AB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1982
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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300-500 lbs. 57.0063.00; 500700 lbs.
53.0060.00; 7001000 lbs. 55.5058.00.
Feeder Bulls: M&L-l 300500 lbs.
65.0073.00; 500700 lbs. 54.5058.00;
Holsteins 400800 lbs. 50.0057.00.
S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 57.0065.00;
500700 lbs. 48.0052.00.
Heifers: M&L-l 300500 lbs. 48.00
53.00; 500700 lbs. 48.0053.00, one
group at 58.25; 700800 lbs. 46.00
52.00. S-1&M&L-2 300500 lbs. 44.00
49.50; 500700 lbs. 44.0048.00.
Stock Cows: Beef 370.00460.00;
Baby Calves 45.0094.00.
Slaughter Cows: Heifers Good 2-
354.76-57.25.
Slaughter Cows: Trend Cows
1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Utility &
Commercial 24 35.0044.25;
Canner & Cutters 1-3 27.50-35.00.
Slaughter Bulls 1 &2: 46.0053.50.
Lambs: Trend; Steady to 1.00
lower on Spring Lambs. Blue 0
High Choice & Prime 70.00; Wool
64.50; Red O Choice Wool 56.75;
Feeder Lambs Choice 53.00-55.00;
Slaughter Ewes Head
Ewes & Lambs 40.0045.00.
Hogs: US 1-3 200240 lbs. 50.50;
Sows 1-3 42.5050.00; Boars 37.00.
Veal: Good 61.0066.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, March 31
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers $l.OO
lower. Choice to 63.00; Good 58.00-
62.00; Medium 57.00 Down. Heifers
Choice to 59.50; Good 56.00-58.00;
Medium 55.00 Down. Cows good
run, $1.50 lower. High Yield 41.00-
42.50; Average 37.0040.00; Big
Middle 34.00-36.00; Fatty Herf.
33.00-35.00; Shelly 35.00. Fat Bulls
$l.OO higher. Good 49.00-50.50;
Medium 44.25-48.00. Veal Calves
$2.00 lower. Choice 95.00-105.00;
Good 80.00-94.00; Medium 65.00-
79,00; Farm Hfrs. to 99.00; Farm
Bulls to 66.00; Light & Weak 47.00
Down. Lambs Mostly steady.
Choice 64.00-66.00; Good 58.00
63.00; Medium 57.00 Down.
STOCKER; Steers 300-550 lbs.
11.00- higher. Choice 67.00
72.00'; Good 61.0066.00; Medium
56.00- Culls 55.00 Down;
Dairy Type 43.00-50.00. Steers 600-
850 lbs. Choice 62.000-66.00; Good
57.00- Medium 56.00 Down.
Heifers (All Weights) Choice 54.00
59.00; Good 47.00-53.00; Medium
46.00 Down. Bulls Choice 60.00
67.00; Good 52.00-59.00; Medium
51.00- Dairy Cows to 950.00.
Open Heifers to 86.00. Pigs, Hd.
Higher orices. 20-30 lbs. 16.00
34.00; 4060 lbs. 35.0049.50. Shoats
by Lb. to 47.00. Slaughter Hogs 210
230 lbs. 50.75-51.85; 240260 lbs.
51.0051.50; 190205 lbs. 49.0050.00.
Sows 450600 lbs. 47.0052.25; 300
425 lbs. 41.0046.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, April 2
Report (applied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
Trend not fully comparable,
supply included 292 offered for sale
in graded lots of 10 or more;
balance mainly m lots of 3 or less.
FEEDER STEERS: Small and
Medium Frame #1: One lot 775 lbs.
62.25. Medium Frame and #2:
One lot 645 lbs. 60.50, couple lots
760-780 lbs. 54.60-55.25. Medium
and Large Frame #2: One lot 730
lbs. 56.35. Large Frame #2
(Holstein): One lot 935 lbs. 50.50;
one lot 735 lbs. 46.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and Large Frame #1: 20 head 750-
830 lbs. 52.60-52.85. Medium Frame
ill and #2: One lot 560 lbs. 45.50.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and
Large Frame #1; One lot 535 lbs.
58.75.
HORSE AUCTION
All Breeds
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Dave Martin, Auct.
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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
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