Philadelphia
Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA
FEBRUARY 21, 1996
VEGETABLES
—ARTICHOKES: MARKET LOWER
cut CA 18s 18.00-20.00 24t 18.00-20.00
30i 18.00-20.00 36i 18.00-20.00
—ASPARAGUS; OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
-BEANS: MARKET HIGHER buctnt/
citi FL Round Green Type 32.00-35.00
Handpicked few 35.00 Kentucky Wonder
Type 25.00 Wax Type 30.00
—BEETS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY etna bchd TX 12a 8.00 25 lb aka
lie CD med 4.00-5.00 few 5.50 TX med
few 7.00-8.00 50 lb aka lae CD med
g. 50-9.00
-BROCCOLI: MARKET LOWER
etna AZ bchd 14a 7.00 fair cond 5.00-6.00
CA bchd 14a 6ioo-6.50 few higher fair
cond low aa 4.00 ord cond low aa 2.00 MX
bchd 14a fair cond S.OO-6.00
-BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb cma
MX few 12.00 oid cond 3.00-5.00
—CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 3/4 boerta ft 50 lb etna FL
Round Green Type med 7.00-8.00 moldy
7.00 few 6.00 Red Type med 8.00 TX
Round Green Type med 7.008.00 50 lb
tka NY Round Green Type Ige 4.75-5.00
occ higher 1 3/4 buerta ft 40 lb etna FL
Savoy Type med 8.00
CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ikf 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 10.50-11.00 moitly 11.00 few
12.00 iki 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Tapped med
lge 10.50 few 12.00 tki 10 S-Ib flmbgs CA
Topped med-lge few 12.00 SO lb da lie
AZ Topped jbo 9.00 CA Topped jbo 10.00
few 9.00 CD Topped jbo 7.50-9.00 moldy
8.00 cmi bchd CA Bunched 24i 11.00
-CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY clns flmwipd AZ 12i
7.00-8.00 one libel 9.50 CA 12i 7.00-8.00
ord cond 2.00-4.00 1/2 dz 7.00 3 dz 7.00
introducing;
Available at participating Agway stores.
—CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY eelerta FL 9.0010.00
-CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY wberta FL White 4 dz min few
15.00 fair qual 8.00-10.00
—CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctni/cna MX med fr
qual 16.00-18.00 ord qual 12.00-13.00
moady 12.00 few high aa 15.00
—EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctna/cita FL med fair
qual A cond S.OO-6.00 ami 7.00-8.00
buentra wipd MX 18a 10.00 24a 10.00
-ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9
buctna/cita FL 6.50-7.00
—ESCAROLE: MARKET STEADY 1
1/9 buctna/cita FL 6.50-7.00
—GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 30 lb etna CA White auper col
37.50 col 36.00 auper jbo 34.50 exjbo
31.50
—GREENS: MARKET COLL ARDS
LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctna/cru bchd GA Kale fair cond 8.00-8.50
TXCollaid24i 12.00 Kale 24 a 12.00 Mua
lard 24a 12.00 Tbmip Topi 24a 12.00 Dan
delion 12a 8.00 Kohlrabi 12a 8.00 Red 12a
8.00 Swiaa Chard 12a 8.00 Red 12a 8.0020
lb etna AZ Broccoli Rabe 24a 9.50 CA
Broccoli Rabe 24a 10.00 MX Broccoli
Rabe 24a 12.00
-LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctni AZ 24i 7.00-9.00
moedy 8.00 fair cond S.OO-6.00 Wrapped
24i 9.00 ord cond 2.00 CA 24i 8.00-9.00
fair cond 6.00
-LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctni AZ Gram Loaf
24s 8.50-9.50 moady 9.00 Red Leaf 24a
few 11.00-13.00 CA Boaton 24a
8.50-10.00 Green Leaf 24a 8.00-10.50
moady 9.00 Red Leaf 24a 11.00-13.00 few
10.00 fair cond low as 8.00 FL Boston 24s
6.00- Green Leaf 24s 6.00-6.50 Red
Leaf 24s 7.00 fit etna FL Bibb 25s
8.00- 2.5 lb etna CA Mesculin Mix
10.00
—LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY etna AZ 24s 9.00-10.00
A NEW WAY
TO MAINTAIN
EQUINE HEALTH.
AGWAY
MAINTENANCE
HORSE FEED
11% protein for horses that aren’t worked hard
or used often • economical • textured (123 783 -si)
C 99
50-lb
bag
AGWAY
dier pud
.for recreational
feeding of wild deer
• 10% protein
(159-073-30)
699
50-lb
bag
mouly 9.00 few 11.00 CA 24s 9.00-iaOO
few 10.S0 few 1.00 ord cond 4.00 FL 24i
6.00 1.3 boats CA 24i 12.00-13.00 few
14.00
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET
STEADY 10 lb ctni PA Ige 1100-12.50
mofily 12.00 med 10.00-10.50 moitly
10.00 4 ql bku PA med-lge 3.00-9.90 few
4.73 iml-med 4D0450 9 lb etas PA Oys
ter 20.00-22.30 Crenini 9.00 PoitobelUs
11.00-12.00 mostly 1100 3 lb ctns PA
Shiitake 14.00-19.0 C fair qual 12.0011
50 Oyster 12.00 ctns 12 S-oz trays flmwipd
PA 8.00-8.50 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwipd
PA 9.50-10.00ctns 1010-oz trays flmwipd
PA 8.50-9.00 mostly 8.30
-OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1/2
bucits NI sml-med ord cond 6.00-7.00
—ONIONS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s
6.90-8.00 mostly 7.00 fair cond low as 5.00
ctns bchd bulb type IX 24s 10.00-1100
erti bchd FL Leeks 12s 16.00 ctns befad
MX Leeks 12s 16.00-18.00 mostly 18.00
few 20.00
—PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY cits bchd FL Curly 60s few
10.00 ctns bchd CA Curly 60s 9.00 TX
Curly 60s few 12.00 Plain 60s few 14.00
Root 12s few 14.00
—PARSNIPS: 20 lb ilm gs Ise CD
13.00
—PEAS GREEN: MARKET SNOW
PEAS SLIGHILY LOWER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctni GU Snow
Peat Decalyxed 13.00-14.00 mottly 14.00
Sugar Snap Peat fair cond 9.50 Decalyxed
14.00-
—PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctni/citt FL BeU Type
Green edge 10.00-12.00 Ige 9.00-10.00
med 7.00 tml 5.00 Mxd Red And Green
med 6.00 Red jbo fair appear 10.00-12.00
exlge fair appear 10.00 med fair appear
7.00- tml fair appear 5.00-6.00 MX
Bell Type Green med-lge fair qual 6.50 IS
PINS
SHAVINGS
10 or more AQQ
bales for
each
LancMfer Fuming, SUurday, Fobfuuy 24,199M13
lb etna FL Bell Type Red exlge 9.00-10.00
—PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL Long Hot 29.00
-RADISHES: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red
3.90-4.00 ctns bchd MX Red 48s 10.00
—RHUBARB: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
—RUTABAGAS: 90 lb ctns CD
' CDOne med 6.00-7.00
—SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 2/9 buctns/crts bchd CA Flat
24s 12.00 ctns TX Savoy 8.00-10.00
including clipped
—SQUASH: MARKET HIGHER 1/2
A 9/9 buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med
ord cond 3.00-4.00 Yellow Straighlneck
iml-med 10.00-12.00 med 8.00-10.00 lugs
MX Zucchini sml-med 10.00 med 8.00
—SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ems NC
U.S. One Jewels med few 12.00 fair appear
low u 10.00 fair qual & appear 9.25 jbo
fair appear 6.00
—TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 29 lb ctns FL Vine Ripes light
red to red xlge fair qual 6.00-7.00 80%
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red
to red xlge fair cond 8.00-8.50 Ige 11.00
fair cond 10.00 Local Repack 89% U.S.
One or Better Mature Greens pink to light
red xlge 13.90 Ige 13.30 med 19.90 flu 2
lyr MX Vine Ripes Improved Varieties
light red to red 4x9s 9.00-10.00 sxss
9.00- 9x6s 9.00-10.00
—TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER flu 121-ptbku MX
light red to red 9.00-10.00
—TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 25 lb ctns
MX light red to red 8.00-10.00 fair cond
6.00-
—TURNIPS: 25 lb flmbgi NC Purple
Top med 8.00
—VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctni
CA Radicchio 9t 9.00
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
February 19, 1996
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
125.00.
VEAL CALVES, NONE
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 95.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 40.00 AND
DOWN.
GRASSERS AND FEEDERS TO 68.00.
LAMBS 70.00-82.50.
SHEEP 27.00-44.00.
HOGS, 200250, NO GOOD ONES.
SOWS 19.00-28.50.
BOARS, NONE
PIGS 22.0025.00.
HEIFERS. FAT. 34.5040.50.
STEERS, NONE
STEERS, FEEDER, 38.0043.00.
BULLS 34.75-39.75.
GOOD COWS 34.25-37.75.
COWS MEDIUM 27.0033.50.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 26.00 AND
DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES, NONE
PONIES. NONE
GOATS 45.0067.50.
FEEDER SALE IST MONDAY EACH
MONTH; DAIRY SALE 3RD THURS
DAY EACH MONTH.