t-Lancastar Fannins, Saturday, January 27,1979
■ JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 1979
Touch up the fire, sire.
Don't forget to feed the birds now Sam Goldwyn died 31,
1974 First quarter of tne moon Feb 3 Average length of days
for the week, 10 hours, 1 minutes Groundhog Day Feb 2 (if
clear, don't cheer) U S Income Tax became law Feb 3, 1913
A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men
Ask the Old Farmer: Can you
tell me the origin of the name
"Cat-O-Nine Tails," which is
given to the tall reed growing
alongside the road 7 EG, Read
ing, Pa
The reed is named for its resemb
lance to a slave whip, which was
also used at sea for flogging sailors
The whip left scars that looked like
cat scratches
Home Hints To prevent your pan
cakes from sticking to a griddle that s too bot, rub a raw potato over the grid
dle
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cloudy and cold with flurries throughout the week
Greater New -York-New Jersey: Very cold with flumes to start,
then snowstorm, heavy south
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cold with light snow throughout the
week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: First of week, sunny and cold,
then light rain east and south, snow west and north for remainder
of week
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Joliet
Cattle
January 25,1979
Weekly cattle: Friday
through Wednesday salable
receipts 6200; 5 days last
week 4537; same period last
year 6322. Trading moderate
for the week. Slaughter
steers closed the week 75 to
1.25, instances 1.50 lower.
Slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50
lower than last Friday. Cows
steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prime 3-4
few 5 1150-1300 lbs.
62.75-63.50 Monday, 62.25
with 2 loads 62.75 on Wednes
day. Choice 2-41050-1250 lbs.
62.00-62.75 Monday,
61.01W2.06 Wednesday. Mix
ed good and choice 2-3
OLD
ME*
MAHK
950-1250 lbs. 61.00-62.00 Mon
day, 60.00-61.00 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 3-4
few 5 950-1100 lbs. 62.09-62.50
Monday, 4 loads at 61.00
Wednesday. Choice 2-4
900-1050 lbs. 61.25-62.00; 1000
lbs. 60.00-61.25 Monday,
59.00-60.00 Wednesday.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 1-3 47.00-50.00, a few
high dressing individuals at
51.50 on Monday. . '
Wolves
While hunting, wolves
roam far and wide. They
tend to travel single file at a
tireless rate of five miles
an hour Oftentimes, their
routes traverse frozen water
ways, windswept ridges and
old roads and trails.
prices firmed on the initial
session and then broke
sharply on Tuesday as
carcass beef prices plum
mented downward. The
downturn was short lived,
however, as carcass prices
rebounded, and midweek
trading on a curtailed run of
steers and heifers was
aggressive as prices again
trended higher. Late sup
plies were not sufficient to
fully reflect the late upsurge
m carcass prices. The run
mcluded a fairly liberal
percentage choice steers and
heifers, but mud was a
generally prevalent conditon
and often a major price
determmg factor. Steers
made up approximately 40
per cent and heifers 32 per
cent. Cows comprised 14 per
cent and feeders 10 per cent.
STEERS: Several loads
choice and prime 3-4 1167-
1241 lbs. 62.50-63.00 early,
some choice 3 62.75-63.00 to
fill commodity orders. At
midweek, load and part load
Omahs choice with few prime 31125-
A Zm 1150 lbs 62.62, and load
031116 choice and prime 341177 lbs.
» oc ii» n 62.75 Thursday. Choice 24
January 25,1979 1000-1275 lbs. closed 61.00-
Cattle - Compared 62 50 Mlxed Good and
previous weeks close - Choice M 100(M 250 lbg
midweek pnces on slaughter 60.00-61.00. Good 2-3 56.00-
steers and heifers wre 25-50 gg gg
cents lower. Limited late Average of LS-214,
sales steers steady, heifers detailed flotations for
choice SOO-1100 this
lower wSe Sv week 6L72; choice 1100 ' 1300
° Ton lbs - 61.62. Average weight
hiehe/’ 1 1,00 -steers for three days 1171
The fed cattle trade again bs ‘ as com P are( l H5B lbs.
ine teocauie trade agam prev i ous wee k. Average
followed an uneven pattern; » eight heifers for
Work horses, load out of
lowa, pairs 1650-3200, singles
1050-1750; load out of Kan
sas, singles 975-1225; load
out of Tennessee, pairs 2250-
3250, singles 1100-1950; load
jut of Michigan, pairs 1825-
3600, singles 875-1300; load
out of lowa, pairs 1075-2425,
singles 800-1075; mules, load
out of Kentucky, pairs 2400-
3150, singles 950-1450; load
out of lowa, pairs 2500-3950,
singles 1050-2000; local work
horses, pairs 2200-3400,
singles 925-1300; registered
mares 1150-2600; mules,
pairs 1200-3600, singles 750-
1025; driving horses 810-1000.
Livestock
Special
Market
Work Horse
and Mule Sale
for Paul Waltermyer
at New Holland -
January 19,1979
Total 331 head.
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m
1000 lbs. as compared 984
lbs. previous week.
HEIFERS; Early, four
loads and part load choice
and prime 3-4 996-1137 lbs.
61.50. At midweek, load and
part load choice and prime 3-
4 1000-1025 lbs. 60.35-60.50.
Choice 24 900-1050 lbs.
closed 59.50-60.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000
lbs. 58.00-59.00. Good 2-3
54.50-58.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 24 46.0048.50, few
49.00- Cutter 43.00-
46.00. Canner and low-cutter
39.0043.00.
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Sales Stables
Monday, January 22
Reported receipts of 273
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market stronger
than last week’s market.
Local driving horses 350-
750; riding horses 225-375;
better horses 400-700;
lightweight killers 250-350;
heavyweight killers 375-650;
mare ponies 15-55; colts 5-20;
geldings 15-50; larger
ponies 75-225.