Ai2-unct*ttr Farming, Saturday, March 9,1996
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PHILADELPHIA
Terminal Price* a* of 06-MAR-96 RAIN
52-62
VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES; cuu
CA 18« 15.00 24* 15.00 30* 18.00 fair
cond 10.00-12.00 36i 18.00-20.00 fair
cond 10.00-12.00 —ASPARAGUS:
MARKET LOWER pyr ctni/oti be CA
Green Ige 45.00 pyr enu/cru bchd CA
Green 28* Ige few 48.00 fair cond 40.00
28i ltd few 48.00 fair cond 40.00 MX
Green iml $9.00-41.00 28i Ige
43.00- ltd 43.00-45.0011 lb ctni/
cm bchd CA Green 12i Ige 21.00 12i ltd
21.00 —BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT
buctni/citi FL Round Green Type fair qual
cond 10.00-15.00 otd cond low ai 8.00
BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctni bchd TX 12i 7.00-8.00
BROCCOLI: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER ctni AZ bchd 14i 10.00-11.00
bchd 18i 11.00-12.00 CA bchd 14i
9.00- 1.00 occ 12.00-13.00 previoui com
mitmenti 6.00-8.00 otd cond 2.00-3.00
bchd 18i ord cond 4.00-6.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctni MX
10.00- moldy 10.00 —CABBAGE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 buctU
50 lb ctni FL Round Green Type med
7.00- few 6.50 Red Type med 8.00 few
9.00 TX Round Green Type med 8.00-8.50
50 lb iki CD Round Green Type Ige 5.00
NY Round Green Type Ige 4.75 45 lb ctni
MX Red Type med 8.00 1 3/4bucrti4olb
ctni FL Savoy Type med 8.00
CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
iki 48 1-lb flmbgi CA Tapped med-lge
10.00- few IXSO occ high ai 14.00
CD Topped med-lge BJO tome 9.00 FL
Topped med-lge 9.00 iki 24 2-lb flmbgi
CA Topped med-lge 11.00-IXOOSOIbiki
lie CA Topped jbo 10.00-IXOO occ higher
CD Topped jbo 10.00 FL Topped jbo fair
cond 8 JO-9.50 ctni bchd CA Bunched 24i
11.00 fai; cond 8.00-9.00
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET HIGHER
ctni flmwtpd CA 12i 2XOO fair cond
16.00- fair qual IXOO-IS.OO 9» fair
cohd 15.00 —CELERY: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctni CA 2 dz
8.00- moldy 9.00 few 10J0-11.00
one lot 7.00 2 1/2 dz 9.00-10.00 moidy
9.00 few 10.50-11.00 3 dz 8.50 flmb 30i
IXOO ctni flmbgi FL Heart! ISi 10.00
CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
Keystone ,
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products
477 East Farmersville Rd.
New HoUand, PA 17557 r waffle slaX
(717) 355-2361 Xssstf*'
Commodity Buildings & Bunker Silos
Produce+Markets
STEADY celcitt FL 9.00-10.00 Nappa
24.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER wbcrti FL Yellow 4
dzmin fair qual oond 3.00-4.ooWhite 4 dz
min 13.00-14.00 fair qual oond 3.00-4.00
--CUCUMBERS: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1
1/9 buctns/crti MX med lx qual few
26.00- ord qual 18.00-20.00 Picklet
200-300* 24.00 —EGGPLANT: MARK
ET ABOUT STEADY ctni/cru MX 18*
12.00- 24* 12.00-15.00 moitly
12.00- fair cood 10.00 —ENDIVE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 1 1/9
buctni/crti FL 6.00-7.00 moitly 6.00-6.50
few 5.00 cm* AZ 24* fair qual 5.00 10 lb
ctm BL Witloof 13.00 —ESCAROLE:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 1 1/9
buctni/cit* FL 6.00-7.00 moitly 6.00-6.50
few 5.00 cm* AZ 24* fair qual 5.00
GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
30 lb ctn* CA White col 36.00 raper jbo
34.50 exjbo 31.50 jbo 30.00 22 lb ctni/at*
AG White «6 23.00 #7 25.00 —GREENS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctm bchd
AZ Kale 24* 9.00-10.00 CA Kale Flower
ing 24* 10.00-11.00 ctni/cit* bchd FL
Muitard ml 7.50-8.00 Turnip Top* ml
7.50-8.00 GA Collard ml 8.00-9.00 Kale
■ml 7.50-8.00 NC Collatd 9.00-10.00 Kale
10.00 Muitard 10.00 Tbmip Top* 10.00
Rape 10.00 TXCoUaid 18* 12.00 Kale 18*
12.00 Mustard 18* 12.00 Turnip Top* 18*
12.00 Dandelion 12* 7.00-8.00 Kohlrabi
12* 7.00-8.00 Red 12* 7.00-8.00 Swin
Chard 12* 7.00-8.00 Red 12* 7.00-8.00
at* be NC Broccoli Rabe 8.00-10.00 20 lb
ctm CA Broccoli Rabe 24* 11.00-14.00
few higher ord-fair ccnd 5.00-8.00 MX
Broccoli Rabe 24* 12.00-14.00 one label
few 21.00 fair cond low as 10.00
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER ctm AZ 24*
12.00- mosdy 13.00 few 15.00 fair
oond 6.00-7.00 Wrapped 24* 13.00-15.00
mostly 14.00 few 12.00 30* 12.00-14.00
CA 24* 14.00-15.00 30* 12.00-13.00
Wrapped 30* 13.00-14.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ctm AZ Green Leaf 24* 14.00-15.00 few
high as 20.00 fair cond 9.00 Red Leaf 24*
20.00 fair cond 9.00-10.00 CA Boston 24*
15.00- Green Leaf 24* 16.00-17.00
few high a* 20.00 Red Leaf 24* 18.00 FL
Boston 24* 10.00 Green Leaf 24* 12.00
Red Leaf 24* 14.00 some 15.00 Bibb 24*
7.00- 2.5 lb cm* CA Mesculin Mix
10.00- LETTUCE-ROMAINE:
MARKET HIGHER ctn* AZ 24*
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17.00- mostly 17.00-11.00 fair cond
16.00 CA 24. 17.00-20.00 mostly
17.00- fair cond 14.00-16.00 FL 24.
12.00 fair cond 8.00 MX 24. 17.00-18.00
-MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY
lOlbctnsPAlge 12.00-12.50 mostly 1100
mcd 9.50-10.50 mostly 10.00 4 qt bids PA
med-lge 5.00-5.50 few 4.7 S sml-med
4.00- JO 5 lb cm. PA Oyster 20.00-22.50
Cremini 9.00 PortobeUas 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
13.00- fair qual 11.00-12.50 Oyster
12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwipd PA
8.00- ctns 10 12-os trays flmwipd PA
9.50- ctni 1010-oz trays flmwipd PA
8.50- mostly 8.50 —OKRA: 1/2
bucrts NI sml-med 15.00-16.00
ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 7.00-9.00
morly 8.00 ctns bchd bulb type IX 24s
10.00- ctns bchd MX Leeks 12s
20.00 sml 14.00 —PARSLEY: MARKET
STEADY cits bchd FL Only 60s few 8.00
Plain 60s 10.00 etas bchd CA Curly 60s
9.00- mostly 10.00 Plain 60s
9.00- TX Curly 60s 10.00-12.00
Plain 60s 12.00-14.00 Rom 12s
13.00- -PARSNIPS: 20 lb flmbgs
IseCD 13.00—PEAS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 10 U> etas GU Snow
Peas Decalyxed 12.00 MX Snow Peas
12.00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
12.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
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potential growers
5 MEETING J
“■PRODUCE AUCTION!,
5 Kirkwood area J
Wed., March 20 J
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Speaker:
William Troxell
Executive Secretary
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Concrete Slatted Free Stall Barn
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Corner of Noble Rd. & Rt. 472
(location of Kirkwood Hay Auction)
Kirkwood, PA
PA Vegetable Marketing A
Research Program
ic Stall
PEPPERS: MARKET LOWER 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green exlge
19.00- fair qual cond 10.00 old cond
100-3.00 Iga 14.00-15.00 mostly 15.00
mad 10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00 fair appear
low as 8.00 fair qual 7.00 sml 7.00-100
Mxd Red And Green Ige S.OO-9.00 sml
med 6.00-7.00 Red exlge 1100-15.00 med
fair qual 100-10.00 MX Bell Type Green
edge fair qual cond 10.00 Ige fair qual
cond 7.00-11.00 med fair qual 8.00-10.00
Red exlge 15.00 Ige 15.00 IS lb ctns MX
Bell Type Red exlge ord cond 3.00-4.00
Yellow exlge 1100 —PEPPERS OTHER:
OFFERINGS LIGHT 11/9 buctns/crts FL
Long Hot few 3100 mxd red and green
25.00 —RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red
3.50-4.00 mostly 4.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb
flmbgs FL Red 4.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s
few 7.50-8.00 —RHUBARB: OFFER
INGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb ctns
CD CDOne med 7.00 —SPINACH:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Flat 24s 9.00-10.50 1 2/5 boots bchd
CA Flat 24s 12.00 bobktsTX Savoy 10.00
ctns TX Savoy 8.00-10.00 clipped 10.00 -
-SQUASH; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1/2 5/9 buctai/citi FL Zucchini sml-med
1100 fair cond 5.00-10.00 med fair cond
5.00- Yellow Straightaeck sml-med
10.00- mostly 1100 fair cond low as
5.00 med 10.00 fair cond low as 5.00 ctns/
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hip MX Zucchini uni-road 12.00-14.00
madly 13.00-14.00 mad 10.00-12.00
madly 12.00 Yellow Stnighlneck iml
med 12.00-14.00 med 1000-12.00 --
SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY CURED 40 lb dm NC U.S. One
Jewell med 11.00-12.00 fair appear lowu
10.00 fair qual appear 5.50 jbo 6,50
TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb dm PL Vine Ripei red
alp fair qual oond 5.00 80% U.S. One or
Belter Mature Greeni light red to red xlge
14.00 Ip too few lalea to quote Local
Repack >5% U.S. One or Better Mature
Greeni pink to light red xlge 17.50 Ige
17.50 med 17.50 flu 2 lyr MX Vine Ripei
Improved Varietiei light red to red 4xsi 9.
00-10.00 moedy 10.00 Sxsi 1.00
TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY flu 12 1-pt bkti MX
light red to red 9.00-12.00 ---
TOMATOES. PLUM TYPE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb clni MX light red
to red 8.00-10.00 tome 11.00 red fair cond
5.00- —TURNIPS: 25 lb flmbgi AZ
Purple Top med 7.00-8.00 NC Purple Top
med 7.00 25 lb dci GA Purple Top med
7.00- —VEGETABLES OTHER: 3
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Forney Longenecker
Vice President/Financial Consultant
Commodities
Smith Barney
A Member of VwelenGreupT'
SMITH BARNEY INC.
29 East King Street
Suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17602-2852
Leesport Farmer’s Market. Inc.
Leesport, Pa (610) 926-1307
SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
80 Head of Holstein/Holstein Cross Steers
Plus Others
. CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME »
Refreshments Available
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13.1996
2:00 P.M. BUI Wcist
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