National Gram Market ST. JOSEPH, MO JANUARY 22, 1997 Grain and loybcjn markets looking for flaihing directional lignal. Bidi moitly sideways, higher one day and lower the next Wheat 3 cents higher to 3 cents low er. Com steady 1 cent lower. Sorghum 1 cent lower. Soybean! 6 to 8 cents lower. Wheat trying to establish a Winter rally and some places higher for the second day. World competition and lack of U.S. orders flashing a red signal U.S. Winter wheat kill may not be known until Spring. Com is getting back on track with export orders, large numbers last week and tally is begin ning to add up this week on small consign ments, Out of country shipments are tun ning well behind a year ago. Soybeans are the front turner from a standpoint of fore ign orders and bids. Bean prices above a year ago while com money is over 2S per cent below a year ago. However, much of last year’s com tonnage came from the low dollar 1995 crop. U.S. Export Sales: Pur chaser Commodity Tannage Del date Tai wan Com 54,000 March South Korea Corn 52,500 Mar-AprSouth Korea Com 50,000 Mar-Apr Totals; Com 156,500 tonnes. Date Change Year ago Truck Bids; 01/21/97 01/20/97 01/23/96 Wheat: Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 4.60-4.61 up 3 5.43-5.44 Minneapolis (DNS, 14%) 4.36 1/2 up 3 1/2 5.34 1/4 Portland (SW) 4.15-4.18 up 3-1 5.42-5.43 St. Louis (SRW) 3.69-3.73 dn 3 4.77-4.90 Cora, US 2 Yellow; Kansas City 2.69-2.770 inch 3.65-3.67 Minneapolis 2.511/2 dn 1/23.14 3/4 Southern lowa 2.62-2.65 dn 1-unch 3.59-3.64 Omaha 2.57-2.59 unch 3.38-3.42 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 7.36-7.37 dn 6 7.29-7.30 Minneapolis 7.07 1/2 dn 6 1/4 6.91 1/4 Southern lowa 7.29-7.32 dn 6 7.30-7.38 Cent 1L Proces sors 7.41 1/2-7.52 1/2 dn 8 1/4-6 1/4 7.33 1/4-7.39 1/4 Futures: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 4.15 3/4 up 3 5.07 1/2 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 3.89 1/2 dn 3 1/2 4.87 1/4 Chicago (Mar) Wheat 3.79 1/4 dn 3 4.91 3/4 Chicago (Mar) Com 170 1/2 dn 1/2 3.58 3/4 Chicago (Mar) Soybeans 7.401/2 unch 6 1/4 7.35 1/4 Export Bids: Barge or nil Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord. Protein; 4.81 3/4 up 3 5.67 1/2-5.70 1/2 US 2 SRW Wheat: 4.16 1/4-4.19 1/4 up 2 5.37 3/4 US 2 Yellow Com: 3.02 1/2-3.03 1/2 dn 1 1/2-2 1/2 3.98 3/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 4.83 dn 1 6.96-6.98 Barge 5.08 up 3-dn 1 7.14-7.16 US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 7.781/2-7.791/2 dn 5 1/4-61/47.771/4-7. 00, Utility 65/85 lbs. 10.00-21.00. FARM CALVES; No. 1 Holstein bulls 95/1 IS lbs. 72.50-85.00, No. 2 85/135 lbs. 30.00-65.00; couple No. 1 Holstein heifers [ NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. | L THE ACTION AUCTION J MONDAY j SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE 7:30 A.M. Sell Your Hogs At Hew Holland Sales Stables Inc See (hem weighed, sold and pickup your check 10:00 A.M. HORSES MULES 10:00 A.M. SHEEP, GOATS & CALVES IJj P.M. BEEF SALE HEIFER SALE 11: COW SALE 12:00 NOON We have the usual run of 50 to 100 Heifers all ages Loads of fresh cows and springers from our regular shippers Also tome local fresh cows and sprlngera NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna. Norman * David Ko|b- 717-397-5538 Field Repreeentetlvee Luke Eber ly - 735-1665 Homer Eber|y - 218-267-3047 Ron Ranck -717-658-9849 105 lbs. 107 JO A 130.00, few No. 2 85/130 lbs. 60.00-90.00. Pew beef cross bulls and heifers 75/95 lbs. 21.00-39.00. HOGS 21 ...BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 170/200 lbs. 44.50-48.00, one 52.00. SOWS: one US 1-3 540 lbs. 52.50. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI SHEEP 1 ...SLAUGHTER SHEEP: one 49.00. GOATS 1.,.0ne Medium 60.00. per head. Monday, January 20, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction HAY; 61.00-137.50. STRAW; 66.00-85.00. WOOD: 24.00-65.00 LOAD. CORN: 71.00-74.00. Belleville Hay Wednesday, January 22 Belleville, PA Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA HAY: 20 LOTS. 97.50-137J0. MIXED HAY: 30 LOTS. 70.00-130.00. STRAW: 6 LOTS. 7aOO-97J0. WOOD; 8 LOTS, 32.50-40.00. OATS: 1 LOT. 2.40 BU. CORN: 6 LOTS. 70.00-85.00. Pa. Grain January 13, 1997 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY’S MARKET FOR SOUTH EASIERN, CENTRAL. AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN A WHEAT STEADY TO 20 HIGHER, BARLEY & OATS MOSTLY STEADY. SOYBEANS STEADY TO .30 HIGHER. EAR CORN STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO DELIVERS DOCK: ALL PRICES PER BUSHEL, EXCEPT EAR CORN PER TON. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.02-3.28 FEW REPORTED 2.85. AVERAGE 3.09, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.66-2.81; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.27-4.63, FEW REPORTED 4.75, AVERAGE 4.52, CON TRACT FOR HARVEST 3.27-3.72; BAR LEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.10-3.50, AVER AGE 3.23, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.05-2.10; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.20-2.40, AVERAGE 2.33; SOYBEANS RANGE 7.20-7.50 FEW REPORTED 7.07, AVERAGE 7.31, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 6.58-6.68; FEW REPORTED GRAIN SQRCHUM #2 RANGE 2.91, AVERAGE 2.91, CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.66; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 76.00-85.00, AVER- Livestock Is Our Only Business WEDNESDAY j c °*tt Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. THURSDAY J Beef Auction 1Q;00 A.M. fIDHHp BULLS. STEERS, IBHHpr BEEF COWS STOCKERS & FEEDERS --X^—3. 1:00 P.M. 10:30 A.M. GOATS. SHEEP CALVES JO FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs , Dairy Bam and Feeder Pig Barn are cleaned and disinfected weekly for your protection Roger Floyd - 717-354-4341 - FAX *717-355-0706 Qfdtrß«rn; Paul Good - 215-445-6662 AGE 81.58. SOOTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-3.10, AVERAGE 2.87; WHEAT NO. 2 4.004.25 FEW REPORTED 4.50, AVER AGE 4.18; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.10-3.40, AVERAGE 3.24; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.50 FEW REPORTED 180, AVERAGE 2.30, SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 7.01-7.40, AVERAGE 7.19; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN RANGE 72.00-85.00, AVERAGE 80.29. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL & SOOTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.80-3.28, AVERAGE 3.04; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.00- AVERAGE 4.35; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.10-3.40, AVERAGE 3.26; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.40, AVERAGE 2.31; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 7.00-7.50, AVERAGE 7.23; AVERAGE MOISTURE BAR CORN RANGE 72.00-85.00, AVERAGE 79.84. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.85-3.20, AVERAGE 3.03; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE FEW REPORTED 4.004.60, AVERAGE 4.20; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.10-3.40 FEW REPORTED 3.80, AVERAGE 3.33; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.35, AVER AGE 2.23; SOYBEANS RANGE 6.80-7.20 FEW REPORTED 7.50, AVER AGE 7.12; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE FEW REPORTED 62.00- AVERAGE 75.83. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-3.10 FEW REPORTED 3.30, AVERAGE 3.01; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 4.00-4.30, AVERAGE 4.20; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 3.00-3.21, AVERAGE 3.11; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 2.00-2.50, AVER AGE 2.25; SOYBEANS RANGE 7.15-7.18, AVERAGE 7.17. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2.91; WHEAT NO. 2 4.54; BARLEY NO. 3 3.24; OATS NO. 2 2.28; SOYBEANS NO. 16.70; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN 74.46. YEAR AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 3.84; WHEAT NO. 2 4.79; BARLEY NO. 3 2.87; OATS NO. 2 2.11; SOYBEANS NO. 17.22; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN 104.08. Regional Hay January 21, 1997 Eastern Pa. HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR p.m: EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND better: PRKESPAID BYDBALERS AT THE FARM APHR TON.) HAY AND STRAW STEADY. ALFALFA 100.00-150.00; MIXED HAY 90.00-140.00 PEW REPORTED 150.00; TIMOTHY 90.00-140.00 FEW REPORTED 150.00; STRAW 70.00-100.00; MULCH 30.0040.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 01/17/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 313 HAY, 89 STRAW A 16 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 110.00-187.00; MIXED HAY 105.00-180.00; TIMOTHY 110.00-164.00; STRAW 84.00-135.00; EAR CORN 79.00-100.00. SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 01/17/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 257 HAY. 49 STRAW A 27 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 90.00-160.00; MIXED HAY 82.50- TIMOTHY 80.00-130.00; STRAW 65.00-105.00; BAR CORN 72.50- Delmarva Broiler JANUARY 22, 1997 •CORRECTION* Movement of ready to-cook whole birdi wai only fair. Offerings were fully adequate and dow to clear. Live supplies were moderate; weights were deaiiaUe to heavy. Process in( schedules were normal to moderately heavy. Leu than traddot asking pricer were unchanged at 56 to 70 centr. Trade icntiment was at best steady to mostly weak. In the parts complex, leg quarters were generally steady, wings steady but cautious, and breast items were unsettled to weak. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OP BROILER/FRYBRS IN DBLMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT 01/22 01/20 01/20 01/15 01/13 2,376 951 5.03 2,386 4.88 *BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIP MENTS OF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DBLMARVA BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE * 53-80 WEIGHTED AVERAGE * 58.72 NO. OF BOXES * 8,373 *8 of 9 plants repotting. DifTenbach Auction Center N«w Boland, h Monday, Jh. 20, 1997 Report StaffM by AncKh TOTAL LOADS: 174. ALFALFA: 10aOO-317.00. CANARYGRASS: 112.00. CLOVER: 117.00. CORN FODDER: 65.00. MIXED HAY; 97.00-157.00. TIMOTHY: 125.00-180.00. ORCHARDCRASS: 100.00-150.00. STRAW: BS.OO-ISS.OO. EAR CORN: 86.00-90.00. FIREWOOD: 45.00-82.00 LOAD. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs SPRINGFIELD, 1L JANUARY 1997 Cattle: 230 head, Uit week 250, and lait year TOO head. Compared to laic week, •laughter Keen and heifen weak to moidy 1.00 lower. Slaughter cowi 1.00-2.00 high er. No recent price companion for (laugh ter bulli. Supply mainly Select and Choice (teen and heifen. Moderate iupply of Holitein iteen. Around 20%cowi. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1250 Iba. 63.00-65.00; Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 Ibi. 59.00-63.00; Selea 2-3 975-1200 lb*. 54.00-59.00. Holitein Steen: Select and Choice 2-3 1250-1400 Iba. 58.006200, few Choice up to 64.00; Selea 2-3 117S-13S0 Ibi. 50.0058.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 925-12S0 Ibi. 62.0064.00, part load 64.50; Selea and Choice 2-3 875-1150 Ibi. S 8.0062.00; Selea 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 53.0058.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter, Boning and Breaking Utility 1-4 29.00-32.00; High Yielding 32.00-33.00, few up to 34.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 25.00- Shelly Canner 1-2 20.00- Low Yielding 17.00-20.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 1275-1800 lb«. 30.00-35.00, Individual Yield Grade 1 at 36.00.
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