Markets
Philadelphia
Vegetables
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednewlay, August 30, 1989
ARTICHOKES CA cm 36s 9.00 ord
cond 60s 3.00.
ASPARAGUS MEXICO 12-lb crt ind
bchd 12s Ige 28.00 std 26.00-27.00.
BEANS ABOUT STEADY various bu
containers Round Green type unless other
wise stated PA 9.00- 10.00 fair appear
6.00-8.00 NJ 8.00-10.00 tome incl fair
qual loat 7.00 NY 9.00-10.00 MD ord
cond 5.00 CA Fava type 20.00 CANADA
fair cond 6.00-8.00.
BEANS-LIMA SUPPLIES INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
BEETS ABOUT STEADY NJ crt bchd
12s 6.00 bubkt topped 12.00.
BROCCOLI ABOUT STEADY CA cm
bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 mos 8.50 18s 9.00 ME
cm bchd 14s 7.00-8.00 MEXICO cm bchd
14s 7.00-8.00.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS CA 25-lb cm
17.00.
CABBAGE ABOUT STEADY 1-3/4
buctn & cit med green unless otherwise
stated NJ 5.50-6.50 mos 5.50-6.00 few
7,00 PA 5.50-6.00 Ige 5.00 NY 50-lb sacks
Ige S.SO-6.50 few 7.00 Red sml 8.00
CANADA cm 16s 6.50-7.00 Savoy type
cm 16s 10.00 Red 10.00.
CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb
film bags in film sacks CA med-lge
7.50-8.50 mos 8-8.50 one lot 10.50 MI
med 8.00 50-lb sacks loose jumbo CA
6.00-7,00 mos 7.00 one lot 9.00 CANADA
6-6.50 cm bchd 24s CA 10.00-10.50 mini
ature type OH 20-12 oz film bags 6.00.
CAULIFLOWER ABOUT STEADY
CA cm film wrpd 12s 8.00-10.00 some incl
fair cond loas 6.00 one lot 11.00 NY Cats
kill pm Jacket pack 9s fair qual 5.00-7.00.
CELERY LOWER CA ctns 2 doz
12-00-13.50 mos 13.00-13.50 few 14.00
2-1/2 doz 13.00-13.50 few 14.00 CANA
DA cms 2 doz 10.50 fair qual 8.00-9.00
2-1/2 doz fair qual 8.00-9.00 3 doz fair
jgual 6.00-7.00.
’CHINESE CABBAGE ABOUT
STEADY CA SO-lb cm Nappa 13.00 Bok
Choy 12.00 OH 1-1/9 bucit 8.00-9.00 mos
MARKET TOUR
FORMULA FED
CALVES
WITH AREA PACKER
Our valued growers
weigh their own calves.
Domcnic Venuto, Inc.
622 Federal Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-339-9921
or 215-467-9614
or 215-389-VEAL
MENTION FARMERS ~
The New Way To Market Your Livestock
HATFIELD 0 MOYER
PACKING CO. PACKING CO.
Will Receive Hogs Will Receive Cattle
At The
BLAIR-BEDFORD
BUYING STATION
; Pa^_
MONDAYS - Hogs 7:30 AM to 12 Noon
Cattle & Calves 7:30 AM to 4 PM
THURSDAYS - Cattle & Calves
7:30 AM to 4 PM
• No commission or yardage fees
deducted from check
• Livestock weighed and paid for
immediately
• You may call our office sale day for
prices
DALE R. HOOVER - Owner
Business 814-793-3077
Residence 814-793-2657 .
9.00 Nappa 8.00-9.00.
CORN ABOUT STEADY wirebound
crt approximately 4-1/2-5 doz unless other
wise stated NJ Yellow 8.50 White
6.50-8.00 mot 7.00 NY White 8.00 PA
While 7-7.50.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1-1/9 buctni & cits waxed medium unless
otherwise slated NY 9.00-10.00 mos 9.00
fair qual 5.00-7.00 mos 5.00-6.00 Ige 4.00
tml 6.00-7.00 NJ fair cond 8.00 Ige
5.00- PA 9.00-11.00 fair qual
5.00- Ige 4.00 sml 7.00-8.00 MI
9.00- fair qual 4.50-5.00 VA fair qual
5.00.
EGGPLANT LOWER NJ 1-1/9 buctn
med 3.00-5.00 Ige 3.50-4.50.
ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY OH 1-1/9
bucn & cm 24t 7.00 CA cm 24s 9.00
CANADA cm 16t 6.00.
ESCAROLE HIGHER OH 1-1/9 bucrt
& cm 24t 7.00 CA cm 24t 9.00.
GARLIC per lb CA 30-lb cm White
Super colossal 1.20 Colossal 1.10 super
jbo 1.00.
GREENS SLIGHTLY HIGHER crt
approximately 1-1/2 bu bchd unless other
wise stated PA Collards few 9-9.50 Kale
few 7.00 NJ Collaids 9-9.50 OH Collards
10.00 mustard, turnip tops & kale 7.50.
LEEKS STEADY NJ crt bchd 12s 1100
CA cm bchd 12s 12.50.
LETTUCE ICEBERG SLIGHTLY
HIGHER cm 24s unless otherwise stated
CA 11.00-13.00 mos 12.00 fair cond 8.00
film wrpd 11.00-12.00 mos 11.00
ROMAINE ABOUT STEADY CA 24s cm
13.00- fair cond 12.00 crt 16.00 OH
crt 24s 6.00 few 7.00 NY cm 24s 6.00
CANADA cm 16s 5.00-6.00 BIG BOS
TON CA cm 24s 9.00 OH Boston crt 24s
6.00- mos 6.00 8188 OH 12 qt cm
5.00- LEAF CA cm 24s 11.00-12.00
mos 12.00 Red 11.00-12.00 one lot 13.00.
MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-qt bkt
med-lge 5-5.50 sml-med 4-4.50 10-lb cm
med 9-9.50 Ige 10.50 exlge 11.50-11.75
mos 11.50 packages 10-12 oz 9-9.50 3-lb
cm Shiitake 18.00 fair qual 12.00-13.00
mos 12.00.
OKRA NO SUPPLIES.
ONIONS-GREEN ABOUT STEADY
cm bchd 48s unless otherwise stated NJ
BobCat/Backhoe Barn Painting
General Construction Painting
Small Jobs Airless Spray
Concrete Excavating Additions
John R. Yost Jr.
Free Estimates Competitive Prices
Real Estate
Phone (717) 687-0739
References Available
Green Dragon
Livestock Sales
Location: Ephrata RD 4.
mile N. on North State St.,/
Ephrata.
,o« scows %
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.
9-9.50 36s 5.50-6.00 CA 8.00 MEXICO
6.00.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bchd 5
doz Curly unless otherwise stated NJcrtA
bubkt 10.00 Plain 12.00 OH crt & ctn
10.00 Plain 12.00.
PEAS-GREEN CA buctt 20.00.
PEAS-SOUTHERN SUPPLIES
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE.
PEAS-SUGAR 10-lb ctn per lb CA 1.40
Sugar Snap 1.70 GUATEMALA 1.60-1.70
mot 1.70 few Iwr.
PEPPERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9
bucrts & ctm Calif Wonder type unless
otherwise stated NJ Ige 6.00-8.00 mos
6.00- fair cond 4.00 med 5.00-6.00
mos S.oo> few 4.50 PA exlge 7.50 Ige
6.00- few 5.00 NY Ige 6.00-7.00 med
5.50-6.00 CANADA S-kilo cm Yellow Ige
18.00 Red Ige 12.00.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY OH cm
Red 30-6 oz film bags 2.50-3.50 mos 3.00
14-1-lb film bags 3.25 CA Red bchd 24s
6.50.
RUTABAGAS CANADA 50-M> cm
CD#l waxed 10.00.
SPINACH STEADY Savoy Type CO
bubkt clipped 13.00 Flat Type CA cm bchd
24s 12.00.
SQUASH ABOUT STEADY NJ 1/2
bucm Zucchini sml-med incl fair cond
4.00- some 7.00 med few 5.00 Yellow
Straightneck sml-med 4.00-6.00 mos
5.00- few 7.00 PA 1/2 bucm Zucchini
sml-med 6.00-8.00 med 5.00-6.00 1-1/9
bucm Ige 4.00 Yellow Straightneck 1/2
bucm 7.00-8.00 med S.OO-6.001-1/9 bucm
4.00.
SWEET POTATOES ABOUT
STEADY 40-lb cm NC Jewel type fair
qual 7.00-8.00 LA Porto Rico type US#I
15.00.
TOMATOES ABOUT STEADY 25-lb
cm Pink to Light Red US Comb or better
unless otherwise staled NJ Green to Red
Wide range in qual & cond Ige 7.00-10.00
mos 7.00-8.00 fair cond 4.00 med
6.00- mos 6.00 some 3.00-5.50 sml
3.00 PA sx6s 12.00 6x6s 11.00 6x7s 10.00
Ige 10.00-12.00 fair cord 8.00-9.00 med
8.00- some 5.50-7.00 20-lb Ige
8.00- med 6.00 MD Ige 8.00-9.00
REPACKED LOCALLY CA sx6s 12.50
6x6s 11.50 CHERRY TYPE flats 12-1 pt
trays NY 5.00.
TURNIPS PA topped 2S-Ib film bags
med 8.00.
VEGETABLE-OTHER ITALY 1-lyr
flat Radicchio 12s 17.00.
WATERCRESS WV cm bchd 24s 9.00
12s 5.00.
Philly
Fruit Market
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, August 38, 1989
GRAPEFRUIT STEADY CA ctn Red
27s few 17.50 32s 16.50 few 18.00 36s
16.00 40s 15.00 48s 14.00 fair qual 23s
few 12.50 27s 11.00-12.00 few 12.50 32s
11.00-12.00 36-40 s 11.00 48s 10.00-11.00
56s 9.00.
LEMONS ABOUT STEADY CA ctn
USs few 32.00 140 s few 25.00 165 few
18.50 fair qual 95s 17.50- 21.00 115 s
17.50-20.00 140 s 17.50-19.00 165 s 16.00
200 s 15.50 FL cm 95- 115 s 15.00.
LIMES STEADY 10-lb cm Persian
Seedless FL 42s 5-5.50 48-63 s 5-5.50 mos
5.
50 MEXICO 63s fair cond 2.00-3.00.
ORANGES STEADY CA cm Valencia
72s 15.00-18.00 88s 14.00-15.00 mos
15.00 113 s 11.50-12.50 I3Bs 10.50 few
11.00 fair qual S6-88s 13.00-13.50 113 s
11.00 138 s 9.50 FL cm Valencia 64-100 s
12.00 125 s 11.00.
APPLES ABOUT STEADY CON
TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE
cm tray pack WA Red Delicious WAExF
cy 88s 16,00 one lot 17.50 100 s
15.00-16.00 mos 15.00 few 16.50113 s few
16.00 125 s 12.00-13.00 USExFcy 88s
12.00 USFcy 72s & 113 s 10.00-12.00 Gol
den Delicious WAExFcy 80s fair cond
12.00 100 s 18.00 USExFcy 13.00-15.00
few low as 11.00 Cm 12-3 lb film bags NO
SUPPLIES NEW CROP cm tray pack WA
Golden Delicious WAExFcy few 80-88 s
23.00 100 s 20.00 CA Granny Smith USF
cy 80-88 s 28.00 100 s 26.00 113 s 25.00
125 s 20.00 ARGENTINA Cranny Smith
88s 16.00-18.00 NEW ZEALAND Granny
Smith 100 s 21.00 cm 12-3 lb film bags
2-1/4“ min NC Red Delicious USFcy
10.00.
AVOCADOS STEADY CA 2-lyr cm
Hass 36s 27.00 48s few 30.00 FL 1-lyr cm
various Greenskin varieties 12s 5.00.
BANANAS Imports cm approximately
40-lb 1200 fair quid 10.50 film wipd 12.00
Institutional pack Petite 150 s 11.00.
BLACKBERRIES WA flats 12-1/2 pint
film overwipd trays via air 15.00.
BLUEBERRIES HIGHER flats 12-1 pt
trays film overwipd trays NJ med 15.00 MI
med 13.00.
COCONUTS DOMINICAN REPUBL
IC sacks 40s few 14.00.
FIGS CA via air 1-lyr flat Brown 18-40 s
16.00.
GRAPES-TABLE ABOUT STEADY
CA 23-lb lug Thompson Seedless
1200-13.00 mos 12.50-13.00 preferred
labels 16.50-17.00 fair cond 7.00-11.00
sml 8.00-10.00 few 11.50 Flame Seedless
14.00- mos 15.00 few 17.00 sml
12.00 Exotic 12.00 one label 15.00 Ribiers
few 11.00 21-lb lug film bags Thompson
Seedless 11.50 Flame Seed- less
12.00- previous commitments Iwr
one label 16.00.
KIWIFRUIT STEADY NEW ZEA
LAND 1-lyr flat 33s 9.50-10.50 36s
10.00- mos 10.00 crt 108 count 25.00
117 count 25.00 138 count few 23.50.
MANGOS STEADY MEXICO flat cm
Kent & Keitt 9-12 s 7.50-8.00.
NECTARINES ABOUT STEADY CA
25-lb ctn Flamekist 64 size 10.00-11.50 72
size 9.50-11.00 mos 10.50 80 size
8.50-10.00 Fairlane 48-50 size 11.00
Flaming Red 56 size 12.00 72 size 11.00
August Red & Scarlett Red fine qual 64
size 13.00-14.00 72 size 12.00-13.00 2-lyr
cm Flamekist 48-50 s few 13.50 NJ 2S-Ib
ctn Fantasia USExtra#! 2-1/4“ & up 11.00
2“ min 8.00.
PAPAYAS SUPPLIES INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
PEACHES SUPPLIES LIGHT 3/4 bucrt
& cm US Extra #1 unless otherwise stated
NJ Jersey Queen 2- 3/4“ & up 18 00-20.00
2-1/2“ & up 18.00 no grade merited 2-1/2“
& up 15.00- 17.00 Rio Oso Gem no grade
marked 2-1/2“ & up 16.00 no variety or
grade marked 2-1/4“ & up fair qual
10.00- no size marked ord qual
8.00- 2-lyr ctn Jersey Queen 30s 13.00
1/2 ctn Jersey Queen no grade marked 3“
& up 15.00 PA jersey Queen US#l 2-1/2“
& up fair appear 12.00.
PEARS ABOUT STEADY CA Bartlett
US«I 36-lb cm 90 size 18.00 100 size
16.00 110 size 15.00 120 size 14.00 135
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2,1989-Al3
lize 13.00 4/5 buctn wipd 90s 22.00-26.00
IOOi 24.00 110 s 20.00-22.00 120 i
19.00-19.50 135» 17.50 Boic US#l 4/5
buctn wipd 80-100 f 28.00 120 t 25.00 WA
4/5 buctn Bartlett US#l wipd 90i 25.00
IOOi 23.00-24.00 110 s 19.00-21.00 120 i
19.00 135 i 17.00 MEXICO Pricltly type
1-lyr ctn Ige 7.00-8.00 2-lyr ctn med 8.00.
PINEAPPLES HAWAII 1-lyr ctn via air
6> 12.00.
PLUMS ABOUT STEADY CA 28-lb
ctn & lug Friar 2x3 size few 28.00 2x3x3
size 24.00 Casselman 3x4 size few 21.00
4x4 size few 19.00 Linda Rosa 4x4 size
16.00 Royal Diamond 2x3 size one lot
26.00 Freedom 2x3 size & 3x3 size ord
fair cond 8.00-12.00 Rosemary 3x3 size
few 24.00 3x4 size few 21.00 Late Laroda
3x4x4 size few 20.00 King's Diamond 4x4
size 18.00 3x4x5 size 16.00.
POMEGRANATES SUPPLIES LIGHT
CA 2-lyr lug Granada 42-48 s 16.00 S6-60s
12.00.
PRUNES ABOUT STEADY 30-lb ctn
Early Italian type 1-1/4“ mm WA WA#l
9-9.50 few 10.00 ID US#l 9.00.
RASPBERRIES SUPPLIES INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
STRAWBERRIES ABOUT STEADY
CA flats 12-1 pt trays medAned-lge one lot
9.00 ord cond 3.00-4.00.
CANTALOUPS ABOUT STEADY CA
1/2 ctn 12s 8.00-9.00 fair cond 6.00-7.00
15s 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 fair cond
6.00-7.00 fair qual 7.00 18s 8.00-9.00 few
10.00.
HONEYDEWS ABOUT STEADY CA
2/3 ctn Si 6-6.50 one label high as 7.2 S 6s
6.50 one label high as 7.25.
MISC MELONS ABOUT STEADY
CA 2/3 ctn Crenshaw Ss 10.00 6s few
12,00 Casaba 4s 9.00 5s few 9.00 Per- sian
4s 9.00.
WATERMELONS STEADY Average
weight per melon NJ Crimson Sweet 25-lb
2.25-2.50 21-lb 1-1.25 18-lb 1.25 Mirage
24-lb 1.50-2.00 TX Jubilee 40-lb 5.00 few
5.50 34-lb 4.50 few 5.00 29-lb 3.75-4.00
All Sweet 29-1/2 lb 4-4.50 MD Crimson
Sweet 16-lb 1-1.25 crates approx 1-3/4 bu
NJ Sugar Baby 8s 6.00.
Aug. 24-30. Open 11 a.m. MON
THROUGH SAT
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 2.75-5.00 '/. BU.
BEANS, GREEN AND YELLOW:
4 00-7.50 ■/. BU.
LIMA BEANS: 13.00-18.00 'A BU.
BROCCOLI: 3.00-5.00 'A BU.
CANTALOPES: SMALL TO LARGE
.25-1.20 EACH.
CABBAGE: 4.00-5.50 50 LB. BOX.
CUCUMBERS; 3.00-6.00 'A BU.
NECTARINES: 9.00-11.00 'A BU.
PEACHES: 5.00-10.50 'A BU.
PEARS: 3.00-5.00 ■/. BU.
PLUMS: 4.00-8.00 ’/. BU.
PICKLES: 4.00-7.50 'A BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN LARGE, 5.00-7.0 C
>/. BU.; GREEN MEDIUMS 4.00-6.50 Vi
BU; RED 5.00-8.00 Vi BU.
POTATOES: 4.00-5.50 Vi BU.;
6.00-8.00 50 LB. BAG, 1.00-1.50 10 LB
BAG.
RED BEETS: 7.50-9.5015 BUNCH BU
CORN. SWEET. WHITE; .75-1.5 C
DOZ.; YELLOW .75-1.25 DOZ.
TOMATOES: LARGE 5.00-15.00 25
LBS. BOX; MEDIUM 4.00-12.00 25 LB
BOX.
WATERMELONS: SMALL TO
LARGE .05-.08 LB. JUBILEES, CRIM
SON: SUGAR BABIES AND YELLOW
DOLLS .50-1.25.
ZUCCHINI, YELLOW AND GREEN
Shippensburg
Produce Auction
(717) 530-1700
Shippensburg, PA
Average Prices Of #1 Produce
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