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MAY 30-JUNE 5,1983
In for a drenching mighty thirst-quenching.
College graduations begin now... Senator Robert F. Kennedy shot by
Sirhan Sirhan June 5,1968. Last quarter of the moon June 3 (Fri.)..
Average length of days for the week, 15 hours, 5 minutes... Marines
took Okinawa May 30,1945... First rein deer bom in United States on
May 31,1929, in North Beverly, Mass .. A bright eye indicates curios
ity, a black eye too much
_ Ask the Old Farmer: 1 have an old oak trunk with a
paper picture on the inside of the lid The paper is begin
\sHKnT nine to turn hard, crack, and peel Is there anything I
can brush on it to seal it and make it more durable? CP,
* Anderson, Ind
Try brushing on a coat of clear varnish, and keep the trunk
away from heaters paper ages faster in 70° heat than in
50° heat
Home Hints: If the end of your transparent tape sticks to the roll, place it in the
refrigerator for approximately ten minutes If can then be loosened without
breaking either fingernails or tape
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Rainy and cold for week, heavy rain south, cool
Greater New York-New Jersey. Cold and rainy all week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week starts with ram, very cool; ram con
tinues north and west; cool rest of week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Moderate to heavy showers to begin
week, rainy and cool into weekend, sunny, seasonably warm end.
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Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, May 23
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 285. Compared with
last Monday's market, slaughter
steers and cows steady to $1
higher. Choice 24 950-1250 lbs.
slaughter steers 63.75-67.25, one
68.00, Good 57.75-62.50, few Stan
dard 50.00-55.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 61.85-64.85, one 66.10, few
Good 55.00-59.25. Utility & Com
mercial slaugther cows 45.0049.60,
few 51.85, Cutters 43.0046.25,
Canner & Low Cutters 40.0043.50,
Shells down to 34.75. Individual
Choice slaugther bullock at 60.85,
few Good 54,10-57.75. Yield Grade
#1 9001890 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.25-57.50. Medium Frame #1 350
650 lbs. feeder steers 59.0066.50.
CALVES 181. Few Choice
vealers 90.00111.50, few Good
78.0092. Standard and Good 70100
lbs. 64,00. f, few Utility 50-85 lbs.
51.00-62.00. Farm Calves; Holstein
Bulls 90125 lbs. 75.00125, mostly
100,00120; Holstein Heifers 85-140
lbs. 75.00100, couple 120.00.
HOGS 319. Barrows and gilts
uneven, steady to 50 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 210240 lbs. barrows and
gilts 47.80-48, couple lots 49.40, No.
1-3 2-250 lbs. 46.6047.40, few lots
No. 2-3 240320 lbs. 40.0045.70 US
No. 1-3 300650 lbs. sows 38.5042.50,
couple 45.00. Boars 36.0039.00.
FEEDER PIGS 114. US No. 1-3
2040 lbs. feeder pigs 29.0037.00 per
head, lot No. 1-3 65 lbs. at 46.50 per
head, lot No. 1-3125 lbs, at 50.00 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 11. Choice 75-95 lbs.
spring slaugther lambs 60.00-65,50.
Slaugther ewes 15.0017.50.
Livestock market and auction news
UNITED STATES
MARKETS
Weekly Cattle Review
Thursday, May 26
Report Supplied By USD A
Receipts This Week 3,900
Week Ago 3,400
Year Ago 4,800
Compared to the previous week,
slaughter steers unevenly steady
to .50 higher. Slaughter heifers
mostly 1.00 higher. Cows weak to
1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower,
most decline on boning Utility.
Bulls steady to weak. Supply
mainly slaughter steers, around
35% heifers and 5% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-41050-1275 lbs.
66.00- Package 3 to mostly 4’s
1320 lbs. 65.50. Choice 2-4 875-1275
lbs. 65.00-66.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 64.0065.50.
Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs. 62.0064.00.
Mostly Good 2-3 11001300 lbs.
Holstems 53.0058.00. Few Lots
Mixed Good and Choice 59.0060.00.
SLAUGHTERHEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prune 2-4 875-1075 lbs.
64.00- load 1160 lbs. 65.00.
Choice 2-4 8001050 lbs. 63.0064.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 8001000
lbs. 62.0063.00; 750800 lbs. 57.00
62.00. Good 2-3 750975 lbs. 56.00
62.00.
COWS (Closing Week Sales)
Utility and Commercial 24 39.00“
42.00. Boning Utility 1-2 42.0044.00.
High-Yielding Utility 1-2 44.00-
45.00. Cutter 1-2 38.0041.00. Canner
and Low Cutter 1-2 33.00-38.00.
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BULLS: YG 1-2 10501900 lbs.
48.0054.00. YG 1 1065-1750 lbs.
54.5056.00.
Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts about 300 head.
Compared last Wednesday, spring
slaughter lambs 4.007.00 lower.
Feeder lambs 6.00 lower.
Slaughter ewes steady to weak.
Bulk of supply spring slaughter
lambs and slaughter ewes.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice and Prime 95-115 lbs. 54.00
59 50
OLD CROP SHORN
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Few small
lots Choice and Prime 100200 lbs.
with mostly No. 1-2 pelts 50.50
55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
Small lots Utility and Good 12.00
17.50. Cull 5.00-8.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Few Small
Lots Choice and Fancy 60-80 lbs.
52.0055.00.
BREEDING EWES; Few good
solid mouth 17.5021.50. Few aged
bucks 5.008.00.
QUOTATION CHANGES: SF
55.00-59.50 SG 53.0057.00.
FEEDERS; (Including around
800 at the regular Thursday auc
tion.) Feeder steers and heifers
fully steady. Supply mainly
Medium Frame 1-2 400-700 lb.
steers and heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 72.00-77.50;
500-000 lbs. 69.00-75.00; 600-700 lbs.
65.00-70.00; Part load 602 ibs. 72.25;
700-850 lbs. 61.00-67.00; Few lots
fleshy 750-850 lbs. 56.5080.00.
Medium Frame 1-2: 400-700 Ibs.
61.00-69.25.
HOLSTEINS; Few lots Large
Frame 2 650-875 lbs. 46.75-48.25.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 61.0065.00;
500-600 lbs. 58.00-63.00.
Medium Frame 1-2: 300-500 lbs.
55.00-61.25.
Joliet Cattle
Joliet, 111.
Thursday, May 26
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday's salable receipts
2,000; 5 days last week 1961: same
period a year ago 3,027. Trading
moderate for the week. Average
choice and better steers ended the
week steady to 50 higher compared
with Wednesday of last week.
Slaughter heifers ended the week
50 to 1.00 lower. Cows steady on
limited basis.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1400#
68.00- load 68.50 Monday.
Choice 2-4 1050-1300# 66.50-68.00, (J
mostly 67.00-68.00, with 1 load on
Wednesday 68.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 1000-1200# 65.5066.50,
few 67t00. Good 2 1000-1100# 64.00-
65.50. Choice 2-3 1490-1600#
Holstems 58.00-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice few Prune 3-4 1000-1050#
66.50 Monday; load 66.00 Wed
nesday, load mostly 4 1115# 65.00
Wednesday. Choice 2-4 900-1075#
65.00- Monday, 64.00-65.00
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 850-1000# 63.504i5.00
Monday; 62.50-63.50 Wednesday.
COWS: Cutter 1-2 42.00-43.00
Monday.
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