AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 9,1989 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC Dec 11, 1700, Matrons of Flatbush (Brooklyn), New York, famous for their teatime waffles, offer visiting New Englanders the reape Dec 13, 1642, New Zealand is discovered and named by Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman Bill of Rights Day, Dec 15 Actress Liv Ullmann bom Dec 16, 1939, at Tokyo, Japan Without a friend to share them, no goods we possess are really enjoyable , T pn •*d' f I 'I i OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Mild weather to start, warming slightly and ram in the northern quarters Scattered rain in the south Rain, snow in the mountains Greater New York-New Jersey: Partly cloudy skies but milder temperatures Clear and warm for a pleasant midweek Then the week ends on a wetter note Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear skies and cold nights to begin the week Clouding up some, nuld, then sunny and warm The week ends with ram Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Clear weather and cold at darkness Cloudy and milder for the middle of the week Then showers and ram in the west (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) 717-687-0990 TOP PRICE TYPE 609 $1.55 ALL GOOD TOBACCO $1.50 TOP PRICE TYPE 41 $1.40 ALL GOOD TOBACCO $1.25 AND UP Your tobacco auction market made history dur- / " ing opening week. Your first direct processing S company man established your market and A $1.50 on type 609. He supports auction system • by buying tobacco entirely at auction and pro- Z vlded to you the best market anywhere in Lan- y caster County last week. It is also the first year 2 tobacco auction established a market for type « 41 at $1.25 to $1.40 which was a raise of w 15$-30* over on-farm bids of $l.lO. 7 YOU FARMERS that did not sell any tobacco 1 on the farm and support the auction system 2 are to be credited for creating these excellent y markets. 2 Thank You - and we and the farm community V appreciate your support!! \ IT IS TIME TO STRIP AND MARKET TOBACCO. WE NEED TOBACCO TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING. WE NEED YOU FARMERS WITH TOBACCO TO HELP US FIGHT FOR BETTER MARKETS. Monday. December 11, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 13 at 9:30 a.m. We receive tobacco every day from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. until noon Paradise has trucking available THE DEC. 11-17 1989 Full Cold Moon, Dec. 12. Ask the Old Farmer: Why is a long-stemmed pipe called a church warden 7 CM, Mass First used by 'em, back in England, so they say Home Hints: A thin coating of paraffin on window stiles makes the window slide smoothly December Sale Dates 19 Meadow Lane, Paradise, PA 17562 RY-000007-L Livestock Auction Middleburg, P«. Tueaday, December 5,1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 602... Report lupplied by the auction ...High Choice and Prime daughter steers 76.00-77.85, Choice 74.00-77.50, Select 65.00-73.75, Standard 60.00-64.75; Choice Holsteins 65.00-69.50, Select 60.00- Standard 56.00-59.75. Choice si. heifers 72.00-74.35, Select 65.00- Standard 58.00-64.75. Break ing Utility & Commercial si. cows 49.00- Cutte & Boning Utility 48.00- Canner & low Cutter 43.00- Shells down to 35.00-42.00. Choice si. bullocks 69.50-72.50, Select 64.00- Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/2065 lbs. si. bulls 62.00-69.75. No. 2 800/1200 lbs. 55.00-61.75. Feeder Cattle: Steers 400/850 lbs. 65.00-82.50. Heifen 350/750 lbs. 58.00-72.00. Bulls 350/750 lbs. 52.00-78.50. CALVES 211... Choice vealers 100.00- Sundard & Good 90/110 lbs. 70.00-85.00, 60/90 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 125.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs. 100.00- HOGS 553... US No. 1.225/255 lbs. bar rows and gilts 50.00-50.75, 1-2 220/250 lbs. 49.00-50.00, 2-3 200/250 lbs. 48.00- 2-4 190/170 lbs. 44.00-48.00. US No. 1-3 290/650 lbs. sows 36.00-39.00. few light weights 44.00, 2-3 275/575 lbs. 30.00- Boars 32.00-35.75. Shearson Lehman Hutton is a full service brokerage firm fully integrated to serve your hedge and arbitrage needs in all agri cultural futures and options contracts. With a worldwide presence and over 80 years of market experience, we have the capabilities to design and tailor trading programs for: * Farms * Producers * Elevators * Ranchers * Merchandisers * Packers * Feed Mills * Exporters Shearson Lehman Hutton UN. Third Street SHEARSON 2nd Floor LEHMAN Harrisburg, PA 17101 HUTTON PA Only 1-800-332-1700 H Local 717-780-1788 ■■ James A. Rohrbaugh Minds Over Money Financial Consultant Complete I Green Dragon Computer I Livestock Sales m I Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1 Hardware I ' mil « N. on,North State St., U Ephrata. ** % at $1899! I SALE EVERY FRIDAY I . Lots of good Northern Feeder I & Stockers. Slaughter Cows I - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. IT I 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week. ■ I LOfrP.M.-DairySale. M Mill 1 jjjll JCfN I 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. | I For SP® o * 3l Sales and Herd Dispersals' Computer Solutions I !° n ,arm or at °u r barn or other market r I Jinformation call: Office 717-733-2444, Annvllle, PA 1 p_n , 7T7 QQQ icoc I WALTERH. RISSER, Proprietor Isdll tit -000-iDoO Or I 'All out of state and new buyers must have 717-397-1998 I | cash or certified check or current letter ot from bank. FEEDER PIGS 635... US No 1-3 20/35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-32.00, 35/50 lbs. 28.00-38.00 all per head. SHEEP 98... Choice 80/110 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 60.00-70.50, few 25/55 lbs. 100.00-155.00,50/80 lbs. 50.00-62.00. Slaughter sheep 20.00-32.00. GOATS 12... Large 55.00-87.00, Small 35.00-55.00 all per head. Morrisons Cove Livestock Martlnsburg, Pa. Monday, December 4, 1989 Report supplied by auction CATTLE: 151. STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 72.00-75.75; Cl IOICE 67.50- GOOD 63.50-67.00; STAN DARD 54.50-62.00. HEIFERS: CHOICE, 68.50-74.50; GOOD 57.00-65.50. COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 53.00- CUTTERS 48.50-52.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 42.50-47.75. BULLOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 61.50- BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 54.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS GOOD 72.00- STANDARD 65.00-71.50; BULLS GOOD 69.00-78.50; STANDARD 60.00- HEIFERS GOOD 62.00- STANDARD 55.00-61.00. CALVES: 263. PRIME, NONE; CHOICE 92.00-98.50; GOOD 84.00- STANDARD & GOOD 65.00- 90-110 LBS. 68.50-82.00, 64-88 LBS. 55.00-81.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS. 115.00-144.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-130 LBS. 92.00- HOGS: 128. US#l-2 47.75-48.25; US #l-3 45.00-46.75. SOWS: US#l-3 33.00-39.25. BOARS: 31.00-36.50. FEEDER PIGS: 65. 18.50-24.50 PER HEAD. 35-50 LBS. 26.00-32.50. SHEEP: 13. SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE, NONE; GOOD 52.00-55.50; SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-28.50. GOATS: 42.00-58.00 PER HD. 8 LOADS OF HAY. 81.00-171.00, STRAW: 2 LOADS. 92.00 AND 95.00. An American Express company Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, December 5, 1989 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 266...PDA...Compared with last weeks market: Choice slaughter steers 70.50- Select 67.50-71.00, Standard 61.50- few Utilty 54.00-58.00. Choice si. heifers 69.00-71.10, Select 65.00- Standard 58.00-63.50. Break ing Utility & Commercial si. cows 48.00- few high yielding Commer cial 55.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 46.25-51.00, Canner & low Cutter 39.00- Shells down to 28.00. Yield Grade No. 1. 1050/1800 lbs. si. bulls 57.00- No. 2, 1080/1920 lbs. 46.75-55.85. Feeder Cattle; Medium Frame No. 1, 320/500 lbs. steers 70.00- 700/850 lbs. 66.00-70.00, Large #2, 600/750 lbs. 64.00-66.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 350/560 lbs. heifers 65.00-70.00, Lot Large #l, 740 lbs. 65.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 450/600 lbs. bulls 68.00-70.00. CALVES 78...0ne Good vealer 86.00, 90/120 lbs. 68.00-77.00, 60/85 lbs. 58.00- few Utility 45/60 lbs. 35.00- Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs. 100.00-161.00, 85/90 lbs. 80.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs. 90.00- Few Beef cross 80/115 lbs. bulls and heifers 85.00-115.00. HOGS 185... US No. 1-2 220/260 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.00-47.00, lot 48.00, 1-3 225/260 lbs. 45.00-46.10,2-3 230/260 lbs. 43.00-44.50. US No. 1-3 350/550 lbs. sows 40.00-45.00, few 2-3 300/500 lbs. 35.00- FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 Market Test. SHEEP 8...0ne Choice 75 lbs. wool slaughter lamb 65.00. Few Slaughter ewes 10.00- GOATS 0...N0 Sales. HOSTETTER PORK To Buy rf f Crippled and Disabled Sows and Boars Hogs Slaughtered For Federal Inspection PHONE 717-274-7609 CHESTER COUNTY HAY SALE Public Auction Every Wednesday, 1 1 Noon Sharp Location: John Primus & Son, Buck Run Road, Coatesville, PA 215-383-6686 'B9 Timothy Mulch Contracts Available
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