—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, July 21,1979 ‘
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THE OLD
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JULY 23-29, 1979
Plenty of thunder from way up yonder.
Hurricane season begins Wright Brothers flight 1 hour, 1
minute, 40 seconds, July 27, 1909 New moon July 23
Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 39 minutes Dog
days begin the 25th State of the crops is known now Bomber
crashed into Empire State Building July 28, 1945 VWio chatters to
you will chatter of you
Ask the Old Fanner: I have
heard that in some place in
the world it thunders almost
all the time This is hard to
believe Have you ever heard
ot this 7 FJ, Philadelphia
They say that m Bogor, java,
Indonesia thunder comes on a
regular basis The place averages
322 days a year of the noise
Home Hints When storing furs in the summer lay a tallow candle in or
near them and there will be little danger of worms
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Partly sunny with thundershowers first part of
week, then fain inland, showers coast
Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly cloudy to start, then rainy
and cool
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cool with few showers to start, then
sunny and seasonal
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Partly clearing with some rain
north, sunny and seasonal last of week
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New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, July 18
Reported receipts of 121
cows, 203 heifers, and 5 bulls.
Market lower than last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 900-1400;
load of N.Y. fresh 1050-1500,
springers 1275-1475; load of
Pa. fresh, purebreds and
grades 1090-1400, springers
1100-1875; load of Canada
fresh, purebreds and grades
1180-1330, springers 1000-
1825; local cows 800-1360;
springing heifers, grades
850-1200; open heifers 300-
830; bulls 350-830.
Valley
livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Jnly 16
Reported receipts of 321
calves, 133 cows, 208 hogs, 25
heifers, 5 sheep, 6 lambs, 24
bulls, and 10 steers. Cattle
market reported weaker and
calf market steady com
pared to last week’s market
Holstein heifer calves to
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- Rapid gains on grass and roughage
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In stock SEMEN M 2 an ampule
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Princeton, NJ 08540 609-896-0336
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• Pa Largest Selection of Woolen Products
• Sheepskin Coats at Reasonable Prices
• See Us At Meadowbrook Market in Leola
117 W Summit St Mohnton PA
Hours Mon Fn 98 30 Sat 9 5
125.00; veals 68.00-96.00;
bobs, 90 to 110 lbs. 87.00-
97.50; bobs, 80 lbs. and down
49.00- grassers and
feeders 58.00-99.00; lambs,
57.00- sheep 16.00-
23.00; hogs, 200 to 250 lbs.
39.00- sows 31.00-38.00;
boars 24.00-26.00; pigs, each
12.50-32.00; heifers 53.50-
70.00; steers, good 75.00-
88.00; steers, common 65.00-
74.00; bulls 50.00-68.00; cows,
good 47.00-54.75; cows,
medium 42.00-46.75; cows,
poor or small 30.00-44.50;
horses, none; pomes, 60.00-
160.00; goats 9.0042.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, July 16
New Holland
Sales Stables
Reported receipts of 254
head of horses, mules, and
pomes. Market lower with
last week’s market.
Local driving horses 275-
800; riding horses 275-500;
better horses 550-875;
lightweight killers 250-575;
heavyweight killers 400-500;
mare pomes 20-60, colts 10-
20; geldings 20-55; larger
pomes 125-240
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Compared to Tuesday’s
4:30 report: Steer beef
steady - 2.25 lower with most
steady levels on packer to
packer sales. Heifer beef
mostly 1.00 lower, some
packer to packer steady.
Demand continues light with
trading mostly light to
moderate. Southwestern
packer continue to sup
plement their slaughter with
carcass purchases, elswhere
offerings are moderate.
Sales reported on 48 loads of
steer and heifer beef.
Choice 3 600-900 lbs. 98.25-
101.50 including mostly
pekr/pekr at 101.00-101.50,
steady - 2.25 lower.
Choipe 2 600-800 lbs. 101.50.
Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 101.50
trmd. & slctd.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 102.50
trmd. & slctd.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 101.00
selected.
Choice 4 550-825 lbs. 88.25
selected.
Good 2-3 600-800 lbs. 95.00
pckr/pckr.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3 55(1850 lbs. 102.00
trmd. & slctd.
Choice 2 550850 lbs. 103.00
trmd. & slctd.
HEIFER BEEF
12 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 97.25,
1.00 lower.
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 98.25
pckr/pckr, steady.
Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 92.25,
1.75 lower.
Limited sales utility cow
beef 2.25 lower. No recent
test on canner & cutter for
price comparison.
COW BEEF
3 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Utity. (BNG) 2-3 400 & up
lbs. 76.00 West, 2.25
lower. Canner/cutter 1-2
350 & up'88.25, no recent test.
Choice 3: FORES 130-210
lbs. 85.00 selected.
ROUNDS (H) 60-85 lbs.
109.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF TRIMMINGS
FOB Omaha Basis
/°SiST)
Livestock market on
Central U.S.
Carlot
July 18,1979
STEER BEEF
36 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
2 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
INSECTICIDES
IM-PRUV-ALL
, *. . - • r 1 ,
2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph. 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
2 50 pet. chem. lean frozen
45.50 T.J.S.
37 50 pet. chem. lean fresh
46.25, mstly. 1.25 Iwr.
FOB Amanllo Basis
50 pet. chem. lean fresh
47.00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report: Fresh pork loins
14-17 lbs. not established; 17
& up lbs. steady. Boston
butts steady - 2.00 higher.
Skinned hams unevenly
steady. Bellies weak - 4.25
lower in light trading.
Trimmings and bids, picnics
1.004.00 lower. Trade slow;
demand light. Sales reported
on 62 loads, including 25
loads of trimming and
variety meats.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 17-20 lbs. 83.00,
steady; 20 & up lbs. 59.00,
steady.
PICNICS: No sales
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BOSTON BUTTS: 46 lbs.
64.00, steady; 8 & up lbs.
56.00-58.00, stdy. - 2.00 hgr.
SPARE RIBS: No sales
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SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 59.50, steady; 17-20 lbs.
57.0069.50, unevenly stdy.;
20-26 lbs. 57.0067.50; 26 & up
lbs. 49.00; steady.
BELLIES, SDLS.: 12-14
lbs. 40.7542.50, 2.504.25 Iwr;
14-16 lbs. 44.00 pt. Id. early;
16-18 lbs. 40.50, steady; 18-20
lbs. 36.00, steady.
STOMACHS: 13.00-13.25.
KIDNEYS: 23-00-23.50.
PORK TRIMMINGS/
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK; (chemical lean) 42
pet. trmgs. 37.00 fresh/late
Tuesday; 42 pet. trmgs.
34.00-34.50 frozen; 72 pet.
trmgs. 66.00 fresh, 1.00
lower; 72 pet. trmgs. 66.25-
68.00 frozen; 72 pet. bnls.
pics. 67.00 fresh, 2.504.00
Iwr; 72 pet. bnls. pics. 68.00-
70.00 frozen.
Market courtesy of USD A.
St. Louis
Cattle
July 19,1979 ,
Receipts this week
Week ago 5,300
Year ago 6,300
As compared to the
previous week’s close,
slaughter steers and heifers
fully 1.00-1.50 lower. Utility
and commercial cows fully
6.00-7.00 lower; canner and
cutter 5.00-6.00 lower.
Slaughter supply mainly
choice and mixed choice and
prune 2-4 1050-1250 lb. steers
auction news
with several loads 34,
around 35 percent heifers
and 15 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed choice and prune 24
1050-1275 lbs. 65.00-66.00,
closing sales 65.00; several
loads and lots 34 1150-1325
lbs. 64.00-64.50. Choice 24
950-1300 lbs. 63.00-65.00,
mostly 63.00-64.50; load 34
1350 lbs. at 63.00. Mixed good
and choice 24 900-1200 lbs.
62.00-64.00, closing 62.00-
63.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
61.0062.50. Standard to good
2-3 1050-1350 lb. Holstems
58.50-59.50, few 60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed choice and prime 24
875-1075 lbs. 63.50-64.50,
closmg 63.5063.75. Choice 24
800-1050 lbs. 62.00-63.50.
Mixed good and choice 2-3
700-975 lbs. 61.00-62.00. Good
2-3 700-950 lbs. 59.0061.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 2-4 42.00-50.00,
closmg 42.0045.00. Boning
utility 1-2 45.00-51.00, most
closmg sales 45.00, few 46.00.
Cutter 1-2 43.0049.00, closmg
43.0045.00. Canner and low
cutter 1-2 40.0047.00, closmg
week sales 40.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 54.0062.00,
closmg 54.0060.00. Few yield
grade 1 1300-1900 lbs. 62.00-
63.00 early, not tested late.
FEEDERS: (Including
around 800 at the regular
Thursday auction.) Feeder
steers 1.00-3.00 lower.
Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00
lower. Supply mamly choice
and mixed good and choice
400-900 lb. steers and 400600
lb. heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300400 lbs. 92.00-
106.25; small lot thin 310 lbs.
114.00; 400-500 lbs. 89.00-
96.00; 500800 lbs. 81.75-90.50;
625-700 lbs. 73.75-77.25;
fleshy 775875 lbs. 66.50-
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73.25; few lots 900-1015 lbs.
Mixed good and
choice 300-500 lbs. 85.00-
94.25; part load mostly good
885 lb. Holstems 55.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS;
Small lot choice 265 lbs.
87.50; few lots 425-450 lbs.
80.25-80.75 ; 500-575 lbs. 72.50-
74.50; 600-700 lbs. 64.00-69.00;
fleshy 700-800 lbs. 62.00-64.25.
Mixed good and choice 375-
500 lbs. 73.00-77.00; 500-600
lbs. 66.25-70.50.
STOCK COWS: Couple lots
good and choice 775-875 lbs.
46.50-50.00.
PAIRS: Few lots good and
choice stock cows with 100-
150 lbs. calves at side 607.50-
625.00 per pair.
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
July 18,1979
CATTLE 96. One Good
slaughter steer at 63.25.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 43.50-49.50,
Cutters 41.5044.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.7541.00. Yield
Grade #1 slaughter bulls
53.50-
CALVES 164. Choice
vealers 98.00-112.50, Good
96.50- Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 92.00-98.50,
90-110 lbs. 75.00-95.00, 65-90
lbs. 40.00-75.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-115 lbs.
104.00-125.00.
HOGS 243. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 39.50-
41.10, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
37.2540.00. US No. 1-3 300650
lbs. sows 28.50-32.75.
FEEDER PIGS 282. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
16.50- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 32.5041.00 per
head.
SHEEP 80. Good 60-95 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs
45.00-54.50, few to 70.00.
Slaughter ewes 28.00-32.00.