ft—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 9,1978
DEC 11-17, 1978
Chilly nights, hearths blaze bright.
Get your Christmas tree this week Grandma Moses died Dec 13,
1961 . Full moon Dec 14 Average length of days for the week,
9 hours, 5 minutes First U S savings bank incorporated in
Boston Dec 13, 1816 First life insurance policy issued by a
general company Dec 15,1792 To enjoy light, we must touch much
of it lightly (Voltaire)
some newspaper up the chimney first,
before you light the fire Set the newspaper on fire and it will burn for a
few minutes and start the draft in the proper direction
Home Hints To get grease off your hands, scrub with baking soda
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Very cold, then snow at midweek, cloudy by
weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cold, then rainy for most of week
Middle Atlantic Coastal; Cloudy with light snow north to start,
then mild and showery
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Partly sunny and very cold first of
week, then ram, clearing for weekend
Florida: Week begins warm with ram north, then fair, rain at end
of week
Upstate NY-Toronto & Montreal: Clear, very cold to midweek,
then milder with rain and sleet
Greater Ohio Valley: Rainy and mild, some snow east
Deep South; Week starts rainy and seasonal, then clearing, sunny
and mild
Chicago & Southern Great Lakes: Some ram or sleet, then cloudy,
flurries
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light snow to start, then
clearing
Central Great Plains; First of week brings flumes west, rain
southeast, then sunny and mild, light ram or snow at weekend
Texas-Oklahoma: Week begins with ram, light west, then cloudy,
cold and clearing by end of week
Rocky Mountain: Light snow north and sunny south, then rainy
and mild by weekend
Southwest Desert. Cloudy with light showers to start, then sunny
Pacific Northwest: Rainy and mild ail week, heavy snow in mts
California: Rain to start, clearing by midweek, then rain again for
weekend
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Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
Dec. 7,1978
CATTLE 366. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers
about steady. SI. cows 25
cents to 1.25 lower. Choice
975-1275 lbs. 54.60-56.50;
Good 51.00-55.25, few
Standard 48.00-50.00; few
Good & choice si. heifers
49.00-54.00; few Utility 40.50-
46.50. Utility & Commercial
si. cows 39.75-45.35; few
46.85; Cutters 40.00-43.50;
Conner & L. Cutter 36.60-
40.50, Shells down to 32.25. SI.
bullocks Good at 53.35;
Standard at 49.00; Yield
Grade #1,1150-1800 lbs. 45.00-
53.35.
FEEDER CATTLE: few
Choice 175-600 lbs. steers
60.50-73.00.
OLD
ME*
MANX
Ask the Old Fanner: 1 saw what ap
peared to be day owls on top of chim
neys on Nantucket Island this sum
mer Do they scare away seagulls’
FK, New York
No They're chtmney bonnets to prevent
smoking inside the house If you have
trouble with your fireplace draft, stuff
CALVES 512. Vealers
grading good to prime $6.00-
12.00 higher; Standard & low
Good $4.00-8.00 lower. Prime
vealers 100.00-105.00, Choice
93.00- Good 80.00-
94.00; Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 66.00-69.00 ; 70-85 lbs.
56.00- Utility 50-100 lbs.
40.00-
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 80.00-99.50;
Hoi. Heifers 90-140 lbs. 85.00-
130.00.
HOGS 27. Barrows and
gilts 1 lot US No. 1-2 230 lbs.
barrows & gilts at 50.60; 1 lot
No. 2-3 380 lbs. 50.00; US No.
1-3 400-600 lbs. sows 39.75-
44.50, few BOARS 34.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 71. Few
US No. 1-3 20-25 lbs. feeder
pigs 25.00-27.50 per head, No.
1-3 30-50 lbs. 31.00-44.00.
SHEEP 16. Spring and
Wooled si. lambs few Choice
50-85 lbs. 56.0059.00; few
Slaughter ewes 16.00-24.50.
Negotiated sales generally
steady on choice 3 carcass
steer beef. Formula sales
late Tuesday base 1.00-1.75
lower. Prune special fed
veal steady. Good and choice
boning veal northeastern
suppliers 2.00 lower,
midwest and west coast sup
pliers steady to firm. Com
pared to last week, lamb 55
lbs. down 4.00-5.00 higher,
55-65 lbs. 10.00-14.00 higher,
65-75 lbs. 10.00-12.00 higher.
Fresh loins generally steady
with late last week.
STEER BEEF
9 Loads
Negotiated sales:
Choice 3 700-800 lbs. 86.75.
Choice 3 700-900 lbs
85.50-86.00, generally steady.
Formula sales late Tuesday
base:
Choice 3 600-700 lbs
87.50-88.00,1.00-1.75 lower.
Choice 3 700-900 lbs
86.50-87.00.
Formula sales late Tuesday
base:
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 85.75
BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
11 Loads
STEER HINDS: 145-190
lbs. 97.50-99.00, few 101.50,
mostly 1.50 lower.
FORES: 130-210 lbs. 78.50.
ARM CHUCKS; 90-130 lbs,
79.00, firm.
ARM BACKS: 100-150 lbs.
91.00.
ROUNDS, STEER; 6085
lbs. 101.00.
BRISKETS; 56.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime 3-4
6 Loads
Compared to last week:
55 lbs. down 130.00,
4.00- higher; 60 lbs. down
125.00; 55-65 lbs. 120.00,
10.00- higher; 65-75 lbs.
114.00- 10.00-12.00
higher.
LOINS: 14 lbs. down 95.50,
generally steady; 14-17 lbs.
94.50, with last week; 17-20
lbs. few 88.50.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
24 Loads
SKINNED HAMS: 16-19
Livestock morket and auction news
East Coast
Carlot Meats
December 6,1978
STEER BEEF
3 Loads
HEIFER BEEF
ILoad
FRESH PORK CUTS
26 Loads
lbs lib 00. firm, 19-23 lbs,
107.00-108.25
SEMI 8N125 HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 125.00, steady.
BONELESS HAMS: 13-17
lbs. 163.00, steady.
NO. 1 SLICED BACON:
Vacuum pack 113.00, steady.
FRANKS: 70 beef, 30 pork
1 lb. pack 83.00, steady.
BOLOGNA: 70 beef, 30
pork 1 lb. pack 89.00, firm.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (Special Fed)
180-240 1b5.140-145.00
steady.
GOOD & CHOICE
BONING TYPE -
HIDE ON
NORTHEASTERN SUP
PLIERS: 65-75 lbs.
100.00- all steady to
2.00 lower; 55-64 lbs.
98.00- 45-54 lbs.
96.00- 35-44 lbs.
94.00- 34 lbs. down
Q 9 (VU44 00
MIDWEST AND WEST
COAST SUPPLIERS: 70-80
lbs. 104.00-105.00, all steady;
60-70 lbs. 102.00-103.00; 5060
lbs. 100.00-101.00; 40-50 lbs.
98.00- 30-40 lbs.
96.00-
Market courtesy of USDA,
Des Moines
Carlot
December 6,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Choice steer beef
50-2.00 lower. Choice heifer
beef 1.00 lower. Trade
moderate to fairly active;
demand moderate sales
reported on 64 loads of car
cass beef.
STEER BEEF
Choice 3 600-800 lbs
82.7583.50 including 50-1.25
lower packer/packer.
Choice 3 700-900 lbs.
82.0082.50, 1.50-2.00 lower
than Monday.
Choice 3 550-700 lbs.
84.7585.50 sliced and trimm
ed.
Choice 2 550-650 lbs. 85.75
sliced and trimmed.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 85.25
cplpptpH
Good 2-3 500-900 lbs. 80.25
(Hols, type) steady.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 81.75.
Choice 3 400-500 lbs. 79.75.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 75.25.
COW BEEF
No Sales Reported
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
HINDS: 145-190 lbs. 93.75
(Steer)
FORES: 130-210 lbs. 75.00,
load 73.00 sliced.
ARM CHUCKS 75-120 lbs.
75.25.
BRISKETS: 52.75.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Goods
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs,
76.25-78.50.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS
85 per cent chemical lean,
frozen 112.00.
75 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 91.00.
50 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 46.00
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Fresh pork loins for
late week and next week
shipment 1.00 higher than
last Friday; clear channel
loins steady with late Tues
day. Skinned hams 75-2.00
higher. Bellies steady 3.25
lower. Pork trimmings
1.25-2.00 lower. Spareribs
2.00-2.75 lower. Trading slow
to moderate; demand hght
except for skinned hams.
Sales reported on 75 loads,
including 5 loads of trimm
ings.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 92.00
late week and next week
shipment, 1.00 higher than
Friday; 14-17 lbs. 91.00 late
week and next week ship
ment, 1.00 higher than Fri
day; 14-17 lbs. 90.50 im
mediate shipment 95.00-95.25
clear channel, steady with
Tuesday.
SPARERIBS; 3-5 lbs.
76.25-77.50 frozen, 2.00-2.75
lower.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 111.00,1.50 higher; 17-20
lbs. 104.00-mostly 105.00,
75-1.75 higher; 20-26 lbs.
95.00-96.00; 26 & up lbs. 80.00.
BELLIES, SDLS: 12-14
lbs. 58.0080.00, load 61.50,
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Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob
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consigners.
Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows,
Lambs and Veal Calves.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the
farm or at our barn or other market information
call: Office 717-733-2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
steady 2.00 lower; 14-16 lbs.
58.00-60.00, steady 2.00
lower; 16-18 lbs. 55.00-57.50,
75-3.00 lower; 18-20 lbs.
51.50-52.00.
JOWLS: Fresh3l.oo-32.50.
PORK TRIMM
INGS/BONELESS PRO
CESSING PORK: (chemical
lean) 42 per cent trimmings
35.50, 1.25-1.50 lower
fresh/boxed; 42 per cent
trimmings 38.00-38.75,
1.50-2.00 lower frozen/box
ed; 72 per cent trimmings
83.50,1.50 lower fresh/bags.
Market courtesy of USDA.
Lancaster
Feeder
Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Fri., December 1,1978
Feeder Cattle
500
506
518
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Bulk of supply
sold in lots of three or less,
ao comparison available.
FEEDER STEERS; Two
lots Choice and Prune 96-
1000 lbs. 58.10-58.25; two lots
Choice 505-151 lbs. 68.10-
7150, few lots 630-785 lbs.
61 25-65.75, few lots 850-1095
lb. 55.10-59.50; lot mixed
Good and Choice 605 lb.
64.85 two lots 805-840 lbs.
57.35-58 50; lot Good 640 lbs.
59 25p lot Standard and Good
Holst* r lS 9lslbs. 49.75.
FE :>ER HEIFERS: Lot
mix'- - rood and Choice 455
lbs. 56 ib
FEEDER BULLS; Lot
Choice '’7o lbs. 55.75; few lots
Good 605-960 lbs. 50.60-53.50;
lot Good Holsteins 425 lbs.
58.75.
Market courtesy of USDA,
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