AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5, 1991
OLD FARMER’S ALMANAC
JAN 7-13,1991
Sunshine Jan. 12 foretells much wind.
Jan 7,1610, Galileo discovers Jupiter's moons Jan 4,1741, Front liman Jean Pierre
Blanchard and his dog soar over Philadelphia in the first successful U S balloon flight
Jan 11, 1878, a Brooklyn milkman, Alexander Campbell, delivers milk in glass
bottles for the first time (previously customers brought their ow n containers tor till
ing) Jan 13, 1733, the last of the 13 original colonies, Georgia, is established
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Ask the Old Farmer: The top of mv Stattordshireware teapot is stuck
Can you help 7 R L , 111
Platen little sa/mt oil aionini Hi i joint between tooei mniiH.it Heat '•kwh/ami
alhuv the oil to uvik into the lomt Aftci n feu’ minute* In / to lift the top It
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Home Hints Mist indoor plants often especially during the drv heating season
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England; The snowstorm ends as the w eek begins Flurries remain lor a tew days
and clouds till the sky Then intermittent snow and seasonable temperatures prevail
Greater New York-New Jersey; Most of this week is cloudy and cold w ith light snow
now and then The weekend sees some clearing and mildbr temperatures
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cloudy skies are the rule this w eek w ith cold temperatures
and light snow in the north Becoming sunny and mild on the weekend
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Scattered show ers are interspersed w ith some sun
shine through midw eek The second halt of the w eek is clearing and turning w armer
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Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1990
SLAUGHTER STEERS: STRONG
DEMAND SELECT & CHOICE
75.75-83.75.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 70.00-72.50,
SELECT & LOW CHOICE 64 00-69.50,
STANDARD 55.50-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE
76.00- CROSSBREDS/
HOLSTEINS 56.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: ACTIVE!
STRONGEST DEMAND FOR EARLY
BIRD COWS BREAK UT. & COMM.
51.00- CUTTER & BONING UT
49.50-53.00, CANNER & LOW CUTTER
46.00- BIG MIDDLE 46.00-50.50,
SHELLY 45.00 & DOWN.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YIELD
GRADE #2 54.00-64.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FDR STEERS
(800-1100 LBS.) 65.00-70.00. FEEDER
BULLS: (ALL WTS) MEDIUM &
LARGE #2 63.00-78.00.
VEAL CALVES: STRONG DEMAND
FOR CALVES RETURNING TO FARM.
CHOICE 100.00-110.00, GOOD
75.00- STANDARD 44.00-60.00.
LIGHT/WEAK 44.00 & DOWN.
FARM BULLS: 130.00-155.00. FARM
HEIFERS 120.00-157.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS: US NO.
1-3 (210-260 LB.) 47.00-48.25.
SOWS: OVER 450 LB. 43.00-44.00,
UNDER 450 LB. 42 00-44 50, 2&4’S
(ALL WTS.) 38.00-41.00, BOARS;
HEAVY 34.75-39.00.
FEEDER PIGS (BY THE HEAD) 25-50
LB 32.00-50.00 SHOATS (BY THE LB.)
170-190 LB. 38.00-44 00.
SHEEP: LAMBS, CHOICE (55-100
LB.) 32.50-72 50, MEDIUM (ALL WT)
44.00-50.00.
GOATS (BY THE HEAD) LARGE
62 50-67 50. SM./MED. 27.50-47.50.
SALE EVERY TUESDAY EVENING
5 00 P.M RABBITS POULTRY & EGGS.
7.00 P.M LIVESTOCK.
Rum Crest Feeds
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
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NOTES: STATE GRADED FEEDER
PIG SALE FRIDAY, JANUARY 11,1991,
1:30 P.M. SALE TIME, GRADING &
WEIGHING 7:30 TO 11:30 HAY &
STRAW SALE 12:45 P.M.
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Thursday, January 3,1991
OPENING MID-SESSION CLOSE
CATTLE AND CALVES: 250 (100
SLTR, 0 FDRS).
TERMINAL RECEIPTS CONSISTS
PRIMARILY OF COWS. TRADING
SLOW. COWS STEADY TO WEAK.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS:
CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
47.00- BONING 1-2 51.00-52.00
52.00- LOW TO AVG. CUTTER
48.00- DS FOR THE WEEK:
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 400; LAST
WEEK LAST YEAR COMPARED TO
LAST WEEK’S TERMINAL MARKET
CLOSE, LIGHT SUPPLY SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY TO
WEAK. COWS STEADY. FEW BULLS
STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY
MAINLY MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS,
AROUND 25% COWS.
Dewart Livestock
Dcwart. Pa.
December 31, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
STEERS 60 00-71.75.
HEIFERS TOO FEW TO QUOTE
GOOD COWS: 47 00-55 25.
CANNERS AND CUTTERS
40 00-47 00
BULLS 55 00-63.75
VEAL- 90-190 LBS 175 00-137 50,
70-90 LBS 45 00-75 00.
HOGS 45 00-47.50,
SOWS 37.00-41 00.
FEEDER PIGS TOO FEW TO
QUOTE
Central U.S.
Carlot
Pork Report
Jan. 2, 1991
Report supplied by USDA
CENTRAL U.S. CARLOT PORK
REPORT FOB OMAHA BASIS
INCLUDES MAJOR PRODUCTION
AREAS IN MIDWEST AS OF 3.00 P.M.
COMPARED TUESDAY’S 3:00 P.M.
CLOSE: FRESH PORK LOINS 14-18
LBS. WEAK TO MOSTLY 7.00 LOWER,
18-22 LBS. WEAK TO 2.00 LOWER;
BOSTON BUTTS NOT FULLY ESTAB
LISHED WITH A LOWER UNDER
TONE NOTED; SKND HAM 1.50-3.50
LOWER; SDLS BELLIES FIRM TO 2.00
HIGHER IN LIGHT TEST. DEMAND
VERY LIGHT. MOVEMENT SLOW ON
MODERATE OFFERINGS AND
SUPPLIES.
LOADS PORK CUTS 64.5
LOADS TRIM/ PROCESS PORK
PORK CUTS 6.0
LOINS, REG., FRESH
14-18 LBS.*, 5 LOADS. RANGE
96.00-100.00, WGHTD. AVG. 98 00.
•/.” TRIM. 14-18 LBS., 5 LOADS,
RANGE 112 00-116.00, WGHTD. AVG.
114.00.
18-22 LBS.*, 7 LOADS. RANGE
93.00-97.00, WGHTD. AVG. 94.71.
%" TRIM 18-22 LBS., 7 LOADS,
RANGE 109.00-117.00, WGHTD. AVG.
111.86.
COMBOS 22/UP LBS., 2 LOADS,
RANGE 82.00, WGHTD. AVG. 82.00.
LOIN,BLS CTRCT 5-7 LBS.
4 LOADS, RANGE 224.00,
WGHTD.AVG. 224 00.
BNLS SIRLOIN .75-1#
RANGE 138.00, WGHTD. AVG.
138.00 D.
TNDRLN, MUSCLE-ON UNQUOTED
TNDRLN, MLSCLE-OFF
RANGE 324.00, WGHTD. AVG,
324 00 E.
BOSTON BUTT
4-8 LBS. *. 1.5 LOADS. RANGE
74.00-78.00, WGHTD. AVG. 76 00.
■/." TRIM 4-8 LBS., 1.5 LOADS,
RANGE 91.00-96.00, WGHTD. AVG.
93.67.
COMBOS 8/UP LBS., RANGE 75.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 75.00 A.
SPARERIB, FROZEN
1.5 3.5 LBS., RANGE 110.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 110.00 B.
3.5-5.5 LBS., RANGE 82.00, WGHTD.
AVG. 82.00 D.
SPARERIB, FROZEN
1.5-3.SLBS..RANGE 118.00, WGHTD
AVG. 118.00 C.
HAM, SKINNED, FRESH
14-17 LBS., RANGE 7000, WGHTD.
AVG. 7000 A.
17-20 LBS., 15 LOADS, RANGE
66.00-67.00, WGHTD. AVG. 66.27.
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20-26 LBS., 17 LOADS. RANGE
57.50-65.00, WGHTD. AVG. 62.56.
26-32 LBS., RANGE 63 00, WGHTD.
AVG. 63.00 C.
32/UP LBS., RANGE 63.00, WGHTD.
AVG. 63.00 C.
HAM, SKINNED, FROZEN
14-17 LBS., RANGE 75.50, WGHTD
AVG. 75.50 E.
BELLY, SDLS, SKIN-ON, FRESH
10-12 LBS., 1 LOAD, RANGE 56.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 56.00.
12-14 LBS., 4 LOADS, RANGE
57.00- WGHTD AVG. 58.50.
14-16 LBS., 5 LOADS, RANGE
57.00- WGHTD. AVG. 57.60.
16-18 LBS., 3 LOADS, RANGE
56.00- WGHTD. AVG. 57.33.
18-20 LBS , RANGE 51.00, WGHTD.
AVG. 51 00 A
20-25 LBS., RANGE 45.00, WGHTD
AVG. 45.00 A.
PORK TRIMMINGS
BONELESS PROCESSING PORK
COMBO 42% FRESH, 1 LOAD,
RANGE 40.00, WGHTD. AVG. 40.00.
BOXED 42% FROZEN. RANGE
36.00-37.00, WGHTD. AVG. 36.50 B.
COMBO 72% FRESH. 3 LOADS,
RANGE 76.00-77.00, WGHTD. AVG.
76.33 .
BOXED 72% FROZEN, RANGE 76.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 76.00 D.
BLADEMEAT
COMBO 88% FRESH, UNQUOTED.
BOXED 85% FROZEN. UNQUOTED
PICNIC CUSHION MEAT
COMBO 92% FRESH, 1 LOAD,
RANGE 145.00, WGHTD. AVG. 145.00.
BOXED 92% FROZEN. 1 LOAD,
RANGE 139.00, WGHTD. AVG. 139.00.
BONELESS PICNIC MEAT
COMBO 72% FRESH. RANGE
77.00-78.00, WGHTD. AVG. 77.43 B.
BOXED 72% FROZEN, RANGE 79 00,
WGHTD. AVG. 79.00 B.
SKINNED JOWLS
COMBO FRESH, RANGE 25.00-26.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 25 50 A.
BOXED FROZEN, RANGE 27.00,
WGHTD. AVG. 27.00 A
NOTE: (*)REFLECTS ’/. ” TRIMMED
PRODUCT BROUGHT BACK TO A
REGULAR COMMODITY BASIS
ABCDE AFTER QUOTES REPRE
SENTS DAYS SINCE LAST ACTUAL
MARKET TEST. QUOTES ARE
DROPPED AFTER 5 DAYS OF NO TEST
OR BEFORE IF THEY NO LONGER
REFLECT CURRENT MARKET
CONDITIONS
PORK CARCASS CUTOUT
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2
ESTIMATED GROSS CUTOUT VAL-
SEVERAL LARGE BREEDER FLOCKS THAT ARE
NPIP MONITERED AND MANAGED UNDER
THE DEKALB CERTIFIED BREEDER PROGRAM
(CHEMICAL LEAN)
UES OF A 175 LB. HOG CARCASS
BASED ON USDA CUTTING YIELD
TESTS AND CARLQT PRICES WED
NESDAY’S CARCASS GRADES &
PRICES PER CWT.;
CHANGE FROM FRI.: US#l 66 76,
VALUE -1 33; US#2 64 78. VALUE -1 25,
US#3 62 80. VALUE -1 17; US#4 60 82,
VALUE -1 09.
TODAY'S CALCULATIONS FOR
US#2 175 LB. PORK CARCASS;
HAM, SKINNED, 14-20 LBS., 21 01%
OF CARCASS, 66.00 FOB VALUE,
CAHNGE FROM TUES. -200; LOINS,
■/. " TRIM. 14-22 LBS., 20.33% OF CAR
CASS, 112.75 FOB VALUE, CHANGE
FROM FRI. -5.00
BELLIES, SDLS, 12-14 LBS , 13.90%
OF CARCASS, 58.50 FOB VALUE,
CHANGE FROM FRI. 1.50; SPARERIBS,
3.5 DN. LBS., 3.03% OF CARCASS.
110.00 FOB VALUE.
PICNICS, 8-12 LBS., 10.31%0F CAR
CASS, FOB VALUE 52.75; BUTTS. % ”
TRIM, 4-8 LBS., 7.25% OF CARCASS,
93.75 FOB VALUE, CHANGE -0.50.
JOWL, 2.85% OF CARCASS. 25 50
FOB VALUE; NECKBONES, 1.52% OF
CARCASS, FOB VALUE 15 00.
FEET, 1 05% OF CARCASS. 21 00
FOB VALUE; TAILS, 22% OF CAR
CASS, FOB VALUE 54 00.
TRIM 72%, 2.19% OF CARCASS,
76.25 FOB VALUE, CHANGE 0.75;
LARD, 10.85% OF CARCASS, 1225
FOB VALUE.
TOTAL CARCASS: 94.51%.
US#2 CARCASSS VALUE PER CWT.
64.78.
NOTE: VALUE MAY CHANGE
WITHOUT ADEQUATE TEST.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Dec. 31, 1990
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 301
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES. MARKET STEADY WITH
TWO WEEKS AGO.
DRIVING HORSES; 51006-975.00
RIDING HORSES: 475.00-710 00.
REGISTERED HORSES:
950.00-
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS:
425.00- 00.
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS:
550.00-
THIN HORSES: 110.00-385.00.
MARE PONIES: 4000-200.00.
COLTS: 35.00-75.00.
GELDINGS: 40.00-200 00.
LARGER PONIES- 250.00-315.00.