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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1973
Page
14
Market notes show weekly hog price swings with barrows and gilts mostly lower or higher by a few dollars across Sept 8 to Sept 12. Key quotes include US 1 200-240 lb at 46.00-46.50, US 1-2 195-245 lb at 45.00-46.00, and various ranges for sows and boars, plus a Lebanon Valley read noting feeders and hog totals.
Weekly meat market summary notes steady steer and heifer beef prices with lamb mostly down and pork loins up. Movement from wholesalers remains favorable with expected complete clearance. lamb chucks show slack with prices down 15 cents from the session open.
The Lebanon Valley Auction report lists 212 head of cattle with higher slaughter cow prices by 50 cents to 2 dollars. Steers and heifers show gains, cows vary by grade, bulls and bullocks rise, veal calves range 55 to 71 dollars, and farm calves with Holstein entries show wide spreads. Sheep with few choices posted 36.50 to 37.00.
Trend cattle hogs potatoes and eggs stronger report from the Commodity Department and Reynolds Securities Inc notes price movements and market strength across livestock crops and eggs based on current bids and asks.
Slaughter steers hold steady to 50 higher on light weights with Choice and Prime yield grades 4-5, while heifers slide about 50 and cows weaken. Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 percent steers, 25 percent heifers, rest cows. supply emphasizes 1000-1100 lb steers and 850-950 lb heifers.
Average local grain prices from five feed and grain concerns dated Thursday September 13 1973 with bids and offered prices per bushel for ear corn shelled corn oats barley wheat and per ton for car corn. Indicates not all dealers handle every commodity and bid is price dealers pay farmers while offered is price charged to customers.
Reported receipts of 552 head of horses mules and ponies at New Holland Horse Auction on Monday September 10 with market lower than last week. Prices ranged 160 to 395 for riding horses 185 to 420 for local work horses 135 to 175 for mules 175 to 510 for driving horses 140 to 225 for riding horses and 305 to 375 for better horses. Killers priced 8 to 20 per head with mare ponies 10 to 25 colts 4 to 8 and geldings 10 to 20 and larger ponies 45 to 60.
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