Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 20, 1988, Image 16

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    Al6-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 20, 1988
Philadelphia
Vegetables
Tuesday, August 16, 1988
ARTICHOKES CA cm 24-36 i few
12.00 48s few 10.00.
ASPARAGUS SLIGHTLY LOWER
MEXICO 12-lb crt & cm bchd 12s exlge
few 26.00 Ige few 25.00 ord cond 10.00 std
20.00- ord cond 10.00 sml
16.00- 13-1/2 lb ctn sld ord cond
10.00.
BEANS AfiOUT STEADY vinous bu
containers Round Green type NJ
8.00- moi 10.00 fair appear 7.00 PA
fair appear 6.00-8.00 CANADA fair appear
6.00-
BEETS NJ cn bchd 12s 6.00 topped
bubkt 7.00.
BROCCOLI ABOUT STEADY CA cm
bchd 14s 12.00-13.50 moi 13.0018 s 14.00.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS CA 25-lb ctn
few 14.00.
CABBAGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1-3/4
buctn & cn medium Green unless otherwise
stated NJ 7.00 one label 8.00 fair qual
S.OO-6.00 Red few 14.00 PA sml-med 5.00
NY 50-lb sacks med-lge 6.00 CANADA
Red 14.00.
CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb
film bags in film sacks CA med-lge 11.00
med 10.00 50-Ib sacks loose jbo CA 11.50
cm bchd 24s CA 10 50 20-12 oz film bags
Miniature type CANADA 6 00.
CAULIFLOWER SUPPLIES LIGHT
CA an film wrpd 12s 14.00.
CELERY ABOUT STEADY CA an
1-1/2 doz 13 00 2 doz 13.00-14.00 2-1/2
doz 14 00-15.00 ord cond 6 00 Hearts film
wrpd 18s 14.00 MI an 2-2-l/2doz 10 00 3
doz 9.00 CANADA cm 2-2-1/2 doz 10 00 4
doz fair cond 5 00.
CHINESE CABBAGE CA 50-lb cm
Nappa 14.00 Bok Choy 12.00.
CORN SLIGHTLY LOWER wirebound
crt approx 4-1/2 dozunless otherwise stated
NJ While 6.00-8.00 mos 7-7.50 some
including fair qual low as 5.00 MN ctn one
label Yellow 9 00 White 10.00 PA White
sacks fair cond 3.00 WI White poor cond
1.00.
CUCUMBERS SLIGHTLY LOWER
1-1/9 bucrta & ctns Waxed med unless
otherwise stated Ni fair appear 5.00 fair
qual & appear 3.00 Ige fair appear 2.00 sml
fair appear 3.00 Pickles unwxd bubkts sml
med one lot few 26.00 occ 28.00 ord qual
8.00-10.00 few high as 15.00 med-lge one
lot few 18.00 Ige few 10.00 NY 6.00-8.00
fair qual 4.00-5.00 Ige 3.00 sml 5.00 ctn 24s
med-lge 2.25 PA 6.00-7.00 fair qua) 5.00
sml S.OO-6.00 Ige 3.00.
EGGPLANT ABOUT STEADY NJ
1-1/9 bucit & ctn med S.OO-6.00 1/2 bubkt
Italian type few 8.00.
ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY OH 1-1/9
bucrt & cln 10.00 NJ 1-1/9 buctn prccooled
few 10.00-10.50 CA cm 24s 1000.
ESCAROLE ABOUT STEADY OH
1-1/9 bucrt &cm 9 00-10.00 NJ 1 -1/9 bucm
prccooled few 1000-1050 CA cm 24s
12 00.
GREENS STEADY crates approximate
ly 1-1/2 bu bchd unless otherwise staled NJ
Collards, Mustard, Turnip Tops, Kale &
Rape 7.00 PA Collards, Mustard, Turnip
Tops & Kale 6.50-7 00 OH Kale 7.00 CA
20-lb cm Broccoli Rabe loose one label
21 0(5.
LEEKS SUPPLIES LIGHT NJ cit bchd
ROHRER’S
QUALITY SEEDS
ORDER NOW FOR FALL SEEDING
• Arrow Alfalfa *
• Apollo II Alfalfa *
• Armor Alfalfa *
• Agriblend Alfalfa *
• Ladino Clover
• Redland II Clover
• Orchard Grass
• Baylor Brome Grass
Bio Power Silage Innoculant
Bottle Treats 50 Ton
NEW REDUCED PRICE $22.50 /bottle
P. L. ROHRER & BRO.. INC.
SMOKETOWN. PA..
Holland Extra Baler Twine
12s few 12.00 CA cm 24s few 14.00.
LETTUCE ICEBERG LOWER cm 24s
unless otherwise stated CA 10.00-12.00
some 13.00 some including fair appear low
is 9.00 film wrpd 11.00-12.00 18s
9.00-1000 NY 5.00-7.50 CO 8.00-9.00
few 9.50 fair cond 5.00-7.00 ROMAINE
ABOUT STEADY CA 24$ cm 13.00 cn
16.00 OH cn 24s 6.00-7.00 NJ cm 24s few
1.00 CANADA cm 18s fair cond S.OO-6.00
3IG BOSTON OH cn 24s 10.00 8188 OH
an 20s 8.00 LEAF CA cm 24s 11.00 Red
11.00 few 12.00 OH cn 24s S.OO-7.00 Red
7.00.
OKRA SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE.
ONIONS-GREEN ABOUT STEADY
NJ 4/5 buen bchd 48s 9.00 OH cm bchd 48s
8-8.50 MEXICO cm bchd 48s 7.00-8.00.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bchd 5
doz curly unless otherwise slated OH cn
9.00-10.00 mot 10.00 Plain 11.00-12.00
moi 12.00 NJcrt few 10.00 Plain few 12.00
CA cm Plain 9.00.
PEAS-GREEN SUPPLIES INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
PEAS-SOUTHERN SUPPLIES
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
PEAS-SUGAR .SUPPLIES LIGHT
10-lb cm per lb CA 1.70
PEPPERS SLIGHTLY LOWER 1-1/9
buerts & ctns Calif Wonder type Green
unless otherwise stated NJ Ige 8.00-900
mos 8 OOocc 10 00 fair qual & cond 4-4 50
med-lge 6 00 med 5 50-6 00 mos 6 00 occ
hgr fair qual & cond 3-3 50 sml fair qual 3-
3 50 Mixed Red Ige 5-5 50 PA exlge 8 00
Ige 700 CA Red med fair qual 30 00
CANADA Ige 8 00 med 7 00 sml 3 00-4 00
NETHERLANDS 5-kilo ctn Ige Red
23.00-24 00.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY OH cm
Red 30-6 oz Him bags B.SO-9 00 14-1 lb
film bags 9.00 bchd 24s few 8 00 CANA
DA cm Red 30-6 oz film bags 8-8 50.
SQUASH SLIGHTLY LOWER NJ 1/2
buems Zucchini sml-med S.OO-6 00 mos
5.00 fair cond 3.00 med 3.00-4.00 YeUow
Straightncck too few sales to quote 1-1/9
buen A com sml-med 12.00 Butternut med
12.00 Spaghetti type med 12.00.
SWEET POTATOES LOWER NC
40-lb ctn Jewel type 14.00 few 16.00 fair
qual 7.00-8.00 Ige 10.00.
TOMATOES ABOUT STEADY 25-Ib
ctn Pink to Light Red 85% USUI or better
unless otherwise stated SALES BY
REPACKERS CA sx6s 15 00 6x6s 13 50
6x7s 10.00 SALES BY OTHERS VA sx6s
15.00 6x6s 11.00 6x7s 8.00 Ige poor cond
2.00- MD sx6s few 14.00 6x7s few
6-6.50 NJ turning to pink Ige few 12.00 fair
qual & cond 4 00-5.00 med fair qual 3.00
sml fair qual 2.50 PA Ige fair appear
8.00- fair qual 6 00-7 00 fair qual &
cond 5.50 med fair appear 4 00-5 00 few
6 00 fair cond 3 00 PLUM TYPE NJ Red
3.00 CHERRY TYPE 12-1 pi flats NJ 7 00
film wrpd 9.50.
TURNIPS topped med PA 25-lb film
bags 6 00
Philly Fruit
Market
Tuesday, August 16, 1988
GRAPEFRUIT CA cm Red 23s 14.50
27s 16.00-16.50 32s 15 50-16 75 36s
14 00-14.50 few 15.75 40s 13 00 48s few
12.25 Choice 23s 12.50 32s 1200-12 50
few 13.75 36s 11 00-12.25 40s 10.00-11 25
• Certified Climax Timothy
• Toro Timothy
• Annual Rye Grass
• Winter Rye
• Pasture Mixture
• Waterway Grass Mix
• Reeds Canary Grass
• Resistant to Verticillium Wilt
Certified Barsoy Barley
Certified Wysor Barley
Certified Magnum Wheat
Certified Twain Wheat
PH; 717-299-2571
Binder Twine
48s 9.50-10.00 While 36s 15.00 40s 15.00
few 15.25 Choice 32s 12.00.
LEMONS CA cm 95-115 s one lot 30.00
140 s 26.00 165 s 24.00 200 s 20.00 Choice
95-115 s 18.50-20.00 few 20.25 140 s
16.50-18.00 few 19.00 165 s 16.00- 17.00
few 18.00-18.50 200 s few 18.00 sul 115 s
15.50140 s 15.00 165 s 13.50 FL cm one lot
few 95s 19.00 115 s 19.50 140 s 17.00 165 s
16.00 Choice 140 s 14.00 165 s 13.00.
LIMES ABOUT STEADY FL 10-lb ctn
Persian Seedless 48s 3.00-4.00 mos 3.50
S4-63s 3.00-4.00 mos 3.50-4.00.
ORANGES CA ctn Valencia 48s 11.50
S6s 14.0072 s 14.00-14.50 one label high as
16.00 88s 13.50-14.00 113 s 12.50 138 s
10.00 one label high as 12.00 Choice S6s
9.00 72s 10.00-10.50 88-Il3s 11.00 few
hgr 138 s 9-9.50.
APPLES STEADY CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE cm tray pack
WA Red Delicious WAExFcy 100 s 29.00
one label 32.00 138 s one label 32.00
USExFcy 88- 100 s 26.00 one label 28.00
113 s 26.00-27.00 125 s 26.00 one label
28.00 WAFcy 80-100 s 24.00 Golden Deli
cious WAExFcy 88s 22.00 100 s
17.00-18.50 few 20.00 113 s 16.00-16.50
REGULAR STORAGE cm tray pack
ARGENTINA Granny Smith 100 s 17.00
NEW ZEALAND Granny Smith 88s 22.00
100 s 19.00 113 s 16.50
APRICOTS NO SUPPLIES
AVOCADOS SUPPLIES LIGHT CA
ctn 2-Iyr Hass 36s 37 00-38.00 40-48 s
37.00.
BANANAS IMPORTS cm approx 40-lb
8 50-8 75 fair qua) 7 50-8 00 film wrpd
8.50-8.75 INSTITUTIONAL PACK
PETITE 150 s 11 00
BLUEBERRIES SUPPLIES LIGHT
12-1 pi flats film overwrpd MI med-lge
15.00
GRAPES-TABLE ABOUT STEADY
CA 23-lb lug Thompson Seedless 12.50-
15 00 few 12 00 one label 16.50 sml 10.00
Flame Seedless 14.50-16.50 few 17 00 few
14.00 Exotic 14 00-16.00 21-22 lb lug film
bags Thompson Seedless 11.00-12.50 sml
9.00 Flame Seedless 14.00-16.00.
KIWIFRUIT NEW ZEALAND 1-Iyr flat
30s few 9.50 33-39 s 9-9.50 few 8.50.
MANGOS SUPPLIES LIGHT MEX
ICO an Kent 9-14 s poor cond 1.00-2.00.
NECTARINES ABOUT STEADY CA
2S-lb lug Royal Giant 56 sz 14.50 64 sz
13.00-14.50 72 sz 13.00-13.50 mos 13.50
80 sz 12.00-12.50 Fantasia 56 sz
14.50-15.5064 sz 14.50-15.0072 sz 14.00
Sparkling Red & Late Legrand 64 sz 14 50
Royal Grand 56 sz 14.00-14.50 Bob Grand
80 sz 12.00 2-lyr cm Royal Giant 48-50 s
13.00.
PAPAYAS HAWAII cm via air 11-12 s
fair cond 8.00 JAMAICA cm 9s 7.50-8 00.
PEACHES SLIGHTLY LOWER 38-lb
cm vanous Yellow Flesh varieties up sizes
US#l extra unless otherwise stated NJ
including no grade mark 2-3/4“ few
13.00-14.00 mos 14 00 2-1/2“ 8.00- 9.00
2-1/4“ 7.00-8 00 few 8 50 fair appear 6,00
CA 2-lyr cm OTlenry 36s 13.50 42s
11 00-13.50
PEARS STEADY CA 4/5 buctn wrpd
Bank u US#l 90s 28.00 100 s 25.00-26.00
110 s 23.00 few 24.00 120 s 20 00 135 s
16 50 150 s 15.50 36-lb cln Bartlett US#I
100 sz few 18 00 110 s szfew 18.50 120 sz
14 50-15 00 135 sz 12 50-13.00 MEXICO
immFD
C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. M Wm HOOBER EQUIPMENT. INC
Intercourse, PA ■ MHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHi Middletown, DE
(717) 768-8231 ■ ■ TWO LOCATIONS (302) 378-9555
WE SHIP PARTS DAILY
Via UPS
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Pick Up Your
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| Order
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5.5-lb kilo cm Prickly type med 9.00-10.00
im! 8.00.
PLUMS ABOUT STEADY CA 28-lb
ctn Friar 2x2 sz one lot few 28.00 2x3 sz
17.50- few 20.00 2x3x3 sz
16.50- fair cond 15.00 3x3 sz 16.50
one lot 18.00 ord cond 5.00-6.00 2x3x4 sz
14.00-15.00m0s 14.50-15.00 3x4 sz 13.50
3x4x4 sz 13.00-13.50 4x4 sz 12.00-12.50
Larry Ann 2x2 sz 22 00 2x3 sz 19.00 Grand
Rosa 2x3 sz 25.00 Midsummer 2x3 sz fair
cond 16.00 Bee-Gee 3x4 sz & 3x4x4 sz
17.00 2-lyr cm Friar 48-S6s 18.00-18.50.
PRUNES TOO FEW SALES TO
QUOTE.
RASPBERRIES SUPPLIES INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
STRAWBERRIES SUPPLIES LIGHT
CA 12-I pt flats med-lge 9.60.
CANTALOUPS SLIGHTLY LOWER
CA 1/2 cm 12s 7.50-8.0015 s 8.50-9.00 few
9.50 18s 8.00-9.50 fair cond 6.00-7.00 TX
1/2 cm 15s 5.00-6.00 NJ 1-Iyrctn6ss.ooBs
4.00 jbo 6s few 5.50.
HONEYDEWS SLIGHTLY LOWER
CA 2/3 cm 4s 7.00-8.00 few 9.00 fair cond
6.00 5-6 s 7.00-8.00 few 9.00 8s 7.00-9.00
Orange Flesh 6-8 s 9.00.
MISC MELONS ABOUT STEADY CA
2/3 ctn Crenshaw Ss 9.00 Casaba 3-4 s 9 00
Juan Canary 4-6 s 9 00 Persian 4s 8 00 5s
8 00-9 00.
WATERMELONS ABOUT STEADY
Average weight per melon VA Long Gray
30-lb 3.50-4 00 26-lb 3-3.50 DE & NJ
Crimson Sweet 22-lb 2.25-2 50 20-lb 2 00
TX Jubilee 35-lb 4 50-5 00 32-lb 4-4.50 All
Sweet 33-lb 4 50-5.00 30-lb 4-4.50 MD
Crimson Sweet 28-lb 3-3.50 25-lb
2.50-3 00.
NJ Fruit FOB
(Seasonal)
Wednesday, August 17, 1988
PEACHES Demand fairly light. Market
steady 38 lb carton hydrocooled U.S. Extra
One & some no grade mark various yellow
flesh varieties mostly Loring few Glohavcn
& Summerglo 2-3/4 inch up 10.00-12.00
occasional 13.00 occasional lower 2 1/2-2
3/4 inch including 2 1/2 inch & up
9.00-10.00 some 12.00 one label 16.00
occasional lower. 21/4-21/2 inch including
2 1/4 inch & up 6.50-7.50 some 8.00 one
label 13.00 occasional lower 2-I/8-2-1/4
inch S.SO-6.00 occasional higher 2-2-1/4
inch 4.00-4.50 few 3.75 occasional 5.00.
Philly Potato
& Onion
Wednesday, August 17, 1988
ONIONS-DRY YELLOW JUMBO
SLIGHTLY HIGHER OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 50-lb sacks US#l or generally
good quality Yellow unless otherwise
stated CA Grano type jumbo 750 TX Grano
type jumbo 7-750 medium 8-850 White
jumbo 11.00 NM Grano type jumbo 750
While jumbo 11.00 ID-OR Spanish
Hybrids jumbo 800 CO Grano type jumbo
725-750 While jumbo 1000-11.00 NY
Globe type small-medium 700-850 Red
25-lb sacks large 10 00-11.00.
POTATOES ABOUT STEADY 50-lb
sacks US#l size A washed or brushed
unless otherwise stated Round Whites new
The Saving Place
PPSH
Buy S gatherer chains,
HOURS
Mon.-Fn. 7 AM-5 PM; Sat. 7 AM Noon
wSralll
BUS
AIR FREIGHT,
CALL US... Authorized
If Could Bo Mo Hove It UPS Station
crop MD 4-425 large 550-600 DE 4-450
large 6-625 mostly 600 NJ one label
450-500 large 600 one label 650 Round
Reds MN 800 size B 12.50 Russets 50-lb
carton count ID 70- 80s 16.00-17.00 90s
15.00-16.00 100 s 14.00-15.00 WA new
crop Norgold 90s 10.50-11.00 100 s
950-10.00 Norkota 90s 13.00 100 s 10.50
IX new crop Norgold 80s 10.00 90s 900
100 s.
Shippensburg
Produce Auction
(717) 530-1700
Shippensburg, PA
Average Prices August 11-17
Of #1 Produce
Open Daily 11:00 a.m.
Except Sunday
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 2.50-3.50 'A BU.
CABBAGE; 3.00-4.50 BOX.
CANTALOPES: .40-.85 EA.
CORN: (WHITE) 1.40-2.00 DOZ,
(YELLOW) .75-1.50 DOZ.
CUCUMBERS: 3.00-4.50 '/. BU.
EGGPLANT: 3.00-4.00 'A BU.
HONEY: .75-1.00 LB.
PEACHES; 3.50-4.75 'A BU.
PICKLES: 5.00-6.50 'A BU.
PEPPERS (LG) 4 00-8.00 BU ; (MD)
3 00-4.00 BU.
PLUMS. 3 50-5.00 'A BU.
POTATOES. 4 00-5.50 50 LBS.
STRING BEANS 7 00-10 00 % BU
TOMATOES: (LG) 5.00-10 00 25 LB
BOX; (MD.) 3.00-6.00 25 LB BOX.
WATERMELON: (LG ) 1.00-2.50 EA ,
(SM) .35 .85 EA.
ZUCCHINI. 3.50-4.75 'A BU.
Grantsville Livestock
Granlsvillc, Maryland
Saturday, Aug. 13, 1988
MED. 35-45; LARGE 50-65.
HOGS: TOP BARROWS & GILTS
46.50-48.50; HEAVY BUTCHER
45.00- LIGHT BUTCHER
35.00- BUTCHER SOWS
28.00- FEEDER SHOATS
8.00-
VEAL: GOOD 92.00-105.00; STAN
DARD 85.00-90.00; UTILITY
55.00- BULL CALVES
95.00-
SHEEP & LAMBS: GOOD
50.00- UTILITY 45.00-48.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS.
GOOD 62.00-65.00; STANDARD
58.0a60.00; UTILITY 52.00-55.00.
HEIFERS; GOOD 60.0a64.50; STAN
DARD 55.00-58.50; UTILITY
48.0a52.00.
COWS: COMMERCIAL 44.00-51.00,
UTILITY 42.00-43.50; CANNER & CUT
TER 35.0a40.00.
BULLS: COMMERCIAL & GOOD
58.00- CUTTER & UTILITY
54.0a56.00.
STOCK-FEEDER CATTLE: GOOD
80.0a95.00, MEDIUM 60.0a75.00,
STEER CALVES: GOOD
90.0 a 105.00; MEDIUM 65.00-85.00.
HEIFER CALVES: GOOD
75.0a90.00; MEDIUM 55.0a65.00.
getl FREE!
for 100/900/1000 com head
SOT 40
only 4i m
ETC.