AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4 1990
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
Aug 7,1782, the Badge of Miltary Merit (or the Order of the Purple Heart) is estab
lished by General Washington Aug 9,1593, Izaak Walton, "the father of angling"
Kand author of The Coin fleet Angler, is born Aug 12,1851,
Isaac M Singer receives a patent for the first contmuous
stitch sewing machine The fish will soon be caught that nib-
Ask the Old Farmer How can 1 remove water discoloration
from chrome bathroom fixures’ Chrome polish just makes
5 i shiny discolorations' SS, Pa
C Wet the fixtures with cool water and wipe with fresh newspaper
Home Hints: Take along a picnic cooler when grocery shopping on hot days Stash all the per
ishables/meltables in the cooler for the trip home
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Sunny and warm most of the week. Expect temperatures around
74° F this month (2° above average, 4° above north) Showers end the week.
Greater New York-New Jersey: Cool weather for the first half of the week, then clear
and warm Very warm with thundershowers for the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Showers, heavy m the west, followed by milder temper
atures midweek A couple of clear, hot days, ending with thundershowers
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Water everywhere this week' Rain, heavy in the west,
diminishes to showers to end the week, becoming hot for the weekend
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Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, July 31, 1990
SLAUGHTER STEERS: ACTIVE.
CHOICE 75.00-76.25; SELECT
68 50-72 25; STANDARD 65.00-67.25.
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS: CHOICE.
NONE OFFERED; SELECT 62.75-65 85;
STANDARD 57.00-61 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SELECT
AND CHOICE 70.00-74.00; STANDARD
64.25-65.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; STRONG
DEMAND' EARLYBIRD PENS FIRM
3.00 HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 55.50-58.25; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY
54.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 50.00-53.85; BIG MIDDLE
49.50- SHELLY 49.00 AND
DOWN.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YG#l
64.50- YG#2 55.25-62.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: ALL WEIGHTS.
MEDIUM #2 65.00-83.00; HOLSTEINS
90.00-
FEEDER BULLS; ALL WEIGHTS,
MEDIUM 64.00-76.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
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AUG. 6-12,1990
Aug. 6, Full Sturgeon Moon.
95.00- GOOD 88.00-94.00; STAN
DARD AND GOOD 73.00-83.00; LIGHT/
WEAK 72.00 AND DOWN.
FARM BULLS; 110.00-150.00; FARM
HEIFERS 125.00-167,50.
HOGS: US#l-3 210-260 LBS.
59.50- UNDER 200 LBS.
50 50-53.00, 2 AND 4. ALL WEIGHTS,
57.35-59.25.
SOWS. ACTIVE 450 LBS.
48.00- UNDER 450 LBS.
46 75-49.00; 2 AND 4. ALL WEIGHTS.
41.50-
BOARS: 45.75-49.00.
FEEDER PIGS; BY THE HEAD. 20-25
LBS. 17.00-25.00; 30-45 LBS.
31.00-36.00.
SHEEP: EWES 13.00-28.00; YEAR
LINGS TO 47.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 15-25 LBS.
150.00- CHOICE 70-90 LBS.
65.00- MEDIUM AND GOOD
52.00-
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, SMALL,
MEDIUM 21.00-53.00.
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Eighty-Four
Livestock Auction
Eighty-Four, P».
Monday, July 30, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 228...PDA...Compered with
Uit Monday’s market; Slaughter cows
1.00 to 1.50 lower. Choice slaughter steers
72.00- Select 68.00-71.50, Standard
62.50-67.00. Choice si. heifers
69.00- Select 66.00-68.00, Utility
53.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
c,al si. cows 51.00-56.00, few high yield
ing 58.50, Cutter & Boning Utility
48.00- Canner &■ Low Cutter
40.00- Shells down to 29.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1200/1860 lbs. si. bulls
63.00- one up 76.00, No. 2, 900/1480
lbs. 54.00-60.00. Feeder Cattle: Medium &
Large Frame No.l, 400/600 lbs. steers
78.00- 150/250 lbs. 100.00-120.00.
Medium & Large Frame No.l, 450/600
lbs. heifers 74.00-84.00, 140/250 lbs.
85.00- Medium & Large Frame No.
1, 350/500 Iba. bulls 78.00-84.00, few
200/280 lbs. 90.00-108.00.
CALVES 223... Few Choice vealers
100.00- Good 88.00-100.00, Stan
dard & Good 90/120 lbs. 71.00-80.00,
60/85 lbs. 60.00-74.00, few Utility 45/60
lbs. 39.00-45.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulls
#l, 90/130 lbs. 120.00-167.00, No. 2.
90.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
100.00- Beef cross 80/115 lbs.
94.00-
HOGS 109...Bartows and gilts .50 to
1.00 lower. US No. 1-3 230/255 lbs.
58.50-59.00,2-3 225/260 lbs. 56.50-57.50,
1-3 140/190 lbs. 52.00-57.00. US No. 2-3
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Every Thursday at 1 p.m.
Auction will continue
all 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
Mar.
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Phone (717) 367-2667
320/640 lbs. sows 48.00-50.00. Few Boars
43.00-
FEEDER PIGS 15... Few US No. 1-3
15/22 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00-15.00, few
60/78 lbs. 50.00-72.50 per head.
SHEEP 194... Spring slaughter lambs
steady to weak. High Choice & Prime
90/100 lbs. si. lambs 57.00-60.00, Choice
75/90 lbs. 53.00-56.50; Good & Choice
58/75 lbs. feeder lambs 44.00-50.00 - all
cwt. Slaughter sheep 14.00-22.00.
GOATS 19... Large 41.00-55.00,
Medium 33.00-40.00, few Small
21.00- all per head.
New Wilmington
Livestock Auction
N. Wilmington, Pa.
Monday, July 30, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 212...PDA...Compared with
last Monday's market; Slaughter cows
steady. One Choice slaughter steer 73.75,
few Select and low Choice 70.00-72.75;
few Choice Holsteins 69.25-72.25, one
Standard 66.00. One Choice si. heifer
74.25, few Standard 57.00-60.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows 50.00-55,
couple 55.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
48.00- few high dressing 54.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-48.50, Shells
down to 15.50. Yield Grade No. 1,
1120/1515 lbs. si. bulls 62.25-64.75, one
66.25, one No. 2, 1035 lbs. 51.50. Feeder
Cattle; Few Medium & Large Frame No. 1,
400/710 lbs. steers 70.00-83.00. Med. &
Large Frame No. 1, 340/600 lbs. heifers
65.00- few 650/775 lbs.
Call For Price
62.00-66.00. Med. & Large Frame No. 1,
500/755 lb*, bulk 63.00-76.50.
CALVES 239...C0up1e Choice vealers
111.00- few Good 85.00-100.00,
Standard & Good 90/120 Ibi. 72.50-81.00,
60/85 Ibi. 61.00-78.00, lot Utility 52 lbs.
59.00. Farm Calves; Hoi. Bulk No. 1,
85/135 lbs. 100.00-159.00, No. 2, 90/135
lbs. 79.00-100.00; Hoi. Heifers 90/130 lbs.
135.00- lot 84 lbs. 82.00. Beef
cross 80/130 lbs. bulls & heifers
82.50-155, 180/295 lbs. 80.00-110.00.
HOGS 367...8arr0ws and gilts 4.00 low
er. US No. 1-2 225/250 lbs. 59.00-59.35,
lot 60.25,1-3 220/260 lbs. 57.85-59.00, lot
2-3 265 lbs. 57.75, 1-3 205/215 lbs.
54.00- Sows strong to 1.00 higher.
US No. 1-3 340/590 lbs. sows 45.00-50.25,
one 2-3 550 lbs. 43.50. Boars 40.00-46.25,
one Ll Wt. 35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 15... US No. 1-3 25/35
lbs. feeder pigs 28.00-36.00 all per
head.
SHEEP 2S3...Choice & Prime 90/105
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 58.00-62.00,
Choice 80/105 lbs. 50.00-60.00, few 65/80
lbs. 60.00-69.00. Good and Choice 50/80
lbs. feeder lambs 35.00-52.00 - all cwt
SUughter sheep 9.00-30.00.
GOATS 10... Couple Large
S1.00&S8.00. Medium & Small
13.00-34.00 all per head.
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, Illinois
Tuesday, July 31, 1990
FEDERAL-STATE OPENING. MID
SESSION AND CLOSE SHEEP: 200
TRADING MODERATE. COMPARED
WITH LAST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER
LAMBS 2.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 100-120 LBS. 48.00-50.00;
90-100 LBS. 46.00-48.00.
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