Al4-Eahdeftter Firming, Saturday, Jtily 26, 1997 -' ’ Philadelphia Fruit Market PHILADELPHIA JULY 23, 1997 CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctnt FL Indian River Red 23i 10.00 fr cond 4.00-6.00 27s 9.00-10.00 fr cond 5.00-6.00 32a 10.00 fr cond 6.00-8.00 40f 9.00 —LEMONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY etna CA 75« fr qual 30.00 9Si fr qual 29.00-32.00 1 IS* fr qual 29.00-32.00 ord qual 20.00 140 s 40.00 fr qual 27.00- ord qual 19.00-20.00 16Si 38.00 fr qual 26.00 ord qual 20.00 200 s fr qual 25.00 ctnt/au CL BOAT 140 s 25.00 —UMES: MARKET LOWER 10 lb ans MX 42s 4.75-6.00 mostly S.OO 48s 3.50- mostly 4.00 some 3.00 54s 3.50- mostly 4.00 same 5.00-6.00 63s 3.50- mostly 4.00 —MISC CITRUS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ORANGES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Valencia 56s 19.00- fr qual 12.00-13.00 72s 19.00- mostly 19.00 fr qual 11.00- mos 12.00 88s 15.00-16.50 mostly 15.00-16.00 fr qual 12.00-13.00 113 s 14.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 fr qual 12.00- 138 s 14.00 fr qual 12.50- 4/5 boons FL Valencia 48s 12.00 S6s 12.00 64s 12.00 80s 12.00 100 s 12.00 125 s 1100 —TANCELOS: OFFERINGS NONE —TANGERINES: OFFERINGS NONE —TEMPLES: OFFERINGS NONE BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY flu 12 1-pt cups with lids NJ med-lge 11.00-11.50 fr cond 6.00-8.00 —CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE —MISC BERRIES; flu 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries 21.00 —RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS LIGHT flu 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red 18.00-21.00 -STRAWBERRIES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY flu 12 l-p( bku CA med-lge 10.00-12.00 some 9.00 poor cond .50 preferred labels 13.00-IS.OO MELONS —CANTALOUPS: MARKET HIGH ER 1/2 cuts AZ 12t 9.50 15s 9.0018 s 9.00 CA 12s 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 some 11.00 15s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 bins MD ISO count 125.00 fit ctns NJ 8s 6.00- 9s 6.00-7.00 10s 6.00-7.00 12s 6.00- —HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 2/3 ctns AZ 5s 6.50 6s 6.50 CA 4s 6.50-7.00 5s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.50-7.00 6s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.50-7.00 —MISC MELONS: 2/3 ctns AZ Casaba 8110.00 Juan Canary 8s 10.00 Santa Claus 5s 10.00 6s 10.00 -WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY bins MD Various Red Meat Varieties 150 count 115.00 per melon GA Sangria 16-18 lb 2.50 18-20 lb 3.00 20.22 lb 3.25 24-28 lb 3.75-4.00 MD Roy al Sweet 24-28 lb 2.50-2.75 NC Sangria 20-22 lb 3.00-3.50 Alltweet 28-30 lb 3.50-4.00 SC Sangria 15-18 lb 2.50 18-20 lb 3.00 20-22 lb 3.25 24-28 lb 3.75-4.00 NON-crreus fruits —APPLES: MARKET STEADY CON TROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctns tiypk WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 72s 16.50 80s 16.50 88s 15.50 100 s 14.50 113 t 14.50 12St 14.50 Granny Smith 88t 27.00- 100 s 27.00-28.00 U.S. ExFcy Golden Delicious 100 s 16.50 WAFcy Red Delicious S6t 12.00-12.50 64s 1100-12.50 72s 12.00-12.50 80s 12.00-12.50 88t 12.00- 100 s 12.00-12.50 113 t 12.00- 12St 12.00-12.50 clnt celpk WA WAExFcy Golden Delicious 80s 18.00 —APRICOTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE —AVOCADOS: MARKET STEADY ctns 2 lyr CA Hast 48t 43.00-44.00 ctns 1 lyr FL Various Greenskin Varieties 8t 8.00 9s 8.00-8.50 10s 8.00-8.50 mostly 8.00 Lancaster Poured Walls JJJ CALL FOR PRICES ON: • Manure Pits • Retaining Walla • Basements • Flat Work can you think of a better wall than poured on site with lower construction costs and no maintenance? Lancaster Poured Walls 2008 Horseshoe Rd. • Lancaster, PA • Phone (717) 299-3974 —BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 10.50 fr qual 9.00-10.00 sml 8.00-9.00 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 11.00 Ons institutional pk IMPORT petite 13.00 -CHERRIES: MARKET STEADY 15 lb ctns/lugs OR WAOne Rainier 10 row sz A Igr 35.00-45.00 10 1/2 row sz A Igr 35.00- 20 lb ctns/lugs OR U.S. One Lambert 10 row sz A Igr 32.00-35.00 11 row sz A Igr 26.00-30.00 12 row sz A Igr 23.00- WA WAOne Bing 9 1/2 row sz 46.00101/2 row sz A Igr4o.ooLambert no sz mkd 20.00 —FRUITS OTHER: ctns 1 lyrFL Apple Pears Shinsui 18s 14.00 Carambola - Star Fruit 20s 10.00 25s 10.00 30s 10.00 ctns 2 lyr CA Cactus Pears 48s 9.00 SOs 9.00 10 lb ctns FL Guava 12.50 —GRAPES: MARKET STEADY 20 lb lugs CA Thompson Seedless med 10.00- Flame Seedless med 10.00- 21 lb lugs CA Thompson Seedless med-lge 18.00 med 15.00 Flame Seedless med-lge 16.00-17.50 mostly 17.00- Black Seedless med-lge 23.00 Cardinal med-lge 13.00 Exotic med-lge 16.00- med 15.00 Red Globe Ige 25.00 20-21 lb lugs wipd CA Black Beauty Seedless med-lge 16.00 19 lb lugs bgd CA Perlette mod 11.00-12.00 Thompson Seed less med-lge 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00 Flame Seedless med-lge 15.00-16.00 med 11.00- mostly 12.00 18 lb lugs bgd MX Perlette med 7.00-8.00 —KIWIFRUIT; TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -MANGOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr MX Tommy Atkins 8s fr cond 3.00-4.00 9s 4.00-5.00 mostly 4.00 oid cond 1.00-3.00 10s 4.00-5.00 ord cond 1.00- 12s 4.00-5.00 ord cond 1.00- —NECTARINES: MARKET STEADY ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California Well Matured Summer Grand 40-42 s 12.00- mostly 14.00 48-SOs 11.00- 25 lb ctns Ise CA California Well Matured Red Diamond 48 sz 13.50 64 sz 9.50-10.50 72 sz 8.50-9.50 Summer Grand 60 series 8.00-12.00 mostly 8.00- few 13.00 56 sz 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00 70 sz 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 72 sz 10.00-11.00 80 sz 7.00- Summer Brite 56 sz 11.50-12.5 Ci ruby diamond 70 sz 7.50-8.00 80 sz 7.50 —PAPAYA: 37 lb ctns MX Red Flesh 12.00- -PEACHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY clns/lugs 2-lyrtiypk CA Califor nia Well Matured Zee Lady 42s 12.00- few 14.50 48-50 s 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 few 13.50 25 lb dm CA California Well Matured Elegant Lady 56 sz 11.00-12.00 Zee Lady 56 sz 13.00 NJ No Grade Marks Various Yellow Flesh Varieties 2 l/2“min 14.00 2 <4 min 5.00-6.00 -PEARS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 36 lb ctns CA U.S. One Bartlett 80 sz 23.00 90 tz 23.00100 sz 21.00-22.00 110 sz 20.00 120 tz 18.00 135 tz 16.00 40 lb boxt AG BOAT Packham Triumph 90s 18.00 100 s 16.00 CL BOAT Bose 100 s 14.00-14.50 110 s 12.50-13.00 —PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS NONE -PINEAPPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr HI AIR 6t 12.00-12.50 ctns 2 lyr CR 10s 14.00-16.00 tome hist 18.0012 s 14.00-16.00 some hits 18.0014 t 14.00-16.00 some bias 18.00 MX 8s fr xrtid 8.00 —PLANTAINS: 50 lb ctns CB 14.00 -PLUMS: MARKET STEADY 28 lb ctns lie CA California Well Matured Ebony SO sz 9.00-11.00 60 sz 8.00-10:00 70 tz 7.00-8.00 Friar 30 sz 14.00-16.00 mostly 15.00 few 17.00 35 sz 14.00-17.00 mostly 15.00-17.00 40 sz 11.00-14.00 mostly 14.00 45 sz 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00- one label 17.00 SO sz 10.00- mostly 12.00 one label 16.00 60 sz 9.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 one label 16.00 Laroda 35 sz 15.00-18.00 40 sz 13.00- 45 sz 13.00-15.00 50 sz 11.00- 60 sz 10.00-12.00 Simka 35 sz 13.00- 40 sz 11.00-13.00 45 sz 11.00- SO sz 10.00-12.00 60 tz We Do SCS Work 9.00-11.00 Fortune 40 it 14.00-IS.OO —POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS NONE —PRUNES: OFFERINGS NONE Philadelphia Potato PHILADELPHIA JULY 23, 1997 ONIONS AND POTATOES -ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY US«I OR GENERALLY GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE Yellow Granex GA SO lb ctm jbo 26.00 NEW CROP Yellow Gnno CA 50 lb «k» jbo 10.00- mottly 10.00-10.50 fr ccnd 5.00- ipkr iz 9.00-10.00 occ hgr NM SO lb iki col 12.00 jbo 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 TX 30 lb iki col 12.00-13.00 jbo 9.00- mortly 10.00 White Boileri NM 25 lb tk( med 15.00-18.00 Red CA 40 lb cut jbo 16.00-18.00 NM 25 lb iki jbo 15.00 med 10.00 —POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY US«I SZ A WASHED OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Ruuet Burbank ID bid 10 S-lb ski non iz A 8.50-11.00 SO lb ctni 60s 10.50-11.00 70s 10.00-11.00 moedy 10.50 some 12.00 80s 9.50-10 JO mostly 10.00 some 12.00 90s B.SO-9.50 mostly 9.00- some 11.00 100 s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 110 s 8.50 12'oz min 10.00 NEW CROP Round Red AL SO lb sks 8.00 sz B 13.50-14.00 TX 50 lb sks 10.00 sz B 14.00 VA SO lb sks 9.00 sz B 15.00 Round White DE SO lb sks 8.00 Ige 9.00- 10 lb sks Ise 1.70 VA SO lb sks Ige 9.00 Long White CA SO lb ctns 15.00 Farmers Produce Auction MOUNT HOPE, OHIO July 22, 1997 Market cupplted by auction. APPLES: 14.00-22.00 BU. BEANS: GREEN IS.OO-25.00, YEL LOW IS.OO-17.00, BOTH BU. BLUEBERRIES: 1.00-1.2 S PINT. BROCCOLI: S.OO BU. CABBAGE: GREEN 3.00-4.50, 30.00- BIN; RED 10.00 BOX. CUCUMBERS: 2.00-4.50 24 CT, DRIED FLOWERS: 18.00 BOX. EGGPLANT: 15.00 BU. ONIONS: 4.00 PECK. PEPPERS; GREEN 3.00-5.50 K BU., 8.00- BU.; HOT 8.00-950 >/. BU. i MW P&3 i LAUREL FARMERS AUCTION MARKET Marketing Fresh Produce Through Mid-September Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Sugar Babies, Tomatoes and More Opening July 15 “No buyer too big or small- Pickup loads to tractor trailer loads sold- Buy your own - No fee for buying No broker needed” Please call for more information 302-875-3147 302-875-5136 PICKLES: 2.00-8.00 X BU. POTATOES: 7.00-10.00 8 QT. FLAT, ZOO-2.25 10 LBS., LOO-ZOO 5 LBS. RASPBERRIES: BLACK 1.33-3.00 PINT. RED BEETS: 4JO-6.00 X BU. RHUBARB: JO LB. SQUASH: ACORN ZOO BU.; PATTY PAN.SO-3.SOVi BU.;YELLOW 1.00-4.50 VI BU.; ZUCCHINI 1.00-4.00 X BU. SWEET CORN: 1.40-3.20 DOZ. TOMATOES: 12.00-16.00 20 LBS., 6.00- 10 LBS.; HYDROPONIC 7.00- 10 LBS.; CANKERS 3.50 X BU. SALE DAYS MON., TUBS.. THURS., AND FRI. Laurel DE Fruit (seas) JULY 23, 1997 —TOMATOES: (344) 25 LB CAR TONS PINK 6.00-10.00 RED 6.00- 9.00 —CANTALOUPS: (7.477) PER MELON SUPERSTAR .SO- .75 ATHENA .SO- 1.10 FASTBREAK .35- JS PASS PORT JO CORDEL JS ---WATERMELONS:Bb JUJHR*=9SR(JRSM=9uU*USR 12-14 LB 1.40 15-19 LB 1.40- 1.60 20-24 LB IJO - SANGRIA 15-19 LB .70- 1.7 S 20-24 LB 1.00- ZOO 25-29 LB 3.00 ROYAL MAJESTY 15-19 LB 1.35-1.55 20-24 LB 2.0 S ROYAL STAR 20-24 LB 1.75 25-29 LB ZlO -SUGAR BABY: (1,052) EACH 1.00- 1.75 New Jersey Fruit (seas) BRIDGETON JULY 23, 1997 BERRIES 1997 Seaton —BLUEBERRIES: DEMAND FAIR LY LIGHT MARKET STEADY flu 12 1-pt cup* with lida med-lge 10.00-11.00 moitly 10.00 OK City Feeder Cattle OKLAHOMA CITY, OK JULY 23, 1997 Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves steady. Demand good for most classes, moderate for feeder heifers. Last Friday's bearish COF report hat had no effect on live feeder and calf markets. Feeder cattle and calf mariteu mote in tune to com price* which are half of lait year. Moat buyer* thinking another bumper com and milo crap upcoming. Quality and con dition! ate improved from lait week. Qual ity of tupply plain thru attractive. Weigh upa full to mainly average. Flesh remained medium. Slaughter cow* iteady. Slaughter bull* SO lower. Packer demand good. Total of7oo cowi and bulls sold with 65 percent going to packers. Receipts this week 10,900; last week 9,669; last year 9,666. Supply consisted of 75 percent yearlings and calve* over 600 lbs; 19 percent calves under 600 lbs; 6 percent cows and bulls. Prices follow with weighted average weight and price in perenthesis. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 275 lbs 120.00; 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 96.00-106.00 (99.64); 500-550 lbs (516 lbs) 94.50-100.00 (96.92); 550-600 lbs (587 lbs) 90.00-94.50 (92.78); 600-650 lbs (615 lbs) 87.75-94.75 (92.19); 650-700 lb* (673 lbs) 85.00-91.25 (87.61); 700-7501bs (711 lbs) 83.00-87.00 (85.25); 750-800 lbs (780 lbs) 80.75-84.50 (82. 56); 800-850 lb* (821 lbs) 80.00-83.75 (82J4); 850-900 lbs (866 lb*) (80.37); 900-1000 lb* (950 lbs) 75.00- (76.94); 1025 lb* 74.00. Hols tein*: Large 2 490 lbs 69.00; 555 lb* 66.50, 700-800 lbs 63.00-64.25; 875 lb* 61 JO. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 265 lbs 96.50; 400-500 lbs (450 lbs) 86JO-92.00 (89.53); 500-550 lb* (515 lbs) 85.50-90.00 (87.56); 550-600 lbs (569 lbs) 82 JO-88.00 (86.4(Q; 600-700 lbs (650 lbs) 79.25- (82J4); 700-800 lb* (750 lbs) 76.75-82.75 (79.44); 800-900 lb* (850 lbs) 74.25- (75.54); 900-1000 lb* (950 lbs) 70.50-73.25 (71J6). Slaughter cows: Average dressing: Cutler* 37.00-40.00, Utilities 39.00-42.50; high dressing all grades 41.00-44.00, high dressing/high boning 44.50-45.00; low dressing: Omen 33.00- few Utilities 36.50-40.00. Few Canners 27.00-32.00. Estimated dressed cost at Oklahoma National Stock yards: Cutters 83.40; Boners 81.55; Break ers 78.70; Carmen 76.85. Bulls 88.20. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1300-2100 lbs average dressing 47.00-50.50; high dressing 51.00-55.00; low dressing 44.00- Replacement Cows: Pre tested for Bangs, pregnancy, and age Medium and Large 1 single head sales: 4-6 yr old 800-1150 lbs 5-8 months bred avg quality 560.00-61S.00; Small and Medium 1:4-6 yr old 700-850 lb* 3-4 months bred low quality 350.00-425.00. Pain: Medium and Large 14-5 yr old 1000 lb cows 250 lb calve* high quality 810.00. P.O. Box 633 Laurel, DE 19956 9AM
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