—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1979 8 mOLD ‘ s MAY 28-JUNE 3, 1979 Sun is bright, new flies bite Snow tires should be stored bv now Duke ot Windsor married Wallie June 3, 1937 First quarter of the moon June 2 Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 4 minutes Northern tur tles lay eggs now Yankee Doodle first sung June 1 1755 One joy scatters a hundred griefs English but we kept to the right because a man driving an ox-team walked on the lift side ot his cat tle because he didn t want to get shoved in the bush ott the roadsidt Home Hints Don t throw awa\ an old steel pail that leaks Nail it to the garage or ceil«r v\all and use it to hold small tools OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Week begins dear and cool, then cloudier and very warm, some showers last of week Greater New York-New Jersey Sunny and seasonal to start, warm with showers last of week Middle Atlantic Coastal. Clear and cool, then sunny and hot light rain at week's end Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Clear hot and very dry all week, cooler with some showers for weekend (AH Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Belleville Auction Belleville, Pa. May 23,1979 CATTLE 117. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents-$2 higher. Few Standard slaughter steers 64.35-68.85 Few Standard slaughter heifers 67.85-68 85 Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 57 50-61.10, one at 63.85, Cutters 57.00- 59.60, Canner and Low Cutters 53.00-55.50, Shells down to 51.00. Yield Grade No 1, 1100-2060 lbs slaughter bulls 65.00-74 50 Few Medium and Good 350- 600 lbs. feeder steers 80 00- 90 50. One lot Good 400 lbs feeder heifers at 90.50. CALVES 148. Choice vealers 120.00-129.50, few Good 104 00-110.00, Standard and Good (few) 90-110 lbs 99.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 110.00- few to 161.00; few Holstein heifers 100-140 lbs. 105.00-205.00. SPECIAL NOTICE VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC. 12 miles east of Lancaster at Paradise, PA. Proudly Announces A BUTCHER HOG AUCTION Every Monday AT 1:00 P.M. NOTICE MEMORIAL DAY HOG SALE CANCELLED Mon., June 4 Hog Sale As Usual. This will be in addition to our regular Wednesday and Saturday Butcher Hog Auctions. No waiting to unload. Will receive hogs anytime Monday morning. For More Information Call L. Robert Frame, Manager 717-442-4181 768-8204 Ask the Old Farmer How did our American "keep to the right” traffic ruling start 7 Most of our laws came from England hut the\ still drive on the left G P Springfield 111 Don t know about the HOGS 347. Barrows and gilts 50 cents-$1.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.00-48.25, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.35- 46.75. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 36.00-39.75, No. 2-3 300- 600 lbs. 32.00-35.00. Boars 28.50-31.25. FEEDER-PIGS 490. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-36.00 per head, US No 1-3 40-60 lbs. 37.00-46.50 per head, few lots No. 1-3 100-135 lbs. 58.00-67.00 per head. SHEEP 23. Choice 50-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 81.00-85.00, couple to 112 50. Few Slaughter ewes 28 00- 40.00. Omaha Cattle May 24, 1979 CATTLE - Slaughtei steers through midweek were 75 to 1 00 highei and heifers 1 00 to 1 50 highei Cows weie mostly 200 higher than late last week, bulls steady Four day receipts 13,050 compared 12,350 last week and 19,075 a year ago Demand improved following last week’s severe price downturns and much of the recovery occurred Tuesday when the dressed trade moved upward Slaughter steers made up around 57 pet. of the week’s total supply with a fairly liberal number choice Heifers made up only 28 pet, cows 9 pet. and feeders, included Friday’s auction 5 pet. STEERS Tuesday, two loads choice and prune 3-4 1269 lbs 74 50. At midweek, four loads and part load choice with end prime 3-4 1200-1275 lbs 74 00. Choice 2- 4 1025-1300 ius 72.50-73 75, some at 73.75 with end of prime. Mixed good and choice 2-31000-1250 lbs. 71.50- 72.50, load good and choice holsteins 1366 lbs 69.00. Good 2-3 67.50-71 50, two loads 1200-1250 lb. holsteins included 67.50. Average of ls-214, detailed quotations for choice 900- 1100 lb. steers this week 72.80; choice 1100-1300 lbs 72.98. Average weight steers this week 1183 lbs. as compared 1167 lbs. the previous week Average weight heifers this week 995 lbs. as compared 978 lbs the previous week HEIFERS- At midweek, two loads choice, end of prune 1009-1061 lbs 73 25 : HARVEY Z. MARTIN ! i 1 HAY AND STRAW SALE \ ■ WILL BE DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, j B HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY J B & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. ■ ■ For More Information B B Phone: 215-445-5303 ■ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmM NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY Sale to Start Prompt We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian State tags available at our office for you to tag pigs at home to save 25 cents tagging charge. Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 4 30 P M NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-397-5538 717-393-4464 Livestock market and auction news CATTLE 89 Steers - Good Choice 70 00-72 85; Good 67.50-70.00. Heifers - Good to Choice 63 00-68 50 Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 85 00-92 50; Standard Good 70 00-85 00. Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 70.00- 74.50; Standard to Good 68 00-70.00; Utility to Stan dard 62.00-66.00. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 59 00-61.85; Cutters 57 00-59.50; Canners Low Cutters 55 00-57 00; Shells 50.00-54.85.. CALVES 85 Calves - Choice and Prime 120.00 130.00; Good and Choice 110.00-120.00; Stan dard and Good 100.00-110.00; Bulls Good 100-140 lbs 110.00-152.00; Heifers 90-110 lbs. 100.00-135.00; Culls 80.00- 105 00. HOGS 305 Hogs -US No 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs 45 00-46.00; U S. No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs 44.25-45 00; U S No 1 and 3, 180-250 lbs 43 50-44 00 Sows - 250-375 lbs 35 00-38.00, 400-500 lbs 33.00- Boars - 300-500 lbs. 32.00-37 00 SHEEP 4 Ewes - 25.00- 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route lyat NOTICE To Be Sold Wednesday, May 30 10 to 15 Bred Gilts consigned by Ed Ranck State Graded Until 12 Noon, Choice 1 o/.j-jooO lbs 71 50- 73 00 Mued good and choice 2-3 8/5-1025 lbs 70 00-71 00, good t>s 00-69 50 COWS Late sales utility and commercial 2-4 54 50- 50 50, some high dressing 57 00-57 50 Cuttei 51 50- 54 50, cannei and low-cutter 50 00-52 00 BULIjS 1-2 1400-2000 lbs 64 00-70 00, individual 1 71 00- 72 00 Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa May 21,1979 Private Treaty Hogs, Select No 1 and 2, 190-215 lbs 45 00 Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No I and 2, 190-220 lbs 44 254 4 50 Private Tieaty Fat Hogs, No 1 and 3, 230-260 lbs 4o 0044 00 Belknap Auction Dayton, Pa. May 23,1979 CATTLE 74. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter cows $l - 50 higher. Couple Choice slaughter steers 68 25 and 69.25, few Good 66 50-69.00, few Standard 64 50-67 25 Couple Good slaughter heifers 63 50 and 67 50, few Standard 60 0063 75 Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 58.50-64 50, few to 67 00, Cutters 54 00-58.00, few Canner and Low Cutters 49 00-55 00, Shells down to 43.75 Few Yield Grade No. 1-2 1000-1075 lbs. slaughter bulls 65.00-68.75. Few Good arid Choice 300-675 lbs. feeder bulls 71 00-100,00. CALVES 79. Vealers grading Good and Choice about steady, Standard $3-$5 higher Choice - vealers 110.00- few Good 94.00- 108 00, Standard & Good 90- 100 lbs. 94-104, few 65-85 lbs 80.00- utility 55-115 lbs 57.00- 00. Farm Calves. Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 107 00-127.00; few Holstein heifers 70-120 lbs 103.00- 140.00; Beef cross bulls and heifers 70-120 lbs 103.00- 140.00 HOGS 397 Barrows and gilts $1.50 lower. US No 1-2 215-240 lbs barrows and gilts 46.00- 00, one lot at 47.40, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 45.00- 46.30, No. 2-3 - 200-290 lbs. 42.00- few lbs 36.00- No 1-3 150-190 lbs. 40.00-42.75 Sows $2 higher US No 1-3 300-600 BEEFALO HYBRID CATTLE BRED BEEFALO FOR SALE Rapid gains on grass and roughage 55-65 lb Births - up to 1100 lb yearling Visit ourtarm and see our animals In stock SEMEN *l2 an ampule Vz & 3/ i Blood Bulls & Heifers BEEFALO N A J 4270 Quakerbndge Rd Princeton. NJ 08540 609-896 : 0336 Member World Beefalo Association SPRAY MATERIALS INSECTICIDES IM-PRUV-ALL MELVIN R. WEAVER 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 Ptv 717-898-8354 or 569-6576 lbs. sows 40.7543.75. Few Boars 32.00-34.50, few Stock Boars 34.5042.00. FEEDER PIGS 160. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs feeder pigs 27 0040.00 per head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs 37.0044.00, Utility 25-30 lbs. 26.00-28.00 per head SHEEP 26. One lot Choice 102 lbs. spring slaughter lambs at 65 00, lot Good 70 lbs at 73 50 Short slaughter ewes 31 00-37.00 Peoria Cattle May 24, 1979 CATTLE: Receipts This Week. 3100, Last Week 3100, Year Ago 3800. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 1.50- 250 higher. Slaughter heifers 2.00-3.50 higher Cows firm to 1.00 higher Bulls steady. Receipts about 70 percent slaughter steers, 25 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS- Couple loads Choice and Prime 3-41160-1190 lbs. 74 50- 75.00; three loads 1195-1300 lbs. yield grade 4-5 72 00- 73.00; Choice 24 950-1300 lbs. 73.50-74 50; three loads 74.75- 75.00; mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1275 lbs. 72.00- 73.50; Good 2-368.00-72.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, load Choice and Prime 3-4 900-1000 lbs. 73.50-74.00; Choice 2-4 850-1100 lbs. 71 50- 73.00; mostly 71.50-72.50; mixed Good and Choice 2-4 800-1080 lbs 67 00-71 50; Good 2-3 64 00-67.00 COWS Utility and Commercial 1-3 56 00-58.00, high-dressing Utility 59 00, few 60.00-61.00; Cutter 1-2 55 00-57.00, Canner 50.50- 55 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 62 00-69 00; couple yield grade 1 70 GO -71 00
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