East Coast Carlot Octobef 17,1979 Compared to Monday’s close: limited sales prime special fed veal generally steady. Good and Choice boning veal generally steady. Lamb 55 lbs. down generally steady. Boneless beef 90 chem lean weak in limited sales compared to last week’s bulk. VEAL CARCASS HIDE ON Prime (Special Fed): 180- 240 lbs. 170.00-173.00, generally steady. BONING TYPE HIDE ON Good & Choice Northeastern Suppliers: 65-75 lbs. 132.00-136.00, bulk 134.00, all mostly steady; 55- 64 lbs. 130.00-134.00, bulk 132.00; 45-54 lbs. 128.00- 132.00, bulk 130.00; 3544 lbs 126.00-130.00, bulk 128.00; 34 lbs. down 124.00-128.00, bulk 126.00, Inshipped: 70-80 lbs. LTD 139.00, all generally steady; 60-70 lbs. LTD 137.00; 50-60 lbs. LTD 135.00; 40-50 lbs. LTD 133.00; 3040 lbs. LTD 131.00. BUTUR L CLEAR SPAN BUILDING FREE ACCESSORY AL LOWANCE NOW ON ALL BUTLER BUILDINGS 30’x50'xir FARMSTEDI GALV ROOFS WALLS 16’xlO'Double Slide 40’x50’14’ FARMSTEDI GALV iffBSIMI ROOF S WALLS jgElftl.. Doubie Sl.de 50 x5O xl6 FARMSTED I GALV. ilglW ROOF S WALLS 24’x15’7” Double Slide 60’x50’xl6’ FARMSTEDI GALV igsra ROOF & WALLS 30’x15’3” Double Slide ♦ALL BUILDINGS F. 0.8. ANNVILLE, PA. •(Buildinfs not equipped as shown) Special Grain Storage Buildings Available Prices Based On Independant Survey ol A*n-BuiWers Price Could Vary With Each Af ri-Builder Livestock market and auction news LAMB CARCASS , Choice & Prime 34 2 Loads 55 lbs. down 125.00, part loads. BONELESS BEEF 2 Loads 90 pet chem lean, fresh 134.00. CURED AND PROCESSED MEATS 2 Loads Skinned Hams: 16-19 lbs. 78.50-79.00, inc. gen. steady, part loads. Four States Livestock Four States Livestock Sales, Inc. Wed., October 10,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers & Heifers No Choice offered. Good Dairy Type to 61.00; Medium to 58.00. Heifers - Good 56.00-58.00; Medium 55.00 Down. Cows - large run. $2.00 higher. High Yield 52.00- Average 47.00- 51.00; Big Middle 43.00-46.00; Shelly 46.00 Down. Fat Bulls $2.00 lower. Good 61.00-64.00; Medium 56.00-60.00. Veal Calves mostly steady prices. Choice 104.00-108.50; Good 95.00- Medium 85.00- ♦VARIOUS SIZES HEIGHTS. WIDTH AVAILABLE 94.00; Farm Hfrs. to 147.50; Farm Bulls to 109.50; Light & Weak 81.00 Down. Sows 300-650 lbs. 25.00-31.00. STOCKER: 300-550 lbs. $2.00-3.00 lower. Few 4-H type steers 98.00-136.00; Choice 87.00-95.00; Good 78.00- Medium 71.00- 76.00; Culls 70.00 Down. Steers 600-850 lbs. Choice 74.00- Good 69.00-73.00; Medium 68.00 Down. Heifers (All Weights) Choice 77.00- 84.00; Good 69.00-76.00; Medium 68.00 Down. Bulls Choice 80.00-86.00; Good 72.00- Medium 71.00 Down. Springing Heifers to 775.00. Pigs, Hd. $l.OO lower. 20-30 lbs. 7.00-13.00; 40-60 lbs. 14.00- Shoats by Lb. to 31.00. Slaughter Hogs 50 cents to 1.00 lower. One lot at 36.75; 200-230 lbs. 34.75-35.85; 240-260 lbs. 35.00-35.50; ISO -195 lbs. 33.0034.50. Joliet Cattle Joliet, Illinois October 18,1979 CATTLE: Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 4,100; 5 days last week 4,965; same period a £ -li'ji , 'mm '"mi! FARMSTED II AND , For more info, on buildings | advertised by our A/B's, j ■ please mail to: ■ Ip.e.hess, j | BUTLER MFG. CO J Box 337, Oxford, PA 19363 | • I } Name { Address I City I State. Phone (include area code) *-F I I year ago 6,426. Trading slow for the week. Slaughter steers closed the week 2.00- 3.00 lower, instances 3.50 lower than Wednesday of last week. Slaughter heifers ended the week mostly 1.50 to 2.00 lower. Cows closed the week 1.00 to instances 2.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed high choice and prime 3-4 1150-1300 67.00-67.50, 1 load 67.75 Monday; 65.50- 65.75; 4 loads 66.00 Wed nesday. Choice 2-4 1050-1300 65.0047.00 Monday; 64.00- 65.50 Wednesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000- 1250 64.00-65.00 Monday; 63.00- Wednesday. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 900-1100 65.75-66.00; 1 load 66.25 Monday; 64.7565.00; 1 load 65.50 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-1200 64.0065.50 Monday; 63.50-64.75 Wed nesday. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1000 62.5064.00 Monday; 62.0063.50 Wed nesday. COWS: Cutter & Utility, few commercial, 1-2 47.00- 50.00, few 52.00 Monday 46.00- Wednesday. Utility & commercial 3-4 44.0047.00 Monday. St. Louis Cattle October 18,1979 Receipts this week Week ago Yearago Compared last week’s close, slaughter steers 2.00- 3.50 lower, most decline on choice and mixed choice and prime. Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.00 lower. Cows 3.00- 4.00 lower. Bulls steady. Slaughter supply fully 50 percent steers, near 30 percent heifers and 15 percent cows. Declines late last week and early this week in wholesale beef prices ap peared to be the major bearish factor contributing to the price downturns for most slaughter classes. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed choice and prime 24 1050-1300 lbs. 65.00-66.50, mostly 65.00 after Monday; mixed choice and prime 34 1125-1200 lbs. Monday 65.50- 66.00, with load 1325 lb. 34, few s’s 65.00. Few part loads comparable grade 1000-1100 lb. 4’s 63.0063.50 Tuesday. Scattered loads and lots Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1970 Apple cider at its best now The charge of the Light Brigade took place this week in 1854 (Oct 25) First quarter of the moon Oct 28 Average length of days for the week, 10 hours, 35 minutes Mainland China admitted to U N Oct 25,1971 Better a full barn than a full bed - Ask the Old Farmer: Could you ex plain the following old saying f 'Hurry back, the latch string is always out "KT, Alexandria, La Anciently, and in this country particu larly, door-latches were on the inside of the door and were lifted by pulling on a string that passed through a hole in the door to the outside When the occupants did not want company, they pulled the string in, but when company was welcome, the string was left hanging out Home Hints- To cure insomnia, swallow 1 teaspoon of lemon juice at bed time OLD FARMERS WEATHER FORECASTS New England: Rain, heavy inland, to start, sunny and very warm mid-week until week's end Greater New York-New Jersey: Rainy and warm through mid week, then clearing, very warm, by week's end Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with heavy rams, then dear and very warm mid-week, intermittent rams, cooler, by weekend Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Mild, with heavy rams west, to start, clear and pleasant mid-week through weekend (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc, Dublin N H 03444) choice 2-31075-1150 lbs. 66.25- 66.50 Monday, bulk choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 64.00-66.00, late 64.0065.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 63.00- 65.00. late 63.0064.00. Good 2- 3 900-1100 lbs. 60.5063.00. Few lots standard and good 2-3 1150-1250 lb. Holstems 60.00-60.50. Couple lots standard 2-3 1200-1500 lb. Holstems 56.5068.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed choice and prime 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 63.5064.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 62.50- 64.50, late 62.5063.50. Mixed good and choice 700-900 lbs. 61.0063.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs. 59.0061.50. 5.200 4,800 6.200 COWS: Late utility and commercial 24 44.0047.00. Boning utility 1-2 47.0049.00. Cutter 1-2 44.0047.00. Canner and low cutter 1-2 41.0044.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1050-1700 lbs. 57.0062.00, individual yield grade 11800 lbs. 63.00. FEEDERS: (Including around 2000 at the regular Thursday auction.) Feeder steers unevenly 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers weak to 3.00 lower. Receipts mainly medium frame no. 1 muscling 350-700 lb. steers and heifers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium frame no. 1 muscling small lot 245 lbs. THE OLD 4IHAHM' OCT. 22-28, 1979 Helter-skelter, look for shelter. 93.25, 325-400 lbs. 84.50-89.00, 400-500 lbs. 79.50-87.75, 500- 600 lbs. 76.75-86.50, 600-700 lbs. 74.50-80.75, fleshy 825- 1050 lbs. 64.50-69.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium frame no. 1 muscling 300400 lbs. 74.00- 83.25, 400-500 lbs. 70.00-77.00, 500-600 lbs. 66.75-74.25, 600- 650 lbs. 63.50-69.50. STOCK COWS: Small lot medium-aged 820 lbs. 60.75. Reported receipts of 321 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Tennessee Saddlebred driving horses, 750-1300; Tennessee Saddlebred driving horses, 450-1500; Local driving horses, 275- 1035; load of riding horses, 250-425; better horses, 475- 625; one pair of 3-yr old mules 2450; lightweight, 250-400 heavywiehgt, 450- 550; mare ponies, 2000; colts, 10-20; geldings, 20-50; larger ponies, 100-175. 9 (gigj New Holland Horse Monday, October 15 New Holland Sales Stables