AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1980
v UAfANX t
MAY 26-JUNE 1, 1980
Sun for a reason, it's gardening season
Mulch strawberries now Bob Hope born Mav 29 1904 Full
moon May 29 Average length of day, 15 hours, 3 minutes
Northern turtles lay eggs now Mt Everest conquered Mav 29
1953 Duke of Windsor married Walhe June 3 1937
Memorial Day Mav 26 Ht who laughs, lasts
Ask the Old Farmer- This week
my minister used the expression
"Lock stock and barrel'* in his
sermon Would vou please tell me
-■ its origin D G , Binghamton NY
Refers to a gun meaning the wlwk
thing ami dales from the nmntton of
the musket
Home Hints Give a dog a pillow of camomile flowers to keep fleas awa\
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England Warm throughout the week, with showers chang
ing to sunny and warm ana back to showers for weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Ram starts the week then sunnv
and warm mid-week, week s end brings rain, heavy south
Middle Atlantic Coastal Clear and warm beginning of week
followed hv rain north, showers south, weekend brings ram east,
showers west
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal Rain west showers Piedmont
beginning of week, then sunnv and hot showers in mountains
through weekend
(Ml Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444)
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Saturday, May 17
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER CAT
TLE; Good Light Steer
Calves 85.00-90.00; Medium
80.00- Plain 75.00 and
down; Good Heavy Steers
71.00- Medium 66.00-
71.00; Plain 61.00 and down;
Holstein Steers 49.00-55 60;
Slaughter Steers 60.50 and
down; Good Light Heifer
Calves 64 00-69.00; Medium
59.00- Plain 54.00 and
dpwn; Good Heavy Heifers
55.00- Medium 50 00-
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO CALL FOR MARKET QUOTES
GET FOR YOUR HOGS BEFORE THEY _
LEAVE YOUR FARM. NO SELLING COSTS. 1 1 /-/«» J-¥o*B
THE OLD
55.00; Plam 45.00 and down;
Slaughter Cows 47.00-52.50;
Utilities 40.0047.00; Canners
& Cutters 38.00 and down;
Milk & Stock Cows 900.00 and
down; Stock Bulls 67.50 and
down; Slaughter Bulls 58.50
and down.
CALVES- Veal Calves
99.00 and down; Baby Calves
155.00 and down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 68.00, Good Red O
64.00; Slaughter Ewes 23 75
and down; Wool Lambs
55.75
HOGS Top 31.00; Heavy
26 00-30.20; Light 24.75; Sows
25.50 and down, Boars 20 00
and down.
WE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, MEMORIAI DAY, MAY 26
PENN PACKING BUYING STATION
I
Report supplied by USDA
Friday through Wed
nesday’s salable receipts
3,300; 5 days last week 3,535,
same period a year ago
4,339. Trading slow for the
week. Slaughter steers
closed the week 1.50 to 2.00,
instances 2.50 lower com
pared with Wednesday of
last week. Slaughter heifers
ended the week 1.00 to 1.50
lower. Cows closed the week
1.00 to instances 2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 3, few 4,1250-1350 lbs.
63.00-63.50 Monday; 61.50-
62.50 Wednesday; 34, few 5,
1275-1400 lbs. 61.00-62.50
Monday; Wed
nesday. Choice 2-3 1050-1200
lbs. 63.50-64.00, 1 load 64.25
Monday; 62.50-63.25; part
load (18 head) Wednesday.
Choice 24 1050-1300 lbs.
62.50-63.50 Monday; 61.50-
62.50 Wednesday. Holstems
Choice and Mixed Good and
Choice 1100-1600 lbs. 56.00-
60.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4
950-1100 lbs. 62.50, 1 load
62.75,1 load 63.00 Monday; 1
load 62.00, 1 load 62.25
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-
1150 lbs. 61.00-62.50 Monday;
60.50-61.50 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 lbs. 60.00-61.00
Monday; 59.00-60 50 Wed
nesady.
COWS; Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 44.00-47.00
Monday; 42.0044.00 Wed
nesday.
IfINNIIKRSfIRVI
We would like to take
this opportunity to thank
everyone for
patronage the
years and hope
support in the future.
OUR REGULAR HOURS 7 A.M. TO 12 NOON
AT THE GREEN DRAGON MARKET
RD4, EPHRATA, PA. 17522
1 MILE NORTH OF EPHRATA ON NORTH STATE STREET.
Livestock market and auction news
Joliet
Cattle
Thursday, May 22
IT'SOUA 4th
NOTE
KEN EMERY
Sechrist
Auction
Monday, May 19
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 67. Steers Good
Choice 61.60-62.85; Good
60.0061.50; Standard Good
58.0060.00; Holstems Good
53.00- Standard to Good
52.00- Heifers Holstems
Good 50.00-53.50; Standard
Good 48.00-50.00. Feeder
Steers Good and Choice
65.00- Standard Good
55.0- Cows High
Yearling Commercial 48.00-
50.50; Cutters 46.0048.00;
Canners Low Cutters 44.60-
46.50; Shells 40.0044.75.
CALVES 62. Calves Choice
and Prime 90.00-105.00; Good
and Choice 82.00-90.90; Bulls
110-140 lbs. 90.00-127.50;
Hfrs. 80-140 lbs. 100.00-
185.00; Culls 50.00-75.00.
FEEDER PIGS 146. U.S.
No. 1 and 2, 35-55 lbs. 22.00-
28.50 per head; U.S. No. 1
and 3, 40-60 lbs. 20.00-25.00
per head.; U.S. No. 2 and 3,
15-60 lbs. 10.00-20.00 per
head. Sows 250-375 lbs. 25.00-
27.25; 400-500 lbs. 23.50-24.85.
Boars 300-500 lbs. 23.00-25.25.
SHEEP 7. Lambs Good to
Choice 58.00-68.00; Medium
and Good 48.00-56.00. Ewes
18.00-26.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
Select No. 1 and 2, 190-215
lbs. 31.00-31.50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 2,190-220 lbs. 30.75-
31.00.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs,
No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 30.00-
30 50.
your
past 4
for your
Four States
Livestock
Wednesday, May 14
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
No Choice offered. Good
54.00- Medium 53.00
Down. Heifers Choice 55.00-
56.10: Good 50.00-54.00;
Medium 49.00 Down. Cows
good run, $l.OO under. High
Yield 50.00-52.75; Average
46.0049.00; Big Middle 41.00-
45.00; Shelly 43.00 Down. Fat
Bulls $l.OO higher. Good
56.00- Medium 52.00-
55.00. Veal Calves mostly
steady. Choice 103.00-107.50;
Good 92.00-102.00; Medium
80.00- Farm Hfrs. to
145.00; Farm Bulls to 117.00;
Light & Weak 68.00 Down.
Lambs steady prices. Choice
65.0066.25; Good to 64.00
STOCKER. Steers 300-550
lbs. very active but lower
than last week. Choice 80.00-
83.00; Good 72.00-79.00;
Medium 65.00-71.00; Culls
64.00 Down. Steers 600-850
lbs. Choice 70.00-73.00; Good
64.00- Medium 63.00
Down. Heifers (All Weights)
Dairy Type to 96.00; Choice
69.00- Good 60.00-68.00;
Medium 59.00 Down. Bulls
Choice 70.00-73.00; Good
62.00- Medium 61.00
Down. Dairy Cows to 640.00.
Springing Heifers to 1350.00
Pigs, Hd. very active. 20-30
lbs. 9 00-18.00; 40-60 lbs
19.00- 50. Shoats by Lb. to
25.75 Slaughter Hogs 50
cents lower. 210-230 lbs
30.35-31.50; 240-260 lbs. 30 50-
31 35; 180-205 lbs. 27.75-30.00.
Sows 300-600 lbs. 22.50-25.25.
Hunter’s
Auction
Monday, May 19
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 47.25-48.50; Good to
Standard 46.5047.00; Utility
45.75-46.50; Cutters 44.50-
46.00; Canners 41.7545.00.
CALVES: Prune 200-280
lbs. 96.00-104.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 87.00-
97.00; Good to Choice 120-140
lbs. 90.00-100.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 85.00-114.00;
Utility 75-85 lbs. 75.00-89.00;
Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 65 00-
72.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs.
$ll to $l4; 30-35 lbs. $l5 to $l9
byhd.
HOGS: 100-180 lbs. 23 00-
28.00.
SOWS: 24.00-25.75.
BOARS: 22.50-25.00.
GOATS: Kids $25 to $3B by
hd.; Nannies $35 to $4l by
hd ; Billies $3O to $3B by hd ■
PERKIOMENVILLE S
LIVESTOCK 8
& SALES 8
Perkiomenville, PA o
Sale Every Monday
Egg Auction 12 Noon 8
Dairy Cows 2PM o
Hogs 4PM fi
Steers Bulls Cows O
Starting at 5 P M X
Also «
Flea Market a
starting at daylight S
PH: 215-234-4733 S
sooccccccoaoooooal