—Lancaster Farming' Saturflak dec. 4,i9?6 8 theOLD t&LMANtfM DEC. 6-12, 1976 Wintry blasts congeal the lakes to glass. Start sending vour Christmas cams now Ralph Bunche died Dec 9,1971 Full moon Dec 6 Sales ot tires stopped to Amer ican public for War effort Dec 12 1941 A\ erage length of days tor the week, 9 hours, 10 minutes Washington Monument capped Dec 6, 1884 Soldiers zvm battles and get tne indit (Napoleon Bonaparte) A daisy with quickly Therefore it the flower is worth a second look, it has to be fresh But your clam cliche is wrong We know it as ' Happy as a clam at high tide," because a clam out of water isn’t happy and lit won’t remain fresh too long either Home Hints When storing paint fit thehdsof the cans tight! v then store the cans upside down This eliminates film on the paint OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Warm and showery to start with snow bv Thurs ’day, 3" expected for the end of the week Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny and fairly warm, then rain by Wednesday, week's end sunny Middle Atlantic Coastal; Clear and warm to start, clouds and showers from Tuesday through the end of week Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cloudy, warm and showers all week Florida: Warm, foggy and ram all week Upstate N.Y.-Toronto & Montreal: Mild, rain and some sun to start, Thursday brings more rain through week's end (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin NH 03444) Peoria Auction Reipts this week 7300; Last week 4500; Last year 6200 Compared with last weeks close, Slaughter steers mostly steady. Slaughter Heifers steady to firm. Cows 50-1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 per cent Slaughter Steers, 20 per cent Slaughter Heifers and 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice and Prime 3-4, 1150- 1300 lbs. 40.50-41.00: Couple Loads 1215 lbs. 41.25; Part Load 1360 lbs. Yg 4-5, 38.50. Choice 2-4,950-1250 lbs. 40.00- 41.25; Couple Loads 41.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4, 900-1300 lbs. 39.00-40.00. Good Ask the Old Farmer Old cliches are supposed to be taboo, but I like them "Fresh as a daisy ' or "fresh as a clam out of water" a clam could be fresh but hou about a daisy 7 EH , Little Rock Ark 2-3, 37.00-39.00. Few Stan dard and Good 2-3, HolsteinS early 33.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and Prime 3-4, 900- 1100 lbs. 39.00-39.75; Choice 2-4, 850-1050 lbs. 38.00-39.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-4, 800-1050 lbs. 36.50-38.00. Good 2-3,35.00-36.50. Standard and Good 2-3, 32.50-35.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 2-3, 21.00-23.00. High Dressing Utility 23.50, up to 25.00 early. Cutter 1-2, 20.00-22.00. Canner 16.00- 20.00. BULLS: Yg 1-2, 1100-1800 lbs. 24.00-28.50. Few Yg 1, 29.00. Omaha Cattle December Weekly 51 - Cattle - Compared with previous weeks close Closing prices on Slaughter Steers were 50-1.00 higher, the most advance on Choice. Heifers were 50-75 cents higher, instances 1.00 up. Cows were 1.00-1.50 higher and Bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Four day receipts 15,200 compared 14,200 previous week and 18,900 a year ago. Demand was generally good for Slaughter Cattle following the holiday period, and the upturn in live prices was supported by sharply higher carcass prices through midweek which served to improve the ratio between live prices and carcass realizations. Most interests came into the week with only live inventories bn hand and the daily rate of slaughter was reduced somewhat. An additional favorable factor was good day-to-day distribution of supplies. On rounds, two local packers were out of the market with no announced time for returning to operation. The overall finish of the Steer and Heifer supply was attractive with a liberal percentage Choice and a moderate volume Choice and Prime and 1250- 1400 lb., 4-5 Steers were relatively scarce. Steer made up approximately 29 per cent of the weeks run, Heifers 27 per cent, Cows 12 per cent, Feeders 30 per cent. STEERS: at high time late, two loads Choice and Prme 3-4 1046-1154 lbs. and load Choice 3 1308 lbs. 41.25, highest locally since June. Choice 2-4 975-1300 lbs. closed 39.75-41.00, some load lots at outside price 3-4 carrying end Prune. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1225 lbs. 38.75- 39.75, occasionally 40.00. jower costs, plus savings in time and effort This all means more net profits for you. Stop in today and ask about our Special Stockman’s Knife offer. Let us show you how Mol-Mix will fit your dairy and beef operation so that you can truly ‘‘cut costs" JOHN Z. MARTIN NEW HOLLAND RDI PHONE 717-354-5848 Good 2-3 950-1300 lbs. 35.50- 38.75, some 1300-1520 lbs. Holsteins with end Choice 34.25-34.50. Standard and Good 2-3 33.50-35.00. Average of LS-214, detailed quotations, for Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers this week 40.22, Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 40.10. Average weight Steers first three days 1148 lbs. as compared 1133 lbs. previous week. Average weight Heifers first three days 993 lbs. as compared 987 lbs. previous week. Heifers: load Choice with, end Prime predominantly 3 981 lbs. 4.0.00, several loads same grade 3-4 975-1050 lbs. 39.50- Choice 2-4 875- 1100 lbs. 38.25-39.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 37.50-38.50. Good 2-3 34.50- Standard and Good 2-3 32.50-34.00. Cows: Utility and Com mercial 2-4 21.00-23.50. Mixed and Utility 21.75-22.00. Bulls: 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. 23.50-28.00, few 1 28.50-29.00, New Holland Dairy Reported receipts of 102 cows, four heifers, and no bulls. Market stronger than last week’s market. Load of, Pennsylvania fresh cows, 670 - 975; Load of Franklin County fresh cows 600 - 800, springers 640 -1000; Load of Pennsylvania fresh cows 670 - 820, springers 625 - 800; Jersey herd all stages of production 175 - 440. Locally consigned cows 510 - 925; springing heifers 500 - 625. TRY A CLASSIFIED en: our Feeding Costs H OUR LIQUID CONCEPT! :ter Greencastle Greencastle, Pa. November 29,1976 CATTLE 109. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1 higher. One Standard slaughter steer at 31.00. One Good slaughter heifer at 32.00, one Standard at 28.00. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 24.00- 26.00, Cutters 20.85-23.50, Canners 18.50-21.25, Shells down to 13.00. Couple Yield Grade No. 11125 and 1300 lbs. slaughter bulls 29.85 and 30.35; couple yield grade No. 2 900 and 1150 lbs. 27.25 and 27.60. Good 500-700 lbs feeder steers 29.00-34.00. CALVES 169. Vealers Moi-Mb? ft e uid liqiid supplements leader ■ !f RED ROSE FEED & FARM SUPPLY MAIN OFFICt: Div of Carnation 27 N. Church St. BUCK, PA. 284 - 4454 grading Standard & Good $2.50 to $4 higher. Choice veaiers 55.50-66.00, few Good 50.00- Standard 110-130 lbs. 41.00-50.50, 90-110 lbs. 28.00- Standard 70-85 lbs. 25.50-29.50, few 60-65 lbs. 24.00- Farm calves active, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 30.00-41.00. HOGS 54. US No. 1-3 195- 225 lbs. barrows & gilts 34.50- 35.00, one lot No. 2-3 250 34X10, few No. 1-3 170-175 lbs. 30.50. Few US No. 1-3 330-500 lbs. sows 27.00-27.25, one No. 2-3 700 lbs. 24.00. Few Boars 17.50-18.00. FEEDER PIGS 16. One lot US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00 per head, one lot No. 1-3 70 lbs. 20.50 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer.