AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7,1981
Ice this week means mud at Christmas Charles de Gaulle died
Nov 9, 1970 Full moon Nov 11 (Wed) Average length of
days for the week, 9 hours, 52 minutes Moby Dick published
Nov 14, 1861 Henry Winston gave the Hope Diamond to
Smithsonian Nov 9,1958 A man shows his character by what he
laughsat
Aak Old Farmer: Our floors creak
a nd it is most annoying Is there anything
'-yABF we can do without getting into a major
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Get some cheap talcum powder and dust it
,nto Me cracks while someone walks up and
ragHS! dawn the floor to help work it in
~l\ " - i"~’r* Home Hint*: To keep the bottom crust of fruit
or custard pies from getting soggy, brush the
crust with a slightly beaten egg white and put it into the oven for five
minutes before pouring in the filling
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Very warm and sunny; light ram at end and cooler
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cloudy, then light ram and warm
at start, sunny and cool, becoming warm.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Temperatures warm with ram, then
showers, clearing and colder, then very warm.
Piedmont k Southeast Coastal: Ram and warm through midweek,
then sunny, short cold snap turning warmer
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Joliet Cattle
Than day, November 5
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable receipts
4,600; 5 days last week 3,379; same
period a year ago 4,312. Trading
slow for the week. Slaughter steers
ended the week 1.00-2.00, instances
2.50 lower compared with Wed
nesday of last- week. Slaughter
heifers ended the week 1.00-2.00
lower. Cows closed the week 1.00
'lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
High Choice and Prime 3-4 ISfcISOO
lb. 60.50-61.30 Monday; 59.50-60.00,
49*
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NOV. 9-15, 1981
Glowery and (howery.
load 60.25 Wednesday. Choice 2-4
1050-1350 lb. 59.50-61.00 Monday;
58.00-59.50 Wednesday. Choice, few
prime 4-5 1250-1400 lb. 59.00
Monday; 57.00-58.50 Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 950-1100 lb.
59.00- Monday; 58.00-58.50,
load 59.00 Wednesday Choice 2-4
900-1050 lb. 58.00-59.00 Monday;
57.00- Wednesday; 4-5 950-1100
lb. 57.00-57.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-1000 lb. 56.50-58.00 <
Monday; 55.50-56.50 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter and Utility 1-3 ■s£
35.00- Monday; 36.00-38.00, **
few 38.50 Wednesday.
Livestock nwHcet and auction news
Morrison Cove
Auction
Martinaburg, Pa.
Monday, November 2
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 189. High Choice &
Prime slaughter steers 60-62.25,
Choice 58.75-60, Good 55-58.75,
Standard 52-55.50, Utility 42-49.25.
Choice slaughter heifers 58.00410,
Good 54.50-58, Standard 48.50-54.50,
Utility 4048.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 41-44.25,
Cutters 36.50-41, Canner & Low
Cutters 32-36.50, Shells down to 28.
Choice feeder steers 60.0066, Good
58.0066, Medium 45.00-48. Good
feeder heifers 52-54.50, Medium
45.0048. Good feeder bulls 52.00-55,
Medium 44.00-52.
CALVES 376. Prune vealers
90.00- Choice 85.00-90, Good
75.00- Standard and Good 110-130
lbs. 65.00-75,90-110 lbs. 60.0065,70
90 lbs. 50.0060. Farm Calves: Hoi.
Bulls 90120 lbs. 80.00104; Hoi.
Heifers 90120 lbs. 70.00132.
HOGS 284. US No. 1-2 barrows
and gdts 45-47.25, No. 1-3 45-45.75,
No. 2-3 44.5045, No. 2-3 44-44.50, No.
1-3 43.0044. US No. 1-3 sows 42.50
45, No. 2-3 40.50-42.50. Boars 35-
38.50.
FEEDER PIGS 136. US No. 1-3
25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 16.0034 per
head, No. 1-3 4065 lbs. 34.0041 per
head.
SHEEP 18. Choice 85-95 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 48.50-50,
Good 65-75 lbs. 42.0048, Utility 40
42.00. Slaughter ewes 16.0034.00.
GOATS 1 AT $lB per head.
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East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, November 4
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Limited sales of prime special fed
veal mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower than
last Friday. Limited sales of Good
and Choice boning veal steady.
Inshipped generally steady.
VEALCARCASS
Prime (Special Fed)
HIDE-ON
125 Head
180-240 lbs. LTD 180.00-185.00,
few 175.00, mostly 5.00-7.00 lower
than last Friday.
BONING TYPE
HIDE-ON
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers: All
steady, 65-75 lbs. 83.00, few 78.00;
5564 lbs. 81.00, few 76.00; 4564 lbs.
79.00, few 74.00; 3544 lbs. 77.00, few
72.00; 34 lbs. down 75.00, few 70.00.
Inshipped: 71-80 lbs. 88.0060.00,
all generally steady; 61-70 lbs.
86.0068.00; 5160 lbs. 84.0066.00;
4160 lbs. 82.0064.00; 3040 lbs.
80.0062.00.
LAMB CARCASS
Choice & Prime 3-4
ILoad
55 lbs. down 113.00.
BONELESS BEEF
2 Loads
90 pet. chem lean fresh 107.00; 85
pet chem lean fresh 100.00 late
yesterday.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
12 Loads
Skinned Hams: 16-20 lbs. 89.00.
Semi-Boneless Hams: 17-20 lbs.
102.00 weak.
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• WELDERS
• CHAIN SAWS
• LAWN MOWERS
• GARDEN TRACTORS
’MOBILES
PMENT
RESSORS
No. 1 Sliced Bacon, Vacuum 4
Pack, 1 lb. pkg. 114.00 weak.
Franks, 70 beef, 30 pork, 1 lb.
pack 89.00 steady.
Calf, Yearling
Feeder Sale
Winchester, Va.
Friday, Oct. 30
Report supplied by VDA
1,409 head sold.
STEERS: 300400# Medium 1
59.00-61.00; Small 153.7540.00.400-
500# Medium 153.0046.50; Large 1
62.50; Small 1 52.0041.00; Med. &
Large 2 53.00-61.00. 500-600#
Medium 1 52.0043.00; Large 1
58.0044.00; Small 1 51.2541.00;
Med. & Large 2 50.5046.00.600-700#
Medium 1 62.0042.50; Large 1
60.5044.50; Small 1 56.7547.50;
Med. & Large 2 52.50. 700400#
Medium 1 56.0041.00; Large 1
60.75; Small 157.00; Med. & Large
2 52.5047.00. 800-900# Medium 1
54.0048.25; Large 1 56.5040.75;
Small 152.0048.00; Med. & Large 2
48.0040.00. 900-1000# Medium 1
53.7546.25; Large 1 57.0047.50.
1000-1100# Medium 153.7545.50.
HEIFERS: 300400# Medium 1
46.0043.00; Large 1 43.00; Small 1
45.0040.00. 400400# Medium 1
47.0042.50; Large 1 48.0043.00;
Small 145.0048.00; Med. & Large 2
45.5042.00. 500400# Medium 1
44.5043.00; Urge 1. 46.0049.50;
Small 146.0041.50; Med. & Large 2
44.0047.50. 600-700# Medium 1
41.5044.00; Large 1 53.50; Small 1
47.50; Med. & Large 2 38.00. 700-
800# Medium 149.5041.00; Large 1
49.0042.00.
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