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Livestock market and auction news
Philadelphia
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Report
Wednesday, May 24,1978
FRUIT
APPLES: About steady.
Controlled atmosphere
storage. Ctn. Tray Pack. NY
Red Delicious US Com
bination Ex. Fcy-Fcy. 88s
16.00100 s 15.50,113 s 15.00.
Ctn. - Cell Pack. NY
Mclntosh US Combination
Ex. Fcy-Fcy. 120 s 16.00. Ctn.
12-3 lb. Film bag US Fey.
2Vi” & Up. NY Red Delicious
12.50-13.00 Romes 12.50
Staymans 13.00 Mclntosh
10.50.
STRAWBERRIES: About
steady. Calif 12-pint flats
mostly med 4.2C8.40 fair
appear 3-3.60 via air 8-8.40
one label Ige 10.80-12.00.
VEGETABLES
ASPARAGUS: Supplies
light Pry amid Crates Loose
Calif. Ige. Long Green 23.00;
NHFieldrunbchd 22.00.
GREENS: About steady.
Wirebound crt. approx. 1%
bushel unless otherwise
stated. GA bchd Collard 5.00.
NC bchd Collard 6.00. VA
bchd Kale 6.50. NJ bu. bkt
loose Collard 5.00 Rape
Turnip tops & Mustard 3.50-
4.00. Dandelion 4.00 Broccoli
Rabe 1-1/9 bu crt loose 3.00-
4.00.
LETTUCE; Iceberg
slightly higher. Calif ctn 24s
7.50- occ. high as 9.00
poorer cond. lower ctn. 30s
6.00 film wrpd standard ctn
7.50- Ige ctn 8.50.
ROMAINE: About Steady.
Calif ctn. 24s 9.00-10.00 fair
qual. 7.008.00. NJ 1-1/9 bu.
crt. & ctn. 4-4.50 few 5.00 fair
appear 3-3.50.
BIG BOSTON: NJ Eastern
Boston crt 24s 5-5.50 few 6.00.
BIBB: NJ 12-qt. bkt. 5-5.50.
LEAF; Calif, ctn. 16.00;
NJ 4/5 bu. crt. 5.006.00 sml.
crt one lot 3.50.
MUSHROOMS: Higher.
PA 4-qt. bkt med-lge 4.50-4.75
sml-med 3.50-3.75.
ONIONS-Dry, steady. 50-
lb. sks US#l or generally
good quality yellow unless
otherwise stated.
ONIONS-Green about
steady. NJ 4/5 bu. crt bchd
36s 6-6.50 fair cond 3.50.
POTATOES: Russets
higher others about steady.
50 lb. sks US #1 Size A-wshd
unless otherwise stated.
Round Whites: Maine 3.25-
3.50 mostly 3.25 few 3.00 Ige
3.75-4.00. Baled 10-5 lb. film
bags 4.95-5.00 5-10 lb. film,
bags 4.25-4.50. NY 2.75-3.00
Ige. 3.75.
RADISHES, Steady Fla
ctn. 30-6 oz. film bag Red
4.00- mostly 4.50. NJ Ig
bchd Red 24s 2.50-3.00,
mostly 3.00 few 3.60.
RHUBARB: NJ ctn. bchd
24s 6.00 fair qual. cond. 2.40.
SPINACH: About steady.
Bu bkt & 1-1/9 bu. crt.
Savory Type VA fair qual.
4.00- NJ 7.50-8.00 fair
appear 6.00-7.00.
TOMATOES: Steady Fla
30 lb. ctn. Sales By
Repackers Pink-light red ex.
Ige 9.00-10.00. few 10.50 some
8.50 Ige. 7.00-8.00 few 8.50
med. 6.00-7.00 sml. one lot 5-
5.50 red ex. Ige 7.00 Ige. 6.00
med. 5.00 Sales By Diners
light red ex. Ige. 8.50-9.00 Ige.
7.00 med 4.00-5.00 sml 3.00.
East Coast
Carlot
Princeton, New Jersey
May 24,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Pre holiday trading
slow on most items as
reported by USDA. Choice 3
steers generally steady in
limited test Prime special
fed veal steady to 10.00
higher. Good and Choice
boning veal steady to 4.00
lower. Spring lamb com
pared to last week’s bulk
steady to 1.00 lower. Fresh
pork 14-17 lb. loins steady.
STEER BEEF
4 Loads
CHOICE 3 500-750 lbs.
93.25-95.00, generally steady.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
CHOICES
ROUNDS, STEER: 6065
lbs., load 105.00.
FULL PLATES: Part load
60.00.
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
CHOICE & PRIME 3-4
7 Loads
Compared to last week 55
lbs. down 135.00-138.00 late
yesterday steady to 1.00
lower. 55-64 lbs. ltd. 13300
weak; 65-75 lbs. ltd. 13000
weak.
VEAL CARCASS
HIDE ON
PRIME (Special fed):
180-240 lbs. 165.00-175.00,
steady to 10.00 higher.
GOOD & CHOICE BON
ING TYPE; Northeastern
Suppliers: 65-75 lbs.
88.00- bulk 90.00-93.00,
steady to 2.00 higher; 55-64
lbs. 86.00-92.00, bulk
88.00- 45-54 lbs.
84.00- bulk 86.0089.00;
35-44 lbs. 82.0088.00, bulk
84.0087.00; 34 lbs. down
80.0086.00, bulk 82.0085.00.
Midwest and West Coast
Suppliers; 70-80 lbs.
91.00- all 2.00-4.00
lower; 60-70 lbs. 89.00-91.00;
5080 lbs. 87.0089.00; 40-50
lbs. 85.0087.00; 30-40 lbs.
83.0085.00.
FRESH PORK CUTS
TRIMMED LOINS; 14-17
lbs. 103.00, steady.
SPARE IBS: 3 lbs. down
part load 121.50.
CURED & PROCESSED
MEATS
5 Loads
NO. 1 SLICED BACON
VACUUM PACK: 122.00,
firm.
FRANKS: 70 beef, 30 pork
No. 1 pack 81.00, steady.
BOLOGNA; 70 beef, 30
pork No. 1 pack 91.00,
steady.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
May 25,1978
CATTLE 423. Compared
with last week’s market,
slaughter steers grading
good and choice 25 cents to
$2.00 higher. Slaughter cows
steady to $2.00 lower. Couple
high choice slaughter steers
61.85, choice YG 2-4, 1000-
1300 lb. 56.5061.00, good
51.50-56.00, standard 47.25-
52.00. Few choice slaughter
heifers 49.00-53.50, few good
49.00-50.25. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
38.25-43.50, couple 44.00.
Cutters 38.75-42.10. Canner &
L. Cutter 35.00-39.00, shells
down to 31. Slaughter
bullocks, few good 50.00-
52.50. Yield Grade #l, 1100-
1700 lbs. 46.30-53.75, 1 at
55.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
250650 lbs. heifers 48.00-
55.00.
CALVES 380. Vealers
grading choice about steady,
standard and good 8.00-12 00
lower. Few prune vealers
87.506 9 50, choice 73 00-
86 00, good 62.00-70.00.
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs.
60.0065.00. 7065 lbs. 52.00-
60.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 63.00-74.00.
Holstein heifers 85-140 lbs.
60.00-104.00.
HOGS 103. Barrows and
gilts steady. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.00-
50.60,1 lot No. 26 250 lbs. at
49.00, few No. 16180-185 lbs.
47.3549.50. SOWS few US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
39.7543.00, BOARS 35.00-
39.00,
FEEDER PIGS 64. US No.
16 2060 lbs. feeder pigs
23.0066.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 40.00-53.50.
SHEEP 25. Spring
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forward to serving you in the future.
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KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET FOR YOUR
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NO SELLING COSTS.
PENN PACKING BUYING STATION
slaughter lambs 1 lot choice
100 lbs. 69.00, 1 lot good 40
lbs. feeder lambs at 57.50.
Few slaughter ewes 23.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, May 19,1978
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Few sales
graded cattle 2.00-3.00
higher, not enough other
sales for a market test as
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FEEDER STEERS:
Mixed Good and Choice 550-
625 lb. 62.60-65.00; one lot
Good 460 lb. 62.50; couple
lots mixed Good and Choice
775-825 lb. 57.50-57.85, one lot
1060- lb. 52.85.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Couple lots mixed Good and
Choice 600640 lb. 47.50-50.25;
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