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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-04-30, Page 20Page 20 Times -Advocate, April 30, 1997 Brussels livestock sales BRUSSELS - Sales at Brussels Livestock for the week ending April 25. 1997. Fed Cattle: 692 Cows:.272 Veal calves: 278 .• Lambs and goats: 322 Stockers: 2537 A strong market saw the fed steers and' heifers selling S2 higher. The cows sold steady to last week. On Thursday the veal traded S2 to S3 higher. The lambs sold on a sharply lower trade. All classes of stockers sold on a good active Steady trade. There were 366 steers on offer selling from 92.00 to 98.00 to the high of 104.00.. Twenty-five steers consigned by Cunningham Farms: Lucan averaging 1414 lbs. sold. for an average of 95.10 with sales to 102.00. Eleven steers consigned by Don McAllister. Chesley averaging 1332 lbs. sold for an:av- erage of 95.45 with sales to 99.25. . - Fifteen steers consigned by Fred Smith, Brussels averaging 1390 lbs. sold for an aver- age_ of 93.47 with sales to 97.25.. Ten heifers consigned by Bev Hamilton, Hensall averaging 1198 lbs. sold for an aver- age•of 94.90 with sales to 100.00. . One heifer consigned by Ron Gordon, Blyth weighing 1215 lbs. sold for 99.00. Eleven heifers consigned by Russ Faber. Kippen averaging 1316 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 87.44 with sales to 97.75. Eighteen heifers consigned by Schultz Bros.. Blyth averaging 1 148 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 92.66 with sales to 96.00. Two cows consigned by John Swinkles, Seaforth averaging 1625 lbs. sold for an aver- age of 61.38 with sales to 70.00. There were 21 bulls on offer selling from 58.00 to 64.00 to the high of 76.50. One hlack bull consigned by Ivan Pickett. Clinton weighing 1810 lbs. sold for 74.50. The veal on offer were selling S2 to S3 higher. Beef: 84).00( to 119.00: Hol: 75.00 to 90.00; Plain hol: 55.00 to 70.00.. A lira. veal consigned by John Verburg; Londesboro, weighing 635 lbs. sold for 119.00. A black and white veal consigned by Martin Metske, RR #5 Lucknow, weighing 660 lbs. sold for 111.50. Lambs: Under 50 lbs. • 167.50 to 200.00 50 to 80 lbs. r 160.00 to 200.00 RO to 95 lbs. 140.00 to 172.50 • 95 to 109 lbs. 70.00 to 120.00 Sheep: 32.50 fo 97.50 Goats: S20.00 to S130.00 Stockers: Steers: Under 4001bs. 83.00 to 127.00 . 400-499 lbs.. 80.00 to •12-4.50 • 500-599 - 97:00 to 116.50 600-699 89.00 10 113.50 .700-799 84.00 to 116.00' 800-899 82.50 to 106.00 • 900 and over 83.50 to 104.50 Heifers: 300-399 72.00 to 115:50 400-499 81.50 to 112.00.- 500-599 12.04500-599 83.00 to 107.00 600-699 83.50 to 101.00 700-799 . 81.00 to 102.75 800 S99 78.50 to 89.50 900 and over 68.00 to 95.00 Plain stockers: 38.00 to 54 00 Denfield Livestock Market report for Tuesday. April 22. 1997. The market at De1Theld Livestock Sales met a very strong active demand at prices $2.00-$3.00 higher on all classes of fed cattle. Cows sold fully steady. veal 3.00.to 5.00 per hundred weight higher, weaner pigs fully steady. cows and boars higher. Don Eedy and Mark•Vanderploeg, Denfield sold 21 heifers average weight 1374 average price 99.18 to highs of 102.00 and 101.25 and 101.75. pur- chased by M.G.I. Packers. Jim Scott. Lucan sold I 1 heifers average weight 1100. average price 92.25 to a high of 100.00. . Mike Pickering, Dashwood sold 7 steers average weight 1399 average price 98.38 to a high of 102.75 purchased by Holly Park. • . . Bob Hodgins, Lucan sold 17 steers average weight 1465, average 96.23 to the high sale of the day at 109.50 purchased by M.G.I. Packers. , Choice steers 95.00-100.00 sales to 109.50 Good steers 90.00-95.00 - Choice Exotic cross heifers 95.00-100.00 sales to 102.00 Good heifers 88.00-95.00 Common and medium 80.00-88.00 • Good'cows 50.00.60.00 sales to 66.00 Canner and cutters 44.00-50.00 Shells 30.00-40.00 • ' Direct to Packers cows over 600.Ib. 1 10.00 Direct to Packers bulls 112.00 • Good veal 80.00-90.00 Plain veal 65.00 - 75.00 Good Holstein bull calves 75.00-150.00 Yearling steers 90.00-100.00 Yearling heifers 90.00-98.00 Pigs 40-60 lbs. 105.00-115.00 Heavy sows 58.00-62.00 Light sows 54.00-58.00 Boars 50.00-52.00 Fishing equipment stolen in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - North Lambton Ontario Provincial Police are inves- tigating a theft of fishing equip- ment that occurred on April 18. According to police, the victim and his friend were 'fishing along the Grand Bend docks at approxi- mately 7:30 a.m. They moved to a different location, leaving tackle boxes for a short time and when they returned to retrieve them, they were gone. The value of the missing items is valued gt approximately $250. Canada to provide food aid OTTAWA - Paul Steckle, Member of Parliament for Huron -Bruce announced recently that Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and Don Boudria, Minister for . International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie have approved that the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. -in cooperation with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), will provide food aid to victims of flooding and famine in North Korea. The decision allows, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to. use up to $3.6 million of its allocation from CIDA to purchase Canadian grain in response to a United Nations appeal for North Koreans: The food distribution will be coordinated by the World Food Program. This is the first time that CIDA has authorized the Foodgrains Bank to earmark CIDA.allocationsr North Koreans. �. for At left, Exeter Mayor Ben Hoogenboom re- ceives a certificate rec- ognizing his "dedica- tion to the conservation of natural resources" from Heath- er MacLeod, Marketing and Communications Technician for the ABCA. Front row from left, Precious Blood students Keri Vander- Burgt, Vicki Hartman, Tim Nickel and Andrew Sedlack show garbage they collected during Earth Day last week. 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