AB-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28, 1991
CARROTS FILM BAGS LOWER,
wear OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 48-1 lb film
ln . - _ _ _ . _ _ . b«g« in film facki CA med-lge
A| n TAVUT f>*C AT M All AT 10.00-11.00 mo. 10.00 FL med few
ULII fAlvriLlVl) ilLniiilAL 10.00-n.OO 50-lb sack! he jbo CA
9.00-10.00 FL 7.00-9.00 few 10.00
CANADA 9.00 cm bchd 24. CA 11.00
Miniature type FL cm 20-12 oz film bag.
7.00.
Dec 31,1877, President Rutherford B Hayes celebrates his silver wedding anniver
sary, the first president to do so at the Wnite House Jan 1, 1802, a 1,235-pound
cheese which had been pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr, of Cheshire,
\ Mass, is presented to President Thomas Jefferson at the White House . Jan
U 4,1887, Thomas Stevens concludes his bicycle trip around the world at San
Francisco, Calif, 2 years, 8 months, and 13 days after leaving that city
Begin the New Year square with every man Robert B Thomas
Ask the Old Farmer: How do you get rid of silverfish 7
LB, Conn
Sprinkle borax powder along the baseboards, keep
ing children and pets away from it If this isn't pos
sible, wipe the area where silverfish are found with
a cloth soaked in turpentine
Home Hints: In a power outage, a fully ’oaded freezer should stay frozen two days, if unopened
OLD FARMER'S WEATHER FORECAST
New England: Severe cold greets New Year's revelers, but the new year dawns sunny
and milder A northeaster on the weekend brings heavy rain but mild temperatures
Greater New York-New Jersey: Severe cold and flumes continue as the old year ends
Clear and unseasonably mild to start '92 Heavy ram, then snow for the weekend
Middle Atlantic Coastal: Flumes and extreme cold keep New Year's celebrants near
the fire Then sunny days and cold nights, followed by snow, rain south
Piedmont & Southeast Coastal: Cold temperatures and ram, snow west, end the year
Turning clear and mild, followed by heavy ram and a cold snap
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Markets
Phila. Vegetables
Dec. 24, 1991
PARTLY CLOUDY 34-43
NO WIRE WILL BE ISSUED ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 25 A 26. THE PHILADEL
PHIA WHOLESALE MARKET AND
THE MARKET NEWS OFFICE WILL
BE CLOSED BOTH DAYS IN OBSER
VANCE OF THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY.
ARTICHOKES CA ctn 48s 15.00.
ASPARAGUS OFFERINGS
GUATEMALA 11-lb ctn bchd 12s Ige
30.00.
BEANS STEADY FL vuious bu oon-
*** Contract with Purina Mills, Inc.
Now accepting new and existing
sow herds
We Supply
- Quality Purina Feeds
- Sound Genetic Program
- A Service Representative To Assist You
- Competitive Contract Payment
Purina Mills, Inc.
Serving The Needs
Of Agriculture
Dec. 30-Jan. 5,1992
Make Up Your Mind Day, Dec. 31.
uiners Round Green type 20.00-22.00 mos
20.00.
BEANS-LIMA NO OFFERINGS.
BEETS TX crt bchd 12s 7.00 topped
2S-lb film bags 7.00 NJ tapped bubkt
9.00-
BROCCOLI LOWER CA ctn bchd 14s
9.00- mos 9.00 AZ ctn bchd 14s 8.00
TX cm bchd 14s 5.00-6.00 NJ cm bchd
14s fair qual 4.00^.00.
BRUSSEL SPROUTS CA 25-lb cm few
16.00-17.00.
CABBAGE HIGHER 1-3/4 buctnft crt
med green unless otherwise stated FL
12.00 Red 12.00 GA fair cond 6.00-8.00
NJ sml 6.00 NY fair appear 7.00-8.00 one
lot 6.00.
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1-800-873-5300
CAULIFLOWER OFFERINGS LIGHT
CA cm film wtpd 9i 14.00-16.00 12s
16.00-18.00.
CELERY ABOUT STEADY CA On 2
doz 8.00-11.00 2-1/2 doz 8.00-11.00 3 doz
7.00 4 doz one lot 5.00 FL on 2-2-1/2 doz
7.50-B.SO 3 doz 5.00-6.00 Hearti film
Wtpd 18s 7-7.50.
CHINESE CABBAGE FL Celery at
8.00 NJ Celery at Nappe 7.00-8.00.
CORN OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY
1-1/9 buoti & ons waxed medium unlen
otherwiie Mated FL 11.00-12.00 MEX
ICO 14.00 HONDURAS fair qual ft cond
3.00-4.00.
DAIKON OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE.
EGGPLANT ABOUT SETADY FL
1-1/9 boctn med incl wipd 6.00-7.00 fair
qual 4.00-5.00.
ENDIVE ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9
bucrt 6.00 at 24i 7.00.
ESCAROLB SLIGHTLY LOWER FL
1-1/9 bucrt 6-6.50 at 24f 7.00-8.00.
GARLIC per lb CA 30-lb cm White cal
ami .95 super jumbo .90 extra jumbo .85.
GREENS ABOUT STEADY crt A ctn
approximately 1-1/2 bu bchd unlen other
wise Mated VA Odlards S.soGACoUards
6.50-7.00 Mustard, Turnip Tops, Kale ft
Rape 6.50 NC Colludi 5.50-6.50 Mus
tard, Turnip Tops, Kale & Rape 6.50 CA
24s Red Kale 14.00-15.00 MEXICO 20-lb
cm Broccoli Rabe 24.00-25.00.
LEEKS ABOUT STEADY FL crt bchd
12s 12.00 CA cm bchd 12s few 10.00.
LETTUCE ICEBERG ABOUT
STEADY cm 24s unless otherwise stated
AZ wide range in appear 8.50-10.00 trios
9.00 fair qual 6.00-7.00 mos 7.00 30s fair
qual 5.00-5.00 film wipd 24s 9.00 30s
8.00 CA 8.50-9.00 ROMAINB LOWER
CA 24« ctn 7.00-10.00 moi 9.00-10.00 occ
11.00 fair cond 5.00 cit few 13.00-14.00
FL cm 24s 7.00-8.00 BOSTON CA cm
24< 7.00 fair cond 3.00 FL cm 24i
6.00- 8188 FL flat cm 24i 5.00-6.00
LEAF CA cm 24> 7.00-9.00 fair cond 5.00
Red 7.00-9.00 fair cond 5.00 FL crt 24«
6.00-
MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-qt bkt
med-lge 4.50-5.00 tome 5.75 iml-med
! I
S* '
The only full service company, In this area, to handle
3,50-4.00 few 4.25 10-lb ctn med
8.25- mos 8.50 Ige 11.00 few 11.50
exlge 11.00-11.50 packages 10-12 oz
8.25- mos 8.50 3-lb ctn Shiitake
18.00-20.00 fair qual 14,00-15.00.
OKRA OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE.
ONIONS-GREEN HIGHER TX ctn
bchd 24s med-lge bulb few 10.00 MEX
ICO cm bchd 48s 10.00-11.00.
PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bchd 5
doz Curly unless otherwise stated FL crt
.00-9.00 mos 8.00 Plain 10.00 TX ctn
11.00-12.00.
PARSNIPS NJ 1/2 buctn few 10.00.
PEAS-GREEN LOWER MEXICO
1-1/9 bucrt few 27.00 GUATEMALA
10-lb cm per lb Sugar type .80-.90 few
1.00.
PEAS-SOUTHERN NO OFFERINGS.
PEPPERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9
bucrts ft ctns Calif Wonder type Green
unless otherwise stated FL exlge fair
appear 7.00-8.00 fair qual 5.00-6.00 Ige
6.00- one lot 4.50 med incl fair appear
4.00- sml 4.00-5.00 Mixed Red Ige
5.00- med 2.00-4.00 Red exlge
10.00- Ige 10.00-12.00 med
8.00- sml 8.00 Cubanelle med 5.00
Longhots 10.00-12.Q0 1/2 buctn Jalapeno
8.00.
RADISHES ABOUT STEADY FL cm
Red 30-6 oz film bags 3-3.25.14-1 lb film
bags 3.50.
RHUBARB NO OFFERINGS.
RUTABAGAS CANADA CDM waxed
med SO-lb ctns 8.00.
SPINACH ABOUT STEADY NJ Savoy
type 1-1/4 bucrt few 9.00-10.00 fair qual
6.00- NC Savoy type 1-1/4 bucrt 8.00
CA Plat type crt bchd 24s 12.00
REPACKED ENROUTE cm 12-10 oz
film bags Savoy type 9.00-10.00.
SQUASH ABOUT STEADY 1/2 bucrt
& cm unless otherwise stated FL Zucchini
sml-med fair appear 6.00 few 5.00 med
5.00- Yellow Straightneck tnd-med
6.00- med 5.00- 6.00 1-1/9 bucrt
Spaghetti type few 10.00 MEXICO 28-lb
lug Zucchini sml-med 7.00-8.00.
SWEET POTATOES ABOUT
STEADY NC 40-lb caitona Jewel type
cured US«I 12.0012.50 few 13.00 NJ 1/2
buctn cured Red Jcney fair qua) few 9.00
(CORRECTION FOR YESTERDAY’S
WIRE: NC SHOULD HAVE READ
12.00- FEW 13.00 FAIR QUAL
6.00- MOS 6.00 LGE 7.50).
TOMATOES ABOUT STEADY 25-lb
cm Pink to Light Red 85% or better US#l
qual unlett otherwise Mated FL edge
5.50-6.00 one lot 6.50 Ige 5.00 one lot 5.50
REPACKED LOCALLY CA & FL edge
8.50 Ige 8.00 med 8.00 PLUM TYPE FL
11.00H2.00 MEXICO Red 8.00-9.00
CHERRY TYPE flats 12-1 pt trayi FL
12.00 MEXICO 10.00-11.50.
r <* ' ’S
the total needs of the poultry men.
For More Information Phone;
717-653-1102 By||
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:00 PM
TURNIPS topped PA 2S-tt> film bags
med 5.00.
VEGETABLES-OTHER ITALY I-Iyr
flat Radiochio 12s 10.50.
WATERCRESS FL cm bchd 24s 10.00.
Leinbach’s Shippensburg
Produce Auction
(717)532-5511
Shippensburg, PA
Average Prices Of #1 Produce
December 21 and 24
Open 11 a.m. Tues. and Sat
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 2.75-3.00 V 4 BU.
CABBAGE: 3.00-3.50 50 LBS.
CIDER: 1.00-1.35 GAL.
SWEET POTATOES: 3.50-4.00 V 4 BU.
POTATOES: RED AND WHITE
5.00- 50 LBS. 1.00-1.60 20 LBS.
POINSBTTIAS: .50-4.50 EACH.
CHRISTMAS CACTI: 2.00-3.00
EACH.
PINE WREATHS: LOO-ZOO EACH.
CHRISTMAS TREES: 5-8’ 2.00-5.00.
TOMATOES: 7.00-11.00 25 LBS.
NAVELS AND TANGELOS:
10.00-
GRAPEFRUIT: 7.00-12.50.
Phila. Potato &
Onion
Dec. 24, 1991
PARTLY CLOUDY 34-43.
ONIONS-DRY STEADY SO-lb tacki
US#l or generally good quality and condi
tion Yellow unleif otherwise itated ID-OR
Spanish Hybrid type colossal 900 jumbo
7.50- mos 8.00 White jumbo
17.00- 25-lb sks Red jumbo 8.00
med 5.00-6.00 CO Spanish Hybrid type
jumbo 7.75-8.00 fair cond 7-7.50 NY
Globe type med 6.00-7.00 25-lb sks Red
Ige 6.50-6.75 MI 25-lb sks Red Ige 6.0 b
MEXICO new crop grano type jumbo
White 20.00-21.00.
POTATOES STEADY 50-lb tacks
US#l size A washed or blushed unless
otherwise stated ROUND WHITES NYU
5.25-S.SO Ige 5.50-6.00 mos 5.75-6.00
baled 5-10 lb paper sks 6.004.25 10-5 lb
paper sks 7.00-7.25 ME 5.00 Ige 5.50-6.00
NY fair qual 3.50 CANADA Prince
Edward Isle 5.75-6.00 Ige 6.50 Round
Reds MN/ND 6.00-6.50 tz B 11.50-12.00
fair qual 9.50 WI 6.00 NY 5.00-6.00 sz B
9.50- RUSSETS Noikotah 50-lb car
ton count unless otherwise stated ID Bur
bank 70s 10.00-11.50 80s 10.00-11.50 few
9.00 90s 7.00-9.00 mos few 9.50 100 s
6.00- few 8.00 US#2 10 oz min 9.00
sks SO-lb US#2 10 oz min 5.506.00 mot
5.75 100-lb sks US#2 6 oz min 10.50 WI
70-80 s 7.50 90s 7.00 100 s 6.0 WA 70-80 s
7.50 90s 7.00 100 s 6.00
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