New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wed, July 23, 1997 Report Supplied by USDA TODAY 1220 HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY 439 LAST YEAR 340 HEAD TREND: COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY. FEEDER PIGS 5.00-10.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 40 PERCENT SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US# 1-2: 184 HEAD 31-39 LBS. 88.00-100.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 34.40, WEIGHTED PRICE 95.11; 277 HEAD 41-49 LBS. 16.00-102.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 44.80, WEIGHTED PRICE 91.81; 183 HEAD 51-57 LBS. 84.00-90.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 54.59, WEIGHTED PRICE 85.88; 60 HEAD6O-69LBS. 84.00-100.00, WEIGHTED AVG. 67.33, WEIGHTED PRICE 86.87. SLAUGHTER: 243 HEAD 15-38 LBS. 97.00-138.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 23.42, WEIGHTED PRICE 117.41; AS IS/ 199 HEAD 29-85 LBS. 50.00-85.00, WEIGHTED AVERAGE 52.54, WEIGHTED PRICE 62.90. ALL PIGS CONSIGNED TO WED. FEEDER PIG SALE MUST ORIGINATE FROM A QUALIFIED NEGATIVE OR MONITORED HERD. Middleburg Hog Report Middleburg, Pa. July 21 and 22 Report (applied by auction 187 HEAD. BULK OF SUPPLY SOLD ON MONDAY AND REPORTED BY THE AUCTION. BARROWS AND GILTS 1.00-1.50 LOWER. US 1-2 235-250 LBS. 58.00-59.35. US#l-3 225-250 LBS. 57.00-57.75, ONE LOT US#l-3 218 LBS. 53.00, LIGHT WEIGHTS 175-195 LBS. 49.00-60.00. SOWS: US#l-3 295-470 LBS. 38.50-45.00, 500-705 LBS. 43.00-47.50. BOARS: FEW 285-310 LBS. 41^25-42.00. Indiana Hogs SPRINGFIELD, IL JULY 24,1997 Barrows and Gilts; 1.00-1.50 Lower. Demand light to moderate on a moderate movement. Country Plant US 1-2 230-260 LBS. S6.SO-58.00 57.25-59.00 US 2-3 230-260 LBS. 52.00-S6.SO 210-230 LBS. 47.00-52.00 Sowt: Weak to 1.00 Lower. US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 42.00-44.50 Few 41.00 500-600 LBS. 44,50-47.00 Few over 600 LBS. 47.00 Boats: 38.00-41.50. Preliminary estimate: 30,000 New Wilmington Graded Feeder Pig Sale New Wilmington, PA July 18, 1997 FEEDER PIGS 279. 37.0 LBS. PER PIG; 45.23 PER HEAD: 104.00 PER HUNDRED WEIGHT. ALL PRICES PER HUNDRED WEIGHT. US#l-2; 30-40 LBS. 2 LOTS. 100.00 AND 107.50. 40-50 LBS. 110.00-119.00, 50-60 LBS.. 102.50-122.50, 60-80 LBS. 82.50-98.00. US#2: 20-30 LBS. 87.50-97.50. LOT 122.50, 30-40 LBS. 80.00-97.50. 40-50 LBS. 105.00-117.50, 50-60 LBS. 100.00-115.00. US#2-3:20-30 LBS. 52.50-70.00,30-40 LBS. 2 LOTS 80.00 AND 85.00. Lancaster Hogs Lenceeter Slockyardi Wednesday, July 23, 1997 Report aupplled by USDA HOC MARKET TODAY 740 HEAD; LAST WEDNESDAY 1046; LAST YEAR 768. BARROWS AND GILTS: COM PARED TO LAST WED STEADY, INSTANBS .50 LOWER. US#l-2 220-260 LBS. 61.00-61.75; US#l-3 215-265 LBS. 59.00-6050. US#2-3 240-275 LBS. 57.00-59.00. New Holland Hogs NEW HOLLAND, PA JULY 21,1997 BARROWS AND GILTS: Compered to but Monday 1.00 lower. US 1-2 225-260 Km 58 JO-59.10 US 1 Few 220-255 Ibi 59.25-60.00 US 1-3 220-260 lb* 56.00- US 2-3 260-290 lb« 54.00- 320-345 lb* 52.00-54.10 Good’s Hay Leo la. Pa. Wed, July 23, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 30. MIXED HAY: 60.00-165.00. STRAW: 85.00-100.00. ALFALFA; 100:00-175.00. TIMOTHY: 100.00-172.00. GRASS: 162.00-165.0 a CORN; 100.00-104.00. Kirkwood Hay Auction Kirkwood, Pa. Tuesday, July 22, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 35 LOADS OF HAY. MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING 106.00- 2ND CUTTING 140.00- TIMOTHY: 118.00-155.0 a ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 100.00- 2ND CUTTING 156.00- CLOVER; 109.00-170.00. GRASS: 102.00-142.0 a WHEAT STRAW: 79.00-129.00. North Jersey Market Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, July 22, 1997 Hay—Straw & Grain Report ALFALFA; 1 LOT AT 3.50 BALE. MIXED HAY: 1 LOT AT 1.30 BALE. TIMOTHY: 6 LOTS, 1.30-2.20 BALE GRASS: 2 LOTS, 1.30 AND 2.20 BALE WHEAT STRAW: 2 LOTS, 1.80 AND 110 BALE. RYE STRAW: 1.50 BALE 13 LOTS TOTAL. Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Monday, July 21, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 82. ALFALFA; 11100-185.00. MIXED HAY; 9100-225.00. TIMOTHY: 120.00-150.00. REED'S CANARY CRASS: 87.00-120.00 ORCHAROCRASS: 112.00-200.00. MEADOW GRASS: 157.00 STRAW: 93.00-112.00. EAR CORN: 97.00-117.00. OATS: 145-175 BU. The 'Windmill Penn Yan, N.Y. July 18. 1997 Report Supplied by Auction GRASS HAY: 5100-55.00. CLOVER: 61.00-70.00. STRAW: 60.00. SALE EVERjY 9 AM. Kutztowli*’ Produce Auction Hay Auction Report Supplied by Auction < Saturday, July 19, 1997 TOTAL LOADS; 15. TIMOTHY HAY: 140.00, 1.40-2.10 BALE. ALFALFA HAY MIX: 120.00-150.00, 1.80 BALE. CRASS HAY: 124.00. CLOVER MIXED HAY: 142.00, 1.70 BALE. WHEAT STRAW: 76.00-90.00. OATS; 1.90-2.05 BALE. MIXED HAY: 3ZOO ROUND BALE. HAY. STRAW. FIREWOOD. PRO DUCE AND CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M. Pennfield Offers A Sound Program For The Dairy Farmer To Use Hit Grain “Same As Cash" To Reduce His Monthly Feed Bill And To Avoid Having To Take "Harvest Price” For His Grain Prices Week Of 7/28/97 Corn $3.01 Bu. Soybeans $8.05 Bu. Barley $2.15 Bu. • Prices Updated Weekly • Grain Bank Balance Shown On Each Invoice • No Hidden Charges National Grain Market ST. JOSEPH, MO JULY 23, 1997 Wheat bid* continued higher due to heavy find buying on the board and gooc' export sales. Com bids declined on the potential for continued hot temperatures throughout the Midwest. Soybean bids climbed higher with hot weather fat both the Midwest and China, pushing bids upward. Good foreign demand was also a supporting factor for beans. Wheat 5 to 10 cents higher. Com steady to 1 cent lower except Minneapolis 3 cents higher. Sorg hum 1 to 2 cents lower. Soybeans 3 to 9 cents higher. U.S. Export Sales: PURCHASER COMMODITY TON NAGE DEL DATE Jordan Hud Red Winter Wheat 100,000 Aug/Sep Egypt Soybean* 64,000 Oct/Nov Total*: Wheat 100,000 tonne*. Soybean* 64,000 tcnne*. Date Change Year ago Truck Bid*: 07/23/97 07/22/97 07/24/96 Wheat- Kan •a* City (HRW, ORD) 3.73 up 5 4.91 1/2 Minneapolis (DNS, 14%) 4.28 3/4 up 5 5.12 1/4 Portland (SW) 3.96-3.99 up 7-8 4.73-4.74 St. Loui* (SRW) 3.44-3.48 up 10-8 4.39-4.79 Com, US 2 Yellow; Kanta* City 2.57 dn 1 4.38 Miimeapoli* 142 1/4 up 3 1/4 4.26 Southern lowa 148-152 dn 1-up 1 4.21 4.40 Omaha 2.40-2.43 dn l-unch 4.40-4.41 Soybean*, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 7.64 up 9 7.82 Minneapolis 7.34 dn 3 3/4 7.67 3/4 Southern lowa 7.54-7.57 up 4-6 7.59-7.81 Cent IL Proces sors 7.59-7.79 dn 1 1/4-3 3/4 7.71 3/4-7.85 3/4 Ritures: Kansas City (Sep) Wheat 3.67 3/4 upS4.7S 1/2Minneapolis (Sep) Wheat 3.91 3/4 up 5 4.62 1/4 Chicago (Sep) Wheat 3.56 3/4 up 7 4.41 Chicago (Sep) Com 147 1/4 dn 1/4 3.58 Chicago (Dec) Com 2.47 3/4 dn 3/4 3.31 Chicago (Aug) Soybeans 7.39 up 3 3/4 7.73 3/4 Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 6.03 up 2 7.37 1/2 Export Bids: Barge or rail. Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Otd. Protein: 3.99 3/4 up 5 5.161/2-5.181/2 US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: 3.61 3/4-3.62 3/4 up 10 US 2 Yellow Com: 1701/4-171 1/4 up 3/4-1 3/4 4. 58 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 4.41 dn 1 6.95 Barge 4.83-4.87 dn 217.40 US 1 Yel low Soybeans: 7.82-7.84 up 1 3/4-3Z4 7.92 ?/4-7.94 3/4 Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, July IS, 1997 Report Supplied by Auction 69 TOTAL LOADS. MIXED HAY: 23 LOTS. 94.00-160.00. ALFALFA: 5 LOTS. 104.00-225.00. TIMOTHY: 7 LOTS. 117.00-147.00. STRAW; 19 LOTS. 96.00-107.00. EAR CORN: 10 LOTS, 79.00-111.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 3 LOTS, 99.00-202.00. OATS; 2.10 BU. INDEX COLUMNS FiVe SeCtionS New isthc Time AlO HQM.MDJIQy.TH Ida’s Notebook 818 Homestead Notes B 2 On Being A Farm Wife B 5 gome On The Range B 6 All Gardens 81l s Question Comer B 8 Family Living Focus B 7 J* s . K ° m ® r —;• Taking Time 817 You Ask - Y . ou Answer 816 Grazing Gazette C 2 Happenings 817 Pork prose C 2 Farm Women Societies 817 Business News C 4 Classified Ads C 9. D 3 fEATU^p, Poultry Pointers D 2 Bottle 8i11........ AlB Van Tassel s Jerseys A 22 DEPARTMENTS Somerset Jackpot A 24 Editorial AlO Somerset Show A 25 Farm Calendar AlO Presidential TaskA2B Farm Forum AlO Judging School A 29 Futures Al 6 Lancaster 4-H Dairy A 32 Mailbox Markets..... 821 Kimbcrton Fair *34, Sale Reports 825 *“8 * Q ucen «* J Public Auction Register 830 Weight Loss... 812 Tioga Farm-City 814 P A IRY Frederick Farm Queen BIS Pa.DHIA Focus A3O Leadline 817 Pa.DHIA-June C 6 Colored Sheep 819 Dairy of Distinction Section Grecn -n, um b s 820 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 26.1997-A3 HAY A STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA • (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER. PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM A PER TON.) HAY STEADY TO FULLY 10.00 HIGHER. STRAW STEADY. ALFALFA 90.00-135.00. PEW REPORTED 150.00; MIXED HAY 85.00- FEW REPORTED 140.00; TIMOTHY 80.00-120.00; STRAW 60.00- FEW REPORTED 100.00; MULCH 25.00-40.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 07/18/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 152 HAY. 69 STRAW Al 9 EAR CORN. ALFALFA FEW REPORTED 1 IS.OO-207.00; MIXED HAY 94.00- TIMOTHY 11S.00-14S.00; STRAW 88.00-117.00; EAR CORN 95.00- SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 07/18/97. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 113 HAY, 6 STRAW & 25 EAR CORN. ALFALFA FEW REPORTED 105.00- 00; MIXED HAY 70.00- TIMOTHY 78.00-116.00; STRAW 70.00-90.00; EAR CORN 85.00- Vintage Hay Paradlie, PA Thun, July 24. 1997 Report Supplied by Auction MIXED HAY: 109.00-146.00. STRAW: 96.00. Report Supplied by Auction 41 LOTS TOTAL. ALFALFA: 110.00-175.00. MIXED HAY: 75.00-186.00. TIMOTHY: 84.00-155.00. CLOVER: 100.00. BROMEGRASS: 100.00. ORCHARDGRASS: 66.00-80.00. STRAW: 70.00-120.00. OATS: 1.90-3.00 BU. Middleburg Hay Mlddleburg, PA Tuefc, July 22, 1997 Report wpplied by PDA 21 LOADS TOTAL. 8 LOADS OF HAY. MIXED HAY: 100.00-145.00. STRAW: 90.00. BAR CORN: 87.50-100.00. OATS: 2.75 BU. Regional Hay July 21, 1997 Eastern Pa. Leinbach’s Hay Shippensburg, PA July 19 and 22
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