Livestock market and auction news New Holland Horse Monday, July 12 Reported receipts of 374 horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week. Load of Tenn. driving horses 500-700; Load of Tenn. riding horses 300-425. Local work horses 350-450; better horses 275-530; driving horses 170-640; riding horses 150-250; lightweight killers 18-22; heavyweight 24-26; mares 20-50; colts 10-20; geldings 20-45; larger ponies 60-125. New Holland Dairy Wednesday, July 14 Reported receipts of 139 cows, 3 heifers, and no bulls. Market steady with last week. Load of Pa. fresh cows 610- 675, springers 560-775; Load of Franklin County fresh cows 590-830, springers 540- 700; Load of Pa. fresh cows 520-730, springers 590-730; Load of Wisconsin fresh cows, 500-825; Load of Pa. fresh cows 500-710. Locally consigned cows 450-650. Springing heifers 475-600. Omaha Thurs., July 15,1976 Weekly cattle: 51. Compared with the previous week’s close: closing prices on slaughter steers were 1.00-1.50 lower, and heifers 1.50-2.00 lower. Cows were weak to 1.00 lower and bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Four Day Receipts this week 14,100 as compared 11.700 previous week and 15,300 a year ago. The fed cattle market followed much the same pattern as the previous week. STEERS: Choice and Prime 34 1150-1250 lbs. 37.00- 38.00 during week, load 1225 lbs. 37.75 late. At close short two loads Choice 3 1125 lbs. 39.00. Choice 24 1000-1250 lbs. closed 36.50-38.00, some 34 36.00-36.50. During week, several loads Choice 4-51250- 1350 lbs. 34.00-36.00, load 1356 lbs. 33.00 at low time Tuesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 975-1225 lbs. 36.00- 37.00. Good 2-3 33.50-36.50. Standard and Good 2-3 31.50- 33.00. Average of LS-214 detailed quotations for Choice 900- 1100 lbs. steers this week 37.65; Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 37.25. Average weight steers this week 1124 lbs. as com pared 1156 lbs. previous week. Average weight of heifers this week 953 lbs. as compared 972 lbs. previous week. HEIFERS: On early rounds Monday, moderate volume Choice 24 925-1025 lbs. 38.00-38.50. At close, load Choice and Prune 34 991 lbs. Belleville Belleville, PA July 14,1976 CATTLE 115. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows 75 cents to $1 lower. Few Good slaughter steers 34.85-37.00. Few Good & - Choice slaughter heifers 33.10-34.85, few Standard 32.25-32.60. 36.25. Choice 24 875-1050 lbs. closed 35.50-37.25, mainly 36.00-37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 34.50- 36.00. Good 2-3 32.50-35.00. Standard and Good 2-3 31.00- 32.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 25.50-27.50, few to 28.00. Canner and Cutter 22.00-25.00, mixed Cutter and Utility 25.25-26.00. BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs. 33.00-37.00, individual 137.50- 38.00. FEEDERS: Including around 1400 at Thursday’s auction. Feeder steers 1.00- 1.50 lower feeder heifers weak to 1.00 lower. Supply large Choice and mixed Good and Choice 400-800 lb. steers and Good and Choice 400-600 lb. heifers. FEEDERS: Choice 375-600 lbs. 37.25-38.75 ; 600-800 lbs. 36.50-38.75, few lots fleshy 800-865 lbs. 36.50-39.00. Mixed Good and Choice 325-700 lbs. 34.00-35.00. Lot Good 959 lb. holsteins 33.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 375-650 lbs. 31.50- 33.00, few lots 700-750 lbs. 32.25-34.00. Mixed Good and Choice 400-700 lbs. 30.00- 31.75. Good 350600 lbs. 26.25- 30.00. r> * v lancasteisFarmingfiSaturday/July. 17,1976 Auction Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 28.00- 32.00, Cutters 26.00-28.60, Canners 23.00-25.80, Shells down to 16.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1200-1400 lbs. slaughter bulls 28.75-34.35. CALVES 175. Vealers grading Utihty $3 to $5 higher. One Prime vealer at 56.50, Choice 49.50-54.00, Good 42.00-47.00, few Standard 35.00-38.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 28.00-35.00, 70-85 lbs. 22.00-30.00. Farm calves, JS&-- the OLD IptKKMEJM JULY 19-25, 1976 Hammock in shade, finest bed yet made Mulch vour fruit trees with hav or sawdust now Sitting Bull surrendered Julv 20 1881 Third quarter of the moon Julv 19 Average length of davs for the week, 14 hours 50 minutes Armstrong and Aldnn on the moon [ulv 20, 1969 Boss Tweed ring exposed Julv 22, 1871 That day is lost on which one has not laughed IKy '’VT/'nT heavy snow, farmers would hitch their horses or oxen onto the old large butchering kettles, which were about three to four feet across, and drag them up and down the roads to compact the snow, for sleds Home Hints Avoid cracked shells when hard boiling eggs by cooking them in simmering rather than boiling water OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England Clear and hot at first, then ram, cloudy and mild latter part, with showers at week's end Greater New York-New Jersey Week begins clear and hot, then showers, end of week cooler with ram Middle Atlantic Coastal: Early part of week partly sunny and hot, then thundershowers midweek and weekend (AURitnis Reserved Vanxee Inc Dublin N H 03444) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 30.00-43.50. HOGS 136. Barrows & Gilts $2 to $2.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200-220 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.40-51.30, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 47.20-50.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 37.75-40.25. Boars 28.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 255. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 19.50-32.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 29.50-36.50, lot No. 1-3 75 lbs. 43.00 per head. SHEEP 19. Choice 80-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 39.50-46.00. Ask the Old Farmer I'm having a debate with a friend about the mean ing of ' kettlmg," which he claims had something to do with snow plowing in the old days Could you explain 7 LC Lincoln, Nebraska Your friend is close Years ago, after a 9
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