Al4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23,1984
Philadelphia Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable Report
Philadelphia, Pa.
Monday, June 18
Report Supplied by USDA
FRUIT
APPLES: SLIGHTLY HIGHER. CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE
STORAGE ctn tray pack; WASH USExFey Red Delicious 56-64 s few
19.50; 72s 17.50-18.50 few lower; 8(K88s 16.50-17.50 few 18.50; 100 s 15.50-
16.50 few higher & lower; 113 s 15.00-16.50 mostly 15.50; 125 s one lot
16.50; Golden Delicious 72s & 113 s 16.50 one lot; 100 s 19.50; CANADA
Red Delicious USExFey 88s 16.50; 12-3 lb film bags 2-V« inch minimum
PA USFcy Red Delicious one lot 9.50 REGULAR STORAGE; NEW
ZEALAND Granny Smith ctn tray pack; 88s 19.00; 100 s 18.00; 113 s
17.00.
CHERRIES: CALIF 18-lb lug 12-% row size & larger 20.0011-% row
size & larger 23,00.
GRAPES: LOWER. CALIF 22-lb lugs Perlette 15.00-17.00; Flame
Seedless 20.00-21.00 few 22.00-25.00 few lower Beauty Seedless 23.00;
Cardinals 17.00; Exotics 27.50.
STRAWBERRIES: SLIGHTLY LOWER. CALIF 12-pt flats med-lge
9.60-10.80 mostly 10.20; med-med/lge 9.00 one label 12.00-15.00; NJ 8-
quart flat ord cond 2-2.50.
ASPARAGUS: SUPPLIES LIGHT. WASH pyramid ert US#l jbo
30.00; Ige 29.00; std 28.00.
BEANS: HIGHER. Various bu containers Round Green type unless
otherwise stated; SC 12.00-14.00; NC fair appear 10.00; GA 12.00-13.00;
MD 12.00 few 13.00; NJ Fava 8.00-10.00.
BEETS: Ctn bchd 12s; NJ 7.50-8.00 few6.oo.
BROCCOLI: HIGHER. CALIF ctn bchd 14s one lot 7.00-8.00 few
10.50-11.00 occ higher; 18s 9.50 few 11.00-11.50 one lot 7.00-8.00 occ
higher.
CABBAGE: ABOUT STEADY. !-■% buctn & crt medium Green
unless otherwise stated; NC & SC 4.50-5.00 Red one lot 6.00; NJ 3.50-
4.50 mostly 3.50-4.00 few 5.00 few low as 2.50; MD 3.50-4.00.
CARROTS: HIGHER. 48-1 lb film bags in film sacks; CALIF med-
Ige 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 fair cond 7.00-8.00; FLA med-lge 8-8.50; 50-lb
sacks loose jumbo; CALIF 13.00; FLA one lot 15.00 ctn bchd 245;
CALIF 9.50-10.50.
CAULIFLOWER: CALIF ctn film wrpd 9s one lot 14.00; 12s 14.00-
15.00 one lot 12.00 fair cond 8.00-9.00.
CELERY: ABOUT STEADY. CALIF ctns & crts 2-2-% doz 12.00-
13.00 mostly 12.00 few 11.00-11.50; 3 doz 10.50-11.50 few higher fair cond
9.00-10.00 ; 4 doz 11.50 few higher; Hearts 18s 9.00-10.00; FLA crts 2-2-%
doz 11.00-11.50; 3-4 doz 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.50.
CHINESE CABBAGE: NJ 1-1/9 bucrts 7.00; CALIF % WGA crt
Nappa & Bok Choy; 12.00 2-% bucrts Nappa 19.00.
CORN: SLIGHTLY LOWER. Wire bound crts approx 4-%-5 doz FLA
Yellow 8.50-9.50 mostly 8.50 few higher & low White 11.00-12.00 mostly
12.00 few 12.50 occ higher & lower.
CUCUMBERS: HIGHER. 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns waxed medium unless
otherwise stated; FLA few 16.00 fair cond 10.00 fair qual 12.00 fair cond
5.00; Ige 10.00; SC few 17.50-18.00 fair qual 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 few
10.00; sml 15.00; Ige 8.00 fair cond 5.00; NC fair qual 10.00 bubkts fair
qual 12.00 sml 11.00; Ige 5.00-6.00; GA fair qual 12.00-14.00; MD 12.00
fair qual 10.00; CANADA Long Seedless 12-14 S 8.00.
LETTUCE ICEBERG: LOWER. Ctn 24s unless otherwise stated;
CALIF 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 few 12.50 ord-fair cond 6.00-11.00; wrpd
14.00-15.00 one lot 16.00; 30s 13.00; NJ 7.004.00 one lot best 10.00 fair
cond 5.00-6.50.
ROMAINE: LOWER. NJ crts 24s 5.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 few 4.50 fair
cond 3.504.001-V« bucrts 3.004.00; CALIF 24s crts 12.00-13.00 ctns 9.00-
10.00 few 11.00; NY crt 24s 6.00.
BIG BOSTON: NJ crt 24s 44.50 few 5.50-6.00 fair cond 3.00; CALIF
ctn 24s 8.00.
BIBB: NJ ctn 24s 4.00-5.00; OHIO 16-quart bkt 4.50-5.00.
LEAF: NJ 4/5 bucrt 3.00 1-V< bucrts 5.000.00 mostly 6.00 few 6.50 fair
cond 2.50-3.00; Red 5.00-6.00 few 6.50; OHIO 24-quart bkt 5.00; CALIF
ctn 24s 11.00-11.50; Red 9.00-10.00.
MUSHROOMS: STEADY. PA 4-qt. bkt med-lge 5-5.25 few 5.50; sml
med 3.754.00 mostly 4.00; 10-lb ctn 9-9.25 few 9.50; 10-12 oz flats 9.50-
10.00.
ONIONS: ABOUT STEADY. 50-lb sacks US#l or generally good
quality Yellow unless otherwise stated; TEX Grano jbo 8.00-9.00
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VEGETABLES
mostly 8.50 ord-fair cond 4.00-7.50; Repacker size 7.50-8.50 mostly 8.50;
20-2 lb mesh bags 9.50-10.00; 25-lb sks Red Ige 6.00; CALIF Grano jbo 8-
8.50 occ higher one lot best size 8.75-9.00 few 9.50 fair cond 7-7.50;
Repacker size one lot 8.50-9.00; Red 40-lb ctn jbo 9.00-10.00; med 8.00;
G A Granex type med few 12.00-14.00.
ONIONS-GREEN: SLIGHTLY HIGHER. NJ crt bchd 36s 5.506.50
mostly 6.00 few 7.00; CALIF ctn bchd 48s few 8.00.
PARSLEY; HIGHER, bchd 5 dozen curly unless otherwise slated;
NJ bubkts 8.00-9.00 few higher & lower; 30s 5.00; Plain 8.00-10.00 few
lower; 30s 5.00; CALIF ctn 11.00-13.00.
PEAS-GREEN: NJ buhmprs 6.00-7.00.
PEAS-SOUTHERN: FLA buhmprs Purple Hull one lot 10.00 few
16.00.
PEAS-OTHER: Sugar per lb; CALIF ctns 2.20; NJ crts one lot 1.00.
PEPPERS: LOWER. Calif Wonder type Green 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns
unless otherwise stated; FLA exlge 11.00; Ige 7.006.00 mostly 8.00 few
higher few 6.00; med 3.00-5.00; Mixed Red Ige 5.006.00 few 7-7.50 few
4.00 fair cond 2.00-3.00; CubaneUe Ige few 12.00-13.00; Longhots 12.00;
TEX med 4.00-5.00; GA Ige 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 few 9.00 med 5.006.00
few 7.00.
RADISHES; SLIGHTLY LOWER. Ctns Red 30-6 oz film bags; OHIO
5.006.00 mostly 6.00; 12-1 lb 6.00 ctn bchd 24s 5.00; NJ Red lug bchd 24s
5.00.
SPINACH. LOWER. NJ Savoy type bubkt & crts 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.50
one lot higher with root 12.00; OHIO Savoy type 1-1/9 bucrt dinner
7.00-8.00.
SQUASH: ABOUT STEADY. % & 5/9 bucrts & ctns; NJ sml-med
Zucchini 3.004.00 few higher & lower; Yellow Straightneck 2.00-3.00
few higher; FLA White sml-med 6.00 few 4.001-1/9 bucrts Acom sml
med 13.00.
TOMATOES: LOWER. 25-lb ctn Pink to light Red 85% or better
U.SJI or generall good quality unless otherwise stated SALES BY
REPACKERS; FLA one lot sx6s 11.00-12.00; 6x6s 10.00-11.00; 6x7s 9-
9.50; CALIF sx6s 12.00; 6x6s 10.00; SALES BY OTHERS; FLA sx6s
11.00- few 10.00; 6x6s 9.00-10.00; 6x7s 9-9.50 occ higher fair qual
sx6s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00; 6x6s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00; 6x757.00; SCsx6s
11.00- few 9.00; 6x6s 10.00-11.00 ; 6x7s 7.00-9.00 fair qual; sx6s 7.50-
8.00; 6x6s 5.50; GA sx6s 11.00-12.00 fair cond 8.00; 6x6s 10.00-11.00; 6x7s
9-9.50; MEXICO lugs Plum type 10.50-11.00; CHERRY TYPE 12-1 pt
flats; FLA 6.00-7.00 fair cond 3.00.
PELLETSSAVE
HOG FEED $
Yes - University feeding
trials and local on farm side
by side tests have proven
that finishing hogs waste
less feed when their rati
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quality hog pellets can he
improve feed efficient
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operating a well manag
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HOG FINISHING PELLETS
Price includes full truckload (15 ton) discount with terms Net 10
days, and is effective week of June 25,1984 and is subject to change
with grain markets.
14%
With TYLAN® -10
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Quality - Performance - Service
Pa. Vegetables
Thursday, June 21
Report Supplied by PDA
Strawberries: $1.25-1.75 qt.
range; Average 1.50 qt.; 8 qt. flat -
1.25/qt.; $9.00/flat; Pick-Your-
Own - 50 cents-70 cents/lb.; 65
cents/75 cents/qt. 10-100 qts.; 50
cents/qt. over 100 qts.
Apples: Ida Red - Rome Beauty -
Red Delicious Wine Sap
$3.85/peck, $2.55 % peck, $1.35/till;
$1 *25/till' peck, $2.25 J/ 2 peck,
Apple Cider - $2.25 gal.
Asparagus - $1.98 lb.
Cauliflower - $.89-1.39 head.
Carrots-$.35 lb.
Cabbage - $.19 lb. & $.79 head.
Cucumbers - $.25 ea. & 5 at $l.OO.
Broccoli-$.79 head.
Beets - $.49 bunch of 4.
Lettuce - Head lettuce $.50-59
head & 1.00/2 heads, Butter lettuce
.70 2 heads, Salad bowl .50 head,
Romaine .40 head.
Green Garden Onions
bunch (8-12).
Old Potatoes-$1.2510 lbs
Shelling Peas - $.59 lb., $.79 qt.,
$2.75 Vi peck.
Sugar Peas - $.99 lb., range $1.15-
1.59 qt.
Red & White
Radishes - $.40-50 bunch.
Spinach - $.79 % peck.
Tomatoes - $1.59 lb-hydroponic
Zucchini Squash - $.49 lb
Rhubarb-$.50 lb.
Bing Cherries - $1.89 qt
- $.60