t—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
DEC. 25-31, 1978
Don't worry, only a flurry.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Chewing gum patented
Dec. 28,1869 New moon Dec 29 . Average length of days for
the week, 9 hours, 5 minutes (days get longer beginning the 27th)
. Gas lights installed in White House Dec 29,1848 Be ashamed
to die until you have won some victory for mankind
Ask the Old Farmer: My mother used to
make poor man's pie Do you know what
the ingredients were 7 SJ , Dublin, Ga
Crackers soaked in vinegar, and seasoned with
sweetening and spice There may be other
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Sunny and very cold throughout week
Greater New York-New Jersey; Very cold most of week with
some light flumes
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Very cold with light flumes to midweek,
snow for week's end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Very cold with rain and snow east,
lighter in west, partly sunny and cold for week's end
Florida: Frost north to start with ram, possible snow by midweek,
clearing and cold end of week
Upstate NY-Toronto & Montreal: Snowstorm starts week, then
clearing, light snow for last of week, more by lake shores
Greater Ohio Valley: Very cold with light snow, windy by
weekend
Deep South: Light snow, very cold to start, midweek sunny and
mild then cold again for weekend
Chicago <c Southern Great Lakes: Week begins very cold with
light snow, near blizzard at week's end
Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Seasonal with some snow first
part of week, very cold, near blizzard central end of week
Central Great Plains: Seasonal with flurries to start, snow north
east, very cold with light snow for remainder of week
Texas-Oklahoma: Showers with light snow north and west, then
sunny, cloudy and cold by weekend
Rocky Mountain; Week starts with snow in south, clear central
and cloudy north, then clear and mild with snow north
Southwest Desert: Cloudy and cooler with light rain, then clear
ing and warmer for remainder of week
Pacific Northwest: Week begins cloudy and cold m south, sunny
north, then warming with possible rain or snow.
California: Clear and warm inland, partly cloudy on coast, cloudy
with ram north for weekend
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Peoria
Livestock
December 21,1978
Estimated receipts this
week 9850, actual receipts
last week 5900, actual
receipts last year 5800.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers
steady to 50 higher.
Slaughter heifers 50-1.00
higher. Cows 1.00-2.00
higher. Cows 1.00-2.00
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 slaughter steers, 30
slaughter heifers and the
balance mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice & Prime 3-4,1200-1250
lbs. 56.50; part load 57.00.
Choice 2-4, 1050-1200 lbs.
55.00- 900-1050 lbs.
54.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4,900-1300 lbs. 54.00-
55.00. Good 2-3,51.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice Si Prime 3-4, 900-1100
lbs. 54.50-55.25; Choice 2-4,
850-1050 lbs. 53.50-54.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-4,
850-1050 lbs. 52.00-53.50. Good
2-3,48.50-52.00.
COWS: Utility and
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varieties
Home Hints: To provide a pleasant scent for an
extended time, place empty perfume bottles in
lingerie drawers
Commercial 1-3, 43.00-44.00.
High dressing utility 44.50-
46.00, few 47.00. Cutter 1-2,
39.00-42.50. Canner 36.00-
39.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2,
1100-1800 lbs. 43.00-50.00, few
52.00.
Carroll’s
Market
Caroll’s Sales Co., Inc.
Felton, Delaware
December 15,1978
COWS: Few 46.0048.00;
Utility 43.00-46.00; Cutter
40.00-
STEERS: Choice 54.00-
57.25; Good 48.00-54.00;
Standard 45.00-48.00.
BULLS; 48.00-53.75.
VEAL CALVES: Prime
SO.OO'&.OO; Choice 70.00-
80.00; Good 60.00-70.00;
Standard 50.00-60.00;
Monkeys returning to farm -
55.00-
LAMBS: 52.00-96.00.
HOGS: 49.75-50.25.
SOWS: 38.00-40.75.
BOARS; 37.50-38.75.
Pigs sold between 25.00-
66.00.
Livestock market and auction news
Formula sales late Tues
day base Choice 3: 600-700
lbs. 89.00-89.50, steady.
Choice 3 700-900 lbs.
89.50-90.00, steady.
Formula sales late Tues
day base Choice 3 500-700 lbs.
87.25-87.75,1.00 lower.
STEER HINDS: 145-190
lbs. part load 99.50.
FORES 130-210 lbs. 78.00,
steady.
ARM CHUCKS 90-130 lbs.
75.00-76.00, weak
ROUNDS, STEER; 6085
lbs. 103.00.
55 lbs. down 135.00, PT LD
137.00, steady to firm.
60 lbs. down 133.00, steady.
LOINS: 14 lbs. down
103.50- 2.00-3.00
higher; 14-17 lbs.
102.50- 2.00-3.00
higher.
SKINNED HAMS 17-20 lbs,
92.50.
BELULES, SDLS: 12-14
lbs. 65.50.
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
6 Loads
SEMI BNLS HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 122.00, steady.
FRANKS: 70 beef, 30 pork
1 lb. pack 83.00, steady.
BOLOGNA: 70 beef, 30
pork, 1 lb. pack 87.00, weak.
90 per cent chemical lean,
fresh, 128.00-133.00, 8.00-9.00
higher.
90 per cent chemical lean,
frozen, 128.00.
85 per cent chemical lean,
fresh, part loads 119.00.
60 per cent chemical lean,
fresh 54.00.
65 per cent flank trimm
ing, frozen 70.25 late yester
day.
PRIME (Special Fed)
180-240 lbs. few 145.00,
generally steady.
Good & Choice Boning
Type-Hide on
Northeastern Suppliers
65-75 lbs. 106.00-108.00, all
steady to 2.00 higher; 55-64
lbs. 104.00-106.00; 45-54 lbs.
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STEER BEEF
5 Loads
HEIFER BEEF
2 Leads
BEEF CUTS
Choices
7% Loads
LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime 3-4
2 Loads
FRESH PORK CUTS
8 Loads
BONELESS BEEF
10 Loads
BEEF TRIMMINGS
2 Loads
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
102.00- 35-44 lbs.
100.00- 34 lbs. down
98.00-
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers 70-80 lbs.
109.00- all 1.00-3.00
higher; 60-70 lbs.
107.00- 50-60 lbs.
'105.00-107,00; 40-50 lbs.
103.00- 30-40 lbs.
101.00-
Market courtesy of USDA.
Western
Maryland
Market
Western Maryland
Stockyards, Inc.
Westminster, Md.
Decembers, 1978
BUTCHER CATTLE; Fat
Steers few offered, good
demand. Top 55.00; Good-
Choice 53.00-55.50; Standard
49.00-53.00; Heifers, Top
53.50; Cows Good run, very
active $2.50 higher; Good
Cows 44.00-47.75; Standard &
Utility 42.0044.00; Canners
40.0042.00; Shelly 40.00
Down; no heavy bulls of
fered.
BUTCHER HOGS; light
run, prices higher. Top Hogs
51.25; Bulk 220-225 lbs. 51.00-
51.25; 230-260 50.00-51.00; 170-
190 lbs. 48.00-50.00; Heavy
Weights to 41.75; Sows to
45.00.
VEAL CALVES: good run,
very active. Tops, to 96.50;
Good-Choice 80.00-96.50;
Standard 70.00-80.00; Light
calves 55.00-70.00; Weak &
Rough 55.00 Down; farm
heifers to 80.00; Bulls to
100.00.
LAMBS; good demand,
Good & Choice to 59.50.
STOCK CATTLE; good
run, mostly steady; Stock
Steers 45.00-69.00; Stock
Heifers 42.00-68.00; Stock
Bulls 40.00-68.00, light
weights to 73.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: good
run, slightly lower; By the
head 12.00-42.00; Shoats to
$47.00; By the lb. to 50.50.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
December 20,1978
CATTLE 90. Compared
•with last Wednesday’s
market; couple Standard
slaughter steers 52.60 and
53.75. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.35-47.60,
couple to 48.35, Cutters 42.00-
46.00, Canner & Low Cutter
38.1041.85. Few Yield Grade
#1 1350-2150 lbs. slaughter
bulls 52.85-55.75.
CALVES 145. Few Choice
vealers 88.50-99.50, few Good
75.00- Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 67.00-72.50, 70-85
lbs. 57.0067.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
80.00-
HOGS 385. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 55.10-
■ 56.00, No. 1-3 210-260 lbs.
52.75-54.60, No. 2-3 275-290
lbs. 47.50-50.75. US No. 1-3
350-650 lbs. sows 39.7544.00.
Few Boars 28.00-38.25.
FEEDER PIGS 200. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
22.50-34.00 per head, No. 1-3
40-65 lbs. 37.50-48.50 per
head.
SHEEP 1. No sales on
offer.
The National Broiler
Council says you can keep
chicken stock in the
refrigerator for as long as
two weeks or freeze it for use
up to six weeks later. Freeze
it m the ice tray and keep the
cubes in a plastic container,
for easy use in seasoning
vegetables.