Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998 Report Supplied by USDA HOG MARKET TODAY 483 HEAD; LAST WEDNESDAY 548; LAST YEAR NO SALE. BARROWS AND GILTS: COM PARED TO LAST WEEK, SMALL PRE HOLIDAY SUPPLY SOLD 4.00-5.00 HIGHER. 47-54 PERCENT LEAN: 220-260 LBS. 18.00-20.00. Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Dee. 21, 1998 Report supplied tty auction CATTLE 132. STEERS CHOICE 60.50-63.50; GOOD 54.50-59.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE 59.00-62.50; GOOD 53.50-58.00. COWS: UTIUTY & COMMERCIAL 31.75-39.75; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 16.00- BULLOCKS: GOOD A CHOICE 38.5045.50. BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1 38.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS 53.00- BULLS 41.00-56.00; HEIF ERS 40.00-57.00. CALVES 109. PRIME, NO MKT. TEST; CHOICE 64.00-79.00; GOOD 57.00- STANDARD 12.00-28.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 40.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 100.00-140.00. HOGS: 368. US NO. 1-2 15.00-16.00; US NO. 1-3 12.00-15.00. SOWS: US NO. 1-3 10.00-16.00. BOARS: 2.00-6.00. FEEDER PIGS: 50 HEAD. US#l&3 20-50 LBS. 8.00-18.00. SHEEP: IS HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS 75.00- GOOD LAMBS 70.00-80.00, SLAUGHTER EWES 30.00-40.00. GOATS: 45.00-10S.00 EACH. '• V * Storewide Savi YEAR-END * • • I I • I u\< • • f t. J PV • ' d /? • • North Atlantic Shell Eggs December 23, 1998 Atlanta, Ga. IN PHILADELPHIA. ALL PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO THREE CENTS LOWER. IN NEW ENGLAND, PRICES FOR EXTRA LARGE DECREASED FOUR CENTS. LARGE DECREASED FIVE CENTS. AND MEDIUMS WERE THREE CENTS LOWER. ALL OTHER PRICES WERE UNCHANGED. THE MARKET TONE WAS BARELY STEADY TO WEAK, MOSTLY WEAK. RETAIL DEMAND WAS SEASONALLY ACTIVE AND RANGED GOOD TO VERY GOOD. SUPPLIES OF ALL SIZES WERE ADEQUATE TO AMPLE AND EASILY SATISFIED CURRENT NEEDS. BREAKING STOCK SUPPLIES WERE ALSO ADEQUATE TO AMPLE AND THE DEMAND WAS LIGHT AND UNAOQRESSTVE. OFFERINGS OF SPENT HENS WERE AT LEAST SUFFI CIENT FOR REDUCED HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVER STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN: RANGE: EXTRA LARGE, .76-.57.5. LARGE .74-.85.5. MEDIUM .49-.62. Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, Pa. December 22, 1998 COWS; BONING UTILITY 33.00-36.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 30.00-33.00; SHELLY TO 27.00. CALVES: ACTIVE! 95-125 LBS. #1 80.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS, 90-125 LBS. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 170.00- HOGS: US# 1-3 250-450 LBS, 14.00-26.00. SOWS: 14.00-19.00. US# 1-3 300-540 LBS. PIGS; 15-55 LBS. 10.00-16.00 PER HEAD. Sat., Dec. 26 - Thur., Dec. 31 (Closing at 4 PM New Year’s Eve) Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day FREE COFFEE AND COOKIES .» EVERYTHIN G Except: Pet foods, power tools, wormers, implants & sale items. MX Hardware 1739 West Main Street, Ephrata zPq A Q Q <>□ Q °^ Q q O at our Save 10 % Cash and Carry NFU Requests Trade Adjustment Payments For Farmers Hurt By Imports DENVER, Colo - The National Farmers Union (NFU) board of directors called on President Bill Clinton to GOATS: LARGE NANNIES AND BILLIES 63.00-117.50; FANCY KIDS 32.00-63.00; FLESHY KIDS 36.00-51.00; SMALL/THIN KIDS 8.00-33.00. LAMBS: GOOD 80-130 LBS 63.00-73.00; SHEEP 34.00-40.00. SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE TUBS.. DEC. 29. NEXT STATE GRADED PIG SALE FRIDAY. JAN. 8 AND 22. 1 P.M. Belleville Poultry Belleville, Pm. Wednesday, December 23, 1998 Report (uppUed by Auction Geese: 2 00. Turkeys; young 3.00-3.00. Guineas: 4.23 em. Roosters: 4.00-6.50 cm. Bantams: 1.00-4.00 cm. Heavy hens; 2.00-4.00 ca. Siildes: none. Muscovy June: 5.75-7.00 ea. Muscovy drakes: 8.50-15.50. Mixed ducks: 2.00-S.OO cm. Bun pigeons: 1.50 ea. White birds: 2.00 ea. Fancy bints: none. Peacocks: none. Pheasants: none. Doves: 3.00-4.00 ea. Quail: none. Guinea Pigs: none. Rabbits: under 4 lbs. 1.00-4.50 ea., 4-6 lbs. 4.75-7.00 ea., over 6 lbs. 7.00-9.00 ea. For more information phone 717-242-2898. IN STOCK Low Prices. High Quality. Friendly Service. Convenient Hours Monday-Frlday 7:00 am-9:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am-5:0( (717) 738-4241 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26, 1998-Al7 approve payments under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program for producers hurt by agricultural imports from Canada. The TAA program, estab lished in 1974 and administered by the Department of Labor, •"provides aid to U.S. workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work or wages are reduced as a result of increased imports. USDA this fall reported 1998 imports of live animals and red meat from Canada at their high est point since 1970. A large vol ume of hog imports has clogged slaughterhouses, driving prices down in some areas to their low est level in more than 50 years. Moreover, a steady stream of grain, cattle, and lamb from Canada has harmed farmers in several states. "Canadian imports, particu larly pork imports, have taken a heavy toll on producers in some regions of the country, said NFU ? o • President Leland Swenson. "We believe reopening the trade agreement with Canada wpuld be the best way to fully address the import problem. Absent that, the government has some obligation to assist producers who don't have the means, par ticularly under today's market, to absorb the losses caused by a flawed trade agreement." "For more than 20 years, U.S. workers have received assis tance when surging imports threatened their livelihood, it should be no different for farm ers, " Swenson said. "By utiliz ing an existing program, we believe trade adjustment assis tance is the most effective way to target compensation to those producers unduly impacted by heavy imports," Swenson also said that if the president determines he does not have authority to provide payments to farmers, NFU will call on Congress to enact legisla tion to do so. NFO Urges Cull Cow Donations V* \\ • \ \ t k D.I . • IS • • A '•4' • • V. AMES, lowa Na tional Farmers Or ganization recently un veiled a strategy to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate this holi day season. The plan asks daily producers to donate the processing costs and meat of one cow, culled from the dairy herd, to local food pantries or other charities. “In this, the season of giving, many producers have expressed a lot of interest in helping those in need,” said Gene Paul, National Fanners Organization president “Because milk prices are very near dairy pro duction costs, we be lieve it is time to help align supply with de mand," Paul continued. In recent months, dairy producers have not been culling their herds as ag gressively, in order to take advantage of posi tive dairy market trends. Not only is the dona tion tax deductible, but dairymen can benefit from a supply reduction, which could offset the milk price drop eco nomists arc predicting. “Producers must re alize that even a small jump in production, as minute as 1 percent, can cause an 18 percent drop in price,” Paul cau tioned. Cull cows, animals periodically removed from dairy herds be cause of age and de creased milk produc tion, are one of the top sources of hamburger used in the fast food and retail industries. Fanners should con tact their area food pan tries and/or other local charities for more in formation and donation sites.
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