APRIL 6-12, 1981
Winter creeps back and goes on the attack.
Seed winter-killed grass patches now Mae West first appeared
on NY stage in Diamond Lil April 9, 1928 First quarter of the
moon April 11 (Sat) Average length of days for the week, 13
hours, 8 minutes Hank Aaron hit Rome run 5715 April 8, 1974
Weather, wind, women, and fortune change like the moon
Ask the Old Farmer: In the old
days, why did they make cheese in
round containers and not square
ones 7 FT, San Francisco
Back in the old days when folks first
- learned haw to make cheese, there
were no square containers The belief
started that a square cheese wouldn't
keep well or taste right
Home Hints; Use a large plastic lawn bag to cover your barbecue grill to pro
tect it from bad weather
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Cold with frost and some light snow through most
of week and weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey; Cold all week with ram at first,
overcast midweek, week's end brings rain south and snow north
Middle Atlantic Coastal: fright rain, cool at start of week, then
partly cloudy and cool midweek, week's end is rainy and cold
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Light rain, cool temperatures start
the week, midweek sunny skies, cold air, heavy ram end of week
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NOTICE
OF CHANGE
of MD Grade Feeder Pigs
Sales on Eastern Shore
MONDAY, APRIL 27
will be last graded sale at
Eden (formerly Duke’s Sale
Barn).
Starting May, 2 sales a month at
Caroline Sales, Denton, MD.
2nd and 4th Monday each month
Sales at 1:30 p.m.
Phone: 301-479-2656
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Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
Monday - Friday 8 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Ask For Lynn
livestock market and auction news
Central U.S.
Carlot
Wednesday, April 1
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to fuesday’s 4.30
report. Steer beet 200 lower,
heiter beet mostly 1 00 lower, alter
being steady early LSemand and
trading light Sulk early sales
steer beet packer to packer
Processors entered the market
late at lowei price levels fhe
boxed beet carcass cutout value
advanced $ o 3 to $99 34 per cwt
Sales reported on b 4 loads ot steei
and heiter beet
STEEK BEEF
44 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-900 lbs 95.00 eaily,
93 QO Idle, 200 lower
Choice 4 000-900 lbs 00.00
steady
Choice a. 600-900 lbs 80 00.
Good 2-3 000-000 lbs 91 00-93 00,
Idle 91 00,200 lower late
FOB Amarillo Habib
Choice 2-3 bOO-700 lbs VG 3
90 00-97 00, YU 29b 50-99 00
HEIFER BEEF
20 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 92 00-94 00,
late 92 00,1 00 lower.
Good 2-3 . 500-700 lbs. 88 00-90.00,
late 88 00,2.00 lower late.
Cow beef generally steady
COW BEEF
7 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
BRKU Utility 450&up lbs 7b 50
(West! 3-4
BNG Utility 400&up lbs 81 50
i West)
FOB Amarillo Basis
BHKG Utlly. 450&up lbs 77 50
(West! steady 3-4
BNG Utlty 400&up lbs 8150
i West) steady 2-3
BULLBEEF
FOB Omaha Basis
Bull 1 500&up lbs. 94 50 (West)
steady
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
5 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
HINDS vH;. 145-190 lbs 110 00
HINDS (H). 120-170 lbs 110 00
FOHES: 130- 210 lbs 77 00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/BEEF
TRIMMINGS
20 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
dO% chem lean fresh 46.50-49 00
50% chem lean frozen 52 00 tvs
river area.
Compared to Tuesday’s 230
report Fresh pork, loins 14-17 lbs
steady-mostly 75 lower, 17-20 lbs
steady Picnics steady Boston
butts 4-8 lbs 225 higher in
limited market test Fresh hams
14-20 lbs steady-2.00 higher, 20-26
ibs monthly 4 00 lower Sdls bellies
uneven, mostly 1 00-3 00 higher
except 16-18 lbs 2 00-2 75 lower
Trading & demand moderate
Sales reported on 58 *z loads & 16
loads ot trimmings & variety
meats
FRESH PORKCUTS
LOINS 14/dn lbs 86 00, 14-17
lbs 82 50-85.00, mstly 85 00, steady
mstly 75 lower, 17-22 lbs 77 00 late
Tuesday, 17-20 lbs & 17-22 lbs
77 00-79 00, steady
PICNICS 4-8 lbs 45 00 steady
BOSTON BUTTS 4-« lbs 72 25.
2 25 higher,
SKINNED HAMS 14-17 lbs
72 DU, 2 DO higher, 17-20 lbs bb 50-
b 7 oU, bulk b 7 UU, steady-1 00
lughei, 20-2 b lbs b 2 00-bi IK), bulk
b 2 00, mostly 4 OOlowei
Mt. Joy, PA 17552
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 4,1981—A7
BELLIES, SOLS 12-14 lbs 46.50-
47.00, 1.00-1.50 higher; 14-16 lbs.
47.00-47.50, 1 50-2.00 higher; 16-18
lbs. 45.75-46.50, 2,00-2 75 lower, 18-
20 lbs. 46.00 1.00 higher; 20-25 lbs.
42.50, 3.00 higher; 20-25 lbs. 43 00
frozen
VARIETY MEATS
NECK BONES. 12.00-13 50
FEET, FRONT, TOE ON 18.50
SKINNED JOWLS 28.00 frozen
FORK TRIMMINGS/
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK
(Chemical Lean;
42% lean trimmings fresh 34.00
42% lean trimmings fresh 36 00
72% bnls picnics frozen 73 00-
mostly 73 50
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, March 25
, Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER. Fed Steers $2 00
lower. Choice 57.00-58.00; Good
53.00- Medium 51.00 Down.
Heifers Choice 53 00-55 00; Good
47.00- Medium 46.00 Down.
Cows Good run, $l.OO higher. High
Yield 45.00-47.00; Average 41.00-
44.00; Big Middle 37.00-40.00; Fatty
Herf. 36.00-39.00; Shelly 39 00
Down. Fat Bulls $l.OO lower. Good
53 00-54.75; Medium 48.00-52 00.
Veal Calves Mostly steady. Choice
100.00- Good 85 00-99 00;
Medium 75 00-84.00, Farm Hfrs. to
114.00; Farm Bulls to 85 00; Light
& Weak 56 00 Down Slaughter
Sows 300-600 lbs 34.00-37.50; Thin
Sows 27.00-33.00.
STOCKER. Steers 300-550 lbs
Steady prices Choice 72 00-80 00;
Good 65.00-71.00; Medium 59 00-
64.00; Culls 58.00 Down Steers 600-
850 lbs Choice 69 00-74 00; Good
63.00- 00; Medium 62.00 Down.
Heifers t All Weights) Choice 62 00-
68.00; Good 52.00-61.00; Medium
51.00 Down Bulls Choice 60 00-
63.50; Good 54 00-59,00; Medium
53 00 Down Dairy Cows to 800 00.
Springing Heifers to 1035 00. Pigs,
Hd. Large run, steady prices 20-30
lbs 10 00-24 00, 40-60 lbs. 25 CO
-35 50, Shoats by Lb 36 50.
Slaughter Hogs 50 cents higher.
210-230 lbs 40 004 0 85; 240-260 lbs.
39.004 0 50, 190-205 lbs 37 25-39 00,
265-300 lbs. J6.00-J8 00
TO
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Hers hey, PA 17033
PH: 717-964-2248
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