AB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 28,1990 OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC July 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins of Vermont receives the first U S patent for an improved method of making potash Aug 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain Aug 4,1922, Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the tele phone, dies The '•ea is woman, the sea is zeonderful, her other name is fate Ask the Old Farmer After 1 carefully removed the many layers of finish from an old ship's wheel to reveal the beautiful teak and mahogany in its natural state, mv wife wiped the wheel with fur niture wax Needless to say, it darkened the wood Can you help 7 BG, Vt Try wiping the wheel with a cloth s oaken in turpentine It should remove the wax Home Hints Use toothpaste to remove ink stains on leather OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST New England: Clear to start, but thunderstorms return to pelt the region again Bv the weekend the storms have diminished to showers, and it's hot 1 Greater New York-New Jersey: Be ready to shift gears often this week Clear and hot changes to showers midweek, then back to clear and hot, finally cooler Middle Atlantic Coastal: Clear and hot followed by showers and hot You gel the message hot 1 (Around 79° F, that's 1 5° above average for this time of year) Piedqiont & Southeast Coastal; Showers in the south bid farewell to July, but it's rain, heavy in the east, to welcome August Sunny and hot completes the week (All Rights Reserved, Yankee Publishing Incorporated, Dublin, NH 03444) Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, PA July 24, 1990 CATTLE 137.. PDA . Compared with last weeks market- Slaughter cows steady, mostly 25 to 75 higher One Choice 1175 lbs si steer 71 50, few Select 64.75-67.25; few Choice Holstems 65 75-70, few Select 63 75-64, few Standard 55.00-62.50. One High Choice 1200 lbs. si. heifer 77.00, few Choice 1115/1265 lbs. 69 00-74.75, couple Select 67.00&69, few Standard 57 50-58 50 Breaking Utility & Commer cial si cows 53.25-58.00, few low dressing 48 75-50 50, Cutter & Boning Utility 49 00-53 00, few Canner & Low Cutter 45 00-48 75, Shells down to 37.00 One Choice si bullock 71.00, one Standard 57 50 One Yield Grade No. 1,1415 lbs. si bull 63 75, one No 2. 1255 lbs 52.75. CALVES 219...Vealers mostly steady MULVANEY LIVESTOCK M SERVICES XjteggFfc Tom Mulvaney, Jr. Easton, PA vx| (215) 258-1670 J A Complete Livestock Company-In Our 21st Year Of Business OFFERING: Order Buying, Livestock Trucking To Leesport & Quakertown Sales In PA & Hackettstown Sale In NJ. TOP PRICES FOR DOWN & DISABLED CATTLE, Paid On Dressed Weight At Competitive Prices. Also - Fat Cattle, Bulls and Steers. NOW AVAILABLE! - Removal of Dead Cattle & Horses (Subject To Charge Based On Area) PRESENTLY HANDLING THE FOLLOWING,, COUNTIES: PA-Northampton, Lehigh, Bucks, Monroe, Part Of Berks NJ-Warren, Hunterdon, Sussex Call (215) 258-1670 Contracts Being Offered For... New Farrow To Finish Units Preferrably 300-500 Sows. Also Interested In New And Existing Finishing Floor To Be Run “All-In-All Out” We Supply • Cash Flow Information • Professional Service Personnel • Quality Genetics • Producer Incentive Programs Become a part of our Planned Growth! Call now to discuss this opportunity! 717-626-0331 or . 1-860-432-3040 THE JULY 30-AUG. 5,1990 Aug. 1, Lammas Day Few Choice 150/215 lbs 92.00-99.00. few Good 73.00-78.00, Standard & Good 70/105 lbs. 70 00-76.00, Utility 55/100 lbs. 50 00-68.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls No. 1, 95/120 lbs. 145.00-166 00, No. 2, 95/115 lbs. 100.00-145, few down to 77.00, 80/90 lbs. 78.00-127.00; Hoi. Heif ers 85/110 lbs. 88.00-178.00. Few Beef cross 75/90 lbs. bulls and heifers 81.00-122.00 HOGS 193...8arr0ws and gilts steady to 250 lower. US No. 1-3 220/240 lbs. 59 75-60 25, lot 1-3 186 lbs. 48.00. Sows steady 1.00 lower. US No 1-3 300/600 lbs. sows 46.00-48.50. Few Boars 46.00-46.50 FEEDER PIGS 0..,N0 sales on offer. SHEEP 3. One Choice 110 lbs. slaugh ter lamb 50 00; couple Good & Choice 45/55 lbs. feeder lamb 59.00&65.00 - all cwt. GOATS 1 ..One Medium 25.00 aU per head. Carlisle Livestock Market Carlisle, Pa. Tuesday, July 24, 1990 SLAUGHTER STEERS: SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 69.25-72.25; STAN DARD 64.50-69.00. SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS; STAN DARD 62.00-62.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 69.00-73.00; HOLS TEINS TO 63.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: ACTIVE. BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL 53.50-59.00; CUTTER AND BON ING UTILITY 53.00-55.75; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 48.00-52.00; BIG MIDDLE 49.75-54.00; SHELLY 47.00 AND DOWN. SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YG#2 59.50 FEEDER STEERS: ALL WEIGHTS. MEDIUM #2 75.00-80.00; HOLSTEINS 65.00-82.00. FEEDER HEIFERS; ALL WEIGHTS. MEDIUM #2 75.00-78.00; HOLSTEINS AND DAIRY TYPE 57.00-67.00. VEAL CALVES; CHOICE 95.00- 15.00; GOOD 86.00-94.00; STAN DARD AND GOOD 70.00-83.00; LIGHT/ WEAK 69.00 AND DOWN. FARM BULLS; 120.00-160.00; FARM HEIFERS 150.00-195.00. HOGS: US#l-3 210-260 LBS. 60.50-61.75; UNDER 200 LBS. 49.00- 2 AND 4, ALL WEIGHTS, 56.00- SOWS: OVER 450 LBS. 46.50-48.00; UNDER 450 LBS. 46.75-53.50; 2 AND 4, ALL WEIGHTS, 44.00-46.00. BOARS: 48.25-49.00; LIGHT 50.00- FEEDER PIGS; BY THE HEAD. 25-35 LBS. 22.00-36.00; UTILITY, ALL WEIGHTS, 80-100 LBS. 37.00-54.00 SHEEP: EWES 17.00-28 00. LAMBS; GOOD AND CHOICE 40-100 LBS 67 50-87.50, MEDIUM, ALL HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Auction will continue ail year long Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster in Paradise, PA) For Info. L. Robert Frame, Sr. 717-442-4181 business president 215-458-8518 home Glenn S. Frame Mgr. CHESTER COUNTY HAY SALE “The fastest growing brokerage in Chester County" Deliveries dispatched to suit TRUCKER schedule. Tailoring the blends and costs to individual farm needs. Satisfaction Guaranteed Highest Prices Paid For Timothy Mulch. For more information on an “A” rated brokerage. Call JOHN PRIMUS 215-383-6686 Buck Run Road Coatesville STORAGE TRAILERS For Rent ★ Delivered To Your Location ★ Safe And Inexpensive .Storage KEENS SERVICES INC. OO 1 717-626-5420 850 Keens Road, Lltltz, PA 17543 WEIGHTS, 54.00-66.00. GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE, 70.00- SMALL. MEDIUM 20.00- SALE EVERY TUES. EVE AT 5:30 FOR RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS; 7 P.M. FOR LIVESTOCK. Four States Livestock Hagerstown, Md. Wednesday, July 25, 1990 Report supplied by Auction SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 50.00- CANNERS 47.00-52.00; SHELLY 47.00 DOWN. BULLS: YG#l 1500-1800 LBS. 73.00- 1300-1600 LBS. 65 00-70 00 FED STEERS: HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1400 LBS. 75.00-77.50; LOW CHOICE 72.00-74.50; SELECT 68.00- STANDARD HOLSTEINS AT 62.75. FED HEIFERS: DAIRY CULLS UP TO 58.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE 240 LBS. UP TO 109.00; GOOD 85.00-95.00; CULLS 85-120 LBS. 75.00-82.00; 50-80 LBS. 65.00-75.00; WEAK AND ROUGH 65.00 DOWN. FARM CALVES. HOLSTEIN BULLS: #1 90-125 LBS. 120.00-141.00; #2 85-110 LBS. 90.00-115.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS; 90-120 LBS. 170.00- 1 AT 295.00; BEEF X BULLS UP TO 132.00. BUTCHER HOGS; #1 AND 3 215-260 LBS. UP TO 61.50, 260-280 LBS. 55.00- 200-215 LBS. 56.00-57.00 SOWS; 400-500 LBS. UP TO 49.00 BOARS: UP TO 44.25. STOCK CATTLE, STEERS; 200-300 LBS. 100.00-110 00; 300-500 LBS. 85.00-92.00, 500-700 LBS. 75 00-88.00, 700-800 LBS. UP TO 73 00 HOLSTEINS: 400 LBS. UP TO 81.00. HEIFERS: 400-500 LBS. 80.00-87.00; 500-700 LBS. 69.00-79.00;P PUREBRED SIMMENTALS 130-200 LBS. 200.00-280.00. BULLS: 200-300 LBS. 88.00-94.00; 300-500 LBS. 78.00-90.00; 900-1000 LBS. 65.00- DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: SPRIN GERS. FANCY UP TO 1200.00, AVG. 800.00- FRESH MEDIUM 700.00- HEIFERS BY THE POUND. 500-700 LBS. 80.00-85.00, 850-925 LBS. UP TO 84.00. LAMBS: CHOICE 40-70 LBS 60.00- 00, GOOD 45 00-54 00 SHEEP: 14,00-23.00. GOATS; MEDIUM 25.00-50 00, SMALL 15.00-20.00 PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD. 15-30 LBS. 15.00-26.00; 30-50 LBS. 30.00-45.00; 50-70 LBS. 39.00-52.00; 70-95 LBS. 50.00-58.00; BY THE POUND, 150-190 LBS. 53.00-56.00. STOCK BOARS: 200 LBS. UP TO 49 00. NOTE: NEXT WED., AUG. 1, 800-900 LB. SIMMENTAL BULL, 8 MO, OLD; 12 BRED BEEF X HEIFERS DUE IN NEXT 2 MOS SHEEP: 200 TRADING MODERATE. COMPARED WITH LAST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 100-120 LBS. 50.00-52.00; 90-100 LBS. 48.00-50.00. CRIPPLED AND DISABLED COWS, STEERS & BULLS Slaughter Under USDA Inspection FREE CALL 1-800-234-COWS (2697) 215-286-9400 Wayne Taylor Lnpanon, Berks, , M Lancaster & Chester Co. if-.; Peoria Sheep Peoria, IL July 24, 1990 «r.
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