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Livestock market an
Philadelphia
Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Report
Thursday, Sept. 14,1978
FRUIT
APPLES - Supplies light.
Ctn tray pack. NJ Red
Delicious USFcy 88-125 s
10.00 Double Red Delicious
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GEAR & CLUTCH
SALES & SERVICE
MILLER'S REPAIR
1 Mile North of Bird-in-Hand
8 miles East of Lancaster
RDI, Bird-in-Hand, PA Phone 717-656-9013
FARMER BOY
PRODUCTS
RD 4, BOX 135, MYERSTOWN, PA 17067
SALES: LEON HOOVER, (717) 866-5692
DEL 7i
Holds up to 70 market hogs.
Size -14’ x 40'
MODEL 40 HOG SHELTER
Holds up to 40 market hogs.
Size -10’x 30’
BOTH MODELS AVAILABLE
IN KIT FORM
B|fi> * ARATO WATER NIPPLES
WL ★ FARROWING CRATES
CCI I ★ CUSTOM HOG FENCING
VLLL '• SUPER • REGULAR • ECONOMY
no grade mark 1255. 7.00. Ctn
Film Bag 12-3 lb. 214” & up.
NJ Red Dlicious USFcy
6.60-7.20, no grade mark 6.00
Greenings US Fey 6.00.
GRAPES-Table: About
steady. NJ Vz bu hmpr Open
Face Concord 5.00-6.00, few
4.50.
PEACHES: About steady.
38-lb. ctn no grade mark up
HO
sizes unless otherwise
stated. NJ Rio Oso Gem 214”
10.00-10.50, % bu bkt 2” 4.00-
5.00, Redskin 2%” 11.00, 2V*”
10.00, Monroe 2V<” 9.00,
Commercial 2W 4.50, Ripe
3-3.50. PA Jersey Queen
USExtfl 2 Vi” 11.00-12.00.
PEARS; About steady. PA
% bu ctn Bartlett no grade
mark 4.25-5.00, fair qual. 3-
3.50.
PRUNES: Steady. PA 28-
lb. ctn 5-5.50 % bu. ctn 44.50.
MELON
WATERMELONS: Per lb.
MD Jubilees 45-lb. avg 5-%
cents , 28-lb. avg 5-% cents,
Long Grays 20-lb. avg. 5
cents. NJ Sugar Baby Open
Cantaloups erts & ctns 8s
2.50-3.50, 10s 12s & 14s 3.00-
4.00.
VEGETABLES
BEANS: Higher. Bu hmpr
& bu ert Round Green Type
unless otherwise stated. NJ
7-7.50 some 8.50, ord cond
4.00-6.00, mostly 5-5.50, Flat
type fair qual 4.00-5.00. Del.
6.00.
BEETS: Bu. Crates. PA
bchd 12s 4.00. NJ loose 4.50-
5.00.
CABBAGE: About steady.
l-% bu crt & ctn med-lge
Green unless otherwise
stated. PA 4.00-4.50, mostly
4.00, some 3.50; few 5.00, fair
qual 3.00, Savoy Type 3.50,
Red Type 8.00-9.00, 50-lb
OPTIONS AVAILABLE:
Pen Divider and Weather Guard.
★ MODULAR TYPE FARR
OWING AND NURSERY
HOUSES
• FEATURING CHORETIME
AUTOMATIC VENTILATION
SYSTEMS.
mesh sks Green 3.00. NJ 3.00-
4.00, mostly 3.504.00.
CAULIFLOWER: Steady.
NY ctn Jacket Pack 12s 8.50-
9.00, fair qual cond 7-7.50.
CELERY: Lower. Crates
& Cartons. NY 1% doz. 9.50,2
doz, 10.00, 2Vi doz. 11.00, 3
doz. 10.00,4 doz. 9.50.
CORN-SWEET: About
steady. Wirebound crt 4%
dozen minimum Yellow
Precooled unless otherwise
stated. PA including Not
Precooled 2.50-3.50, mostly
3.00; White 5.00. NJ in-
Not Prscooled 2.50-3.50,
White 5-5.50, mostly 5.00. NY
including Not Precooled 3-
3.50, few 4.00; White 5.00-
6.00. mostly 5.50.
CUCUMBERS: About
steady. 1-1/9 bu. crt & ctn
waxed med unless otherwise
stated. VA 7.50. NY Ige 2.75-
3.00. NC 8.00, fair qual 5-5.50.
PA 7.50, fair qual 5-5.50 Ige
3.00. NJ bu bkt Pickles 4.50,
one lot 8.00, fair qual, 3.00.
EGGPLANTS; About
steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu crt & ctn
5.50-6.50, fair qual. 5.00 Ige
3.504.00.
ENDIVE; About steady. 1-
1/9 bu crt & ctn Precooled
unless otherwise stated. NJ
5.00, fair appear 4.00, fair
cond 3-3.50.
ESCAROLE; About
steady. 1-1/9 bu crt & ctn
Produc
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16,1978
auction news
Precooled unless otherwise
stated. NJ 4.00-5.00.
ESCHALLOTS: NJ per qt
2-2.25.
GREENS: Steady. PA &
NJ wirebound crt approx 1-
% bu bchd Collard 4.50-5.00,
loose including bu bkt
Mustard Turnip Tops Kale &
Rape 44.50.
LEEKS: NJ ctn bchd 12s
5.50.
LETTUCE: Romaine;
about steady. NJ 1-1/9 bu crt
3.004.00 few. 2.50.
MUSHROOMS: Steady.
PA 4-qt bkt med-lge 4.75-5.00,
sml-med 3.754.00.
ONIONS-DRY: West
Higher, East about steady.
50-lb. sks US #1 or Generally
Good Quality Yellow unless
otherwise stated. NY Globe
Type 3.50-3.75, sml-med 2.75-
3.25,25-lb. sks Red med 3.00,
NJ Globe Type med 3.504.00.
ONIONS-GREEN; About
steady. NJ 4/5 bu crt bchd
36s 6.25-6.50, few 7.00 fair
qual 5.50.
PARSLEY: About steady.
Bunched Curly. PA 'h bu crt
30s 3.50. NJ bu crt 8-8.50,
Root Parsley bchd 24s 8.00.
PEPPERS: About steady.
1-1/9 bu crt & ctn California
Wonder Type Green unless
otherwise stated. NJ Ige 7.00
med-lge 6.00, med 5-5.50,
sml-med 4.00, all Red med
lge 4.00-5.00, fair cond 3.00,
poor cond 1.50, Cuban type
med-lge 5.50-6.00, Long Hots
5.00-6.00, mostly 5.00% bu ctn
2.50-3.00.
POTATOES: Steady. 50-
lb. sks US # 1 Size A washed
unless otherwise stated.
Round Whites - PA un
washed 2.25. NJ 2-2.50,
mostly 2.25, Ige 3.00, few
3.50. Found Reds - NY in
cluding Sz B 44.50.
SPINACH: Savoy type. NJ
bu crt 4.50-5.50, mostly 5.00.
SQUASH: About steady.
NJ % bu ctn Zucchini sml 7-
7.50, mostly 7.00, med 6-6.50,
Yellow Straight neck sml
8.00, med 6.00, Acorn bu bkt
4.50-5.00.
SWEET POTATOES:
About steady. 50-lb, ctn
f’orto Rico Type unless
otherwise stated. MD US#l
7.50. Del US#l 7.50, Ige 4.50-
5.00, NC US#l 8.50, Ige 5.00.
VA US#l 6.50-7.00. NJ US#l
Ige 4.00-5.00, no grade mark
Vi bu. hmpr Open Face Red
& Yellow Jersey med 4.00-
5.00, Ige 6.00.
'TOMATOES: Higher. 30-
lb. ctn Light Red unless
otherwise stated. PA Ige
7-00-e.OO, mostly 7-7.50. Red
5.50-6.00, med 5.00-6.00, few
6.50. NJ Ige 7.00-8.00, Red
5.00, med 5.00-6.00, Red 4-
4.50.
% BUSHEL BASKETS:
PA Ige 8.00. NJ Ige 5.00-6.00,
mostly 6.00, med 4-4.50, Red
3-3.50.
TURNIPS: PA 25-lb. fife
sks White-Topped & washed
3.75.
WATERCRESS: PA
carton bunches 12s 3.60.
Special
Market
September 7,1978
Special Yearling Heifer
Sale
Galax, Va.
There were 736 head sold.
All heifers were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on VDACS standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
Choice & Fancy: 500-700
lbs. 57.50-59.25, 700-800 lbs.
56.25-56.50, 800-900 lbs. 46.75-
50.75; Good; 400-500 lbs.
55.00-58.00, 500-700 lbs. 55.50-
57.50, 700-800 lbs. 54.70-56.75,
800-900 lbs. 44.50-45.00;
Medium: 400-500 lbs. 55.50-
56.80, 500-700 lbs. 52.25-56.90,
700-900 lbs. 45.00-53.30;
Common: 400-600 lbs. 47.50-
56.50,600-900 lbs. 42.25-46.60.
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