Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 05, 1984, Image 17

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    Indiana Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, May 3
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 241. Compared with
last Thursday’s market: Slaughter
steers 1.00-2.00 lower; SI. cows
steady to 1.00 lower. SI. steers:
Choice 63.10-65.50; (few) Good
58.00- Standard 49.50-55.00;
Utility 43.00-48.25. SI. heifers:
Choice 58.75-60.75, couple at 62.00 &
63.00; (few) Standard 46.00-51.25.
SI. cows: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 41.00-44.50, few at
46.00- Cutter & Boning Utility
39.0042.75; Canner & L. Cutter
33.00- Shells down to 30.00. SI.
bullocks; one Standard at 48..00.
SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1100-
1945 lbs. 47.00-55.25, one at 57.00;
one Yield Grade No. 2,1200 lbs. at
43.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 350450 lbs.
50.00-55.50; Medium Frame No. 1,
600-785 lbs. 50.00-52.25. Heifers,
Medium & Large Frame No. 1 320-
535 lbs. 42.0047.00; Medium St
Large Frame No. 1 610-735 lbs.
43.0047.00; No. 2,340-525 lbs. 34.00-
43.00. Bulls, Medium Frame No. 1,
400-700 lbs. 43.2547.25.
CALVES: 128. Vealers about
steady. One Prime at 90.00; (few)
Choice 79.00-85.00; Good 69.00-
77.00; few Standard 55.00-63.00;
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 52.00-
59.00; 60-85 lbs. 47.00-54.00.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, May 2,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 94. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, few Good
slaughter steers 51.25-54.75, few
Standard 45-49.75. Few Good
slaughter heifers 45-51.00, Couple
Standard at 44.00. Few Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
Precast Concrete
UPRIGHT BUNKER SILO
Featuring a tlngla component design (or
fast Installation and completion. The
sections bolt together and the use of
a sealant placed in the tongue and groove
creates a sealed wall surface.
The sections may be dismantled and
relocated. Customers may select any length
or width In 5’ 2” Increments.
A special center wall is available to
permit placing bunker silos side by side
or dividing existing trench silos.
In addition to silage storage, these
upright units may be used as retaining
walls or manure pits
MANUI
H
Sollenberger Silos Corp*
A Nitterhouse Company
Box N Chamborsburg, PA 17201 [7l7] 264-9588
A Producer of Quality Concrete Products Since 1923
cows 40.7543.75, few Cutter &
Boning Utility 37.25-38.25, few
Canner & Low Cutter 30-36.75,
Shells down to 25.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1025-1845 lbs. slaughter
bulls 47.5049.25, one at 58.50. One
Yield Grade #21430 lbs. at 43.25.
FEEDER CATTLE; Medium &
Large Frame HI 320630 lbs. feeder
heifers 3740.00, few 47-54.00 No. 2
315-640 lbs. 3048.00. Few Medium
Frame #l&2 365-600 feeder bulls 40-
44.50.
CALVES 88. Few Choice Vealers
76-84.00, few Good 73-77.00. Stan
dard St Good 90-120 lbs. 51-60.00,60-
85 lbs. 40-53.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 60-100.00, one at 110.00.
Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs. 58-
71.00. Beef Cross Bulls St Heifers
60-120 lbs. 55-100.00.
HOGS 198. Barrows St GUIs 3.00
lower. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 47.7548.00, one lot
12 head at 49.10, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs.
4647.50, No. 2-3 205-280 lbs. 44-
45.50, one lot 316 lbs. 41.25, No. 1-3
160-195 lbs. 4244.50. Sows 1.00-2.00
lower. US No. 1-3 330-665 lbs. sows
3643.50, Few Medium 260-380 lbs.
30-35.00. Boars 28-33.25.
Weekly
Summary
Fri., May 4
Report Supplied by PDA
Markets: 16.
CATTLE: 8801. Compared with
8237 head last week, and 7622 head
a year ago. Compared with last’s
week’s market: Slaughter steers
.75-2.00 lower; SI. heifers steady to
2.00 lower; SI. cows .50-1.50 lower;
SI. bulls steady to 1.00 lower. SI.
steers; High Choice & Prime No. 3-
4,65.75-68.25; Choice NO. 2-4,63.75-
66.50; Good 57.00-63.00; Standard
48.00- SL heifers: Choice
60.00- few down to 57.00; Good
52.0057.50; Standard 48.0052.00.
SI. cows: Breaking Utility &
TONNAGE TABLE FOR 8 FT. SIDEWALLS*
G,
★ Leasing Availablel ★
Commercial 42.00-46.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 39.0043.00 few 44.00;
Canner & L. Cutter 35.5040.50, few
down to 31.00; Shells down to 29.00.
SI. bullocks; (few) Choice 55.00
61.25; (few) Good 52.0007.00;
(few) Standard 48.00-53.00. SI.
bulls: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2350
lbs. 47.00-56.00; Yield Grade No. 2,
900-1450 lbs. 44.00-51.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-700 lbs.
49.00- few 67.00. Heifers,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-650 lbs.
39.00- Medium Frame No. 2
300-70 lbs. 32.5047.00. Bulls,
Medium Frame No. 1, 300-750 lbs.
45.0050.00.
CALVES: 3741. Compared with
3788 head last week and 3386 head a
year ago. Vealers uneven, (few)
Prime 105.00-118.00; Choice 78.00
95.00, few at 110.00; Good 65.00
80.00; (few) Standard & Good 110
130 lbs. 60.00-70.00; 90-110 lbs. 52.00
60.00; 65-90 lbs. 45.0054.00; Utility
50-110 lbs. 30.0045.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90
130 lbs. 56.00130.00, mostly 70.00
115.00; Hoi. Heifers 85-140 lbs.
55.0095.00. Beef Cross Bulls &
Heifers 70110 lbs. 60.00100.00.
HOGS; 7276. Compared with 7176
head last week and 7580 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
unevenly steady. Us No. 1-2 200-245
lbs. 47.00-49.75, few at 51.25; No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 46.0048.50; No. 2-3 200
285 lbs. 44.0047.00; No. 1-3 300650
lbs. 38.0045.00; No. 2-3 300675 lbs.
34.0068.50. Boars 28.0063.75.
SHEEP: 1137. Compared with
590 head last week and 3899 head a
year ago. Spring si. lambs weak to
5.00 lower. High Choice & Prime
40-110 lbs. 68.0061.00; 1560 lbs.
78.00-95.00, few at 103.00; Choice 30
95 lbs. 60.00-76.00; good 35-70 lbs.
51.0060.00. SI. sheep; 9.00-28.00.
V. Width
20’ 30’ 40’ 50’
LengtnV^
60' 215 323 432 540
70’ 251 376 504 630
80' 287 431 576 720
90' 323 485 648 808
100’ 359 539 720 900
110' 395 593 792 989
120' 431 648 864 1080
130’ 467 688 936 1170
140’ 503 755 1008 1260
150' 539 808 1080 1350
‘Based on level fill with 45 lbs ICu. Ft
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 5,1984—A17
Philadelphia Wholesale
Fruit and vegetable Report
I ?£SJ!5£J' Report Supplied by USDA
APPLES: Steady; Controlled Atmosphere Storage; ctn cell pack;
WASH Golden Delicious USEzFcy 96s 17.50; 120 s 15.00 USFcy 96s 15.00
120 s 14.00 ctn tray pack; WASH Red Delicious USExFcy 8088 s 17.001750
100113 s 15.5016.50 125 s 16.50; Golden Delicious USExFcy 7280 s
16.50 88s 15.50. PA Red Delicious Comb USEzFcy-Fcy 80113 s 10.00; ID
Red Delicious USFcy 100113 s 14.00 125 s 13.00; MASS Red Delicious
USFcy 64-IOOs & 125 s 9.5010.00; NJ Comb USExFcy-Fcy Red Rome
64s 11.00 72s 10.00 8088 s 9.00 100 s 8.009.00; Golden Delicious 8088 s
11.00 100 s 10.00 113 s 9.00; 12-3 lb. film bags 2-V« inch minimum NJ
USFcy Red Rome 7.507.80; Red Delicious 8.50-9.00; PA Red Delicious
USFcy 7.207.80; WASH Red Delicious USFcy 2-%” min 14.50;
REGULAR STORAGE ctn tray pack; CHILE Granny Smith 88s 16.00
125 s 13.00 fair cond 8088 s 13.0014.00100 s 12.0013.00113 s 11.0012.00.
STRAWBERRIES: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF 12-pt flats med-lge
6.507.20 few 6.00 fair cond low as 5.00 with stems 12.00.
VEGETABLES
ASPARAGUS: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF pyramid crts Ige including
Long Green 23.0024.00 std Long Green 20.00; WASH pyramid crts jbo
25.0026.00 Ige 24.0025.00 std & sml 24.00; NJ pyramid crt bchd Field
Run 23.0024.00.
BEANS: ABOUT STEADY. FLA various bushel containers Round;
Green type 15.00-16.00 Kentucky Wonder type 8.00-10.00 occ higher;
CALIF Fava type bucrts 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00.
BEETS: TEX ctn bchd 12s 5.50 25 lb. bags topped 6.50.
BROCCOLI; SLIGHTLY LOWER. CALIF ctn bchd 14s 7-7.50 few 8-
8.50 fair cond 56.5018 s 7.008.00 mostly 7.50 few 8.509.00 fair cond O
6.50; ARIZ ctn bchd 14s one lot 5.506.00
BRUSSEL SPROUTS: CALIF 25-lb. ctn 10.5011.00 20120 z film
overwprd cups 7.50.
CABBAGE: STEADY. 1-3/4 buctn & crt medium Green unless
otherwise stated; FLA 8.0010.00 mostly 9.00; Savoy 10.00 Red 25.00;
NETHERLANDS 501 b sks Danish type 010 s few 14.00; MEXICO ctn
fair appear 5.506.00 Red 20.00 (CORRECTION YESTERDAY’S
REPORT ADD MEXICO FAIR APPEAR 5.506.00 FAIR COND LOW
AS 3.50 RED 20.0022.00)
CARROTS: ABOUT STEADY. 48-1 lb. film bags in film sacks.
CALIF med-lge 12.00 few 11.00 few 13.00 one label higher; FLA med
9.50-10.50 mostly 10.00 few lower 24-2 lb film bags in mm s»a; run
med-lge 10.00-10.50 50-lb sacks loose jumbo; CALIF 12.50-13.00 one
label 14.00; FLA 13.00 one lot 11.00 ctn bchd 245; CALIF 9.00-10.00 few
8.00 (CORRECTION YESTERDAY’S REPORT CALIF. SHOULD
READ 10.00 ONE LOT 8.00) miniature 20-12 oz film bags; FLA6.OO.
CAULIFLOWER: SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctn film wrpd; CALIF 12s
11.00 few 11.50 fair qual 5.00-7.0016 s one lot 11.00.
CELERY: LOWER. CALIF ctns & cits l-% doz. one lot 13.00; 2 doz.
12.00 few 13.00 one label higher ord cond 6.00-7.00 2-% doz few 13.00 few
higher ord cond 6.00-7.00 3 doz one lot 10.50 few 12.00 ord cond 6.00-7.00 4
doz few 12.00; FLA crts & ctns 2 doz 8.50-9.50 mostly 9.00 few higher 2-
% doz 9.00-10.00 mostly 9-9.50 few 8.50 3 doz 8.50-9.00 few 9.50.
CHINESE CABBAGE: FLA celery crt 6.50-7.00; CALIF Vi WGA crt
Bok Choy & Nappa 10.00 2/3 WGA crt Nappa 15.00.
CORN: SUPPLIES LIGHT. FLA wire bound crts approx 4-1/2-5 doz
Yellow 9.00 fair qual 5.50-6.00.
CUCUMBERS: LOWER. 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns waxed medium unless
otherwise stated; FLA 12.00-14.00 fair cond 10.00 poor cond 1.00-2.00
fair qual one lot 11.00 fair cond 5.00-8.50 Ige 7.00-8.00 few 9.00-10.00 fair
cond low as 3.00. „
LETTUCE ICEBERG: ABOUT STEADY. Ctn 24s unless otherwise
stated; CALIF 6-6.50 few 7.00 fair qual 5.00 fair cond 4.00 wrpd 30s 7-
7.50; ARIZ 5-5.50
ROMAINE: STEADY. CALIF 24s ctns 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 few 9.00
cits 11.00; FLA ctn 2456.501-1/9 bucrtss.oo.
BIG BOSTON: ctn 245; CALIF 7.0M.00 few 6.00; FLA 5.0M.00 fair
cond 2.00.
BIBB; FLA ctn 24s 5.00 fair appear 4.00,
LEAF: FLA bkt 5.00; CALIF ctn 24s 8.00 few 7.00; Red 8.00 few 7.50.
MUSHROOMS; STEADY. PA 4-qt. bkt med-lge 5.00-5.50 sml-med
3.75-4.00 10-lb. ctn 9.25 few 9.50.
ONIONS: YELLOW JUMBO LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY.
50-lb. sacks U.S M or generally good quality Yellow unless otherwise
stated; NY Globe type med 9.50-10.00 sml-med 8.00 few 7.00 few 9.00 24-
2 lb. film bags 12.50-13.00 occ higher; TEX Grano jbo 8.00-9.00 few 10.00
few 7.00 repacker size 8-8.50 some 9.00 few 7.50; Red jbo 12.00-14.00
med-lge 11.00; CHILE crts 36-48 s 8.50-9.00 60s 8.00-9.00 some lower 72s
6.00-7.00 few 8.00.
ONIONS-GREEN: SLIGHTY LOWER. CALIF ctns bchd 48s 7.00;
NJ crt bchd 36s 5.0(W.00 few 4.00; MEXICO ctn bchd 48s 6.00.
PARSLEY: ABOUT STEADY, bchd 5 dozen curly unless otherwise
stated; FLA crts 7-7.50 few 6.50 30s 4.00; CALIF 9.50 few 11.00; TEX 8-
8.50.
PEAS-GREEN: SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
PEAS-OTHER: SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
PEPPERS: ABOUT STEADY. Calif Wonder type Green 1-1/9 bucrts
& ctns unless otherwise stated; FLA exlge few 9.00-10.00 few higher Ige
7.00-8.00 few higher med one lot 7-7.50; Mixed Red exlge 7.50-8.50 mos
8.00; Ige 5.00-6.00 few6.so fair cond4.oo; med4.oo Cubanelle Ige 11.00.
RADISHES; HIGHER. FLA ctns Red 306 oz film bags 9-9.50 fair
cond 6.50-7.00 24-8 oz film bags White fair cond 5.00; CALIF ctn bchd
24s Red 6.50.
RUTABAGAS; CANADASOIb. ctn CD#17.50. .
SPINACH; SUGHTY LOWER. NC Savoy type bubkt & 1-V* bucrts
3 00-4.00 mostly 4.00 few best 4.50; CALIF ctn flat type bchd 8.00.
SQUASH- ABOUT STEADY. FLA 1/2 & 5/9 buctns Zucchini wide
range in prices and quality sml-med 3.00-5.00 best mostly 4.505.00 occ
higher few lower med 2.504.00 best mostly 4.00 Yellow Straightneck
sml 9.00 Acom 1-1/9 bucrts sml-med 5.00-6.00 sml 8.00.
TOMATOES: ABOUT STEADY. 25-lb. ctn Pink to Light Red 85% or
better U&KI or generally good quality unless otherwise stated; SALES
BY REPACKERS; FLA sx6s 9.00-11.00 6x6s 7.00-9.00 6x7s one lot 4.00;
SALES BY OTHERS; FLA sx6s 8.00-9.00 few 9.50; 6x6s 7.00-8.00 few
8.50; 6x7s 6.00-7.00 mostly 7.00 fair cond 3.004.00 fair qual; sx6s 7.00
8.00 fair cond 5.00; 6x6s 6.00-7.00 fair cond 4.4.50; 6x7s 5.006.00;
MEXICO lugs Plum type 8.00 fair cond 5.00; CHERRY TYPE 12-1 pt
flats; FLA 6.00; MEXICO 6.50 one label 9.00-10.00 ord cond 2.00;
REPACKED LOCALLY 20-lb ctn 6x6s 10.50; 6x7s 9.50 ctns containing
25 tubes 356 50-7.00.
TURNIPS: CALIF 25 lb film sks topped 7-7.50.
OTHER FRUIT