A6-L«nca«tef Farming, Saturday, February 22, 1997 E. PA & NJ Poultry FEBRUARY IS, 1997 The final weighted avenge price on heavy heni wat ilighlly lower compared to last Monday. The undertone was generally steady. Demand was moderate to good. Offerings were about adequate to adequate for desired slaughter schedules. Finished sales easily cleared available offerings. HEAVY TYPE HENS (7 POUNDS AND UP) * FINAL PRICE, CENTS PER LB.. GENERALLY FOR SLAUGHTER THE WEEK OF 17-FEB-97 RANGE MAJORITY WTD A VG AT FARM BUY ER LOADING 14-18 CENTS/LB. 14.5-16.5 15.77 AT FARM PRODUCER LOADING TOO FEW TO REPORT FOB PLANT TOO FEW TO REPORT • WEIGHTS UNDER 7 LBS. SUBJECT TO DISCOUNT. New York Egg Market FEBRUARY 20, 1997 Prices were unchanged. The market tone wat generally steady. Retail demand showed signs of improvement and was mostly moderate. Supplies were adequate to fully adequate. PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS, USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A, WHITE EGGS IN CAR TONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN. RANGE EXTRA LARGE 78-80 LARGE 75-78 MEDIUM 68-71 Hackettstown Poultry & Egg Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, February 18, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction HEAVY FOWL 1.20-1.30. LEGHORN FOWL .60-.65. MIXED FOWL .50. BANTAMS 1.40-1.50. ROOSTERS 1.10-1.75. BUNNIES EACH 2.00. DUCKS .90-1.55. RABBITS .40-1.65. PIGEONS EACH 1.50-5.00 each. GUINEAS EACH 3.50-5.00. v Auction Inc. 100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17657 Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547 HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY -10:00 A.M. WINI FRI MAR 14 FARM EQUIP., TRACTORS & FARM SUPPLIES 9:00 AM TUE MAR. 25 WED MAR 26 QUILT & CRAFT EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L Pennsylvania Agricultural Commodities Marketing Association, Inc. 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WHEAT STRAW: 94.00-110.00. OATS: 2.70 BU. FIREWOOD: 57.50. HAY. STRAW, FIREWOOD, PRO DUCE AND CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M. Westminster Hay Westminster, Md. Tuesday, February 18, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 221 LOTS. ALFALFA: 85.00-102.00, 1.25-4.00 BALE, 25.00 LARGE ROUND. TIMOTHY: 117.50, 1.20-3.30 BALE. 20.00- LARGE ROUND. MIXED HAY: 122.50, .80-2.70 BALE, 12.00- LARGE ROUND. GRASS: .90-2.30 BALE., 12.00-26.00 LARGE ROUND. STRAW: 94.00-97.00.1.20-250 BALE. CLOVER; 1.00-240 BALE. WOOD: 57.50 CORD. Thun, February 20, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction ALFALA: 115.00-175.00. TIMOTHY: 102.00-115.00. MIXED HAY: 82.00-130.00. GRASS; 76.00-100.00. BROME CRASS; 135.00. STRAW: 115.00-125.00. 19 LOADS TOTAL. TOY! TRUI ILT. CRAFT & BUGGIES Vintage Hay Paradise, PA 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Regional Hay February 18, 1997 Eaatcrn Pa. HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA • (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER. PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON.) HAY AND STRAW STEADY. ALFALFA 100.00-150.00; MIXED HAY 90.00-140.00 FEW REPORTED 150.00; TIMOTHY 90.00-140.00; STRAW 70.00-90.00; MULCH 30.00-40.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 02/14/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 324 HAY, 76 STRAW & 7 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 95.00-170.00; MDCBD HAY 95.00- TIMOTHY 101.00-165.00; STRAW 75.00-122.00; EAR CORN 80.00- SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 02/14/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 284 HAY, 69 STRAW & 20 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 97.00-150.00; MIXED HAY 80.00- TIMOTHY 75.00-130.00; STRAW 60.00-110.00; BAR CORN 65.00- Dewart Hay Dewart, PA. Monday, February 17, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction HAY; 53.00-167.50. STRAW: 76.00-90.00. WOOD: 21.00-5200 LOAD. CORN: 72.00-83.00. OATS: 2.60-2.75 BU. W 1 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. THE ACTION AUCTION MONDAY SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE 7:30 A.M. V Sail Your Hoga At New Holland Salat Stablaa, Inc Saa them weighed, told and pickup your check 10:00 A.M. Vi WM HORSES \\ MULES »10;0Q A.M. SHEEP, GOATS & CALVES f Tl I*3o P,M. BEEF SALE HEIPER SALE 11:00 A.M. COW SALE 12:00 NOON We have tha uaual run of SO to to. telfart, all agai. Loada of Iraali cowa and aprlngara from our regular ahlppan Alao torn* local fraah cowa and aprlngara NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES. INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Routs 23, New Holland, Psnna. Norman ft David Kolb- 717-397-5538 Luka Ebarly • 215-267-5808 738-1685 Homar Ebarly- 215-287-3047 Navin Martin 717-354-7186 Ron Ranek - 717-8884640 Rogar Floyd- 717-354-4341 FAX #717-355-0706 Ordarßuvar: Paul Good - 215-445-6052 Kan Smokar-510-503-2123 North Jersey Market HactrttaTowa, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tueaday, February 18, 1997 Hay—Straw & Grain Report ALFALFA: 7 LOTS, 1.20-2.80 BALE. MDCBD HAY: 15 LOTS, 1.00-270 BALE. TIMOTHY: 2 LOTS. 2.00 AND 210 BALE. GRASS: 10 LOTS, 1.10-260 BALE. OAT STRAW; 2 LOTS. 1.00 AND 1.25 BALE WHEAT STRAW: 4 LOTS, 2.20-2.50. EAR CORN: 1 LOT AT 3.10 BAG. GROUND COIN: ILOTATS.OO AND 6.75 BAG. OATS: 1 LOT AT 6.00 BAG. FIREWOOD: 1 LOT AT 25.00 LOAD. CEDAR POSTS: 3 LOTS. 200 AND 220 EACH. 47 LOTS TOTAL. National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO FEBRUARY 19, 1997 Wheat bids finished mostly lower with profit taking on the board weighing on bids. However, good export demand for wheat this week, especially for toft white wheat, offered light support to Portland bids. Com bids were narrowly mixed after yesterday’s sharp climb. Light export sales to Taiwan overnight, added tome strength to com bids. Soybean bids fell sharply after TOetday’s sharp advances due to profit taking, weakness in com bids, and dry weather forecast for Brazil this weekend, allowing for continued early harvesting. Wheat mostly 1 to 5 cents lower except Livestock Is Our Only Business WEDNESDAY j Portland 1 to 2 cenu higher. Com mixed. Sorghum 2 to 6 cents lower. Soybeans 1 to 9 cents lower. U.S. Export Sales; Purchaser Commodity Tonnage Del date Pakistan Soft White Wheat 450.000 Feb/Mar Tai wan Hard Red Winter Wheat 8,(00 Mar DN Spring Wheat 13,300 Mar Western White Wheat 3,900 Mar Taiwan Com 54,000 Apr/May Taiwan Soybeans 54,000 Mar/Apr Totals; Wheat 476,000 tonnes. Com 54,000 tonnes. Soybeans 54,000 ton nes. Date Change Year ago Track Bids; 02/19/97 02/18/97 02/21/96 Wheat: Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 4.36-4.40 dn 4-1 5.66- Minneapolis (DNS. 14%) 4.14 dn 1 5.52 Portland (SW) 4.17-4.18 up 2-1 S.S2-5.60 Sl Louis (SRW) 3.48 dn 5 4.75- Com, US 2 Yellow; Kansas City 2.82-2.85 op 1 3.89-3.90 Minneapolis 2.61 1/2 dn I 1/4 3.47 1/4 Southern lowa 2.75- dn 1-unch 3.78-3.83 Omaha 2.67- up 1 3.65-3.68 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow; Kansas City 7.69-7.71 dn 8 7.31-7.33 Minneapolis 7.43 dn 9 6.92 3/4 Southern lowa 7.64 dn 8-9 7.21-7.29 Cent IL Processors 7.76-7.79 dn 1-8 7.26 3/4-7.31 3/4 Futures: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 4.19 (hi 1 5.40 1/2 Kansas City (May) Wheat 3.91 up 3/4 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 3.91 1/2 up 3/4 5.28 1/2 Chi cago (Mar) Wheat 3.59 1/2 dn 4 3/4 5.10 1/2 Chicago (Mar) Com 2.83 1/2 up 3/4 3.77 1/4 Chicago (Mar) Soybeans 7.71 up 8 7.26 3/4 Export Bids: Barge or tail, Port of New Orleans or North Texai Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Old. Protein: 4.61 dn 4 6.01 1/2 US 2 SRW Wheat: 3.87 1/2 dn 4 3/4-6 3/4 5.50 1/2-5.52 1/2 US 2 Yellow Com: 3.06 1/2-3.07 1/2 dn 1 1/4-3 1/4 4.20 1/4-4.22 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum; Rail 5.08 up 17.31-7.33 Barge 5.24-5.28 dn 6-4 7.50-7. 52 US 1 Yellow Soybean!; 8.04-8.06 dn 8 7.63 3/4-7.65 3/4 THURSDAY J Beef Auction 10:00 A.M. BULLS, STEERS, HHHT BEEF COWS ItOO P.M. STOCKERS & FEEDERS T 10:30 A.M. m ™*tsssr o 1:30 P.M. FEEDER PIG SALE Pl 0» _ . Dairy Barn and Faadar Pig Barn ara claanad and dlalnteetad waakly for your protactlon
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