A6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 29, 1998 Hackettstown Poultry & Egg Hackettstown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, August 25, 1998 Report Supplied bj Auction HEAVY FOWL .25-.90 EA.. .45-1.00 LB. LEGHORN FOWL: .45 LB. MIXED FOWL ,35-.65 LB. ROASTERS .80 LB. TURKEYS 5.00-9.50 EA., .75 LB. GEESE .15 LB. BANTAMS .10-3.25 EA. ROOSTERS .50-3.75 EA., .30 1.40 LB. BUNNIES 1.50 EA. DUCKS .45-1.90 LB. RABBITS 1.50-1.75 EA., .20-1.10 LB. PIGEONS 2.00-3.50 EA. GUINEAS 6.00-7.00 EA. GRADE A EGGS: WHITE JUMBO, EX. LRGE. .80-1.02, LARGE .60-.80, MED. .43-.50. BROWN JUMBO, AND EX. LRGE. .79-.95. LARGE .69-.75. Pa. Grain August 24, 1998 Report Supplied By PDA COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY’S MARKET FOR EASTERN AND CENTR AL PENNSYLVANIA: CORN MOSTLY STEADY TO .05 LOWER, WHEAT MOSTLY .05 TO .15 LOWER, BARLEY STEADY TO .05 LOWER. OATS MOST LY STEADY. SOYBEANS UNEVEN. MOSTLY STEADY TO .10 LOWER, EAR CORN STEADY. PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO DELIVERS DOCK: ALL PRICES PER BUSHEL. EXCEPT EAR CORN PER TON. 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AVERAGE 2.52; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.13-2.32, FEW REPORTED 2.50, AVER AGE 2.25; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.20-1.50 AVERAGE 1.35; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.15-1.40, AVERAGE 1.26; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.20-5.46, FEW REPORTED 4.96, AVERAGE 5.22; EAR CORN. RANGE 70.00-85.00, FEW REPORTED 60.00, AVERAGE 75.72. EASTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.30-2.55, AVERAGE 2.46; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.30-2.56, AVERAGE 2.41; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.20-1.50, AVERAGE 1.40; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1.50, AVERAGE 1.32; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.20-5.60, AVERAGE 5.41; EAR CORN. RANGE 60.00-85.00, AVERAGE 72.27. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.10-2.69, AVERAGE 2.42; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE ZOO-2.38. AVERAGE 2.18, BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.25-1.40, AVERAGE 1.33; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.50 FEW REPORTED 1.80, AVERAGE 1.39; SOYBEANS NO. I RANGE 4.94-5.15, AVERAGE 5.05; EAR CORN FEW RE PORTED 95.00. AVERAGE 95.00. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.45-2.60, AVERAGE 2.49; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.32-2.55, AVERAGE 2.41; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.40-1.60, AVERAGE 1.50; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1.50, AVERAGE 1.34; SOYBEANS RANGE 5.52-5.50, AVERAGE 5.40; AVERAGE MOISTURE EAR CORN RANGE 66.00-80.00, AVERAGE 70.17. LEHIGH VALLEY AREA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.20-2.50, AVERAGE 2.36; WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.43-2.55, FEW REPORTED 2.35, AVER AGE 2.48; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.20-1.40, AVERAGE 1.32; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.40, FEW REPORTED 1.10, AVERAGE 1.31; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.36-5.60. FEW REPORTED 5.06, AVERAGE 5.41; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM 2 RANGE 2.40-2,90, AVERAGE 2.65, EAR CORN RANGE 62.00-70.00 FEW REPORTED 80.00. AVERAGE 69.17. ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2.66; WHEAT NO. 2 2.50; BARLEY NO. 3 1.41; OATS NO. 2 1.36; SOYBEANS NO. 1 6.13; EAR CORN 76.86. YEAR AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 3.02; WHEAT NO. 2 3.30; BARLEY NO. 3 2.04; OATS NO. 2 1.72; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.12; EAR CORN 84.31. NORTH CENTRAL OHIO (Prices FOB Truck) CORN 1.84-1.87; WHEAT 2.13-2.21; SOYBEAN MEAL: BULK 44* 144.50-147.40, BULK 48% 152.40-156.50. National Grain Market St. Joseph, MO Wed Aug 26, 1998 USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN SUMMARY Sounds like a broken record but grain and soybean bids fell moder- ately lower today. Wheat 2 to 4 cents lower. Com 4 to 9 cents lower. Sorghum 8 to 9 cents lower. Soybeans 1 to 10 cents lower. Wheat con tinued lower on harvest progress and good spring wheat yields are reported good. Favorable harvest weather up North, weighed on bids. Another fairly busy day for export sales with South Korea a big buyer. Com and soybean bids moved sharply lower in reaction to very good crop conditions and beneficial growing weather. Some rain is forecast for the Midwest and Com Belt areas but this would only benefit growth. Com export demand has been good over the past couple of days, limiting declines. 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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 some local fresh cows and springers Roger Floyd- 717-354-4341 FAX #717-355-0706 Order Buyer: Paul Good - 215-445-6662 ities Tannage Del Date South Korea 11.30 pet Hard Red Winter Wheat 8,700 Sep 14.0 pet DN Spring Wheat 2,800 Any protein Soft White Wheat 2,000 9.5 pet Soft White Wheat 5,000 South Korea 1150 pet Hard Red Winter Wheat 7,500 Nov/Dec 14.0 pet DN Spring Wheat 3,800 Any protein Soft White Wheat 7,000 Max 9.5 pet Soft White Wheat 1,700 Taiwan Com 54.000 Dec Totals: Wheat 38,500 tonnes. Com 54,000 tonnes. Date Change Year Ago Track Bids: 08/26/98 08/25/98 08/27/97 Wheat: Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 2.55 dn 2 3.92 Min neapolis (DNS, 14pct) 3.33 3/4 dn 4 1/4 4.46 1/2 Portland (SW) 2.67-2.70 up 3-2 4.104.12 St Louis (SRW) 2.21-2.22 dn 4 3.69-3.73 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 1.83-1.85 dn 6-4 2.60-2.61 Minneapolis 1.73 1/4 dn 5 1/4 2.54 1/2 Southern lowa 1.82-1.84 dn 7-9 2.64-2.68 Omaha 1.71-1.72 dn 6 2.47-2.52 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 5.27 dn 7 7.37 Minneapolis 5.06 1/2 dn 1 3/4 6.46 1/2 Southern lowa 5.32-5.39 dn 7-8 7.12-7.50 Cent IL Processors 5.35 1/2-5.51 1/2 dn 10 3/4- 7.33 1/2-7.76 1/2 7 3/4 Futures: Kansas City (Sep) Wheat 2.69 1/2 dn 2 1/4 3.79 3/4 Minneapolis (Sep) Wheat 3.16 3/4 dn 4 1/2 4.22 1/2 Chicago (Sep) Wheat 2.45 1/4 dn 2 1/4 3.71 1/4 Chicago (Sep) Com 1.98 1/4 dn 5 1/4 2.68 1/2 Chicago (Dec) Com 2.08 3/4 dn 4 3/4 2.72 Chicago (Nov) Soybeans 5.23 1/2 dn 7 3/4 6.26 1/2 Export Bids; Barge or rail. Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord. 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