Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 04, 1984, Image 14

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    *l4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1984
livestock market
St. Louis Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 2
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts This Week 4,900
Week Ago 4,400
Year Ago 3,100
Compared to the previous week’s
close, Slaughter Steers mostly 1.50
lower. Slaughter Heifers mostly
1.00, instances 1.50 lower. Cows
uneven, generally weak to 1.00
lower. Bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Slaughter supply mainly Choice
Slaughter Steers and'Heifers, with
around 15% Cows
EARLY
PEACH BASKET
«n
SMALLER BASKET SALE
MKIIiaHWFEB.i9.I9H
Vt BUSHEL .68
PECK .78
% PECK .88
Va PECK .98
• All baskets have wooden bottoms • All prices based
on pick-up at Lititz Store • Less than 100 baskets add
10 to 20 cents per basket cost
CALL 717-626-4771 (E>t Border now!
<flKiM> STAUFFERS FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Lititz, PA
THINKING ABOUT LIMING
THINK PROMESOL
Liquid Calcium
Every Living Plant needs Readily
Available Elemental Calcium
CALL (717) 367-2667 or (717) 285-4156
1 PARS
Rt. 1, Box 488
Elizabethtown, PA
17022
PROMESOL IS AN EXCLUSIVE
PRODUCT OF C.S.I. Chemical Corp.
TOLL FREE 1-800-247-2480
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mostly
Choice, few Prime 2-41025-1300 lbs.
67.00- couple package 68.25
and 68.50. Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs.
66.00- Few lots carrying
excessive -mud 66.00-66.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 900-1225 lbs.
65.00- Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
63.00- Mostly Good 2-3 1075-
1350 lb. Holsteins 53.00-59.00. Part
load Choice 2-31300 lbs. 61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Mostly Choice, few Prime 2-4 950-
1075 lbs. 66.50. Choice 2-4 850-1050
lbs. 65.00-66.50. Mixed Good and
8 00 a m
10 00 a m
11 00 a m
10 00 a m
10 30 a m
Master of Ceremonies David A. Reinecker
Speaker Walt Buescher
"Contributions being made to the American Way of Life by Agriculture"
Choice 2-3 900-1000 lbs. 63.00-65.00.
Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 60.00-63.00.
COWS: (Closing Week sales;
Breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 33.00-37.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 33.00-38.00. Light supply
high-yielding boning Utility mostly
3.00. Canner and low Cutter 1-2
30.00-33.00. Shelly Canner 1-2 27.00-
30 00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1800 lbs.
42,00-48.00, closing 43.00-48.00.
Individual YG 1 1425 lbs. Late at
49.50.
Thursday, February 16
Registration Doors open to 130 p m
Trade Show
Morning Session:
Chairman
Grant W. Sherritt
Hog Market Outlook—
H Louis Moore
Improving Efficiency
Matthew J Parsons
Afternoon Session:
Chairman
Matthew J. Parsons
Morning Seuion:
Business Meeting
Cheryl Keitfer. Presiding
Cooking with Ground Pork
Frances Horst
This Advertisement Courtesy Of:
The Agri Bank
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 6th
is the Deadline for FREE
Advertisement of your equipment
to be sold at our
PUBLIC CONSIGNMENT AUCTION
BINKLEY & HURST BROS., INC.
133 Rothsville Station Road, Lititz, PA (717) 626-4705
Sell Your Surplus Farm Machinery, Small Tools, Accessories,
Loads Of Hay And Straw, Corn Fodder, etc.
NOTICE! Hauling Services Available
PRODUCER'S PROGRAM
2 00 p m
3 00 p m
PORKETTE’S PROGRAM
Thursday, February 16
Afternoon Seision;
Pork Promotion
Pam Klahr
Craft Work - Candle wickmg
(audience participation)
Marlene Baumgardner
CONGRESS BANQUET
February 16, 6:00 p.m.
1 30 p m
2 00 p m
Wednesday’s. Weekly Sheep
Auction. Receipts Around 450
head. Trading and demand
moderate. Compared to last week,
wooled and shorn Slaughter Lambs
1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder Lambs 1.00-
2.00 higher.
FEEDERS, (including around
1,700 at the regular Thursday
auction.) Feeder Steers under 500
lbs firm to 1.00 higher, Steers over
500 lbs firm. Feeder Heifers under
500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, heifers
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1984
KEYSTONE
PORK CONGRESS
FEBRUARY 16, 1984
At Penn Harris Motor Inn
P.O. Box 2653, Harrisburg, PA 17105
PHONE 717-763-7117
Pig Identification
Panel Discussion
Ed Hildebrand.
Grant W Sherntt
Pork Producer Funded
Research Update
Terry D Etherton.
Daniel R Hagen
RonaldS Kensmger
Harvey B Manbeck
John H Ziegler
Proper Design and Operation
of Swine Facilities to
Improve Efficiency
Daniel J Meyer
Ten Convenient Offices
(717) 949-6506
or
(717) 274-6910
to be held on
PRESENTS THE SIXTH
REGISTRATION & DINNER TICKET
■ RESERVATIONS
I KEYSTONE PORK CONGRESS
Mr.
. Mrs.
I Address
I PRE-REGISTRATION
Individual
School Age
j REGISTRATION AT DOOR
Individual
School Age
Dinner
j Total
I Pre Registration forms cannot be accepted
j after February 9 1984 Pre Registration
j passes can be picked up at the registration
j desk Banquet Tickets must be purchased by
j February 9 and can be picked up at the
■ registration desk
| SEND RESERVATIONS AND BANQUET
RESERVATIONS TO
DAVE A. REINECKER
P 0 BOX 345
YORK SPRINGS PA 17372
'Your Money Matters"
MICHAEL FKESTINE
Senior Agricultural Loan Officer
DANIEL FORCEY
Agricultural Loan Officer
ovei 5 600 lbs. firm. Demand and
trading moderate, supplies
moderate except light for steers
over 600 lbs.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and Large Frame 1; 300-400 lbs
66.00- 400-500 lbs. 63.00-69 00;
500-700 lbs 62.00-66.00 ; 700-900 lbs
62.00- few 1000-1050 lbs. 59.00-
62.00. Medium and Large Frame 1-
2; 300-500 lbs 58 00-64 00 ; 500-700
lbs 50 00-56.00
FEBRUARY 16, 1984
Zip Code
$3 00
$1 00
$4 00
$1 oo
$l2 50
Remittance $
Make Checks Payable to
Keystone Pork Congress
Amt