Ai2-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, March 2,1996
Philadelphia
Fruit Market
PHILADELPHIA
FEBRUARY 28, 1996
CITRUS FRUITS
—GRAPEFRUIT; MARKET STEADY
4/5 buctni FL Indian River Red 23f
6.00- 27i 6.00-8.50 mostly 7.50 one
label few 13.50 ( 32» 6.00-8.50 one label
few 12.50 36* 6.00-8.50 mortly 7JO one
label few 11.50 40* 6.00-8.50 moilly 7JO
one label few 10.00 48* 6.00-8.50 56*
6.00- Star Ruby 32* 9.00 36*
8.50-9.00 40* 8.50 48* 8.50
—LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns
AZ 95* fair qual 9.50 US* 13.50 fair qual
10.50 140* 12.50 fair qual 10J0 165*
12.00 fair qual 10.50 200* 11.00 CA 95* fr
qual 11.50 115* fr qual 11.50-13.00 140*
14.00-15.00 fr qual 10.50-12.00 few 13.00
165* 13.00-14.00 fr qual 10.00-11.00 few
12.00 200* fr qual 10.00
-LIMES: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 10 lb cins MX 42s 10.00-lO.SO
48s 9.00-10.00 some 10.50-11.00 S4s
9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 seme 10.50-11.00
63s 9.00-10.00 some 10.50
—MISC CITRUS: 1/2 ctns AZ Blood
Orange 28s 14.00 36s 14.00 44s 1100
—ORANGES: MARKET STEADY
ctns CA Navel 56s 14.00-15.00 fr qual
8.5072 s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 8.00-8.50 few
10.00 88s 12.00-13.00 mostly 1150 fr qual
8.00-8.50 few 10.00 113 s 11.00-12.00
mostly 11.50 fr qual 8.00-10.00138 s 10.00
fr qual 8.00 4/5 buctns CA Valencia 100 s
Milk Pnoductif 9*u>.
100 McKinley Avenue
Reading, PA
Petersheim’s Cow Mattresses
Rubber Filled Cow Mattresses
\ 117 Christiana Pike (Route 372)
Christiana, PA 17509
The Answer to Cow Comfort
Less
ALSO: Custom Loop Stalls For Existing Bams
INSTALLATION AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS
SAM PETERSHEIM 610-593-2242
10.50 Pineapple 64* 9.00 80* 9.50 100*
9.50 125* 8.50
—TANGELOS: 4/5 buctni FL Minneo
la 64* 16.50-17.00 80* 12JO-13.00 ctns
AZ Minted* 125* 11 JO
-TANGERINES: MARKET STEADY
4/5 buctni FL Honey 100* 17.00
—TEMPLES: MARKET STEADY 4/5
buctni FL 80* 9.50
BERRIES
—BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT flu 12 5.6-oz cup* with lids GU
Blackberries 17.00
—RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT flu 12 6-oz cup* with lids CL Red
23.00
-STRAWBERRIES: MARKET LOW
ER fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge
11.00- some 10.00 few 14.00 freend
8.50-9.00 FL med-lge 5.00-7.00 mostly
6.00-
MELONS
-CANTALOUPS: MARKET HIGH
ER 1/2 etns/erts HD 12s 15.00-17.00 15s
15.00-17.00 few 19.00 18s 13.00-16.00
mostly 13.00-15.00 NI 15s 19.0018 s 16.00
—HONEYDEWS: MARKET LOWER
2/3 ctns BR Ss 12.00 6s 12.00 7s 12.00 HO
Ss 1100-13.00 6s 1100-13.00
—MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—WATERMELONS: MARKET
Field Representative
Daniel Vosburg • New Holland, PA
(717) 354-5562
C.S. Supply
RD 1, Mill Hall, PA 17751
717-726-6760
LOWER ctni per ctn MX Sangria 3i
17.00-20.00 moedy 18.00-20.00 tome
16.00 fr raid 10.00-12.00 4s fr cond 8.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
—APPLES: MARKET STEADY dm
tiypk WA U.S. ExFcy Red Delidoot IOOi
15.00 CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE
STORAGE am tiypk WA WAEaFcy Red
Delidaui 64f 22.00 72i 20.00 80i 20.00
88i 20.00-22.00 one label 23.00 100*
18.50- one label 22.00 113 s
18.50- 125 a 18.50 U.S. ExFcy Gol
den Delickxii 80i 18.00 88i 18.00 113 i
17.50 WAFcy Rod Delidaui 64i 15.0072*
15.00 80* 15.00 88* 15.00100* 15.00113*
15.00 125* 15.00 138* 15.00
-APRICOTS: OFFERINGS NONE
—AVOCADOS: MARKET LOWER
cm* 2 lyr CA Hu* 48* 27.00-28.00
-BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40
lb ctn* IMPORT 19.00-19.50 fair qual
16.00-17.50 tone 15.00 mall 13.50-14.
00 40 lb ctn* bagged IMPORT 19.50 dm
inttitutional pk IMPORT petite 13.00
—CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
—FRUITS OTHER: NO SALES
REPORTED
-GRAPES: MARKET STEADY 18 lb
luga bgd CL BOAT Thompson Seedlea*
med-tge 13.00-16.00 med 12.00 Flame
Seedlea* med-lge 10.00-12.00 moady
12.00
—KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY
flu 1 lyr CA 36* 8.00
—MANGOES: OFFERINGS LIGHT
flu 1 lyr PE Kent 8i 9.00-10.00 10a
9.00-10.00 12« 9.00-10.00
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—NECTARINES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT ctna/lng* 2 lyr Uypk CL BOAT
Varion* Yellow Flaah Varieties 48*
10.00-IZOO
-PAPAYA: 10 lb dn* JM 12* IZOO
—PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT
cm* 2 lyr tiypk CL BOAT Elegant Lady
48* 10.00-12.00
—FEARS: MARKET STEADY CON
TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE
4/5 buctn* wrpd OR U.S. One Bom 70*
20.00 80* 20.00 90* 20.00 WA U.S. One
D'Anjou 90* 18.00 100* 18.00 NEW
CROP 40 lb bou AO BOAT Bartlett 90*
25.00 100* 24.00 110* 23.00 120* 2ZOO
CL BOAT Summer Bartlett 100* 2ZOO
Red Barden 90* 26.00 100* 24.00
—PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY
cm* 1 lyr HI AIR 6* 11.50-IZOOdm 21yr
CR 8* 12.00 12* 13.00 14* 12.00 GU 8*
13.00 12* 13.00
CATTLE 288... PDA ..Compared with
laat week'* *ale...*teer« steady, cow*
steady to 1.50 lower.
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
102S/1300 Ibi. 63.50-64.85, Choice
975/14S0 Ibi. 59.00-63.85, Select
54.00-SB.SO, Standard 45.00-53.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1200/1575 lb».
53.00-57.00, few Select 52.00-S4.SO, few
Standard 45.00-48.00.
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HEIFERS: few Choice 1225/1400 lb*.
60.00-63.10, Selects3.so-57.50, few Su
dani 45.00-52.0 a
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.00-36.25, couple 40.25, Oner and
Boning Utility 28.50-35.00, Gamier and
Low Cutter 25.00-27.50. Shells down to
16.00.
BULLS; few Yield Grade No. 1
1250/1900 Iba. 38.50-50.50. few Na 2
1275/2125 Iba. 34.75-3l.Sa
FEEDER CATTLE; STEERS: few
Large Frame No. 2 7SO/92S lbs.
39.00- few Medium Frame Na 1
350/623 lbs. 45.00-51.00; HEIFERS;
Medium Frame No. 1 325/S7S Iba.
43.00- few 900/950 Iba.
40.50-42.00; BULLS: Medium Frame No.
1 300/625 Iba. 47.0049.00.
CALVES 9S...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 75/120 Iba. 21.00-36.00, few Utility
55/60 lbs. 10.00-22.0 a
FARM CALVES: Na 1 Hdnein bulla
120/145 Iba. 40.00-65.00, 90/115 Iba.
62.00- No. 2 85/110 Iba.
33.00- few Na 2 Holstein heifers
85/95 lbs. 77.50-100.00. Few beef crosi
bulls and beifen 80/95 Iba. 35.00-39.0 a
HOGS 37...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
few US 1-2 235/245 lbs. 50.50-51.25, few
US 1-3 230/240 lbs. 48.10-50.00.
SOWS: few US 1-3 350/72S lbs.
29.00-37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6... Few US 1-3 90/100
lbs. 32.00-33.00. per cwl
SHEEP 1...N0 MARKET TESTI
GOATS 25...5maH Kids 1.00-6.00.
per head.
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