48—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31, 1981
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Overcast won't last.
Bank your cellars now ... James Naismith, inventor of basketball,
born Nov. 6, 1861 ... First quarter of the moon Nov. 4 (Wed.) ...
U.S. Embassy seized in Teheran, Iran, Nov. 4, 1979 ... Average
length of days for the week, 10 hours, 8 minutes ... TV quiz scan
dals reached climax Nov. 2, 1959 ~. Arrogance diminishes wisdom.
Ask the Old Fanner: Could you tell me
what a "Finder" was? In biographical
notes of one of my husband's ancestors,
the following statement is made; "He
was a Finder for the Northeast field
1670-71." F.D., Villanova, Penn.
Old English a poundkeeper, charged with
the handling of stray animals.
Home Hints: Red cedar chips kept m closets
keep out moths
and seasonal.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Showers, rain on coast, mild;
midweek clearing and cool, turning warmer; then partly cloudy
and warm.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Temperatures cool with light rain; then
clearing, warm days and cold nights; cloudy near end.
Piedmont it Southeast Coastal: Cloudy and mild; showers north
becoming clear and warm throughout, then cloudy.
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Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, October 24
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 60.00-65.00;
Medium 59.00-59.75; Plain 54.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
58.00- Medium 53.00-57.75;
Plain 50.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 45.50 and down; Good Light
Heifer Calves 47.00-51.50; Medium
42.00- Plain 41.00 and down;
Good Heavy Heifers 50.00-56.00;
SHOCKER'S SUES SERVICE, INC.
RD#2, BOX 21
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
We Have SR2I2 lip. Lister Diesels, as is or rebuilt
• Good used diesel • New Sputnik wheels
engines and parts
We mount diesels on balers, crimpers, cornpickers, etc.
Bulk Tanks, with something
in common ...
PERFORMANCE!
AMBASSADOR
500 To 6000 Gal
GIRTON
We do the complete
installations.
12 volts D.C. or 115-
230 volts AC .
• FULLY-FLOODED GIRTON COLD PLATE
• STAINLESS STEEL CONSTRUCTION
• CAN USE R-12 OR R-22 REFRIGERANT
• URETHANE (FOAMED IN PLACE) INSULATION
FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL
717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER
CALL 717-354-4374
THE OLD
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NOV. 2-8, 1981
;r's weather forecast
>ins cloudy, cold, and rainy; by end clear
Medium 43.00-49.75; Plain 40.00
and down; Slaughter Cows 38.00-
42.50; Utilities 33.00-37.75; Cutters
& Canners 32.00 and down; Stock
Bulls 40.50 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 48.50 and down.
CALVES: Veal Calves 78.00 and
down; Baby Calves 91.00 and
down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue
O 51.75; Good Red O 43.25; Feeder
Lambs 47.25; Slaughter Ewes 13.00
and down.
HOGS: Top 44.90; Heavy 44.50;
Medium 42.50; Sows 51.50; Boars
35.00.
SALES & SERVICE
FOR:
LISe, PERKINS
& DEUTZ DIESELS
OR D-4 diplomat
200 To 1000 Gal. Sizes
C*m
CATTLE 209. Compared with
a
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows weak to $1.25 lower, spots to
$3 lower. Few Choice 2-4,1115-1240
lbs. slaughter steers 62.85-64.10,
few Good 57.7562, one 63.25,
Standard ,52.25-58, few Good &
Choice holstems 57.2560.10, Utility
& Low Standard 43.3548.75. Few
Choice 3-4, slaughter heifers 46.75
54, few Good 58-61.85, individual
1500 lbs. at 49.00, one Standard
52.25. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 39.50-43, few 45.10,
one 48.50, Low Dressing Utility
34.2539, Cutters 3840.25, few 41.75,
Conner & Low Cutters 34-38.25,
Shells down to 29-33.25, few down to
22.00. Individual Standard
slaughter bullocks 47.25 & 49.50.
Few Yield Grade «, 13551825 lbs.
slaughter bulls 50-55.75, individual
#2,1300 lbs. at 52.00.
CALVES 240. Vealers grading
Standard and Good Jl-$3 higher.
Good and Choice vealers 73.00-89,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 63.00-
67, few 72.00, 65-85 lbs. 58.0083,
Utility 40-150 lbs. 35.0082. Farm
Calves: Hoi Bulls 80-145 lbs. 67.00-
99; Hoi Heifers 80-110 lbs. 88.00-
112, few down to 63.00.
HOGS 221. Barrows and gilts 25
cents lower. US No. 1-2 2-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 46.46.75, No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 45.25-46.10, No. 2-3 215-
275 lbs. 44.5045.85, No. 1-3 140-185
lbs. 38.0043. US No. 1-3 250-555 lbs.
sows 4345.75, one 46.35, few Utility
250-335 lbs. 32.00-35.50. Few Boars
35.50-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 10. Two Lots US
No. 1-3 62 & 111 lbs. feeder pigs
64.00 & 70.00 cwt.
cA'V'
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2Cyl. F2L-912
Livestock imirket and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, Octobers?
Report supplied by PDA
Tested Top Quality
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SHEEP iB. Pew Choice 50-100
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 63.00-
66, one 56.00, few Good 45-100 lbs.
45.00- Few Slaughter sheep
18.00- one 35.00.
GOATS 3. $31.00-$3B per head.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by USOA
Through midweek, steers 1.50-
2.00 lower, heiters .50-1.50 lower.
Cows closed 1.00-1.50 lower, hulk
weak to 1.00 lower.
Four Day Receipts
Last Week
Year Ago
Steers made up 39 pet and
heifers 29 pet ot the week's
estimated live day total. Feeding
weather continues Good and
Choice cattle make up liberal
share ot supply with Yield Grade 4
under considerable price pressure.
Cows made up 7 pet.; feeders,
including Friday’s auction 25 pet.
STEERS: At midweek, tew loads
Choice 2-3 1200-1250 lbs. 60.50-61.00,
one load at 61.00. Choice 24,
mainly 3 1050-1250 lbs. 59.00-60.25.
Choice and Prune 341100-1325 lbs.
58.00- larger percentage 4
56.50-58.00. Few Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 58.50-60.00, tew Good
56.00- Few loads Good and
Choice 2-3 holstems during week
57.00- mostly 57.00.
HEIFERS: Choice and Mixed
Choice and Prune 24 900-1100 lbs.
57.00- Early Thursday, tew
loads Choice 3 59.25-59.50, one load
Choice and Prune 3 60.00. Choice
and Prune 34 56.00-58.00, larger
percentage 4, some 5 1050-1200 lbs.
54.00- Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1000 lbs. 56.00-57.00, tew
Good 54.00-56.00.
WOLGEMUTH BROS, INC.
MOUNT JOY, PA
Average ot detailed quotations
tor Choice 900-1100 lbs. steers
69.4 b; 1100-1300 lbs. 59.90. Average
cost steers 69.71, average weight
1167 lbs. compared 61.63 and 1164
lbs. a week ago. Average cost
heiters 68.01, average weight 1027
lbs., as compared 69.06 and 1017
lbs. a week ago.
COWS: High-cutter, Utility and
Commercial 1-3 36.60-39.00. Canner
and Cutter 32.00-36.60.
BULLS; 1-2 1100-1800 lbs. 46.00-
60.00, some low-dressing 44.00-
46.00.
11,326
10,894
11,772
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, October 29
Report supplied by USDA
Friday through Wednesday’s
salable receipts 3,400; 5 days last
week 3,968, same period a year ago
4,361. Trading slow on Monday,
moderately active on Wednesday.
Slaughter steers ended the week
mostly steady. Slaughter heifers
ended the week steady. Cows
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 3-4 1150-1300 lb.
62.00-62.50, 2 load 63.00 Monday;
61.50- Wednesday, mostly 4,
few 5.1200-1325 lb. 61.00. Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lb. 60.50-62.25 Monday;
60.50- Wednesday. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb.
59.0060.00. Choice 2-3 1600 lb.
Holstems 59.00 Monday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 950-1100 lb.
60.00, load 60.50. Choice 2-4 900-1000
lb. 59.0060.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lb. 57.00-58.50.
COWS: Cutter and Utility, Few
Commercial 1-3 36.00-39.00.
PH: 717-653-1451
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