Philadelphia
Vegetables
Thursday, February 26,1987
asparagus about steady
CALIF 15-lb ctn exlge 20.00
previous commitments Iwr 30-lb
crt exlge 41.00 Ige 38.00-40.00 mos
40.00 sml 33.00-34.00 MEXICO 30-lb
crt Ige 40.00.
BEANS-GREEN ABOUT
STEADY various bu containers
Round Green type unless other
wise stated FLA handpicked 12.00-
13.00 mos 12.00 fair cond 8.00-10.00.
BEETS TEX ctn bchd 12s 6.00 NJ
topped bubkts few 7.00.
BROCCOLI SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctn bchd CALIF 14s 7-
7.50 mos 7.50 few 8.00 18s 8.00 with
no ice low as 7.00 ARIZ 14s 6.50-7.00
mos 6.50 FLA 14s 6.00 few 6.50.
CABBAGE ABOUT STEADY 1-
3/4 buctn & crt medium Green
unless otherwise stated FLA 6-6.50
mos 6.00 few 5.50 Savoy 10.00 fair
cond 7.008.00 Red few 13.00 TEX
5.508.50 few 7.00 few low as 5.00
Red 10.00-12.00 NY Danish type 50-
lb sks 8-10 s 4.50-4.75 few 5.00 Red
50-lb sks 9.00-11.00 mos 9.00.
CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-
1 lb film bags in film sacks CALIF
med-lge 8-8.50 FLA med 6.50-7.50
mos 7.00 TEX med 6.00-7.00 50-lb
sacks loose jumbo CALIF 7-7.50
one label hgr TEX 5.50-7.00 FLA
5 008.00 few 6.50 few 4-4.50 ctn
bchd 24s CALIF 9.50-10.50
Miniature type 20-12 oz film bags
FLA few 5.00.
CAULIFLOWER ABOUT
STEADY ctn film wrpd CALIF 12s
one label 11.00 fair cond 7.508.00
ARIZ 12s 8.00-9.0016 s 7.008.00 mos
7.00.
CELERY SLIGHTLY LOWER
CALIF ctns 1-1/2 doz 11.00-12.00
mos 11.00 2 doz 11.00-12.00 few 13.00
2-1/2 doz 11.50-12.00 mos 12.00 3 doz
10.50- one label 1-1/2- 2-1/2 doz
14.00 3 doz 13.00 FLA crt 2-1/2 doz
9.50- few 11.00 film wrpd 12.00
3 doz 9.00-10.00 film wrpd 11.50
TEX ctn 1-1/2 doz 9-9.50 2-1/2 doz
fOWMATS
Textured Non-Slip Sur\
And We're Offering The LARGEST Selection Of QUALITY Mats
Offer Expires March 31,1987,
8.50-9.00.
CHINESE CABBAGE FLA
celery crt 8.00-10.00 Nappa' few
9.00-10.00 CALIF 30-lb ctn Nappa 9-
9.50.
CORN SUPPLIES IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1-1/9 bucrts & ctn waxed med
unless otherwise stated MEXICO
18.00- fair qual 13.00-15.00 sml
13.00- Pickles unwaxed med
fair cond 17.00.
EGGPLANT ABOUT STEADY
FLA 1-1/9 buctns 7.008.00 few 6.00
fair qual 5.00 few 6.00 MEXICO
bucrts 18s 7.00 24s 7.008.00 mos 7.00
fair cond low as 6.00.
ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY FLA
1-1/9 bucrts 8.50-9.00 few 8.00.
ESCAROLE STEADY FLA 1-1/9
bucrts 10.00.
GREENS ABOUT STEADY
crates approximately 1-1/2 bu
bchd unless otherwise stated GA
Collards & Mustard 68.50 Kale 7.00
TEX Turnip Tops 7.00 Kale 68.50
Kohlrabi 7.008.00 Dandelion few
9.00- 10.00 ARIZ 20-lb ctn Broccoli
Rabe 10.00-12.00 few 13.00 few low
as 8.00 loose one label 12.00-13.00
CALIF 20-lb ctn Broccoli Rabe fair
cond 9-9.50 MEXICO 20-lb ctn
Broccoli Rabe 10.00-12.00 few 13.00
fair cond 7.00-9.00.
LEEKS FLA ctn bchd 12s 12.00
CALIF ctn bchd 12s 10.00.
LETTUCE ICEBERG HIGHER
ctn 24s unless otherwise stated
CALIF 7.50-9.00 mos 8.00 few 9.50
film wrpd 8.00-9.00 ARIZ 8.00-9.00
few 9.50 one label 10.00 fair qual
6.50-7.00 film wrpd 9-9.50 previous
commitments 8.00 30s 6.00-7.00 fair
cond 4.00.
ROMAINE ABOUT STEADY
CALIF 24s ctn 8.00-10.00 poor cond
1.008.00 crt 13.00 few 14.00 ARIZ
24s ctn 8.00 ord cond 3.00 crt 12.00
FLA 1-1/9 buctns 5.008.00 mos 5.00
ctn 24s 6.00-7.50 BIG BOSTON
CALIF ctn 24s 7.508.00 mos 8.00
ARIZ ctn 24s fair cond 5.008.00 ord
cond 2.00 FLA ctn 24s 5.008.00
8188 FLA ctn 24s 68.50 lOqt bkts
PREVG SPEC
&jay Comaf & Happy Moomaf
ace
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4.00-5.00 KY 4-lb bkt via air few 8.00
LEAF CALIF ctn 24s including
Red 8.00-9.50 mos 8.50 ARIZ ctn 24s
including Red 7.00-8.50 ord cond
3.004.00 FLA 1-1/9 buctn few 6.50-
7.00 10-lb bkts including Red 4.00-
5,00.
ONIONS-GREEN ABOUT
STEADY ARIZ ctn bchd 48s 7.00
MEXICO ctn bchd 48s 7.008.00 mos
7.00.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY
bunched 5 dozen Curly unless
otherwise stated FLA 1-1/9 bucrt
8.00-9.00 Plain 8.00 TEX ctn 8.50-
10.00 fair appear 7.00-8.00 Plain
8.50-10.00 fair appear 7.00-8.00 Root
bchd 12s 8.00 CALIF ctn 8.50-9.00.
PEAS-GREEN MEXICO 1-1/9
bucrts ord cond 4.00.
PEAS-SUGAR 10-lb ctn per lb
GUATEMALA one lot few 1.50
MEXICO fair appear 80 cents.
PEPPERS ABOUT. STEADY 1-
1/9 bucrts & ctns Calif Wonder type
Green unless otherwise stated FLA
exlge 11.00-12.00 fair cond 7.00-8.00
Ige 9.00-10.00 fair cond 7.00 med
7.008.00 sml-med 6.00-7.00 sml 5.00-
6.00 Mixed Red med fair cond 3.00
Red few exlge 16.00-18.00 Ige 15.00-
16.00 med 10.00 Cubanelle med- Ige
few 15.00 Longhots buctns 17.00-
18.00 MEXICO exlge 10.00 Ige 7.50-
9.00 mos 9.00 sml few 5.50.
RADISHES SLIGHTLY LOWER
FLA ctns Red 308 oz film bags
3.504.00 mos 3.754.00 occ hgr bchd
24s 5.00 MEXICO ctn bchd 24s Red
6.00.
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY
Savoy type TEX bubkts 7.508.00
mos 7.50 clipped 7.50 Flat type
CALIF ctn bchd 24s 7.008.00.
SQUASH ABOUT STEADY FLA
1/2 buctn Zucchini sml-med 6.00-
7.00 med 5.00-6.00 Yellow
Straightneck Too few sales to
quote NJ 1-1/9 buctns Butternut
7.00 MEXICO lug Zucchini sml
med 10.00-11.00 med 8.00-9.00 mos
8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
10.00-11.00 med 8.00-9.
SWEET POTATOES ABOUT
STEADY 50-lb ctn Jewel type
EARLY
100% Pure Rubber
cured NC 14.00 fair cond 10.00 Ige
9.00 DEL fair appear 9.00-10.00 Ige
fair appear 5.00 1/2 buctn NJ
Yellow Jersey fair qual few 4.00.
TOMATOES ABOUT STEADY
25-lb ctn Pink to Light Red US
Comb or better unless otherwise
stated SALES BY REPACKERS
FLA one lot sx6s 12.50 6x6s 9.50
SALES BY OTHERS FLA sx6s
9.00- 6x6s 7.008.50 occ 9.00 few
6.50 6x7s 5.008.50 fair qual sxfis
7.00- mos 7.508.00 fair cond 6.00
6x6s 6.00-7.00 mos 6.00 6x7s 5.00
MEXICO 2-lyr flat 4xss few 8.50
9.00 sxss few 6.50-7.00 sx6s 5.008.00
3-lyr lugs 6x6s few 6.50-7.00
CHERRY TYPE 12-1 pint flats
MEXICO No sales reported.
TURNIPS topped NJ 25-lb mesh
bags med 4.50.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY
carton Red 308 ounce film bags FL
4450*.
Virginia Weekly
Livestock
Thursday, February 28,1987
WEEKLY REVIEW IN VIRGINIA
MARKETS IN REVIEW. FEB 19-25, 1987
FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS IN VIRGINIA
AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST FOLLOWED
SLAUGHTER CATTLE PRICES STEADY TO S 3 00
HIGHER CARCASS BEEF PRICES WERE STEADY
TO SI 00 HIGHER COWS AND BULLS IN
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST ALSO
MOVED STEADY TO S 3 00 HIGHER UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN IMPROVED COW BEEF
MARKET STEADY TO S 4 00 HIGHER THE
BOXED BEEF CUT-OUT VALUE OF CHOICE 2 3
550-700 LBS CARCASSES REACHED SIOO 12
TUESDAY S 3 19 HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK
BEEF PRODUCTION LAST WEEK WAS 6 PER
CENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 7
PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS SNOW AGAIN
LIMITED NUMBERS INTO THE MARKETS
AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE 2 LBS LIGHTER
THAN A -YEAR AGO VEAL AND CALF PRICES
IN VIRGINIA AUCTIONS FOLLOWED EAST
COAST CARCASS PRICES STEADY TO S 3 00
HIGHER SLAUGHTER WAS DOWN 3 PERCENT
FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND 8 PERCENT
BELOW A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS
WERE 10 LBS LIGHTER LAMB PRICES AT
VIRGINIA AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST WERE
MOSTLY STEADY TO S 3 00 HIGHER IN
RESPONSE TO THE EAST COAST CARCASS
PRICES THAT WERE STEADY TO S 2 00 HIGHER
ALSO SLAUGHTER WAS 2 PERCENT ABOVE
THE PREVIOUS WEEK BUT 9 PERCENT BELOW
A YEAR AGO WHEN AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE
UNCHANGED HOG PRICES AT VIRGINIA
WE DELIVER & INSTALL
AT
Vanco
THE RUBBER MAT SPECIALIST
For More Information, Write or Call
Rll 4s Box 300
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
PHONEs 717*776*3494
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1987-Al7
Naturally Comfortable
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY
Savoy type TX bushel baskets 700-
800 carton bunched 24s 9-950 flat
type CA carton bunched 24s 800*.
SQUASH SUPPLIES LIGHT FL
1/2 bushel carton Zucchini &
Yellow Straightneck Supplies
insufficient to quote MEXICO lugs
Zucchini small-medium one lot
10.00-12.00 medium one lot 600-700*.
SWEET POTATOES 50-lb carton
Jewel type cured NC 13.00-14.00*.
TOMATOES ABOUT STEADY
25-lb cartons Pink to Light Red US
combination grade or better unless
otherwise stated Sales by
Repackers FL one lot sz6s 11.00
6x6s 900 Sales by Others FL sx6s
11.00 6z6s 700-800 fair quality sx6s
few 10.00 6x6s 650-700 MEXICO 2-
layer flat 4xSs 900 sxss 700-800 sx6s
600-700 3-layer lugs 6z6s 700 Cherry
Type 12-1 pint flats MEXICO 900*.
TURNIPS topped NJ 25-lb mesh
sacks medium 450*.
AUCTIONS AND THE MIDWEST MOVED STEADY
TO $2 SO LOWER PORK PRODUCT PRICES
WERE UNEVEN RANGING FROM » 00 HIGHER
TO $6 SO LOWER PORK PRODUCTION LAST
WEEK WAS (PERCENT BELOW THE PREVIOUS
WEEK AND 4 PERCENT BELOW A YEAR AGO AS
AVERAGE WEIGHTS WERE (LBS HEAVIER THIS
WEEK THE RICHMOND HOG MARKET CLOSED
$lOO-2 00 LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY
WITH BARROWS AND GILTS 1-4.220-250 LBS AT
$45 50- 46 00/CWT TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE
WEEK 200 HEAD THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA
HOG MARKET CLOSED $1 50 LOWER THAN
LAST WEDNESDAY WITH BARROWS AND GILTS
1-4, 220-250 LBS AT $46 00-47 00/CWT TOTAL
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK 14,399 HEAD AT
HARRISONBURG. LYNCHBURG AND TAP
PAHANNOCK HOG PRICES WERE $lOO-2 00
LOWER THAN LAST WEDNESDAY AT $45 DO
-47 00/CWT SOWS RANGES $34 00-3 B OCVCWT
AND BOARS WERE $29 00/CWT PRICE RANGES
FOR VIRGINIA AUCTIONS SLAUGHTER CATTLE
CHOICE STEERS AND CHOICE HEIFERS NONE
REPORTED UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL COWS
34 00-47 50 BULLS 1-2 900-1300 LBS 43 50
55 00. 1-2 1300-1500 LB 43 75-54 00 1-2 1600
LBS ( OVER 43 00-56 25 SLAUGHTER CALVES
AND VEALERS VEALERS HIGH CHOICE 4
PRIME 100-250 LBS 70 00-47 00 FEW 90 00
94 50 GOOD AND CHOICE 100-250 LBS 7100
84 00 FEW 67 OOCALVES - GOOD AND CHOICE
250-500 LBS 55 0068 00 SLAUGHTER LAMBS ■
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 95-125 LBS 76 OO
74 00 SLAUGHTER HOGS US 2-4 200250 LBS
46 005000 SOWS US 1-3 300500 LBS 35 75-
48 50, 500 LB 4 OVER 40 0045 25 FEEDER
CATTLE STEERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 71 OO
85 00 FEW 65 00 500700 LBS 62 0075 00
HEIFERS. MEDIUM 1 300500 LBS 54 0069 00
500700 LBS 52 0066 00
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