A6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January iS, North Atlantic Shell Eggs Jan. 13, 2000 Atlanta, Ga. Report Supplied By USDA IN PHILADELPHIA. PRICES WERE UNCHANGED TO 2 CENTS LOWER ON THE LARGER SIZES. UNCHANGED ON MEDIUMS. PRICES REMAINED UNCHANGED IN BOS TON AND NEW ENGLAND. THE MARKET TONE WAS BARELY STEADY TO INSTANCES WEAK ON THE LARGER SIZED WHITE EGGS; GENERALLY STEADY ON BROWN AND SMALLER SIZED WHITE EGGS. DEMAND WAS LIGHT TO FAIR, BEST WHERE FEATURED. SUPPLIES OF THE LARGER SIZES WERE FULLY ADEQUATE TO AMPLE AND THE SMALLER SIZES WERE GENERALLY ADEQUATE. BREAKING STOCK OFFERINGS WERE IN CLOSE BALANCE TO FULLY ADEQUATE AND THE UNDERTONE WAS MIXED, BUT USUALLY NO BETTER THAN STEADY. SPENT HEN AVAILABILITY WAS FULLY SUFFICIENT FOR CUR RENT NEEDS. PHILADELPHIA: PRICES TO RETAILERS, SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A. WHITE EGGS IN CARTONS. DELIVERED STORE DOOR, CENTS PER DOZEN. EXTRA LARGE .63-.73, LARGE .61-.71, MEDIUM 52-55. BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS. SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. USDA GRADE A AND GRADE A, BROWN EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED STORE DOOR. CENTS PER DOZEN. EXTRA LARGE 1.03-1.05. LARGE .92-.94, MEDIUM 59-61. NEW ENGLAND: PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS. CASES EXCHANGED, GRADE YIELD BASIS, BROWN EGGS LOOSE. AT FARM, CENTS PER DOZEN. JUMBO 1.12-1.15, EXTRA LARGE .84-.87, LARGE .73-.76, MEDIUM .40-.43, SMALL .11-. 14. LEAF TOBACCO/^ Golden Leaf Tobacco Co. is currently buying 609 tobacco at our Leola receiving station. Call for receiving days and prices 656-3076 office. Eugene Martin Mobile 371-6979 Home 354-8263 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. TUES JAN 25 QUILT, CRAFT & BUGGY WED JAN 26 QUILT & CRAFT WED FEB 2 WINROSS, HESS, FARM TRAC & TOYS FRI FEB 11 TRACTORS, FARM EQ & SUPPLIES EQUIPPED FOR AN AUCTION ATYOUR PLACE OR OURS ALAN DIFFENBACH AUCT.-AU2258-L LOOKING TO IMPROVE National Egg Market ATLANTA, GA JANUARY 12, 2000 NATIONAL EGO MARKET - AT A GLANCE Prices were unchanged. The market tone was mostly steady to at times barely steady. Demand was usually light to mod erate, although fairly good in instances, with best movement centering around the occasional retail feature. Supplies of all sizes were generally adequate to at times ample, however, mediums often remained in the better postion. Breaking stock sup plies were usually adequate from tegular sources, and demand for additional product ranged moderate to at times fairly good. Light type hens were fully sufficient for current needs. Delmarva Broiler ATLANTA, GA. JANUARY 12, 2000 DELMARVA BROILER/FRYER MARKET. FEDERAL-STATE Movement of ready-to-cook whole birds continued to be slow at most plants. Seller offerings varied and were in better balance in instances, but generally remained readi ly available. Live supplies were mostly moderate; weights were mostly desirable to heavy. Processing schedules were mod erately heavy. Less than trucklot asking prices were I cent lower at 47 to 59 cents. Trade sentiment was barely steady to weak. In the parts complex, supplies bone less skinless breasts varied from tight to ample. Leg items were generally noted as in decent balance. Wings were available and were often noted as slow in clearing. ESTIMATED SLAUGHTER OF BROILER/FRYERS IN DELMARVA (000) ESTIMATED ACTUAL AVO. WEIGHT ACTUAL AVG. WEIGHT 01/12 01/10 01/10 01/05 01/03 2,421 2,426 5.32 2,436 5.23 ♦BROILER/FRYER CURRENT NEGOTIATED PRICES FOR IMMEDI ATE DELIVERY INCLUDES MOSTLY MULTIPLE-DROP SHIPMENTS OF BRANDED AND WING TAGGED TO NEW YORK CITY FROM DELMARVA BRANDED U.S. GRADE A RANGE 35-66 WEIGHTED AVERAGE 49.56 NO. OF BOXES 10.001 *6 of 8 plants reporting. National Grain Market St, Joseph, MO Wed Jan 12, 2000 USDA-MO Dept Ag Market News Daily National Grain Market Summary Grain and soybean bids finished mod erately to sharply higher after USDA's grain reports released this morning. Wheat 2 to 6 cents higher. Com 4 to 9 cents high er. Sorghum IS cents higher. Soybeans 1 to 5 cents higher. Winter wheat seeded acres for 2000 were estimated at 42.9 million acres, a cut of about 500,000 acres from last year. This is the smallest acreage since 1972. Slocks were forecast at 1.88 billion Iwshels for all wheat in all storage, 1 per cent below a year ago. Com bids were sharply higher as com for grain production was estimated at 9.44 billion bushels, down 3 percent from 1998 crop and 1 per cent below November 1 forecast The 1999 production tanks as fourth highest produc tion on record behind 1994, 1998, and 1992 respectivecrop years. US yields were 133.8 bushels per acre and .06 percent below last year. The stocks in all position figure for December 1,1999 was totaled at 8.02 billion bushels, only slightly lower than last year. Gains in soybean bids was a reaction to the 1999 production estimate of 2.64 billion bushels, 1 percent lower than November 1 and 4 percent below 1998 and is the third highest production. Average I Lancaster Stockyards / I Rt. 501 and Marshall Ave. £ k Lancaster, PA f ( Easy Access, Fast Unloading f t Cattle Salas i t Every Monday 10 AM A I Sheep, Goats, Calves, Hogs V | Jim Hunsicker, Mgr. j l 717-394-7915 \ I 717-656-4264 | _ SLAUGHTER HOGS EARLY BIRD HOG SALE fm 7:30 A.M. ” Sell Your Hogs At New Holland Sales Stables. Inc See them weighed, sold and pickup your check 900 AM 900 AM 6 30 PM HORSES I I MULES 9 00AM 9:00 A.M. SHEEP, GOATS & CALVES 9 1 1 1:30 P.M. «sS yields per acre in 1999 were estimated at 36.5 bushels per acres, 0.2 percent below November I and 2.4 bushels below 1998 yield. Stocks in all positions were pasted at 1.88 Billion bushels, down 1 percent from a year aga EXPORT SALES: PURCHASER COMMODITY TONNAGE DELIVERY DATE Nothing new to report. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO TRUCK BIDS: 01/12/00 01/11/00 01/13/99 Wheat: Kansas City (HRW ORD) 2.53-2.54 Up 6 2.97-2.98 Minneapolis (DNS 14p«t) 3.34 3/4 Up 2 1/2 3.70 1/2 Portland (SW) 2.90-2.93 Up 2-4 3.08-3.12 St. Louis (SRW) 239 Up 6 238-239 Com, US 2 Yellow: Kansas City 2.01-2.03 Up 9 2.06 Minneapolis 1.80 1/2 Up 5 1/4 1.88 1/4 So. lowa 1.97 Up 6 2.06 1/2-2.12 Omaha 1.86 Up 7-4 1.93-1.94 Soybeans. US I Yellow: Kansas City 4.62-4.65 Up 2-3 5.29 Minneapolis No Bids 5.05 1/2 So. lowa 4.61-4.63 Up 1-3 5.17 1/2-5.23 Cent. 11 Processors 4.69 1/4-4.75 1/4 Up 3 3/4- 5.25 1/2-5.38 3/4 5 3/4 FUTURES: Kansas City (Mar) Wheat 285 3/4 Up 5 3/4 3.18 Minneapolis (Mar) Wheat 3.22 3/4 Up 4 1/2 3.60 1/2 Chicago (Mar) Wheat 258 3/4 Up 5 2.74 1/4 Chica go (Mar) Com 2.15 1/2 Up 8 1/4 2.15 1/4 Chicago (Mar) Soybeans 4.80 1/4 Up 5 3/4 5.33 3/4 EXPORT BIDS: Barge or tail. Port of New Orleans or North Texas Gulf- US 1 HRW Wheat, Ord Protein: 2.82 3/4-290 3/4 Up 2 3/4 3.37 1/4-3.43 1/4 US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat: 2.63 3/4-2.66 3/4 Up 3-5 2.77 1/4-280 1/4 US 2 Yellow Com: 231 1/2-2.33 1/2 Up 4 3/4-6 1/4 2.46 1/4-2.47 1/4 US 2 Yellow Sorghum: Rail 3.96-4.03 Up 8-11 4.06-4.15 Barge 4.15 Up 15 4.29-4.31 US 1 Yellow Soybeans: 5.07 1/4-5.07 3/4 Up 5 1/4-4 1/4 5.68 3/4 I NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. | \ THE ACTION AUCTION J Livestock Is Our Only Business MONDAY J :00 A.M. BEEF SALE HEIFER SALE 10:00 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 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster Off Route 23, New Holland, Penna. lANAGER! Norman & David Kolb- 71 Roger Floyd- 717-354-4341 FAX #717-355-0706 Order Buyer: Paul Good - 215-445-6662 BULLS. STEERS, HHHpF BEEF COWS 1:00 P M. vl STOCKERS & FEEDERS —A-’— 7T 10:00 A.M. %«k ffj “"as" o WEDNESDAY j Field Representatives For Beef and Feeders: Luke Eberly - 610-267-6608,717-738-1865 Homer Eberly - 610-267-3047 Nevln Martin - 717-354-7186 Ron Ranck - 717-656-9849 Field Representatives For Goats Ken Smoker - 610-593-2123 '-397-5538 North Jersey Market Hacketlatown, NJ. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, January 11, 2000 Hay—Straw A Grain Report ALFALFA: 6 LOTS, 2.50-4.40 BALE. MIXED HAY: 23 LOTS, ZOO-4.20 BALE TIMOTHY: 3 LOTS, 2 JO-3 JO BALE GRASS: 7 LOTS, 2.10-2. SO BALE. MULCH: I LOT AT 2.20 BALE OAT STRAW: 1 LOT AT 1.90 BALE WHEAT STRAW: 4 LOTS, 2.10-230 BALE RYE STRAW: 2 LOTS. 1.80 AND 2.00 BALE OATS: 1 LOT AT 6.00 BAG. 48 LOTS TOTAL. Mlddleburg Grain & Hay Auction Mlddleburg, Pa. Tueaday, Jan. 11 Report Supplied by PDA 61 LOADS OF HAY, 103 LOADS TOTAL ALFALFA: 16 LOTS. 90.00-175.00. MIXED HAY: 24 LOTS, 90.00-170.00. TIMOTHY: 8 LOTS. 105.00-130.00. ROUND BALES: 11 LOTS, 20.00-36.00. ORCKARDORASS: 2 LOTS, 117.50 AND 120.00. STRAW: 17 LOTS. 55.00-90.00. EAR CORN: t LOTS, 70.00-100.00. FIREWOOD: 9 LOTS, 20.00-52.50. OATS: 8 LOTS, 2.05-230 BU. 9 : 1 THURSDAY J BEEF AUCTION 10l 1:30 P FEEDER PIG SALE Pigs are accepted after 6 30 A M State graded from Bto 12 Dairy Barn and Feeder Pig Barn are cleaned and disinfected weekly for your protection A.M. lives: ieo &