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.
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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.
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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.