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giving women the right to vote in effect Aug 26,1920 Actress Tuesday Weld born
Aug 27,1943 Writer Theodore Dreiser born Aug 27,1871 Martin Luther King,
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showery and mild
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temperatures light rain midweek end of week sunnv with mild temperatures
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Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, August 19, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 54...PDA. .Compared with
last weeks market: Couple Good slaughter
steers 57.50 & 59.25. Few Breaking Utility
& Commercial si. cows 42.00-45.50, Cutter
and Boning Utility 41.00-43.25, Canner
and Low Cutter 35.00-39.50, Shells down
to 15.00. Yield Grade No. 1. individual
1395 lbs si. bull 52.00 Feeder Cattle - Few
Large Frame No. 1-2, 830/975 lbs. steers
51.50-57.00. Few Medium and Large
Frame No. 2. 360/660 lbs heifers
45.00-
CALVES !07...Standard and Good
90/110 lbs. vealers 71 00-77.00, 65/85 lbs
57.00- 50/60 lbs 45.00-51.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 95/125 lbs
90.00- 10.00, couple 115.00&120, 90 lbs
79 00-85.00, Holstein Heifers, one 120 lbs
82.00 Beef cross bulls & heifers 75/120
lbs. 71.00-85.00.
HOGS 116... Barrows and gilts 50 lower
US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs. 59-59.30, 1-3
220/250 lbs. 57.80-59, 2-4 265/310 lbs.
45.00- 1-3 180/185 lbs. 50.00-51.00.
Few US No. 1-3 360/395 lbs. sows
42.00- couple 2-3 315 & 665 lbs. 37 &
4075. Boars 33.50-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 44.. US No. 1-3 25/35
lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-30.00, 55/80 lbs.
44.00- all per head.
SHEEP 7...5ma11 loi Choice 75 lbs.
ipnng >l. lambs 68.50, individual 116 lbs.
60.00. Two Slaughter bucks 15.00 & 29.00.
GOATS 28... Large 35.00-56.00,
Medium 15.00-33.00, Kids 9.00-17.00
all per head.
Omaha Cattle
Omaha, NE
Thursday, August 20, 1987
CATTLE— SLAUGHTER STEER
AND HEIFER PRICES LOST GROUND
EACH TRADING DAY THIS SESSION.
AND CLOSED THE WEEK 1.50 LOW
ER. DECLINES IN THE WHOLE- SALE
BEEF COMPLEX HAD BUYERS ON
THE DEFENSIVE THROUGHOUT THE
PERIOD, AND AT THE CLOSE OF BUS
OUR BUSINESS IS
SERVICE TO FARMERS
Let us help you build a
successful marketing program!
Call:
717-761-2740
800-382-1356
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AUG. 24-30, 1987
Sip lemonade in the shade.
Ask the Old Farmer; My mother in-law who is 95
will write a letter and then ask me to back' the
envelope for her meaning address it What is the
origin of that expression 7 WJ, Boston, Mass
Before there were any envelope s people wrote a letter
(owed it and sealed it and then wrote the address on the
haik of the packet
Home Hints Beware of using deodorant bath soap to re
most stains from slothing it mav cause colored tabnc to
fade
I NESS A BEARISH ATTITUDE RULED
THE TRADE. OVERALL FINISH CON
TINUED FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS FUL
LY STEADY.
ESTIMATED FIVE DAY RECEIPTS
3,600; ACTUALS LAST WEEK 5,007;
YEAR AGO 4,089. STEERS COM
PRISED 47 PERCENT OF THE WEEK’S
RECEIPTS; HEIFERS 42 PERCENT,
COWS 10 PERCENT AND FEEDERS
NONE.
LAUGHTER STEERS: (CLOSING
PRICES) CHOICE 2-4 1100-1250 LBS
64.00- 65.00. GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3
1050-1200 LBS 62.50-64.00 GOOD
61.00-
LAUGHTER HEIFERS- COUPLE
PACKAGES CHOICE 2-4 975-1050 LBS
62 00- 63 00 IN A VERY LIGHT TEST
VERAGE OF LS 214 DETAILED
QUOTATIONS FOR 900-1100 LB
CHOICE STEERS 64 25.1100-1300 LBS
65.33, 900-1100 LB CHOICE HEIFERS
63.92
TEERS HEIFERS THIS WEEK:
CHOICE 65 12 1161 64.05 1040 GOOD
59.70 1215 62.18 1052 ALL 63 29 1183
63.48 1044 LAST WEEK: CHOICE 65.76
1166 64.75 1044 GOOD 60 22 1219 61.91
1052 ALL 64.10 1182 64.13 1047
LAUGHTER COWS: (CLOSING
PRICES) CUTTER AND BONING UTIL
ITY 1-3 44.00-47.00, HIGH DRESSING
INDIVIDUALS TO 49.00. CANNER
AND CUT TER 41.00-44.00
LAUGHTER BULLS: YG 1-2
1300-2200 LBS 55.00-58 50, LOW
DRESSING TO 53.50.
IXED (GRAIN FED) COWS AND
HEIFERETTES 49 00-51.00. WFMII4OC
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, August 19, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 277...PDA... Supply included
23 head feeder cattle . Compared to last
Wednesday’s market: Slaughter steers
steady to SI lower. Cows strong to $1.75
higher. Choice 1050/1500 lbs. si. steers
63.50-67.10, Good & Choice 62.50-64.25,
Good 58.50-63.50: Choice holstems
57.50-59.75, Good 54.00-57, few Standard
50-55.06. Few Choice iL-heifen 58.50-62,
few Good 54.75-57.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial il. cowi 44.75-47.75, few
48.00, one 52.00, Cutter & Bon. Utility
42.75- Canner & Low Cutter
36.75- Shelli down to 35.00. Few
Choice si. bullocks 58-62.75, few Good
55-58.50. Yield Grade No. 1. 1050/1900
lbs. si bulls 50.50-57.50, couple 59.50
Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
300/500 lbs. heifers 61 00-67.00.
CALVES 142...C0up1e Choice vealers
10000 & 106, few Good 74.00-80.00,
Standard & Good 80/100 lbs. 65.00-73.00,
few Utility 60/100 lbs. 55.00-60.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs.
100.00-121.00, few down to 80.00; Hols
tein Heifers 90/125 lbs. 85.00-110.00.
HOGS 344...8arr0ws and Gilts mostly
.50 to $1 lower. Few Lots US No. 1-2
215/235 lbs 57.00-60.75,1-3 215/240 lbs.
57-57.75, 2-3 235/255 lbs. 56.50-58.10,
few lout 3-4 260/275 lbs. 52.50-54.10. US
No. 1-3 340/680 lbs sows 44-49.50. Boars
40.00-
FEEDER PIGS 255... US No. 1-3 30/50
lbs feeder pigs 89 00-112, few 117 50, few
lots 60/105 lbs. 68.00-80.00 all per
hundredweight
SHEEP 33... Choice 85/125 lbs. spring si.
lambs 66.00-75.00, few 35/75 lbs.
77.00-
GOATS 28... Urge 40.00-72.50,
Medium 27 00-44 00 all per head.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, August 20, 1987
MID-SESSION CLOSE HOGS 3.000-
(ALL SLTR) TRADING MODERATE.
BARROWS AND GILTS OVER 230 LBS
MOSTLY 1.50, INSTANCES 1.75 HIGH
ER: UNDER 230 LBS. UNEVENLY
1.00-2.00 HIGHER. US 1-3 230-270 LBS.
MOSTLY 61.50. FEW 61.75 ABOUT 300
ATTENTION FARMERS
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD 0 MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
RD 1 Martinsburg, Pa
MONDAYS - Hogs 8 AM to 11:30 AM
Cattle & Calves 8 AM to 3 PM
THURSDAYS- Cattle & Calves
8 AM to 3 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER • Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657
ATTENTION FARMERS
EVERY MONDAY
HATFIELD PACKING CO. and
MOYER PACKING CO.
Will Receive Your
Hogs and Cattle at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
• 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:7l7-275-2880
HEAD 240-250 LBS. 62.00 220-230 LBS.
60.00- 'FEW 61.50 210-220 LBS.
59.00- 200-210 LBs. 58.50-59.00,
FEW 58.00.
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. MOSTLY »
STEADY; OVER 500 LBS. MOSTLY
2.00 LOWER. ABOUT 7%. US 1-2
300-400 LBS. 48.50-50.00 US 1-3 400-500
LBS. 47.00-47.50. MOSTLY 47.00
500-600 LBS. 48.50-49.50 OVER 600
LBS. 50.50.
BOARS: OVER 300 LBS. 49.50
UNDER 300 LBS. 46.00-48.00.
JC B 60.00-61.75 C 61.50-62.00 G
51.50- G 59.00-61.50 H 61.50-62.00
J 61.50-62.00 O 61.50-61.50 VV
48.50- WW 47.00-47.50 XX
48.50- YY 49.50-50.50 ZZ
49.50-
MID-SESSION CLOSE CATTLE AND
CALVES 500 (SLTR 400, FDRS 100)
BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEDER CATTLE
FOR THURSDAY’S AUCTION. OPEN
MARKET CONSISTS OF COWS. COWS
FULLY STEADY.
SLAUGHTER CLASS: COWS; CUTT,
UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI-DRESS
% LO DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
41.00-44.00 BONING 1-2 44.00-45.00
45.00, FEW UP TO 46.00 CANNER &
CUTTER 1-2 37.00-41.00 SHELLY CAN
NER 1-2 34.00-37.00.
AS COMPARED TO LAST WEEK’S
CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEERS
RD 4, Danville, PA
UNEVENLY 1.00-2.00 LOWER,
EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS WEAK
TO .50LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
1.00-1.50 LOWER. COWS FIRM TO
MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER. BULLS FIRM
TO MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER. BULLS
FULLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPP
LY MAINLY CHOICE AND MIXED
GOOD AND CHOICE STEERS AND
HEIFERS, AROUND 5% COWS.
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, August 19, 1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 123... Slaughter steers
54.25-57.00.
Slaughter cows 31.00-48.50. Slaughter
bulls 49.00-55.50. Feeder cattle
49.50-65.50.
CALVES 122...Vealers 60.00-127.00.
HOGS 78... Barrows and gilts
58.25-62.25.
FEEDER PIGS 283... Feeder pigs
18.00- all per head.
SHEEP 33... Spring slaughter lambs
58.00-
GOATS 21 ...No Market Test. HOLS
TEIN DAIRY COWS 5385.00-SlllO.OO
PER HEAD.
CRIPPLED AND
DISABLED
Cows, Steers & Bulls
For Slaughter Under
USDA Inspection
-Call Wayne Taylor
-717-866-6289
215-286-9400
Lebanon, Berks,
Lancaster & Chester
Counties
1 More Evening Sale
7:30
FRIDAY, AUG. 28 ■ 7:30 PM
ON THE FARM MONTHLY
BRED GILT SALE
Sale To Start Promptly Every 4 Weeks
1 Located 18 miles south of Lancaster,
Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take
Rt. 272 to Little Britain, turn north, fol
low 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.
This Sale
25 Head Due Sept. I & 7
25 Head Due Sept. 7 & 21
Plus 15 York & Hamps Close
50 to 60 Head
WHITE DIAMOND GILTS
Here Now a new cross again.
Large White & Landrace, first
generation true F-l gilts.
Parent stock originated from
Lieske Bros. Minnesota. Very
productive in litter size
and'feed conversion.
Vaccinated for Lepto, Erysiplas,
Rhinitis, E’Coli, Pasteueralla
Hand mated with Breeding Dates
Local Truck Available
* No Hogs Sold On Commission
JOHN B. STOLTZFUS
R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa.
Abe Dlffenbach, Auctioneer AU22SL
NEXT SALE FBI., SEPTEMBER 25, 1:00 P.M.