Al6*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000 GRAIN, CATTLE. HOG. &MILKBFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange Closing Bids; Thursday, Aug. 10,2000 Com Daily Prices As of Symbol:C 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Total 08/09/00 Soybeans Daily Prices As of Symbol:S 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Total 08/09/00 Soybean Meal Daily Prices As of Symbol:SM 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Total 08/09/00 Oats Daily Prices As of Symbol:o 08/10/00 SEP 00 08/10/00 DEC 00 08/10/00 MAR 01 08/10/00 MAY 01 08/10/00 JUL 01 08/10/00 SEP 01 Total 08/09/00 Table 1 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Prices, Weekly Averages 4-Aug-00 28-Jul-OO 21-Jul-00 14-Jul-00 7-Jul-00 Cheese. 500 lb. barrels 40-Ib blocks Nonfat dry milk Extra Grade Grade A Butter 1.0300 1 0300 Grade AA 1 1833 1 1550 Source Dairy Market News, AMS, USDA (http //www.ams uscla gov/dairy/mncs/weekly htin) - Thursday, 10 August Volume Open_lnt 51909 386145 - Thursday, 10 August Volume 21109 Open_lnt 126608 - Thursday, 10 August Open 1485 1476 1479 1485 1513 1530 1544 1575 Volume Open_lnt 14935 95153 - Thursday, 10 August High 1000 1096 1190 1244 1284 1332 Open 992 1092 1190 1280 Volume Open_Znt 548 15870 1.0580 1 1450 1 1730 1 2635 1 0300 1 0300 Last 992 1090 1184 1244 1280 1332 1 1720 1.2115 1.1965 1.2190 1 0300 1.0300 1.0300 1 0300 1.1483 1.1858 Chge + 6 992 1090 1184 1244 1284 1332 + 6 + 10 -2 unch Table 2. NASS Weekly US Average Survey Prices l 29-Jul-00 22-Jul-00 15-Jul-00 1.2675 Cheese: I mnn Barrels 1/ i rnnn 40-lb. blocks UU Butter 1.2192 1 2280 1 1422 Nonfat dry milk 1 0124 1 2267 Dry whey 0 1935 Source. Dairy Product Prices, NASS, USDA (http V/usda mannhb. Cornell edu/reports/nassr/pnce/dairy/1999/). 1/ Adjusted to 39% moisture Lean Hogs Daily Prices As of Date 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Aug 00 6200 6225 6185 6205 Oct 00 5500 5570 5485 5547 Dec 00 5185 5250 5182 5232 Feb 01 5240 5270 5225 5242 Apr 01 5155 5185 5147 5147 JunOl 5802-5810 5785 5810 Jul 01 5650 5680 5650 5672 Aug 01 5525 5540 5500 5525 Composite Volume Openjnt 08/09/00 9387 39360 Live Cattle Daily Prices As ofThursday, 10 August Date Aug 00 6637 6650 6585 6587 Oct 00 6840 6850 6790 6797 Dec 00 7025 7047 6990 6997 Feb 01 7195 7220 7167 7177 Apr 01 7410 7420 7375 7385 JunOl 7197 7217 7175 7182 Aug 01 7210 7215 7170 7170 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Composite Volume Open_lnt 08/09/00 16420 121344 Lumber Daily Prices As ofThursday, 10 August Op™ High Low Last Chge Volume Qpenjnt 08/10/00 Sep 00 24150 24800 24130 24770 +450 687 2113 08/10/00 Nov 00 25400 25780 25340 25770 +3lO 384 1077 08/10/00 Jan 01 26300 26560 26280 26530 +l6O 26 272 08/10/00 Mar 012690026970 26850 26910 -40 0 ' 193 08/10/00 May 01 2725027450 27250 27450 unch 0 37 08/10/00 JulOl 0 27560 27450 27560 unch 13 20 Date Composite Volume Open_lnt 08/09/00 1110 3712 Pork Bellies Daily Prices As of Open High Low Loot Chge opjjni Aug 00* 7900 8155 7662 8017 +165 294 1022 Feb 01 6850 7000 6805 6885 -115 534 959 Mar 01 6900 7025 6900 7025 -40 2 15 May 01 0 6970 6970 6970 -30 1 2 Jul 01 7050 7050 7050 7050 -50 0 5 Date 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 08/10/00 Composite VolumeOpenjnt 08/09/00 831 2004 Weekly Dairy Market Outlook By Ken Bailey Penn State University August 4,2000 barrels Skid Below Support • Barrels fall to $ 1,03/lb • Blocks fall to $l.ll/lb • Butter holds steady • USDA announces July class prices 1 1843 1 2144 1.1274 1 0096 0.1965 Thursday, 10 August Open High Low Last Chge ~ f rev ‘ _ Pr f v ‘ Volume Open_lnt 3241 5602 3824 18241 1851 9932 359 3241 47 1621 22 564 10 119 33 39 pl*£V p re v Open High Low Last Chge Volume open 4892 12763 6424 56736 2991 26006 '1374 12598 551 7325 179 3416 9 2499 - Thursday, 10 August 8-Jul-00 l-Jul-00 1.2300 1 2181 1 1775 1 0118 0 1906 1.2030 1.1841 1.1685 1 0066 0.1884 -47 +l7 +27 -20 -10 +8 + 15 -10 Weak demand for process cheese continued this week resulting in a free fall in barrel prices. Barrels at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell from $1.0750 per pound on Monday, July 31 to $1.03 by Thursday, August 3. Barrel prices then rallied to $1.06 the next day. USD A reported that the cash barrel price of $1.03 was the lowest closing price since August 1978. These barrel prices are below the barrel cheese support price of $1 07 per pound 1.1824 1.1515 1.1705 1.0107 0.1853 Block cheese prices followei barrel prices lower at the Chicagi Mercantile Exchange, fallinj from $1.15 per pound on Monda; to $l.ll by Thursday, thei (Turn to Pag* A 29) Prev. Prev.