Al4-L*nc—tef Farming, Saturday, October 12, 1996
Philadelphia
Fruit Market
PHILADELPHIA
OCTOBER 9, 1996
citrus FRUITS
—GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Indian River Red
27s 20.00 32s 19.00 36s 16.00-17.00 40s
13.00-14.0048 s 10.00-12.0056 s 7.00-9.00
Interior Red 48s 10.00-11.0056 s 7.00-8.00
—LEMONS: MARKET LOWER ctns
CA 140 s fr qoal 20.00 165 s fr qual 17.00
some 14.00-15.00 200 s fr qual 13.00-14.00
4/5 buctns AZ 115 s fr qual 22.00 140 s
22.00 fr qual 18.00-19.00 165 s 19.00 fr
qual 16.50 200 s 16.00 fr qual 15.00 BA
95s 12.00-14.00 115 s 12.00-14.00 140 s
14.00- mostly 14.00 165 s
14.00- mostly 14.00 200 s
14.00- mostly 14.00 FL 75s 17.00
95s 17.00 140 s 17.00
—LIMES: OFFERINGS LIGHT 10 lb
ctns MX £4s few 5.00 63s few 5.00 40 lb
ctns MX 175 s 16.00 200 s 16.00
—MISC CITRUS: 1/2 ctns FL Satsuma
120 s 11.00-12.00
—ORANGES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA Valencia 72s 22.00 ft
qual 14.00-16.00 mos 15.00 88s 22.00 ft
qual 14.00-16.00 mos 15.00 113 s 22.00 fr
qusl 15.00-16.00 mos 15.00 138 s fr qusl
15.00 4/5 buctns FL Navel 56s 13.00 ft
appearance 9.00-10.00 64s 13.00 ft
appearance 9.00-11.00 mos 10.00-10.50
80s 13.00 ft appearance 9.00-10.00 100 s fr
cond 8.50-12.00 Ambersweet 80s
10.00- mostly 10.00 100 s
10.00- 125 s 11.00
—TANOELOS: OFFERINGS NONE
—TANGERINES: 4/5 buctns/cits FL
Robinson 120 s ft cond 8.00-10.00 210 s ft
cond 8.00-10.00 Fallglo 120 s ft cond
8.00-
—TEMPLES: OFFERINGS NONE
BERRIES
—BLUEBERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT fits 12 6-oz cups with lids OR med
25.00 fits 12 5.6-oz cups CD med 21.00
—CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT ctns 24 12-oz flmbgs MA Early
Black 29.00-,30.00
--MISC BERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT fits 12 6-oz cups with lids OR AIR
Blackberries 32.00
—RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red
18.00 some 16.00
-STRAWBERRIES: MARKET LOW
ER fils 12 l-pt bkts CA med-lge 7.00-9.00
ft cond 4.00-6.00 mos 5.00
MELONS
—CANTALOUPS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1/2 ctns/crts AZ 12s 9.00-10.00
some Was 12.00 15s 9.00-10.00 some Was
12.00 CA 15s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00
18s 12.00
—HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 2/3 ctns CA 5s 7.00 one label
8.50 6s 7.00 one label 8.50 8s 6.00 some
5.00 9s 5.00 some 4.00
Forney Longenecker
Vice President/Financial Consultant
Commodities
Smith Barney
A Member of TravelenCroupT’
SMITH BARNEY INC.
29 East King Street
Suite 200
Lancaster, PA 17602-2852
2 Tractors and a
Possom. Belly Trailer
to haul cattle out of VA
Vintage Sales Stables Inc.
Paradise, PA
(717)768-8204 Days
(610)458-8518 or 5060 Eves.
Leesport Farmer’s Market, Inc.
Leesport, Pa (610) 926-1307
SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
(Approximately 400 Head)
• Consignments Welcome
Refreshments Available
FRIDAY, OCT. 25, 1996
7:30 p.m. Bill Weiat
-MISC MELONS; 2/3 ctns CA Casaba
5s 12.00 6s 12.00 Crenshaw 5s 12.00 6s
12.00
—WATERMELONS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns per etn GA Sangri
a3s 13.00-14.004 s 10.00-12.00 Red Seed
less 4s 18.00 Ss 16.00-17.00 TX Allsweet
3s 20.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS
-APPLES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY NEW CROP ctns trypkCA U.S.
ExFcy Granny Smith 80s 28.00 WA
WAExFcy Red Delicious 80s 21.00 88s
21.00 100 s 19.00 113 s 18.00 125 s 18.00
Golden Delicious 80s 23.00 88s 23.00
100 s 21.00 U.S. ExFcy Red Delidqps 100 s
18.00 Golden Delicious 88s 21.00 100 s
18.50 U.S. Fey Red Delicious 72s 18.00
80s 18.00 88s 18.00 Golden Delicious 72s
17.50-18.00 88s 17.50-18.00 ctns celpk
NY U.S. One Mclntosh 120 s 12.00 VT
U.S. One Mcintosh 100 s 10.00-12.00 WA
U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 96s 23.00
—APRICOTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
—AVOCADOS: MARKET STEADY
ctns 2 lyr CA Hass 48s few 45.
00
—BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40
lb ctns IMPORT 10.00 fr qual 8.50-9.00
small 7.00-8.00 40 lb ctns bagged
IMPORT 10.00 ctns institutional pk
IMPORT petite 13.00
—CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
—FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1 lyr CA
Apple Peats Mosul 22s 7.00 SMnko 16s
10.00 20s 8.00-9.00 ctns 2 lyr CA Apple
Pears Mosul 42s 12.00-13.00 18 lb ctns CA
Olives Sevillano Jbo 20.00-21.00
—GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 21 lb lugs CA Thompson Seed
less Ige 21.00 Flame Seedless med-lge
20.00 Rlbieis med-lge 13.00-14.00 Red
Globe med-lge 17.00 Ige 20.00-21.00 19 lb
tugs bgd CA Thompson Seedless med-lge
16.00- few 15.00 Ige 18.00-20.00
mostly 20.00 some 23.00 Flame Seedless
med-lge 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 fr
appearance 13.00-15.00 fr cond 11.00 Ige
20_.00-21.00 Ruby Red Seedless med-lge
15.00- 16.50 some 18.00 med 13.00 Ribieis
med 13.00-14.00 Red Globe Ige 20.00 16
lb cntis wrpd CA Thompson Seedless
med-lge 22.00 Ige 25.00-26.00 Flame
Seedless Ige one label 23.00 16 lb lugs bgd
CA Thompson Seedless med-lge fr cond
15.00- Black Seedless med-lge
18.00- Crimson Seedless med
16.00-
—KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY
flu I lyr NZ BOAT 33c t.OO 3«c 7JO 39c
7.50 42c 7.00
-MANGOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY fltc I lyr BR AIR Tommy Atkins
9s 10.00 10s 11.00 PR AIR Kdtts ts 7.00
10s 8.00
—NECTARINES: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—PAPAYA: 10 lb cuts HI AIR 9-1 Is fr
cood 3.00-5.00
—PEACHES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
—PEARS: MARKET STEADY 4/S
buctnc wrpd CA U.S. One Bartlett 90s
27.00 100 s 24.00-23.00 110 s 23.00 I2os
22.00 std ctns wrpd WA U.S. One Bartlett
90s 24.00 100 s 23.00 D'Anjou 100 s 23.00
110 s 22.00 120 s 21.00-23.00 133 s
19.50-20.00
—PERSIMMONS: ctns 1 lyr CA
Hachiya 18s 15.00 21s 15.00 24s
12.00- 25s 12.00-13.00 28s
10.00- 32s 9.00-10.00 33s 8.00-9.00
36s 9 JO-10JO
—PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY
ctns 1 lyr HI AIR 6s 11 JO-12.00 ctns 2 lyr
CR 12s 1100
—PLANTAINS: 50 lb ctns CB
17 JO-18.00 VZ 18.00
—PLUMS: OFFERINGS UOHT 28 lb
ctns Ise CA California Utility Angeleno 35
sz 15.00 45 a 13.00 S 3 sz 11.00
—POMEGRANATES: tugs 2-lyt CA
Early Foothill 30s otd cond 5.00-6.00 36s
ord cond S.OO-6.00 Wonderful 30s
13.00- 19.0036 s 13.00-13.0030 s
9.00-
—PRUNES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
Farmers Produce
Auction
MOUNT HOPE, OHIO
October 8, 1996
Market supplied by auction.
APPLES: 7.50-11.00 BU.
BEANS: GREEN 9.00-12.00 BU.
CABBAGE: GREEN 8.00-9.00, RED
S.OO-3JO, BOTH 50 LBS.
CANTALOPES: .70 EACH.
CAULIFLOWER: .80-1.25 EA.
CUCUMBERS: 4.00-5.25.
EGGPLANT: 2 JO-7.00 BU.
GROUND CHERRIES: .75 PINT.
ORNAMENTALS: GOURDS 1 JO-3.25
7. BU.; BIRDHOUSE GOURDS 1J0;
GOOSE GOURDS 2.00-2.75; INDIAN
CORN .41-IJO BUNCH OF 3; INDIAN
POPCORN .25-38 BUNCH OF 3; CORN
SHOCKS 16.00; JACK-BE-LITTLES
2.75-5.00, JBL CANDLES 2.25; BABY
800 6JO; BROOM CORN 5 JO-7.00.
PEARS: 3.00-5.00.
PEPPERS: GREEN 3.00-7 JO BU.; RED
9.50-10.00 BU.; SUNTAN 6 JO-9.00 BU.;
HOT 2.Q0-6JO 'h BU.; JALAPENO 2JO
'h BU.
PICKLES: 6.50 V 2 BU.
POTATOES: .75-1 JO 10 LBS; .60-1.10
5 LBS.; 5.00-10.00 50 LBS.; 2.25-4.50 20
LBS.
PUMPKINS: .70-3.00; PIE .40-50.
RASPEBERRIES: RED 2.00 PINT.
RED BEETS: 3.30 % BU.
SQUASH: ACORN 3.00-9.50; BUT
TERCUP 3.00-6.30; BUTTERNUT
2.30-4.30; SWEET DUMPLING
North end of Leesport, PA
"WHERE FRIENDS MEET"
BERKS COUNTY'S ONLY WEEKLY
CATTLE & SWINE AUCTION -
WEDNESDAY AT IP.M.
Garden Fresh Fruits & Vegetables-Bakery Fresh Cakes, Pies and
Buns-Butcher Fresh Meats & Cheese-Sporting Goods-Clothing-
Furniture - Jewelry - Used Items & Collectibles.
PHONE: 610-926-1307
4.50-130; SPAGHETTI 3.00-330. ALL
BY THE BU.
SWEET POTATOES: 1.23.
TOMATOES: S3O 20 LBS.
TURNIPS: 6.00-16.00.
WATEKMELON: .23-1.10 EACH.
SALE EVERY TOES., THURS., AT 10
A.M.
The Windmill
Produce Auction
Penn Van, N.Y.
October 2 and 4, 1996
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 5.23-7.23 BU.
BEANS: GREEN AND YELLOW
4.004.73 % BU.
BROCCOLI: .2S-.6S HEAD.
CABBAGE: 35-.03 HEAD.
CAULIFLOWER: .10130 HEAD.
CUCUMBERS: 2.004.23 V, BU.
EGGPLANT: 1.00333 % BU.
GOURDS: 2.00430 BU.
GRAPES: 1.90233 4 QTS.
INDIAN CORN: .13-33 EACH. 30.85
BUNCH.
PEACHES: 2.23-3.75 Vi BU.
PEARS: 6307.00 BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN 1.73-3.00 ‘A BU.
POTATOES: 5.75-S3O SO LBS.
PUMPKINS: .10 .73, PAINTED
1.30330 EACH.
SQUASH: WINTER .25 .60 EACH;
HUBBARD 1.25-2.75 BACK
TOMATOES: 250-4.25 % BU.
WATERMELON: .23-55 EACH.
MUMS: 1.73-255 EACH.
SALE DAYS WED. AND FRI, 10 A.M.
HAY AUCTIONS FRI. 9 A.M. LAST
PRODUCE AUCTION 10-30-96.
FARMER'S MARKET Every Wednesday,
9 AM TO 8 PM
BILL WEIST & WOODY WEIST, MGRS.
Turn East off Route 61