Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 11, 1981, Image 6

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    AG—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 11,1981
Hay
Markets
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, April 3
Report supplied by PDA
98 loads hay and 20 loads straw.
Alfalfa 125.00-171 00, 2 loads
201.00; Mixed hay 78.00-135.00, few
187.00; Timothy hay 88.00-116.00,
one 143.00; Clover, couple 142.00
and 168.00; Orchard Grass, one at
72.00; Straw 56.00-70.00; Ear Corn,
6 loads 121.00-136.00; Corn Fodder,
couple 44.00 and 45.00.
New Wilmington Hay
New Wilmington, Pa.
Friday, Aprils
Report supplied by PDA
34 loads hay and 6 loads straw
Alfalfa, one at 90.00; Mixed hay
45 00-62.00, few 87.00, 2nd cutting
70 00-96.00, one at 102 00; Timothy
hay 47.50-58.00, one at 87 00;
Clover, one at 71.00; Straw 41.00-
49.00, one at 55.00, Ear Com, 6
loads 80.00-91 00
Fredericks Co. Hay
Buckeystowu, Md.
Thursday, Aprils
31 loads.
Alfalfa, 110-152, Straw, 27.50-39;
Timothy, 70-112; Mulch, 35; Mixed
hay, 75-116, Timothy and Alfalfa
mixed, 101-120; Corn, 124 a ton
Vintage Hay
Vintage Sales Stables
Thursday, April 9
35 loads.
Alfalfa, 120-170; Straw, 53-57;
Mixed hay, 100-140; Timothy, 90-
125, Ear Com, 121.
Good’s Hay
Wednesday, April 8
160 loads.
Mixed, 90-159, one at 170; Alfalfa,
123-175, one at 182.50; Timothy, 82-
117; Straw, 52-73, Corn 122-134;
BluegrassB3; Clover 117.
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Rd 2 Noxon Rd
Wappinger Falls, NY 12590
Farm; 914-223-5976
Max Heflich, Mgr. 914-471-1438
Get the “Concrete” difference
Get Ehmer Yorkshires
LEESPORT MARKET & AUCTIOH, INC.
North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61
“WHERE FRIENDS MEET”
BERKS COUNTY’S ONLY WEEKLY
Iv. . ■- tIT CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION -
yppHl WEDNESDAY AT 1 P.M.
FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday, IsJmi
12 NOON TO 9 P.M.
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Bakery Fresh Cakes,
Pies and Buns - Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese - Sporting
Goods - Clothing - Furniture - Jewelry - Used items &
Collectibles.
PHONE; 215-926-1307 LEROY WEtST & JOHN WEIST, M6RS.
Keister’s Hay
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 7
Report supplied by auction
34 loads of hay. Timothy 60 00-
147.00, Mixed 70 00-151.00, Alfalfa
117.50-163.00. v
7 loads of straw 40.00-52.00.
3 loads of ear com 116.00-121.00
New Holland Hay
Monday, April 6
198 loads.
Alfalfa, 101-178; Timothy, 66-118,
Mixed, 49-174; Straw, 56-83; Corn,
75-127
Regional Hay
Friday, April 3
Report supplied by PDA
(All hay No. 2 and better, prices
paid by the dealers at the farm and
per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow & steady
Alfalfa 75.00-135.00, mostly 90.00-
110 00; Mixed hay 55.00-88.00,
Timothy hay 45 00-85 00, Straw
40.00-50 00; Mulch 30.00-40 00
Carlisle Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, March 31
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE. STEERS. Good 56 25-
59 50, Standard 49 00-55 50, Utility
46 50-50.50. HEIFERS Good 55 DO
-57 50; Standard 47.25 COWS.
Utility & Commercial 41 50-44.85,
Ind 48 00; Cutter 39 0042.00.
Canner & Low Cutter 35.00-38.75;
Shells down to 33 00. BULLOCKS
Good 54.25, Standard 46.0047.75.
FEEDER STEERS 60 00-78.00
CATTLE HEIFERS 49 00-70.00
BULLS. 52 00-70.00
CALVES VEALERS. Choice
85 00-101 00, Good 70 00-90 00,
Standard & Good 60 00-75 00
FARM CALVES Hoi. Heifers
120 00-162 50
HOGS Barrows & Gilts US No
1- 40.5041 50, US No 1-3 38 50-
40 75, US No 2-3 35.00-39.00
SOWS US No 1-3 35 75-38 50, No
2- 00-36.00; Boars 31.25-31.75.
FEEDER PIGS US No K
14 00-22 00; No. 1-326 00-34 00
HAULING
NATIONWIDE
Ray R. Harbokf
Rd 1 Box 95
Hershey, PA 17033
PH 717-964-2248
or 717-569-2061
Livestock market and auction news
Pa. Grain
Monday, April 6
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last Monday s
market for Southeastern, Central
and South Central Pa. Com & Ear
Corn mostly steady. Wheat & Oats
steady. Barley steady to weak
Prices paid delivered to dealers
dock - (All prices per bushel, ex
cept Ear Corn per ton.)
Southeastern Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 3.70-3 95,
average 3.82, Wheat No. 2 range
4.20-4.49, average 4 31; Barley No.
3 range 2 60-2.85, average 2.81,
Oats 2.55-2.90, average 2.73,
Soybeans No. I 7.30-7.00, average
7.37; Grain Sorghum No. 2 2.85,
average 2.85; Ear Corn 103.00-
118.00, average 110 25.
Central Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 3.65-3.90,
average 3.79, Wheat No. 2 range
4.10-4.60, average 4 33; Barley No.
3 range 2.35-2.90, average 2 64,
Oats No 2 range 2 40-2 60, average
2 50, Gram Sorghum No 2 range
4.00, average 4.00, Ear Corn 95 00-
110.00, average 102.56
South Central Pa.
Corn No 2-y range 3.55-3 75,
average 3 68, Wheat No 2 range
3.804 00, average 3.92; Barley No
3 range 2 70-3.15, average 2 87,
Oats No. 2 range 2 40-2 70, average
2 61, Ear Corn range 100 00-110 00,
average 106 38
Western Pa.
Corn No 2-y range 3 40-3 70,
average 3.49, Wheat No. 2 range
3 95, average 3.95, Barley No 3
few reported range 2.15-2.25,
average 2.20, Oats No. 2 range
2.25-2 50, average 2 34; Ear Corn
range few reported 85.00-88 60,
average 86 80.
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Corn No 2-y range 3 60-3.90,
average 3.79, Wheat No 2 range
4.004.50, average 4.24; Barley No
3 range 2 50-2.90, average 2.76;
Oats No. 2 range 2 40-2.85, average
2.59, Ear Corn range 100.00-115.00,
average 106.79
TRANSPORTATION ON STOCK OR
FEEDER CATTLE FROM THE SOUTH
We Have 2 Possum Bellied
Trailer Rigs Available.
Call
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
Paradise, Pa.
L. Robert Frame. Manager
Phone; 717-768-8204
or Home: 215-458-5060
Call Anytime |
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales ftPl
1 Mile North of Ephrata, PA
CO VIS COWS Co|* s
BUYERS FROM 3 STATES
Regular consignments from
Bob Kennedy & Ed Stover plus 15
other local consignors.
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 the farm or at our barn or other
market information call: Office 717-733-
2444.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
New Wilmington
Livestock
New Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, April 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 262. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows strong to 50 cents higher.
Good & Choice slaughter steers
55.00-60.25, few Standard 52.00-
55.00, Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 52 00-57.00, few
Standard 45.00-50.50. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 45.00-
48.50, Commercial No. 4-5 40 00-
45.00, Cutters 43.00-46.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.0043.00, Shells down
to 25.00. Yield Grade #1 1135-2215
lbs. slaughter bulls 52,50-55.25,
couple 57.00 and 57.75; few yield
grade #2 940-1310 lbs. 47.75-52.00.
Few Medium & Large Frame #1
410-510 lbs. feeder steers 62.50-
69.00, tew 565-770 lbs. 52.00-59.50;
Medium & Large Frame #1 320-520
lbs feeder heifers 55.50-63 00, 520-
785 lbs. 47.00-55.50
CALVES 326. Vealers steady.
Few Prune vealers 110.00-115.00,
Choice 90.00-106.00, Good 70.00-
90 00, Standard & Good 90-125 lbs.
58 00-70 00, 65-85 lbs. 55 00-59.00,
one Lot Utility 57 lbs. at 49 00
Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-135
lbs. 65.00-80.00; holstein heifers 75-
135 lbs 95.00-132 50; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-110 lbs 65 GO
-96 00.
HOGS 800. Barrows & gilts
steady to 50 cents higher. US No. 1-
2 200-240 lbs barrows & gilts 41.20-
42.20, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40 00-
41.30, No 2-3 210-260 lbs. 38 50-
40 00, No. 1-3 150-180 lbs. 35 00-
37.75. Sows $2 to $4 lower. US No 1-
3 305-635 lbs. sows 28.00-36.75, few
250-300 lbs. 24.00-28 00 Boars 23 50-
34.75.
FEEDER PIGS 76. US No 1-325-
40 lbs. 19.00-27 00, No. 1-3 40-50 lbs
26.00-31.00 per head.
SHEEP 367 Bulk of supply sold
to the Easter trade. Choice 2540
lbs spring slaughter lambs 100.00-
130.00, few to 149.00,40-60 lbs. 79.00-
98 00, 60-75 lbs. 70.00-82.00, 80-110
lbs. 59.00-69.00; Good 65-90 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 52.00-63.00.
Slaughter ewes 9.00-27.00, few
36.00-37.50.
Sechrist Auction
Stewartstown, Pa.
Monday, April 6
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 126. Steers Good Choice
59.85-61.85; Standard Good 57.00-
59.85; Hoistexns Good 56.00-60.00;
Standard to Good 50.00-55.00.
Heifers - Good to Choice 58.00-
61.00; Standard & Good 50.00-57.85;
Holstems Good 46.00-50.00. Feeder
Steers Good and Choice 05.00-65.00;
Standard Good 50.00-55.00; Utility
40.00-50.00. Bulls Good and Choice
Commercial 55.00-59.00, Standard
to Good 52.00-54.85, Utility to
standard 48.00-51.85. Cows High
Yearling Commercial 44.50-46.85;
Cutters 42.50-44.35; Canners Low
Cutters 40.004 2 50, Shells 35.00-
40 00.
CALVES 78 Calves - Choice and
Prime 100.00-116 00; Good and
Choice 85.00-95.0 U; Standard and
Good 75.00-85.00, Back to the Farm
Bulls Good 100-120 lbs 65.00-80.00;
Back to the 1 arm Hfrs. 60-140 lbs
75.00-155.00, Culls4o.oo-60.00
’ HOGS 59 Keener Pigs - U S. No
1 and 2, 40-55 lbs 25 00-30.00 per
head, U S. No. 1 and 3, 30-60 lbs.
22 00-32 00 per head, U S No 1 and
3, 20-50 lbs. 15 00-22.00 per head
bows 250-375 lbs. 30 00-36.00 , 400-
500 lbs. 34.00-35.85 Boars 300-500
lbs 29.00-31 85
SHEEP 52. Spring Lambs - Good
to Choice 35-45 lbs 115 00-155 00;
Medium to Good 45-60 lbs 85 00-
110 00. Ewes 18.00-27 50.
Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select
No. 1 and 2,190-215 lbs. 40 5041.50
Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1
and 2,190-220 lbs. 40.00-40 25
Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No 1
and 3,190-240 lbs 39.00-39.75
r FOR SALE FEEDER PIGS f
I State Graded - Vet Inspected {
t Excellent Quality and Delivery Service |
I JOHN H. THOMAS, JR. I
| Millersville, Pa. 17551 Ph. 717-872-5646 |
I Complete Line of Feeds A
Management Program f
I SATURDAY, APRIL 18 |
t ON THE FARM MONTHLY ♦
X Our April Sale will be held April 18,1 ;00, ♦
instead of Good Friday April 17
BRED GILT SALE
♦ Sale to start promptly at 1:00 J
X Every 4 weeks ♦
J Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 ♦
♦ miles south of Quarryville, take Rt.27aJ to Little £
£ Bntian, turn north, follow Little Britian Rd to ♦
♦ Jackson Rd 2nd farm, OR Take Rt 222 out of X
X Quarryville to Cedar Hill Rd. to Little Bntian ♦
♦ Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale arrows X
X 50 to 60 Head ♦
more or less
w
2&
♦ 3 way Crossbred Gilts t
X York & Hampshire & Ouroc ♦
♦ Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale $
♦ date Now everything vaccinated for both ♦
X Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for ♦
j lice *
♦
Local trucker available
No hogs sold on commission
9 Bred Gilts
Due Before Sale
Date - $2OO
♦ Abe Oiffenbach
i Auctioneer ♦
t NEXT SALE DATE - FRIDAY, MAY 15 ♦
CHRIST A. BEILER
RD 2, Quarryville, PA
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS