Markets Phila. Vegetables March 4, 1992 CLOUDY 37-46. ARTICHOKES CA ctn 24 1 & 36« 16.00- 14.00-IS.OO-~ ASPARA GUS ABOUT STEADY CA 30-lb cit Ige & ltd 25.00-28.00 few high as 30.00 30-lb ctn bchd Ige & ltd 28.00 20-lb cm tipi bchd Ige 16.00-18.00 BEANS OFFER INGS LIGHT varioui bu container! Round Green type unlui otherwiie Mated FL 20.00 few hgr— BEANS-LIMA NO OFFERINGS —BEETS STEADY FL at bchd 12s 7.00-8.00 TX ctn bchd 12i 7.50- topped 2S-lb film bagi 7.00- SO-lb film bagi few 12.00 NJ topped bubkts few 12.00 —BROCCOLI ABOUT STEADY CA cm bchd 14s 6.00- mot 6-6.50 occ high at 8.00 fair cond 5.00 IBi one label few 9.00 AZ cm bchd few I4i 5.50-6.00 18s 6.50 BRUSSEL SPROUTS CA 25-lb cm few 14.00- MEXICO 25-lb cm 13.50- 14.00 --CABBAGE ABOUT STEADY 1-3/4 buctn & cit med green unless other wise slated FL 5.00-6.00 few hgr some 4.50 Savoy type few 8.00 Red type 8.00 sml-med 5.00 TX 5.00 Red sml- med 5.00 NY 50-lb sks Ige 6.25-7.00 AZ 4S-lb cm fair cond 3.50-4.00 -CARROTS LOW ER 48-1 lb film bags in film sacks CA med-Ige 11.00-1 ZOO few 10.00 med few 11.00 FL med 8.50-10.00 mos 8.50-9.00 SO-lb sacks lie jbo FL 7.00-9.00 mos 7.50- CANADA few 8-8.50 50-lb cms tse med-lge CA few 11.00 cm bchd 24s CA 10.00 Miniature type FL cm 20-12 oz film bags 7.00 —CAULIFLOWER SLIGHTLY LOWER CA ctn film wrpd 9s 8.00 12s 8.00-9.00 mos 8.50-9.00 few Iwr few 9.50-10.00 16s 8.00 —CELERY ABOUT STEADY CA cm 2 doz 8.00-9.00 mos 8.00 fair cond 5.00-6.00 few hgr 2-1/2 doz 8.00-9.00 fair cond 5.00-6.00 few hgr 3 doz fair cond 5.00-6.00 FL cm 2-1/2 doz To Jump-Start Your Alfalfa Production, Hunk Custom Farm Seed break-thru®. break-thru® was introduced to the serious alfalfa producer 3 years ago as the first winter-hardy alfalfa variety combining rapid emergence, fast re-growth, high feed value and outstanding overall performance with exceptional resistance to major pests and diseases. 3-years later, there's still nothing better. 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Custom Farm Seed • 7-7.50 —CHINESE CABBAGE FL cel eiy crt 8.00 Nappa & Bok Choy few 10.00 —CORN OFFERINGS LIGHT FL wire bound crt 4 doz min Yellow 14.00 fair qual & cond 10.00 White offer- ings insufficient to quote —CUCUMBERS ABOUT STEADY I-I/9 bucrts & cms waxed medium unless otherwise stated FL fair qual 20.00-22.00 MEXICO ord qual 15.00- Long Seedless type film wrpd 16s 8.00 —DAIKON OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE EGGPLANT OFFERINGS LIGHT FL buctn fair qual 15.00 —ENDIVE STEADY FL 1-1/9 bucrt 5.00-6.00 mos 5.50- BELGIUM 10-lb cm Witloof type 10.50-11.00 —ESCAROLE ABOUT STEADY FL 1-1/9 bucrt 5.50- —GARLIC per lb CA 30-lb cm Late Keeping super jumbo 1.10 extra jum bo 1.00 ARGENTINA 22-lb crt White 96 1.14 #5 1.00 —GREENS ABOUT STEADY crt & cm approximately 1-1/2 bu bchd unless otherwise stated GA Collards 6.50- few 6.00 Mustard, Tbmip Tops & Rape 6.50-7.00 mos 7.00 Kale 7.00- TX Kale 8.00 Swiss Chatd 8.00- Dandelion 18s 12.00 NC Upland Cress 8.00 Broccoli Rabe 10.00-11.00 one lot 9.00 CA 24s Red Kale 11.00 20- lb cm Broccoli Rabe Ise one label 20.00-21.00 MEXICO 20-lb cm Broccoli Rabe 15.00- mos 18.00-20.00 —LEEKS ABOUT STEADY FL crt bchd 12s 12.00 CA cm bchd 12s few 12.00 NJ crt bchd 12s fair qual 7.00-8.00 MEXICO cm bchd 12s 9.00- —LETTUCE ICEBERG HIGHER cm 24s unless otherwise stated AZ 9.00-11.00 few low as 8.00 film wrpd 24s 9.00-11.00 mos 10.00 38s 9.50-10.00 CA 8.50 few hgr ROMAINE HIGHER CA 24s cm 9.00-10.00 few 11.00 few 8.50 crt 11.00-13.00 mos 11.00 few 10.00 AZ 24s cm 10.00-11.00 crt 12.00-13.00 FL cm 24s fair cond 5.00 BOSTON CA cm 24s For more information, call today. 976 West Ridge Road • Elizabethtown. RA17022-9750 8.00 8188 OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE LEAF CA ctn 24s 8.00-10.00 moi 8.50-9.00 few 11.00 Red 8.00-10.00 mot 8.50-9.00 AZ ctn 24« 8.00-9.00 few 10.00- Red 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 MUSHROOMS STEADY PA 4-ql bkt med-lge 4.50-5.00 some 5.75 sml-med 3.50-4.00 few 4.25 10-lb ctn med 8.25- moi 8.50 Ige 11.00 few 11.50 exlge 11.00-11.50 packages 10-12 oz 8.25- mos 8.50 3-Ib ctn Shiitake 18.00- fair qual 14.00-15.00 OKRA OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS-GREEN HIGHER MEXICO ctn bchd 48s 6.00-8.00 mos 6.00- few 5-5.50 —PARSLEY ABOUT STEADY bchd 5 doz Curly unless otherwise stated FL crt 7.00-8.00 Plain 7.00-9.00 TX cm 9.00-10.00 Root type 12s few 12.00 -PARSNIPS FL 25-lb film bags few 12.00 —PEAS GREEN LOWER GUATEMALA 10-lb cm per lb Sugar type 1.10-1.30 mos 1.20 MEXICO 1-1/9 bucrt few 12.00 —PEAS SOUTHERN NO OFFERINGS PEPPERS ABOUT STEADY 1-1/9 bucrts & ctns Calif Wonder type Green unless otherwise staled FL jbo 24.00-26.00 exlge 20.00- fair cond 14.00-16.00 Ige 16.00- few 20.00 med 12.00-15.00 fair qual or cond low as 10.00 sml fair cond 6.00- 8.00 Mixed Red Ige fair cond 8.00- med few 12.00-14.00 Red sml med fair qual & cond 10.00-12.00 sml 18.00- Yellow jbo few 36.00-38.00 Longhols Mixed Red 13.00-15.00 RADISHES HIGHER FL cm Red 30-6 oz film bags 3.00-4.00 fair cond 2.50 14-1 lb film bags 3.75 fair cond 2.75 RHUBARB OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE —RUTABAGAS CANADA SO-lb cm CD#l waxed med 8.00 —SPINACH ABOUT STEADY FL Savoy type 1-1/4 bucrt 9.00-10.00 CA Flat type bchd 24s crt 9.00-10.00 MEXICO Flat type cm bchd 24s 8.00 REPACKED ENROUTE cm 12-10 oz film bags Savoy type 9.00-10.00 —SQUASH OFFERINGS LIGHT 1/2 bucrt & cm unless otherwise stated FL Zucchini med 10.00-12.00 Yel low Straightneck med fair appear 5.00- MEXICO Zucchini 26-lb cm sml-med 14.00 med 12.00 lugs med fair appear 9.00 —SWEET POTATOES ABOUT STEADY NC 40-lb an Jewel type cured US#l 12.00 few 12.50 fair appear 10.50-11.00 fair qual 6.00 fair qual & appear 5.00 Ige 7.00 fair appear 6.00 NJ 1/2 bucm cured Yellow Jersey 7.00 fair qual 4.00 Red Jersey 13.00 fair qual 8.00 Momence, IL 60954 • 1 (800) 659-4307 —TOMATOES EXLGE SLIGHTLY HIGHER, LARGE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 25-lb cm Pink to Light Red 80% or better US#l qual unless other wise stated FL exlge 25.00-26.00 mos 25.00 Ige 21.00-23.00 med 18.00 fair qual exlge 22.00-24.00 Ige 20.00 med 15.00 REPACKED LOCALLY FL exlge 28.50 Ige 26.50 med 24.00 PLUM TYPE FL 30.00 CHERRY TYPE Hats 12-1 pi trays MEXICO 16.00-17.00 —TURNIPS tapped PA 2S-lb film bags med 6-6.50 NJ bubkts Ige few 10.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER ITALY 1-lyr flat Radicchio 12s 12.00 —WATERCRESS FL cm bchd 24s 10.00. Leinbach’s Shippensburg Produce Auction (717)532-5511 Shippensburg, PA Average Prices Of #1 Produce February 29 and March 3 Open 11 a.m. Tues. and Sat. Report Supplied by Auction APPLES: 2.50-5.50 V 4 BU. POTATOES: #1 4.00-5.50 50 LBS., 1.20-1.30 20 LBS., UNCLASSIFIED 2.50-3.00 50 LBS., 1.00-1.30 20 LBS. EGGS: .60-.85 LARGE BROWN: WHITE .60-.70 LARGE. SMALL POTTED FLOWERS: 1.25-1.65 EACH. Phila. Potato & Onion March 4, 1992 CLOUDY 37-46 ONIONS AND POTATOES ONIONS DRY: MARKET Steady Us#l Or Generally Good Qual And Cond Unless Otherwise Stated Yellow Globe Type CD CD ONE SO lb iks Ige 10.00 MI SO lb ski med 7 JO-8.00 NY SO lb ski Ige 9.00 med 7.00- mostly 8.00 few B.SO-9.50 Span ish Hybrid CO SO lb sks jbo 11.00 ID/OR SO lb iks jbo 11.00-12.00 few 10.00 WA SO lb ski jbo heavy to min size 10.00-11.00 White MX SO lb sks jbo 26.00-28.00 fair quality loas 18.00 Red Globe Type NY 25 lb sks jbo few 9.50-10.00 med 6.00-7.00 —POTATOES: MARKET Steady Us#l Sz A Washed Or Brushed Unless Other wise Stated Russet Burbank ID bid 10 S-lb flmb non sz a 6.00-7.00 co 70s few 5.00- 50 lb ctns 70s 10.50-11.50 most ly 11.00 80s 10.50-11.50 mostly 11.00 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 7,1992-Al3 tome 9.00-10.00 90* 8.00-9.00 mottly 8.50 IOOi 6.00-7.00 moflly 6.50 few 7.50 US TWO 100 lb »k* 6 oz min 9.50 Noiko- UhWI SOlbctni few 70-80* 8.00 90* 7.00 100* 6.00 Round Red MN/ND SO lb tkt 6.00- mostly 6.00-6.50 sz b 10.00- I.ooRound While CD CD ONE 50 lb ski 5.75-6.00 LI bid 5 10-lb iks 6.00-6. STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (200-500 LBS.) 75.00-98.50. STOCK HEIFERS 65.00-90.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 72.50-77.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.00-70.00; HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 67.00-73.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 59.00-65.00; LIGHT 55.00-61.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 71.00-76.25; MEDIUM TO GOOD 58.50-68.00. BULLS HEAVY 55.00-68.25; LIGHT 55.00- COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 48.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 46.00- CANNERS 43.00-48.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 42.00-47.00, CULL COWS 40.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 85.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 68.00- 808 CALVES 60.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES. RETURN TO FARM (90-120 LBS.) 125.00-158.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (100-120 LBS.) 125.00-185.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 38.00-39.60, HEAVY 37.50-39.00, LIGHT 35.00-37.00. SOWS 30.00-34.50. MALE HOGS: 23.00-30.00. LAMBS: 54.00-65.00. SHEEP; 15.00-28.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHT! Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 March 2, 1992 tom m Seed