Al6-Lanca«ter Farming, Saturday, March 25, 2000
GRAIN, CATTLE, HOG,
& MILK BFP
FUTURES MARKETS
Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange
Closing Bids: Thursday, March 23, 2000
Corn
Daily Prices As of
Symbol:C
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
Total
03/22/00
Soybeans
Daily Prices As ofThursday, 23 March
Symbol:S
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
Total
03/22/00
Oats
Daily Prices As ofThursday, 23 March
Symbol:o
03/23/00 MAY 00
03/23/00 JUL 00
03/23/00 SEP 00
03/23/00 DEC 00
03/23/00 MAR 01
03/23/00 MAY 01
Total
03/22/00
Soybean Meal
Daily Prices As of
Symbol:SM
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
MAY 00
JUL 00
AUG 00
SEP 00
OCT 00
DEC 00
JAN 01
MAR 01
MAY 01
Total
03/22/00
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Regional produce growers
are ready to bring their cool
crops and bedding plants to the
opening of produce auction
season.
Most of the auctions begin the
season with bedding plants and
flowers. Some auction managers
have indicated to Lancaster
- Thursday, 23 March
Volume Open_lnt
43856 506925
Volume Open_lnt
39782 183361
Open
1212
1194
1216
1276
1330
High
1214
1194
1216
1276
1334
1360
Volume Open_lnt
1851 17804
- Thursday, 23 March
Open
1701
1704
1707
1707
1710
1735
1744
1756
1775
Volume
16604
Open_lnt
127698
Season Begins For Produce Auctions
Farming they may have spring
onions and similar crops to sell.
One of the larger area pro
duce auctions, Leola Produce
Auction, Leola, begins Tuesday,
March 28, at 10 a.m. The auc
tion continues Tuesdays and
Thursdays initially and will in
clude more days as the season
progresses.
Weaverland Produce Auc
tion, New Holland, opens its
Last Chge
2302 -42
2382 -44
2462 -36
2514 -34
2552 -34
2590 -34
2630 -34
2676 -34
2714 -32
2674 -24
2670 -10
Last Chge
5220 -90
5326 -90
5356 -90
5380 -80
5460 -80
5540 -74
5616 -76
5664 -70
5710 -50
5700 -50
Low
1194
1180
1206
1264
1330
1360
Last Chge
1196 -22
1180 -22
1206 -16
1270 -12
1334 -10
1360 -10
Last Chge
1683 -21
1694 -22
1695 -22
1700 -19
1705 -17
1727 -17
1728 -20
1743 -13
1767 -10
Lean Hogs
Daily Prices As of
Date
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
Composite Volume Open_lnt
03/22/00 6283 59826
Live Cattle
Daily Prices As ofThursday, 23 March
Date
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
03/23/00
Composite Volume Open_lnt
03/22/00 21614 127611
Lumber
Daily Prices As ofThursday, 23 March
Date
03/23/00 May 00 33100 33130
03/23/00 JulOO 33500 33520
03/23/00 Sep 00 33300 33300
03/23/00 Nov 00 32590 32700
03/23/00 Jan 01 0 32600
Composite Volume Open_lnt
03/22/00 741 2671
CME Milk
Daily Prices As ofFriday, 10 March
Date
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
03/10/00
Composite Volume
03/09/00 22
auction doors April 4 and 6 be
ginning at 9 a.m.
Cumberland Valley Produce
Auction, Shippensburg, begins
its auction March 28. The auc
tion continues Tuesdays and
Thursdays through April.
Lebanon Produce Auction,
Reistville, opens its auction
doors Tuesday, April 18, at 10
a.m. The auction will operate
- Thursday, 23 March
Open High
Apr 00
Jun 00
JulOO
Aug 00
Oct 00
Dec 00
Feb 01
Apr 01
Jun 01
High
Open
7312
6930
6960
7250
7407
7500
7725
7325
6955
6972
7252
7412
7502
7725
Apr 00
Jun 00
Aug 00
Oct 00
Dec 00
Feb 01
Apr 01
Open High
High
Open
Mar 00
Apr 00
May 00
Jun 00
Jul 00
Aug 00
Sep 00
Oct 00
Nov 00
Dec 00
Jan 01
Opcn_lnt
7271
Tuesdays.
Leinbach’s Shippensburg Pro
duce Auction, Shippensburg, al
ready began its season with
flowers. The auction is operating
on Tuesdays but will operate
Tuesdays and Thursdays begin
ning April 4 and 6.
Kutztown Produce Auction,
Chge
Last
Low
Chge
Last
Low
-10
+ 10
unch
unch
7302
6940
6957
7245
7410
7490
7715
7282
6920
6947
7237
7400
7482
7705
-7
-10
Last Chge
Low
32430
32940
32800
31650
32600
-790
-710
-420
-580
-600
32490
32970
32980
32070
32600
Last
Low
Chge
unch
-7
unch
Fleetwood, began March 21 and
operates Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Snyder County Produce Auc
tion, Port Trevorton, is open Fri
days at 10:30 a.m. They have
scheduled a special Easter Sale
April 14 at 10:30 a.m.
• Windmill Produce Auction,
Penn Yan, N.Y., opens April 29.
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