AS-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9, 1995
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Breakfast in Bed
The Scandinavians may have something to teach us
about how to begin the Christmas holidays By tradi
tion, on St Lucia (Dec 13) the girls ot the household
dress m white gowns with red sashes and the boys m
white cone-shaped hats decorated with stais The eldest
daughter wears a crown ol green leaves and lighted
candles, carefully balanced on her head Then she, rep
resenting St Lucia (for “light"), leads the piocession to
the parents' bedroom, where the children
serve a breakfast ot sweet saffron buns,
gtngersnaps, and steaming hot coffee.
Later, “Lucia buns" may be delivered
to neighbors, spreading the glow tor
the Winter Solstice
Hide not your light under a hushel.
■ft Mix a paste of salt and lemon juice to wash stains from
the bottom of your iron.
Visions of Sugarplums
1 pound each, chopped:
dates, raisins, figs, unsalt
ed pistachios, currants,
and blanched almonds.
1/2 pound each, chopped or
shredded: walnuts,
pecans, coconut, and
crystallized ginger
grated rind and juice of.
1 orange and 1 lemon
2 tablespoons sherry
4 tablespoons
brandy
granulated sugar,
to
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St. Lucy, Dec. 13
Thoroughly combine
chopped fruits and nuts
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well Form into halls and
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CATTLE: 350: PDA: Supply included
162 il. steers & heifers & 28 feeder cattle.
STEERS: Choice 1050/1465 lbs.
62.75-66.25, Select 55.00-62.75, few to
52.75, Standard 41.50-51.75.
HOLSTEINS: Few High Choice and
Prime 1400/1570 lbs. 60.50-60.75, Choice
1350/1645 lbs. 59.50-64.75, Select
50.00- Standard 44.25-49.50.
HEIFERS: Couple High Choice and
Prime 1125/1295 lbs. 65.25-66.25, Choice
1025/1390 lbs, 59.50-64.75, Select
50.00- Standard 40.00-52.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 33.50-38.00, few 40.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 30.00-34.75, Canner and
Low Cutter 26.00-30.50, Shells down to
23.50.
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FARMER’S
WHTIIER
I’IiOVKIiKS
BULLOCKS: One Select at 44.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1 1190/2080
lbs, 37.50-41.00, No. 2 910/1985 lbs.
31.50-38.25.
When the
Moon lies on
her hack,
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Few
Large Frame No. 1 670/685 lbs.
48.00- Medium Frame No. 1
330/625 lbs. 46.50-51.00; HEIFERS:
Medium Frame No. 1 320/580 lbs.
41.00- few Medium Frame No. 2
445/690 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
she sucks the
wet into her
lap.
CALVES: 142; Holitein bulls steady.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 75/110
lbs. 30.00-35.00, Utility 60/95 lbs.
14.00-27.00.
No Saturday
without Sun,
FARM CALVES; No. 1 Holstein bulls
80/120 lbs. 92.50-110.00, No. 2 80/120
lbs. 57.50-95.00, few 42.00; No. 1 Holstein
heifers 90/120 lbs. 95.00-130.00. few No.
2 70/90 lbs. 40.00-75.00. Few beef cross
bulls and heifers 85/100 lbs. 90.00-100.00.
HOGS: 203; Barrows and Gilts .50-1.00
higher, sows 1.00-3.00 lower.
no girl
without love.
Expect rain
when horses
pull hack their
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220/265 lbs. 40.75-42.25, lot 45.00-, US
1-3 235/270 lbs. 38.75-41.00. US 2-3
230/295 lbs. 36.00-38.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 325/495 lbs.
27.00-30.00, 505/860 lb«. 29.50-33.00,
few Medium.
BOARS: Few 700/900 lbs. 23.00-23.25.
FEEDER PIGS: 109: US 1-3 25/45 lbs.
80.00- lot 115.00-per cwt. US 1-3
50/80 lbs. 55.00-70.00, Utility 20/45 lbs.
60.00- head.
SHEEP: 76: SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 55/75 lbs. 92.50-110.00. 70/110
lbs. 70.00-89.00,115/135 lb*. 63.00-71.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Good and Choice
50/80 lbs. 75.00-86.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 35/50
lbs. 132.50-170.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 18.00-27.00,
few 40.00.
GOATS; 9; One Urge at 98.00, few
Medium 70.00-75.00, couple 120.00, one
Small at 50.00, one Large Kid at 52.50, one
Small Kid at 50.00-per head.
Middleburg
Livestock
MIDDLEBURG, PA
DECEMBER 5, 1995
CATTLE 516... PDA ...Compared with
last week’s sale... Choice steers uneven,
about steady. Select mostly 1.00 to 1.50
lower, cows steady to mostly .50 to 1.25
lower.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime
1175/1435 lbs. 67.50-70.50, Choice
1075/1425 lbs. 63.75-68.00, few down to
61.50, Select 56.00-61.00, couple 62.00,
few Standard 44.50-52.00.
HOLSTEINS: few High Choice and
Prime 1300/1525 lbs. 59.25-63.00, Choice
1175/1575 lbs. 58.75-61.50, Select
51.00-55.75, couple 58.00, Standard
40.25-46.75.
HEIFERS; few Choice 1060/1300 lbs.
59.25-64.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 33.00-36.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
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30.25- Canner and Low Cutter
26.25- few down to 24.00. Shelli
down to 21.00.
BULLOCKS; few Choice 1100/1300
lbs. 48.50-56.75, one Select 1210 lbs.
46.50.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1400/1785 lbs. 37.75-45.00, one No. 2
1200 lbs. 35.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medium
& Large Frame No. 1 340/660 lbs.
51.00-60.00;
STEERS & BULLS: Large Frame No. 2
350/750 lbs. 31.00-40.50; BULLS: few
Medium Frame No. 1 420/720 lbs.
39.00-49.00.
CALVES 237...VEALERS: couple
Choice 60.00 & 68.00, Standard and Good
75/105 lbs. 28.00-34.00, Utility 55/85 lbs.
10.00-25.00.
FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls
90/125 lbs. 90.00-122.50. couple 125.00,
No. 2 80/115 lbs. 40.00-90.00, few 30.00;
few No. 1 Holstein heifers 85/120 lbs.
80.00- few No. 2 75/95 lbs.
40.00- Few beef cross bulls and heif
ers 70/100 lbs. 28.00-75.00.
HOGS 495...(12/04 & 05/95)..8u1k of
supply sold on Monday and reported by the
auction. Barrows and gilts steady, sows
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
230/260 lbs. 41.50-43.00, US 1-3 225/260
lbs. 40.00-42.00, US 2-3 220/265 lbs.
38.50-41.50, US 1-3 260/295 lbs.
36.00-40.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 425/480 Ibi.
29.00-32.00, 480/580 lbs. 32.00-33.50,
Medium 325/425 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
BOARS; all weights 23.50-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS NO HEADAGE
AVAILABLE ...US 1-3 30/45 lbs.
21.00-29.00. per head.
SHEEP 82... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 75/105 lbs. 69.00-86.00, Good and
Choice 35/65 lbs. 91.00-150.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 16.00-35.00.
GOATS 6... Few Large 55.00-83.00.
per head.
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