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Philadelphia
Vegetables
ASPARAGUS LOWER CA 15-lb
crates & cartons extra-large &
large 24.00-25.00 standard 20.00
13.5-lb cartons bunched 6s jumbo
30.00 extra-select 25.00 select &
extra-fancy 20.00 fancy 18.00 small
15.00 MEXICO 13.5-lb cartons
bunched 6s jumbo & extra-large
28.00 extra- fancy 20.50*.
BEANS-GREEN SUPPLIES
LIGHT various bushel containers
Round Green type FL handpicked
24.00-25.00 mostly 25.00 Kentucky
Wonder type few 20.00*.
BEETS TX carton bunched 12s
500-600 24s 800*.
BROCCOLI LOWER carton
bunched CA 14s 750-850 mostly 8-
85018 s 8-850 A Z 14s 7-750 18s 750-800
FL 14s 700 TX 14s & 18s 6-650*.
CABBAGE ABOUT STEADY 1-
3/4 bushel crates & cartons
medium Green unless otherwise
stated FL 6-650 Savoy 10.00 Red
10.00- TX 6-650 Red 10.00 NY
50-lb sacks Danish type 8-10 s 450-
500 Red few 900*.
CARROTS SLIGHTLY LOWER
48-1 lb film bags in film sacks CA
medium-large 10.50-12.00 mostly
1L 50-11.00 FL medium 700-800
mostly 750-800 TX medium 900 50-
lb sacks loose jumbo CA 850-950 FL
650-700 TX 650-800*.
CAULIFLOWER LOWER
carton film wrapped CA 9s 700-800
12s 900 AZ 12s 900-11.50 FL 12s 900*.
CELERY ABOUT STEADY CA
cartons 2-2-1/2 dozen 12.00-15.00 3
dozen 12.00 FL crates 2-1/2 dozen
10.00-
CHINESE CABBAGE FL celery
crate few 10.00*.
CORN Supplies insufficient to
quote*.
CUCUMBERS HIGHER 1-1/9
bushel crates waxed medium
unless otherwise stated MEXICO
previous commitments 25.00 fair
quality previous commitments
18.00 ordinary quality 20.00*.
EGGPLANT SLIGHTLY
LOWER FL 1-1/9 bushel cartons
500-600 mostly 500*.
ENDIVE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
FL 1-1/9 bushel crates 750-800
mostly 800*.
ESCAROLE SLIGHTLY
livestock market and auction news
HIGHER FL 1-1/9 bushel crates 7-
750*.
GREENS ABOUT STEADY
crates approximately 1-1/2 bushel
bunched unless otherwise stated
GA Collards, Turnip Tops,
Mustard & Kale 600 FL Turnip
Tops 500-600 TX 24s Collards &
Kale 600 Turnip Tops 600-700
Mustard 6-650 MEXICO 20-lb
carton Broccoli Rabe 15.00*.
LEEKS STEADY bunched 12s
FL carton 12.00*.
LETTUCE-ICEBERG ABOUT
STEADY carton 24s CA 800-10.00
AZ 900-10.00 film wrapped 850-950
30s 800 FL 600-700*.
LETTU CE-ROMAIN E ABOUT
STEADY AZ 24s carton few 10.00
crate 12.00 CA 24s carton 8-850
crate 13.00*.
LETTUCE-OTHERS Big Boston
carton 24s CA 650-700 AZ few 800
FL few 700 Bibb FL carton 24s few
650-700 Leaf AZ carton 24s in
cluding Red 800-900 CA carton 24s
including Red one lot 700*.
LETTUCE-PROCESSING No
supplies*.
OKRA Too few sales to quote*.
ONIONS-GREEN ABOUT
STEADY carton bunched 48s CA
900 AZ 650-700 MEXICO 700-850
mostly 8-850*.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY
bunched 5 dozen curly unless
otherwise stated FL 1-1/9 bushel
crate including plain 900 CA carton
850-900 TX carton including plain
700-900*.
PEAS-GREEN Supplies in
sufficient to quote*.
PEAS-SOUTHERN No sup
plies*.
PEAS-SUGAR 10-lb crates &
cartons per lb GUATEMALA &
MEXICO 200*.
PEPPERS ABOUT, STEADY 1-
1/9 bushel cartons California
Wonder type Green unless
otherwise stated FL extra-large
11.00-12.00 large 900-10.00 mostly
900 medium 700-800 mostly 7-750
Red large 18.00 medium 10.00-12.00
Cubanelles large few 15.00
Longhots few 13.00 MEXICO
medium 7-750*.
RADISHES LOWER carton Red
30-6 ounce film bags FL 4-450
mostly 450*.
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY
Savoy type TX bushel baskets 700-
800 clipped 600 flat type CA carton
bunched 24s 750-800*.
SQUASH ABOUT STEADY FL
1/2 bushel carton Zucchini small
medium one lot 16.00 Yellow
Straightneck Supplies insufficient
to quote MEXICO lug Zucchini
small-medium 12.00-14.00*.
SWEET POTATOES 50-lb carton
Jewel type cured NC one label
13.00-14.00*.
TOMATOES SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 25-lb cartons Pink to
Light Red US combination grade
or better unless otherwise stated
Sales by Repackers FL one lot sx6s
11.00 6x6s 10.00 Sales by Others FL
sx6s 900 6x6s 600-750 fair quality
sx6s 800 6x6s 500-650 Cherry type
12-1 pint flats FL 500-600 MEXICO
fair condition 400*.
TURNIPS NJ topped 25-lb mesh
sacks 450*.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, Feb. 6
Report supplied by PDA
IS Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 593. Compared with
4705 head last week and 5523 head a
year ago. Steers mostly steady to
1.00 higher; heifers mostly steady
to2.oohigher; cows uneven, steady
to 1.00 higher; some weaknesses
later half of week; bullocks and
bulls mostly steady to 2.00 higher;
steers High Choice & Prime No. 2-
4, 64.25-67.25; Choice 59.00-64.25;
Good 53.50-59.00; Standard 47.00
53.50; Choice heifers 55.50-60.75;
Good 50.00-55.00; Standard 44.00
50.00; Breaking Utility & Com
mercial cows 41.0045.00; Cutter &
Boning 38.0043.00; Canner &
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Cutter 35.00-39.00; shells 28.00;
Choice bullocks 52.00-58.50; Good
50.00-56.00; few Standard 47.00-
51.00; YG No. 1,1000-2200 lb. 48.00-
54.00; No. 2,900-1575 lb. 41.0048.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Med. No. 1,
350650 lb. steers 58.0069.00; 650-
900 lb. 52.00-58.50; few Large No. 2,
635-900 lb. 36.5047.25; Med. &
Large No. 1 heifers 300650 lb.
49.75-59.50; few Med. & Large No.
2, 450600 lb. 41.0045.25; bulls few
Med. No. 1,375-750 lb. 50.0067.00.
CALVES - 4032. Compared with
3514 head last week and 3528 head a
year ago. Mostly uneven; few High
Choice & Prime 100.00-109.00;
Choice 85.00-105.00; Good 70.00-
85.00; 110-130 lb. 55.00-70.00 ; 90-110
lb. 50.00-58.00 ; 6565 lb. 38.00-50.00;
hoi. bulls 90-130 lb. 60.00-120.00;
heifers 90-130 lb. 60.0060.00; beef
cross bulls and heifers 65-110 lb.
50.5067.50.
HOGS: 4811. Compared with 3769
head last week and 5818 head a
year ago. Mostly steady to 1.50
higher; No. 1-2, 210245 lb. 49.50
53.50; No. 1-3, 210250 lb. 48,00
52.00; No. 2-3, 220260 lb. 47.00
51.50; No. 24, 230285 lb. 46.00
50.50; No. 1-3, 150200 lb. 42.00
45.00; sows steady to 3.00 higher;
No. 1-3, 300-650 lb. 40.0047.00; No.
2-3, 300685 lb. 38.0043.00; boars
32.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 1147. Com
pared with 776 head last week and
810 head a year ago. Steady to 4.00
higher; 2035 lb. 27.0039.00; 35-60
lb. 39.0065.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES; 1500. Compared with 615
head last week and 1635 head a
year ago. Weak to 10.00 lower;
instances 20.00 lower on weights 50
SUNNY PIG 1
SUNNY PIG 2
2,200 to 4,400 BTU
SUNNY PIG 3
2.500 to 5,000 BTU
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EQUIPMENT..NC
60 lb.; 2040 lb. 126.00-166.00 - 40,sn
lb. 107.00-127.00; 50-60 lb ’flStfL
119.00; 60-80 lb. 74.00-103.00'; No 1
3, 40-50 lb. 81.00-86.00; 50-70 Ih
69.00-78.00.
SHEEP: 686. Compared with 376
head last week and 588 head a year
ago. Wool lambs steady to strong-
High Choice & Prime 80-110 lb
82.00-90.00; Good & Choice wool
lambs 75-100 lb. 64.00-80.00; f ew
Choice & Prime 40-75 lb. new cron
lambs 115.00-135.00; si. sheep 14 0(£
29.00. '
East Coast
Carlot Beef
Thursday, February 5,1987
EAST COAST CARLOT MEAT TRADE
DELIVERED PRICES (CAP) BOSTON TO
WASHINGTON AREA INCLUSIVE
COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY S CLOSE
CHOICE AND PRIME SECIAL FED VEAL WEAK IN
VERY LIGHT TEST GOOD AND CHOICE BONING
VEAL STEADY INSHIPPED 1 OO LOWER
CHOICE AND PRIME LAMB NOT
ESTABLISHED WEAK UNDERTONE NO
COMPARISON AVAILABLE FOR BONELESS
BEEF
VEAL CARCASS HIDE ON CHOICE AND PRIME
(SPECIAL FED) SO HEAD 220 280 LBS FEW
152 00 WEAK
GOOD AND CHOICE BONING TYPE HIDE ON
NORTHEASTERN SUPPLIERS 285 HEAD
65 75 LBS 90 00 STEADY
55 64 LBS 88 00
45 54 LBS 86 00
35 44 LBS 84 00
34 L6SDWN 82 00
INSHIPPED 600 HEAD
71 80 LBS 92 00 1 00 HIGHER
61 70 LBS 90 00
51 60 LBS 88 00
41 50 LBS 86 00
30-40 LBS 84 00
BONELESS BEEF 1 5 LOADS (US AND
CANADIAN ORIGIN) 1 5 90% CHEM LEAN FRESH
114 00 NO COMPARISON
COMPARED TO LAST WEEK CHOICE AND
PRIME SPECIAL FED VEAL 300 INSTANCES
6 00 LOWER GOOD AND CHOICE BONING VEAt
GENERALLY STEADY INSHIPPED 100 TO 200
HIGHER CHOICE AND PRIME LAMB NOT
ESTABLISHED NO COMPARISON AVAILABLE
FOR BONELESS BEEF