Al6*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11, 2000 GRAIN. CATTLE, HOG, &MILKBFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange Closing Bids: Wednesday, November 8,2000 Corn Wheat 266j262 3/41 265 1265 1/2 2821 Ml 292 293 3/4 291 1/2 303 wm 301; ifliSiK [Bgp 329 1 331 f 329f330 1/2 j 330 1/2) +2O , , r , _ — r -p —Composite Volume Open Int S? 6 *? 1 ! _ I . ” B y 2 .?j. *{ 2 • fl 4 1/07/00 8333 36088 I Month [openingf High Oats __ _ [T^K: ——, Month [Opening | High ( [closing j 'ffiWßSjPfo.b 1 OODec 109 3/4[llo l/2i 1091110 1/2 1 jllO 1/2} +lO 3/4! jOlMey) " 124) 308 1/2|311 1/2 320, 323 128) i oiiui T _ l29 i 01Sepil29 1/4 j 130 129 1/41 , iOlDecj 134[1351/2 1 J. 34j |I3S l/2[ +l4 Month iOpening High f Jddiw Closing Soybeans Montb Opening , 00N0V475 1/2 4771472 1/2 OlJan 486 487 1/2 __ OlHgf 496 1/4 497 1/2 493 j 504 1/2 [SOS 1/41 | l/ 41 511 01 Aug _ _ t __ j 01NOV518 1/21518 l/2t515 3/4 517 516 Month (Opening i High j 5141 Soybean Meal . T ~ r -. , Month Opening High Low Closing Sett(6lNetChg ,00 Dec 173.5 173.8 171.7 171.5 171.6 OUan 172.2 172.6 170.6 i 170.8 170.6 |170.7| OlMar OlMay 170.5 169.8 170.7 OUul OlAug 170.3 170.5 169.0 [ olSep 170.0 170.0 168.2 l 0 b 168. I OlOct' 169.51169.5 b 168. iOlDeci 170.5 170.7 169.5 1 169.0 b 169.5 a' 169.5 j [Month Opening! High Low j Closing Settle NetXiig By Ken Bailey Penn State University November 6,2000 Cheese Prices Plummet Further! > Block cheese $0 98/lb > Bdirels steady at sl/lb 281 1/4 284 300 308 1/2 320f322 1/2 120jll8 1/4J 125 f 1241 128 483 501 513 508 3/4 . 509 l/2 509 1/2 510 a b 511 514 I 171.5 169.4! 169.7 170.4 168.6 168.8 168.9 168.9 171.1 169.3 169.7 168. 168. • No cheese offered to the , CCC ! Cheese prices took another dramatic turn last week when ( prices foi 40-pound blocks fell below barrel prices at the Chicago | Mercantile Exchange Block , cheese fell to $0 98 per pound by | Friday, November n 3. -- Bairel -h falls 283 284 293 3/4 302 1/2 303 311 120 ; , 125 129 j 13oj +lo' 130 bj 484 1/2(483 1/2 494 1/4493 1/2 502 1/2 501 1/2 510 1/2 511 1/2 169.7 i 169.7 j 0 a 169.0 9 b 169. 2 a 168.2 i 0 al 167.81 265 1/4 283 1/2 293 3/4 302 3/4 311 322 1/2 + 16 120 125 +l6l 129' +l6l -17 -12 -5 -10 Weekly Dairy Market Outlook cheese remained steady at $l.OO Commodity Credit Corporation per pound No cheese last week (CCC) Once cheese enters the was offered to the USDA=92s price support program, market dairy price support program prices will recover. This Cheese prices are trading at experience provides a dramatic levels well below the price illustration for what could happen support ($1 1226) pei pound foi without the dairy price support blocks) The market is waiting piogram The program will be extended JfiAfc.YCSf-'UOdfill-tfafi. .. Live Cattle Daily Prices As ofWednesday, 8 November Date Dec 00 7245 7265 7185 7200 Feb 01 7420 7430 7360 7377 Apr 01 7490 7495 7427 7445 JunOl 7170 7172 7127 7137 Aug 01 7180 7200 7142 7150 Oct 01 7337 7352 7315 7315 Dec 01 7425 7425 7390 7390 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 Composite VolumeOpenjnt 11/07/00 22286 131315 Lean Hogs Daily Prices As of Date Dec 00 Feb 01 Apr 01 Jun 01 1/08/00 1/08/00 1/08/00 +3O +3O +34 JulOl Aug 01 Oct 01 Dec 01 1/08/00 +26 1/08/00 +26 1/08/00 +24 1/08/00 ork Bellies Daily Prices As of Date Feb 01 Mar 01 May 01 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 11/08/00 JulOl Aug 01 Composite Volume Open_lnt 11/07/00 731 2328 CME Milk Daily Prices As of 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 Mar 00 Apr 00 May 00 Jun 00 JulOO Aug 00 Sep 00 Oct 00 Nov 00 Dec 00 Jan 01 Composite Volume Openjnt 03/09/00 22 7271 Prcv Prev Open High Low Last Chge Vo|um< ; open In ; 12821 59776 6576 36665 1684 21066 816 7051 355 5723 26 968 7 65 - Wednesday, 8 November Open High Low Last Chge yJ^J^ 4654 2828 675 137 23 10 5235 5265 5202 5220 -JO 5535 5557 5487 5527 -8 5450 5485 5430 5447 +2 6100 6145 6100 6120 +lO 5900 5955 5880 5950 +35 5710 5740 5690 5722 +27 4895 4935 4895 4927 +3O 4630 4630 4605 4605 unch Wednesday, 8 November Prpv Open High Low Last Chge y o j um g 6430 6537 6390 6482 +127 702 6410 6520 6410 6482 +ll2 11 6600 6600 6500 6500 +ll5 7 6597 6650 6597 6600 +123 2 6600 6690 6600 6690 +195 9 - Friday, 10 March Open High Low Last Chge 962 962 962 995 981 985 1034 1026 1026 1115 1103 1105 1195 1185 1186 1248 1232 1232 1260 1248 1248 1273 1265 1267 1205 1200 1200 1194 1186 1187 1139 1139 1139 Prev. Openjnt 19161 10353 3515 1617 398 357 384 303 Prev. Openjnt 2136 94 52 32 13 Prev. Open_lnt 742 613 617 824 1190 1061 767 675 405 348 29 unch -7 unch Appropriations bill The futures markets reflected this bearish news. On November 3, 2000 the Class 111 settlement prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell to $8 50 for November 2000, $8 93 for