Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 05, 1987, Image 16

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    Alfi-Uncast* Fanning, Saturday, Oacambar 5, 1967
Produce Markets
Philadelphia
Vegetables
WedncMlay, Dec. 2, 1987
CLOUDY 40-52* -ARTICHOKES
CA carton 24-36 s few 25.00 48(
17.00-19.00 60i 15.00-16.00*.
ASPARAGUS SUPPLIES LIGHT
NEW ZEALAND crate 5-kilo Urge 42.00
4.5-kilo medium 42.00*.
BEANS ABOUT STEADY varioui
buihel container! Round green type unleis
otherwise Mated FL 17.00-18.00*.
BEETS TX canon bunched 12s 600
topped 2S-lb film bags 550*.
BROCCOLI SLIGHTLY HIGHER car
ton bunched CA 14s 900-10.00 mostly
10.00 18s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-10.50
one label 12.00 NJ 14s few 800*.
CABBAGE ABOUT STEADY 1-3/4
bushel crate & carton medium green unless
otherwise stated NC 600 Savoy type 10.00
Red 800 NJ small-medium 450-500 Red
7-750 GA 600 PA 500*.
CARROTS 48-1 LB FILM BAGS
SLIGHTLY HIGHER. OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 48-1 lb film bags in film sacks
CA medium-large 10.00-10.50 mostly
10.50 CANADA medium 800 50-lb sacks
loose jumbo CA 650-700 TX 550 CANA
DA 600*.
CAULIFLOWER SUPPLIES LIGHT
carton film wrapped CA 9s 17.00 12s
18.00- 20.00 mostly 18.00 16s 17.00 FL 9s
16.00*.
CELERY carton CA 1-1/2-2 dozen
10.00 2-1/2 dozen 10.00-11.00 mostly
10.00-10.50 FL 2-1/2-3 dozen 900*.
CHINESE CABBAGE CA 50-lb carton
Nappa 13.00 FL 35-lb carton Nappa
700-800*.
CORN SUPPLIES LIGHT FL wire
bound crate approximately 4-1/2-S dozen
Yellow 850-900 White 85a 10.00*.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1 -1/9 bushel crate & carton waxed medium
unleu otherwise stated FL one lot
90ai0.00 MEXICO 10.0ai0.50*.
EGGPLANT LOWER MEXICO 1-1/9
bushel crate wrapped 24s 60a800 mostly
6oa?oo*.
ENDIVE SLIGHTLY LOWER FL 1 -1/9
bushel crate 90a 10.00 CA canon 24s
16.00*.
ESCAROLE SLIGHTLY LOWER FL
1-1/9 bushel crate 90ai 1.00 mostly 10.00
CA carton 24s 15.00*.
I’ve Got The Numbers
To Earn Y
Business.
FACT
informat;
Cooperator: Melvin
Myerstown,
Planted: June
Harvested: October 31, 1987
Variety
Tester CX4IS
CX324
CX326
CX345
CX366
Classic II
AGPRO 3132
AGPRO 4321
Pioneer 3981
With performance numbers like these, it's easy to see how
DEKALB-PFIZER products are earning their way on more crop acres. Ask
me about the hybrids and varieties that can earn your seed business.
Earning Our Way On More of Your Acres.
See Your Local DeKalb
Representative For More information
DEKALB-PFIZER
GENETICS
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OIKAI S isa registered brand name Nurahersdesignalesanelies As a condition of sale please
note statement ol limited warranty and remeds on HI-KALB PHZER GENETICS orders, tags and bags
GREENS ABOUT STEADY crate &
carton approximately 1-1/2 bushel bunched
unless otherwise stated GA Collards
600-700 Mustard, Turnip Tops, Kale A
Rape 600 NC Mustard, Turnip Tops &
Rape 600 Kale 650 NJ & MD Collards &
Kale 500-600 PA Collards A Kale 600 TX
24s Collards, Mustard A Turnip Tops
650-700 Swiss Chard & Dandelion few 900
AZ 24s Collards, Mustard & Kale fD CA
carton 24s Red Kale 17.00*.
LEEKS NJ crate bunched 12s 10.00 CA
canon bunched 12s 10.00-11.00 mostly
11.00*.
LETTUCE-ICEBERG ABOUT
STEADY carton 24s unless otherwise
stated CA wide range in quality
30.00- film wrapped 27.00-30.00 AZ
34.00- 35.00 mostly 34.00 film wrapped
28.00- mostly 28.00-30.00 30s
26.00- FL 26.00-28.00*.
LETTUCE-ROMAINE CA 24s carton
25.00- crate 29.00-32.00 AZ carton
30s 27.00-29.00 FL 1-1/9 bushel crate
18.00*.
LETTUCE-OTHERS Big Boston carton
24s CA 20.00 Bibb Supplies insufficient to
quote Leaf CA carton 24s 20.00-25.00
mostly 21.00-22.00 Red 20.00-25.00 most
ly 21.00-22.00 AZ carton 24s 20.00 Red
20 00 FL crate 24s 18.00*.
LETTUCE-PROCESSING No
supplies*
OKRA Supplies insufficient to quote*.
ONIONS-GREEN ABOUT STEADY
MEXICO carton bunched 48s 600-800
mostly 700-800*.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bunched
5 dozen curly unless otherwise stated FL
1-1/9 bushel crate 12 00 Plain 14 00 CA
carton 11 00*.
PEAS-GREEN No Supplies*.
PEAS-SOUTHERN No supplies*.
PEAS-SUGAR 10-lb carton per lb
GUATEMALA 150-160 mostly 160*.
PEPPERS SLIGHTLY LOWER 1-1/9
bushel carton California Wonder type
green unless otherwise stated FL extra large
700-800 large 600-700 medium 500 small
400 Mixed Red large 400 Red medium
large 18 00-20 00 small-medium 16 00 TX
large 600-700 medium 500 small 400 GA
medium 500*.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY carton
Red 30-6 oz film bags unless otherwise
stated FL 12 00 14-1-lb film bags 12.00
MEXICO bunched 24s 6-650*.
Yield @ 13% Moisture
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY Savoy
type NJ buihel basket & 1-1/4 bushel crate
600-800 PA 1-1/4 buihel crate few SSOflat
type CA carton bunched 24s 11.00-12.00*.
SQUASH LOWER FLI/2 bushel carton
Zucchini small-medium 12.00 medium
800-10.00 MEXICO lug Zucchini medium
12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 Yellow Straight
neck small 25.00 1/2 bushel canon Zuc
chini small-medium 800- 11.00 mostly
10.00*.
SWEET POTATOES ABOUT
STEADY NJ no grade made 1/2 bushel car
ton Yellow Jersey 600 fair quality 400 NC
50-lb carton Jewel type cured 12.00 DE
50-lb carton Jewel type cured 10.00*.
TOMATOES LOWER 25-lb carton Pink
to light Red 85% or better US#l quality
unless otherwise stated Sales by Repackers
FL sx6s 14.00 6x6s 11.00 Sales by Others
FL sx6s 13.00-14.50 6x6s 900-10.00 6x7s
6-650 fair quality Sx6s 11.00-13.50 6x6s
700-900 mostly 800-900 6x7s 500 Cherry
type 12-1 pt flat FL 600-700 MEXICO
500-600 one lot 900*.
TURNIPS lopped PA 25-lb film bags
medium 4-450*.
Buffalo Produce
Auction
Annual Christmas Tree
Auction
Mifflinburg R 3
Nov. 24, 1987
Report Supplied by Auction
All prices listed are Grade 1
H.D. PEGRAM
Would like to announce that they will be buying 609
Tobacco during the 1987 & 1988 season. We will
be buying 609 Tobacco at our receiving station in
Frysville. The location of our station will be at the
MILES W. FRY NURSERY
PHONE 717-355-2189
AGRI-HEATERS
Engineered And Bull
EFFICIENCY and DEPEN'
by
CAMBRIDGE
EFFICIENT
burns 99% + of fuel.
EASY TO SERVICE
front plate easily removed.
BUILT TO LAST
heavy duty parts, galvanized
base, baked epoxy paint.
NEW REMOTE
STAINLESS STEEL
THERMOSTAT
With 7 Foot Cord
Available In Natural
or LP Gas
1 Year "No Questions Asked " Warranty
A, 717-274-3488
CONFINEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. *JS. 4, 30
/ ' 608 E. Evergreen Rd. Lebanon, PA 17042
INSTALLATION
200 TREES.
7-BV4DOUGLAS FIR, 18.00;
SCOTCH PINE, 6-7’. 8.00-10.50; AUS
TRIAN PINE, 5-B’, 8.00-14.75.
MONTHLY CONSIGNMENT AUC
TIONS WILL BEGIN SATURDAY, DEC.
19. INCLUDED WILL BE CITRUS, HAY
AND STRAW AND OTHER CON
SIGNED ITEMS.
St. Louis Cattle
& Hogs
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1987
FLASH MIDSESSION CLOSE
CATTLE AND CALVES 100: (100 SLTR)
INSUFFICIENT VOLUME SLAUHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS TO FULLY
ESTABLISH A MARKET. SUPPLY
NEARLY ALL COWS. TRADING
ACTIVE. COWS STEADY.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES; STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4 PACKAGE 1250 LBS.
62.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4. SEVERAL 3-4
1025 LBS. 60.00.
COWS: CUTT. UTIL. COMM BULK
SALES HI-DRESS % LO DRESS %
BREAKING 2-4 40.00-43.00 BONING
1-2 43.00-45.00 45.00-47.00 CANNER &
CUTTER 1-2 39.00-42.00 SHELLY CAN
NER 1-2 35.00-39.00.
TOBACCO
COMPANY
2 MILES NORTH
OF HINKLETOWN
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY,I2/02/87 (BST)
118.000 10,000 338,000 21,000
WEEK AGO (BST)
131.000 10,000 328,000 21,000
YEAR AGO (ACT)
138.000 13,000 304,000 20,000
WEEK TO DATE (ESI)
SAME PD LT WK (EST)
388.000 32,000 962,000 57,000
SAME PD LT YR (ACT)
398.000 38,000 906,000 61,000
Belleville Livestock
Auction
Belleville, PA
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1987
CATTLE 89... Report Not available -
Headages Supplied by the Auction.
CALVES 123.
HOGS 163.
FEEDER PIGS 127.
SHEEP 18.
GOATS 9... And 18 Dairy Cows.
CAMBRIDGE=
AGRI-HEATER
Estimated Daily
Livestock Slaughter
Wariiington
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1987
370,000 33,000 1,002,000 62,000