AB—Lancaster farming, Saturday, October 29,1983
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Time to tote an overcoat.
Clean up the vegetable garden Ene Cana) opened No\ 2, 1825
New moon Nov 4 (En ) Average length of days for the week, 10
hours, 15 minutes Nevada became 26th stale Oct 31, 1864 PO
established in Boston Nov 5 1639 First intercollegiate football
game Nov 6, 1869 (Rutgers 6, Printeton 4) There mas never a good
hufe made of bad steel
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OLD FARMLR'S WEATHER FORECASTS
New England: Week starts dear and cold then ram south srara
mountains through weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Clear and cold at start ol week ram
reasonably cool rest ot week
Middle Atlantic Coastal: To start, ram north cool temperatures all
week, with heave ram tor week s end
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: To begin week, clear and mild, ram)
and cool through weekend
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New Wilmington
Livestock
Monday, Oct. 24
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 235. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to strong. Few Good
slaughter steers 54.50-58.00, few
Standard 46.50-52.25. Couple
Choice slaughter heifers 58.75 &
60.00, couple Good 49.75&50.00,
Standard 43.00-48.50, few Utility
37.25-40.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.0040.50, couple
42.00, Cutters 35.00-38.50, Canner &
Low Cutter 28.00-35.50, Shells down
to 21.00. One Good slaughter
bullock 53.00. Few Yield Grade #1
1095-1810 lbs. slaughter bulls 43.00-
49.75, few Yield Grade #2 1210-1325
lbs. 37.7542.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Medium Frame §1 700-865 lbs.
feeder steers 42.50-47.00. Medium
& Large Frame #1 300-545 lbs.
feeder heifers 45.00-51.00, 600-765
lbs. 40.00-45.00, Medium & Large
Frame #2 330-645 lbs. 29.00-38.75.
CALVES 271. Vealers steady,
THE OLD
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OCT. 31-NOV. 6,1983
One Prime vealer 102.50, few
Choice 85.00-91.00. few Good 70.00-
80.00, Standard & Good 90-125 lbs.
38.00-51.00, 60-85 lbs. 20.00-38.00,
Utility 50-80 lbs. 14.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
95-125 lbs. 61.00-99.00, Holstein
Heifers 85-120 lbs. 43.00-50.00.
HOGS 640. Barrows and gilts 50
cents-$l.OO lower. US No. 1-2 210-
245 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.0040.60,
few at 41.00, No. 1-3 200-270 lbs.
39.0040.10, few No. 1-3 190-195 lbs.
37.00.
SOWS about steady, US No. 1-3
325-565 lbs. sows 34.00-38.00, few
No. 2-3 330-660 lbs, 30.00-33.25.
BOARS 28.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 87. US No. 1-3 15-
30 lbs. feeder pigs 8.00-13.00 per
head, No. 1-3 3040 lbs. 12.00-18.00,
few No. 1-3 110-150 lbs. 35.50-39.00
per hundred weight.
SHEEP 146. Choice & Prime 80-115
115 lbs. Wooled slaughter lambs
50.00- Good 80-90 lbs. 45.00-
52.00. Good 60-75 lbs. feeder lambs
47.00- Slaughter ewes 8.00-
18.00.
Livestock market and auction news
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, Oct 25 [
Report Supplied by PDA «
CATTLE 285. Few High Choice &
Prime 1135-1190 lbs. #34 slaughter
steers 62.00-63.75, Choice 1020-1545 ,
lbs. 24 59.25-61.85, few 63.10, Good .
57.85-59, few to 60.75; Good &
Choice 52.00-56.35 (holsteins);
Standard 49.85-53.85 few Utility .
41.7548.75. Choice 920-1270 lbs.
slaughter heifers #3-5 55.7558.85,
few 60.75, few Good 48.2554.75, few
Standard 43.7547.25. Utility & j
Commercial slaughter cows 37.75-
39.60, few 42.10, Cutters 35.50-38,
Canner & Low Cutters 27.50-36, >
Shells down to 21.50, few down to
17.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks L
51.75-52.35, few Standard 44.50- J
47.50, few Utility & Low Standard
40.5044.25. Few Yield Grade #1 j
1235-1640 lbs. slaughter bulls 49.00- i
53.00.
CALVES 275. One Prime vealer r
at 81.00, few Choice 81.00-87, few ,
Good 56.00-71, few Standard 40.00
46.00. Standard 6c Good 90-110 lbs.
51.00-55, 65-90 lbs. 45.00-51, Utility
55-95 lbs. 20.00-39.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls .
90-125 lbs. 70.00-90; 80-90 lbs. 52.00
62; few Holstein Heifers 90-115 lbs.
57.0065; Few Beef cross bulls &
heifers 60-95 lbs. 50.0057. Good &
Choice 200260 lbs. slaughter calves
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EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
BAUMS MEAT PACKING
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD4, Danville, PA
• We will receive your hogs from 8 AM to 12 Noon
every Monday. Your hogs will be weighed and
paid for immediately.
• We will also accept your sows & boars.
• Your cattle will be received from 12 Noon to 4
PM We will either pay tor your cattle immediately
or you may sell them dressed weight.
• There will not be a commission or yardage fee
deducted from your check.
• You may call our office Monday morning and we
will be able to tell you the base price for hogs for
the day.
• Please come and give us a chance to continue
doing business with you through this method.
FOR INFORMATION CALL
717-275-2880
50.00-56.00.
HOGS 169. US No. 1-2 220-265 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.75-11.75, No. 1-
3 215-255 lbs. 40.1040.75, No. 1-3190-
205 lbs. 36.25-39.25. SOWS: US No.
1-3 285-640 lbs. sows 31.25-33.35, few
No. 2-3 300455 lbs. 28.00-31.75
Boars 25.00-27.00.
FEEDER PIGS 19. US No. 1-3 25-
BO lbs. feeder pigs 26.0040 per
hundredweight.
SHEEP 11. Few Choice 66-80 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs 40.00-44,
few Good 50-100 lbs. 33.00-39.00.
Slaughter sheep, couple
10.00&14.00 per head. GOATS 6:
Few 24.00-30, one 58.00 per head.
Eighty-Four
Livestock
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, Oct. 24
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 366. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady. Standard slaughter
steers 48.00-54.00, Utility 43.00-
48.25. Standard slaughter heifers
45.00-49.25, Utility 40.00-45.00.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 38.25-41.75, few 42.00-43.00,
Cutters 35.00-38.50, Canner & Low
Cutters 27.00-35.25, Shells down to
20.00. Yield Grade #1 1000-1950 lbs.
Vv, 1
slaughter bulls 44.00-48, #2 900-UWf
lbs. 49.00-44.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame #1 350-650 lbs. feeder steers
55.00-60. Medium Frame #1 300-600
lbs. feeder heifers 43.00-49.00.
CALVES 302. Vealers grading
Good & Choice $2-$4 higher,
Standard & Good steady. Choice
vealers 79.00-90, Good 65.00-80,
Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 46 DO
-52, 60-85 lbs. 41.00-47, Utility 30 00-
44.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 60.00-93.00. Good &
Choice 250-370 lbs. slaughter cah es
44.00-55.00.
HOGS 101. Barrows and gilt.
$1.50-$2 lower. US No 1-2 2-255 lb
barrows and gilts 38.70-39.50, No 1
3 210-260 lbs. 38.00-38.80. few No
300 lbs. at 37.00. US No. 1-3 350-566
lbs. sows 34.00-37.50, No. 2-3 400-650
lbs. 32.00-35.25. BOARS 26-29.25
FEEDER PIGS 19. US No. 1-3 45-
60 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-20 per
head.
SHEEP 77. Wooled slaughtei
lambs unevenly steady. High
Choice & Prime 80-85 lbs. wooled
lambs 49.00-50.50, one lot 57 50,
Low Choice 75-85 lbs. 45.004 850
Slaughter ewes 11.50-16.00.
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BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00
Every 4 Weeks
Located 18 miles south of Lancaster
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt
272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow
Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd
farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville
to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road
to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows
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Now selling our new hybred gilts
representing mostly York &
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R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
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R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
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NEXT SALE DATE DECEMBER 23
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