National
Egg Market
JULY 31,1996
Pricei were unchanged. The market tone
remained generally Heady with the We*t
Cotit (till fully Ready for large. Demand
wti fair to good, beR where feature! where
planned or in progrcii, and into vacation
area*. On the Wen Coast, large sized nip
plies were short from local production and
spotty from the Midwest, but elsewhere,
large sizes were usually adequate or avail
able. Jumbos were seasonally tight, and
mediums remained adequate to ample, and
usually surplus. Breaking stock prices
were unchanged to higher, while supplies
were adequate to instances barely adequ
ate, and plants needing eggs often pur
chased surplus light eggs from grading
channels. Light type hen offerings
remained adequate for the slow and unag
gressive demand.
E. PA & NJ
Poultry
JULY 29, 1996
Majority pricea were unchanged from
lait week. The market tone waa generally
steady. Offerings from production areas
were tight to instances adequate, and as a
result, several plants planned reduced
slaughter schedules for this week. Demnd
was light to moderate.
HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS
AND UP) • FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER
LB., GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER
THE WEEK OF 29-JUL-96 RANGE
MAJORITY WTD AVG AT FARM BUY
ER LOADING 10-13 CENTS/LB. 10
10.86 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING
TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT
TOO FEW TO REPORT * WEIGHTS
UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO
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Shell Eggs
August 1, 1996
Atlanta, Ga.
PRICES WERE UNCHANGED.
TRADE SENTIMENT REMAINED
STEADY. DEMAND RAN THE GAMUT
FROM END OF THE MONTH SLUG
GISHNESS TO SEASONALLY GOOD
IN RESORT AREAS. SUPPLIES WERE
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National
Grain Market
ST. JOSEPH, MO
JULY 31, 1996
Wheat bids finished mixed with nothing
substantial to move trade in either direc
tion. Com bids were also mixed with sup
port stemming from overnight export
orders and continued favorable growing
weather limiting gains. Soybeans were
supported by fund buying on the board and
a weaker US dollar. Wheat mixed. Com
mixed. Sorghum 3 to 7 cents lower. Soy
beans mostly 3 to 12 cants higher. Export
News: Commodity Tonnage Del dale
South Korea Hard Red Winter Wheat
7,500 Nov/Dec DN Spring Wheat 5,300
Nov/Dec Soft White Wheat 8,000 Nov/
Dec Sooth Korea Com 52,500 Jan/Feb
Totals: Wheat 21,000 tonnes. Com 52,500
tonnes. Date Change Year ago Truck bids:
07/31/96 07/30/96 08/02/95 Wheat: Kan
sas City (HRW, ORD) 4.90-4.91 dn 1
4.67-4.70 Minneapolis (DNS, 14%) 5.22
dn 1/2 4.83 Portland (SW) 4.69-4.72 up
lunch 4.60 St. Louis (SRW) 4.41-4.44 up
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1/4 up 3 1/2 2.46 Southern lowe 4.46-4.30
up 18-1 2.64-2.61 Omahe 4.37-4.40 dn 1
168 Soy beam, US 1 Yellow: Kmiai City
7.63 up 4 6.03-6.04 Minneapolit 7.42 3/4
dn 9 1/2 5.671/2 Southern lowa 7.66-7.68
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4.74 dn 3/4 4.49 3/4 Minneapolit (Sept)
Wheat 4.62 dn 1/2 4.33 Chicago (Sept)
Wheat 4.40 up 1 3/4 4.42 1/4 Chicago
(Sept) Com 3.54 1/4 dn 3 1/2 2.79 Chicago
(Dec) Com 3.19 3/4 unch 178 1/4 Chicago
(Aug) Soybean! 7.63 3/4 up 3 1/2 3.96 1/2
Chicago (Nov) Soybean! 7.33 up 4 6.03
1/2 Export Bidi: Barge or rail, Pott of New
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Wheat, Ord. Protein: 3.23 dn 3/4 4.96
3/4-4.97 3/4 US 2 SRW Wheat: 4.60-4.63
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low Com: 4.79 1/4 up 9 1/2-6 1/2
3.14-3.13 1/2 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail
6.87 unch 3.27 Barge 7.32 unch-dn 3
5.47-5.49 US 1 Yellow Soybean!: 7.91
3/4-7.92 3/4 19 3 1/2-2 1/2 6.43 1/2-6.43
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Auction
Hay Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, July 27, 1996
TOTAL LOADS: 10.
MIXED HAY; 76.00-143.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 110.00-140.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 64.00-66.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 38.00.
Westminster Hay
WatmliuUf, Md.
Tueedey, July 30, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA: .75-3.50 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.70-2.70 BALE.
MIXED HAY: .75-1.60 BALE.
GRASS; .65-.7S BALE.
STRAW: .35-1.70 BALE
Pa. Grain
July 29, 1996
Report mppliad by FDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN WEAK
TO .40 LOWER, WHEAT STEADY TO
.30 LOWER, BARLEY STEADY TO
WEAK, OATS * EARCORN UNEVEN,
MOSTLY STEADY TO WEAK. SOY
BEANS WEAK TO .13 LOWER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.70-3.23
FEW REPORTED 3.40, AVERAGE 3.05,
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.11-3.32;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.20-4.63,
AVERAGE 4.44; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 3.00-3.30, AVERAGE 3.26;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.90-ZSO, AVER
AGE 2.24; SOYBEANS RANGE
7.11-7.63, AVERAGE 7.39, CONTRACT
FOR HARVEST 6.83-7.06; FEW
REPORTED GRAIN SORGHUM «2
RANGE 4.63, AVERAGE 4.63, CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 3.00; EAR
CORN RANGE 140.00-132.00 FEW
REPORTED 130.08, AVERAGE 173.00.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.90-5.30
FEW REPORTED 4.60, AVERAGE 5.04;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.00-4.35 FEW
REPORTED 4.50, AVERAGE 4.17; BAR
LEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.20-3.50 FEW
REPORTED 3.00, AVERAGE 3.30;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.95-2.25, AVER
AGE 2.11; SOYBEANS RANGE
7.19-7.45, AVERAGE 7.27; EAR CORN
RANGE 125.00-150.00 FEW REPORTED
160.00. AVERAGE 139.29.
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL ft
SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.70-5.25,
AVERAGE 5.08; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE
4.10-4.65, AVERAGE 4.33; BARLEY
NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.50; AVERAGE
3.27; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1,90-230,
AVERAGE 2.18; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGB7.II-7.63, AVERAGE 7.36; EAR
CORN RANGE 130.00-152.00, AVER
AGE 14434.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.75-5.20
FEW REPORTED 5.45, AVERAGE 5.14;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.10-4.50,
AVERAGE 4.28; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 3.10-3.40 FEW REPORTED
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2.90; AVERAGE 3.24; OATS NO. 2
RANGE 2.00-2.35, AVERAGE 2.11;
SOYBEANS RANGE 7.00-7.40 FEW
REPORTED 7.73, AVERAGE 7.36; EAR
CORN RANGE 130.00-145.00, AVER
AGE 138.00 L
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 4.78-5.25
FEW REPORTED 4.30, AVERAGE 5.00;
WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.94-4.44,
AVERAGE 4.20; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 3.20-3.27, AVERAGE 3.24;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.20-2.50, AVER
AGE 2.32; SOYBEANS RANGE
6.69-7.10, AVERAGE 6.90, EAR CORN
RANGE FEW REPORTED 130.00,
AVERAGE 130.00.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 5.43; WHEAT NO. 2
4.63; BARLEY NO. 3 3.08; OATS NO. 2
2.53; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.43; EAR
CORN 148.81.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 3. IS; WHEAT NO. 2
3.99; BARLEY NO. 3 159; OATS NO. 2
1.46; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.92; EAR
CORN 84.42.
Regional Hay
July 29, 1996
Eaatcra, Pa.
HAY ft STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA • (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER. PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM ft PER TON.) HAY AND
STRAW UNEVENLY STEADY.
ALFALFA 80.00-110.00; MIXED HAY
75.00- FEW REPORTED 115.00;
TIMOTHY 75.00-100.00 FEW
REPORTED 115.00; STRAW
45.00- MULCH 25.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
07/26/96. PRICES PER,TON; LOADS:
157 HAY, 37 STRAW ft 37 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-150.00; MIXED HAY
92.00- TIMOTHY 79.00-145.00;
STRAW 62.00-100.00; EAR CORN
165.00-
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY
AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
07/26/96. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 72
HAY, It STRAW ft 31 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA72.OO-105.00; MIXED HAY
60.00- TIMOTHY 59.00-95.00;
STRAW 55.00-72.00; BAR CORN
145.00-