AB-Lancaster Faming, Saturday, November 24, 1990
OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Nov 28,1895, J Frank Duryea wins America's first automobile race, averaging 7 miles
per hour round-trip from Chicago to Evanston, HI, in his gasoline-driven car Nov
29,1890, first of the Army-Navy football games is won by Navy, 24-0, at West Point
Dec 1,1955, Mrs Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Ala , for refusing to give
up her bus seat to a white man There is no medicine to cure fear
Sf Ask the Old Farmer: 1 want to soak pine cones in a chemical solution
that will make them burn various colors Can you tell me what solu
tion to use 7 C M , N Y
S oak the cones in a solution of Epsom salts and water Then dn / them out,
they should gizv you the lolors you want
N-' Home Hints Use ordinary catsup to dean copperware Rinse and drv right awa\
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: A day ot clear and cold, then another wintery blast with freezing rain
and snow Clearing to end the month December comes in with light snow
Greater New York-New Jersey: Starting cold, then becoming more seasonable, but
turning colder again to finish November December begins cloudy and cold
Middle Atlantic Coastal: November ends in typical fashion, first ram, then cloudy
and cold December brings flurries, sprinkles in the south, and turning colder
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal; Cold air and light ram begin the week Rain increases,
heavy in the east, to end the month December begins sunny and cool
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Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Nov. 19, 1990
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
140 00
VEAL CALVES TO 90 00
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 140 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES 7000 AND
DOWN
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50 00-70 00
LAMBS 40 00-50 00
SHEEP 12 00-20 00
HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS 52 00-56 00
SOWS 38 00-45 00
PREMIUM LEAN BEEF
• Less Fat
• Lower Cholesterol
• Increasing Demand
PREMIUM DOLLARS
• For Holstein Bull Calves
• For 1990 Investors
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NOV. 26-DEC. 2,1990
Full Cold Moon, Dec. 2.
BOARS 32 00-43 00.
PIGS 10.00-30 00.
HEIFERS 46.00-57 75.
STEERS, NO TOP STEERS.
FEEDER STEERS 55 00-78 00.
BULLS 46 00-62 00
COWS 46 00-50 00, FEW TO 53 00
COWS MEDIUM 40 00-44 00
COWS POOR OR SMALL 38 00 AND
DOWN
CAITLE MARKET SOME HIGHER
CALF MARKET STEADY
HORSES, NO GOOD ONES.
GOATS 25 00-75 00.
HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, PA
Nov. 19, 1990
CATTLE 416...PDA...Compared with
two weeks ago market; Choice slaughter
steers 75.00-77.50, Select 69.50-74.00,
Standard 63.00-68 00, few Utility
57.00- Holsteins; Select (few )
64.00- Choice si. heifers
73.00- Select 66 50-71.50, Standard
58.50- Utility 49.00-55.50. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
49 00-53.50, high yielding 55.00, one
57.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
46 00-50.00, Canner & Low Cutter
38.00- Shells down to 12.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000/1900 lbs. si. bulls
53.00- No. 2, 900/1300 lbs
48.50- Feeder Cattle: Medium &
Large Frame No.l, 240/320 lbs. steers
90.00- 350/550 lbs.
75.00- lot Large No. 1, 420 lbs.
95.00. Medium and Large Frame No.l,
300/500 lbs. heifers 72.00-82 00, 240/300
lbs. 80.00-85.00. Medium & Large Frame
No. 1. 300/530 lbs. bulls 79.00-85.00,
small lot Medium No. 2. 785 lbs. 63.00,
SmaU No 1, 385/550 lbs. 64 00-74.00.
CALVES 227... Few Choice vealers
100 00-116.00. few Good 91.00-97.00,
Standard & Good 90/120 lbs. 54.00-67.00,
60/85 lbs. 43.00-55.00. Farm Calves; Hoi.
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Bulls #1,90/130 lbs. 100.00-135.00, No. 2,
70.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
90.00- Beef cross 80/120 lbs. bulls
and heifers 60.00-114.00.
HOGS 105... US No. 1-3 230/265 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.00-49.50,1-3 217/267
lbs. 46.50-47.75, few 2-3 210/230 lbs.
45.00- 1-3 155/200 lbs. 43.00-44.00.
US No. 1-3 400/650 lbs. sows 46.00-49.25.
Boars 36.00-41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 24... US No. 1-3 30/42
lbs. feeder pigs 22.00-39.00 per head.
SHEEP 144... High Choice & Prime
80/105 lbs. si. lambs 49.00-51.00, small lot
75 lbs. 61.50; Good & Choice 60/70 lbs.
feeder lambs 48.00-60.00. Slaughter sheep
13 00-23.00.
GOATS 11.. Large 50.00-53 00, few
Medium 33 00-41 00 all per head
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mcrccr, Pa.
Tuesday, November 20, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 304...PDA...Compared with
last weeks market; Slaughter steers .50
higher; Cows 1.50 to 2.00 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 77.00-81.00. Select
72.00- Holsteins’ Choice
73.00- few Select 67.00-69 00. Stan
dard 63.00-69.00. Choice 74 20-77.00, one
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High Choice 80.50, Select 68.50-74.00,
Standard 60.00-65.50. Breaking Utility &
Commercial il. cows 48.50-54.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 44.50-50.00, Canner &
low Cutter 37.50-45.00, Shells down to
19.00. Yield Grade No. 1, 1200/1700 lbs
si. bulls 53.00-68.00. Feeder Cattle
Medium No. 1, 325/500 lbs. steers
70.00- couple 260 lbs. 80.00, Hols
teins 750/820 lbs. 55.00-61.00; Medium
#l, 350/550 lbs. heifers 63.00-75 00
600/800 lbs. 57.50-64.00. Medium Frame
No. 1. 400/550 lbs. bulls 70.00-74.00
CALVES 104... Standard and Good
90/120 lbs. vealers 55.00-64.00,60/85 lbs
44.00- Farm Calves; No. 1, Holstein
Bulls 90/130 lbs. 95.00-130.00, No 2
70.00- Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs’
105 00-14000. Beef cross 85/115 lbs
bulls and heifers 75.00-112.00.
HOGS 129.. Barrows and gilts fully
2.00 lower. US No. 1-2 215/250 lbs
48.00-49.75. lot 51 10, 1-3 220/260 lbs
46.75-48.10, few 2-3 230/255 lbs
45 50-46.00, few 2-4 211/325 lbs
43 60-44 35. One US No 1-3 320 lbs
52.00, few 2-3 300/450 lbs. 44.00-47 00
One Boar 31.00
FEEDER PIGS 10...L0t US No 1-3,30
lbs. feeder pig 18.00 - per head.
SHEEP S... Couple Utility 63 lbs. 19 00
Few Slaughter sheep 7.00-IS.OO - all twt
GOATS 0... all per head.