AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 28,1989 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC OCT. 30-NOV. 5,1989 Oct. 30,1963, "Whoopers" arrive in Texas. Oct 30,1943, birthday of singer Grace Slick Devil's Night, Oct. 30, then Halloween or Beggar’s Night, Oct 31 Average length of days for the week 15 houts 2 minutes Nov 1,1913, the forward pass is first dramatized in Notre Dame vs. Army football fame at West Point. . Nov 5,1605, the Gunpowder Plot (not to be forgot) where Guy awkes is seized before he blows up House of Lords in England Everyone is crazy except me and thee, and sometimes I suspect thee a little Aik the Old Fanner What do you make of this William Coles quote from 1656? "If a footman take mugwort and put it m his shoes in the morning, he may goe (sic) 40 miles before Noon and not be weary." M N, Vir. Mugwort is a perennial herb resembling wormwood, and of Eur asian origin. Betwixt us, we don't put much stock in it. Home Hints: Charcoal at the bottom of a potted plant will keep the soil sweet OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England; Scattered showers, then November starts warm with showers. Sunny and cooler days next; rain in the north It's a mild month, though. Greater New York-New Jersey: Rain, scattered in the north and warm November brings light rain and then clearing; very warm days; cloudy Middle Atlantic Ceaatal: Heavy rain and milder for Ocotber, then ram in the north and east in November; sunny south; and very warm temperatures Piedmont Ir Southeast Coastal; Heavy rain to close October; showers and warm temperatures to open November Sunny and warm days follow next. (All Rights Reserved. Yankee Publishing Incorporated. Dublin, NH 03444) Dcwart Livestock Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, October 23, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 133...PDA...Compared with last Monday’* market: Few Select (laugh ter (teen 59.50-63.50. One Choice si. heif ers 66.00, few Select Holsteins 58.00-61.50. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 47.50-52.50, Cutter & Bon. Utility 47.00-53.50, Canner & Low Cutter 42.75-46.75, SheUs down to 38.50. Two Yield Grade No. 1, 1400 lbs. 59.75 and 1575 lbs. si. bulls 54.25. Feeder Canle: Medium Frame No. 1, 350/500 lbs. (teen and Bulls 63.00-77.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 375/525 lbs. heifen 58.00-67.00. Will Hog & Cattle Prices Continue To Move Higher? Profitable feeding margins now exist for your hog and cattle production through the use of FORWARD CONTRACTING! Let PACMA help your ag-marketing plan succeed! Call us for details: 1-800-722-6246 /V'ZTTm In PA 1-800-733-3647 1-717-838-7051 ■ * ■ L °ci INC. THE CALVES 205.. .Couple Choice vealen 186.88-112.e0, Standard & Good 70/W0 lbs. 70.00-80.00, Utility 60/85 lbs. 60.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls No. 1-2, 90/130 lbs. 90.00-139.00, few down to 80.00, Hoi. Heifen 85/125 lbs. 80.00- HOGS 74... US 1-3 220/240 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.35-48.75. US No. 1-3 300/660 lbs. sows 38.75-42.25. Couple Boars 32.25&33.00. FEEDER PIGS 91... US No. 1-3 40/80 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-32.00 all per head. SHEEP 9... Few Choice 65/110 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 56.00-61.00. Few Slaugh ter sheep 19.00-28.00. GOATS 0...N0 Market Test. New Wilmington Livestock Auction N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, October 23, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 324...PDA...Compared with last Monday’s market: Slaughter cows steady. Choice slaughter steers 67.00- one 72.75; Choice one 65.25, Select 64.00-68, Standard 57.00-64, few Utility 52.00-55.00. Few Choice si. heifers 65.75-69.25, one 73.00, one Select 63.00, Standard 52.75-60, Uulity 47.50-52.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.50- one 56.75, low yielding down to 44.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 45.00- Canned & Low Cutter 38.50- Shells down to 31.00. One Select si. bullock 63.00, one Standard 58.25. Yield Grade No. 1, 1245/1910 lbs. si. bulls 56.00-61.75, one 65.00, few No. 2, 1035/1945 lbs. 52.00-55.50. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium & Large Frame #l, 325/525 lbs. steers 69.50-81.00, 620/910 lbs. 60.50- Few Med. & Large Frame #l, 340/475 lbs. heifers 62.00-73.50, 565/880 lbs. 53.50-60.50. CALVES 289... Few Choice vealers 100.00- few Good 90.00-105.00, Standard A Good 90/120 lb*. 70.00-M.W, 60/85 lbs. 60.00-79.00, Utility 50/75 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls 95/130 lbs. 105.00-149.00, No. 2, down to 80.00. 80/90 lbs. 76.00-87.00; Hoi. Heifers 85/125 lbs. 80.00-110.00. Beef cross 80/120 lbs. bulls A heifers 75.00-110.00. HOGS Sl4...Bawowi and gibs .50 to 1.68 lower. US No. 1-2 2M/M8 fba. 48.00- 1-3 220/360 lbs. 46.75-48.00, lot 2-3 285 lbs. 45.10, 1-3 200/220 lbs. 42.00- Sows mostly 1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 345/685 Iba. sows 35.00-40.00,2-3 380/535 lbs. 33.00-35.00. Boars 25.00- FEEDER PIGS 29... US No. 1-3 30/40 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-23.00, lot 60 lbs. 28.00 all per head. SHEEP 13S...High Choice & Prime 85/110 lbs. wool-slaughter lambs 63.00- Choice 70/115 lbs. 60.00- Good & Choice 45/80 lbs. feeder lambs 50.00-67.00, few down to 40.00. Slaughter ewes 11.00-27.00. GOATS 13...C0up1e Large 57.50-61.00, Medium 20.00-40.00, few Small 10.00- all per head. For Sale: 3 Compartment bale boxes with either hydraulic or hand Jacks; Cotton baling twine, we can ship UPS. Keister’s Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuceday, October 24, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 481...PDA...Compated with last weeks market: Few High Choice A Prime 3-4 slaughter steers 68.00-70.00, Choice 1050/1450 lbs. 68.00-73.10, few 74.25, mixed Good A Choice 66.00-68.50, Select 64.50-68.00; few Choice holsteins 63.50- Select 60.00-63.00, few Stan dard SS.OO-60.00. Few Choice sL heifers 62.50- few Select 61.00-63.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.00- couple 54.60, Cutter & Bon ing Uulity 47.25-53.00, Calmer A low Cut ter 42.75-47.00, Shells down to 38.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1240/2065 lbs. si. bulls 56.75-63.50, couple 69.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Medium & Large Frame No. 1, 400/800 lbs. steers 66.00-75.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 400/700 lbs. heifers 59.00- Medium Frame No. 1, 400/700 lbs. bulls 57.00-71.00. CALVES 240...0ne Choice vealer 109.00, few Good 85.00-95.00, Standard and Good 75/100 lbs. 69.00-75.00, Utility 60/85 lbs. 60.00-70.00, few down to 50.00. Fans Galvan: Holstein butts No. 1,90/130 lbs. 115.00-142, No. 2. 85/125 lbs. 75.00r125.00; Hoi. Hetfers 85/140 lbs. 78.00- HOGS 632... US No. 1.220/250 lbs. bar rows and gilts 49.50-51.25, 1-2 220/250 lbs. 48.75-49.50, 2-3 210/250 lbs. 42.50-48.50,2-4 200/270 fes. 43.00-47.50. US Na. 1-3 >OO/600 lbs. sows 3880-41.08, few 43.00, 2-3 2801080 lbs. 33.00-3888. Doan 38.80-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 975... US No. 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-20.00. 35/50 lbs. 17.00- 50/65 lbs. 24.00-29.00 all per head; 120/180 lbs. 35.00-42.00 per hundredweight basis. SHEEP 46...G00d A Choice 65/105 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 58.00-69.00. Few Slaughter ewes 22.00-25.00. GOATS 31... Medium and Large 40.00- - all per head. Eighty-Four Livestock Auction Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, October 23, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 517...PDA...Compared with Jut Monday'* maiket: Slaughter cows itcady to weak. Few Choice daughter vteers 66.00-67.00, few Select 63.50- Standard 56.00-61.50. Utility 51.00- Choice il. heifen 60.00- Select S9.SO-63.50, few Stan dard 56.00-58.50, Utility 47.50-54.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial d. cowi 48.00- few High Yielding Commer cial 53.00-57.00, low yielding down to 45.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 44.50- Canner ft Low Cutter 38.00- Shells down to 20.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1800 lbs. il. bulls 58.00- No. 2. 950/1400 lbs. 51.00- Feeder Cattle: Medium & Large Frame #l, 280/400 lbs. steers 71.00- 450/650 lbs. 64.00-76.00. Med. & Large Frame «1.250/400 lbs. heif ers 68.00-82.00,425/600 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Med. & Large Frame No. 1. 300/500 lbs. bulls 68.00-85.00. CALVES 265...G00d vealers 85.00- Standard ft Good 90/120 lbs. 77.00- 60/85 lbs. 64.00-80.00, few Utility 50/70 lbs. 40.00-55.00. Farm Cdves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1. 90/130 lbs. 100.00- few up to 147.50, 80/90 lbs. 85.00-100.00; Hoi. Heifers 85/120 lbs. 90.00- 10.00. Beef cross 80/115 lbs. buds ft hasten 80.00-120.00. ~ HOGS 57—Bairnwi and gibs .50 loaner. US No. 1-3 225/250 lbs. 45.25-46.50, lot 205 lbs. 43.50. Few US No. 1-3 450/700 lbs. sows 39.00-41.00, 2-3 300/500 lbs. 26.00-35.00. Few Boars 30.00-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Maiket Test. SHEEP 207...W00l daughter lambs 2.50 to 3.50 higher. High Choke & Prime 85/102 Ik. oi—l (laughter h—ht 62.50-54.75, Chok 70/95 Mx. *O.OO-63.00; Goad * Choice (o*s Hm. feeder limbi 60.00-70.75. Slaughter ewe( 18.00-21.50. GOATS 19... Large 38.00-44.00, Medium 21.00-36.00 all per head. East Coast Carlot Wed., Oct. 25, 1989 Report supplied by USDA EAST COAST CARLOT MEAT TRADE DELIVERED PRICES (CAP) BOSTON TO WASHINGTON. AREA INCLUSIVE. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: NO SALES REPORTED ON LAMB CARCASSES.
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