Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 16, 1988, Image 17
Produce Markets Philadelphia Vegetable Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 198 S ARTICHOKES CA carton 36-48* ordinary condition 400-500. ASPARAGUS SUPPLIES LIGHT PERU 11-lb crate via air extra large 50.00 large 48.00 nandard 47.00. —. BEANS LOWER various bushel con tainers Round green type unless otherwise stated PL 10.00-12.00 Handpicked 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00. BEETS TX carton bunched 12s 650 topped 25-lb film bags 550. BROCCOLI LOWER carton bunched CA 14s 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00 18s 15.00- mostly 16.00 AZ 14s 15.00 18s 16.00. CABBAGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1-3/4 bushel crate & carton medium green unless otherwise stated FL 750-800 mostly 800 Red few 10.00 Savoy type few 14.00 TX fair condition 600-700 AZ Red 900 NY 50-lb sacks large 425- 450 Red 50Tb sacks 700-800. CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb film bags in film sacks CA medium-large 11.00- mostly 11.00 FL medium 650-750 mostly 7-750 50-lb sacks loose jumbo CA 8-850 FL 500-600 mostly 550 CANADA 550-600. CAULIFLOWER LOWER carton film wrapped CA 12s 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 16s 13.00-16.00 AZ 12* 15.00-18.00 16s 13.00 FL 9* & 12s 15.00 TX 9* 12.00 12s 14.00- CELERY ABOUT STEADY CA canon 2 dozen 19.00 2-1/2 dozen 16.00-18.00 3 dozen 14.00-16.00 FL crate & carton 2 dozen few 17.0021/2 dozen 15.00 TX car ton 2 dozen 13.00-15.00 2-1/2 dozen 13.00- CORN SUPPLIES LIGHT FL carton iced 5 dozen Yellow 12.00. CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9 bushel crate waxed medium unless otherwise stated MEXICO 16.00 fair qual ity 12.00-14.00 small 14.00- 15.00 large 800. EGGPLANT ABOUT STEADY FL bushel carton 700-800 mostly 750-800. ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9 bushel crate 800 24s 10.00 CA carton 24s few 15.00. ESCAROLE ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9 bushel crate 800-10.00 mostly 900- 10.00 24s 11.00 CA carton 24s few 15.00. GREENS ABOUT STEADY crate & carton approximately 1-1/2 bushel bunched unless otherwise stated GA Col lards & Rape 650 Turnip Tops 700 Kale 650-700 TX 24s Collards & Mustard 650-700 FL, Kale 650 CA 24s Red Kale 18.00 AZ 20-lb carton Broccoli Rabe loose one label 12.00-14.00 MEXICO 20-lb car ton Broccoli Rabe 12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00. leeks supplies light canon bunched 12* CA 14.00 FL few 18.00. LETTUCE-ICEBERG LOWER canon 24i inlets otherwise stated CA 30.00- 32.00 mostly 30.00 film wrapped 30.00- AZ 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00- 31.00 film wrapped 30.00-32.00 mostly 30.00 30s 27.00-29.00 mostly 28.00 38t 24.00- LETTUCB-ROMAINE ABOUT STEADY CA 24t carton few 23.00 small 12.00- 15.00 crate 24.00-25.00 FL 1-1/9 bushel crate 900-10.00 canon 24s 12.00- LETTUCE-OTHERS Big Boston carton 24sCA 11.00FLfew 10.00-11.00 BibbFL carton 24t 80016-quan basket 20t 600-700 Leaf CA canon 24 s 26.00-28.00 Red 26.00 small 15.00 FL crate 24t 18.00 MEXICO canon 24s 25.00-26.00 Red 22.00-23.00. LETTUCE-PROCESSING No supplies. OKRA Supplies insufficient to quote. ONIONS-GREEN canon bunched TX 24t medium-large bulb 12.00 MEXICO 48 s 18.00-20.00 mostly 20.00. PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bunched 5 dozen Curly unless otherwise stated FL crate 10.00-14.00 Plain 12.00-13.00 TX crate ft carton 12.00-15.00 Plain 12.00-13.00 CA carton 17.00 AZ carton few 12.00. PEAS-GREEN MEXICO 1-1/9 bushel crate few 800. PEAS-SOUTHERN No Supplies PEAS-SUGAR SUPPLIES LIGHT GUATEMALA 10-lb carton per lb Lancmy Forming, Saturday, January 16, 1988-Al7 280-300. PEPPERS LOWER 1-1/9 bushel crate ft carton California Wonder type gram unless otherwise staled FL too few sales to quote MEXICO extra large 700-800 large 600-700. RADISHES SLIGHTLY LOWER car ton Red 30-6 oz film bags unless otherwise stated FL 350450 mostly 400 24-quan basket bunched 24s 11.00-IXOO. SPINACH Savoy type FL 1-1/4 bushel crate including clipped 800 TX bushel baskets 80010.00 flat type carton bunched 24s CA 19.00 MEXICO 15.00. SQUASH SUPPLIES LIGHT FL 1/2 bushel carton Zucchini small-medium 16.00-17.00 medium 14.00 Yellow Stnightneck small-medium 15.0018.00 medium 12.00 MEXICO 1/2 bushel canon Zucchini medium-large 600. SWEET POTATOES NC 100 few sales to quote. TOMATOES SUPPLIES LIGHT 25-lb carton Pink to light Red 85% or better US#l quality unless otherwise stated Sales by Repackers FL previous commitments Sx6s 12.00 6x6s 11.00 Sales by Others FL sx6s 14.00-15.00 6x6s 12.00-14.00 6x7s 10.00 Cherry type 12-1 pt flat MEXICO 400-600 one' label 10.00. TURNIPS Topped PA 25-lb film bag 600. Lccsport Livestock Auction Laeaport, Pa. Wednesday, janaary 13, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 211...PDA... SUPPLY INCLUDED 38 FEEDER CATTLE ...Compared with lait week* market: Slaughter Meets grading Choice $2 higher Cows steady to $1 higher. Choice 1050/1450 lbs. sL steers 65.50-69.25, Select 60.00-65, Choice holsteins 60.00- Few Choice si. heifers 60.00- few Select 55.00-59.00. Breaking Utility & Commercial sL cows 46.00- couple 50.50, one 53.75, Cul ler & Boning Utility 43.75-47.75, Carmer & Low Cutter 41.00-44.25, Shells down to 35.00. Select and Choice sL bullocks 58.50-63, few Standard 5Z50-59.75. Yield Grade No. 1, 1100/1785 lbs. si. bolls 59.75-67.85, few No. 2 915/1770 lbs. 53.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Few Medium Frame No. 1, 390/515 lbs. steers 75.00- Few Medium Frame No. 1, 400/700 lbs. bulls 65.00-65.50. CALVES 125... Few Prime vealers 113.00- few Choice 108.00-114, Stan dard and Good 70/100 lbs. 74.00-80, few Utility 60/75 lbs. 45.00-65.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85/90lbs. 79.00-90, 95/130 lbs. 110.00-151.00, Hoi. Heifers 95/120 lbs. 82.00-114.00. HOGS 360...8arr0ws and Gilts $1 to $2.50 higher. One Lot US No. 1-2 235 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.35, 1-3 210/240 lbs. 43.25-45.50,2-3 235/260 lbs. 40.00-43.50, few lots 1-3 170/195 lbs. 38.00-40.00. US No. 1-3 300/685 lbs. sows 32.00-36 50, couple 40.00. Boars 29.00-37.50. FEEDER PIGS 205... US No. 1-3 27/50 lbs. feeder pigs 67.00-80 00, one lot 76 lbs. 64.00 - all per hundredweight SHEEP 10... Few Choice 90/97 lbs. wooled si. Umbs 91.00-93.00; few 140/145 lbs. 75.00-78.00. GOATS 2... Large 61.00-68.00 aU per head. New Wilmington Livestock Auction N. Wilmington, Pa. Monday, January 11, 1988 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 287...PDA...Compared with last Monday's market; Slaughter cows mostly individual 61.00, Standard 55.00- Few Choice si. heifers 60.50-62, Select 58.00-61.25, few Standard 50-53.25. Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 47.00-49, one 53.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 43.00-47.50, Cannes & Low Cutter 38.00-43.50, Shells down to 36.00. Yield Grade No. 1,1250/2220 lbs. si. bulls 53.00- one 57.00, few No. 2. 1105/1515 lbs. 45.75-49.50. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. I, 360/550 lbs. steers 67.00-72.00. Medium Frame No. 1, 450/635 lbs. heifers 57.50-62.50. CALVES 24S...Choice vealer, individu al 110.00, few Good 90.00-100, Standard* Good 90/110 lbs. 76.00-82.00, 65/85 Iba. 70.00- lot Utility 64 lbs. 60.00. Farni Calves: Holstein Bulls 90/135 lbs. 105.00- Hoi. Heifers 85/110 lbs. 85.00- HOGS 338...8arr0ws and gills $3 to $5 higher. US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs. barrows and gilts 43.00-44, small lot 44.25, 1-3 220/250 lbs. 41.00-43.00,2-3 220/265 lbs. 38.00- 1.00. Sows steady to strong. US No. 1-3 290/650 Iba. sows 35.00-43, few to 46.00. Boars 23.00-29.75. FEEDER PIGS 56... US No. 1-2 40/60 lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-33.00,2-3 20/35 Iba. 12.00- all per head. SHEEP 61... High Choice & Prime 95/110 Iba. wool si. lambs 75.00-81.00; Good & Choice 60/85 lbs. feeder lambs 80.00- Few Slaughter ewes 25.00- ZELLER ENVIRONMENTAL PEST CONTROL CO. Subsidiary of Zeller Agrl Enterprises P.O. Box 206 Ellzabethvllle, PA 17023 Specialists in Agricultural, Residential and Commercial Rodent Control - Termites - Pest Control 24 Hr. 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