Philadelphia
Vegetables
February 8,1989
PARTLY CLOUDY 23-39.
ARTICHOKES CA-«tn ,36aordinary
condition 700-800.
ASPARAGUS SLIGHTLYT LOWER
CA IS lb carton bunched 6taelect 30.00
bunched 12a large 21.00 standard 15.00
small 10.00 MEXICO bunched 12s stan
dard 21.00 bundled 6s fancy 22.00.
BEANS LOWER various bushel con
tainers Round Green type FL 16.00 Hand
picked 15.00-18.00.
BEETS STEADY TX carton bunched
12s 650 24s 900 topped 50-lb carton
11.00-12.00.
BROCCOLI ABOUT STEADY carton
bunched CA 14s 750 18s 750-800 AZ 14s
700- 800 18s 750-800 one label 900
crowns loose 9-950 MEXICO carton
bunched 14s 650-700.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS SUPPLIES
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
CABBAGE HIGHER 1-3/4 bushel car
ton St crate medium green unless otherwise
stated FL 650-700 Savoy type 900 Red
900-12.00 TX 650-700 NY 50 lb sacks
Urge 475-500 Red 650-700 mostly 700.
CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb
film bags in film neks CA med-lge 900-
10.00 FL med 750-800 50-lb sacks loose
jumbo FL 7-750 carton bunched 24s CA
10.00-10.50 Miniature type FL 20-12 oz
film bags 700.
CAULIFLOWER SLIGHTLY LOWER
carton film wrapped CA 9s 800 12s
900-10.00 AZ 12s 800.
CELERY ABOUT STEADY crate St
carton CA 1/2dozen 13.002-21/2 dozen
14.00 3 dozen 11.00 FL 2 dozen 12.50 2
1/2 dozen 12.00-12.50 3 dozen 11.00 4
dozen 900 Elm wrapped 21/2 dozen 13.00
Early-weaned pigs normally lose weight
during the first week on dry feed. Keep your
pigs growing and gaining up to a pound a
week with Agway PRO:LEAN EARLY
WEAN SUPREME™,
AN EXCELLENT FEED MADE BETTER
Cooperative research farm trials with nearly
1,000 three-week-old weaned pigs showed an
increased average daily weight gain of 28.3%
over the best, previously developed,
Cooperative Research Farm starter ration for
early weaned pigs. Average daily feed
consumption was up 9.3%, and feed
TX 1-1/2-2 1/2 dozen fair quality 10.00.
CHINESE CABBAGE ABOUT
STEADY FL celery crate 750 Nappe 800
SO lb cm Bok Choy 10.50 1 3/4 bushel
crate Nappe 14.00.
CORN LOWER FL 4 1/2-5 dozen wire
bound crate Yellow 10.00-11.00 fair qual
ity 800 carton Yellow small 900.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1-1/9 buett St cm waxed medium unless
otherwise stated MEXICO fair quality
14.00-18.00 MOSTLY 16.00.
EGGPLANT SUPPLIES LIGHT FL
1 1/9 bushel carton medium few 900.
ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9
bushel crate FL 550-650 mostly 6-650 CA
carton 24s 13.00 BELGIUM 10-lb carton
Witloof 10.00.
ESCAROLE ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9
bushel crate FL 550-650 mostly 6-650.
GREENS ABOUT STEADY crate
approximately 1-1/2 bushel bunched
unless otherwise stated GA Collards &
Mustard 550-650 Turnip Tops & Rape
6-650 Kale 600 FL Kale 600 TX 24s Col
lards 700 Kale 700 Swiss Chard including
Red 700 Dandelion 800-10.00 AZ 20-lb
carton Broccoli Rabe loose one label
13.00- CA carton 24s Red Kale 14.00
bunched 24s Swiss Chard including Red
850 MEXICO 21-lb cm Broccoli Rabe
11.00-
LEEKS ABOUT STEADY bunched 12s
crate FL 13.00 NJ few 12.00 AZ/CA carton
bunched 12s 12.00.
LETTUCE-ICEBERG HIGHER carton
24s unless otherwise stated CA
12.00- AZ 13.00-14.00 film wrapped
12.00- previous commitments 10.00
FL 12.00.
LETTUCE-ROMAINE ABOUT
STEADY carton 24s CA 10.00-10.50 ert
13.00 AZ 10.00 FL 700-900.
LETTUCE-OTHERS BIG BOSTON
ELIMINATE
Early-Weaning
Weight Loss
Syndrome
Working for people who work the kind
carton 24j FL7OOCA 10.00 AZ 700-800
8188 carton 24» FL 500-600 LEAF carton
24i CA including Red 10.50 small 800 AZ
10.00-11.00 Red 12.00 FL 700.
MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-quart
basket medium-large 5-550 small-medium
4-450 10-lb carton medium 9-950 pack
ages 10-12 oz 9-950 3-lb cm Shiitake few
12.00.
OKRA SUPPLIES INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE.
ONIOS dozen Curly unless otherwise
stated FL crate 700-800 mostly 750-800
TX crate 800-10.00 Plain 900-10.00 CA
carton 12.00 AZ carton 800.
PEAS-GREBN NO SUPPLIES.
PEAS-SOUTHERN NO SUPPLIES.
PEAS-SUGAR SLIGHTLY HIGHER
10-lb carton per lb AZ fewr'loo
GUATEMALA 120 Sugar Snap ISO
MEXICO 90-100.
PEPPERS HIGHER 1-1/9 bushel crates
& cartons California wonder type FL
extra-large 14.00-16.00 large 13.00-14.00
mostly 13.00 medium 10.00-12.00 small
900 Mixed Red medium 700-1000 Red
fair quality extra large 10.00- 12.00
medium 600-800 Yellow large 12.00
medium 10.00 MEXICO extra large
13.00.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY FL car
ton Red 30-6 oz film bags 35014-1 lb film
bags 375 bunched 24s 700-800 White 24-8
oz film bags 6-650 MEXICO Red carton
bunched 24s 7-750.
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY Savoy
type NC 1-1/4 bushel crate 900 Flat type
AZ carton bunched 24s 800.
SQUASH ABOUT STEADY FL 1/2
bushel carton Zucchini small-medium
900-10.00 medium 700 MEXICO 28-lb
lug small-medium 900-10.00 medium 900.
SWEET POTATOES ABOUT
STEADY NC 40-lb carton Ji.wel type
efficiency improved by 14.9% in the first 14
days in the nursery.
EARLY WEAN SUPREME is a highly
palatable feed made with high levels of milk
nutrients. It is also medicated to control
scours. It assures an improved rate of weight
gain and feed efficiency in early-weaned pigs.
Ask your Agway Salesperson or your local
Agway store for PRO:LEAN EARLY
WEAN SUPREME and give your early
weaned pigs a fast start on dry feed.
cured US #1 1150 fair quality 700 NJ 1/2
bushel cartons Yellow & Red Jersey 11.50.
TOMATOES SLIGHTLY HIGHER
2S-lb canon Pink to Light Red 85% US# I
or better unless otherwise stated FL Sx6s
22.50-23.00 6x6s 20.00-21.00 6x7s
19.00-19.50 fair quality Sx6s & 6x6s 20.00
MEXICO 2 layer flats SxSs & sx6s 14.00
REPACKED LOCALLY FL sx6s 21.00
6x6s 20.00 6x7s 17.50 PLUM TYPE
MEXICO lug 11.00-12.00 CHERRY
TYPE flats 12-1 pint tray FL 10.00-10.50.
TURNIPS topped 25-lb film bags
medium PA 600.
CATTLE: 125. STEERS: H. CHOICE &
PRIME 72.00-78.00; CHOICE
68.50-71.50; GOOD 64.00-67.75; STAN
DARD 58.50-63.75. HEIFERS; CHOICE
64.00- GOOD 55.00-63.50. COWS
UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 50.25-53.75;
CUTTERS 47.50-50.00; CANNER &
LOW CUTTER 42.25-47.25. BUL
LOCKS: GOOD & CHOICE 61.25-64.50.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1
58.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
GOOD 72.00-83.00; STANDARD
64.00- BULLS GOOD 65.00-71.50;
STANDARD 58.00-64.50; HEIFERS
GOOD 64.00-74.50.
CALVES: 253. VEALERS PRIME
112.00- CHOICE 99.00-108.50;
GOOD 92.00-98.50; STANDARD &
GOOD 82.00-91.00; 90-110 LBS.
82.00- 65-90 LBS. 74.00-88.50;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
122.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
(agway)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1989-Al3
Morrisons Cove
Livestock
Martlnsburg, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 6, 1989
Report supplied by auction
Green Dragon
livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4. 1
mile N. on North State St.,/
, Ephrata. ♦
co **cows
SALE EVERY FRIDAY
Lots of good Northern Feeder
& Stockers. Slaughter Cows
- Bull Steer, Veal-lamb.
11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week.
1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale.
7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale.
For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals
on farm or at our barn or other market
information call: Office 717-733-2444,
Home 717-838-4318.
WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor
All out of state and new buyers must have
cash or certified check or current letter of
credit from bank.
SjjjjjjjjgpJ SMITHFIELD, LTD.
MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Of tic*, Barevilla
WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawalla Butcher Shop)
A FRIDAYS: on Butler Rd. 717-650-9668
TUESDAYS: BAR Cattle
THURSDAYS: Marietta
717-426-3258
YORK COUNTY FARMERS
MONDAYS: Stawartstown
717-993-2564
TUESDAYS: ThomaevHla
717-792-2248 or 9836
Cortlact tor Information:
Ron Myers, 717-656-3291
Ed Herrmann, 717-284-3203
or Charle Kauffman, 215-593-5674
90-130 LBS. 88.00-118.00.
HOGS: 174. BARROWS & GILTS US
1-2 42.50-43.75; US NO. 1-3 40.25-42.00.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 29.00-34.50;
BOARS 26.50-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 38. US NO. 1-3 20-35
LBS. 16.50-28.50 PER HEAD, NO. 1-3
35-50 LBS. 30.50-35.00 PER HEAD.
SHEEP 8. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
CHOICE 72.00-74.50; SL. EWES
22.X1-38.50; GOATS 30.00-71.00 PER
HL.
12 LOADS OF HA Y $61.00 TO $ 132.00
PER TON.
4 LOADS OF STRAW 70.00-89.00 PER
TON.
Philly Potato
& Onion
February 8,1989
PARTLY CLOUDY 23-39
RESENDING.
ONIONS-DRY JUMBOS SLIGHTLY
HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
50-lb sacks US#l or generally good qual
ity and condition Yellow unless otherwise
stated ID-OR Spanish Hybrids colossal
9.50-10.50 jumbo 850-900 While jbo
14.00 CO- Spanish Hybrids repacker size
6-650 25-lb sacks White boilers 800 NY
Globe type medium 700-800 small
medium fair quality 500-600 25 lb Red
jumbo 10.00-11.00 medium-large 650.
POTATOES ABOUT STEADY 50-lb
nck« US#l size A washed or blushed
unless otherwißo Ige 70 NLKOOe 0010
IbOOS-l 70 NJ airuality Pr y 25 10- lb loose
100 CANADA CD#l Prince Edward Isle
6-625 large 700 New Bruinswick large
700 Round Reds FI new crap 18.00-19.00
size B 19.00-20.00 MN/ND 10,50-11.00
Russets 50-lb carton count ID 70s-80s
14.00- mostly 15.00-15.50 90s
13.00- 14.00-14.50100 s 11.00-12.00
WI 70-80 s 11.00 90s 10.00 100 s 900
CANADA CD#l New Brunswick 80s
10.50-11 90s 10.25-10.50 100 s 9-950.
WARMERS