AS-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, April 25,1987 ' OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC APRIL 27-MAY 3,1987 Give root crops a try if your fields start to dry. New moon April 27 (Mon ) Japanese Emperor Hirohito born April 29, 1901 George Washington inaugurated as first president, April 30, 1789 Average length of days for the week, 14 hours, 1 minute Commodore George Dewey's naval squadron destroyed Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 Kentucky Derby Day May 2 Sarcasm rsur keen weapon hut most people grab it by the blade instead of the handle Ask the Old Farmer; My wife and I recently bought some chandeliers They're solid brass and very old, both having hundreds of parts Unfortu nately, someone spray painted them years ago Can vou recommend a way for us to remove the the paint and grime without totally disassembling the chandeliers 7 JA , Garland, Texas If the coating is a clear one, the chances are it is lacquer amt only lacquer thinner will remove it If it is a colored coating then you will have to use paint remover and lake them apart to do the pb Home Hints: Keeping grass from growing around hlass will improve their flowering OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Cloudy and cold at beginning of week, midweek ramv and season ably cold end of week cloudy and cool Greater New York-New Jersey: Week begins cold with light ram, mid through end of week heavy rain, continued cold Middle Atlantic Coastal: Week begins with cold temperatures and showers, mid week warm with thundershowers, end of week cold with showers (All Rights Reserved Yankee Publishing Incorporated Dublin NH 03444) Peoria Cattle Thursday, April 23,1987 COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD FULLY SO LOWER. INSTANCES 100 LOWER SLAUGHTER HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO FIRM, INSTANCES 50 HIGHER COWS AND BULLS STEADY ALL REPORTED SALES MONDAY WITH NOT ENOUGH SALES BALANCE OF WEEK FOR A MARKET TEST SUPPLY MAINLY GOOD TO AVERAGE CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH 7% COWS RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1300 AS COMPARED WITH 1405 A WEEK AGO AND 1766 A YEAR AGO SLAUGHTER STEERS CHOICE 2 4. MOSTLY 3 1050-1375 LBS 66 50- 66 00. PART LOAD 66 50. 975-1050 LBS 65 0066 50 MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS 54 00-66 00 GOOD 2-3900-1100 LBS 62 006500 FEW PACKAGES MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2 3 HOLSTEINS 1185-1370 LBS S 4 005800 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS CHOICE 2-4. MOSTLY 3 9501200 LBS 65 00 65 50. COUPLE PART LOADS 66 0066 50. *75-950 LBS 63 5065 00 MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 9001100 LBS 62 006400 GOOD 2-3 8001000 LBS 60 00 63 00 COWS CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 38 0042 00. FEW HIGH DRESSING 42 0045 00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 34 0038 00 BULLS YG 1-2 13002000 LBS 48 0057 SO National Sheep Summary Wednesday, April 22,1987 NATIONAL SHEEP SUMMARY FOR WED NESDAY. APRIL 22,19i7 SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO 2 00 LOWER AT MIDWEST MARKET CENTERS IN VIRGINIA SLAUGHTER LAMBS 1 254 00 LOWER IN THE MIDWEST SLAUGHTER EWES AND FEEDER LAMBS STEADY IN EASTERN LAMB PRODUCERS COOP ELECTRONIC AUC TION 343 HEAD SOLD IN VA IN DIRECT TRADING SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY IN THE MIDWEST ON TUESDAY SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME 90- 120 LBS MIDWEST SPRING 83 00-92 75. MOSTLY 90 00-92 00, OLD CROP SHORN 82 GO -84 00. WOOLED 80 00- 82 00 VIRGINIA SPRING 93 25 TELEAUCTION EASTERN LAMB PRODUCERS SPRING 96 50 DIRECT TRADE (LAMBS FOB WITH 3-4% SHRINK) MIDWEST 875 SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME SPRING 105 LBS 88 00 OLD CROP SHORN 110-125 LBS 85 00-86 00 SLAUGHTER EWES MIDWEST UTILITY AND GOOD 18 00-22 00 CULL 10 00-18 00 FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE AND FANCY 50-100 LBS MIDWEST OLD CROP 80 00-90 00 SHEEP AND LAMB SLAUGHTER UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION FOR THE WEEK TO DATE TOTALED 54 000 COMPARED WITH 70,000 FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST WEEK AND 65 000 FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR OUR BUSINESS IS SERVICE TO FARMERS Let us help you build a successful marketing program! Call: 717-761-2740 800-382-1356 Groins & • Forward Contracting pcq l| I J__PFA COMMODITY FUTURES SERVICE. INC. THE St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, April 23,1987 CLOSE CATTLE AND CALVES 1,000 BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEER CATTLE FOR THURSDAY S AUCTION OPEN MARKET CONSISTS OF COWS TRADING SLOW COWS WEAK TO 1 00 LOWER COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 40 0043 00 CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1 2 43 0044 00 HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 44 0045 00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 37 0040 00 SHELLY CANNER 1 2 34 00-37 00 RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 3.900 WEEK AGO 3,500 YEAR AGO 4.000 COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK'S CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY 100 LOWER SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 50100 LOWER COWS 2 00. INSTANCES 300 LOWER ON HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY BULLS STEADY SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS. AROUND 10% COWS DS CB 40 00 43 00 CD 42 0 045 00 CG 39 0044 00 CH 36 00 39 00 CLOSE HOGS UNCHANGED B 51 5052 00 C 52 0052 00 G 51505175 H 51 75-52 00 J 51 5052 00 O 51 75-52 00 P 500051 25 W 45 0045 00 WW 45 0045 00 XX 47 0044 00 YY 49 0049 00 ZZ 45 0045 00 RM 0923 C ELT Central U.S. Carlot Pork Report Wednesday, April 22 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s 3:00 P.M.: Fresh pork loins 14-18# 5.00- 6.00 lower; picnics 2.00 higher; Boston butts steady to 1.00 higher; skd hams generally steady to 1.25 higher, advance on 20-26#; sdls bellies generally steady to 2.00 higher. Trade slow to moderate for light to moderate offerings and demand. US No. 2 175 lb. hog carcass declined 1.04 to 67.57 per cwt. Loads pork cuts 37.50. Loads Trim/process Pork 13.00. Pork Cuts FOB Omaha Basis Loins, Regular, Fresh 14-18 lbs. 12 Ids. 103.00-106.00, M 103. 18-22 lbs. 1.5 Ids. 106.50 Livestock • Hedging Services 22-Up lbs. 96.00 A. Tenderloins 2/Bag 275.00-290.00 A. Picnics 4-8 lbs. lid. 46.00. Boston Butts 4-8 lbs. .5 Id. 86.00. Spa reribs, Fresh 1.5- lbs. .5 Id. 144.00. 3.5- .5 Id. 124.00. Spareribs, Frozen 5.5- lbs. 1 Id. 124.00. 5.5/Up lbs. 1 Id. 77.00. Loin Backribs 1.5/Dn lbs. .5 Id. 305.00. 1.75/Dnlbs. .5 Id. 300.00. 1.75-2.25 lbs. .5 Id. 290.00. Hams, Skinned Fresh 14-17 lbs. 68.25 D. 17- lbs. 7 Ids. 66.5fr88.50, M 68.5. 20-26 lbs. 3 Ids. 68.0fr68.25. 32/Up lbs. 62.50 D. Bellies, Sdls, Skin On, Fresh 10-12 lbs. 63.00 E. 12-14 lbs. lid. 68.50-69.50. 14-16 lbs. 1 Id. 68.5fr69.50. 16-18 lbs. 4 Ids. 64.50-66.00. 18- lbs. 2 Ids. 57.00. 20-25 lbs. 53.00 C. Pork Trimmings/ Boneless Processing Pork (Chemical Lean) Combo 42% Fresh 2 Ids. 48.00- 49.00. Combo 72% Fresh 4 Ids. 76.50- 79.00. Boxed Frozen 2 Ids. 76.00-76.50. Blademeat Boxed 88% Frozen 92.00 A. Boneless Picnics Combo 72% Fresh 2 Ids.- 77.50- 78.50. Boxed 72% Frozen 1 Id. 76.50. Skinned Jowls Combo Fresh 2 Ids. 41.00-41.50. Cured and Processed Meats Hams, Smoked, Skinned, Water Added 16-19 lbs. 73.00-85.00. 19-23 lbs. 73.00-85.00. Picnics, Smoked, Water Added 4-7 lbs. 58.00-62.00. Bacon, Sliced, Vac. Pack 1 lb. pkg. 137.00-183.00. ABODE After Market Quotes Represent Days Since Last Actual Market Test. Quotes Are Dropped After 5 Days Of No Test Or Before If They No Longer Reflect Current Market Conditions. [ % <S‘ GIGANTIC SELECTION Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS Green Dragon Livestock Sales ftv j Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 mile N. on North State St., Ephrata. c,o* s “ ws 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 farm 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. Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, April 24 Report supplied by PDA 15 Livestock Markets CATTLE: 6653. Compared with 5681 head last week and 5021 head a year ago. Steers and heifers mostly steady to 1.00 lower; cows steady to strong; spots .50 higher; bullocks uneven; bulls mostly steady; High Choice & Prime 24, 67.00-69.10; Choice 63.00-67.75; Good 58.0fr63.50; Standard 50.50- 57.00; Good & Choice holsteins 53.50-58.50; Choice heifers 58.00- 64.00; Good 53.00-58.00; Standard 47-53.00; Breaking Utility & Commercial cows 43.0048.50; Cutter & Boning 40.0046.50; Canner & Cutter 35.0042.50; shells 30.00; Choice bullocks 54.50-58.75; Good 50.75-55.50; YG No. 1, 1000- 2270 lb. bulls 50.00-56.75; No. 2 grade 900-1600 lb. 45.0049.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Few Urge No. 1,400-750 lb. steers 60.00-74.00; Large 2, 335-770 lb. 51.00-59.50; Med. & Large 300600 lb. 59.50- 66.00; Med. 1, 300-700 lb. heifers 51.0066.00; Med. & Large 2,425-650 lb. 40.00-54.50. CALVES: 3133. Compared with 3110 head last week and 3109 head a year ago. Mostly steady to 5.00 higher; few High Choice & Prime 95.00-110.00; Choice 85.00-99.00; Good 78.0085.00; Standard & Good 90-120 lb. 54.0067.00; 6565 lb. 50.00- 61.00; Utility 50-110 lb. 40.00-50.00; hoi. bulls 90-145 lb. 65.00-128.00, mostly 80.00-110.00; few heifers 90- 130 lb. 58.00-110.00. HOGS: 4317. Compared with 5429 head last week and 5401 head a year ago. Steady to 1.00 higher; 1- 2,210-245 lb. 51.00-53.50; 1-3,210-250 lb. 50.0061.50; 26, 220-265 lb. 49.00- 50.85 ; 26, 225-285 lb. 47.00-49.00; sows strong to 1.50 higher; 1-3,300- 650 lb. 40.0045.25; 2-3, 300-700 lb. KING’S AUCTION KIRKWOOD Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Located Rt 472 5 miles south ol Quarryvitle or 6 miles north of Oxford at Shaub $ Auction House Lloyd H Kreider Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks ALL TRUCKERS AND FARMERS WELCOME 37.75-41.00; boars 34.00-37.50. FEEDER PIGS: 710. Compared with 995 head last week and 1036 head a yea ago. Steady to 8.00 lower; 20-35 lb. 26.00-40.00; up to 50 lb. 39.00-51.00; up to 85 lb. 44.00 60.00; all per head. 2 GRADED FEEDER PIG SALES: 2002. Compared with 1469 head last week and 2842 head a year ago. Mostly steady to 12.00 lower; 2(MO lb. 130.00-155.00; 40-50 lb. 120.00-140.00 ; 50-60 lb. 110.00 127.00; 60-95 lb. 90.00-120.00; 2-3,25- 35 lb. 112.00-134.00; 4060 lb. 95.00 116.00. SHEEP: 712. Compared with 4795 head last week and 2995 and head a year ago. Steady to 5.00 lower; spots 20.00 lower; High Choice & Prime 2040 lb. spring 100.00-125.00 ; 4080 lb. 90.00115.00; 80110 lb. 80.00100.00; Choice 75-90 lb. wool lambs 80.0090.00; Good & Choice 4080 lb. 75.0088.00; si. sheep 15.0028.00. Wilkins Heads Tioga Local WELLSBORO - of Lawrenceville was elected president of the Tioga Local of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative at the local’s recent annual meeting here in the Perm- Wells Hotel, Eastern Director C. Lee Greenwalt of Lawrenceville announced. Other officers, also elected to one-year terms, are: Russell Root of Millerton, vice president, and James Barnes of Lawrenceville, secretary/treasurer. The local also elected a delegate, Burdette Brewer, and an alternate delegate, Walter Barnes, both of Lawrenceville, to represent local farmers at cooperative business meetings. P SPECIAL NOTICE I Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. | 10 miles East of Lancaster, Rt. 30. I Send your hogs to us. We have a good 5 demand for hogs. Every Saturday at 9 I a.m. I L. Robert Frame, Manager WE MANAGE FARMS... LET US MANAGE YOURS. BARRY R. MORTON FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICE 717-244-5580 508 W. Broadway Red Lion, PA 17356 YOU ARE PAID FOR YOUR HOGS IMMEDIATELY Ken & Lois Emery, Proprietors David Wilkins
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