A6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1998 National Grain Market St. Joseph, MO Wed Dec 16, 1998 USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN SUMMARY Very good overnight export sales and forecasts for cold weather in the Central US, pushed wheat bids higher. Com bids finished mostly steady and soybean bids were steady to weak. Wheat 1 to 4 cents higher. Com mostly steady. Sorghum steady to 3 cents higher. Soybeans steady to 3 cents lower. Export wheat purchases overnight were supportive to bids with South Korea buying a fur amount but the major volume goes to an unknown des tination. Continued slow export demand for com and soybeans and rainy weather in South America undermined bids. Light profit taking again in bean pits, weighed on bids. U.S. Export Sales: Purchasers Commodi ties Tonnage Del Date Sooth Korea 11.5 pet Hard Red Winter Wheat 2,800 Mar/ Apr 14.0 pet DN Spring Wheat 11,000 Mar/Apr 9.5 pet Soft White Wheat 1,000 Mar/Apr 10.0 pet Soft White Wheat 6,200 Mat/Apr Unknown Dest. Hard Red Winter Wheat 221,000 May Totals: Wheat 242,000 tonnes. Date Change Year Ago Truck Bids: 12/16/98 12/15/98 12/17/97 Wheat: Kan sas City (HRW, ORD) 3.02-3.03 up 3 3.51-3.52 Minneapolis (DNS. I4pct) 3.71 1/4 up 1 1/4 4.05 3/4 Portland (SW) 3.11-3.14 up 3 3.77-3.80 St Louis (SRW) 2.42-2.63 up 4 3.48-3.52 Cora, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 2.11 up l-unch 259-2.60 Minneapolis 1.87 1/4 unch 2.46 1/2 Southern lowa 2.12-2.15 dn l-unch 2.60-2.64 Omaha 1.96-1.97 unch 2.46-2.48 Soybeans, US 1 Yellow: Kansas City 5.41-5.43 unch 6.83 Minneapolis 5.23 3/4 dn 1/4 6.56 1/2 Southern lowa 5.37-5.41 dn 3-unch 6.76-6.77 Cent IL Processors 5.47 3/4-5.60 3/4 dn 1/4 6.92 1/2-7.01 1/2 Futures: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 3.16 3/4 up 2 1/2 3.54 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheal 3.57 1/4 up 2 1/4 3.77 3/4 Chicago Diffenbach V/ Auction Inc. 100 West Jackson Street • New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557 Office: (717) 355-7253 • FAX: (717) 355-9547 HAY & GRAIN SALE EVERY MONDAY - 10:00 A.M. WED JAN 6 WINROSS, HESS. FARM TRAC & TOYS FRI JAN 8 TRACTORS, FARM EQ & SUPPLIES TUES JAN 19 QUILT, GRAFTS. BUGGY WED JAN 20 QUILT & CRAFT EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION AT YOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L MELVIN R. WEAVER Spray Materials 2213 Leabrook Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601 Phone 717-898-9050 Fax 717-898-3539 Roundup Ultra is a trademark of Monsanto Company Roundup Ready is a reagislered trademark ot, and used under license from, Monsanto Company (Mar) Wheat 2.78 up 3 3/4 3.45 1/2 Chica go (Mar) Com 2.23 1/4 unefa 2.72 1/2 Chi cago (lan) Soybeans 5.52 3/4 dn 1/4 6.89 1/2 Export Bids: Barge or tail, Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf. US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord. Protein: 3.36 3/4-3.44 3/4 dn 3 1/2-up 2 1/4 3.91 US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat; 2.80-2.82 up 1 3/4-2 3/4 3.68 1/2-3.70 1/2 US 2 Yellow Cora: 2.41 1/4-2.44 l/4undi-dn 1/22.85 1/2-2.87 1/2 US 2 Yellow Sorghum; Rail 4.12-4.21 up 1 5.01 Barge 4.25-431 unch 4.96-4.99 US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 5.81 3/4 dn 1/4-1 1/4 7.16-7.16 1/2 Kutztown Produce Auction Hay Auction Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, December 12, 1998 31 LOADS. ALFALFA HAY: 75.00-138.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 110.00. GRASS HAY: 128.00-132.00. MIXED HAY: 68.00-142.00. LARGE ROUND BALES; 27.50. WHEAT STRAW: 62.00-74.00, STRAW: 2.10 BALE. FIREWOOD: 40.00-80.00 LOAD. SALE EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M. Lebanon Produce Hay Auction Relstville, Pa. Tueaday, Dec. 15 Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA: 155.00. GRASS MIX: 80.00-10750. SOYBEAN STALKS: 50.00. LARGE SQUARE BALES 700 LBS. 3250 EACH. NEXT HAY AUCTION DEC. 22 AT 10 A.M. Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Thun, December 17, IMS Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA: 111.00-117.00. TIMOTHY: 70.00. MIXED HAY: 140.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 77.00-78.00. STRAW: 82.00-108.00. CORN FODDER: 55.00. SALE TIME 12 NOON. Belleville Hay Wednesday, Dec. 16 Belleville, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA HAY: 90.00-142 50. MIXED HAY: 100.00-155.00. STRAW: 70.00-90.00. 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