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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Cows sell strong at sale, calves sell steady
43269 Amberley Rd.
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Ph. 519-335-6813
Fax 519-335-4352
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BLYTH
519-523-4244
TUESDAYS
9:00 a.m.
Fed Cattle, Bulls & Cows
THURSDAYS
8:00 a.m.Drop Calves
10:00 a.m.Veal
11:30 a.m. Lambs, Goats & Sheep
FRIDAYS
10:00 a.m. Stockers
Call us 519-887-6461
Visit our webpage at:
www.brusselslivestock.ca
email us at:
info@brusselslivestock.ca
BRUSSELS LIVESTOCK
Division of Gamble & Rogers Ltd.
UPCOMING SALES
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
TAX INSTALLMENT NOTICE
The second installment of the 2019 property taxes is due on Thursday,
June 27, 2019.
Payment can be made by mail or directly at the Municipal Office, 41342
Morris Rd., PO Box 310, Brussels, ON N0G 1H0. For your
convenience, a drop box is available at the front door for after hours
use. Payments can also be made at most banking institutions and by
telephone and internet banking.
Failure to receive your property tax bill does not in any way exempt you
from payment.
Trevor Hallam
CAO/Clerk
519-887-6137
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending June
14 were 2,036 cattle and 764 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers sold steady. Choice steers
and heifers sold $148 to $153 with
sales to $155.50. Second cut steers
and heifers sold $143 to $148. Cows
sold on a strong active trade at
steady prices of $5 to $10 higher. On
Friday calves and yearlings sold
steady.
Southlore Farms Inc. of
Palmerston, consigned 15 head that
averaged 1,292 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $142.94. Two red
heifers averaged 1,260 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $148.50.
Jessie Van Loo of Bluevale,
consigned three heifers that
averaged 1,380 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $145.68. Two
charolais heifers averaged 1,415 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$146.
Shauna Wilson of Cargill,
consigned one charolais steer that
weighed 1,530 lbs. and sold for
$155.50. Greg Higgins of Brussels,
consigned 24 steers that averaged
1,541 lbs. and sold for an average
price of $145.47. Six black steers
averaged 1,453 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $148.60.
There were 225 cows on offer.
Beef sold $93 to $100 with sales to
$113; D1 and D1, $78 to $85 with
sales to $88.50; D3, $71 to $76; D4,
$65 to $70. Pete Franson of
Bluevale, consigned one black cow
that weighed 1,545 lbs. and sold for
$113.
There were eight bulls selling $90
to $111. Charles Schiestel of
Wingham, consigned one limousin
bull that weighed 1,740 lbs. and sold
for $111.
There were 165 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $140 to $160 with
sales to $170; good holsteins, $95 to
$108 with sales to $110; Sl heavy
holsteins, $85 to $95; heavy
holsteins, $80 to $85. Jim Maw of
Forest, consigned three head that
averaged 852 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $143.13. One blue
steer weighed 890 lbs. and sold for
$170. Brent Cronin of Dublin,
consigned three holstein steers that
averaged 710 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $106.28. One
holstein steer weighed 705 lbs. and
sold for $109.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $262 to
$270; 50 - 64 lbs., $281 to $310; 65
- 79 lbs., $259 to $315; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$250 to $261; 95 - 109 lbs., $247 to
$262; 110 lbs. and over, $221 to
$250.
Sheep sold $85 to $157.
Goats: billies sold $150 to $300;
nannies, $50 to $125; kids: dairy,
$235 to $385; meat, $360 to $405.
Erwin Guyer of Goderich,
consigned five lambs that averaged
75 lbs. and sold for an average price
of $315. Son Risen Farms of St.
Marys, consigned 11 lambs. Two
lambs averaged 61 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $310.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $237 to $257; 400 -
499 lbs., $211 to $252; 500 - 599
lbs., $227 to $255; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$219 to $238; 700 - 799 lbs., $194 to
$214; 800 - 899 lbs., $183 to $196;
900 - 999 lbs., $170 to $176; 1,000
lbs. and over, $157 to $164.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs. sold $209 to $215; 400 -
499 lbs., $177 to $190; 500 - 599
lbs., $183 to $208; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$162 to $197; 700 - 799 lbs., $167 to
$179; 800 - 899 lbs., $159 to $172;
900 lbs. and over, $150 to $159.50.
Matt Piel of Ripley, consigned 63
head that averaged 723 lbs. and sold
for an average price of $195.49. Five
charolais steers averaged 719 lbs.
and sold for an average price of
$214. Five charolais heifers
averaged 607 lbs. and sold for an
average price of $197. Tim Alliston
of Markdale, consigned 56 steers
that averaged 945 lbs. and sold for
an average price of $171.27.
Seventeen black steers averaged 905
lbs. and sold for an average price of
$175.75.
Nicole Urquhart of Brussels is the
winner of Wingham’s In It to Win It
competition and she’ll be setting up
shop on Wingham’s main street very
soon.
Urquhart was crowned the winner
of the competition last Thursday
night at the Wingham Legion in
front of dozens who took in the
finale of the months-long project.
Huron County Designs, the
brainchild of Urquhart, has already
been honoured in the area as the
winner of last winter’s Meaningful
Market social enterprise competition
held at the Four Winds Barn in
Brussels. However, Urquhart is still
looking to expand and had been
hoping for a storefront and the
ability to hire employees to fuel that
expansion.
Urquhart triumphed over four
other pitches to claim the
competition’s top prize, which
includes $10,000 towards rent on a
Wingham main street storefront, as
well as other perks to help the
business flourish.
Lauren Stainton, Shannon Mercer
and Jen Brough presented their idea
for the Cup of Hope Café, which
would be a headquarters for their
Mental Health Matters Wingham
initiative.
Their hope was that the café
would serve as a location not only
to sell and serve custom-made tea,
but as a respite for those with
concerns about mental health,
whether it be theirs or that of a loved
one. The café would serve as a
location for the initiative, but it
could also connect people to
resources they may need that could
improve their lives.
Joining the Cup of Hope trio were
three Bauer brothers, each with their
own idea for a business on
Wingham’s main street.
Brett Bauer had hopes of creating
his own security firm, complete with
a training centre, while Darren
Bauer saw a need for e-bikes and e-
scooters in Huron County that would
save consumers having to drive to
London, Stratford or beyond for
their e-bike needs.
Vincent Bauer tried his hand at
pitching a lawn care service, which
he is already doing for a handful of
customers around northern Huron
County.
However, in the end it was
Urquhart’s pitch for her design
business than won over the judges.
Urquhart says she makes all types
of design, drawing on her graphic
design and theatre experience from
the Banff Centre for the Arts to craft
her own designs or custom work for
customers.
Working out of her home,
Urquhart says she is already doing
Brussels’ Urquhart wins competition
There were four tables of cards in
play on Friday, June 14 at the
Belgrave Community Centre. The
winners were: high gold card, JoAnn
McDonald; second high gold,
Muriel Taylor; most shoots gold,
Lillian Appleby; high white card,
Gord Machan; second high white,
Harold Metcalfe and most shoots
white, Ken Speer.
Cards will be held again on
Friday, June 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Harold and Nancy Jardin greeted
worshippers and handed out the
bulletins at Knox United Church on
Sunday, June 16. Mackenzie
Wightman played inspiring prelude
music. The sanctuary was
beautifully decorated with spring
flowers arranged by Nancy Folkard,
Sheila Nixon and Joyce Vincent.
Congratulations to Jim and Mary
Hunter on the celebration of their
67th wedding anniversary and Ken
and Lila Procter on their 35th
wedding anniversary.
Minister Brian Hymers welcomed
the congregation on Trinity Sunday.
Brian lit the Christ candle. Brian
also lit a candle in memory of Bruce
MacDonald.
Mackenzie Wightman
accompanied all the hymns. The
opening hymn was, “All Us Sing.”
Nancy Jardin read scripture from
Psalm 8 and Romans 5: 1-11.
Brian reflected on Trinity Sunday.
We are to live our lives equally. It
used to be that the male had had a
dominate role in the world. We are
living in a world of make believe.
We think all our problems wil go
away and all will be well. Let’s have
faith in God.
The hymn of response was, “God,
Whose Almighty Word.” Muriel
Coultes reported on the Minute for
Missions. Let’s go out into the world
to make this place a better place for
those who are yet to come.
Murray Vincent and Doug Walker
took up the offering, which was
dedicated. The offertory response
was the singing of the first verse of
“God, Whose Farm is All Creation.”
The Lord’s Prayer, the parting
hymn, “Faith of Our Fathers”, the
benediction and blessing, singing
“Go Now in Peace” and the giving
of the Light of Christ concluded the
worship service. The Christ candle
and the candle lit for Bruce were
extinguished.
Congratulations to Mackenzie
Wightman on her accomplishments
in Grade 2 theory and Grade 8 piano
exams.
Bill Coultes is a patient in the
Wingham and District Hospital. The
community wishes him improved
health.
NEWS
FROM BELGRAVE
By Linda
Campbell
Call
357-2188
PEOPLE AROUND
BELGRAVE
McDonald takes high gold card
She’s in it to win it
Nicole Urquhart of Brussels, left, won the Wingham
Business Improvement Area’s In It to Win It competition,
earning money to be put towards a storefront on
Wingham’s main street as well as other prizes totalling
$10,000. North Huron Reeve Bernie Bailey, right, made the
announcement. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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