Al6—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January IS, 1983
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seeley
G. Lodwick, under secretary of
agriculture for international af
fairs and commodity programs,
last Wednesday submitted his
resignation following two years of
service in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
“We now have an aggressive
export program in progress and a
solid foundation is being laid for
the farm programs for 1983 and
1984,” Lodwick said. “I was happy
to have played a role in the
Livestock market
St. Louis Cattle
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 5,500; week
ago 5,400; year ago 4,500 compared
to the previous week, slaughter
steers 2.00-2.50 higher. Slaughter
heifers mostly 1.50, instances 2.00
higher. Cows 1.00 higher. Bulls
fully steady. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice slaughter steers,
around 35% heifers and 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1250 lbs.
50.50-00.00, closing 59.00-60.00.
Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 57.0059.50,
closing 58.00-59.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1225 lbs. 55.00-58.00.
Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 53.0056.00.
Mostly Good 2-3 1050-1275 lb.
holsteins 45.00-49.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 850-1050 lbs.
56.5057.50, closing 57.0057.50, load
950 lbs. 58.00; few lots 4-51000-1120
lbs. 53.7554.25. Choice 24 825-1060
lbs. 55.0057.00, closing 55.5057.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 25 800-1000
lbs. 53.0055.50. Good 25 750575 lbs.
50.0053.50.
COWS: (closing week sales)
Utility and commercial 24 33.00-
37.00 Boning utility 1-2 37.0059.00.
High-yielding utility 1-2 39.0040.00.
Cutter 1-2 32.0056.00. Canner and
Low Cutter 1-2 28.0052.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1800 lbs.
44.0049.00. YG 1 1400-1600 lbs.
49.0050.00.
Wednesday’s weekly sheep
auction. Receipts about 350 head.
Compared last Wednesday,
slaughter lambs 3.00-3.50 higher.
Light supply feeder lambs 3.00-4.00
higher. Supply mainly wooled and
shorn slaughter lambs.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice
and Prime 101-130 lb. shorn with
mostly 1-2 pelts 52.50-54.00, lot
freshly shorn 99 lbs. 51.00; lot 152
lbs. 48.00. Choice and Prime 88-128
Distributor of
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U.S. Under Secretary Lodivick resigns
development of these important
initiatives. Now, it is time to move
on to some of the other challenges
and pursuits in which I have
wanted to become involved.'*.
Secretary of Agriculture John R.
Block requested that Lodwick
remain in his position until a
replacement has been found.
“Under Secretary Lodwick has
played a significant role in our goal
to expand agricultural exports,"
Block said. “During his two years
with USD A, he has worked on 14
lb. wooled 49.0051.50; few lots 133-
145 lbs. 46.00-46.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few head
good 15.00-18.00. Few aged bucks
15.50-18.00.
BRED EWES: Small lot good 161
lbs. with solid mouths 22.00.
FEEDERS: (Including around
2,200 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder and heifers 1.00
3.00 higher. Demand Good for bulk
of moderate receipts. Supply
mainly medium frame 1400-900 lb.
steers and 350-700 lbs. heifers.
Good buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 375500 lbs. 65.00-70.50;
500600 lbs. 64.2567.00; 600600 lbs.
62.0066.00; 800900 lbs. 61.0064.00;
few lots fleshy 875-1000 lbs. 56.00
58.25. Medium Frame 1-2 and Some
Small Frame 1 very fleshy 675-750
lb. 545057.25.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: Scattered lots 550
700 lbs. 48.0051.50. '
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300500 lbs. 54.0057.25;
500750 lbs. 54.0057.50. Medium
Frame 1-2 and Some Small Frame
1:375-700 lbs. 48.5053.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettitown, N. J.
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Report supplied by auction
1069 bead.
Calves 20.00-101.00; Cows 32.00-
43.25; Easy Cows 10.00-37.50;
Reactor Cows 35.50-41.25; Heifers
39.00-55.00; Bulls 41.50-54.00;
Steers 35.50-57.00; Hogs 37.00-
59.75; Roasting Pigs, each 18.00-
51.00; Kids 6.0045.00; Boars 42.50-
43.00; Sows 43.00-54.50; Sheep
12.0048.00; Lambs, each 16.00-
56.00; Lambs per lb. 36.00-68.00;
Goats, each 19.00-69.00; Hides .25-
10.00.
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international assignments laying
the groundwork for expanding
exports in 25 countries. Through
his efforts, these export outlets win
become very beneficial to
American Agriculture as the world
recovers from its current
recession. And equally important
are his contributions to the
domestic farm programs which
are designed to give agriculture
the tools it needs as it moves
toward recovery."
In a statement prepared for
distribution to employees within
the agencies under his direction,
Lodwick said:
“For this country and this ad
ministration, and for all of us, the
path to a greater future lies ahead.
Untapped potential and resources
await our encouragement,
development and leadership.
These opportunities east in both
the private and public sectors. 1
look forward to being a con
structive part of this stimulating
action.
“I would certainly like to
commend the fine men and women
with whom I have worked over the
past two years starting, of course,
with Secretary of Agriculture John
R. Block. He brought the voice of
the fanner to the department, a
voice which had been missing for
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too long of a time. I will always
take great pride in reflecting upon
my service with him.
“1 also want to commend the
three administrators who have
very capably served under my
direction - Everett Rank of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, Richard
Smith of the Foreign Agricultural
Service and Joan Wallace of the
Office of International Cooperation
and Development. 1 wish that 1 had
the opportunity to thank all of you
individually for the great
dedication which you have shown
in you service to agriculture. I’m
talking about my associates within
the department, my colleagues in
USDA wool prices for ’B3
WASHINGTON, D.C. Support lambs,
prices for wool and mohair for 1963 As in past years, shorn wool
marketings will be $1.53 per pound payments will be based on a
for shorn wool and $4,627 per pound percentage of each producer’s
for mohair, according to the returns from sales. The per-
Agricultural Stabilization and centage will be that required to
Conservation Service. raise the national average, price
Mohair is being supported at the received by all producers for shorn
same percent of parity as wool. wool in 1983 up to support price of
Pulled wool will continue to be $1.53 a pound. In 1962 shorn wool
supported at a level comparable to prices are expected to average
the support price for shorn wool around 75 cents per pound,
tbrnnah payments on unshorn
government, and those in the
private sector.
“Since 1607 and that first
dreadful, starving winter at
Jamestown, this nation has sur
vived many great, and notso great,
moments that make up our history.
Those include 16. wars and
rebellions, 10 financial panics, and
six assassinations to name a few.
But, with each such moment of
hardship or controversy, our
nation emerged as a stronger,
more constructive force for the
benefit of mankind.
“Today, I am looking forward to
playing an even greater role in
helping to build that better
future.”
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last. Offer expires Feb. 28,1983.
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