AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1982 S' Cold reason tells it's mud season. Income taxes due Thursday President Taft threw out first baseball to open season April 14,1910 Last quarter of moon April 16 (Fn ) Average length of days for the week, 13 hours, 20 minutes Marne sardine season opens this week The discontented man finds no easy chair * " pewter and then wash with mild soap and warm water Rinse under running water, then wipe dry with a soft cloth Home Hints: A soft plastic catsup or mustard dispenser makes an excellent applicator for patching plaster OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cold and rainy all week, turning sunny and rmld, with sprinkles, over weekend Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins with light ram, cold, then mild, midweek, for weekend, cloudy, cold, and rainy Middle Atlantic Coastal; Beginning of week bangs warm tempera tures, light rain, week s end is partly cloudy and cold, with frost inland Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Scattered frost jnelds to warmer temperatures midweek, colder, with showers, then sunny and cold (All Rights Reserved Yankee Inc Dublin N H 03444) Peoria Cattle Thursday, April 8 Compared to last week: Slaughter steers closed mostly 2.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 to 1.50 higher. Cows and bulls remained steady. The upswing in carcass and boxed beef prices plus the reduction of salable supplies at midweek forced live prices to follow the pattern and close the week on a higher note. Majority of weekly receipts Good and Choice steers and heifers with around 12% cows and bulls. Receipts this week 1800; compared to 1895 last week and 3188 last year. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1025-1325 lbs. 67.00-89.50, bulk 67 50-68.75, with high Choice and Prime untested at midweek. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 65 00-68.00, late 67.00-68.00. Good 62.00-67.00, few 1100-1200 lbs. holstems 57,00-57.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 900-1050 lbs. 66.00-68.50, late mostly 67.50-68.50, part load 1135 lbs 69.00. 850-900 lbs. 65.00- 67.00, package 825 lbs. at 64.00. LEESPORT MUSKET & AUCTION, MC. North end of Leesport, PA Turn East off Route 61 “WHERE FRIENDS MEET” -d&jf BERXS C Q UNT y. S ONL y WEEKLY CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION - fiHHP WEDNESDAY AT 1 PM FARMER’S MARKET Every Wednesday, (.. MtAS 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 WEIST & JOHN WEIST, MGRS. mQLD tHSMIICs 41HAH& APRIL 12-18, 1982 Ask the Old Farmer: Can you pos sibly give me a reape for brighten ing dark old pewter’ I have been aovised to use lye baths, but I hesi tate to use this method PL, Boston Old pewter is very soft so it is easy to rub a hole in it with an abrasive clean- er Use a commercial cleaner made for Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 64.0067.50. Good 60.0065.50. COWS: Utility 1-3 40.00-44.00, Cutter 36.00-40.00. Canner and Low Cutter 32 00-36.00, few thin 30.00- 32.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100- 1800 lbs. 42.00-50.00, few 52.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland,Pa. Wednesday, April 7 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 86 cows, 91 heifers, and 2 bulls. Market steady. Load of Pa. fresh cows, 770.00- 1175.00, springers 975.00-1075.00; Load of Pa fresh cows, 900.00- 1210.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 1000.00- Load of N.Y. fresh cows, 1150.00-1350.00, springers 1175.00- Locally consigned cows 335.00- 1010.00; Springing heifers 650.00- 1185.00; Open heifers 250.00-630 00; Bulls 260.00-310.00; Few shortbeds 450.00-730.00. Ehm«r x nWKSHRC KflflL€nm€ii ffinms Ttajfatarlnrf "We breed the Best Slaufhter the rest" Rd 2 Noxon Rd Wappinger Falls, NY 12590 Farm: 914-223-5976 MaxHeflich, Mgr. 914-471-1438 Get the “Concrete” difference Get Ehmer Y orkshires Home of the complete Yorkshire: sound, meaty, productive! Livestock market and auction news Morrison Cove Auction Martiniburg, Pa. Monday, Aprils Report supplied by auction CATTLE 183. High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 67.35-69.85, Choice 65.85-67.75, Good 62.75-63.35, Standard 51.50-60.10, Utility 43.00 49.50. Choice slaughter heifers 65.00-66.10, Good 62.75-64.35, Standard 57.75-60.10, Utility 42.00 50.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 44.00-46.25, Cutters 40.50-43.75, Canner & Low Cutter 36.5040.25, Shells down to 29.75. Good slaughter bullocks 51.75- 52.75, Standard 47.0051.00, Utility 44.6049.50. Good feeder steers 50.5053.50. Medium 46.5050.50; Good feeder heifers 44.5048.50, Medium 42.5044.50; Good feeder bulls 50.5053.50, Medium 45.00 48.50. CALVES 311. Prune vealers 92.50100.00. Choice 84.5092.50, Good 72.5080.00, Standard & Good 110130 lbs. 61.0071.50, 90110 lbs. 51.0058.50. 7090 lbs. 40.0048.50. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90130 lbs. 60.0092.50; holstem heifers 90 130 lbs. 70.00122.50. HOGS 704. US No. 1-2 200240 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.25-54.00, No. 1-3 200240 lbs. 51.5052.50, No. 2-3 200 240 lbs. 50.5051.00, No. 24 260300 lbs. 49.0050.25, No. 1-3 150170 lbs. 42.0048.50. US No. 1-3 sows 47.25- 50.25, No. 2-3 43.5046.50. Boars 36.5048.00. FEEDER PIGS 10. US No. 1-3 25- 40 lbs. feeder pigs 25.5042.50 per head. SHEEP 92. Choice 2040 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 72.50- 113.00, Good 40-60 lbs. 65.00-73.00, Utility 30-60 lbs. 52.50-62.50. Slaughter ewes 13.00-25.50. GOATS 58.10.00-34.00 per head. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday, April 3 Report supplied by auction FEEDER CATTLE: Trend- Steers $2-$3 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Heifers 1.00 higher. Steers: M&L-l 300-500 lbs. 69.00- 77.00; 500-700 lbs. 63.00-70.00 ; 700- 1000 lbs. 57.25-63.00. S-1&M&L-2 r°— | Consignment Sale | I of Hay, Straw & Corn I 1 EVERY TUESDAY \ | 1 P.M. f Located at Leinbach's Farm Market, * I intersection of Rts. 11 and 533, Ship- i 1 J pensburg.PA. | I Big Demand for Good Quality Hay Bring a X f load, Buy a load. I Sensenig, Auctioneer PORK f 0 _0^ C V *>£,