HERDS (3.5% FCM)
145
William B. Messix 111
Mt. Ararat Farms
Keith Dixon
England Farms Inc.
Level Square Associates
Cletus St Janice Frey
John & Wm. Schnebly
Anovadale Guernseys
Three Brooks Farm
Dogwood Lane Farm
HIGH JERSEY HERDS (3.5% FCM\
Paul & Naomi Petersheim
Queen Acres Jerseys
Tol-Je-So Farm 2
P Thomas Mason
Michael Forsythe
Gaywmds Farm
Wayne Fender
Willow Spring Farm
Ash & Bear
Springfield Dairy
FEEDER CATTLE
HIGH LON LAST CBG
5855 5772 5787* -27
5820 5745 5780* 0
5870 5810 5840* -12
6035 5970 5985* -32
6142 6100 6100* -15
6125 6082 6082* -15
6110 6075 6075* +5
6105 6075 6075* -10
CANADIAN DOLLAR
7318 7284 7304* +l5
7331 7295 7316* +l5
7335 7320 7325* +l5
CHICAGO WHEAT
JUN
SEP
DEC
LAST CH6
5262* +2
5284* +l6
5350* +22
5334* +44
4900*+140
4334* +66
HIGH LOR
5300 5190
5310 5210
5380 5270
5350 5270
4920 4750
4350 4240
OATS
2140 2090 2120* *4
2070 2030 2054* *2B
2084 2040 20(0* *22
2104 2090 2104* *l2
SOYBEAN HEAL
2390 23(2 2389* *2B
2393 23(5 2391* *29
2378 2355 2378* +2B
2355 2334 2350* *22
2350 2327 2347* *23
2355 2338 2355* *24
23(5 2345 23(5* *24
2345 2330 2345* +33
JLY
SEP
DEC
HAR
County
Ass'n.
Carroll
Carroll
Howard
Harford
; jWashiigfem
'Howard
Frederick
Montgomery
Kent
County
Ass'n.
Cecil
Frederick
Frederick
Frederick
Montgomery
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Carroll
Carroll
County
Ass'n.
Queen Anne's
Cecil
Kent
Cecil
Queen Anne's
Washington
Washington
Frederick:
Frederick
Kent
County
Assn.
Garrett
Carroll
Cecil
Kent
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Washington
Carroll
Frederick
(Turn to Pago All)
LIVE HOGS
HIGH LON LAST CHG
JUN 6220 6042 6182* +35
JLY 5810 5655 5772* +2O
ADG 5395 5250 5377* +37
OCT 4920 4825 4885* -12
DEC 5150 5080 5120* -40
FEB 7160 7100 7135* -15
APR 6870 6740 6870* +B7
JUN 7390 7300 7390* +6O
PORK BELLIES
JLY 8080 8080 8080*-200
AO6 7837 7837 7837*-200
FEB 7190 6960 7145* -15
K.C. NHEAT
HIGH LON LAST CHG
JLY 5880 5740 5844* +64
SEP 5830 5670 5766* +56
DEC 5850 5710 5820* +7O
MAR 5810 5650 5772* +B2
HAY 5300 5200 5300*+130
MINN NHEAT
JLY 5794 5690 5752* -16
SEP 5620 5470 5544* +46
DEC 5610 5460 5582*+114
HAR 5630 5534 5610*+110
MAY 5450 5450 5450* -50
SOYBEAN OIL
JLY 2(90 2((2 2(80* *1(
AUG 2705 2(81 2700* *l7
SEP 2720 2700 2715* *l5
OCT 2735 2712 2727* *l2
DEC 2785 2735 2755* +lB
JAN 27(5 2742 27(0* *l5
MAR 2780 2755 2785* +lO
HAY 2790 2780 2785* *lO
Cows in
Herd.lQtal
"Milk Avg.
13 ,
Cows in Milk Avg
Hcrd Total FCM Torn
Cows in Ntilk Avg.
Total FCM Tom
19 70.9
60 69.8
29 68.0
10 64.2
34 62.7
62 62.4
79 59.6
35 50.8
74 47 8
42 46.1
Cows in Milk A V g
Herd Total FCM Tota