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TEN-The Heppner Gaiette-Tlmes. Heppner. Oregon, Thursday. July SI, IMO Record production pushes meat prices down Meat and livestock prices averaged well below year earlier levels during the second quarter of 1980-pri-' marily because of record pork and poultry production, year- k to-year increases in beef production, and declines In real consumer income, ac cording to a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture livestock and meat summary. Record supplies allowed consumers to substitute meat whenever the price of one rose relative to another, keeping downward pressure on all meat prices. Retail pork prices, averaging about $1.25 per pound, were down 16 percent from a year earlier and the lowest since the second quarter of 1977. Beef averaged about $2.32 per pound, down 2 percent from a year earlier. The drop in livestock prices at the producer level was evern more severe. Hog prices in April and May fell below $30, about $15 below a year ago and the lowest price since June 1974. Fed cattle prices were about $10 below a year ago. These low prices continu ed to keep returns to produc ers below the cost of produc tion, and this is likely to result in a cutback in meat produc tion later in the year. - Beef and broiler production will likely drop from year earlier levels in the third quarter, and pork production may decline in the fourth quarter. However, total meat production will stay large with third quarter production re maining above year-earlier levels. Fourth quarter pro duction, while falling slightly below 1979 levels, will still be up 1 to 2 percent from 1978. Pork production is expected to continue above year-earlier levels during the third quarter of 1980. but may fall from last year's level by the end of the year. The June 1 inventory of market hogs and pigs was 3 percent above a year earlier. These hogs will be marketed over the next 6 months. The wieght distribution indicates hog slaughter will be 5 to 7 percent above a year ago in the third quarter but fall 1 to 2 percent from year-ago levels in the fourth quarter. The breeding inventory and far rowing intentions were both 8 percent below a year earlier, suggesting hog slaughter will decline sharply in the first half of 1981. Beef production in the second half of the year will fall below year-earlier levels, re flecting the sharp reduction of cattle placed on feed during the first half of the year. The number of cattle on feed on June 1 in the 7-major feeding states was down 11 percent from a year earlier and the lowest June 1 number on feed since 1975. Fed beef produc tion is expected to decline, but increased slaughter fo cows and nonfed steers and heifers may offset most of this decline. However, continued hot, dry weather and deterior ating pastures could further boost nonfed slaughter. With a seasonal drop in' meat production this summer to near year-earlier levels and a year-to-year decline late in the year, second half 1980 livestock and meat prices are expected to be higher than they have been this spring. The retail price of pork in the second half of the year may average around 15 percent above this spring's low level, but it would still be only about 5 percent above a year earlier. On the other hand, retail beef Eighteen Mt. Vernons MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Fourth grade children here at Lincoln Elementary School learned about other towns with the same name as their own Mount Vernon. They found 18 Mount Ver nons in the U.S. and wrote let ters to all. Sixteen responded with brochures, photos, souvenirs and personal letters. The smallest was Mount Ver non, Ark., with 132 people. The largest was the students' own city, with 77,535 persons. All but two of the children in the class said their own Mount Ver non was where they want to live. prices could rise about 5 percent from the spring and be about 10 percent above a year earlier. At the producer level, hog prices rose from below $30 to the low the end of June. However, hog prices are expected to decline seasonally by late summer and average in the upper-$30's Prices Effective Now Thru Aug. 3, 1989. I . j 1 x VZ m i ii im ri i I v.. i if I i k if, HI 1 mm ltafcikawadl kr Washer feature permanent press cycle with special coot-down rtnee, IfrgaJlon capacity, 4 water temp and lint filter, hem 342-279 Dryer features auto-dry control, 3 drying, temperatures, porcelain enamel top and large DurQMMon drum. Item 34Z-3ii 19 Inch Diagonal Measure 100 Solid Stata Features General Electric Color Monitor system that automatically adjusts the pic ture color and an Energy Conscious chassis that uses an average of only 90 watts power. 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