*-ta master Farming, Saturday, March 17,1979 MARCH 12-18, 1979 Ocean swells, rainy spells. Turn mattresses now .. Albert Einstein born March 14, 1879 Full moon March 13 . Average length of days for the week, 11 hours, 55 minutes . . Partial eclipse of the moon March 13 Ammal hibernation over .. American Legion founded in Pans March 15,1919 The pebble in the brook secretly thinks itself a pre cious stone Absolutely right, our own grandfather used to add “from hell to breakfast," indicating that the situation was widespread Home Hints; Simplify the job of oven cleaning by removing one of the racks permanently It's rarely used and can be inserted as needed OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Week begins partly sunny cold, then expect heavy rain Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly sunny and cold to mid week, then mild, with heavy rain and floods Middle Atlantic Coastal: Coldish with intermittent snow first part of week, then partly sunny and very cold Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Clearing and seasonal to start, then rainy and mild. (All Rights Reserved, Yankee, Inc. Dublin, N R 03444) Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. March 12,1979 CATTLE 85. Steers • High Choice and Prime 68.00- 70.75; Good Choice 65.00- 68.50; Good 62.00-66.00; Holsteins Good 64.00-66.85; Standard to Good 61.00-64.00. - High Choice and Prime 65.00-68.50; Good to Choice 62.50-64.85; Good 60.00- Holsteins Good 60.00- Standard Good 55.00- Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 65.00- 69.50; Standard to Good 63.00- Cows - High Yearling Commercial 54.00- 56.75; Cutters 52.00-54.10; Canners Low Cutters 49.50- 52.00; Shells 45.0049.85. CALVES 71. Calves - Choice and Prime 110.00- 130.00; Good and Choice 100.00- Standard and Good 90.00-105.00; Bulls Good' 110-120 lbs. 100.00- 138.00; Hfrs. 80-120 lbs. 90.00- 125.00; Culls 60.00-90.00. HOGS 518. Hogs -U.S. No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 50.75- 51.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3,190- 230 lbs. 50.25-50.50; U.S. No. 1 and 3,180-250 lbs. 49.50-50.00. Sows • 250-375 lbs. 44.50- 48.00; 400-500 lbs. 38.0043.85. Boars - 300-500 lbs. 39.00- 42.00. OLD ME« MANX Ask the Old Farmer: Is my modern dictionary correct in defining my grandfather's favorite expression, "galley west," as utter confu sion? PF, Dubuque, lowa SHEEP 19. Lambs - Good to Choice 75.00-100.00; Medium to Good 60.00-75.00. Ewes- 25.00-40.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs. 50.00-50.50. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 49,50- 50.00. Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 49.00- 49.25. Special Market Special Feeder Pig Sale March 2,1979 South Hill, Va. There were 219 head sold. All pigs were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. US 1-2’s 30-49 lbs. 125.00- 126.00; 50-69 lbs. 90.00; 70-99 lbs. 81.50; 100-130 lbs. 59.00. US 3’s 30-49 lbs. 119.50- 120.00; 5069 lbs. 89.50-105.00; 70-99 lbs. 80.00; 100-130 lbs. 60.00. ' Utility 3049 lbs. 90.50; 50- 69 lbs. 75.00. US 4’s 5069 lbs. 90.00; 70-99 lbs. 72.5060.00; 100-130 lbs. 62.00. CATTLE 234. Supply in cluded 65 head feeder cattle. Compared with last Wed nesday’s market, slaughter ' steers 75 cents-$2.50 lower. Slaughter cows 50 cents-$1.50 higher. Choice 960-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 66.00-69.60, couple to 70.10, Good 65.25- j 67.60, few Standard 64.25- 65.50. Choice 800-1060 lbs. slaughter heifers 64.25-67.00, few to 68.50, couple Standard 57.25 and 59.60. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 53.50-57.00, Cutters 51.00 54.85, few Canner and Low Cutters 45.00-50.00. Few Good and Choice slaughter bullocks 66.00-71.50, couple ■ Standard 63.75 and 65.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1,1465- 1840 lbs. slaughter bulls 66.25-68.25, couple Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1360 lbs. 57.75 and 64.35. Few Choice 500-630 lbs. feeder steers 90.00- few Good 815-920 lbs. 65.00-72.00. Few Choice 500-640 lbs. feeder heifers 81.00- Few Good 660-900 lbs. feeder bulls 60.00-78.00. CALVES 125. Few Choice vealers 101.00-119.00, few Good 99.00-104.50, 90-115 lbs. 90.00- 7085 lbs. 80.00 90.00. Utility 50100 lbs. tI.OO 85.00. Farm calves were active. Holstein bulls 100130 lbs. 100.00140.00, 9095 lbs. 95.00100.00; few Holstein heifers 100130 lbs. 112.00 165.00. HOGS 422. Barrows and gilts $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200 235 lbs. barrows and gilts 51.0051.60, No. 1-3 200250 lbs. 50.25-51.10, No. 2-3 260 285 lbs. 48.2549.50, few No. 1- 3 135-190 lbs. 45.00-51.50. Sows sl-$6 lower. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 40.5043.00, few 48.25, few No. 2-3 400-635 lbs. 38.0040.00. Boars 36.00- 40.00, few 51.50. FEEDER PIGS 188. US No. 1-3 2045 lbs. feeder pigs 120.00-130.00 per hun- dredweight, No. 1-3 55-70 lbs. 86.00-110.00 per hun dredweight. SHEEP 47. Choice 60-70 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 90.00- few 15-35 lbs. 125.00- 70-95 lbs. 89.00- 97.00. Slaughter ewes 24.00- 38.00. St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards March 15,1979 Receipts this week 7,300; week ago 6,700; year ago 8,400. Livestock market and auction news Leesport Auction Leesport, Pa. March 14,1979 Compared last weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers steady to .50 lower after an advance in prices on both classes Monday was more than offset by later declines, the latter mainly the result of lower wholesale carcass beef prices early in the week. Cows closing mostly steady. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply near .50 per cent slaughter steers, about 35 per cent heifers and 15 per cent cows. , SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 10501250 lb. 69.0070.50, mostly 69.00-69.50 after Monday, part load 71.00 on Monday. Choice 24 9501275 lbs. 67.5070.00, closing 67.50 69.00, Mixed Good and Choice 9001200 lbs. 66.00 69.00, late sales 66.0068.00. Good 2-3 9001150 lbs. 64.00 68.00, closing 64.00-66.00. Standard and Good with few Choice 2-3 10501250 lb. Holsteins 62.0064.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1050 lbs. 67.0069.00, late mostly 67.00-67.50. Choice 24 8001050 lbs. 65.5068.00, mostly 65.5067.00 after Monday. Mixed Good and Choice 28 700975 ibs. 64.00 65.00, late 61.0064.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 50.00-55.00. Late mostly 50,00. 54.00. Boning Utility 1-2 55.0056.00, mostly 55.00-56.00. Cutter 1-2 48.00-54.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2 43.5048.50. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 10501900 lbs. 62.0067.00,' individual yield grade 1 67.50. FEEDERS: (Including around 3,000 at the regular REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORD BULLS SIRED BY: ★ VICTORIOUS BULLS AVERAGE 570 LBS. ON ACTUAL 205 DAY WEIGHT Call or write for details, performance and present a/eights. ALSO A limited number of young females with calves at side sired by Vindicator and other noted sires. CRYSTAL JADE FARM C. J. AND SUE FURLONG RD 2, Box 12 •Clearville, Pa. 15935 Thursday auction). Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Large attendance of buyers and demand continued good for increased receipts. Supply mainly Choice and Mixed Good and Choice 350-800 lb. steers and 300-600 lb. Heifers. FEEDERS STEERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 98.50 111.50; 400500 lbs., 93.50 104.50; 500600 lbs. 87.00 98.50; 600700 lbs. 80.0087.50; 700850 lbs. 70.0079.50. Mixed Good and Choice and some choice compact 375-500 lbs. 87.0097.25. Lot good and choice 535 lb. holsteins 85.75; couple lots 840-965 lb. holsteins 68.5071.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 86.25- 97.25; 400500 lbs. 80.0089.50; 500600 lbs. 75.0082.50. Mixed Good and Choice and some Choice compact 300500 lbs. 78.00-84.50; 500-600 lbs., 72.0077.50. Market courtesy of USDA L&MFUR&WOOLEN ENTERPRISE ' Quality Electrified Sheepskins t Furs J Tannery Direct Oist. - Wholesale « Retail L, J " Check Our Quality, Price & Services! » Mail 4 p f>one Orders Accepted • Woolen Hosp. Pads - Natural & AHColors' • Pa. Largest Selectionol Woolen Products I U/ * ers I • Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices L-ZZ^nted • SeelisAtMeadowbrookMarketmLeola '~--V i -- /• 117 W. Summit St.. Mohnton. PA 215-777-2465 Hours; Mon. - Fn. 9-8:30; Sat. 9-5 Wed.'9-4:30; Sat. 9-5 ★ VINDICATOR ★ GILEAD 24-A Joliet Cattle March 15,1979 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 4,415, 4,516 last week, 5,865 last year. As compared to the previous weeks close slaughter steers 1.00 to mostly 1.50 lower. Slaughter heifers mostly 1.50 lower. Cows " generally steady. SLAUGHTER I STEERS: Mixed High- Choice and Prune 34, few 5, 1125-1350 70.50- load Monday 72.25, Closing week sales 70.50- Choice 24 1050- 1300 68.50-72.00, closing 68.50- 70.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24 1000-1250 67.00- 69.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 5-4, few 5, 950-1100 68.1XW9.75, 2 loads Monday 70.00, closing sales 68.00-68.50. Choice 2-4 900-1050 66.51W9.50, closing sales 66.50-68.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 64.00 68.00. Good 2-3750900 62.50 64.00. COWS: Utility & Com mercial 2-4 51.00-54.00. 814-784-3227
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