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    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.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.35-2.55,
AVERAGE 2.48, CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.24-2.31, WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.56, FEW REPORTED
2.28, AVERAGE 2.45; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.25-1.50, AVERAGE 1.40;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE FEW REPORTED
1.20-1.60, AVERAGE 1.36; SOYBEANS
RANGE 5.30-5.56, FEW REPORTED
5.96, AVERAGE 5.55, CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 5.01-5.23; FEW REPORTED
GRAIN SORGHUM CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.12, AVERAGE MOISTURE
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EAR CORN RANGE 63.00-84.00, AVER
AGE 73.29.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.30-2.50.
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.
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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.
U.S. Export Sales: Purchasers Commod-
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BEEF SALE
HEIFER SALE 10:30 A.M.
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
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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. Protein: 2.87 1/2-2.91 1/2 dn 6
1/4-12 1/4 4.21 3/4 US 2 Soft Red Winter
Wheat: 2.50 1/4-2.52 1/4 dn 2 1/4-3 1/4
3.94 1/4-3.94 1/4 US 2 Yellow Com: 2.13
1/4-2.16 1/4 dn 5 1/4-6 1/4 2.92 1/2-2.93
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US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 3.90-4.01 dg
19-13 4.75 Barge 3.92 dn 7-11 5.09-5.13
US I Yellow Soybeans; 5.64 1/2-5.69 1/4
dn 4 3/4 7.81 1/2-7.86 1/2
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Auction
Hay Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
Saturday, August 22, 1998
14 LOADS.
GRASS HAY: 104.00-152.00.
MIXED HAY: 48.00-140.00.
HAY BY THE BALE: 1.80-2.40.
STRAW: 1.30 BALE.
EAR CORN: 7200.
CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY
SAT. AT 9 A.M.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, August 25, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
32 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
30.00- 2ND 100.00-111.00.
TIMOTHY: 85.00-130.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
79.00- 3RD CUTTING
88.00-
GRASS: 120.00-130.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 102.00-112.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 100.00-111.00
OATS; 2.25-2.27 BU.
RYE SEED: 4.90 BU.
SALE DAYS TUESDAYS, 11 A.M
THURSDAY J
BEEF AUCTION 10:00 A.M.
1:30 P.M.
FEEDER PIG SALE
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weekly for your protection