>-4anc« ter F«rniing,Satiirday, December 16,1978 DEC 18-24, 1978 Winter is officially here! Shortest days of the year this week Winter begins Dec 22 at 12.21 AM EST. Last quarter of the moon Dec 22 Average length of days for the week, 9 hours, 4 minutes First American penal colony started in Virginia Dec 23, 1617 USS Pueblo seized by N Koreans Dec 23,1968 Tis mirth not dishes that sets a table off hands won't sweat or stick to the gloves OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Cloudy with light snow, partly sunny for weekend Greater New York-New Jersey: Seasonal with light ram to start, then partly sunny with some showers or flurries for last of week Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rainy all week, scattered light snow west Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Week begins with heavy rain, snow in mts, gradual clearing and milder for remainder of week Florida: Rain first of week, then cloudy north and sunny south to week's end, cold Upstate NY-Toronto & Montreal: Cloudy with snow west to start, snowstorm for last of week Greater Ohio Valley: Snow and cold this week Deep South: Sunny west with ram m east and snow m mts, then variably cloudy and colder last of week Chicago & Southern Great Lakes:’ Flumes and light snow all week, very cold weekend Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Light snow and flurries for most of week Central Great Plains: Week brings snow west and snow or sleet in the east, sunny and cold for weekend Texas-Oklahoma: Partly sunny and cold all week Rocky Mountain: Mostly cold and sunny, possible snow south for weekend Southwest Desert: Sunny and clear, light frost, then cloudy with light ram for weekend Pacific Northwest: Partly sunny, some light ram, cloudy and cold south, sunny north for last of week California; Cloudy, then mostly dear, warm south, some frost Central Valley ' (Ail Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Carlisle Auction Carlisle, Pa. December 12,1978 CATTLE: Steers steady. Cows steady. STEERS: Choice 53.00-55.10; Good 49.50-53.00; Standard 46.00- 48.00. COWS: Utility & Commercial 42.00-45.75; Cutter 38.75-42.50; Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-39.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 51.85-53.50. CALVES: Vealers lower. Choice 72.50-89.00; Good 55.00-70.00; Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 48.00-60.50; Holstein Heifers 119.00- 140.00. XT WEEK’S ISSUE M. M. WEAVER & SONS, INC. OLD ME* MANX Ask the Old Farmer: Can you tell me how the Soldier bean was named 7 DT, Lincoln, Nebraska The Navy bean is the only one we have known to be named for the armed forces Home Hints. If you wear cotton gloves under rubber gloves vour HOGS: Barrows & gilts steady. US No. 1-2 50.60- 51.85; US No. 1-3 46.75-50.50; SOWS; US No. 1-3 38.5045.00. FEEDER PIGS: US No. 1- 3 20-35 lbs. 26.00-37.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 40'00- 43.50. mT H FOR NUAL AND OUSE Weekly cattle review Redpts this week 6,700: Week ago 7,000: Year ago 9,300. Compared to the previous weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers uneven, generally steady. Cows steady. Bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Slaughter sunnlv plainly Choice 24 1050-1200 lbs. steers, around 30 per cent heifers and 15 percent cows. Note: A substantial in crease in Yield Grade 3-5 steers and heifers apparent this week. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 1050-1250 lbs. 54.50-55.00, dosing 54.50; few loads 3-5 1175-1250 lbs. 53.00. Choice 2- 4 950-1250 lbs. 52.50-54.50, closing 52.50-54.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1175 lbs. 51.50-53.50. Good 2-3 900 1150 lbs. 50.50-52.00. Stan dard to Good 2-3 1050-1350 lbs. holsteins 48.00-51.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs. 52.50-53.50, closing 52.50-53.00. Part load Prime 4 to mostly s’s 1150 lbs. 47.00. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 51.00-52.00, several dosing sales 51.00-52.00; scattered lots 3-5 975-1050 lbs. 48.00-50.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-975 lbs. 49.00-51.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 46.0049.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 38.0042.00. Boning utility 1-2 42.0043.50. Cutter 1-2 36.5041.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 33.50 36.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1050-1800 lbs. 45.00-51.00, closing 46.00-51.00. Yield Grade 1 1450-1800 lbs. 51.00 51.50, couple 52.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 2,300 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder Steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good. Supply mostly Choice and Mixed Good and Choice 350 800 lbs. steers and 300-600 lbs. heifers. FEEDER STEERS; Couple lots high Choice and Prune 325-350 lbs. 88.00- 89.00. Choice 300400 lbs. 75.00-85.00; 400-500 lbs. 72.50 77.50; 500600 lbs. 67.5071.50; 600700 lbs. 63.0068.75; 700 800 lbs. 64.75-67.00. Load thin 824 lbs. 68.00. Mixed Good and Choice, some compact 300500 lbs. 68.0075.75; few lots 500600 lbs. 64.0068.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300-500 lbs. 62.00 70.25; 500600 lbs. 59.0064.00; 600700 lbs. 55.0063.00. 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Good Cows 43.00- 46.75, Individual at 47.60; Standard & Utility 42.00- 43.50; Canners 40.0042.00; Shelly 40.00 Down Bulls Strong demand; Top 55.00, Bulk 49.00-52.00. BUTCHER HOGS: Prices steady. Top Hogs 49.25; Bulk 200-225 lbs. 48.5049.25; 230- 260 lbs. 48.0049.00; 170-190 lbs. 46.00-48.00; Heavy Weights to 44.25; Sows to 42.00, Bulk 38.0040.50. VEAL CALVES: Good run, very active. Tops, to 98.50; Good-Choice 85.00- 98.50; Standard 75.00-85.00; Light calves 3.00-5.00 lower! Bulk 55.00-75.00; Weak & Rough 55.00 Down. Farm heifers to 128.00, Bulls to 96.00. LAMBS: Good demand, few offered. Good & Choice to 61.50; Medium to 55.00. STOCK CATTLE: Good run, prices higher. Stock Steers 40.0074.00; Stock Heifers 40.0066.50, Light weights to 76.50; Stock Bulls 40.0075.00. PIGS AND SHOATS: Good run, mostly steady. By the head 15.0045.00, Shoats to 52.00; By the lb. 6090 lbs. shoats to 81.00; 100160 lbs. shoats to 50.00. Carrol’s Market Carroll’s Sales Co., Inc. Felton, Delaware December 8,1978 COWS: Utility 40.0044.50; Cutter 37.0040.00. STEERS: Choice 55.00 58.00; Good 50.00-55.00; Standard 45.00-50.00; 400-500 lbs. Feeder Bulls 57.00 70.00. BULLS: 48.0054.50. VEAL CALVES; Prime 80.0090.00; Choice 70.00 80.00; Good 65.00-70.00; Standard 55.00-65.00; Monkeys returning to farm -50.0084.00. LAMBS: 53.00-86.00. HOGS: 50.50-53.50. SOWS: 39.00-41.00. BOARS: 38.00-39.75; Pigs sold between 27.00-70.00. Joilet Cattle December 14,1978 Friday through Wed nesday’s salable receipts 7,400, 5 days last week 7,419, year ago 9,929. Trading slow on Monday, turning moderately active Wed nesday, Slaughter steers closed the week 75 to 1.25 higher than Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers closed the week 25 to 50 higher. Cows 50 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high Choice and Prime 34, few 5, 1150-1350 lbs. 55.50-56.00 Monday, 56.25-56.75 Wednesday. Load 4-5 1100 lbs. 56.00 Wed nesday. Choice 24, largely 3- 4, 1000-1250 lbs. 54.50-55.50 Monday, 55.25-56.25, Mostly 55.50-56.25 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 53.50-54.50 Monday, 54.00-55.00 Wed nesday. Choice holsteins 1400-1500 lbs. 52.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 34, few 5, 950-1100 lbs. 54.00- 54.25-, 1 load 54.50 Monday, 54.50-54.75 Wednesday. Choice 24 900-1050 lbs. 53.25- 54.00 Monday, 53.75-54.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 52.25- 53.25 Monday, 52.50-53.50 Wednesday. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 41.50-43.00. Canner and Cutter 39.00- 41.00. Market courtesy of USDA. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sales Stables Wed., December 13,1978 Reported receipts of 169 cows, 203 heifers, and 10 bulls. Dairy cow market reported steady, heifers stronger. Load of Pa. fresh 925-1040; load of N.Y, purebred and grades, fresh 900-2125, springers 850-1430; load of Pa. fresh 720-1050; load of Butler Co., nurebred and grades, fresh 875-1600, springers 710-1800; Guern sey cows 325-800; local cows 750-1250; springing heifers, grades 775-1050, purebreds 850-1240; bred heifers 625- 750; open heifers 275-625; bulls 450-600; herd dispersal of 25 head in all stages of lactation 345-1000. Grapefruit Add taste and color to meals with rosy-type grapefruit Serve it plain, broiled or as a garnish
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