Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 16, 1988, Image 17

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    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. Service
Phone Toll Free - 1-800-551-3964
We specialize in poultry house
sanitation and insect control.
Our trucks are insulated for cold
weather for better performance
of getting the Job done.