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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1972
Page
14
Monday prices show barrows and gilts steady to 25 cents higher with ranges for US 1-2 and US 1-3 at 200-240 and 200-245 pounds. Earlier weeks report stronger moves up to 50 cents, while feeder pigs and sows appear in compact, varied lots.
About 3,000 hogs traded at Peoria Auction with barrows and gilts opening up 25 cents. Receipts included US 1-3 200-240 lb and 200-230 lb groups with top quotes around 30 and most around 25. Under 450 lb weights sold mostly 25 higher. 300 lb packages near 24.75. Heavier 450-600 lb US 2-3 ranged 23.50 to 24.00 with boars at 23.75.
Hog market shows 4000 head with barrows and gilts weak to 25 lower and demand poor to fair. US weight classes 200-230 and 200-240 pounds price ranges 29.75 to 30.50, with lighter and heavier lots easing to 28.00-30.00, 23.25-25.00 for heavier columns, and boars steady to 50 higher at 22.00-23.50.
Dealers pay farm prices per ton. better quality hay holds firm to higher. New straw prices not yet set. Alfalfa 25.00 to 35.00. mixed hay 25.00 to 28.00. Timothy 20.00 to 25.00. New straw 20.00 to 26.00. March 12.00 to 17.00.
Friday at the Green Dragon Market lists loads of alfalfa and timothy hay with prices 28.50 to 45.50, mixed hay 31.50 to 46.50, straw 34.00 to 41.00, corn 44.00 to 49.00, plus eight inch geoduck clams with record weights around 16 pounds and little shell.
Markets show cattle steady hogs lower potatoes stronger and eggs weaker as closing bids. Reynolds Securities Commodity Dept provides the trend data with a normal market overview.
Local grain bulletin shows average prices from six dealers for Thursday July 13 1972. Prices are per bushel except car corn per ton. not all dealers handle every commodity. bids are what dealers pay farmers delivered to the mill and offered are the selling prices at the mill.
Buyers attend a liquid cattle market with estimated receipts of 10 000 and similar day totals. Feeder steers 400 750 pounds mostly steady to lower with fleshy lots at the full decline. Feeder heifers 299 808 pounds mostly 38 44 with mixed Good and Choice grades and activity centered on thin fleshed cattle able to go on grass.
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