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Al4-Unc«»ter Farming, Saturday, March 1, 1997
Philadelphia
Potato
PHILADELPHIA
FEBRUARY 26, 1997
ONIONS AND POTATOES
—ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
Type NY SO lb ikt Ige 5.00-5.50 med
5.00- madly 5.00-6.00 few 7.00 mrtr
cntr 20 2-lb mihski med 5.00-5.50 Speniih
Hybrid ID/OR 50 lb iks col 650-7.50 jbo
6.00- modly 6.00-650 fr oond 5.00
Red ID/OR 25 lb «ki jbo 6.50-7.00 NY 25
lb ilu Ige S.OO-7.00 mostly 5.50-6.00 med
4.00- modly 4.005.00 NEW CROP
White MX 50 lb sks jbo 10.001200 med-
Ige 8.00
—POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED OR
BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Russet Buibuik CD Prince
Edward Island CDOne 50 lb dn« 70s 6.00
80s 6.00 90s 6.00 100 s 5.75-6.00 mostly
6.00 ID bid 10 S-lb sks non sz A 7.00-750
mostly 7.00 50 lb cuts 60s 850-9.00 70s
8.50-9.00 modly 850 80s 850-9.00 mod
ly 850 90s 750-850 some 7.00 100 s
7.00- mostly 7.50-8.50 120 s 850 6oz
min fir qual 6.00 Noikotah CD Prince
Edward Island CDOne 50 lb ctns 70s 6.25
90s 6.25 Round Red CD 50 lb sks
6.00- sz B 10.00-11.00 MN/ND 50 lb
sks 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50 sz B 12.50-13.00
NY 50 lb sks sz B 10.00-11.00 fr appear
ance 9.00-950 WA 50 lb ctns 10.00
creamers 20.00 Round White CD Prince
Edward Island CDOne 50 lb sks 450-5.00
Ige 5.00-5.75 DE 50 lb sks 3.00-3.50 Ige
4.00 LI 50 lb sks 4.00-4.50 Ige 4.50-5.00
mostly 5.00 ME 50 lb sks Ige 4.75-S.OO
NEW CROP Round Red FL bid 10 5-lb
flmbgs 14.00 50 lb ctns Ige 6.00-8.00 50 lb
sks 11.00-12.00 fr qual 7.00 sz B
15.00- fr qual 9.00 Round White FL
Cumberland Valley
Produce Auction
50 lb sks 15.00 fr qual 8.00 sz B 15.00
FARM. STEADY. HOLSTEIN BULLS
OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 94.00; UNDER
100 LBS. UP TO 90.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS OVER 100 LBS. UP TO 155.00,
UNDER 100 LBS. 120.00; BEEF TYPE
BULLS OVER 90 LBS. UP TO 80.00;
BEEF HEIFERS OVER 90 LBS. 40.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBS: 45 HEAD;
TREND STEADY. LAMBS CHOICE
80-100 LBS. 100.00-119.00; 100-120 LBS.
95.00- MEDIUM AND GOOD,
ALL WEIGHTS, 89.00-109.00; LIGHT
LAMBS 115.00-142.00.
SHEEP: EWES LEAN 38.00-46.00;
EWES FAT 27.00-37.00; YEARLINGS
48.00- BUCKS 29.00-35.00.
GOATS: 70 HEAD. SMALL
10.00- MEDIUM 40.00-70.00;
LARGE 60.00-105.00.
HOGS. SHOWS AND BOARS: 90
HEAD. 210-250 LBS. 46.50-49.00;
250-260 LBS. 47.00-4950; 260-270 LBS.
47.00-48.00; 270-300 LBS. 47.00-51.50.
LIGHT HOGS 140-180 LBS.
40.00- 180-210 LBS. 40.00-46.00.
SOWS: TREND STEADY TO 2.00
HIGHER. GOOD SOWS UNDER 400
LBS. 40.00-46.75, OVER 400 LBS.
46.00- CULL SOWS, ALL
WEIGHTS 34.00 AND DOWN.
BOARS STEADY. 180-210 LBS.
37.00- 210-260 LBS. 38.00-41.00;
260-300 LBS. 36.00-39.00; 300 LBS. AND
OVER TO 36.00-37.50.
SALE EVERY MON. AT 2 P.M. AND
EVERY TOURS. AT 1 P.M. HAY AND
STRAW EVERY MON. AND TOURS.
AT 11:30 A.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 AT 7:15 P.M.
(llB) PARS, INC.
(Positive Appboach for Revitalizing Soils)
805 Milton Grove Road South • Elizabethtown, PA 17022-9648
Distributors Of; (AflifcSS-)
N^HURS.
' — aityUJ Fertilizer
Call our office for the taletman nearett you.
1-800-929-2676
Dealer Inquiries Welcome
CRAft-bilt
CONSTRUCTION, INC.
(717) 653-4023
Post Frame Buildings
SZe <lester>
Storage Pre-Engineered
Commerical Buildings
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Greencastle
Livestock
Green caetle, Pa.
Report Supplied bj Auction
February 24, 1997
SLAUGHTER CATTLE RECEIPTS:
312 HEAD. SLAUGHTER STEERS 101
HEAD, TREND 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4
68.00- CHOICE 2-3,950-1075 LBS.
60.00- CHOICE 2-3, 1075-1375
LBS. 62.00-67.50; CHOICE 2-3, OVER
1375 LBS. 57.00-66.00; CHOICE 4. ALL
WEIGHTS 56.00-64.50; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2,950-1100 LBS. 52.00-59.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 102, 1100-1375
LBS. 51.00-61.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, OVER 1375 LBS.
45.00-
HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1050-1450
LBS. 55.00-61.25; SELECT 1-2,
1050-1450 LBS. 45.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 40 HEAD;
TREND 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. CHOICE
2-3,850-1000 LBS. 59.00-64.00; CHOICE
2-3, 1000-1250 LBS. 61.00-69.50;
CHOICE 4. ALL WEIGHTS 57.00-63.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2, 850-1000
LBS. 50.00-59.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1250 LBS.
51.00-62.00.
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HOLSTEINS CHOICE 2-3, 1000-1350
LBS. SO.OO-S6.SO; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1-2, 1000-1350 LBS.
40.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS; 39 HEAD.
TREND 2.00 HIGHER. YG#l, ALL
WEIGHTS 43.00-54.50; YG#2, ALL
WEIGHTS 37.50 42.50.
BULLOCKS: 0 HEAD. CHOICE 1-3
950-1150 LBS., NONE; CHOICE 1-3
1150-1375 LBS., NONE; SELECT 1-2
950-1250 LBS., NONE,
COWS: 222 HEAD, TREND 1.00-2.00
HIGHER. BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 34.00-4Z00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 36.00-42.75;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 35.00
AND DOWN.
STOCKER AND FEEDER CATTLE
RECEIPTS; 188 HEAD; TREND GOOD
DEMAND; STEADY TO STRONG
MARKET. BEEF TYPE STEERS 200-400
LBS. 60.00-74.50, BULLS 57.00-66.00,
HEIFERS 50.00-64.50; 400-600 LB.
STEERS 60.00-69.50, BULLS
54.00- HEIFERS 55.00-64.00;
600-800 LB. STEERS 55.00-65.50,
BULLS 47.00-54.00. HEIFERS
50.00- 800-975 LB. STEERS
50.00- BULLS 40.00-46.50, HEIF
ERS 48.00-54.50.
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BULLS 34.00-42.00. HEIFERS, NONE;
400-600 LB. STEERS 35.00-46.00,
BULLS 30.00-39.00. HEIFERS
42.00- 600-800 LB. STEERS
37.00- BULLS 30.00-37.00, HEIF
ERS 33.00-47.00; 800-975 LB. STEERS
37.00- 30. BULLS 30.00-3S.SO; HEIF
ERS 25.00-39.50.
CALVES: 431 HEAD; STEADY
TREND. CHOICE 150-300 LBS., NONE;
GOOD 150-300 LBS. 50.00-70.00; GOOD
100-150 LBS. 40.00-60.00; GOOD 80-100
LBS. 30.00-45.00; STANDARD 80-100
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AND DOWN 25.00 AND DOWN.
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