Leesport Livestock Leesport, PA 275 "lbs. 35.25-38.75, No. 24 March 19,1975 135-175 lbs. 30.00-38.50. US CATTLE 343. Supply in- No. 1-3 300-525 lbs. sows eluded 168 head feeder 34.50-38.00, few Utility 250- cattle. Compared with last 320 lbs, 21.00-30.50. Boars Wednesday’s market, 25.00-30.00. slaughter steers uneven, FEEDER PIGS 134. US about steady. Slaughter No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs cows strong to 25c higher. 23.00-26.50 per head, lot No. Few Good & Choice 1-2 31.00, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. slaughter steers 36.10-37.00, 31.00-37.00 per head. MARrH 24.™ 107 s oil 3 ;,® 0 ’ 37 00 ’ standard SHEEP 94. Choice 20-35 » 27.50-33.25. Couple Choice lbs. spring slaughter lambs March u neither winter nor spring. slaughter heifers 35.75 and 80.00-105.00, 3045 lbs. 71.00- Watch out for tornadoes now... Jim Thorpe died March 28, 37.50, couple Good 28.10 and 85 00 45-80* lbs 50 00-66 00 1953 . . . Full moon March 27 .. . Skunk cabbage flowering 31.50, Standard 23.00-27.50. Slaughter ewes 10 00-13 W now . . . Average length of days for the week, 12 hours, 29 TTfilitv & Hioh J minutes .. . Eiffel Tower opened March 30, 1889 .. . Ore , V*®” QOATS 21. Kids, by head shipping season on Great Lakes begins this week ... Ponce “ au gbter cows 21.25- 17.00-25.00, one at 31.00.* de Leon discovered Florida, March 27, 1513 . . . The young 23.50, Cutters 19.50-21,50, are slaves to novelty, the old to custom. Canners 18.00-20.00, Shells *r% ■ ■ Ask the Old Fanner: Two ques- down to 16.25. Few sJ)|i66nC3Stl6 viUhi tions: *) Why did our pio- slaughter bullocks 31.25- . . Livestock *■ Grad. No i mna lbs Auction Bridget were covered for the slaughter bulls 25.75-30.10; Greencastle Pa. tame reaton that women wear couple Yield Grade No. 2 975 March 17 1075" petticoats —to protect the and 1030 lbs. 23.75 and 24.00. CATTLE Iffi Comnared underpinning. “Deaf as an Good & Choice 300-800 lh<! Vu , 71- 18 ?‘ Com Pared adder” comes out of the Scriptures. Haddock doesn't belong « wlth last Monday’s market, at all. 2 ?K oo ' 3 i°oln’ slaughter cows steady to 75 Ham* HUu: When your child has outgrown it, put the three-sectioned dish lvle mum 40IHHIU IDS. Io.OU- CCntS higher. One G6od n«rt to your .ink to hold > b«r of »oap. • iteel wool p«d, and a nylon net 26.00; f«W Choice 650-670 IbS. daughter steer at 25 00 OD6 lot Choice 700 lbs. feeder fighter cows 21 M M bulls 27.50, Medium & Good few to 23 35Cuttere 18 St “£»•«• , So Si S-S . J^ ALVES Vealers individual Yield Grade No. uneven, mostly steady to $2 i, 120 0 lbs. slaughter bull at lower; Standard $3 higher. 26.60, one Yield Grade No. 2, 6 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, 1975 THE OLD imahm OLD FARMER’S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Rain to start, then clear and seasonable; cloud ing up latter part with rain by weekend. Greater New York-New Jersey: Most of week generally clear and cool; moderately heavy rain by weekend. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Early week mostly sunny and warm; light rain by end of week. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Fair and cold to start, then Few Good & Choice vealers warmer with heavy rain; end of week clearing and colder, 50.00-52.00, Good 41.00-49.00 Florida: Week begins clear and cold, then frost in north and Standard 32.00-43.00 Utility central with rain elsewhere; rain continuing latter part but HQ.130 j| JS- 23.00-34 00 90-110 clearing and mild by weekend. ik. ic aa on m on pc il_ Upstate & Western N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Clear and cold at ,c «« , first, then gradual warming; rain changing to snow and * arm calves colder at week’s end. active and strong. Holstein Greater Ohio Valley: Early week clearing and warm, then rain 9MIO lbs. 20.00-39.00; in west and showers in east continuing to end of week. beef cross bulls & heifers 90- Deep South: Fair to start, then rainy; end of week fair and HO lbs. 24.00-44.00. warm in central and along Gulf, cold and cloudy in north. HOGS 277. Barrows & Gilts Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Clear and mild through mid- grading US No. 1-3 steady to week, then rainy; end of week partly cloudy with occasional weak. Few US No. 1-2 210-230 light showers. lbs. "barrows & Gilts 41.00- Northera Great Plain-Great Lakes: Cloudy and mild at first, 41 25 No 1-3 195-245 lbs then snow in west and rain in east; snow latter part in west n n with rain or freezing rain elsewhere. M Central Great Plains: Clear and warm to start, then rainy with 38-JB-40.25, No. 24 260- some snow in northwest; end of week clear and cool. Texac-Oklahoma: Early week partly cloudy and cool with ri|n|Mk Qrcl L nl , rt scattered light showers; clear and warm latter part. vllalliUCrSOlirS, Rocky Mountain Region: First part of week clear and mild in ¥ • , 1 north with snow in central and south; week ends pleasant in LIVCSIOCK north with snow elsewhere. Southwest Desert: Cloudy and mild in east, then light showers Chambersburg, PA in west; light showers latter part in east and heavy rain by March 13,1975 weekend in west. CATTLE 254. Compared Pacific Northwest* Scattered showers to start, then mostly with last Thursday’s market sunny and mUd to end ° f week. slaughter steers grading California: Quite heavy ram at first, then letting up except in Standard & Gnnd to 49 north; rainy again latter part. wok-foi ° “ T (All Rights Reserved. Yankee. Inc., Dublin. N.H. 03444) ® ter COWS 75c to ?1.25 higher.- Few Choice slaughter steers 36.00-37.00, Good 30.75-34.75, Standard 28.00-31.25. Few Good slaughter heifers 28.75-29.85. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 21.00- 23.35, Cutters 20.00-21.85, Canners 18.25-20.00, Shells down to 17.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 31.50- 32.75, few Utility 23.75-25.50. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1300- 1575 lbs. slaughter bulls 26.50-29.00. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD umoi SPECIAL PRICE BALER TWINE PURCHASED BEFORE MARCH 31, 1975 REGULAR Refund ! 5.00 *29.00 LANCASTER STORE NEW HOLLAND STORE SALUNGE STORE 394-0541 354-4526 898-2248 653-1864 (aGWAy) QUAR 786 2126 STORE (aGWAy) ON *34.00 CALVES 345. Vealers grading Good & Choice about steady; Utility & Standard $1 to $5 higher. Couple Prime vealers 65.00 and 75.00, Choice 53.00-62,50, Good 42.00-52.00, Standard 32.50- 39.50, Utility 90-120 lbs. 19.00- 28.50, 70-85 lbs. 15.00-18.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 85-115 lbs. 20.00-32.00. HOGS 121. Barrows & Gilts $1 higher. US No. 1-3 190-235 lbs. barrows & Gilts 40.85- 41.35, few lots No. 2-3 180-210 lbs. 40.75-40.85. US No. 1-3 & 2-3 300-500 lbs. sows 38.00- 40.00. Few Boars 24.00-27.00. FEEDER PIGS 50. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.50-28.00 per head, No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 35.00-39.00 per head. SHEEP 20. Utility 75-85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 36.00-39.50. Few Slaughter >.uv, „ 1150 lbs. at 21.25. CALVES 151, Vealers grading Utility and Standard fully 50 cents to $1 higher. Choice vealers 50.00-63.00, few Good 45.00-49.00, Standard 31.00-46.00, Utility 90-105 lbs. 17.00-24.00, 70-85 lbs. 16.00-18.00. Farm Calves fairly active. Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs. 20.00-33.00. HOGS 82. Barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents higher. Lot US No. 1-3 205 lbs. barrows and gilts at 40.50, No. 2-3 195-215 lbs. 40.00-40.50, lot No. 2-4140 lbs.' at 33.50. Couple US No. 1-3 500 and 535 lbs. sows 37.20 and 37.75, few No. 2-3 430-500 lbs. 36.00-36.75. Couple Boars 28.50-29.00. FEEDER PIGS 20. Few US No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-32.50 per head. SHEEP 5. Couple Choice 70 and 85 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 41.50 and 42.50. cj- MULES ffX FOR SALE I have several good teams of mules, well broke and good size, 3 to 6 years old. Also a few single mules (6) 2 year olds, not broke. NORMAN KOLB 717-397-5538 WE HAVE GOOD MARKET for your V EASTER lAMBS Monday, March 10 - 3 P.M. Thursday-Evening, March 13 - 7. 1 30 P.M. Monday, March 17 - 3 P.M. Thursday Evening, March 20 - 7:30 P.M. Monday, March 24 - 3 P.M. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. New Holland, Penna. Abram W. Offfenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341 v FOR BETTER NET RETURNS SHIP TO THE DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET Old Rt 11 Danville, Pa. Phone (717) 275-2880 SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M. OWNERS Charles C. Myers Melvin M. Lehman (717) 569-2106 (717) 964-3621
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