B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 11,1978 _b ■_ ■ -•
Livestock market and auction news
Look for shooting stars Nov 16 Toscanini's American debut
Nov 16, 1908 Full Beaver Moon Nov 14 (which traditionally
provides light to the beavers making their final preparations for
winter) Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 45
minutes Standard Time zones adopted Nov 18, 1883 If you
tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything (Mark Twain)
"Our Nezif Thread
Home Hints A dollar bill can always
be an instant measuring stick It s
6-1/8 inches Jong
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Partly sunny and cold through week, expect rain
for weekend with snow m mountains
Greater New York-New Jersey Cold and rainy to start, then
partly sunny, warm, with scattered showers for remainder of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal* Week begins rainy and cool, partly
sunny and warmer by midweek, then rain for week's end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal* Heavy rain first of week, partly
cloudy, warming by midweek, then rain
Florida: Cloudy throughout the week, showers north
Upstate NY-Toronlo & Montreal Partly sunny, but ram and sleet
east, to midweek, then ram and snow last of week
Greater Ohio Valley* Cold with ram moving east during week,
cold with flumes for weekend
Deep South Mild to start, turning cold and rainy by midweek,
cloudy and cold for weekend
Chicago-Southern Great Lakes Sunny and cold to midweek, then
rain and sleet, very cold weekend
Northern Great Plams-Greaf Lakes Ram and sleet to midweek,
then cloudy and seasonal for remainder of week
Central Great Plains* Sunny to start then expect rain and snow
through week's end
Texas-Oklahoma Rain heaw east and coast, then cold and
cloudy
Rocky Mountain Light ram with snow north throughout week
Southwest Desert Cloudv and mild with light ram to start then
clear with cold nights
Pacific Northwest Rainy throughout week, snow m mountains
California. Mostlv sunnv throughout week
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wed., November 8,1978
Reported receipts of 162
cows, 116 heifers, and 5 bulls.
Market stronger than last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 800-1500;
load of Pa. fresh 800-1275;
load of NY, purebreds and
grades, fresh 710-2550,
springers 825-1800; load of
Canada spongers 810-1350;
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NOV. 13-19, 1978
Typical, cool and fickle.
Ask the Old Farmer. I have an
old cabinet for holding spools of
thread It says Coates & Clarks
O N T on it What do the initials
stand for 7 EK , Bridgeport,
Conn
local cows 525-1425;
springers, grades 650-900,
purebreds 800-1450; open
heifers 425-550; bulls44o-590;
herd dispersal of 50 head m
all stages of lactation 490-
1200; herd dispersal of
Ayrshires in all stages of
lactation 290-655.
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Livestock
November 6,1978
Duncansville, Pa.
Market reported higher
this week.
STEERS: Good to Choice
53.00- Standard to Good
50.00- Dairy Cows-690-
1005.00.
HEIFERS: Good to
Choice 51.00-53.50; Other
47.00-51.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good
to Choice 250 to 500 lbs. 60.00-
70.50; Standard to Good 500
to 700 lb. 50.00-62.50.
BULLS: 1200 to 1500 lbs,
48.00- 900 to 1200 lb.
47.00-
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 43.00-45.50, Individual
49.00; Good to Standard
40.00-43.00; Utility 38.00-
40.00; Cutters 36.00-38.00;
Canners Down to 34.00.
CALVES: High Choice
88.00- Good to Choice
70.00- Standard to Good
60.00- Farm Calves
Bulls 90.00-102.00. Farm
Heifers 100.00-135.00.
HOGS: 200 to 240 lb. 49.00-
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5085; 190 to 270 lb 46 00-
50.00
SOWS: 42.00-47.00.
ROARS: 32.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS- 20 to 30
lb 20.00-38.00; 30 to 50 lbs.
38.00-50.00.
SHEEP; Lambs 55.00-
60.00; Sheep 15.00-32 00.
Peoria
Livestock
Peoria, Illinois
November 9,1978
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 5600 Last Week: 4800
year ago: 6200 compared
with last week’s close,
slaughter steers 1.00-2 00
lower. Slaughter heifers 50-
LOO lower. Cows steady to
weak. Bulls weak. Receipts
about 65 per cent slaughter
sters 30 per cent slaughter
heifers, balance mmly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and prime 3-4 1125-
1250 lb. 53.00-54.00, Few
Early 54.50. Choice 24 1050-
1300 lbs. 51.50-54.00; late
51.50-53.00; 900-1050 lbs.
51.00-51.50; mixed good and
choice 24 900-1250 lbs. 50.00-
51.50; good 2-3 47.50-50.50:
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7J7.548.2376 215.926-212.
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
7,800,5 days last week 5,905,
same period last year 9,301.
Trading slow for the week.
Mixed high Choice and
Prime steers closed the
week 1.00-1.25 lower than
Wednesday of last week.
Good to aver Choice
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few standard and good 2-3
45.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and prime 3-4 900-1050
lbs. 51.00-52.00, Wednesday
51.00- Choice 24 850-
1050 lbs. 50.00-51.50, at mid
week 50.00-51.00; 800-900 lbs.
49.00- mixed good and
choice 24 800-1000 lbs. 48.00-
50.00; good 2-3 45.5048.00.
COWS. Utility and
commercial 1-3 39.0042.00;
few high-dressing utility
42.50; cutter 1-2 34.50-39 00;
Canner 33.50-35.00.
BULLS- Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 41.00-47.00.
Market courtesy of USDA
Joliet
Cattle
Joliet, Illinois
November 9,1978
steers 1.00-1.50 lower.
Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.75
lower. Cows 50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Mixed high Choice and
Prune 3-41150-1350 lbs. 54.75-
55.25, Monday 54.00-54.50
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1050-
1250 lbs. 53.00-54.75 Monday
52.50-54.00 Wednesday.’
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
975-1200 lbs. 51.50-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1100 lbs. 52.50-53.00
Monday, 51.75-52.25, 1 load
52.65 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1050 lbs. 51.75-52.50
Monday; 51.00-51,75 Wed
nesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 50 00-
51.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 39.0041.50
Monday; 40.0042.00
nesday.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Chambersburg
Auction
No Market Available
Due to Holiday.