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
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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
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