B—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 3,1979
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FEB. 5-11, 1979
Woods all gray for a walk on a winter day.
Set hens now Tom Thumb got married Feb 10, 1862 Full
moon Feb 11 Average length of davs for the week, 10 hours, 16
minuses Buck up, it's only nine weeks before Easter US
public Unds all gone by Feb 8 1935 Love is the reward of love
Ask the Old Farmer-1 have been
trying to find out over the years
why a boat is called a 'she " Even
32 years in the Navy didn't give
me the answer RL, Washington,
DC
called "she ' because they are close to a man's heart
Home Hints If vour cold hard-boiled eggs are difficult to peel place them
in a pan of hot water for 20 seconds then peel
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England Partly sunny and cold, light snow last of week
seasonal
Greater New York-New Jersey Ven cold throughout week with
intermittent snow, cloudv
Middle Atlantic Coastal. Week starts very cold, flurries, then tair,
w’armmg slightly with some snow for weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Clearing and very cold to start,
heavy rain, snow west for last of week
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St. Louis
- Cattle
National Stockyards
February 1,1979
Receipts this week 3,800,
week ago 4,600; year ago
7,700 Compared to the
previous weeks close,
slaughter steers unevenly
2 00-2 50, instances 300
higher, except holstein
steers firm to 1 00 higher
Slaughter heifers fully 1 50-
2 00, instances 2 50 higher
Cows 1 00-1 50 higher Bulls
firm to 100 higher
Slaughter supply mainly
Choice and mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1000-1200 lbs
steers, around 30 percent
heifers and 15 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs 63 00-65 00,
closing 64 50-65 00 Choice 2-4
950-1250 lbs 61 50-64 00
closing week sales 62 50-
64 00 Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs 60 50-
63 00 Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs
59 00-61 50 Standard to Good
2-3 1050-1275 lbs Holsteins
56 00-58 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed Choice and Prune 2-4
875-1050 lbs 61 50-63 00
closing 62 50-63 00 Choice
800-1050 lbs 60 00-62 00
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
700-975 lbs 58 50-60 00 Good
2-3 700-950 lbs 56 50-58.50
COWS- Utility and
Commercial 2-4 45 50-59 50
Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-50 00,
closing sales mostly 50 00,
few 51 00 Cutter 1-2 44 50-
48.50 Canner and low Cutter
1-241 00-45.00
BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
.050-1800 lbs 54 00-61 00,
,mg 55 00-61 00 Yield
ade 1 1350-1900 lbs 61 00-
00, closing mostly 62 00
FEEDERS (Including
around 700 at the regular
Thursday auction ) Feeder
Steers and Heifers 3 00-5 00
['' HARVEY z'MARTiH' "■
! HAT AND STRAW SALE i
WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY
& STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS
For More Information
Phone; 215-445-5303
mQLD
It's old English colloquial boats
tools and carts favored by men are
higher. Demand good for the
rather light supply Receipts
mainly Choice and mixed
Good and Choice 400-700 lbs
steers and 400-600 lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS Few
lots Choice 325400 lbs 95 50-
99.00 , 400-500 lbs 85 00-88 50,
500-600 lbs 78 75-85.00 , 600-
700 lbs 70 00-78.75, few lots
800-1025 lbs 64.25-69.25
Mixed Good and Choice and
some Choice compact 325-500
lbs 77 50-88 75 , 500-600 lbs
74 50-78 75
FEEDER HEIFER
Choice 300-500 lbs 74.50-
81 25; 500-600 lbs. 70 25-75 00
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, January 31
Reported receipts of 61
cows, 13 heifers, and 3 bulls
Load of Franklin Co, fresh
790-1010, load of Pa , fresh
910-1275, load of Pa fresh
1000-1490, load of N Y
springers 1025-1400, local
cow's 775-1500; springing
heifers 640-900, bulls 770-890
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, January 29
Reported receipts of 341
head of horses, mules, and
ponies. Market lower than
last week’s market
Local driving horses 250-
875; riding horses 250-350;
better horses 375-875;
lightweight killers 225-350;
heavyweight killers 375-625;
mare ponies 15-55; colts 5-20;
geldings 15-50; larger ponies
75-200 Load of Work horses
out of Kentucky, singles 950-
1350, pairs 1800-2700; mules,
pairs 2600-3000.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report; Choice steer
and heifer beef steady ex
cept choice 4 steer beef and
choice 3 400 & 500 lbs heifer
beef 1.00 higher. Canner &
cutter cow beef on limited
test 1.00 higher. Trade
moderate; demand
moderate to light. Choice
primal fores .50 higher. Beef
trimmings and bnls
processing beef .50-1.50
higher. Sales reported on 27
1/2 loads of carcass beef.
STEER BEEF
Choice 3 : 600-900 lbs 96.25-
96 50 including steady
packer/packer; Choice 3 550-
700 lbs 97.50 trimmed &
selected.
Choice 2 : 550-700 lbs 98 50
trimmed selected, Choice 2
600-800 lbs. 98.00, steady
Choice 4 : 600-900 lbs 92.75,
1.00 higher.
Good 2-3; 600-900 lbs 91.50
HEIFER BEEF
Choices: 500-7001b595.50.
steady? Choice 3 400-500 lbs.
92.50,1.00 higher.
Good 2-3 : 500-700 lbs 89.00.
COW BEEF
Canner & Cutter 300 & up
lbs. 100.50 (nrthn) 1-2, 1.00
higher
BULLBEEF
Yldgrd 1,107.00.
CHOICE 3
PRIMAL BEEF
CUTS
HINDS 120-170 lbs 106 50
(heifer)
FORES- 130-210 lbs 86.50,
.50 higher; 130-210 lbs 87.00
selected & trimmed.
BONELESS
PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
50 pet chem lean fresh
50.00-50.50, .50-1.00 hgr, 50
pet chem lean frozen 50.00-
51.50, mostly 51.50, 85 pet
chem lean fresh 126 00-
127.00,90 pet chem lean fresh
139 00,1.50 higher
Compared to Tuesday’s
2 15 report Fresh pork
loins 14-17 lbs for next week
shipment 1.00 lower, im
mediate shipment 4 50
lower Boston butts
uneven!} steady Sparenbs
steady. Skinned hams
steady-2 50 lower Bellies 18-
20 Ids 1 50 lower Pork
trimmings steady-1 00
higher Bnls picnic neat 1.00-
Livestock market and auction news
Des Moines
Carlot
January 31,1979
SPECIAL
NOTICE
HAY, STRAW &
EAR CORN SALE
DAVID H. GOOD’S
FARM MACHINERY
EVERY WED. AT 12 NOON
ON NORTH MAPLE AVE., LEOLA, PA
Home Phone 717-656-8911
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-9558
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2.00 higher. Trading slow to
moderate; demand light to
moderate. Sales reported on
82 loads, including 19 loads of
trmgs.
FRESH PORK
CUTS
LOINS- 14/DNlbs 101.50
late week & next week
shipment; 14-17 lbs 100.50
1.004.50 lower; 14-17 lbs
105.50 late week & next week
shipment; 14-17 lbs 95.50
immediate shipment; 14-17
lbs 103.50-105.50 clear
channel; 14-17 lbs 108.50
trimmed; 17-20 lbs 101.50
clear channel 2.50 lower.
BOSTON BUTTS. 4-8 lbs.
85.00- mostly unevenly
steady, 85.00-86 00; 8 & up
lbs. 88.50 part load.
SPARERIBS. 3/DN lbs.
103.50 fresh steady; 3-5 lbs
82.50 fresh steady.
SKINNED HAMS- 14-17
lbs. 86.50 2.00 lower; 14-17
lbs. 88.50 frozen; 17-20 lbs
86.00- mostly 86 50 1.00-
2.50 lower, 20-26 lbs 85 00
steady; 26-30 lbs 78.00; 26 &
up lbs. 78.00
BELLIES, SDLS: 10-12
lbs. 63 50; 12-14 lbs. 63.00,
load 63 50; 16-18 lbs. 58.00
frozen; 18-20 lbs. 58 00 1 50
lower
SKINNED JOWLS, frozen
29.00
PORK TRIMMINGS /
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK (Chemical Lean) • 42
pet trmgs 44 00 fresh/bags;
42 pet trmgs 40 50-41 00
frozen/boxed steady-50
hghr; 72 pet trmgs 91.00
fresh/bags 1.00 higher, 72
pet trmgs 90.00 frzn/baes &
boxed steady with Mon ; 72
pet bnls 95 00 fresh/bins &
boxed 2 00 higher
PICNICS 72 pet bnls
96.00-97 00 late Tuesday 1 00-
2.00 hghr; picnics
frozen/bags
East Coast
Carlot Meats
January 31,1979
Compared to Tuesday
Negotiated sales mostly
steady on 2 loads choice 3
steers Formula sales
choice 3 steers 100-175
higher Prime special fed
veal generally steady m
limited trading Good and
choice boning veal nor
theastern suppliers steady to
200 higher, midwest and
west coast steady to 200
AT
SALE
lower Lamb compared to
last week 1.004.00 lower,
most decline on 55-65 lbs.
Fresh pork loins 1.00 lower
on 14-17 lbs. Boneless beef 90
chem lean compared to last
week 9.00 higher.
STEER BEEF
2 Loads
Negotiated sales choice 3
700-900 lbs. 10000 mostly
steady.
STEER BEEF
7 Loads
Formula sales late
Tuesday base, choice 3 600-
700 lbs. 10075 1.25-1.75 hgr;
choice 3 600-900 lbs 10000-
100501.00-1.25 hgr.
HEIFER BEEF
3 Loads
Formula sales late
Tuesday base, choice 3 500-
700 lbs 9900-9950.
COW BEEF
2 Loads
Utility bng 1-2 400 lbs up
9250 fob east coast; canner
cutter 1-2 350 lbs up 10050 fob
east coast.
CHOICES
BEEFCUTS
2 Loads
Fores 130-210 lbs 9100; arm
chucks 90-130 lbs 9450; full
plates few 6100.
LAMB CARCASS,
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4
6 Loads
Inel It. yesterday sales
compared to last week, 55 lbs
down 14600-14800 1.00-2.00
lower; 60 lbs down 14200-
14600; 55-65 lbs 14100-1430 H
3.004.00 lower.
FRESH PORK CUTS
17 Loads
Loins 14 lbs down 10500; 14-
17 lbs 10400; trimmed loins
clear channel 14-17 lbs 11200.
PORK TRIMMINGS
42 pet chem lean, fro, 4400.
CURED AND PROCESSED
Meats
5 Loads
Skinned hams 16-19 lbs
9250 firm; no. 1 sliced bacon
vacuum pack 11800; franks
70 beef, 30 pork 1 lb pack 8900
steady; bologna 70 beef, 30
pork 1 lb pack 9100 steady.
BONELESS BEEF
6 Loads
Compared to last week; 90
pet chem lean, fresh 43900-
14300 9.00 higher; 90 pet
chem lean, frozen 13800 late
yesterday.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
ILoad
50 pet chem lean, fresh M
boxed 5150-5200. “
VEALCARCASS
HIDE ON
Prime (special fed) 180-240
lbs ltd 16000-16200 generally
steady.
Good and choice boning
type.
Northeastern Sup
pliers: 65-75 lbs. 12000-
12200 all steady to 2.00
higher; 55-64 lbs 11800-12000;
45-54 lbs 11600-11800 ; 3044
lbs 11400-11600; 34 lbs down
11200-11400.