Markets w
Philadelphia
Vegetables
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, October 30, 1991
ARTICHOKES CA ctn 24s & 36s 11 00
48s 10.00.
ASPARAGUS ABOUT STEADY
CHILE/GUATEMALA/PERU 11-lb cm
bchd 12s jbo/exlge/lge/std/sml
22.00-24.00 mos 22.00.
BEANS HIGHER vinous bu containers
Round Green type unless otherwise stated
NC 8.00 NJ 7.00-8.00 GA few 7.00-8.00
ord cond 2.00-4.00.
BEANS-LIMA OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
BEETS NJ crt bchd 12s 5-5.50 bubkts
5 00-6.00 occ bias 8.00.
BROCCOLI ABOUT STEADY CA cm
bchd 14s 9.00-10.50 mos 9.00-10.00 fair
cond 7.00-8.00 18s 10.50 ME cm bchd 14s
7.00- 18s 9.00-10.00 COSTA RICA
14s 6.00-7.00 NC 14s S.OUT STEADY
1-3/4 bucw & crt med green unless other
wise stated DE S.OO-6.00 NJ 5.00- 6.00
mos 5-5.50 Red 7.00-8.00 occ hgr PA
5.00- Red 7.00-8.00 NY 5.00- 6.00
Red 7.00-8.00 50-lb sks Ige 5-5.50 Red
6.50-8.00 Savoy type 8.50-9.00 CANADA
6-6.50 Savoy type 9.00 Red 7.50-8.00.
CARROTS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb
film bags in film sacks CA med-lge
You’ll Get Consistent,
Risk-Free Perfo
From New Fun
Brand Hybr
4393 4472
105 Days
New Funk’s G brand hybrids deliver consis
tent performance even under the stress of heat,
drought, marginal soils or disease pressures.
So you’ll get virtually risk-free performance in
good years—and in bad years.
Backed by CIBA-GEIGY research
You see, these hybrids are backed by nine
years of CIBA-GEIGY Seed Division research.
With local testing in growing conditions just
like yours. That kind of research produces
hybrids capable of standing up to anything
mother nature has to offer. Hybrids that
maximize your profit potential, while minimiz
ing your risks.
Gel complete performance
Plus, you get performance across the board.
With big yields. But with 95% or better
standability... 25% or less moisture... and
The limitation of warranty and remedy onlhatai attached to each bag ol Funk's C brand hybrid* and Hoffman Seed aokf Is a part of the term, of sale thereof
rank's ols a brand name. Number Identify products
8.50- 00 MI 7.50-8.00 CO 8.50-9 00
50-lb sacks loose jumbo CA 7.00-8.00 CO
5.50- CANADA 5.50- 6.00 mos 6.00
50-lb ctns Ise jbo CO/CANADA
5 00-6.00.
CAULIFLOWER HIGHER CA cm film
wipd 12s 10.00-12.00 mos 11.50-IZOO
few 9.00 fair cond 7.00 CANADA 50-lb
cm jacket pack 12s 6.00-7.00 NJ Bins 100
counts 65.00.
CELERY STEADY CA cm 1-1/2 doz
8- 2 doz 8.00-10.00 mos 9-9.50 poor
cond 5.00-8.00 2- 1/2 doz 8.00-10.00 mos
9- 3 doz 8-8.50 Hearts 18s 12.00
CANADA cm 2-2- 1/2 doz 7.00-8.00.
CHINESE CABBAGE NJ & OH 1-1/4
bucrt 8.00 Nappa 6.00-7.00 CA 50-lb cits
13.00 Bok Choy 50-lb cits 14.00.
CORN STEADY wirebound crt approx
4-1/2 doz unless otherwise stated FL Yel
low 9.00- 10.00 White 11.00-12.00 Bi
color 9.00-10.00.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1-1/9 buctns waxed medium unless other
wise staled GA & FL med 6.00-8.00 fair
qual 5.00-6.00 sml 6.00-7.00 VA fair qual
5.00-6.00.
DAIKON OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
EGGPLANT LOWER FL/GA 1-1/9
buctn wipd med 6.00-8.00 mo» 6.00-7.00
far qual 4.00-6.00 mo» 5.00.
ENDIVE STEADY NJ 1-1/9 bucrt &
110 Days
on 5-5.50 FL 1-1/9 bucit 6.00 BELGIUM
10-lb Witloof type 20.00-21.00.
ESCAROLE STEADY NJ 1-1/9 bucrt
& cm 5-5.50 few 6.00 FL 6.00.
GARLIC per lb CA 30-lb cm White new
crop colossal .80 super jumbo .73 extra jbo
.67 jbo .60.
GREENS STEADY crt & cm approxi
mately 1-1/2 bu bchd unless otherwise
stated NJ Col- lards, Mustard, Turnip
Tops, Kale & Rape 5.00-6.00 mos 5-5 50
Dandelion 800 PA Collards, Mustard,
Turnip Tops, Kale & Rape 5-5 50 CA
20-lb cm Red Kale 12 00-14 00 Broccoli
Rabe 23 00-24 00.
LEEKS STEADY NJ crt bchd 12s
9.00- CA crt bchd 11 00
LETTUCE ICEBERG HIGHER cm 24s
unless otherwise stated CA 1200-14 00
mos 13.00-14.00 fair cond 3.00-4 00 pre
ferred labels 14 00-15.00 film wrpd 24s
13.00- occhgr&lwr 30s 10.00-12.00
fair cond 8.00-9.00 ROMAINE ABOUT
STEADY CA 24s cm 9.00-12.00 mos
10.00- 11.00 crt 12.00-14.00 NJ cm 24s
4.00- FL cm 24s 6 00 BOSTON FL
cm 24s 5.00-6.00 8188 FL flat cm 24s
5-5.50 LEAF CA cm 24s Green/Red
8.00- few 9.50 FL 6.00
MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-qt bkt
med-lge 4.50-5.00 mos 4.50 sml-med
3.50- mos 3.50 10-lb ctn med
8.25-9.00 mos 8.50 Ige 11.00 exlge
11.00-11.50 packages 10-12 oz 8.25- 8.50
mos 8.50 few 8.75 3-lb ctn Shiitake
14.50- fair qual 9 50-10.00 few
10.50.
OKRA OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
ONIONS-GREEN STEADY cm bchd
48s CA/MEXICO/NJ 8.00-9.00.
PARSLEY STEADY bchd 5 doz Curly
unless otherwise stated OH & NJ crt
6.00-7.00 Plain 6.00- 7.00.
PARSNIPS NJ 1/2 buctn few 10.00.
PEAS-GREEN CA LOWER,
GUATEMALA STEADY CA 10-lb cm
4530 4624
1 113 Days
intactness ratings under four. And you get ail
that in the maturity groups you need to spread
your risks even more.
limit your risks
Get risk-free performance on your farm
today by calling Hoffman Seeds, Inc. You’ll
enjoy the peace of mind that comes from
planting these new Funk’s G brand hybrids,
Toll free: 1-800-776-7929
H (®
CIBA-GEIGY
Seed Division
Hoffman Seeds, Inc.
Landisville, PA 17538
FUNK'S fljwm FLANTINO THE MED* OF CHANOE.
per lb Sugar type 1.40-1.50 few hgr
GUATEMALA 10-lb cm per lb Sugar type
1.80-2,00.
PEAS-SOUTHERN OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PEPPERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9
bucrts & cuts Calif Wonder type Green
unless otherwise stated CA exlge
10 00-11 00 Ige 9 00-10 00 occ hgr med
few 8 00 Red exlge 17 00-18 00 fair qual
14 00-15.00 ord qual 9 00-10 00 Ige fair
qual 14 00-15.00 few Iwr med fair qual
6 00-8 00 FL/GA exlge 8 00-10 00 Ige
7.00-8.00 med 6.00-7.00 sml 5 00-6 00
Cubanelle med 8 00 Fingerhols 800
Jalepeno 8-8 50 VA Ige 700 med 600
Mixed Red few 18 00-22 00 Longhots 1/2
bucm 8.00.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY FL cm
Red 30-6 oz film bags 4.00-5.00 14-1 lb
4-4.25 OH & MI cm Red 30-6 oz film bags
4-4.25 14-1 lb film bags 4 25-4.50 NJ bchd
24s few 8.00
RHUBARB NO OFFERINGS
RUTABAGAS STEADY CANADA
CD#l waxed med 50-lb ctns 8 00-9 00
mos 9 00.
SPINACH STEADY NJ Savoy type
bubkl 6.00-7.00 occ 8 00 1-1/4 bucrt
6 00-7.00 REPACKED ENROUTE cm
12-10 oz film bags Savoy type 9 00 CA cm
24s 11 00.
SQUASH STEADY 1/2 & 5/9 bucrt &
clns unless otherwise stated FL/G \ Zuc
chini sml-med 5 00-6 00 mod 3 00-4 00
fair tond 2 00-3 00 Yellow Straighlneck
sml-med 5 00-6 00 med 3 00-4.00 fair
cond 2 00-3 00 NJ 1-1/9 buerts Acorn/
Butter- nut/Spaghetti 6 00-8 00 mos
6,00-7 00.
SWEET POTATOES STEADY 40-lb
cartons unless otherwise stated NC Jewel
type US#l 9.50-10 00 jbo 5- 5.50 NJ Red
Jersey 11.00-12.00 Jewel type 1/2 buctr
Yellow Jersey 7.00-8.00 LA Puerto Ricai
118 Days
01991 Hoffman Saadt
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 2, 1991-Al3
type 11.50-12 00
TOMATOES FL HIGHER. OTHERS
STEADY 25-lb cm Pink to Light Red 85%
or better US#l qual unless otherwise stated
FL exlge/lge & med 8 00-9 00 fair cond
5 00-6 00 CA exlge 7 00 occ Iwr 2-lyr flats
4x4s/4xss 6 00-7 00 1-lyr 4x4s 600
REPACKED LOCALLY VA sx6s, 6x6s
6 6x7s 8 50-9 00 PLUM TYPE FL
7 50-8 00 CHERRY TYPE flats 12-1 pi
trays FL 7 00 8 00 mos 6-6 50 CA
8 00 9 00 MEXICO 1-1 50
TURNIPS topped PA/NJ 25 lb film
bags med 5-5 50 Igc 4 00-5 00
VEGETABLES-OTHER
GUATEMALA/ITALY 1 lyr ctn Radio
chio 12s 10 00
WATERCRESS AL cm bchd 24s
11,50-1200
Kutztown Produce
Auction
Fleetwood, PA
October 29 & 31, 1991
10 A.M.
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 1.50-6.00 54 BU.
BROCCOLI: 1.00-5.50 1 1/9 BU.
CABBAGE: .32-.5S HEAD.
CHINESE CABBAGE: .35-.5S HEAD.
CAULIFLOWER: .25-.80 HEAD.
CIDER: 1.60 GAL.
CUT FLOWERS: 1.25-2.50 BUNCH.
PEARS: BOSC 7.50 54 BU.
PEPPERS: 4.00 54 BU.
POTATOES: RED AND WHITE
4.00-6.50 50 LBS.
SWEET POTATOES: 3.00-6.50 54 BU.
RED BEETS: 2.50-5.50 54 BU.
TOMATOES: ZOO-9.00 BOX.
TURNIPS: 1.00-4.50 V. BU.
WINTER SQUASH: 2.00-7.00 BU.
ENGLISH WALNUTS: 2.00-8.00 54
BU.. SHELLED 1.75 LB.
HICKORY NUTS: 7.00 54 BU.
WINTER RADISHES: 3.50 54 BU.
CRAFT SALE NOV. 9, 9:30 A.M.
NEXT WEEK’S SALE DAYS TUES.
AND THURS., 9:30 A.M.
HAY. STRAW
& GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 1 p.m.
Auction will continue
all year long
Vintage Sales
, Stables, Inc.
(Rt. 30,10 miles east of Lancaster
In Paradise, PA)
For info. L. Robert Frame, Sr.
717-442-4181 business president
215-458-8518 home Glenn S. Frame
Mgr.
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) We have been informed from several
i tobacco folks in the South that the Bur
| ley crop has cured early, lots of help is
* available for stripping, and tobacco will
[ also be available for market earlier. It is
important that you know that your 609
[ tobacco gets blended with Burley;
| therefore, we feel you should put
[ emphasis on early stripping this year,
k so you’re ready when the market is l !
[ Help is easy to find, so hire some - GET
\ STRIPPED!!!
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