Markets Philadelphia Vegetables Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday, February 13, 1991 ARTICHOKES CA cm 24s & 36s 18 00. ASPARAGUS HIGHER CA 30-lb crt std 44.00 sml 40 00 MEXICO 28-lb crt bchd 28s std few 50.00. BEANS HIGHER various bu containers Round Green type FL fair cond 10 00-12.00 handpicked 20.00-22.00. BEETS ABOUT STEADY FL crt bchd 12s 7.50 TX crt bchd 12s 7.50 NJ topped bubkt few 9.00 bucrt few 7.00. BROCCOLI SLIGHTLY LOWER CA cm bchd 14s 7.00-8.50 mos 7.00-8.00 few Iwr loose Crowns few 10 00 18s 8.50 TX cm bchd 14s 6.00 MEXICO cm bchd 14s 7 50-8.00. BRUSSEL SPROUTS LOWER MEX ICO 25-lb cm 11.00-12.00. CABBAGE GREEN LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1-3/4 bucln 9341 Mid-Group ID. 34 Relative Maturity. Extremely high-yielding variety with very good standability for its maturity. Very good shattering resistance and fast emergence; moderately bushy canopy. 9341 will be most responsive on highly productive soils. Moderate tolerance to Phytophthora root rot. 9391 Late Group ID. 39 Relative Maturity. A widely adapted, extremely high-yielding variety. Multi-race resistance to Phytophthora toot rot contributes to excellent performance on heavy, poorly-drained soils. Fast emergence with good standability; excellent shattering resistance. 9442 Mid-Group IV. 44 Relative Maturity. A winning combination of excellent yield performance and.excdlent standability. Very adaptable to different soil types and row spadngs. Fast emergence and smaller-sized seed for improved seed quality. This moderately branching plant has strong shattering - PIONEER. A J BRAND-SOYBEAN SEED & crt med green unless otherwise stated FL 6-6.50 mos 6.00 few 5.50 some 5.00 Savoy type 10.00 Red 9.00-10 00 few 8 00 one label 12.00 sml 7.00 NY 50-lb sks Ige Green 3.25-3.50 Red 7 00. CARROTS LOWER 48-1 lb film bags m film sacks CA med-lge 13.00-14.00 FL med-lge 10.00 CANADA med-lge 9.00- 00 24-2 lb film bags in film sacks CA med-lge 13 00-14 00 50-lb sacks loose jumbo CA 16.00 FL 13.00-14.00 few 15.00- 16.00 CANADA 12.00-14.00 cm bchd 24s CA 9.50-10.00 mos 10.00 minia ture type CA cm bchd 24s few 15.00 FL cm 20-12 oz film bags 8 00-9.00. CAULIFLOWER LOWER CA cm film wrpd 9s 9.00 12s 9.00-10.50 mos 9.00-10 00 few hgr & Iwr fair cond 7.00 16s 9 50 FL cm film wipd 12s few 8.00. CELERY SLIGHTLY LOWER CA cm wide range in qual 1-1/2 doz 18.00-19.00 fair cond 15.00 2-2-1/2 doz 18.00-20.00 mos 19.00 3 doz 16.00-18.00 mos 17 00 film wrpd 2-1/2 doz few 22.00 TX cm 1-1/2 doz 15.00 2-1/2 doz 16.00 FL cm 4 doz 10.00-11.00 Hearts film wrpd 18s 11.00. CHINESE CABBAGE HIGHER FL celery crt 14.00 Nappa few 12.00 1-3/4 buctn Bok Choy 11.00-12.00 CA cm SO-lb Bok Choy 13.00-IS.OO Nappa 13.00 some 10.00-11 00 30-lb Bok Choy 10.00-11.00 MEXICO 30-lb cm Bok Choy 9 00-10,00 Nappa 10.00. CORN OFFERINGS LIGHT wirebound crt 4 doz minimum FL Yellow 16 00 CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9 buctns & crts waxed medium unless otherwise stated FL fair qual 12 00 sml 13.00 cm Long Seedless type film wrpd 12s few 15 00 MEXICO 19 00-20.00 fair qual 13.00-14.00 few 15 00. DAIKON NO SALES REPORTED. EGGPLANT ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9 buctn or crt med 12.00-14.00 mos 13.50-14 00 MEXICO 1-1/9 buctn 18s & 24s wrapped IS.OO-16.00. ENDIVE LOWER FL 1-1/9 bucrt 8.00-9.00 CA cm 24s 13.00-14.00 BEL GIUM 10-lb cm Witloof type few 13 00. ESCAROLE ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9 bucrt 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 CA cm 24s few 13.00. GARLIC CA 30-lb cm Late Keeping Super Jbo 1.20 Colossal 1 30 ARGENTI NA 22-lb crt #5 1.15. GREENS STEADY crt & cm approxi mately 1-1/2 bu bchd unless otherwise stated GA Collards 5.50-6.00 mos 6.00 Mustard 6-6.50 Kale S.SO-6.50 mos 6.00 Turnip Tops & Rape 6.50 Upland Cress 7.00 NC Collards 6.00 Mustard, Turnip Tops, Kale & Rape 6 50 TX cm bchd 24s Swiss Chard mcl Red 7.00-8.00 Dandelion 7.00- 8.00 Kohlrabe 9.00-10 00 CA cm 24s Red Kale 11.00-12.00 mos 12.00 MEX- All aalaa an aubjadtothatonnaol labeling and aatodocumanla. BRaglatondtiadaniailtol Pienaar 111 End towmailenal, Inc., ICO cm 24s Red Kale 9.00-1000. LEEKS STEADY FL crt bchd 12s 14 00 NJ crt bchd 12s few 12.00 CA cm bchd I2s 11.00. LETTUCE ICEBERG ABOUT STEADY cm 24s unless otherwise stated CA 7.00-8 50 mos 800 some 6 00 fair cond 3 00 poor cond 2 00 film wrpd 30s 7.50 AZ 8.50 fair cond 4.00 film wrpd 10.00 ROMAINE HIGHER wide range in qualCA 24s cm 14 50-16 50few 17 OOocc 16 00 crt 17 50- 18 50 few 19 00 fair cond 14 00-15.00 BIG BOSTON CA an 24s 11 00-12.00 mos 12.00 Red 8 00-9 00 8188 FL flat cm 24s 10 00-11 00 few 9.00 LEAF CA cm 24s 15.00-16 00 mos 15 50 few 17 00 fair cond 13 00 Red 15 50- 16 00 mos 15 50 fair cond 13 00 MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-qt bkt med-lge 5-5.50 sml-med 4-4 50 10-lb ctn med 9-9 75 mos 9.25 Ige 11 00- 11 50 mos 11.25-11.50 packages 10-12 oz 9-9.50 3-lb ctn Shiitake 17 00-18 00 fair qual 10 00-12.00. OKRA OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. ONIONS-GREEN HIGHER MEXICO cm bchd 48s 8 00-10.00 mos 9.00 few hgr PARSLEY CA HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY bchd 5 doz Curly unless otherwise stated FL crt 12 00 few 13.00 Plain 13.00-14.00 TX crt 12.00-13.00 mos 13 00 Plain 1200-14 00 few 15.00 CA an 14.00-16.00 mos 15.00 few 17.00. PEAS-GREEN ABOUT STEADY GUATEMALA 10-lb cm per lb Sugar type 1 00-1.20. PEAS-SOUTHERN NO OFFERINGS PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC ©1990, Pienaar HlBnd International. Inc Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16, 1991-Al3 PEPPERS HIGHER 1-1/9 bucm & ctns Calif Wonder type Green unless otherwise stated FL Wide range in price exlge 14.00-18 00 few 20 00 one lot fair cond 9.00 Ige 12 00-15.00 few 16.00 med 1000-14 00few 15 00sml 800-11 00few 12 00 few hgr Mixed Red Ige 1200-13 0C few hgr Red exlge 30 00 Ige 25 00 fair cond 15 00-20 00 med 20 00 fair cond 15 00-18.00 Yellow Ige 1200-13 00 1/2 bucm Jalapeno 8 00 Red 5 00 Fmgerhot few 800 MEXICO exlge 18 00 Ige 14 00 sml 12 50 RADISHES ABOUT STEADY FL cm Red 30-6 oz film bags 7 00-8 00 few 9 00 14-1 lb film bags 7 00-8 25 few 9 75 bchd 24s 7 00-8.00 MEXICO cm Red bchd 24s 6 00-7 00 mos 6 00 RHUBARB WA 15-lb cm via air Exf cy 24 00 Fey 18 00 RUTABAGAS CANADA 50-lb sks CD#l waxed mod 7 00 SPINACH ABOUT STEADY FL Savoy type 1-1/9 buert 10 00 TX Savoy type bubkt 10 00-12 00 CA Flat type cm bchd 24s 10 00-11 00 fair appear 7 00 8 00 10-12 oz film bags 9 50 SQUASH HIGHER FL 1/2 buctns Zuc chini sml-med 12 00 14 00 ord cond 2 00-3 00 med 9 00- 10 00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 15 00 MEXICO 26-28 lb lug Zucchini sml- med 11 00 fair cond 7 00-8 00 med 7 00-8 00 SWEET POTATOES STEADY NC 40-lb cm US#l Jewel type cured med 6 50-7 00 mos 6 50 fair qual & Ige 4 00 NJ 1/2 buctn cured med Yellow Jersey 6 00-7 00 fair qual 4 00 Red Jersey 12 00 fair qual 8 00 40-lb cm Jewel type cured 5 00-6 00 fair qual 4 00 TOMATOES HIGHER 25-lb cln Pink to Light Red 85% or more US#l unless otherwise staled EL sx6s II 00-12 00 mos 12 00 6x6s 11 00 fair qual sx6s 10 00-1100 mos 1100 few 12 00 6x6s 10 00 few 11 00 MEXICO 2-lyr cln 4xss 7 50-9 00 mos 800 few hgr fair cond 4 00-5 00 sxss 7 50-8 00 fair cond 4 00-5 00 3-lyr cln 6x6s few 10 00 fair cond 3 00-4 00 REPACKED LOCALLY EL sx6s 12 50 6x6s 11 50 6x7s 11 00 PLUM TYPE MEXICO 25-lb cln 10 00 CHERRY TYPE flats 12-1 pint trays MEXICO 12 00 TURNIPS Topped PA 25-lb film bags sml-med 5 00 few 5 50 TX 25-lb film bags sml-med 4.00- 5 00 VEGETABLES-OTHER CA cm 12s Radtcchio 12 00 ITALY 1-lyr cm Raddi chio 12s 11.00-12 00. WATERCRESS EL cm bchd 24s 11 00 ONIONS-DRY WHITE JUMBO LOWER. OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 50-lb sacks US#l or generally good qual and cond Yellow unless otherwise stated ID-OR Spanish Hybrid jumbo 750-800 mos 800 25-Ib sks Red Ige 700-800 mcd 550-600 mos 600 WA Spanish hybrid type jbo 750-800 CO jumbo fair cond 7-750 NY Globe type Ige 650-700 medium 500-600 MI Globe type 25-lb sks Red Ige 700 MEXICO Grancx type White jumbo 18 00 POTATOES ABOUT STEADY 50-lb sacks US#l size A washed or brushed unless otherwise stated ROUND Will FES NYLI 525-550 FEW 575 Ige 6 650 paper sks 10-5 lb 725-750 5-10 lb 625 650 Mb. 500 CANADA CD#l Prince Edward Isle 525-600 mos 550 Ige 625 650 New Bruns wick 425 ROUND REDS MN/ND 800-900 sz B 10 50-12 00 fair cond 950-1000 new crop FL 20 00 sz B 22 00 creamers 24.00 RUSSETS 50-lb cm count ID 70-80 s 11 00-12 00 90s 1000-1100 mos 10 00- 10 50 100 s 9-950 mos 950 few 10 00 WI Norkolah 70-80 s 900 90s 800 100 s 700 CANADA CD#l New Bruns wick Norkolah 70 80s 850 90s 800 100 s 700 GRAPEFRUIT STEADY FL 4/5 bucw Red 23s 14 00 32s 12 50 36s 12 00 40s 11 00-12 00 mos 11.00 some 10 50 fair qual & appear 5 00-6.00 48s 9 50-10 50 fair qual & appear 5 00-6 00 baled 8-5 lb mesh sks 40 sz 14 00 White 27-36 s 9 00 40s 9 00 fair cond 5 00 baled 8-5 lb mesh sks 40 sz 13 00 Indian River Red 23-27 s 14.50- 16.00 32s 13.00-14.00 36s 12 00-13 50 mos 12.00-12.50 40s 11.50- 00 48s 10 00-11 00 fair qual ‘ 23-27 s 10.50 32-36 s 9-9 5040 s 8-8 50 48s,'. 850 Star Ruby 23-27 s 16 00 32s 15.50 36s 1 14.50 40s 13.50 48s 12.00. LEMONS STEADY CA On 140* 20,{joK 165 a 20.00-22.00 200 s label 95-115 s 28.00 140 s 25.00 fair qua) . 95-llSs 18.50 140 i 16.50-18.00 165*’ 1650-17.00 mos 16.50 200 s 14.00-15,00 few 15.50 AZ etn fair quid 95s ?OOTMSI 21.00 165 s 15.00-16.00 200. 12.00. S LIMES HIGHER 10-lb cm Pendao Saedfess type FL 42-63 i 9.00-10,00 MBJC* ICO 4843 s few 10.00. Philadelphia Potato & Onion Philadelphia, Pa. Thursday, February 14, 1991 Philadelphia Fruit Market Philadelphia, Pa. Wednesday, February 13, 1991 (Turn to Page Al 4)
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