Al2-lanca»ter Farming, Saturday, February 22, 1997
Philadelphia
Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA
FEBRUARY 19, 1997
VEGETABLES
—ARTICHOKES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctni AZ 18s fair appear 17.00
24t fair appear 17.00 CA 24s 30.00 36i
22.00 •
—ASPARAGUS: MARKET LOWER
pyr ctni/citi bchd CA 28f Ige 52.00 28s ltd
52.00 MX mil 48.00-52.00 28( exlge
52.00 28s Ige 5100 28s std 52.00 11 lb
ctns/crts bchd MX exlge 20.00-24.00 Ige
20.00- std 20.00-24.00
—BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT
buctns/crts PL Round Green Type
45.00- Handpicked 50.00 30 lb cuts/
cits MX Round Green Type few 40.00
—BEETS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY cm* bchd TX 12« B.oo2Slbiks
lie NJ med 5.00-6.00
—BROCCOLI: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER cum AZ bchd Hi 11.00-12.00
CA bchd Ms 11.00-13.00 bchd 18s
11.50- Crown Cut 14.00 MX bchd
14s 1000
—BRUSSELS SPROUTS: MARKET
LOWER 2S lb ctns MX 13.00-14.00
—CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY I 3/4 bucits & SO lb ctns FL
Round Green Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly
7.50- tome low as 6.00 TX Round
Green Type med 7.00-8.00 Red Type med
10.00- 50 lb ski NY Round Green
Type Ige 4.75-5.00 45 lb dns AZ Round
Green Type med few 8.00 1 3/4 bucits &
40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med 18.00 fair
cond 8.00-10.00
—CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmb(S CA Tapped
med-lge 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.00 FL
Topped mcd-lfc few 10.00 50 lb sks Ise
CA Topped jbo 8.00-10.00 tame 7.00 CD
Tapped jbo 6.50-7.50 mostly 7.00 FL
Topped jbo 7.50-8.00 cuts 20 1-lb flmbji
CA Baby Peeled 14.00-15.50
—CAULIFLOWER: MARKET HIGH
ER ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 14.00 16t 13.00
CA 12s 15.00-16.00 FL 16t 10.00-1200
—CELERY: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctns CA 1 1/2 dz 15.00 2 dz
15.00- mostly 16.00 2 1/2 dz
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PRODUCTS
477 East FtrmersvUk Rd. s'
New HoUsiid, PA 17557 (Jwaffle slat'A
(717) 355-2361
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Precast Concrete Bunker Silos
15.00- mostly 16.00 few 14.00 3 dz
13.00- mostly 13.00 flmb 30s 14.00
FL2dz 13.00-14.00 fair appear 110021/2
dz 13.00-14.00 few 15.00 fair appear 1100
3 dz 12.00-13.00 cms flmbgi CA Hearts
ISs 1150
-CHINESE CABBAGE; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY celcrts FL 10.00-1100
few 8.00 Nappa few 1100
-CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS
LIGHT wbcrts'FL Yellow 4 dz min too
few sales to quote White 4 dz min offerings
insufficient to quote
-CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX
medfrqual 11.00-15.00 mostly 11(X) few
10.00
-EGGPLANT: MARKET HIGHER 1
1/9 bucntrs wtpd FL med fair qual A oond
4.00-5.
00 ami fair cond 5.00-7.00 ctns/crts wtpd
MX 18s 10.00-1200 some low at 8.00
-ENDIVE; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 l/9buctns/citsPL 11.00-13.00
--ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 U9buctns/cttsFL 1200-14.00
mostly 13.00 ctns CA 24s 11.00-1200
—GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb
ctns CA White super col 33.00 col 30.00
super jbo 28.50 exjbo 27.00
-GREENS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY cus/ott bchd AZ Dandelion 12s
9.00 CA Swiss Cbatd 12s 12.00 Red 12s
12.00 GA Collard 6.00-7.00 Kale
6.00- Mustard 7.00 NC Collard
6.00- Kale 6.00-7.00 Mustard 7.00
Tbmip Tops 8.00 Rape 8.00 TX Collard
24t 8.00 Kale 24s 8.00 Turnip Tops 24s
10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s
11.00- 20 lb ctns MX Broccoli Rabe
24t 15.00
-LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.00-10.00
few 8.00 Wrapped 24t 10.00-1200 mostly
11.00- few 13.00 ord-fair cond
5.00- 30s 10.00-11.00 CA 24t
9.00-
—LBTTUCE-OTHBEU MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s
few 11.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.00-10.00
mostly 8.00-9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00-1000
mostly 8.00-9.00 CA Green Leaf 24s
8.00-9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00-10.00 FL
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Boston 24* 7.00 Green Leaf 24a few 7.00
Red Leaf 24* few 7.00 Bibb 24i 7.00 3 lb
etna CA Meiculin Mix B.SO
—LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY cta*AZ24i 9.00-10.00
few 10.50 few 8.00 CA 24s 9.00-10.00
mostly 9.00 FL 24s 7.001.3 boats AZ 24s
12.00
---MUSHROOMS: MARKET
STEADY 10 lb cm* PA Ige 12.00-12.50
mostly 12.00 med 930-10.00 mostly 930
4 qt bkts PA med-lge 5.00-530 few 4.75
sml-med 4.00-4.50 S lb cuts PA Oyster
18.00- Cremini 9.00 Portobellas
9.50-1030 few 9.00 3 lb etna PA Shiitake
1130-13.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 fair qual
830-10.50 Oyster 12.00-1330 etna 12
8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.00-830 etna 10
12-oz trays flmwipd PA 9.00-930 few
10.00 etna 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA
8.00-
-OKRA: OFFERINGS LIGHT TOO
FEW SALES TO QUOTE
-ONIONS GREEN; MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER etna bchd MX 48s
7.00- mostly 7.00-8.00 few 630 cits
bchd FL Leeks 12s 10.00-12.00 etna bchd
AZ Leeks 12s 12.00 MX Leeks 12s
10.00- IZOO
-PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY cits bchd FL Curly 60s 12.00
Plain 60s 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 etna
bchd TX Curly 60s 12.00 Plain 60s
14.00- mostly 14.00 Root 12s few
12.00-
-PARSNIPS: ctni 12 1-lb flmbga CD
10.00 20 lb flmbgi lie CD 13.00 FL
12.00-13.00
—PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctni OU Snow Peat
Decalyxed 11.00-12.00 tome low at 10.00
MX Snow Peat 10.00-11.00 GU Sugar
Snap Peat Decalyxed 14.00
-PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
—PEPPERS: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER 1 1/9 buctni/crti FL Bell Type
Green jbo 1100 exlge 10.00-12.00 Ige
5.00- med 7.00-8.00 Mxd Red And
Green exlge fair qual 5.00-6.00 Ige
7.00- occ higher med 6.00 Red exlge
10.00- Ige 8.00-10.00 med 7.00-8.00
•ml 6.00-8.00 MX Bell Type Green exlge
fair qual 8.00 ige 8.00-9.00 fair qual
5.00- med 7.00-8.00 fair qual 5.00 IS
lb etna MX Bell Type Red exlge
8.00- moady 10.00-10.50 Yellow
exlge 14.00 few 16.00
—PEPPERS OTHER: 1/2 and 5/9
buctni/crti FL Jalapeno 10.001 l/9bactni/
ata FL Long Hot 10.00-12.00 mxd ted and
green 6.00-8.00 CubaneUer med 7.00 MX
Jalapeno 22.00
—RADISHES; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctm tpd 30 6-oz flmbji PL Red
4.50-5.00 ctiu tpd 14 1-lb flmbgi FL Red
5.00 Oni bchd MX Red 24t 6.00-7.00 4Si
fair cond 5.00-6.00
—RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE
-RUTABAGAS: 50 lb etna CD
CDOne med 7.00-8.00
—SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY etna bchd AZ Flat 24s 11.00 CA
Flat 24s 10.00 fair cond 8.00-9.00 MX Flat
24s 12.00 bnfakts TX Savoy 10.00 etna TX
Savoy 9.00-10.00 clipped 8.00
—SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1/2 St 5/9 boctns/cns PL Yellow
Straighmeck sml-med 19.00-22.00 med
17.00- ctn*/lug* MX Zucchini sml
med 7.00-10.00 fair cond 4.00-5.00 med
6.00- Yellow Sttaightnecfc med fair
cond 10.00-1 ZOO
—SWEET POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb cuts LA
U 3. One Beauregard med 15.00 NC U.S.
One Jewels med 11.00-12.00 jbo 7.00 NJ
Jewels med 10.00
—TOMATOES: MARKET FL
SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL Vine Ripe* light
red-red xlge 7.00-8.00 U.S. Comb or Bet
ter Mature Greens light-red xlge
11.00- Ige 11.00-12.00 red xlge
10.00 PR 85% U.S. One or Belter Mature
Greens light-red xlge 11.00 Ige 11.00 Loc
al Repack U.S. Comb or Better Mature
Greens pink-light red xlge 1430 Ige 14.50
med 1430 fits 2 lyr MX Vine Ripe* light
red-red 4xss 8.00-10.00 few 730 SxSs
8.00- sx6* 7.00-8.00
-TOMATOES. CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY flu 12 1-pt bku FL
light-red 7.00-8.00 MX light-red 7.00-9.00
ami S.OO-6.00
—TOMATOES. PLUM TYPE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb cut
MX light-red 10.00-12.00 motdy 11.00
red 9.00-10.00
—TURNIPS: 25 lb flmbgi NC Purple
Top med 7.00
—VEGETABLES OTHER; 8 lb ctni
CA Radkchio 9i 12.00
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Impection
February 19, 1997
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
WEDNESDAY 02/19/97 (ESI) 127,000 7,000 340,000 17,000
WEEK AGO (ESI) 126.000 7,000 336,000 16^000
YEAR AGO (ACT) 132,000 7,000 364,000 18,000
WEEK TO DATE (ESI) 372,000 20,000 968.000 49,000
SAME PD LT WK (EST) 373,000 20,000 986,000 49,000
SAME PD LT YR (EST) 383.000 21.000 1,024,000 51,000
PREVIOUS DAY ESTIMATED TUESDAY, STEER AND HEIFER 107.000, COW
AND BULL 25,000.
••♦REVISION ON TUESDAY’S HOG SLAUGHTER...347.OOO.
Philadelphia
Potato
PHILADELPHIA
FEBRUARY 20, 1997
ONIONS AND POTATOES
—ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US«I OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
Type MI 50 lb ib med 5.50-6.00 NY 50 lb
ib Ige 5.00-7.00 med 5.00-6.50 few 7.00
nutr cntr 20 2-lb nuhib med 5.00-5.50
Spanish Hybrid CO 50 lb ib jbo 7.00-7.50
OVOR 50 lb ib col 9.00 jbo 6.00-7.00
moitly 6.50-7.00 few 7o 6.00-7.00 moiUy
6.00- tome 5.50 med 4.00-6.oomoitly
4.00- NEW CROP White MX 50 lb
ib jbo 14.00-16.00
—POTATOES; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED OR
BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Runet Burbank ID bid 10 5-lb
ib non iz A 7.00-7.somoitly 7.50 fir cond
5.00 50 Ib ctni 60i 8.00-8.5070 i 8.00-9.00
moitly 8.50 80i 8.00-9.00 moitly
8.00- 90i 8.00-8.50 mne 7.50 IOOi
7.50- tome 7.00 6 oz min fr quel
5.50- NorkoUh CD Prince Edward
lilind CDOne 50 Ib ctni 70i 6.25-6.50 80i
6.25-6.50 90i 625-630 IOOi 6.25-6.50
Round Red MN/ND 50 lb ib 7.00-8.00
moitly 7.50 iz B 12.00-13.00moitly 12.50
NY 50 lb ib iz B 10.00-11.00 fr appear
ance 9.00-9.50 Round White CD Prince
Edward bland CDOne 50 lb ib 4.75 iz B
5.75 DE 50 lb iki 3.00-3.50 Ige 4.00 U 50
lb ib 4.00-4.50 Ige 4.50 ME 10 lb ib lie
.85 NEW CROP Round Red FL 50 lb iki
13.00- moitly 14.00 fr qual A cond
6.00 iz B 17.00-20.00 fr cond 12.00 50 lb
ctni crenneii 30.00-35.00 Round White
FL 50 lb ib 16.00 ft cond 1000-12.00 fr
qual & cond S.OO-6.00 50-lb ctni creamers
30.00- iz B 16.00 fir cond 12.00 •
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