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    Middleburg Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August 19,2003
HAY: 8 LOTS. 23 LOTS TOTAL.
ALFALFA: 1 LOT, 190.00.
MIXED HAY: 3 LOTS, 45.00-87.50.
TIMOITHY: 3 LOTS, 70.00-225.00.
ORCHARDGRASS: 92.50.
STRAW: 5 LOTS, 67.50-105.00.
EAR CORN: 7 LOTS, 80.00-100.00.
TIMOTHY SEED: 26.00 BU.
OATS: 2.80 BU.
FIREWOOD: 25.00 LOAD.
Livestock Cooperative
Auction Market
Of North Jersey
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, August 19,2003
Hay—Straw—Grain
37 LOTS TOTAL.
ALFALFA: 5 LOTS, 1.50-2.990 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 13 LOTS, 1.00-2.80
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 4 LOTS, 1.50-1.60 BALE.
GRASS: 11 LOTS, 1.00-3.00 BALE.
RYE STRAW: 1 LOT AT 1.60.
WHEAT: 1 LOT AT 2.50.
FIREWOOD: 2 LOTS, 15.00 EACH.
CUSHIONED
EGG
Electronic Drives
The innovative, electroni
cally-controlled drive
system enables eggs to be
transported at a smooth, coni
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intermittently up to 150’ apart
Optimum Rod Spacing
Space between each cushioned rod is the I
key to egg separation and preventing ( |\
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conveyor while allowing all debris to be \
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Design Flexibility jh
The unique “Cushioned Rod” egg conveyor L| '
enables you to custom design a system that gen- v ,
tly transports eggs up, down, around corners and ' ’
in a continuous straight line without transfer, and
even declines to match processing equipment.
Custom Corners
The unique radial corner system in the Farmer
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designed to fit 15° through 90° turns
Zeiset
Equipment
2187 North Penryn Rd.
Manheim, PA 17545
Phone
717-665-4056
Fax
717-665-2240
Pa. Grain Report
August 18,2003
Report Supplied By PDA
Compared with last Monday’s market
for Eastern and Central Pennsylvania:
Com Arm to .07 higher. Wheat firm to .15
higher. Barley steady to .05 higher. Oats
steady to .10 lower. Soybeans .20 to .30
higher. Ear Com firm. AD prices paid de
livercd to dealers dock, All prices per
bushel, except Ear Com per ton.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.70-2.84, avg. 2.81; con
tract for harvest 2.30-2.45. Wheat No. 2:
No. 2: 3.50-4.05, avg. 3.79. Barley No. 3:
1.75-2.05, avg. 1.86. Oats No. 2: 1.60-2.00,
avg. 1.83. Soybeans: 5.32-5.70, avg. 5.46;
contract for harvest 5.01-5.30. Gr. Sorg
hum; 2.76. Ear Cora: 78.00-100.00, avg.
90.17.
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVA
NIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.60-2.77, avg. 2.72.
Wheat No. 2: 3.25-3.53 few to 4.00, avg.
3.42. Barley No. 3: 1.75-2.00, avg. 1.89.
Oats No. 2: 1.80-1.90, avg. 1.86. Soybeans
No. 1; 5.17-5.50, avg. 5.31. Ear Com:
80.00-100.00, avg. 90.60
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2:2.43-2.70, avg. 2.52. Wheat
No. 2: 3.00-3.39, avg. 3.16. Barley No. 3:
1.90. Oats No. 2:1.43-1.90, avg. 1.68. Soy
beans No. 1: 5.50-5.60, avg. S.SS. Ear
Com: 80.00-85.00, avg. 81.67.
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ROD CONVEYOR
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Uni-Trac Construction
The “Cushioned Rod” egg conveyor is
setting industry standards for efficiency,
flexibility and cost savings with a unified
construction design that eliminates the
problems of egg transfer.
Rol-Link Chain System
An endless, custom designed,
roller chain system and flex
ible cushioned plastic
rods, cradle eggs in a
gentle position that
helps eliminate
collisions and
breakage.
Automatic
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Com No. 2-y: 2.72-2.80, avg. 2.78. Wheat
No. 2: 3.00-3.25, avg. 3.09. Barley No 3:
1.70-2.00, avg. 1.86. Oats No. 2; 1.65-2.00,
avg. 1.86. Soybeans: 5.30-5.70, avg. 5.44.
Gr. Sorghum: none. Ear Corn:
80.00-100.00, avg. 88.33.
LEHGH VALLEY AREA
Com No. 2-y: 2.75-2.85, avg. 2.79.
Wheat: No. 2: 3.90-4.14, avg. 3.97. Barley
No. 3: 1.75-2.00, avg. 1.91. Oats No. 2:
1.60-2.00, avg. 1.88. Soybeans No. 1:
5.25- avg. 5.33. Gr. Sorghum;
3.25- avg. 3.38. Ear Corn:
77.00-90.00, avg. 84.25.
EASTERN AND CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA SUMMARY
Com No. 2-y: 2.70-2.85, avg. 2.78,
month ago 2.81, year ago 2.06. Wheat No.
2: 3.40-4.05, avg. 3.74, month ago 3.28,
year ago 3.40. Barley No. 3: 1.75-2.00,
avg. 1.88; month ago 1.87, year ago 1.66.
Oats No. 2: 1.60-2.00, avg. 1.86; month
ago 1.96; year ago 1.77. Soybeans No. 1:
S.2S-5.70, avg. 5.39, month ago 5.58, year
ago 5.75. Ear Com: 78.00-100.00, avg.
88.34; month ago 88.97; year ago 81.87.
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO
Prices FOB Truck: Com 2.25-2.34.
Wheat 3.59-3.64. Soybeans 5.80-5.81. Soy
bean Meal: Bulk 44% 185.00-197.50; 48%
195.00-206.50.
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Graystone
Small
Animal
Sale LLC
(Root’s Market Manheim, PA)
Every Tuesday
4:30 pm
Receiving 6 am till sale time
All kinds of Poultry, Rabbits,
Guinea Pigs, Pigeons
717-898-0755
\ Ideal
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I Widths
// 16” -20”
// 24” -30”
Corn Belt Feedstuff
St. Joseph, Mo.
August 19,2003
Report Supplied By USDA
CORN BELT FEEDSTUFF: Feedstuff
prices were mostly higher for the week.
Last week’s crop production report
sparked the futures higher, spilling over
into the ingredient market. Moisture is
sufficient in the upper Midwest toward
the Northeast with hot and dry weather
to come in the week.
SOYBEAN MEAL: 48 percent rail was
3.50 higher from 188.00-191.00. 48 per
cent track was 4.00-8.50 higher from
192.00-199.00 per ton.
CORN BY-PRODUCTS: Gluten Feed
21 percent, Interior Points was steady to
6.00 higher from 56.00-70.00; Chicago
was steady to 10.00 higher from
58.00- 60 percent Gluten Meal, Inte
rior Points was 10.00 higher from
225.00- Chicago was 9.00-21.00
higher from 228.00-250.00 per ton. Rail
Hominy Feed, Central Illinois Points was
5.00- higher from 50.00-58.00; track
12.00- higher from 60.00-82.00.
Crude Com Oil was 75 to 100 points
lower from 28.00-29.25 cents per pound.
MILLFEEDS: Northwest was
12.00-13.00 higher from 62.00-68.00; Buf
falo was 2.00-3.00 lower from 45.00-SO.OO
per ton.
ALFALFA PELLETS: Toledo, Ohio 17
percent dehydrated was steady from
135.00- 152.00; meal was steady from
138.50-155.50. 15 percent pellets was
steady from 105.00-146.00 per ton; meal
was steady from 108.50-149.50.
DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS: Cen
tral Illinois was 3.00 lower to 9.00 higher
from 75.00-92.00; Chicago was 5.00-9.00
higher from 87.00-98.00; Lawrenceburg,
11., closed till October; Kansas was
5.00-10.00 higher at 95.00; Nebraska was
steady to 5.00 higher from 75.00-90.00;
Minnesota was 1.00 lower at 72.00 per
ton.
BREWER’S DRIED GRAINS: New
ark, NJ was steady at 90.00; Williams
burg, VA was steady at 80.00 per ton.
New Wilmington
Livestock
Feeder Pig Sale
New Wilmington, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Friday, August 15,2003
231 FEEDER PIGS. 38.0 LBS. PER
PIG, 58.88 PER HUNDREDWEIGHT,
22.21 PER HEAD.
FEEDER PIG SALE NO LONGER
GRADED.
33 HEAD 20-30 LBS. 40.00-65.00; 85
HEAD 30-40 LBS. 55.00-65.00; 69 HEAD
40-50 LBS. 55.00-65.00; 30 HEAD 50-60
LBS. 60.0065.00; 2 HEAD 75 LBS. 65.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 23, 2003-A7
Eastern Combelt Direct
Feeder Pig Weekly
Eastern Com Belt Direct Feeder Pig
Weekly Summary (includes pig prices on
negotiated, contract and formula basis)
FEEDER PIGS: Total receipts this week
17,472, last week 12,974. SEW 10 lb pigs
sold steady to weak. Feeder pigs were
1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was
light to moderate for moderate offerings.
FOB EASTERN CORNBELT - Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan. Receipts: 7,892;
last week 7,174.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value; Lot
size 250-750: 2,367 head, 26.27-31.00,
wtd. avg. price 28.99; lot size 750 or more;
2,000 head, 26.06. Total Composite: 4,367
head, 18.00-31.00, wtd. avg. price 26.18.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 1,525 head,
22.00- wtd. avg. 22.72.
PIGS. SO LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 800 head,
30.00- wtd. avg. 35.78; lot size 750
or more: 1,200 head, 23.00. Total Com
posite; 2,000 head, 23.00-39.25, wtd. avg.
28.11.
NOTE: FOB prices quoted on per head
basis “picked up” at sellers farm; prices
do not include freight.
DELIVERED EASTERN CORN
BELT BASIS: Receipts: 8,580; last week
5,800. Volume by state or province of ori
gin: North Carolina 60%; Ontario 40%.
EARLY WEANED PIGS: 10 LB
BASIS, estimated 50-54% lean value: Lot
size 750 or more: 2,875 head, 22.00-30.00,
wtd. avg. 27.08.
PIGS, 40 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 3,330 head,
21.00- wtd. avg. 22.28.
PIGS, 55 LB BASIS, estimated 50- 54%
lean value: Lot size 250-750: 1,250 head,
27.50-29.00, wtd. avg 28.01; lot size 750 or
more: 1,125 head, 25.00. Total Composite:
2,375 head, 25.00-29.00, wtd. avg. 26.58.
Delivered Eastern Combelt prices in
clude freight.
Most lots of 40-60 weight pigs have a
sliding value from the negotiated weight
basis which is calculated on the actual av
erage weight of the lot plus or minus
.35-.40 cents per pound. Some lots of
early weaned pigs are discounted
1.00- per head on pigs weighing
under 10 pounds. Early weaned pigs are
under 19 days old.
Estimated lean value is projected to
base slaughter weights with normal con
finement feeding conditions.
Vaccination and health program values
are not included but health status should
be disclosed.
Springfield, 111.
August 15,2003
Report Supplied By USDA