Phila. Fruit Market
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Price* a* of 25-FEB-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
partly 40-43
NA-FVOIO
CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Indian
River Red 23s ft appearances.oo-6.50 few
7.00 27s 8.00-850 32-36 s fr appearance
5.00- few 7.00 40s 750 48s fr appear
ance 5.00-650 few 7.00 White 36-48 s fr
appearance 4.00-5.00 Star Ruby 18s
9.50-10.00 23s 950-10.00 27s 950-10.00
32s 9.00-950 36s 850-9.00 40s 850 48s
8.50 —LEMONS: MARKET STEADY
ctns CA 95s 17.00 fr qua! 10.00-11.00
115 s 16.00 ft qual 10.00-11.00 140 s
11.00- mostly 12.00 fr qual
9.00- mostly 10.00 165 s 11.00-12.00
mostly 11.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 mostly
10.00200 s 11.00 fr qual 10.00—LIMES:
MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 36s
5.00 42s 5.75 48s 5.75 S4s 5.50-5.75 63s
5.75 —MISC CITRUS: 13 kg crts SP
Clementine 24s 550-6.00 28s 550-6.00
32s 550-6.00 —ORANGES: MARKET
STEADY ctns CA Navel 40s fir qual
9.00- 48s 1050 fr quel 9.00-10.00
S6s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00-1250 fr
qual 9.00-10.50 mos 10.00 some 11.00 72s
12.00- mostly 12.00-1250 fr qual
9.00- mos 10.00-10.50 88s
12.00- mostly 12.00-1250 some
14.00 fr qual 9.00-10.00 mos 10.00 some
11.00 113 s 10.50-12.00 mostly
1050-11.50 fr qua! 850-950 138 s fr qual
7.50 4/5 buctns FL Valencia 80s 750-850
100 s 750-9.00 mostly 8.50 Hamlins 100 s
650-750 125 s 650-750 Pineapple 80s
8.50 100 s 8.00 —TANOELOS: NO
SALES REPORTED —TANGERINES:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctrm FL Honey
80s 14.00-17.00 fr appearance 11.00-14.00
100 s 16.00 ft appearance 11.00-14.001206
15.00 fr appearance 11.00-14.00 ISOs
14.00 —TEMPLES; NO SALES
REPORTED
BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES: MARK
ET LOWER fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CL
BOAT med-lge 18.00— CRANBERRIES:
OFFERINGS NONE MISC BERRIES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —RASPBERRIES: MARKET
STEADY fits 12 I/2-pt bids with lids CL
LANCASTER
COUNTY
POULTRY
ASSOCIATION 1
1998 Lancaster
Poultry Pro
March 5, 1998, 8
Farm and Home'
Sf
Penn State
Lancaster
8:30 am Coffee and Don
Exhibits
9:30 am What Was '
Michael
9:50 am Ways'
Factors: Dr.
, Penn State
ation Principles: Dr.
Hulet
lying with the Nutrient
anagement Law: Donald
Robinson, Lancaster County
Conservation District
To control the spread ol disease, we request ell poultry people to shower and wear clean clothes and foot wear to the meeting We also recommend
as soon as you arrive home, you shower and change clothes and foot wear before tending your birds
Pann Stats mcoungM parsons with dtaaWMaa to partlclpala in Ha programs and actMdaa. If you antidpala nasding any typa of
physical acoaaa providad, ptaaaa contact John Schwartz in advance of your participation or visit
Red 15.00 ord cond 4.00 ---
STRAWBERRIES: MARKET LOWER
fits 12 1-pt bids CA med-lge 22.00-24.00
few2l.ooFLmed-lgefrcond 10.00-11.00
sml-med 8.00 MX med-lge 18.00-20.00
MELONS —CANTALOUPS: MARK
ET LOWER 1/2 ctns DR 12s 19.00 15s
19.00 HD 12s 20.00 15s 17.00-20.00 18s
17.00- HONEYDEWS: 2/3 ctns
CR Ss 8.00-9.00 6s 8.00-9.00 mostly
8.00- HD 4s 7.00-8.00 6s FEW 10.50
—MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE ---
WATERMELONS; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns per ctn CR Red Seedless 4s
13.00- Ss 12.00 HD Mickey Lee Ss fr
cond 6.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES:
MARKET STEADY ctns trypk WA
WAExFcy Golden Delicious 88s 21.00
U.S. ExFcy Granny Smith 88s 14.00
WAFcy Red Delicious 64s 12.0072 s IXOO
80s 12.0088 s 12.00100 s 13.00113 s 13.00
125 s 13.00 U.S. Fey Golden Delicious
100 s 16.00 ctns 12 3-lb flmbgs PA U.S.
Fey Red Delicious 2 1/2* min 8.00 Golden
Delicious 2 1/4* min 9.00 CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk
WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 88s 17.00
100 s 17.00 Golden Delicious 88s 22.00
100 s 20.00-21.00 Royal Gala 100 s 2XOO
Btaebums 100 s 20.00 Pink Lady CA
USXFCY 88s 20.00 SPECIAL STORAGE
ctns trypk WA WAExFcy Granny Smith
88s 17.00 100 s 17.00 —APRICOTS:
OFFERINGS NONE —AVOCADOS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 2 lyr
MX Haas 48s 23.00-24.00 60s 18.00-20.00
—BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40 lb
ctns IMPORT 1050 fair qual 9.00 sml 7.50
40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 10.00 ctns
institutional pk IMPORT petite 13.00
CHERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
FRUITS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE —GRAPES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY NEW
CROP 18 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Thomp
son Seedless med-lge 16.00-20.00 mostly
16.00- med 13.00-14.00 ft cond
7.00- exlge 25.00 Ige 23.00 few
20.00 Flame Seedless med-lge 17.00-18.00
mostly 18.00 med 14.00-16.00 mostly
14.00- some 12.00 ft cond
7.00- exlge 23.00 Ige 21.00 White
Seedless Type med 15.00 Ige 21.00 Red
Globe med-lge 14.00-15.00 Ige 16.00 16 lb
lugs wrpd CL BOAT Thompson Seedless
ige 18.00-20.00 Flame Seedless Ige 18.00
—KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY ctns
22 lb Ise IT 90s 20.00 99s 20.00108 s 20.00
Electric De-Reguolation and
Farmers: Dr. Dennis
Buffington, Penn State
11:45 am Avian Influenza Up-Date; Jim
Adams, Pennsylvania Poultry
Health Committee
Lunch and Visit Exhibits - Lunch Tickets
available until 11:00 am for
$6.00 per person.
field
Best Management Practices to
Reduce Salmonella: Dr.
Robert Owen, Hubbard Farms
Up-Date on Fly Control: Dr.
Charles Pitts, Penn state
Characteristics of Pennsylvania
Egg Farms: Eric Lorenz,
Penn State
Lifetime Poultry Achievement
Awards: Dr. John H.
Schwartz, Penn State
3:30 pm Adjourn
1:30 pm
. Dr. William
ite
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
126 s 20.00 —MANGOES: OFFERINGS
LIGHT fits 1 lyr PR Keitts 7« 12.00-14.00
Ss 12.00-14.00 10s 12.00-14.00
NECTARINES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -PAPAYA: MARK
ET STEADY 10 lb ctns CR 8s 13.00 9s
13.001 Is 13.00 37 lb ctns FLGreen Cook
ing Type 11.00 MX Red Flesh 16.00
PEACHES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —PEARS: MARKET
STEADY std ctns wrpd OR U.S. One Bose
70s 20.00 80s 20.00 90s 20.00 100 s 18.00
110 s 18.00 WA U.S. One Bose 100 s 18.00
120 s 14.00 PERSIMMONS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PINEAPPLES; MARKET STEADY ctns
1 lyr HI AIR 6s 12.00-12.50 --
PLANTAINS: SO lb ctns CR Yellow 15.00
EC Green 13.00 —PLUMS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT ctns 2-lyr CL BOAT Fdar 56s
12.00- Larry Anne 44s 15.00 56s
13.00- —POMEGRANATES:
OFFERINGS NONE
Carlisle
Livestock
CariUa, Pa.
February 24, 1998
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: STEERS,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
58.50- SELECT, LIGHTS AND
HEAVIES 52.00-58.00; HEIFERS
SELECT 900-1100 LBS. 48.75-58.00;
COWS. STRONG DEMAND! HIGH
YIELD 44.25-48.00. BREAKING UTILI
TY AND COMMERCIAL 38.75-44.00,
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
37.00-42.00, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 30.00-36.75, BIG MIDDLE
35.50- SHELLY 29.00 AND
DOWN; BULLS 39.7545.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS MED.
AND LARGE «1 HOLSTEINS 600-80
LBS. 53.50-5550.
HEIFERS; HOLSTEINS/DAIRY
TYPBS/HEREFORDS 400-150 LBS.
45.00-57.00.
BULLS; HOLSTEINS 450-650 LBS.
48.00-
CALVES: VBALERS STANDARD
25.00- RETURNING TO FARM.
STRONG DEMAND! HOLSTEIN
BULLS «1 95-130 LBS. 90.00-110.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIEFERS «1 100-125 LBS.
107.50-115.00.
SWINE: HOGS US#l-3 220-270 LBS.
31.75-34.00, 280-300 LBS. 32.00-3250.
N AND
OCIATION
or havo quMtwnt about lb#
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 16.00-1650.
SOWS: USfl-3 ACTIVE! 300-650
LBS. 27.00-34.00; THIN/WEAK/ROUGH
22.00-26.00; FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD 15-20 LBS. 15.00-18.00. 3060
LBS. 23.00-37.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, FANCY
KIDS 59.00-75.00; FLESHY KIDS
45.00-57.00; SMALL/THIN KIDS
24.004000.
LAMBS; CHOICE 50-70 LBS
137.50167.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. 5 P.M FOR RAB
BITS, POULTRY AND EGGS, 650 P.M.
PC* LIVESTOCK, STARTING WITH
CALVES.
SPECIAL FED CATTLE SALE TUBS.,
MARCH 3.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
TUBS., MARCH 3.
PEN LOTS OF CATTLE SOLD IN
ORDER RECEIVED; EARLYBIRD
PENS CLOSE TUBS. 2 P.M
SPECIAL EASTER SALE FRIDAY.
APRIL 3. RABBITS. POULTRY AND
EGGS WILL BE RECEIVED PROM 7-9
AM SALE STARTS AT 9 A.M GOATS,
LAMBS AND SHEEP WILL BE
RECEIVED 7 A.M-11 AM SALE
STARTS AT 12:30 PM
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fiederlefabuis, PA
Feb. 24
Report SuppUed by AmBm
STEERS: CHOKE 1270-1305 LBS.
62.0063.00; SELECT 1270-1355 LBS.
61.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1125-1335
LBS. 56.75-59.75; SELECT 1545-1605
LBS. 53.00-55.25.
HEIFERS: STANDARD 37.0CM550.
COWS: BREAKING UTUTY AND
COMMERCIAL 1200-1600 LBS.
36.00-3850, CUTTER AND BONING
imUTY 1100-1400 LBS. 33.00-3550;
CANNBR AND LOW CUTTER
1000-1350 LBS. 2850-32.75; SHELLS
2050-28.00.
BULLS: YG#l 1855 LBS. 51.25; YG«2
1100 LBS. 42.60.
FEEDER CATTLE: BULLS 215-450
LBS. 49.00-55.00
@ PARS, INC.
(POSITIVE APPROACH FOR REVRAU2NS SOILS)
805 Milton grove Road South • Elizabethtown PA 17022-9648
Distributors Of: (AfllfcSS)
NA^HURS.
' Sfyuitt Fertilizer
Call our office far the talesman nearest you.
1-800-929-2676
Dealer Inquiries Welcome
•DRIES WHITE •NO WET FLOORS
• IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY SPRAYS
* DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY
• WASHES OFF WINDOWS & PIPELINES EASILY
BARN CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE WITH
COMPRESSED AIR
To have your bam cleaned with air it will clean off dust, cob webs & lots of the old lime
This will keep your bam looking cleaner & whiter longer
CALL US ABOUT ON THE FARM FLY CONTROL
Serving Southeastern Pa. And More
BEITZEL S SPRAYING
Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or
Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS
LICENSED 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED
5 ITucks For Air Cleaning And Whitewashing
Barn Spraying 1$ Our Business, not a sideline.
Spraying Since 1961
UncKHf Farming, Saturday, February 28,1998-Al3
CALVES: STANDARD AND GOOD
*O-115 LBS. 15.00-3200.
FARM CALVES; «1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 9S-11S LBS. 92.00-111.00. «2
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 9S-11S LBS.
60.00-88.00.
HOGS: US*l-3 220-260 LBS.
32.25-35.25.
SOWS: US«I-3 530-630 LBS.
26.00- AND 305-430 LBS
26.00-
USDA-D Market News Service Farmers
Livestock Marketing Association Green
ville Illinois
Receipts this week: 150 Last week: 125
Last yean na
Compared to last Monday slaughter
steers and heifers were 1.00 lower. Cows
and lulls were steady. Supply mainly
Choice and mixed Select and Choice
slaughter steers and heifers, moderate
supply of holsteins steers,around 15%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1025-1300 lbs. 59.00-61.00/ew Y<3 2-3
tnd fancy YG 2-4 1075-1275 lbs.
61.00-62.00. Select and Choice 2-3
975-1150 lbs. 56.00-59.00. Select 2-3
950-1175 lbs. 53.00-56.00. Holstein
Steers: Few Select and Choice 2-3
1300-1500 lbs. 54.00-57.00; Select 2-3
1025-1400 lbs. 50.00-54.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1150 lbs. 59.00-61.00; Few YG 2-3
and fancy YG 2-4 975-1150 lbs.
61.00-62.00. Select and Choice 2-3
875-1125 lbs. 56.00-59.00; Select 2-3
900-1150 lbs. 53.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Cutter, Boning
and Breaking Utility 1-4 32.00-36.00; Few
High Yielding 36.00-38.00, few up to
40.00; Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
28.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
24.00- low yielding 20.00-24.00
BULLS: Few Yield Grade t-2
1350-1700 lbs. 35.0040.00
Jr
BOARS; 260-280 LBS. 20.00.
St Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Springßeld IL.
Monday, February 23, 1998
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