AS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Novembar 3,1984
OLD FARMERS ALMANAC U ’" ,S,OcV m,rke, OUC,ion news
NOV. 5-11,1984
Keep foul-weather gear near, rain's still here.
Get your stove wood under cover now World War I ended Nov 11, 1918
Average length of days for the week, 10 hours, 4 minutes Full moon, Nov 8
(Thurs) Fire in Boston destroyed 800 buildings and caused $75 million in dam
age, Nov 9,1872 Montana became 41st state, Nov 8,1889 Charles de Gaulle
died Nov 9,1970 Power failure blacked out parts of eight states in the Northeast,
Nov 9,1965 H Howard Hunt sentenced for plotting Watergate break-in, Nov 9,
1973 To forget others’ faults, remember your own
a Ask the Old Farmer; Do you know the meaning
, of the term "by and large’' 7 LW, Dunkirk, Ind
Our folks always said tt was nautical Orders to the
helmsman, to "steer small," or "by and large,"
Home Hint; Test eggs for freshness in a pan of water new eggs sink old eggs float
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Beginning of week bnngs heavy ram, seasonable temperatures,
midweek clear and mild, end ol week light rain, with snow in mountains
Greater New York-New Jersey. Rain with mild temperatures at beginning of week,
sunny and mild midweek, week ends with rain, turning cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal Start of week ram with mild temperatures, midweek
sunny and mild, end of week more rain, cold
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Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, October 26
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Feeder steers mostly
steady; feeder heifers not fully
tested. Supply included 415 in
graded sale sold in lots of 10 or
more, balance sold mainly in lots
of four or less.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME 1: Couple lots
430-400 lb. 62.00-66.25, one lot 465 lb.
57.25; and couple lots 665-675 lb.
58 75-60 75
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1: Several lots 580600 lb.
57.75-59.75, one lot 690 lb. 55.50.
LARGE FRAME 1: Few lots 805-
980 lb. 56.50-58.75.
SMALL AND MEDIUM FRAME
1; Couple lots 635-650 lb. 56.75-57.50.
MEDIUM FRAME 1-2: One lot
620 lb. 58.75.
MEDIUM AND LARGE
FRAME 1-2: One lot 780 lb. 57.85,
four lots 760-910 lb. 51.25-55.50.
LARGE FRAME 1-2
785-855 lb. 53.50-54.75.
SMALL FRAME 1-2:
lb. 55.85.
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CIO ANTIC
SILICTION
Lancaster
Forming's
CLASSIFIEDS
WOOD & COAL
BURNING STOVES
DUAL FUEL
BURNS WOOD
OR COAL
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3753 Ent Newport Road.
GordonvHK. PA 17529
ROUTE 772 Vi MILE
EAST OF INTERCOURSE
717-768-8913
SMALL AND MEDIUM FRAME
1-2; One lot 550 lb. 54.75.
LARGE FRAME 2
HOLSTEINS: One lot 805 lb. 40.75.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Nov. 1
Report supplied by USDA
1014
Compared with last week
Slaughter Steers steady to 1.00
higher; Heifers steady to .50, in
stances 1.00 higher in moderate
trading. Cows steady to mostly 1.00
lower. Bulls not well tested, few
comparable sales 2.00 lower.
Supply mainly Good and Choice
Steers and Heifers 12% Cows.
Receipts about 1600 this week as
compared to 1272 a week ago and
1651 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1050-1230 lbs. 62.00-63.00, load
mostly 3 1275 lbs. 63.50 Monday;
900-1050 lbs. 60.0062.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1100 lbs.
58.5061.00. Good 2-3 57.0068.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 950-1100 lbs. 60.5061.50,
few 62.00 Wednesday; 800-950 lbs.
59.0060.50. Mixed Good and Choice
2-3 900-1000 lbs. 58.0060.50. Good 2-
355.0068.00.
Couple lots
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 35.00-40.50. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2 34.00-38.00.
One lot 600
Seeking Profits In
Commodities Trading?
• Hedging
• Speculating
• Managed Account
Call Fomey Longenecker,
Commodities Investment Executive,
At (717 ) 295-8914
SHEARSON/AMERICAN pPM
EXPRESS, INC.
29 E. King St. 188
Lancaster, PA 17603
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 sWv*
mile N. on North State St.,
Ephrata
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb.
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on (arm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
Canner and Low Cutter 30.00-35.00,
few shelly cows 26.00-30.00.
BULLS: Few YG 1-2 1100-1800
lbs. 40.00-45.00, couple YG 1 48.00-
50.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, October 29
Report supplied by auction
Report receipts of 316 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Killer
market steady, riding stronger.
LOCAL:
Better horses 350.00-500.00, a few
735.00-
Driving horses 225.00-1000.00.
Riding horses 225.00-300.00.
Lightweight killers 150.00-200.00,
Heavyweight killers 225.00-275.00.
Mare ponies 30.00-60.00; Colts
10.00- Gelding ponies 30.00-
60.00.
Larger ponies 75.00-125.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Report supplied by auction
Due to a late-hour sale, there will
be no dairy report this week.
SMITHFEd! LTD.
We will receive
your market hogs
Mondays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays & Fridays
NOTE OUR WINTER HOURS
7 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Located at the Vintage Sales
Stables, Paradise, PA
You will be paid immediately.
No commission or
yard fees deducted.
Reduced waiting time.
Premium prices are paid
for extra fancy hogs.
For Information Call
Ed Herrmann or
Charlie Kauffman
717-442-4742
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
RD 4, 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 12:30 to 5 P.M.
We will either pay you for 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.
MELVIN M. LEHMAN - Owner
Danville Buying Station
Phone: 717-275-2880
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, October 29
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 60.00.
Veal Calves 60.00-80.00.
Vealer Bull Calves 65.00-78.00.
Slaughter Calves 50.00-60.00.
Grassers & Feeders 25.00-45.00
Lambs 50.00-58.50.
Sheep 14.00-22.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 38.0044.00.
Sows 28.00-36.00.
Boars 25.00-34.00.
Pigs, each 12.00-21.00.
Heifers 35.0044.00.
Steers, medium 38.0042.00.
Steers, feeder 34.00-50.00.
Bulls 38.0047.25.
Cows, utility 36.00-39.00.
Cows, fat 34.50-38.00.
Cows, medium 33.00-34.00.
Cows, poor or small 25.00-31.00.
Cattle Market steady.
Calf Market steady.
Ponies to 65.00.
Goats each 10.00-30.00.
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j & Lois Emery, Proprietors ,
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 25
Report Supplied by Auction
Good Veal-80.00-89.00.
Common Veal-30.00-79.00.
Good Steers-48.00-65.50.
Common Steers-40.00-48.00.
Commercial Steers-37.00-41.00
Canners-Cutters-29.00-37.00.
Heifers-38.00-53.00.
Feeder Cattle-22.00-53.00.
Bulls-38.00-53.00.
Good Hogs-42.00-43.00.
Heavies-40.00-42.75.
Sows-37.50-40.50.
Lam bs-58.00-61.00.
Eggs-38.00-68.00.
EMERY'S
buying
UQUBSI MONDAY. TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M
215-458-5677 Residence
717-733-9648 Office
YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR
HOGS IMMEDIATELY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
OH THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 P.M
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,
right. 2nd farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of
Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little
Britain Road to Jackson Road, left.
Watch for sale arrows.
50 to 60 Head
Now soiling our now hybred gilts
reprosontlng mostly York l>
Hampshire 6 Landraco cress. Bred
for easier & Less trouble over
farrowing and better weight gains.
Validated Brucellosis free Herd 118"
.Qualified PseudorablesfrMjierdJs9
Hand mated with Breeding Dates.
Local Trucker Available
No Hogs Sold On Commission
CHRIST A. BEILER
R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa
JOHN B. STOtTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa
Abe Diffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE DATE DECEMBER 21
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