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    Philadelphia
Vegetables
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctni
CA 20* 20.00 18* 20.00 —ASPARAGUS:
1/2 pyrert* bchd WA Green jbo
13.50- pyrerts bchd WA Green Ige
25.00 pyrart* l*e WA Green Ige
28.00- ltd 28.00 15 lb cm* bchd NJ
Green jbo 23.00-24.00 few higher
BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
various bushel containers CA Fava
9.00- FL Round Green Type
12.00- fr cond 4-5.00 GA Round
Green Type 14.00-16.00 GU french 7.50 -
-BEETS: MARKET STEADY ert* bchd
12s FL 8.00 25 lb sks Ise FL 10.00
BROCCOLI: MARKET HIGHER clns
CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 fr
cond 8.00-8.50 bchd 18s 11.00 crowns
12.00 -BRUSSEL SPROUTS: 25 lb cuts
CA 17.00 —CABBAGE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER 1-3/4 buert & cm
Died green unless otherwise slated CA Red
Type med 10.50 FL med 6.00 Red "type
med 11.00-12.00 Savoy Type med 8.00
GA Round Green Type med 5.00-6.00 Red
Type med 9.00 NC Round Green Type
med 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.00 Red Type med
9.00- 11.00 Savoy Type med 9.00-10.00 50
lb sks NY Round Green Type med 8.00
Red Type med 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00
CARROTS: MARKET LOWER sks 48
Mb flmbgs CA med-lge 9.50-10.00 FL
med-Ige 10.00 50 lb sks Ise CA jbo 12.00
FL jbo 13.00-14.00 ctns bchd CA jbo
10.50- 1.00 —CAULIFLOWER: MARK
ET LOWER ctns flmwrpd CA 12s
12.00- mostly 12.00 few 16.00
CELERY: ctns CA 2 dz 16.00 few
12.50- 2 1/2 dz 14.00-16.00 3 dz
14.00- FL 2 dz 13.50-14.00 2 1/2 dz
13.50- 3 dz 13.00 —CHINESE
CABBAGE: eeletts FL 10.00 Nappa 10.00
SO lb ctns CA bok choy 15.00 Nappa few
15.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET
LOWER wberts FL Yellow 4 dz min
8.00- mostly 9.00 fr qual & cond 6.00
White 4 dz min 10.50-11.00 mostly 11.00
fr qual 9.00-10.00 fr cond 5.00 Bi-Color 4
dz mm 10.00 —CUCUMBERS: MARK
ET SLIGHTLY HIGHER Wide range in
price. 1-1/9 buctns waxed med unless
otherwise stated FL 10.00-11.00 mostly
10.00 occ higher & lower fr qual 4.00-6.00
mos 5 00-6.00 occ lower SC 12.00-14.00
-EGGPLANT: MARKET LOWER
buems/erts FL med 10.00 few 14.00-15.00
frqual 5.00-6.001/2 buctns FL Italian med
8.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET LOWER
1-1/9 buerts FL 14.00 NJ few 14.00 ctns
CA 24s 20.00 10 lb cuts BL Witloof
9.00- —ESCAROLE: MARKET
LOWER 1-1/9 bums FL 12.00-14.00 NJ
few 14.00 —GARLIC: 30 lb cm* CA
White col 36.00 MX Puiple col 34.50 sup
er jbo 33.00 —GREENS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY etts & ctns approx
1-1/2 bchd unless otherwise stated CA
Kale red 18.00 Swiss Chard red 10.00 NC
Collard S.7S-6.50 Kale S.7S-6.50 Mustard
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5.75- Turnip Tops 5.75-6.50 Rape
5.75- PA Mustard 6.00 Ttamip Tops
6.00 Rape 6,00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Naked 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 few
11.00- Wrapped 24s 10.00-12.00
mostly 11.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: cm*
CA Boston 24s 10.50-11.00 few lower Red
Leaf 24s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 occ
11.00 cits NJ Boston 24s 5.00-6.00 cm*
CA Green Leaf 24s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00
occ 11.00 —LETTUCE-ROMAINE: elm
CA 24s 11.00-13.00 mostly 13.00 few
14.00 30s few 10.00 1.3 bums CA 24s
15.00- few 13.50—MUSHROOMS:
MARKET STEADY 10 lb cm* PA Ige
11.00- med 8.50-9.00 4 qt bktss PA
med-lge 4.75-5.00 sml-med 3.75-4.00 3 lb
cm* PA Shiitake 16.00 fair qual 9.50 ems
10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.50-9.00
OKRA: 1/2 buctns FL sml-med 8.00-9.00
mostly 9.OO—ONIONS GREEN: MARK
ET MEXICO HIGHER. OTHERS
STEADY cm* bchd CA 48s 8.00-9.00 occ
higher MX 48s 9.00-10.00 cits bchd NJ
Leeks 12s 10.00 clns bchd CA Leeks 12s
10.00 —PARSLEY: 5 doz Curly unless
otherwise stated cm bchd CA 10.00 FL
9.00- Plain 10.00-12.00 NJ
9.00- few 11.00-12.00
PARSNIPS: OFFERINGS insufficient to
quote —PEAS GREEN: PER LB buerts
FL English 12.00-14.00 10 lb cuts CA
Sugar Peas 2.60 GU Sugar Peas 2.20-2.40
mostly 2.40 Sugar Snap Peat 1.40 MX
Sugar Snap Peat 1.50-1.60 —PEAS
OTHER: OFFERINGS none —PEPPERS:
MARKET LOWER 1-1/9 buctns unless
otherwise stated CD California Wonder
Type Red Ige 11-lb cm 25.00-27.00 Yel
low Ige 11-lb cm 25.00-27.00 FL Califor
nia Wonder Type Green jbo 10.00 xlge
8.00- mostly 10.00 few 12.00 Ige
7.00- mostly 7,00-8.00 med 6.00-6.50
Mxd Red & Green Ige 5.50-7.00 mostly
6.00 Red xlge 12.00-15.00 Ige 8.00-10.00
5 kg cm* ML California Wonder Type Yel
low Ige 26.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: 1-1/9
buctns FL Long Hot 10.00-12.00 Cubanel
les 12.00 few lower —RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30
6-oz flmbgs FL red 3 50-4.00 mostly 4.00
OH red 3.50-4.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs
FL red 3.75-4.25 OH red 3.50-4.00 ems
bchd OH 24t 6.00-7.00 —RHUBARB:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —SPINACH: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY PA Savoy 1-1/4 bu ms
Ise 5.00 bchd 5.50 1-2/5 bums bchd CA
Hat bchd 24t 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00
bubkts NJ Savoy S.OO-6.00 ems 12 10-oz
flmbgs Repacked Enroute Savoy 8.50-9.00
-SQUASH: MARKET LOWER 1/2 &
5/9 buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med
3.00- few lower med 1.00-3.00 GA
Zucchini sml-med 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00
med 3.00-3.50 Yellow Straightneck sml
med 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00 med 3.00
SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
STEADY 40 lb cm* NC U.S. One Jewels
13.00 —TOMATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25-LB CTNS PINK
TO LIGHT RED 85% OR BETTER US#l
410 E LINCOLN AVE
PH. 717-866-7565
QUAL UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
FL xlge 5.50-6.00 Ige 4.50-6.00 fr qual
loaa 4.00 mad 5.00 Vine Ripea xlge fc qual
3.00- Plum Type 8.00 red 6.00 Local
Repack xlge 9.50 Ige 8.50 med 7.50
TOMATOES, CHERRY: flu 12 1-pt bku
FL includei fr qual 3.00-4.00 MX
4.00- moctly 6.00 —TURNIPS AND
RUTABAGAS; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb iki NC Purple Top med
6.50 —VEGETABLES OTHER: 3 kg ctm
GU Radicchio 12a 10.00-11.00 IT Radic
chio 12a 10.00 etna MX Tomatilloa
12.00-
Kutztown Produce
Auction
Fleetwood, PA
May 28, 1992
10 AJ4.
Report Supplied by Auction
SPINACH: 3.50-7.00 BU.
ASPARAGUS: .80-1.60 LB.
SPRING ONIONS: .14-.36 BUNCH.
RHUBARB: .2S-.SO LB.
TOMATOES; GREENHOUSE .60-1.30
LB.
LETTUCE: J BAG.
RADISHES: .35-JO BUNCH.
RED BEETS; .65 BUNCH.
WATERMELON: 3.00-3.60 22 LB.
AVG. EACH.
SUGAR PEAS: 1.00-1.30 PINT.
HANGING BASKETS: 3.50-7.50
EACH.
GERANIUMS: .70-1.40 EACH.
PERENNIALS: .80-1.70 EACH.
ANNUALS: 3.50-8.50 FLAT.
TOMATO PLANTS: 5.50-7.50 FLAT.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-9.50
FLAT.
CANTALOPE PLANTS: 6.50-9.00
FLAT.
WATERMELON PLANTS: 5.75-7.50
FLAT.
NURSERY STOCK; RHODODEN
DRONS 10.00-18.00; MISC. EVERG
REENS 5.00-12.50; VARIEGATED
DOGWOOD TREES 40.00-50.00 EACH.
OPEN NEXT WEEK TUBS., THURS.,
AND FRI., 9:30 A.M.
Leinbach’s Shippensburg
Produce Auction
(717)532-5511
Shippensburg, PA
Average Price* Of #1 Produce
May 21, 23 and 26
Open 11 ajn. Tue*. Thun. & Sat.
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 4.00-7.25 V 4 BU.
ASPARAGUS; .50-1.00 LB.
TOMATOES: MEDIUM TO LARGE
4.50-8.00 25 LBS.
SPRING ONIONS: 4.00-7.00 20 CT. V 4
BU.
RHUBARB: 4.00-7.00 IS LB. BU.
SPINACH: 3.00-5.00 5 LB. V, BU.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO MED. .65-. BS
EACH.
WATERMELONS: 2.00-3.75 EACH.
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LETTUCE: 3.00-5.00 Vi BU.
BEDDING PLANTS: 3.00.7.00 FLAT.
SEED GERANIUMS: .7 5-1 JO EACH.
FLOWERS: HANGING BASKETS
3.00-7.SOEACH: LARGE POTS 4,00-8.50
BACH; SMALL 1.00-3.00.
SHRUBS: 2.75-10.00 EACH.
AZALEAS: SMALL TO LARGE
3.00-9.50 EACH.
RHODODENDRONS; 6.00-10.50
EACH.
ORNAMENTAL TREES: 5.00-18.00
BACH.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: 2.00-8.00
FLAT.
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Maj 27, 1992
Report aupplled by USDA
CENTRAL U.S. CARLOT BEEF
REPORT (INCLUDES THE MAJOR
PRODUCTION AREAS IN THE MID
WEST AND TEXAS) AS OF 3 P.M.
COMPARED TO TUESDAY’S 3 P.M.
REPORT: UTILITY CARCASSES
1.00-2.00 LOWER; CUTTER 3.00-6.00
LOWER; BULLS STEADY. DEMAND
LIGHT FOR MODERATE OFFERINGS
COW AND BULL CARCASSES
FOB OMAHA BASIS
20 LOADS REPORTED
UT.BRK 2-4, 450 & UP, 2 LOADS,
RANGE 83.00-84.00, LATEST ESTB.
MKT. 83.00.
UT.BNG 1-3,400 AND UP. 9 LOADS.
RANGE 85.00-89.00, LATEST ESTB.
MKT. 85.00-86.50.
CUTTER 1-2, 350 & UP, 8 LOADS,
RANGE 91.00-94.00, LATEST ESTB.
MKT. 91.00-94.00.
BULLS 500/UP, YG 1. 1 LOAD.
RANGE 104.00, LATEST ESTB. MKT.
104.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING BEEF/
BEEF TRIMMINGS
131 LOADS REPORTED
FRESH 90% BONELESS BEEF IN
THE MIDWEST 3.00-4.OOLOWER. AND
IN TEXAS 1.00-2.00 LOWER; 85% 4.50
LOWER. DEMAND LIGHT FOR MOD
ERATE OFFERINGS. BEEF TRIM
MINGS LOWER ON MODERATE
DEMAND AND MODERATE TO
HEAVY OFFERINGS.
FOB OMAHA BASIS
90%FR, 20 LOADS. RANGE
117.0-119.0. WT. AVG. 118.28.
90%FZ, UNQUOTED.
85% FR. 1 LOAD. RANGE 111.0. WT.
AVG. 111.00.
85%FZ, UNQUOTED.
75%FR, UNQUOTED.
75%FZ, UNQUOTED.
65%FR, RANGE 77.00, WT. AVG.
77 00 C.
65%FZ, UNQUOTED.
50%FR, 74 LOADS, RANGE
48.00-50.00, WT. AVG. 48.59.
Chack Our
Warahouta
5046FZ, 17 LOADS, RANGE
50.00-51.50. WT. AVG. 50.44.
50488 X, UNQUOTED.
BULL: 92-94, RANGE 147.00, WT.
AVG. 147.00 A.
FOB EAST TEXAS
AND OKALHOMA
904&FR, 16 LOADS, RANGE
120.0-121.0, WT. AVG. 120.53.
9045.FZ, UNQUOTED.
8545. FR, UNQUOTED.
8546FZ, UNQUOTED.
7545. 3 LOADS. RANGE 92.5-93.0,
WT. AVG. 92.83.
7546. UNQUOTED.
6545. FR, UNQUOTED.
6545.FZ, UNQUOTED.
BULL: 92-94 UNQUOTED.
CAF NORTHEAST AREAS
9046. FRESH, UNQUOTED.
9046.FZ, UNQUOTED.
8545. FR. UNQUOTED.
8545. FZ. 7545. FR, 7546. FZ. 654 b FR
AND 6546. EZ. UNQUOTED.
**ABODE AFTER QUOTES REPRE
SENTS DAYS SINCE LAST ACTUAL
MARKET TEST. QUOTES ARE
DROPPED AFTER 5 DAYS OFNO TEST
OR BEFORE IF THEY NO LONGER
REFLECT CURRENT MARKET
CONDITIONS.
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 351... Supplied by the auction:
Standard heifers 58.00-62.00. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
52.50-58.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
50.75-55.75, Canncr & Low Cutler
46.00-49.25. Shells down to 40.00-45.00.
Choice bullocks 64.50-66.50. Yield Grade
No. 1. si. bulls 1200/1860 lbs. 63.75-67.75,
No. 2 800/1000 lbs. 54 50-58.50. Feeder
Cattle; 400/800 lbs. steers 62.00-92 50,
350/790 lbs. heifers 61.00-78.00, few
83.00, 400/895 lbs. bulls 60.00-87.50.
CALVES 217...Ch0ice vealers
93.00- Good 60/110 lbs.
70.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
No. 1, 85/125 lbs. 105.00-147.50, Hols
teins heifers No. 1, 80/125 lbs.
150.00-
HOGS 258...(5/25/92)..N0. 1 220/250
lbs. barrows and gills 46.00-47.25. No.
1-2,220/250 lbs. 45.00-46.00,1-3 220/250
lbs. 43.00-44.75, 2-3 190/300 lbs.
40.00- Sows: 1-3 33.00-36.75, one
39.50, 2-3 28.00-34.50. Boars
30.00-
FEEDER PIGS 227... US 1-3 20/40 lbs.
feeder 23.00-40.00, 40/60 lbs.
41.00- all per head.
SHEEP 76... Choice 35/120 lbs. Spring
Slaughter Lambs 60.00-90.00. - all cwt.
GOATS 152... Large Goats 40.00-73.00,
Small Kids 28.00-40.00. all per head.
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