Fuwiwfl, Sebmtey, September <7; 1991
OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
National Rub a Bald Head Week.
Sept 10,1893 women are granted the right to vote in New Zealand Sept 10,1921,
the first Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City, New Jersey Sept 13,1609,
Henry Hudson ventures up the nvei that will bear his
ame, reaching the site of Albany a week later
Sept 14, 1716, the light is kindled m America's
first lighthouse on Little Brewster Island at the
entrance to Boston Harbor Many who am
ahead of their time have to wail fot it in uncomfort
able quarters
Ask the Old Farmer: Do you have any sugges
10ns for ripening harvested tomatoes 7 BT,NH
uread cut green tomatoes in a angle layer, away from
. ainhght interspersed with a few apples The ethy
lene gas from the apples will promote ripening
Home Hints Applesauce takes less sugar it it s added after the cooking
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: The skies are confused, but the temperature is not Alternating sun
shine and showers, but consistently hot Showers on the weekend
Greater New York-New Jersey: Sunny skies and seasonable temperatures start the
v/eek, then showers and slightly warmer Finally, rainy and mild on the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: One more day ot sunshine and seasonable temperatures,
then ram for most ot the week Finally becoming clear and warm to end the week
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: First thundershowers and warming temperatures,
then showers are diminished and scattered, and temperatures much cooler
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Mercer Livestock
Mercer, PA
Sept. 3, 1991
CATTLE 184...PDA...Compared with
last Tuesday's market: Slaughter steers
about steady; Cows .50 to 1.00 higher.
Choice slaughter steers 64.00-68.00, low
yielding down to 63.00, Select
61.00- high yielding up 66.75;
Choice Holstems 63.00-65.00, Select
60.00- Standard 58.10-62.25. Choice si.
heifers 62.50-65.35, Select
59.00- 00. high yielding Select and low
Choice 64.00-66.50, Standard
55.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 47.50-52.00, few high yield
ing 52.00-52.85, Cutter & Boning Utility
45 00-49.00, Canner & Low Cutter
38.50-44.50, Shells 2200. One Select si.
bullock 60.75, coulle Standard
56.00&57.00. Yield Grade No. 1.
1100/1550 lbs. si. bulls 52.25-61.75, few
No. 2. 1000/1350 lbs. 5000-52.25. Feeder
Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1,350/500
lbs. steers 80.00-85.00. Few Medium
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62.00- Few Medium Frame No. 1,
680/880 lbs. bulls 55.00-66.00.
CALVES 101... Few Standard and Good
90/120 lbs. vealers 70.00-81.00, few 60/85
lbs. 55.00-70.00. Farm Calves: Hoi. Bulls
No. 1, 90/125 lbs. 130.00-191.00. No. 2.
80/120lbs. 100.00-135.00; few No. l.Hol.
Heifers 85/120 lbs. 95.00-140.00. Beef
cross 80/125 lbs. bulls and heifers
85.00-
HOGS 122...8arr0ws and gilts: 3.00 to
4.00 lower. US No. 1-3 230/250 lbs. bar
rows and gilts 44.75-45.00, 1-3 220/240
lbs. 44.00-44.60, 2-4 275/328 lbs.
40.50-41.50. Sows: Few US No. 1-3
300/480 lbs. sows 40.00-41.50, one 2-3
430 lbs. 35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 4...N0 market test - per
head.
SHEEP 19... Few low Choice 80 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 38.50; few Good
and Choice 55/80 lbs. feeder lambs
36.00-38.00. - aU Cwt.
GOATS 1...0ne Medium 36.00 - all per
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Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Sept. 3, 1991
CATTLE 398... REPORT IS
SUPPLIED BY AUCTION ...Compared
with last Tuesday’s market: Slaughter
steers uneven, .SO lower to mostly 1.00 to
2.00 lower; Cows uneven, about steady.
Few High Choice & Prime slaughter steers
67.35-71.25, Choice 1000/1450 lbs.
65.00- few 70.75, Select
63.00- few Standard 57.00-60.50;
Choice Hoi steins 62.00-64.50, few 65.00,
Select 59.00-62.00. Few Choice si. heifers
64.75-68.75, few Select 60.00-63.00; few
Standard and Select Holsteins 58.00-62.50.
Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows
48.50-52.00, couple to 54.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 48.50-53.50, Calmer & low
CuUer 44.00-47.75, Shells down to 35.00.
Few Select si. bullocks 62.00-64.50. Few
Yield Grade No. 1,1100/1550 lbs. si. bulls
62.00- few No. 2, 850/1350 lbs.
47.00- Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1,400/700 lbs. steers and bulls
74.00- few Urge 2. 450/630 lbs.
64.00- Few Medium Frame No. I,
400/500 lbs. heifers 66.00-75.00.
CALVES 221... Few Utility and low
Standard vealers 70.00-80.00. Farm
Calves; Holstein bulls No. 1, 85/130 lbs.
140.00- No. 2, 75/125 lbs.
90.00- few down to 80.00, No. 1, Hoi.
Heifers 70/180 lbs. 90.00-145.00. Few
Beef cross 100/200 lbs. bulls and heifers
117.50-
HOGS 494...8ARR0WS & GILTS:
4.00 lower. US No. 1,220/250 lbs. barrows
and gilts 48.50-49.50, No. 1-2, 215/250
lbs. 47.50-48.50, 2-3 215/260 lbs.
46.50- 2-4 190/270 lbs. 42.00-46.50.
US No. 1-3 280/650 lbs. sows 37.00-39.75,
few to 43.00, No. 2-3 32.00-37.00. Boars
32.00-
FEEDER PIG 476... US No. 1-3 10/15
Ibi.
feeder pigi 12.00-22.00, 20/35 lbs.
20.00-32.00, 40/50 lbs. 34.00-44.00, one
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SHEEP 82... SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS :...Good and Choice 65/115 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 40.00-49.00.
Slaughter sheep 14.00-17.00. - all cwl
GOATS 26... Large 35.00-87.00, Small
& Medium 20.00-35.00. all per head.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlide, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1991
SLAUGHTER: SLAUGHTER
STEERS: SELECT 62.00-64.75;
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEINS: SELECT &
CHOICE 60.00-63.00; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS: SELECT & CHOICE
61.75-65.00; SLAUGHTER COWS:
ACTIVE! STRONG DEMAND FOR
EARLYBIRD PENS $2 HIGHER.
BREAK UT & COMM 50.00-56.50. CUT
TER & BONING UT 50.00-54.50, CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 46.75-49.75,
SHELLY 46.50 & DOWN; SLAUGHTER
FAT BULLS: YG#2 60.25-63.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: FDR STEERS:
(350-700 LBS) MED#I 84.00-96.00.
MED&LAR#2 73.00-83.00; VEAL
CALVES: VERY ACTIVE! STRONG
DEMAND FOR CALVES RETURNING
TO THE FARM. CHOICE 107.00-119.00,
GOOD 99.00-106.00, STANDARD
78.00- FARM BULLS: OVER 95
LBS TO 197.50. UNDER 95 LBS TO
187.50; FARM HEIFERS: TO 170.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS; 2.50
LOWER. US NO. 1-3 (210-260 LB)
44.00- 2&4’S (ALL WTS)
44.00- SOWS: $2 TO $3 LOWER.
OVER 450 LBS 36.00-38.00, UNDER 450
LBS 35.00-37.50; BOARS: 32.00-34.00;
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ACTIVE! 25-45 LB 23.00-44.00;
SHOATS (BY THE LB) 100-135 LBS
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SHEEP: EWES & RAMS 9.00-26 00;
LAMBS: GOOD (ALL WTS) 46.00-52.50
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New Wilmington
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N. Wilmington, PA
REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 1991
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Eighty-Four Livestock
Eighty-Four, PA
REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2. 1991
NOT AVAILABLE
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, PA
REPORT POR TUESDAY, SEPTEM
BER 3, 1991 NOT AVAILABLE:
HEADAGES ARE: CATTLE 128;
CALVES 277; HOGS 172; FEEDER PIGS
0; SHEEP AND GOATS 1 EACH.
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