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
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. 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,
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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22, 1975
THE OLD
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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
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PURCHASED BEFORE
MARCH 31, 1975
REGULAR
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! 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
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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
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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
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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