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Philadelphia
Fruit Market
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, December 15, 1993
CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctni
FL Indian River Red 27s 10.00 32s few
10.50 36s 9.00 few 10.00 fr qual 7.00 40s
8.00 few 9.50 fr qual 6.00 48s fr qual few
6.50 S6s few 9.00 fr qual 5.00 few 7.00
Star Ruby 40s 9.00 White 40s 7.00
LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns AZ
115 s 21.00 fr qual 16.00 140 s 13.00-13.50
fr qual 12.00-13.00 165 s 12.00-12.50
mostly 12.00 few 13.00 fr qual
11.00- CA95s 35.00115 s 22.00140 s
15.00- fr qual 13.50 165 s
12.00- fr qual 11.50 seme 9.00 200 s
12.00 fr qual 11.00 -UMES: MARKET
STEADY 10 lb ctns MX Seedless Type
48s 5.50-6.00 few bias 7.50 54s 5.50-6.00
few bias 7.50 63s 5.50-6.00 few bias 7.50
—MISC CITRUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Osceola 100 s
15.00- 2.5 kg cits SP Clementine 40s
5.00- 10 kg cits SP Clementine 96s
18.00- 108 s 17.00 few bias 20.00
120 s 15.00-16.00 few bias 18.00 126 s
14.00- 20 2-lb msh ska 28.00
ORANGES: MARKET STEADY ctns AZ
Navel 72s 1100 ft qual 10.00 88s 11.00 fr
qual 10.00 113 s 10.00 fr qual 9.00 CA
Navel 56s 14.00-15.00 72s 12.50-14.00 fr
qual 11.00-11.50 fr qual & cond 10.00 88s
11.50-13.00 fr qual 10.00-11.50 some 9.00
113 s 11.00-12.50 fr qual few 11.50138 s fr
qual 8.00 138 s 11.00-12.00 4/5 buctns FL
New England
Shell Eggs
Wednesday, December 15, 1993
NEW ENGLAND’ Loose egg prices
were trending higher on the larger sizes,
while cartoned egg prices were unchanged
to higher. Market tone was firm. Demand
was generally good, as 1 many traders
reported retail demand to be peaking for
this holiday season. Supplies were usually
adequate to instances tight
PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS.
CASES EXCHANGED. GRADE YIELD
BASIS. BROWN EGGS LOOSE, AT
FARM. CENTS PER DOZEN.
RANGE JUMBO .78-.81, EXTRA
LARGE .77-.80, LARGE .70-.73,
MEDIUM .52-.55, SMALL .20-.23.
BOSTON: PRICES TO RETAILERS.
SALES TO VOLUME BUYERS. USDA
GRADE A AND GRADE A, BROWN
EGGS IN CARTONS, DELIVERED
STORE DOOR. CENTS PER DOZEN
RANGE EXTRA LARGE .93-.97,
LARGE .86-.90, MEDIUM .70-.73.
Morrison Cove
Livestock
Martinsburg, Pa.
December 13, 1993
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 161. STEERS CHOICE
70.00- GOOD 68.50-70.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 69.00-74.00;
GOOD 67.00-69.00.
COWS: UTILITY & COMMERCIAL
43.50- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
38.00-
BULLOCKS: 59.00-63.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
58.50-
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Navel 36s 11.00 40s 10.00 48s 10.00 S6s
10.50 80s B.ooloos 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00
125 s 6.00 ted navel 40-64 s 10.50 80s
10.50- Ioos 10.50 Hamlins 80s
8.00- few 9.50 100 s 7.00-8.00 few
8.50 125 s 6.00-7.00 few 7.50 Ambersweet
40s 7.00-8.00 64s 7.00-8.00 80s 7.00-8.00
100 s 7.00-8.00 ctns 10 4-lb flmbgs FL
Ambersweet 7.00-8.00 TANGELOS:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Nova
100 s 9.00 Orlando 80s 11.00 100 s
9.00- fr cond S.OO-6.00 125t'
7.00- fr cond S.OO-6.00 1/2 buctns CA
Minneola 66s 15.00 90s 14.00 ctns 10 4-lb
flmbgs FL Orlando 9.00-10.00
TANGERINES: MARKET STEADY 1/2
bu ctns CA Fairchild med fr cond
4.00- 4/5 buctna/crts FL Sunburst 80s
few 20.00100 s 15.00-16.00 few 14.00 few
18.00 120 s 12.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 few
15.50- few 11.00 150 s 10.00-12.00
few 14.00 ISOs 10.00 few 10.50-12.00
Fallglo S6s ord cond 6.00 64s ord cond
6.00 80s oid cond *6.00 —TEMPLES:
OFFERINGS NONE
BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES: OFFER
INGS LIGHT fits 12 6-oz cups with lids
NZ AIR Ige 27.00 —CRANBERRIES:
ctns 24 12-oz flmbgs MA Late Howe few
34.00 —MISC BERRIES; fits 12 125 gm
cups GU AIR Blackberries 15.00
RASPBERRIES: MARKET LOWER fits
12 4.4-oz cups flmwrpd CL AIR Red 18.00
—STRAWBERRIES: MARKET HIGH
ER fils 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge fr cond
12.00- AIR med 17.00-18.00 FL
med-lge 22.00-24.00 few 20.00 ft cond
18.00-
MELONS —CANTALOUPS: OFFER
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
65.00-82.00; BULLS 59.00-77.00; HEIF
ERS 45.00-69.00
CALVES 235. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST; CHOICE. NO MKT. TEST; GOOD
79.00- STANDARD 35.00-74.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
120.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 120.00-175.00.
HOGS: 76. US NO. 1-2 39.00-40.50; US
NO. 1-3 37.50-38.75.
SOWS; US NO. 1-3 30.00-33.00.
BOARS: 26.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 19 HEAD. US#l&3
20-50 LBS. 15.00-27.00.
SHEEP: 24 HEAD. CHOICE LAMBS
70.00- GOOD LAMBS 63.00-69.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 18.00-23.00.
GOATS: 22.00-51.00.
19 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA
74.00- TIMOTHY 76.00-86.00; 5
LOADS OF STRAW 88.00-98.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, December 14, 1993
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .20-2.12’A .
COWS .25-54.
EASY COWS .14-.47.
HEIFERS .27V4 -.60.
BULLS .43-.71.
STEERS .53-.71K .
HOGS 27- 37
ROASTING piGS EACH 15.00-41.00.
BOARS .22-.25.
SOWS .15-.31.
SHEEP .20-.49.
LAMBS EACH 27.00-80.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .34-1.00.
POULTRY
FARMERS
INGS LIGHT 1/2 cms GU 15i 28.00 18s
28.00 23s 26.00 HD 15s 28.00
HONEYDBWS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 2/3 ctns BR 4s 14.00 5s 14.00 6s
14.00 8s 14.00 9t 13.00 EC 5s 13.00 6s
13.00 8s 13.00 GU 9s 12.00 10s 9.00 MX
Ss fr cond 10.00-10.30 6s fr cond
10.00- 8s fr cond 10.00-10.50
MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS LIGHT
2/3 ctns GU Juan Canny Ss 16.00 6s 16.00
—WATERMELONS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT ctns per ctn FL Sangria 6s 30.00
MX Jubilee 3s 42.00 4s 42.00.
NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES:
MARKET STEADY REGULAR STOR
AGE ctns trypk CA U.S. ExFcy Granny
Smith 72s 24.00 80s 20.00 88s 20.00 100 s
16.00 ID IDExFey Red Delicious 80s
14.00 88s 14.00 IDFcy Red Delicious 88s
12.00 100 s 12.00 NC Comb U.S. ExFcy-
U.S. Fey Red Rome 88s 14.00 NY U.S.
ExFcy Red Delicious 72s 16.00100 s 14.00
Mcintosh 88s 17.00 100 s IS.OO-16.00 one
lot IZOO PA Comb U.S. ExFcy-U.S. Fey
Red Delicious 138 s 8.00 WA WAExFcy
Red Delicious 72s 22.00 88s 18.50 113 s
17.50 Golden Delicious 72s one label
40.00 80s 34.00 88s 32.00 one label 40.00
113 s 21.00 Granny Smith 88s 22.00 100 s
17.00- U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious
88s 26.00 100 s 20.00 113 s 18.50 WAFcy
Red Delicious 80s 12.00 88s 12.
00100 k 12.00113 i 12.00 U.S. Fey Golden
Delidoui 88» 22.00 100 i 20.00 ctni cdpk
NY U.S. One Mcintoeh IOOi 10.00
APRICOTS: OFFERINGS LIGHT lugi 2
lyr CL BOATCattlebriu 70 ranei 17.00 -
-AVOCADOS: OFFERINGS LIGHT cut
21yrCA Hen 48t 38.00 —BANANAS; 40
lb cut IMPORT 10.50 fr qual 9.50 40 lb
ctni begged IMPORT 10.50 cut inititu
tional pk IMPORT petite 12.00
CHERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT 11 lb
ctni CL BOAT Bing 11 raw tz ft Igr 27.00
few Iwr —FRUITS OTHER: ctni 1 lyr FL
Cirambolt - Star Fmit 30t 18.00 9auion
fruit 10-lb ctni mx 40.00 cut CA Cactui
Pean 15-lb 16.00101 b ctni CA Cherimoy
a 12t 37.00 —GRAPES: MARKET
STEADY 23 lb lugt CA Ribien 13.50
Emperor 13.50-14.00 ord ccnd 5.00-6.00
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Keystone >
concrete;
products.
Red Globe 15.00-16.00 wrapped otd cond
5.00 20-21 lb lugs bgd CA Ruby Seedless
12.00- ord cond 5.00-6.00 Ribien
12.50 20-21 lb lugs wipd CA Ribiers
14.50- 18 lb lugs wrpd CA Thomp
son Seedless Ige otd cond 3:50 Ribiers few
16.00- CL BOAT Perlette
29.00- sml 24.00 16 lb lugs bgd CA
Thompson Seedless otd cond 3.00-5.0016
lb lugs wipd CA Thompson Seedless Ige
22.00 one label 24.00 Ruby Seedless
15.00- Emperatriz 20.00 lugs 11-lb
wipd ribier 13.00 —KIWIFRUIT: MARK
ET STEADY flu 1 lyr CA 36s 7.50 39s
6.50- mostly 7.00-7.50 ctns 23 lb Ise
CA 49 sz 12.00 46 sz 12.00
MANGOES: ctns I lyr BR Tommy Atkins
9s 9.50 12s 12.00 —NECTARINES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —PAPAYA: 10 lb ctns DR 10s
12.00 -PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT
lugs 2-lyr tiypk CL Springciest 70 series
few 8.00-9.00 —PEARS: MARKET
STEADY 4/5 buctns wipd OR U.S. One
D’Anjou 90s 19.00 100 s 18.00110 s 17.00
120 s 16.50 135 s 15.50 Bose 70s 22.00 80s
22.00 90s 22.00 100 s 20.00 110 s
19.00- 120 s 20.00 WA U.S. One
Banlett 150 s fr cond 9.00-10.00 D’Anjou
70s 19.00 80s 19.00 90s 18.50-19.00 100 s
17.50 120 s 15.50 135 s 14.50 150 s 14.50
Bose 100 s 23.00 WAExFcy D’Anjou 100 s
18.00 120 s 17.00 WAFcy Banlett 60s ff
cond 11.00-12.00110 s fr cond 10.00-11.00
120 s fr cond 11.00-12.00 Red Banlett 60s
ord cond 4.00 70s ord cond 4.00 90s ord
cond 4.00 ff cond 11.00-12.00 CON
TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE
4/5 buctns wipd OR ORExFcy Banlett
110 s 20.00 120 s 19.00-PERSIMMONS:
MARKET STEADY ctns I lyr CA Fuyu
21s 7.00 fr cond 3.00 25s fr cond 3.00-5.00
Hachiya 16s 7.00 20s 6.00 one label 9.00
24i 5.50-6.00 25s one label 9.00 27s one
label 8.00 28s few 6.00 ctns 2 lyr CA Fuyu
42s fr cond 8.00 ord cond 3.00-5.00
PINEAPPLES: ctns HI AIR 6s
11.50- —PLANTAINS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PLUMS; OFFERINGS LIGHT lugs 2-lyr
CL B.OAT Red Beaut 108 s 13.00
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POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PRUNES; OFFERINGS NONE.
Philadelphia
Potato & Onion
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wednesday, December IS, 1993
ONIONS AND POTATOES
-ONIONS DRY: MARKET YELLOW
JUMBO HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY US«I OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
•type MI 50 lb iki med fir cond 5.00 NY 50
lb iki med 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00
Spanish Hybrid CO 50 lb ski jbo
17.00- mostly 17.00 ID/OR 50 lb sks
jbo 17.00-18.00 mostly 17.00 fr cond
15.00 UT 50 lb sks jbo 17.00 White ID/OR
SO lb sks jbo 23.00 Red ID/OR 25 lb sks
jbo 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 NY 25 lb sks
jbo 9.00 med-lge 8.00 med 7.00
POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED OR
BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Russet Boibrak ID bid 10 5-lb
flmbgs non sz A 8,50-9.00 50 lb ctns 70s
16.00- mostly 18.00 few hies 19.00
80s 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 few hiss
19.00 90s 14.00-16.00 few 17.00 fr oond
11.00- 100 s 9.50-11.00 few hiss
13.00 Noifcotsh CD Prince Edward Island
50 lb ctns 70s 12.00 80s 12.00 90s 9.00
100 s 8.00-9.50 120 s 9.00 ME SO lb ctns
70s 12.00 80s 12.00 90s 10.00 100 s
8.00- OR 50 lb ctns 100 s B.OOWI SOW
ctns 70s 12.00-14.00 80s 12.00-14.00 90s
10.00- Round Red MN/ND 50 lb ski
9.00- sz B 12.00-13.00 fr appear
10.00 NY 50 lb ski 7.00-8.00 sz B
11.00- Round White CD Prince
Edward Island CDOne SO lb sks 6.50-7.00
mostly 6.75 Ige 7.00-7.25 few bias 7.75 LI
50 lb sks 6.50 Ige 7.00 ME bid 5 10-lb sks
7.25 bid 10 5-lb sks 8.25 SO lb ski 6.00 Ige
6.50-7.00 PA SO lb sks 5.00-5.25 Ige
6.00-