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•Linctster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Jan 15, sperm whales sighted off Nantucket, the gray whales migrate off the West
Coast, and bald eagles return to Mt Dunderberg, New York Jan 17, San Antonio
Abad festivities in Mexico, in honor of St Anthony, the patron saint of animals
Jan 18, birthday of children's author, A A Milne, famous for Winnie the Pooh If
Hie fool* do not control the world, it because they are not in the majority
- Edgar Watson Howe
eAsk the Old Farmer: What is the origin of "Hoss Fethahs" as an
exclamation 7 M K , Mass
It wa s dreamed up by the lartoonht who drew Barney Googk Ai tually,
do have feathei s below or between the nostril*.
Home Hints Always polish furnish with the gram of the wood
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; Cold snap and light snow Turning clear and milder next Ram and
sleet follow, with snow in the north Winter stands firm
Greater New York-New jersey: Sunny and mild followed by rain and sleet before
the week is complete Snow m the mountains, and temperatures turn mild
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear with mild temperatures The south gets rain Then
more ot the same milder than wild, wetter than wet
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: The w'eek commences with ram in the south Heavy
rams next, warming, then light ram m the east and west Mild
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Mercer Livestock
Mercer, PA
Jan. 9, 1990
CATTLE 255...PDA...Comp»red with
last weeks market; Slaughter steers .SO to
1.00 lower; Cows 1.00 to mostly 2.00 low
er. Choice si. steers 73.00-78.00, Select
67.50- Standard 62.00-67.50, Utility
55.00- Choice si. heifers
71.00- Select 65.00-70.50, few Stan
dard 59.00-64 50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 48 50-53.00, couple
54.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
46.00- Canner & low Cutter
37.50- Shells down to 29.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000/2300 lbs. si. bulls
61.00- Feeder Cattle; Medium &
Large Frame No. 1, 370/700 lbs. steers
69.00- Medium & Large Frame No.
1,350/500 lbs. heifers 70.00-76.00, lot 760
lbs. 64.50. Few Medium Frame No. 1, 560
lbs. bulls 83.00, few Large #2, 440 lbs.
62.00,
CALVES 121... Few Good vealers
85.00- Standard and Good 90/120
lbs. 68.00-80.00, 60/85 lbs. 58.00-70.00,
few Utility 45/60 lbs. 28 00-40.00 Farm
Calves; Holstein Bulls 90/125 lbs.
100.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
80.00- Beef cross 80/115 lbs. bulls
and heifers 75 00-130.00
Office Hours
■Jp* 6 ' 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. J
19 adow Lane, 7
Paradise, PA 17562 v
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_, _ __ _ _ Mitch Ashby, Auct. f
717-687-0990 au-002616-l }
MARKET RAISED TO $1.56/LB.- J
SOME SOLD AT $1.57/LB. S
Could It Be Going Higher? Help J
Us To Do It! It Was The Most 2
Exciting Week In Paradise j
Tobacco Auction History! It S
Became Obvious That Auction Is J
The Way To Market Tobacco! 2
Mon. t Jan. 15 - 9:30 a.m.
Wed. y Jan. 17 - 9:30 a.m.
Type 609 tobacco is finally on the map and final
ly being sold for what it is!! Type 41 still selling
above country prices!! You farmers who have
filled our warehouse floor with both Type 41 and
Type 609 tobaccos have forced all tobacco buy
ers to respect our market and produce excellent
competitive prices at the auction! More local &
southern tobacco companies will come if you
sell your tobacco with the auction.
Come to the sale, you will learn more about
marketing your tobacco!
SALES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
For Sale: Tobacco seen,
twine, and tobacco
bale boxes.
TRUCKING AVAILABLE
THE
JAN. 15-21,1990
January thaw, July freshet.
HOGS 178... Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 220/250 lbs.
47.00- 2 lots 48.25-48.35, 1-3
220/260 lbs. 46.00-47.10,2-3 230/265 lbs.
45.00- 2-4 250/275 lbs. 43.00-44.50.
Few US No. 1-3 350/500 lbs. sows
44.00- few 2-3 400/620 lbs.
39.00- Boars 25.00-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 16... Few US No. 1-3
25/30 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-13.00, lot 45
lbs. 20 00 all per head.
SHEEP 10... Few Choice 65/80 lbs. new
crop lambs 60.00-67.00. One Slaughter
sheep 29.00.
GOATS 3...0ne Large 47.00, two
Medium 30.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Jan. 9, 1990
CATTLE 123...PDA...Compared with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter cows
weak to 2.00, spots 4.00 lower. Few
Choice 1205/16CX) lbs Holstein steers
67.25-69.50, few Select 1230/1515 lbs.
67.75- few Select & low Standard
61.75- few Standard 59.25-63.00.
Few Utility si. heifers 48.50-49.50. Few
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
NEXT SALES
49.50-52.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
47.75-51.50, few S3.SO, low drening
down to 44.50, Cmner & Low Cutter
45.25-47.00, few Shelli down to 42.00.
One Yield Grade No. 1,1695 lbs. si. bulls
62.25.
CALVES 191...Vealers steady to week.
Few Choice 87.00-103.00, few Good
61.00- Good 240/385 lbs. si. calves
73.00- Standard & Good 90/1 IS lbs.
76.00- 75/85 lbs. 70.00-77.00, few
Utility 60/80 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Faim
Calves; Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 80/125 lbs.
112.00- No. 2. 80/100 lbs.
82.00- Hoi. Heifers No.l, 75/135
lbs. 100.00-164.00, few down to 76.00.
HOGS 139...8an0ws and gilts small
supply steady to .25 lower. Two lots US
No. 1-2 215/240 lbs. 48.75-49.75, No. 1,
215/265 lbs. 48.25-49, two lots 2-3
250/275 lbs. 48.50 & 45.50. US No. 1-3
240/650 lbs. sows 38.00-41.50, few 44.00,
Medium 230/490 lbs. 30.00-35.00, few
down to 20.00. Few Boars 35.00-36.25.
FEEDER PIGS 8...L0t US No. 1-3 40
lbs. feeder pigs 50.00 cwt
SHEEP 0...N0 Market Test.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Jan. 9,1990
CATTLE 430...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market; Choice 11CXJ/1450 lbs.
slaughter steers 72.50-77.75, few Select
68.00- Choice Holsteins 66.50-71,
Select 62.50-65.50, few Standard
59.00- few Uulity 55.00-60.00. Few
Choice si. heifers 68.75-74.00, few 75.00,
few Select 63.50-67.00. Breaking Utility &
Commercial si. cows 48.00-55.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 49.00-56.00, couple to
57.10, Canner & low Cutter 43.00-47.50,
Shells down to 40.00. Few Yield Grade
No. 1,1100/1800 lbs. si. bulls 61.00-68.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium & Large
Frame No. 1, 400/700 lbs. heifers
60.00-
CALVES 180,..Few Choice & Prime
99.00- few Good 77.00-87.00, few
Standard and Good 75/100 lbs.
70.00- Utility 60/85 lbs. 60.00-70,
few down to 50.00. Farm Calves; Holstein
bulls 90/130 lbs. 130.00-171, No. 2.
70/120 lbs. 70.00-125.00; Hoi. Heifers
80/140 lbs. 80.00-126, few to 161.00.
HOGS 514... US No. 1,210/240 lbs. bar
rows and gilts 50.00-50.75, 1-2 220/250
lbs. 49.00-50.00, 2-3 220/250 lbs.
48.00- No. 3-4, 190/270 lbs.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales mij
Location: Ephrata RD 4.
mile N. on North State St.,;
, Ephrata.
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, VeaMamb.
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.
45.00- US No. 1-3 300/650 lbs. sows
37.00- light weights 48.00, 2-3
300/500 lbs. 34.00-37.00. Boars
35.00- JO.
FEEDER PIG 490... US No. 1-3 20/35
lbs. feeder pigss 19.00-29.00, 35/50 lbs.
27.00- lot 65 lbs. 39.00 all per
head.
SHEEP 60... Choice 60/90 lbs. wool
slaughter lambs 60.00-73.00, few 100/120
lbs. 55.00-58.00. Slaughter sheep
25.00-30.00, one lot 43.00.
GOATS 10... Large 36.00-83.00 per
head.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, January 9, 1990
SLAUGHTER STEERS: SELECT
64.25-
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS: SELECT
60.00- MEDIUM 54.00-58.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: MEDIUM
AND SELECT 61.00-66.75; MEDIUM
AND GOOD HOLSTEINS 56.00-59.25.
COWS: ACTIVE. BREAKING UTILI
TY AND COMMERCIAL 50.00-54.75;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
49.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 45.00-48.75; SHELLY 44.00 AND
DOWN.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YG#l
64.25- YG#2 57.50-60.50.
FEEDER STEERS. ALL WEIGHTS.
MEDIUM 67.00-73.00; FEEDER BULLS,
ALL WEIGHTS. MEDIUM 62.00-74.00,
VEAL CALVES: ACTIVE. CHOICE
102.00- GOOD 90.00-101.00;
STANDARD AND GOOD 72.00-89.00;
LIGHT/WEAK 69.00 AND DOWN.
FARM BULLS: 130.00-178.00.
HOGS: US#l-3 210-260 LBS.
48.50- OVER 270 LBS.
43.50- 2 AND 4. ALL WEIGHTS.
37.75-48.00.
SOWS: OVER 450 LBS. 39.00-41.75;
UNDER 450 LBS. 38.00-42.25; 2 AND 4,
ALL WEIGHTS 34.25-37.75.
BOARS: 35.50-37.75.
FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD. ALL
WEIGHTS, 17.00-36.00.
LAMBS; CHOICE, LIGHT
80.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 70-120
LBS. 59.00-72.50; EWES 23.00-35.00.
GOATS; BY THE HEAD, LARGE
63.50- SMALL, MEDIUM
32.50-
SALE EVERY TUBS. EVE 5:30 P.M
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 7
P.M. LIVESTOCK: NEXT STATE
GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRI., JAN
26, 12:30 P.M.
Dewarl Livestocl
Dewart, PA
Jan. 8,1990
CATTLE 128.,PDA...Compered with
last Monday*! market: Few Select slaugh
ter iteen 65.25-68.00, few Standard
57.00- Few Choice il. heifers
67.75-69.25, few Select 63.00-66.25.
Breaking Utility & Commercial il. cowt
49.00- Cutter & Bon. Utility
43.00- couple 55.25, Canner & Low
Cutter 43.00-46.50, Shells down to 40.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 2, 1000/2320 lbs. si.
bulls 58.75-64.25. Feeder Cattle; Few
Medium Frame No. 1,400/660 lbs. heifers
60.00-
CALVES 169... Few Good vealers
75.00- Standard & Good 75/100 lbs.
72.00- Utility 55/85 lbs.
58.00- few down to 50.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls No. 1,90/130 lbs.
145.00- No. 2. 85/125 lbs.
85.00- few Hoi. Heifers 90/130 lbs.
85.00-
HOGS 76... Few Lou US 1-3 200/260
lbs. barrows and gilu 49.00-50.10. US No.
1-3 340/540 lbs. sows 39.50-43.00. Few
Boats 32.00-32.50.
FEEDER PIGS 180... US No. 1-3 25/40
lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-24.00, 50/60 lbs.
30.00- all per head.
SHEEP 20,..Mixed Good and Choice
55/80 lbs. wool slaughter lambs
56.00-64.00. Slaughter ewes 24.00-28.00.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Jan. 8, 1990
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 330
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES. MARKET STEADY.
WORK HORSES: 625.00-1000.00.
DRIVING; 550.00-700.00.
SMALL DRIVING: 325.00-410.00.
RIDING: 300.00-625.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT: 250.00-425.00.
HEAVY: 523.00-630.00,
THIN: 140.00-210.00.'
MARES; 50.00-100.00.
COLTS: 35.00-60.00.
GELDINGS: 50.00-100.00.
LARGER PONIES: 150.00-320.00.
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