Phila. Vegetable PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-MAR-95 CLOUDY 56-63 VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctns CA 18s 25.00 24s 25.00 ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY pyr ctns/crts Ist CA Green Ige 28.00- mostly 30.00 pyr ctns/crts bchd CA Green Ige 30.00 Long Green std 30.00- MX Green iml 28.00 BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type 14.00- mostly 14.00 fair cond 10.00- Handpicked 14.00-16.00 Kentucky Wonder Type 12.00-14.00 BEETS: MARKET STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 8.00 25 lb ski lie TX med 8.00 BROCCOLI: MARKET LOWER ctns AZ bchd 14s 10.00 CA bchd 14s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 few 7.50 bchd 18s 8.50-9.00 Crown Cut 14.00-15.00 FL bchd 14s few 8.00-9.00 TX bchd 14s 8.00 BRUSSELS SPRQUTS; MARKET LOWER 25 lb ctns CA 16.00-18.00 CABBAGE: MARKET GREEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 fair cond 6.00 poor ccnd 1.00 Red Type med 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 sml med 12.00 TX Round Green Type, med 8 00 Red Type med 13.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 5.00-5.50 1 3/4 bucrts & 40 lb cuts FL Savoy Type med 15 00 TX Savoy Type med 13.00 CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 12.00-13.00 few 14.00 FL Topped med-lge 10.00-11.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00 FL Topped jbo 12.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 10.00 CAULIFLOWER; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 11.00- 9s 10.0016 s 9.50-12.00 FL 9s fair cond 5.00 —CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 2 dz 18.00 2 1/2 dz 15.00-17.00 PL 2 dz one label few 14.00 2 1/2 dz 10.00-12.00 3 dz 10.00 TX 2 dz 13.00-14.00 ctns flmbgs FL Hearts 18s 15.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE: OFFERINGS LIGHT celcrts FL 22.00 CORN-SWEET: MARKET YELLOW SLIGHTLY HIGHER, WHITE SLIGHT LY LOWER wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 1/2 dz 11.00- White 4-4 1/2 dz 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 —CUCUMBERS: MARK ET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwtpd CD CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 7.00-9.00 FL Long Seedless med 12s 7.00-9.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med fr qual 1000-12.00 sml fair appear 10.00-12.00 MX med 16.00 ord qual 9.00-10.00 sml fair cond 6.00-8.00 —EGGPLANT: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med fair qual few 14.00 fair cond 8.00- sml fair cond few 10.00-12.00 ctns MX 18s 18.00-20.00 —ENDIVE: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 1 1/9 bucrts FL 6.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 12.00- -ESCAROLE: MARKET LOWER 1 1/9 bucrts FL 6.00 few 7.00 one lot 5.00 —GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super col KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 11:00 Located Rt. 472 Smiles south of Quanyvllle or 6 miles north of Oxford comer of Rt 472 and Noble Road. Lloyd H. (bolder, Auctioneer 39.00 col 36.00 22 lb ctns/crts AG White #5 22.00 #6 23.00-24.20 #7 28.50-30.00 - -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 TX Dandelion 18s 10.00-12.00 Swiss Chard 18s 10.00-12.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 7.00 Kale 7.00-7.50 one lot 6.00 Mustard 8.00 Rape 8.00 NC Col lard fair cond 6.00 TX Collard 8.00 Kale 7.50 crts Ise NJ Dandelion 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 20 lb ctns CA Broccoli Rabe one label 23.00 MX Broccoli Rabe fair qual 13.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIDE RANGE IN APPEARANCE ctns AZ 24s 8.50- 10.00 mostly 9.00 fair cond 6.00-8.00 Wrapped 24s 9.00-10.00 CA 24s 8.50- -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s 9.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 few 10.00 CA Boston 24s 8.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.50 Red Leaf 24s 8.50 FL Bibb 24s 8.00 2.5 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 12.00 Frisee 15.00 —LETTUCE-ROMAINB: MARK ET ABOUT STEADY ctns A Z 24s 9.00- mostly 10.00 CA 24s 9.00- 10.00 mostly 9.00-9.501.3 bucrts AZ 24s 12.00-13.00 CA 24s 12.50r13.00 MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00-12.50 few higher med 9.50- 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 5.00-5.50 few 4.75 sml-med 4.00-4.50 5 lb cuts PA Pottobellas 11.00-13.00 ? lb ctns PA Shii take 12.50-14.00 fr qual 9.50-12.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.75-10.50 OKRA: NO SALES REPORTED ONIONS GREEN: MARKET LEEKS SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns bchd MX 48s 8.00- few 7.00-7.50 ctns/crts bchd AZ Leeks 12s 10.00 FL Leeks 12s 11.00- MX Leeks 12s 9.00-10.00 PARSLEY; MARKET ABOUT STEADY V cits bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00 Plain 60s 12.00-14.00 ctns bchd CA Curly 60s 9.50 TX Curly 60s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Plain 60s 12.00-13.00—PARSNIPS: 25 lb flm sks Ise FL 12.00 —PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 8.00-10.00 Sugar Snap Peas 12.00-13. 00 —PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE —PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green med-lge 10.00-12.00 med 8.00-9.00 sml-med 8.00 Mxd Red And Green med lge 8.00 MX Bell Type Green Ige 12.00- med 9.00-10.00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red exlge 15.00 PEPPERS OTHER: OFFERINGS LIGHT buctns FL Long Hot 30.00-33.00 RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red 3.00- mostly 3.00-3.50 one label few 4.50 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL Red one label few 4.50 —RHUBARB: OFFER INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE RUTABAGAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 50 lb ctns CD CDOne med 7.00 —SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY cuts bchd CA Flat 24s 9.0012/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00 ctns FL AMi nSfiriii amt %PRBi ■nB#%VIdHUB I C THAT BBi ■§ ■ UTBIB EAT DIAUEED i ivncEiuM i, ' "IV, Savoy 8.00-10.00 —SQUASH; MARKET HIGHER 1/2 & 5/9 buctns/crts FL Zuc chini tml-med 20.00-24.00 Yellow Straightneck iml-med 12.00 fair appear 7.00- fair cond 3.00-5.00 med few 10.00 fair appear 5.00-6.00 fair cond 4.00 —SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY CURED UNLESS OTHER WISE STATED 40 lb ctnt LA U.S. One Beauregard med 12.00 NC U.S. One Jewels med 10.00-11.00 fair qual & appear 4.75-5.00 —TOMATOES: MARKET HIGHER 25 lb cus FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red xlge 9.00- mostly 10.00 red low as 8.50 fair qual 7.00-8.00 Ige 8.00-9.00 red low as 7.50 MX Vine Ripes Improved Varieties light red to red sxss 10.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink to light ted xlge 12.50 Ige 11.50 med 10.50 fits 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes Improved Varieties light red to red 4x4s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 4xss 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 sxss 8.00-9.00 —TOMATOES, CHER RY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY flu 12 1-pt bkts FL light red 8.00 red fair qual 3.00 MX light red to red 8.50 red low as 6.00 —TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red 15.00 MX red 10.00-12.00 TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 25 lb sks NJ Purple Top med 5.00-6.00 VEGETABLES OTHER: 3 kg ctns GU Radicchio 12s 12.00 IT Radicchio 12s 12.00 Phila. Fruit Market PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-MAR-95 CLOUDY 56-63 CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Indian River Red 23s 7.00-7.50 27s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 32s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 36s 7.00- mostly 8.00 40s 7.00-8.00 most . ly 8.00 48s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 some 6.50 S6s 8.00 Interior Red 23s 6.50 27s 6.00- 32s 7.00 36s 7.00 40s 6.50 48s 6.50 Star Ruby 23s 9.50 27s 9.50 40s 8,50 LEMONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 115 s fr qual 12 00-13.00 140 s 15.00 fr qual 12.00 165 s frqual 11.00-1200 mos 12.00 200 s fr qual 11.00- 12.00 CA 95s fr qual few 12.00115 s few 16.50 fr qaal 12.00 140 s 16.00-16.50 few 17.50 fr qual 11.50-13.00 mos 12.00- 165 s 14.00-14.50 mostly 14.50 frqual 10.50-12.50 mos 11,00-12.00 200 s fr qual 11.00 —LIMES: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns MX Seedless Type 48s 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 54s 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 63s 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00 MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE —ORANGES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Navel S6s 16.00-18.00 mostly 16.00 fr qual 9.00-10.50 72s 14.00 fr qual 8.00- 88s 11.00-12.00 fr qual 9.00 113 s 10.00-11.00 fr qual 8.50 138 s 9.00 fr qual 8.50 4/5 buctns FL Valencia 48s 8.50 56s 9.00 64s 9.00 80s 8.00-9.00 few 7.50 one label 11.00 100 s 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 -125 s 9.00 —TANGELOS: MARKET STEADY 1/2 buctns CA Minneola 90s 11.50-12.00 fr qual & appeaiance 8.00- 120 s 9.50-10.00 fr qual 8.50 TANGERINES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns/crts FL Dancy 120 s 20.00 180 s 16.00 Honey S6s 20.00-21.00 64s 20.00- mostly 21.00 80s 20.00-22.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 100 s 20.00-21.00 120 s 20.00 150 s 19.00 Sunburst 150 s 20.00 TEMPLES: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL 64s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 80s 10.00-11. 00 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11, 1995-Al3 BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES; OFFER INGS LIGHT flu 12 1/2-pt flmwrpd bkts CL med-lge 32.00136.00 mostly 32.00-34.00 —CRANBERRIES: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE —MISC BER RIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT flu 12 5.6-oz flmwrpd cupaCß Blackberries 18.00 GU Blackberries 22.00 —RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —STRAWBERRIES: MARKET HIGHER flu 12 1-pt bku CA med-lge 16.00 FL med-lge 11.00-12.00 fr appear loas 10.00 MX med-lge 13.00-14.00 most ly 13.00 MELONS —CANTALOUPS; MARK ET SLIGHTLY LOWER 1/2 ctns/crts CR 12s 14.00 fr cond 11.00-12.00 15s 15.00 fr cond 11.00-12.00 18s 15.00 fr cond 11.00- HD 12s 17.00 ft cond 14.00 15s 16.00 18s 16.00 HONEYDEWS: MARKET LOWER 2/3 cuts BR 5s 10.00 6s 10.00 7s 10.00 8s 10.00 CR 5s 7.50- 6s 7.50-8.00 8s 7.50-8.00 PN 5s 10.00 —MISC MELONS: OFFER INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE WATERMELONS: MARKET STEADY ctns per ctn MX Sangria 3s 22.00 4s 20.00 Allsweet 3s 24.00-25.00 4s 23.00 NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns trypk WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 100 s 12.00 Golden Delicious 80s ord cond 5.00-6.00 88s 15.00 ord cond S.OO-6.00 100 s 15.00 Granny Smith 48-100 s ord cond 5.00-6.00 Criterion 125 s fr cond 6.00-7.00 CON TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctnt trypk CA U.S. ExFcy Granny Smith 88s 16.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s preferred labels 18.00 80s 14.50 pre ferred labels 17.50 88s 14.00-14.50 pre ferred labels 16.50-18.00 100 s 14.50- one label 16.50 113 s 14.50 Golden Delicious 80s 20.00 88s 16.00- 100 s 15.50 Granny Smith 80s one label 21.00 88s one label 21.00 100 s 18.50 one label 25.00 113 s 21.00 U.S. ExFcy Red Delicious 88s 13.50 100 s 13.50- 113 s 13.50 125 s 13.50 Gol den Delicious 100 s 12.00 113 s 12.00 125 s 12.00 WAFcy Red Delicious 64s 12.00 72s 12.00 80s 12.00 88s 13.00 100 s 13.00- 113 s 13.00-14.00 Granny Smith 64s 12.00 U.S. One Fuji 80s 18.00 ctnt celpk NY Comb U.S. ExFcy-U.S. Fey Mcintosh 100 s 11.00 VT U.S. One Mcm tosh 100 s 11.00-12.00 120 s 10.00-11.00 WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 96s 18.50 —APRICOTS: OFFERINGS NONE —AVOCADOS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 2 lyr CA Hass 48s 33.00- ctn Ise 48s 33.00 60s 32.00 BANANAS; MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 13.00 fair qual 10.00-1200 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 13.00 ctns institutional pk IMPORT 13.00 CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE.— FRUITS OTHER; NO SALES REPORTED —GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 18 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Thompson Seedless 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 tome 10.00 Ige 14.00 Flame Seedless 12.00 Red Seedless 12.00-1400 Black Seediest 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 18 lb lugs wrpd CL BOAT Thompson Seedless 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 Ige 14.00- mostly 15.50-16.00 Flame Seediest 10.00-1200 mostly 12.00 fr cond 7.00- Ige 15.00-16.00 Black Seedless 16.00 some loas 12.00 Red Globe 20.00 Sugraone ord cond 5.00-6.00 16 lb lugs wrpd CL BOAT Thompson Seediest fr cond 8.00-10.00—KIWIFRUIT: MARK ET STEADY flu 1 lyr CA 36t 7.75 39s 7.75 ctnt 23 lb Ise CA 45 tz 16.00 MANGOES; MARKET LOWER flu 1 lyr PR Tommy Atkiiu 9i 9.00 10s 10.00 NECTARINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns 2 lyr tiypk CL BOAT Fantasia 50 series 12.00 —PAPAYA: 10 lb cms HI AIR 12s 16.00 —PEACHES: OFFER INGS LIGHT cms 2 lyr tiypk CL BOAT O’Heniy 36s 7.00-8.00 50 series 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 --PEARS: MARKET STEADY std cms wrpd WA U.S. One D’Anjou 120 s 16.00 40 lb cms/boxs CL BOAT Bartlett 100 s few 20.00 110 s 15.00 120 s few 16.00 CONTROLLED ATMO SPHERE STORAGE std cms wrpd OR U.S. One Bose 70s 20.00 80s 20.00 90s 20.00100 s 18.00110 s 15.00 WA U.S. One D’Anjou 70s 21.00 80s 21.00 90s 21.00-22.00 100 s 21.00 110 s 19.00-20.00 120 s 19.00 135 s 18.50 Bose 100 s 18.50 120 s 16.50 —PERSIMMONS: OFFER INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY cms HI AIR 6s 11.50-12.00 —PLANTAINS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —PLUMS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS NONE —PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE Phila. Potato PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 08-MAR-95 CLOUDY 56-63 ONIONS AND POTATOES ONIONS DRY; MARKET ABOUT STEADY US#I OR GENERALLY GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. YeUow Globe Type NY SO lb tki med 5.00-7.00 mostly 5.00- few 17.00 Red NY 25 lb sks jbo 7.00 Ige 5.50 med 4.00-5.00 NEW CROP Yellow Grano MX 50 lb sks jbo few 21.00 White MX 50 lb sks jbo few 18.00 Boilers MX 25 lb sks 11.00 —POTATOES: MARKET STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Russet Burbank ID bid 10 5-lb sks non sz A 8.50-9.50 50 lb ctns 40s 10.50 50s 10.50 60s 10.50 70s 11.50- some 13.00-14,00 80s 11.00- mostly 11.50 tome 13.00- 90s 10.50-12.00 mostly 10.50 some 13.00 100 s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50- some 10.50-11.00 Norkotah CD Prince Edward Island 50 lb ctns 90s 7.00100 s 7.00 WI 501 b ctns 70s 7.50-8.00 80s 7.50-8.00 90s 7.50-8.00 100 s 7.50- Round Red CD Prince Edward Island 50 lb sks sz B fr qual 7.50 MN/ND 50 lb sks 7.00-8.00 some 8.50 sz B 14.00- mostly 14.00 fr appear 12.00 Round White LI 50 lb sks 5.75-6.50 Ige few 6.50 ME 50 lb sks 5.00 NJ 50 lb sks fr cond 4.00 NY 50 lb sks fr cond 4.00 NEW CROP Round Red FL 50 lb ctns sz B 20 50 creamers 30.00 50 lb sks 15.00-15.50 fr qual 8.00-12.00 sz B 17.00-20.00 mostly 20.00 Round While FL 50 lb sks 15.00 fr qual 6.50-7.00 sz B 14.00 few bias 17.00 creamers 24.00
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