AlS—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 12,1984
Philadelphia Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable Report
Philadelphia, Pa.
Tuesday, May 8
Report Supplied by USDA
APPLES: Steady; Controlled Atmosphere Storage; ctn cell pack;
WASH Golden Delicious USExFcy 96s 17.50-18.00; 120 s 15.00-16.00 ctn
tray pack; WASH Red Delicious USExFcy 72s few 17.50-19.00; 8048 s
17.00- 100-HSs 15.50-16.50 mostly 16.00; 125 s one lot 16.50; Golden
Delicious USExFcy 72s 16.50-17.50; 8088 s 16.50; 100-125 s 15.50; ID Red
Delicious USFcy 100413 s 14.00125 s 13.00; MASS Red Delicious USFcy
80-125 s 9.50-10.00; NJ Comb USExFcy-Fcy Golden Delicious 100-12Ss
8.00- CD Red Delicious USExFcy 56s & 72s 19.50; 88s 17.50; 100 s
16.50; 12-3 lb. film bags 2-V« inch minimum; PA Red Delicious USFcy
one lot 9.50; WASH Red Delicious USFcy 2-Ms” min 15.00 buctns loose;
PA Red Delicious no size or grade mark 6.00-7.00.
STRAWBERRIES: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF 12-pt flats med-lge
6.60-7.80 mostly 6.60-7.20 fair cond 4.00-6.00 ord cond low as 2.00 med
5.40-6.00; FLA 12-pt flats med 4.50-5.40 fair cond 3.60.
ASPARAGUS: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF pyramid crts jbo 25.00 Ige
22.00-24.00; WASH pyramid crts US #1 jbo 25.00-26.00 Ige 25.00 one lot
23.00 std one lot 24.00; NJ pyramid crts Field Run 22.00 bchd 12s 20.00-
23.00; MD 30-lb. ctn loose field run 16.00.
BEANS; LOWER. FLA various bushel containers Round; Green
type including hand picked 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-14.00 occ 16.00 fair
qual & cond 7.00-10.00; Kentucky Wonder type fair cond 7.00-8.00;
Lima 23.00-24.00; CALIF bucrts Fava 10.00.
BEETS: TEX ctn bchd 12s 7.00 25-lb. film bags topped 6.50.
BROCCOLI: LOWER. CALIF ctn bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 occ
higher; 18s 8.50-9.00 previous committments as low as 7.00.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS: CALIF 25-lb. ctn 11.00 20-12 oz film overwprd
cups 7.50; MEXICO 25-lb. ctns few 8.00-9.00.
CABBAGE; SLIGHTLY LOWER. 1-3/4 buctn & crt medium Green
unless otherwise stated; FLA 6.00 med-lge 7-7.50 few 8.00; Savoy 9.00;
Red 18.00-20.00 few 16.00; TEX 6.00-7.00 fair cond 4.00; GA 6.00;
NETHERLANDS 50-lb sks Danish type 8-10 s 13.00 Red 18.00; MEXICO
fair qual & cond Red 12.00-14.00.
CARROTS: SLIGHTLY LOWER. 48-1 lb. film bags in film sacks.
CALIF med-lge 9.00-10.00 few 8.50; FLA med 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00; 24-
2 lb film bags in film sacks; CALIF med-lge one lot 9.50; 50-lb sacks
loose jumbo; CALIF 11.00-12.00; FLA 11.00; TEX 10.00-10.50 ctn bchd
245; CALIF 10.00-10.50 miniature 10-12 oz film bags; FLA 6.00.
CAULIFLOWER: SUPPLIES LIGHT. CALIF ctn film wrpd 12s one
lot 14.00.
CELERY: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF ctns & crts 2 doz. 11.00-13.00
mostly 12.00-12.50 ; 3 doz. 11.00-11.50 occ higher; 4 doz one lot 11.50;
FLA 1-1% doz. 9.00; 2-2% doz. 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 few 7.00; 3 doz.
7.50-8.50 few 7.00 few higher; 4 doz. 7.508.50 few 7.00.
CHINESE CABBAGE: FLA celery crt 6.00.
CORN: ABOUT STEADY. FLA wire bound crts approx 4-1/2-5 doz
Yellow 8.50-9.00; White 13.50-14.00.
CUCUMBERS: ABOUT STEADY. 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns waxed
medium unless otherwise stated; FLA one lot 17.00 fair qual 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00; Ige 8.00 long Seedless 12s 7.00.
LETTUCE ICEBERG: ABOUT STEADY. Ctn 24s unless otherwise
stated; CALIF 7-7.50 mostly 7.00 few 7.75-8.00 film wrpd 8-8.50; 30s 7-
7.50; ARIZ fair appear 6.50-7.00 ore cond 3.00-4.00 film wrpd; 30s ord
cond 3.00.
ROMAINE: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF 24s ctns 7.508.00 few higher
erts 11.00 few 10.50; FLA 1-1/9 buerts 5.00 ord cond. 2.50-3.00 ctn; 24s
6.50-7.00.
BIG BOSTON: CALIF ctn 24s 7.008.00; FLA ctn 24s 5.00 few 4.00,
BIBB: NJcrt24s6.so.
LEAF: CAUF ctn 24s 8.00 few 8.50; Red 7.508.00; FLA 4/5 buert
4.50.
MUSHROOMS: STEADY. PA 4-qt. Met med-lge 5.00-5.50 sml-med
3.75-4.0010-lb. ctn 9.25 few 9.50.
ONIONS: GRAND JUMBO SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY. 50-lb. sacks U.S J 1 or generally good quality Yellow unless
otherwise stated; NY Globe type sml-med 7.508.00 ord cond 3.008.00;
TEX Grano jumbo 7.508.50 mostly 8.00 repacker size 7.508.50 mostly
8.00 few 9.00; 24-2 lb. mesh bags one lot 9.50-10.00; 25-lb sacks Red jbo
11.00-12.00 med-lge 9.00-10.00 med 8.00; CALIF Granex jbo 8.258.50.
(CORRECTION YESTERDAY’S REPORT MAKE GRAND READ
GRANEX).
CHILE erts 60s & 72s 7.00.
ONIONS-GREEN: SLIGHTY HIGHER. CALIF ctns bchd 48s 7.50
one lot 6.00; NJ ert bchd 36s 6.00 few higher; MEXICO ctn bchd 48s
6.50-7.50.
PARSLEY: SLIGHTLY HIGHER, bchd 5 dozen curly unless
otherwise stated; FLA erts 7.508.00 mostly 7.50 fair cond. 5.008.00;
30s 4.00 Plain 8.50; CALIF ctn one lot 11.00.
PEAS-GREEN; SC bucrts few 10.00-12.00,
PEAS-OTHER: SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
PEPPERS: LOWER. Calif Wonder type Green 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns
unless otherwise stated; FLA Ige 12.00 few 11.00 occ higher; med 7.00-
9.00 mostly 8.00 occ higher; sml 5.00-6.00; Mixed Red Ige 8.00-10.00 few
11.00 fair cond 4.00-5.50; med 4.00; Red med-lge fair cond 7.00-8.00;
Cubanelle Ige 14.00; I/mghots 16.00-20.00.
RADISHES: LOWER. FLA ctns Red 30-6 oz. film bags 8.00 occ 9.00
fair cond 6-6.50; White 24-8 oz. film bags few 5.00; CALIF ctn Red bchd
24s 7.00; NJ Red crt bchd 36s few 8.00 lugs bchd; 24s fair qual 3.50-4.00.
SQUASH: SUPPLIES LIGHT. FLA % buctns Zucchini supplies
insufficient to quote Yellow Straightneck sml-med 9.00 few 10.00; med
7.00 few 6.00 fair cond 5.00; MEXICO lugs Zucchini sml-med fair cond
4.00.
TOMATOES: ABOUT STEADY. 25-lb. ctn Pink to Light Red 85% or
better US#l or generally good quality unless otherwise stated; SALES
BY REPACKERS; FLA sx6s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00; 6x6s 9.00-10.00
mostly 10.00; 6r7s 8.00; SALES BY OTHERS; FLA sz6s 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 Red 10.00; 6x6s 10.00 few 10.50-11.00 Red9.oo; 6x7sB.oofew
8.50 Red 7.50 fair qual; sx6s 9-9.50; 6x6s 8-8.50; 6x7s 6.00-7.50;
Hydroponically Grown few 20-lb. ctn.; exlge 14.00-15.00; Ige 13.00-
14.00; med 8.00-9.00; sml 5.00-6.00; MEXICO lugs Plum type one lot
10.00; CHERRY TYPE 12-1 pt. flats; FLA 6.50-7.00; MEXICO 8-8.50;
REPACKED LOCALLY 20-lb. ctn 6x6s 12.00 6.50-7.00.
TURNIPS: CALIF 25 lb film sks topped 6.50-7.50 FLA 25 lb. mesh sks
topped 5.00.
WATERCRESS: FLA ctn bchd 25s 9.00.
OTHER FRUIT
VEGETABLES
Livestock market and auction news
Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, May 1
Report supplied by auction
BUTCHER COWS: Steady
prices. Heifer Type to 58.25;
Standard & Utility 40.00-45.00;
Canners 38.00-40.00; Sheely 38.00
down. Slaughter Bulls- Good 50.00
53.50; Medium 46.0049.00. Fed
Steers- 2.00 lower Choice to 65.25;
Good to Choice 58.00-62.00;
Holstesin 46.00-52.00. Heifers-
Choice 60.00-61.00; Good 55.00
59.00; Standard 42.0048.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: $l.OO higher.
US #l&2 215-240 lb. 47.0047.25; US
1&3 210-260 lb. 45.0046.00. Sows
-550650 lb. 45.7546.00; 300650 lb.
38.0043.75. Boars 300600 lb. 33.00-
34.75; 550-750 lb. 35.0065.25.
VEAL CALVES: Good demand.
Choice to 87.00; Good to 75.00;
Killers 80-100 lb. 48.0066.00; Weak
& Rough 35.00 down.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM: Holstein Bulls 95-125 lb.
85.00-99.00, some 85-95 lb. 60.00-
85.00. Beef Type 80-130 lb. 58.00-
70.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 55-100
lb. 70.00-77.00; 130 lb. 64.50; Good
76-90 lb. 61.00-67.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 190 head $2.00
higher! Steersp 300-650 lb. Choice
58.0066.00; Good 52.0058.00; 700
900 lb. Good-Choice 53.00-59.00.
Heifers- 300600 lb. 48.0054.00; 5
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JD 4020 Dsl. wide front, syncro.. .
JD 430 Utility
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(1) IH 460 Gas N.F. TA, Power Steering
(1) Farmall H w/Cultivators
IH 300 Row Crop WF T.A. fast hitch...
Oliver 1650 Diesel WF
Ford 8000 Diesel
IH 240 w/Fast Hitch and 2B Plow
JD 4230 SG, Quad, new engine overhaul and
paint
JD 3020 Diesel, syncro, dual remote
COMBINES & PICKERS:
JO 6620 LL Turbo, Hydro
Chopper Price on Request
(1) JD 6620 LL Combine w/213 Flex
Head 800 hrs
JD 3300 Osl. w/cab, 343 C H. &
Rotary Screen Price on Request
(1) IH 203 Combine, Gas w/10' Platform,
P.U Reel, 2 Row Cornhead, Cab
(1) New Idea #325 Two Row Narrow
Picker w/Sheller, Heavy PTO
(1) JD 444 Corn head . .
(1) JD 443 Corn head, new
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JD 2630 Tractor dual remote
Howard 100" 1000 PTO
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JD494A Planter
JD 336 Baler w/ejector
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Lebanon, PA
(717) 272-4641
head 56.0061.50; Good 42.0048.00.
Bulls- 300600 lb. Good & Choice
52.0066.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 120 head.
By the Head: Few 15-30 lb. 13.00
28.00; 3060 lbs. 25.0041.00; 60100
lb. 40.0067.50. By the Lb. 2 lots 70
86 lb. 49.0055.00. Boars- 80140 lb.
35.0069.00; 2002651 b. 31.2567.00.
HAY SALE: 5 loads. Medium
Alfalfa 139.00; Timothy 180.00;
Clover 186.00; Mixed 2.30 per bale;
Saw Dust 67.00 load.
Oklahoma Cattle
Wednesday, May 9
Estimated Receipts
Same Day Last Week
Trends unchanged in afternoon
trading. Compared to Tuesday
feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher,
instances 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder
heifers steady to 1.50 higher, in
stances 2.00-3.00 higher. Advance
on steers above 600 lb. and heifers
above 500 lb. demand good and
trading active for all grades after
early. Broad buyer attendance.
Bulk supply medium frame 1 and
mixed 1-2 500-900 lb. feeder steers
and 500-750 lb. heifers. Weights
under 500 lb. offered in limited
numbers.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
and large frame 1 400-500 lb. 68.00
75.80, fleshy 475# 64.75 ; 500-600#
63.50-70.00; 600-700# 62.0064.30;
700800# 60.0063.30 mostly 60.80
63.00, lot 710# 66.40 ; 800925# 59.90
62.10, lot 825# 64.10.
iRS:
Price on Request
7,500
10,635
HARVESTERS &FORAI
*10,250
*5,750
. *4,500
*13,900
*8,350
. *2,450
*15,900
. *2,350
... *950
*2,350
.. *4,350
.. *6,950
..*2,150
NH 1880 Self Propelled Harvester,
3 Row Pickup, Osl. Hydro, 600 hrs
(1) John Deere 34 w/One Row Row Crop
(1) Grove Forage Wagon w/Roof & Gear
(1) John Deere Three Row Row Crop
Attachment, New Belts *3,850
(2) Badger Self Unload^ Wagons w/Tandem Gears
and Roofs ea. *3,500
(1) Kelly-Ryan Silage Dump
Container
HAY MACHINES:
(1)1H46T *1,050
JD 660 Rake w/Whffi?*** *1,750
NH 275 Baler w/Thrower, Hydraulic Aim. .. *2,950
ULLAGE:
(1) JO F 350 5-16" Auto Reset Plow Sharp
<1) John Deere 12' RW
*16,500
. *8,750
(1) Athens 10' Disc, heavy duty
MISCELLANEOUS:
JD #39 3 pt. Mower
14.9x26 T-rail duals
20.8x34 direct axle, less rubber
NH 679 tandem axle spreader,
hyd. endgate
‘Year round cab for JD 3020 or 4020
JO 37 Hydraulic bucket ind. valve ..
18.8x38 snap on duals
18.4x34 snap on duals
16.9x34 snap on duals ..
*3,950
*4,350
*3,450
JD 46A Hydraulic Loader hyd bucket to fit
3010thru4020-,..
erowßMSO'C^SpStr
*6,750
PLANTERS;
JD 70008 R 30” planter, liq POP. monitor, no-till
IH 400 4R Air Planter
JD 7000 6 row w/no-til HD Coulters
GRINDER-MIXER!
IH 1250 w/
NH 355 .. .. . ...
*3,450
Small frame 1575-700# 55.00-58.25
most showing fill.
Medium and large frame mixed
1-2 375-500 lb. 60.50-67.00; 500-550#
62.50 65.30, lot 525# thin 67.60 ; 600
800 lb. 58.00-62.00.
Medium and large frame 2 575-
7501 b. 56.25-60.25.
Large frame 2 holsteins 675-875
lb. 47.90-50.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
and large frame 1 300-500 lb. 57.75-
61.25; lot fleshy 460# $2.10, mates
525# 51.40; lots 500-585# gaunt 60.20
60.50 ; 500800# 55.5058.50, few
54.2055.50 early; 10t675# 58.90.
Medium and large frame mixed
1-2 400500 lb. 52.0056.50; 500725 lb.
52.5056.50.
Medium and large frame 2 350
5001 b. 44.0052.00. RC.
For The Week: Feeder steers
under 600# steady; over 600# 50
cents to 1.50 higher; those suitable
for futures delivery (largely 600-
700#) showing the most advance.
Feeder heifers under 500# steady;
over 500# 1.00-1.50 higher. Trends
are comparisons with last Wed
nesday and reflect bulk sales.
Slaughter cows steady to 50 cents
higher. Bulls 1.50-3.00 lower
averaging 2.00 off. Bulls exhibiting
weakness at this decline on very
limited numbers late.
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*1,550
*1,850
*2,950
*2,850
. *875
*1,650
*1,050
*4,500
*1,050
*1,150
*650
.. *750
*450
*B5O
*8,750
*4,250
*3,950