i •—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979 ! APRIL 9-15, 1979 Rain's now mainly a pain. Income taxes not due until April 16 this year (the 15th is Easter Sunday) . Molly Pitcher died April 9,1913 Full moon April 12 . Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 16 minutes Walrus are mating now Pony Express started April 9,1860 Maine sardine season opens Good soup may be made tn an old pot Ask the Old Farmer: Where did the term "polka dots" come from 7 PC, Buffalo, NY The polka is a dance imported from Bohemia back in the early 1800 s Somewhere about 1840 a company turned out a dotted pattern in dress goods Somebody, likely a musician, observing the regularity of the pattern, compared it to the notes of the polka Hunt up a scrap of polka music and you'll understand exactly how come Home Hints: If you've run out of clean pajamas for your child, use an adult t-shirt as a bed shirt OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Week starts cold, with ram east and south, snow north, then rainy and seasonal Greater New York-New Jersey. Sunny and very cold first of week, then rainy and mild Middle Atlantic Coastal: Rain all week. Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cold and rainy all week, some flooding (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. April S, 1879 CATTLE 315. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter steers grading good 2.00-3.00 higher. SI. cows 1.25-2.75 higher. Few Choice YG 71.85-73.00; Good 66.50-71.75; Standard 63.50-65.50. Choice si. heifers 67.50-70.00 1 at 71.85; Good 63.5066.50. Few Standard 60.0064.50. Utility & Commercial si. cows 57.00- 61.75 few to 62.60, Cutters 55.00- Canner & L. Cutter 52.75-55.85, Shells down to 49.50. Few Choice si. bullocks 69.25-73.35, Yield Grade #l-2, 1300-2040 lbs. 64.00- at 73.35. FEEDER CATTLE: 1 lot Choice 388 lbs. steers at 104.00, few Good 500-750 lbs, 69.00- CALVES 324. Vealers grading Good & Choice 10.00 20.00 higher. Prime vealers 135.00- , Choice 120.00 138.00 Good 105.00-120.00. Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 91.00- 70-85 lbs. 84.50 90.50, Utility 50-100 lbs. 65.00 80.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi Bulls 90-120 lbs. 95.00-130.00 few to 136.00 Hoi. Heifers 80 150 lbs. 130 00-195.00, few to 212.50. HOGS 90. Barrows and gilts 3.00 higher, US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.0046.50, No. 1-3 220-230 lbs. 45.5046.00, US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 35.00-38.75. Few Boars 35.00-37.00. FEEDER PIGS 52. US No. 1-3 35-40 lbs. feeder pigs 39.0041.00 per head, No. 1-3 70 lbs. at 59.00. SHEEP 400. Spring si. lambs 50-80 lb. 69.00- 80.00,few Choice 6-20 lbs. ?"" HARVEY T MARtIn "" i : HAY AND STRAW SALE S I WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. J ■ HOWEVER. WE WILL STILL BUY HAY J | & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. ■ I For More Information * I Phone: 215-445-5303 | OLD ME* MANX 110.00-185.00, 2045 lb. 90.00- 125.00, Good 40-70 lbs. 68.00- 85i00 Good wooled lambs 70- 100 lb. 63.00-70.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00-37.00, Goat kids 20.0043.00 per head. Special Market Special Feeder Calf Sale Courtland, Va. March 28,1979 There 289 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS; Choice 300400 lbs. 102.00, 405-500 lbs. 94.00 97.50, 505-600 lbs. 86.0088.50, 600700 lbs. 82.0085.50, 700 800 lbs. 77.0078.50; Good 300 400 lbs. 97.50100.00, 405-500 lbs. 96.5097,00, 505-600 lbs. 89.5098.00, 600700 lbs. 82.50 84.00, 700800 lbs. 73.5075.00; Medium 300400 lbs. 94.00 98.00, 405-500 lbs. 93 0094.00, 505-600 lbs. 83.0088.00, 600 700 lbs. 75.0080.00, 700800 lbs. 68.0070.00. HEIFERS: Choice 300400 lbs. 78.0081.00, 405-500 lbs. 80.00-84.50, 505-600 lbs. 83.00, 600700 lbs. 72.00; Good 300 400 lbs. 79.0080.00, 405-500 78.0079.00, 505-600 lbs. 73.00 78.00, 600700 lbs. 69.00; Medium 300400 lbs. 76.00 82.00, 405-500 lbs. 70.0076.50, 505-600 lbs. 73.00. Valley Livestock STOCKER, FEEDER & SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good Light Steer calves 100.00 to 110.00; Medium 95.00 to 100.00; Plain 90.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 89.00 to 94.00; Medium 85.00 to 89.00; Plain 80.00 and down: Holstein Steers 60.00 to 69.00; Slaughter Steers 67.25 and down; Good Light heifer Calves 78.00 to 83.00; Medium 72.00 to 78.00; Plain 69.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 68.00 to 73.00; Medium 64.00 to 68.00; Plain 60.00 and down; Slaughter Heifers 64.50 and down; Slaughter Cows 50.00 to 57.00; Utilities 45.00 to 50.00; Canners and Cutters 45.00 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 775.00 and down; Stock Bulls 81.00 and down; Slaughter Bulls 66.00 and down. CALVES. Veal Calves 115.00 per Hundred weight; Baby Calves 170.00 and down. LAMBS: Choice Blue 67.75; Slaughter Ewes 28.50 to 33.25; Stock Ewes 75.00 and down. HOGS: Top 43.05; Heavy 40.00 to 41.25; Boars 43.00; Sows 31.75 to 39.00. Estimated receipts 4500 Same day last week 6740 JP AIRLY ACTIVE; Feeder "steers steady to 2.00 higher, instances 10.00-12.00 higher on choice 400-500 lb. feeder steers. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on choice feeder heifers under 500 lbs. Majority receipts choice 400- 800 lb. feeder steers and choice 300-700 lb. feeder heifers. Moderate at tendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS; Choice, few prune, scattered sales 267-400 lb. 119.00-125.00, package 295 lb. 130.00; 400- 500 lb. closed at 111.00- 122.00; 500-600 lb. 91.00- 100.00; few packages 106.75- Livestock market and auction news Shenandoah Livestock Sties, Inc. Harrisonburg, Virginia March 31,1979 Oklahoma Cattle April 5,1979 109.55; 600-700 lb. 87.00-93.50; few 95.50-97.75; 700-850 lb. 82.00-88.00; couple packages in rather fleshy condition 74.25- mixed good and choice 300-400 lb. 104.00 114.75; 400500 lb. 96.00 100.25; 5005001 b. 83.0091.00; 600700 lb. 82.75-87.00; 700800 lb. 80.50-82.50; few good 300 500 lb. 85.0093.25; 500850 lb. 79.25- couple packages 880925 lb. 71.0072.60; good holstein steers 300500 lb. 93.00100.00; 500700 lb. 85.50 93.00; 700850 lb. 73.50 79.30. FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice, few prime 300400 lb. 97.00106.00; few 106.00- 109.00; 400500 lb. closing 90.0095.50; 500600 lb. late 78.50-86.50; package 560 lb. 87.75; 600700 lb. 74.0079.00; mixed good and choice 300 400 lb. 90.0097.00; 400500 lb. 80.25- 500600 lb. 76.00 82.75; 600700 lb, 68.25-75.75; package 736 lb. 69.25; good 300500 lb. 73.0080.25; 500700 lb. 66.0073.00. FOR THE WEEK: Compared to late last week feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, instances 10.0012.00 higher on choice 400500 lb. steers, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, most advance on choice feeder heifers under 500 lb.; slaughter cows closed steady to firm, late sales utility and commercial 2-3 56.0060.75; cutter 1-3 51.25- bulls closed .50 to 1.00 higher. Weeks sales consisted yg. 1-210001800 lb. 60.0071.25, one individual yg. 1 near 2000 lb. 72.00; salable receipts 11,100 head compared to 18,726 head last week and 13,370 head the same week a year ago. Cows and bulls near 10 percent of cattle receipts, feeders near 90 percent of the total. Market courtesy of USDA. Four States Livestock Four States Livestock Sales, Inc. Wednesday, March 28,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers & Heifers - $l.OO Lower; choice 68.00-70.25; good 65.00-67.00; medium 64.00 down. Heifers - choice 65.00- 66.00; good 61.00-64.00; medium 60.00 down. Cows large run mostly steady prices; high yield 57.50- 59.75; average 53.0057,00; i big middle 49.00-52.00; shelly 52.00 down. Fat Bulls - steady to $l.OO higher; good 66.0070.00; medium 60.00 65.00. Veal Calves - mostly ' steady prices; choice 112.00 119.00; good 100.00111.00; medium 88.0099.00; farm hfrs. to 144.00; farm bulls to 104.00; light & weak 83.00 down. Sows - 300-600 lbs. 34.25-38.75; thin sows 29,50 33.00. STOCKER: Steers 300550 lbs. - steady with last week but $2.00 under two weeks ago; choice 98.00102.00; good 92.0097.00; medium 85.0091.00; culls 84.00 down. Steers 600-850 lbs. - choice 85.0088.00; good 78.0084.00; medium 77.00 down. Heifers (all weights) - Holsteins to 102.00; choice 80.0086.00; good 71.0079,00; medium 70.00 down. Bulls - choice 87.0090.00; good 80.0086.00; medium 79.00 - down. Dairy Cows to 820.00. Springing Hfrs. to $lOOO.OO. Pigs, Hd. $3.00 - $3.00 Lower; 2080 lbs. 25.0034.00; 4060 lbs. 35.00 45.00. Shoats by Lb. to $46.00. Slaughter Hogs - $3.00 to $5.00 Lower; few lots 42.25- 42.85; 200238 lbs. 41.0042.00; 240260 lbs. 41.0041.85; 180 195 lbs. 38.0040.00. Delmarva Poultry April 4,1979 Ready to cook movement light and disappointing in most quarters. Slaughter schedules reduced in in stances. Today’s LTL asking prices ranged lower at 47-48 cents on plant grade and 48- 49 cents on UJS. Grade A. live supplies ample at mostly desirable weights. Undertone weak and un settled. Current broiler fryer negotiated prices for im mediate delivery includes mostly multiple-drop shipments to New York City from Delmarva. RANGE: U.S. Grade A 48- 51; Plant Grade 47-49%; Premium X U.S. Grade A 55. WTD.AVG.: U.S. Grade A 48.75; Plant Grade 48.15; Premium X U.S. Grade A 55.00. X Includes special ser vices, selected competitive brands, etc. Green Dragon ._• Livestock Sales g'l 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA COWS CO^ BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local consigners. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor Hunter’s Auction April 2,1979 Rising Sun, Md. BULLS: 9001 b. 65.50. COWS: High Choice to Prime 53.75-55.00; Good to Standard 52.75-53.75; Utility 52.0053.50; ''cutters 51.00- 52.50; Canners 47.5051.00. CALVES: Prime 240-280 lb. 101.00-110.00; High to Choice 140-180 lb. 97.00- 105.00; Good to Choice 120- 140 lb. 98.00-110.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lb. 91.00- 135.00; Utility 70-85 lb. 78.00- 96.00; Low Utility 65-75 lb. 62.0055.00. FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lb. $36 to $42. HOGS; 145-160 lb. 48.00- 51.00. GOATS: Kids $22 to $2B by hd.; Nannies $25 to $33 by hd.; Billies $25 to $2O by hd. SHEEP; 25.00-27.00; 90 lb. Lambs .50-.53. Special Market Work Horse, Driving Horse, and Mole Sale at New Holland March 9,1979 Total 315 head. Work horses, load out of Michigan, pairs 1727-2700, singles 775-1050; load of work horses and mules out of Tennessee, work horses, pairs 2375-3400; mules, pairs 1550-1700, singles 800-1225; load of work" horses out of Virginia, pairs 1425-1925, singles 860-1750; load of work horses out of Canada, pairs 2750-3000, singles 1050-1950, load of work horses out of Tennessee, pairs 1600-2725, singles 975-1650; local work horses, pairs 1175-2900, singles 600-2100; mules, pairs 1775-2075, singles 775- 1300
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