Phlla. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices aa of 23-DEC-97
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Fedenl-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fas: (215)
336-0355
CLOUDY 38-40
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VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT 11 lb ctns/crts bcfad CB edge
36.00 Ige 36.00-38.00 std 38.00
BEANS: MARKET HIGHER buctns/crts
FL Round Green Type 25.00-28.00 mostly
26.00 few high as 30.00 5 lb ctns GU
French Type 18.00 —BEETS; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s
8.00- 25 lb sks Ise NJ med 6.00-7.00
-BROCCOLI: MARKET HIGHER ctns
AZ bchd 14s 20.00 CA bchd 14s
18.00- few high as 25.00 otd cond
8.00- bchd 18s 22.00 Crown Cut
26.00- —BRUSSELS SPROUTS:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts & 50 lb
ctns CD Round Green type med 6.00-7.00
FL Round Green Type med 7.00-8.00 NC
Round Green type med 7.00-8.00 fair
cond low as 5.00 Red Type med
10.00- NY Round Green type med
6.00- PA Red Type med few 9.00 50
lb sks NY Round Green type Ige 5.00 Red
type Ige few7.0013/4 faucets ft 40 lb ctns
FL Savoy type med-lge 10.00-12.00 few
9.00 —CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-ib flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 9.00-12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 sks
10 S-lb flmbgs CD Topped med-lge
6.50-7.0050 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 8.00
CD Topped jbo 7.00-750 ctns bchd CA
Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled 1850 ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled 15.00 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs ca
baby peeled 13.00 —CAULIFLOWER:
MARKET HIGHER ctnsflmwrod AZ 12s
16.00 9s 15.00 CA 12s 16.00T18.00 few
high as 20.00 fair cond 14.00 FL 12s fair
cond 11.00 16s fair ccnd 8.00(10.00 fair
cond 6.00 —CELERY: MARKEELERI/2
& 3 DZ HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 2 dz 17.00-18.00 2 1/2
dz 16.00-18.00 3 dz 14.00-16.00 flmb 30s
17.00- FL 2 1/2 dz few 14.00
CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY celcrts FL 10.00-12.00
30 lb ctns CA Nappa one label 12.00
celcrts FL Nappa 12.00 —CORN
SWEET: MARKET WHITE LOWER.
YELLOW ABOUT STEADY wbcrts FL
Yellow 4 dz min 10.00 White 4 dz min
10.00- mostly 10.00 fair cond
5.00- —CUCUMBERS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/
cats FL med fr qua! 14.00-18.00 fair appear
low as 10.00 MX med 18.00-20.00 fr qua)
16.00- otd qua! 10.00-14.00 one lot
8.00 —EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 (mentis wipd FL mad few
12.00 fair oond 1.00 fair qual & ccnd
6.00- uni few 8.00-10.00 ctni/crt*
wrpd MX IS* 12.00-14.00 24s 12.00-14.00
mostly 12.00 —ENDIVE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crta FL
13.00- mostly 13.00 10 lb ctns BL
Witloof 14.00 --ESCAROLE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9 buetntfcits FL
13.00- mostly 13.00 —GARLIC:
MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White
super col 39.00-42.00 col 36.00 super jbo
34.50 exjbo 31.50 #8 few 28.00 22 lb ctns
MX White jbo fair quel 15.00—GREENS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
CA Swiss Chard 12s 10,00 Red 12s 10.00
ctiw/cits bchd OA Cdlhpd 24s 8.00 Kale
7.00- NC Collaid 8.00 one lot 7.00
Kale 8.00 Mustard 9.00-10.OOTumip Tops
9.00- 10.00 TX Collaid 24s 12.00 Kale 24s
12.00 VA Collard 5.50-6.00 Kale
5.50-6.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s
12.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARK
ET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s
20.00- some incl fair qual
16.00- Wrapped 24s 19.00-22.00 30s
fair appear 15.00-16.00 CA 24s few
18.00- FL 24s 15.00 Wrapped 24s
16.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s
20.00 Green Leaf 24s 18.00-20.00 few
16.00- few 205021.00 one label
Ugh as 22.00 Red Leaf 24s 200022.00
few 18.00 one label 24.00 CA Boston 24s
15.0017.00 FL Boston 24s 14.00 Green
Leaf 24s few 12.00 Bibb 24s fair cond 9.00
LsncssUf Panning, Stfcifrfty, Ooc«rtlbf 27, fM7*AI)
—LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s
18.0021.00 mostly 20.00 16.0017.00 one
label 24.00 fair cond 15.00 CA 24s
20.0021.00 fair cond 15.00 FL 24s few
17.00 15 boots AZ 24s 23.0024.00 fair
oond 18.00 —MUSHROOMS: MARKET
STEADY 10 lb ctra PA Ige 12.00-1250
mostly 12.00 med 9.00-10.00 mostly 950
4 qt bids PA med-Ige 5.00-550 sml-med
4.00- 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 18.00 Cre
minl 8.00 PottobellajL||QO-850 3 lb ctns
PA Shiitake 14.00-15.00 fair qual
11.00- ctns 12 8-os trays flmwrpd PA
8.00- ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.00- ctns 10 10-oe trays flmwrpd PA
8.00- —OKRA: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET HIGHER ctns bchd
MX 48s IZOO-U.OO few 11.00 TX Bulb
Type 24s 15.00-16.00 ctns/crts bchd CA
Leeks (2s 15.00 MX Leeks 12s
12.00- TX Leeks 12s 13.00-14.00
PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
cits bchd FL Curly 60s 13.00-14.00 cne lot
12.00 Plain 60s 13.00-1450 ctns bchd CA
Curly 60s 11.00-1150 MX Curly 60s
13.00- Plain 60s 13.00-14.00 TX
Curly 60s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 Plain
60s 13.00-14.00 Root 12s 14.00
PARSNIPS: 20 lb flmbgs Ise CD 13.00
PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —PEAS OTHER:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —PEPPERS: MARKET LOW
ER 1 1/9 buctm/crts FL Beil Type Green
exlge 20.00-24.00 mostly 21.00-22.00 Ige
18.00- mostly 18.00 few 21.00-22.00
med 16.00-18.00 some incl fair cond low
GOLDEN LEAF
TOBACCO CO. INC.
We would like to wish every farmer a prosperous
andjiappy Mwtyear
183 South Faimersville Road, LcokiPA
Directions: North side of Rt. 23, 7/10 mile on
South Farmersville Rd.
Tobacco Farmers
ENTIQN
You need to grade your tobacco in 3 grades (TOPS -
MIDDLES - BOTTOMS) and keep all green and yellow
tobacco (OUT-GRADES) out of those top 3 grades. Make
sure you don’t strip your tobacco too damp. Tobacco that is
too damp will heat and be damaged and there may be no
market for that tobacco
ENTION: To our
The tobacco that we
have under contract must be delivered to us by Jan. 13,1998
Must call for delivery dates.
Warehouse
Mac Bailey
(717) 656-3076
lumnumuiamuiiaiaaiaiauiai
To Our Customers and Neighbors
Thank you for producing bountiful, healthful, quality food
and other farm produa
Thank you for being got
stewards of the nch nab
resources with which wi
have been blessed
Your hard work, hones,
and dedication are
appreciated.
We at The Ephrata Nat
Bank say thank you, h
have a pleasant holiday season and wish you health and
prosperity for the coming year'
Sen ] tug Farmers Since 1881
‘Epfvrata 9\[ationaC ( Banl{ j
With five locations to serve you.
Member FDIC
m 14.00 ml fair qual 10.00-12.00 few
14.00 Mxd Red And Oreen Ige
12.00- 14.00 Red edge 2t.00-30.00 meetly
30.00 Ige 2t.00 fair quel 16.00 med
20.00- and fidr qual 1.00 IS lb etas
MX Bell Type Red edge 32.00
PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 FL
Long Hot 10.00 —RADISHES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctne tpd 306-oz flmbge
FL Red 9.00-11.00 etnetpd 14 1-lb flmbge
FL Red 9.30 —RHUBARB: OFFERINGS
NONE —RUTABAGAS: 50 lb cine CD
med K6VH>SPINACH: MARKET HIGH
ER ctns bdid MX Flat 24s 13.00-14.00 1
2/5 boats bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00
SQUASH: OFFERINGS LIGHT 1/2 & 5/9
buctns/crts FL Zucchini offerings insuffi
cient to quote Yellow Stiaightneck offer
ings insufficient to quote 1 1/9 buctns/crts
ME Acorn med fair cond 4.00-3.00 3 lb
ctns gu miniature type sunburst 25.00,
zzuochini & patty pan 22.00 —SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1/2 buctns NJ Yellow Jersey
med 8.00 Red Jersey med 10.00 fair qua!
8.00 CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One
Jewels med 11.00 Beauregard med 10.00 -
-TOMATOES: MARKET LOWER 25 lb
ctns FL U.S. Comb or Better Mature
Greens light-red xlge 15.00-16.00 Ige
12.00- mostly 13.00-14.00 occ 15.00
med 8.00-10.00 fair cond low is 5.00 Loc
al Repack 83% U.S.
One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red
xlge 22.50 Ige 21.50 5 kg ctns SP Vine
Pipes light red-red Ige 20.00 (chisteis)
TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
HIGHER fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light-red
8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00
rower;
Dennis Hess
(717) 627-4075
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y w r
Clark Stauffer
(717) 733-8921