—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 11,1979 8 KV.MER IMAUK AUG. 13-19, 1979 Clouds meshing, rain refreshing. Dog days end this week, but cat nights commence Babe Ruth died Aug 16,1948 Last quarter of the moon Aug 14 Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 51 minutes Shrimp Fleet blessing in Louisiana this week Los Angeles flies U S flag Aug 13, 1846 A burden one chooses is not felt Ask the Old Farmer: In an antique shop I purchased a "horning egg " It's the size of a small hen's egg On one side of the egg is a small baby's face, on the opposite side is the baby's little posterior The dealer told me that women used to hold this egg during labor and childbirth Have you ever heard of this 7 RA, Chicago From what we know of such customs, we wouldn't question anything We've heard of this kind of thing, but have never laid eyes on one of your ‘ggs Home Hints: Candles will burn longer if you chill them in the refrigerator before use OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS NEW ENGLAND: Week begins with thunderstorms east, then sunny with scattered showers through weekend GREATER NY-NJ: Rainy, cool for beginning of week, partly cloudy with showers through weekend MIDDLE ATLANTIC COASTAL: Week begins sunny, then showers, partly cloudy, hot, humid, with showers for weekend PIEDMONT & SOUTHEAST COASTAL: Heavy rains, cool to start, scattered showers, then turning sunny for weekend (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Western Maryland Market Western Maryland Stockyards, Inc. Westminster, Md. July 31,1979 BUTCHER CATTLE: Fat Steers - Few Offered, Good Holstems to 58.00; Standard $53.00-56.00; Heifers Stan dard to 52.50; Cows 50 cents to $ l.OO Higher/ Good Cows, $49.00-52.85; Standrd. & Utility 44.00-49.00; Canners 40.00-45.00; Shelly 42.00 Down; Bulls Few Offered 1300-1500 lb. 55.00-59.00. BUTCHER HOGS: Light Run No Top Weights Of fered. 230-260 lbs. Mostly 2’s & 3’s 36.00-36.25; Heavy Weights 4 Hd. 412 lb. at 23.00; Sows 250-500 lb. 22.00-25.00 VEAL CALVES: Good Run Light Calves 3.00 Higner! Good 135-240 lb. 80.00- Standard 120-180 lb. 75.00-82.00; Light Calves 65.00- Weak & Rough 65.00 Down. RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein heifers 80-100 lb. 100.00-140.00; Holstein Bulls 90-105 lb. 72.00-89.00. LAMBS; Few Offered. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, Inc. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY Sale to Start at 1 F.M. We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Morning State Graded Until 12 Noon. 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 caU 717-354-4341 our office in advance. Calf Sale To Be Held Cx/firv' Th* Af A D M NORMAN KOtb A tit u»ri-cNßhtr: 717-397-5538 717-393-4464 thcQLD Good & Low Choice 85-95 lb. 50.00-54.00; Butcher Ewes 85- 1101 b. 19.00-21.00; Feeders 65 lb. at 45.00. STOCK CATTLE: Steady Paces. Stock Steers 350-500 lb. (Good) 68.00-80.00; Stock Heifers Bulk 400-650 lb. (Good) 60.00-72.00; Stock Bulls 400-800 lb. 60.0068.00. PIGS & SHOATS: Large Run Prices Steady. By the Head 15-30 lb. 10.00-22.00; 30- 50 lb. 18.00-24.00; 5065 lb. 25.00-27.50. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Fri., August 3,1979 Today Last Friday Last Year TREND: Insufficient volume for a full market test. Bulk of supply sold m lots of three or less. FEEDER STEERS; One lot Choice 605 lbs. 80.25, couple lots 830-1000 lbs. 59.50- 62.25; one lot Good and Choice 1010 lbs. 54.50. Market courtesy of USDA. There were 848 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 400-500 lbs. 80.00-86.00; 500-700 lbs. 79.50-80.00; 700-800 lbs. 70.00- 75.50; 800-1000 lbs. 61.50- 67.20; Good 400-500 lbs. 76.00- 80.00; 500-700 lbs. 74.00-80.25; 700-800 lbs. 68.50-72.00; 800- 1000 lbs. 61.00-68.50; Medium 400-500 lbs. 61.00-76.00; 500- 700 lbs. 65.00-78.50; 700-800 lbs. 65.00-69.00; 800-1000 lbs. 60.00- Short Steers all weights 864.0066.50. HEIFERS: Choice 500600 lbs. J 67.50-72.00; 600-700 lbs. 65.00- Good 500600 lbs. 60.0065.50; 600-700 lbs. 61.00- 63.50; Medium 500600 lbs. 60.0063.75; 600-700 lbs. 59.00- 60.00. There were 347 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representative of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section of USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. Choice Steers 1000-1200 lbs. $57.00-58,50; Single 1000-1200 lbs. 55.00-59.00. Good Steers 900-1175 lbs. $54.00-57.90; Singles 900-1200 lbs. 53.25-57.25. Choice Heifers; 835-1000 lbs. $52.50-58.30; Singles 825- 1100 lbs. 51.00-58.00; Good Heifers 800-1000 lbs. 49.00- 54.10. CATTLE 193. Few Choice slaughter steers 56.35-59.25, Good 55.75-58.75, one at 59.00, Standard 52.00-54.75. One Choice slaughter heifer at 55.00, few Good 54.00-54.85, few Standard 49.75-50.50. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 48.25-50.75, one at 52.75, Cutters 45.00- 49.75, Canner & Low Cutter 40.0044.75, Shells down to Feeder Cattle 205 150 488 S 2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 w - - --- - - -V' Livestock market and auction news Special Market Special Feeder Yearling Sale Marshall, Va. August 2,1979 Special Slaughter Cattle Sale Rockingham, Va. August 2,1979 Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. August?, 1979 IM-PRUV-ALL MELVIN R. WEAVER 36.75. One Choice slaughter bullock at 59.25, Good 56.50- 61.35, few Standard 52.00- 58.10. Few Yield Grade #1 1320-1570 lbs. slaughter bulls 55.6062.00; two yield grade #21320 and 1330 lbs. 57.60 and 59.00. CALVES 207. Few Choice vealers 85.00-90.00, few Good 75.00- few Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 71.00-74.00, one at 78.00, 65-90 lbs. 63.00- 71.50, Utility 50-100 lbs. 43.00- 58.50. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 72.0068.00; holstem heifers 80-130 lbs. 100.00- few down to 90.00. HOGS 276. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 38.10- 39.10, few down to 37.60, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 37.10-38.00. Few US No. 1-3 (light weights) 37.25-38.00. US No. 1-3 255675 lbs. sows 26.25- 30.50, one at 33.25. Few Boars 21.00-23.50. FEEDER PIGS 36. US No. 1-2 30-45 lbs. feeder pigs 47.5049.00 cwt, No. 1-3 5080 lbs. 42.0044.00 cwt. SHEEP 13. Few Choice SO HO lbs. spring slaughter lambs 52.00-60.00. Few Slaughter ewes 25.00-25.50. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. August?, 1979 CATTLE 223. High Choice & Prune slaughter steers 58.00- Choice 56.00- 67.25, Good 54.00-56.00, Standard 50.00-54.00, Utility 48.00- Choice slaughter heifers 54.00-60.50, one at 64.35, Good 52.00-62.75, Standard 48.00-52.00, Utility 45.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 46.0049.75, few to 53.60, Cutters 44.00-48.75, Canner & Low Cutter 38.0044.00, Shells down to 35.00. Yield Grade #1 1200-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 56.00- CALVES 126. Choice vealers 85.00-98.00, few to 100.00, Good 80.00-85.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 65.00- 70-90 lbs. 45.00- 65.00, Farm calves, holstem bulls 95-115 lbs. 70.0fr85.00; holstem heifers 80-140 lbs. 100.00- HOGS 538. US No. 1-2 200- 235 lbs. barrows & gilts 38.00- 39.00, few to 39.25, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 37.00-38.10, No. 2- 3 200-270 lbs. 36.25-37.00. US No. 1-3 400-570 lbs. sows 25.0028.50, No. 2-3 400600 lbs. 23.25024.50. Boars 275- 880 lbs. 20,0025.00. FEEDER PIGS 462. US No. 1-3 1020 lbs. feeder pigs 8.0014.00 per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 14.0024.00, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 24.0028.75 per head. SHEEP 29. Good 6095 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 45.00-58.00. Slaughter ewes 20.0027.00. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. August 4,1979 STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CAT TLE: Good Light Steer Calves 80.00 to 86.00; Medium 75.00 to 80.00; Plain 70.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 63.00 to 72.50; Medium 58.00 to 63.00; Plain 53.00 and down; Holstein Steers 50.00 to 52.60; Slaughter Steers 53.00 to 56.75; Good Light Heifer Calves 75.00 to 86.00; Medium 70.00 to 75.00; Plain 65.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 65.00 to 68.50; Medium 60.00 to 65.00; Plain 55.00 and down; Slaughter Cows 45.00 to 50.75; Utilities 40.00 to 45.00; Canners & Cutters 36.00 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 740.00 and down; Stock Bulls 46.00 to f " ' HARVEyY MflfnH " ■ I B I B I 1 B 1 B HAY AND STRAW SALE WILL BE DISCONTINUES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL BUY HAY & STRAW PRIVATELY AND ON ORDERS. For More Information Phone: 215-445-5303 • Hay • Straw • Livestock Hauling ALLEN ACKLEY PHONE (717) 733-7124 Green Dragon Livestock Sales ml* 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA c9^x CON** COWS COWS 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 th(| fa? m or at our barn or other market information ' r t■* “7 ry - r r WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor 71.50; Slaughter Bulls 57.75 to 64.00. CALVES: Veal Calves 107.00 and down; Baby Calves 115.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue 0 56.00; Good Red O 51.00; Feeder Lambs 52.50; Slaughter Ewes 18.00 to 23.50. HOGS: Top 34.75; Sows 25.00 to 27.50; Boars 22.00. Hunter’s Auction August 6,1979 BULLS: 1050 lbs. 57.00; 940 lbs. 60.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 50.75-52.25; Good to Standard 48.75-50.50; Utility 46.5047.50; Cutters 42.50- 47.00; Canners33.7s-38.75. CALVES: Prime 240-350 lbs. 76.00-82.00; High to Choice 140-180 lbs. 62.00- 75.00; Good to Choice 120-A) lbs. 72.00-83.00; Standard to Good 90-110 lbs. 57.00-80.00; Utility 75-80 lbs. 55.00-62.00. Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 43.00- 56.00. FEEDER PIGS: 25-30 lbs. $l9 to $24 by hd.; 30-35 lbs. $2l to $26 by hd. HOGS: 140-180 lbs. 30.0- 36.00. SOWS: 23.25-26.00. BOARS: 26.00-30.00. GOATS: Nanniess2B to $42 by hd.; Kids $lB to $26 by hd.
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