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AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 28,1990
OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Apr 30, 1812, Louisiana joins the Union as 18th state . May 1, 1883, Buffalo Bill
stages first "Wild West" show May 4, 1626, Dutch colonizer Peter Mmuit lands
on Manhattan Island May 6, 1840, the famous "black penny" stamp, first
postage stamp in history, is issued in Victorian England To avoid trouble, keep
your nose on your face
jr Ask the Old Farmer: What is the best cure for squeaky floors?
[ AP, N H
Try dusting talcum powder into the uacks in the squeaky area or driving
finish nails at an angle into the cracks between flooring pieces Set the
nails just below the surface and they won't he noticed
F \ Home Hints: To rc-usc extra baked potatoes, first dip them in hot water and
'W then reheat in a moderate oven
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Ram all week and turning colder for the weekend. Expect 4 5" of the
wet stuff this month (that’s I “ above average) At least it’s not snow.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Ram starts the week, then light showers, cool, heavy
ram and briefly warmer, changing back to cold and rainy.
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Sunny, ram in the west changes to showers in the north,
sunny, seasonable elsewhere. Week ends cloudy and warm with ram m the west.
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Sunny, warm, and clear Enjoy it while it's here By
the weekend it’s cooler, showers, and heavy rainfall m the south
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Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, April 25, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 95...PDA...Compared with
latt weeks market: Individual Choice
slaughter heifer 68.00, few Select
58.00- Few Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 49.25-53.75,
couple S6.SO, Cutter and Boning Utility
50.00- Canner & low Cutter
46.75-49.00. Yield Grade No. 1,
1300/1935 lbs. si. bulls 59.50-67.10. Feed
er Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,
430/500 lbs. steers and bulls 77.00-90.00.
Few Medium Frame No. 1, 430/530 lbs.
heifers 65.00-81.50.
CALVES 85... Few Choice vealers
95.00- few Utility & Standard
50/75 lbs. 63.00-70.00. Farm Calves: No.
1, Holstein Bulls 85/130 lbs.
140.00- No. 2. 85/130 lbs.
85.00- few Hoi. Heifers 80/110 lbs.
117.50-167.50.
HOGS 212... US No. 1-2 220/255 lbs.
barrows and gilts SB.7S-59.25, lot 59.50,
1-3 205/270 lbs. 57.25-58.60. Few US No.
1-3 450/770 lbs. sows 53.50-57.25. One
Boar 46.00.
FEEDER PIGS 76... Few Lou US No.
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SHEEP 18... Few Choice 35/50 lbs. new
crop lambs 82.00-90.00. Few Slaughter
sheep 13.00-27.00.
GOATS 9...0ne Large 54.00, few
Medium 26.00-43.00 per head. SMALL
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Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 25, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 246...PDA... Supply include
22 head feeder cattle ...Compared to last
Wednesday’s market; Slaughter steers
steady to weak; Cows steady to .75 higher.
Choice 1050/1275 lbs. si. steers
76.25- one 79.50, Select
71.25- one 66.75; Choice 1200/1600
lbs. Holsteins 65.50-70.25, few to 72.00,
Select 63.75-67.50, few Standard
58.00- Few Choice si. heifers
71.75-73.25, few High Choice & Prime
1225/1300 lbs. 76.25, few Select
65.15-70.25, few Standaid 54.25-58.25.
Breaking Ut. & Commercial si, cows
52.00- few 57.00, Cutter* Bon.
Utility 51,75-55,75, few to 60.25, Canner
& Low Cutter 48.50-52.75, Shells down to
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36.50. Few Select ft Choice sL bullocks
53.75-71.00, few Select ft Choice Hdi
ieins 64.00-66.50, one Standard 63.50.
Few Yield Grade No. 1.1225/1700 lbs. *l.
gulls 63.75-68.25, few No. 2, 1085/1400
!bs. 60.50-62.00. Feeder Cattle: Few
Medium Frame No. 1-2, 450/470 lbs.
steers 82.00-83.00, one 580 lbs. 108.00,
one Lot Large No. 2, 525 lbs. 70.00.
Medium Frame No. 1-2,280/450 lbs. heif
ers 71.00-80.00, few Med. ft Large No. 1,
725/745 lbs. 60.00-68.50. One Lot
Medium Frame No. 1, 345 lbs. bulls at
91.00, one lot Medium No. 2, 350 lbs.
76.00, few Large No. 2, 500/850 lbs.
59.00-
CALVES 165... Few Choice vealers
110.00- one Prime 127.50, few
Standard and Good 80/95 lbs. 75.00-85.00,
few Utility 60/110 lbs. 60.00-70.00. Farm
Calves: No. 1, Holstein Bulls 95/125 lbs.
160.00- 85/90 lbs. 130.00-150.00, No.
2. 90/120 lbs. 110.00-155, few to 80.00,
85/90 lbs. 95.00-107.50; few No. 1, Hols
tein heifers 105/115 lbs. 155.00-197,50,
few No. 2. 90/105 lbs. 90.00-117.50. Few
Beef cross 60/115 lbs. bulls and heifers
90.00-
HOGS 430...8arr0ws and Gilts 4.50 to
5.00 higher. US No. 1-2 240/250 lbs.
58.50- 1-3 215/255 lbs. 58.25-58.75,
few 57.00, few 205/210 lbs. 53.50, 2-3
230/270 lbs. 57.50-58.25, few 53.30, few
2-4 280 lbs. 48.75-53.00, few 1-3 190/195
lbs. 49.25-51.50. Sows fully 1.00 higher.
US No. 1-3 290/500 lbs. sows 47.00-52.50,
500/650 lbs. 54.00-55.75. Boars
44.50-
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FEEDER PIGS 66... Few Lott US No.
1-3 30/35 lbs. feeder pigs 120.00-139.00,
lot 45 lbs. 101.00, lot 60 lbs. 87.50, lot
Utility 135 lbs. 45.00 all per
hundredweight
SHEEP 105... Choice 25/35 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs 90.00-107.50, few 130.00,
35/80 lbs. 73.00-85.00, few to 90.00, Good
ft Choice 25/40 lbs. 70.00-80.00, few
60/70 lbs. 60.00-62.50. Slaughter sheep
13.00- few Yearlings 30.00-49.00.
GOATS 28... Few Large 52.50-62.50,
few Medium 37,50-50.00, Kids
27.00- one 45.00 all per head.
Belknap Livestock
Auction
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, April 25, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATH.E 72...PDA...Compard with last
Wednesday's market; Choice slaughter
steers 70.25-74.50, individual Select Hols
tein 70.00. Few Breaking Utility and Com
mercial slaughter cows 51.25-53.00, one
55.50, few Cutter & Boning Utility
48.50-51.00, few Canner ft low Cutter
42.25-48.00, Shells down to 36.75. Few
Select and Choice si. bullocks 69.00-70.75,
one Standard 60.00. Few Yield Grade No.
1, 1130/1600 lbs. si. bulls 63.00-68.00.
Feeder Cattle: Medium Frame No. 1,
510/610 lbs. steers 75.50-85.50, few Med.
ft Large No. 1,735/1050 lbs. 59.25-68.50.
Medium Frame No. 1,355/480 lbs. heifers
74.00-83.50, 510/720 lbs. 60.00-71.50.
CALVES 79—Few Standard and Good
90/120 lbs. vealen 75.00-89.00,60/85 lbs.
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Bulli 90/140 Ib*. 136.00-180.00, few
80/85 Ibi. 112.50-125.00. Beef cron
55/165 lbs. bulls end heifen 92.00-146.00.
HOGS 256...8err0w< and gilt* 4.00
higher. US No. 1-2 240/245 lbs.
57.00-57.20, small lot 60.25, lot 230 lbs.
56.00, 1-3 235/260 lbs. 56.00-57.00, 2-3
245/285 lbs. 54.25-56.00.1-3 215/220 lbs.
54.75- US No. 1-3 380/485 lbs. sows
46.75- Few Boars 39.25-43.25.
FEEDER PIGS 68... US No. 1-3 30/40
lbs. feeder pigs 36.00-54.00, 40/55 lbs.
52.0061.00 all per head.
SHEEP 27...L0t High Choice & Prime
90 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 80.00; cou
ple 110 lbs. wool lambs 67.50. Slaughter
sheep 12.00-30.00.
GOATS 4...0ne Large 65.00, one
Medium 36.00, couple small Kids
16.00619.00 all per head.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, April 23, 1990
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 341
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES. MARKET STEADY.
DRIVING HORSES: 510.00-750.00.
RIDING: 375.00-860.00.
BETTER HORSES 910.00-1225.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS:
410.00-
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS;
610.00-