The Rural Voice, 1995-12, Page 18lanover Stock Farms
Blonde d' Aquitaine
4— ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1995 1 P.M.
Tri -County Sales yard 2 miles west of Hanover on Hwy. #4.
Featuring:
50 of the Best Blonde Cattle the breed has to offer. All of the calves in the
1995 Hanover Show String will be offered in this Sale. Also the Complete
Dispersal of approximately 30 head of Blondes from the herd of Lewis Skippen
of Owen Sound.
ALL OF OUR CATTLE ARE PERFORMANCE TESTED
Also approximately 38 of our commercial cows will sell after the Blondes.
"Embryos, Semen and Cattle for Sale at all times by Private Treaty"
Visitors Welcome
ianover Stock Farms
R.R. 1 Walkerton, Ontario NOG 2V0
farm (519) 364-5909 fax (519) 364-5790 office (519) 837-0710
FARM 8. MIINICIPAi.
D RAI NAG E
Specializing in:
• Farm & Municipal Drainage
• Clay & Plastic Tile Installations
• Backhoe & Dozer Service
• Septic System Installations
All of us here wish you and yours
a wonderful holiday season.
lk
For Quality, Experience
& Service call: •
Wayne Cook
PARKER (519) 236-7390
PARKER
L I IV! I T E R NOM 2TO
R.R. 2 Zurich, Ont.
14 THE RURAL VOICE
Grain Markets
Prices remain high,
fundamentals
unchanged
Grain markets and prices are still
quite strong with contract highs
established early this month. Even
though fundamentals have not
changed substantially, we are now
seeing a normal ebb and flow of the
market. Many analysts feel that
markets have topped out for the
present, not because of any
fundamental news, but rather the fact
that there is no fresh news to keep
prices going higher. Grain prices are
high because of supply and demand,
but for the near term, speculators and
technicians are moving the market.
CORN
The USDA report for November
lowered production to 7.374 billion
bushels or 113.6 bu/acre. After an
initial flurry of buying, the selling
began as traders took profits.
There is still a large amount of
open interest in the December
contract that will be liquidated by
November 29 and it will take good
commercial buying to support corn
prices in the $3.20 area. There is still
nothing to replace corn in feed
rations, but because near-term
demand has been satisfied, there is a
definite reduction in buying interest.
However, USDA again reduced the
projected 1996 carryover to 617
million bushels and eventually, prices
will rebound to ration usage.
In Ontario, harvest is nearing
completion and it looks like the total
production will be slightly less than
last year at about 190 million bushels.
Even though corn was stored outside
in large piles for much of the last
month don't be fooled into thinking
the crop was large. Once the
soybeans are moved out of country