Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 04, 1998, Image 12

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    AlMincastw Fanrtnfl, Saturday, April 4. 1998
Phila. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices aa of 01-APR-W
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
PARTLY CLOUDY 62-81
NA—FVO2O *
VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 18s
few 25.00 24s few 25.00 fair cond
11.00- previous commitments 9.00
30s fair cond 10.00 Ige Ise few 17.00
ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY pyr diverts 28 lb bchd CA
exlge 32.00-34.00 Ige 32.00-34.00 few
35.00 fair cond 28.00-30.00 std
32.00- sml 30.00-32.00 few 34.00
MX Ige 33.00 otd cond 15.00 std 33.00 ord
cond 15.00 11 lb bchd CB Ige
13.0014.00 std 13.0014.00 IS lb ctns
bchd MX tips 15.00 —BEANS: OFFER
INGS LIGHT buctns/crts FL Round Green
Type 22.00-25.00 mostly 24.00-25.00
Handpicked 28.00 —BEETS: MARKET
STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 9.00-10.00 25
lb sks Ise TX 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 50 lb
sits IseTX 12.00 BROCCOLI: MARK
ET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s
9.00- CA bchd 14s 8.009.00 few
10.00 bchd 18s 950 20 lb ctns Ise AZ
Crown Cut 1250 —BRUSSELS SPR
OUTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25
lb ctns MX sml 8.00 —CABBAGE:
MARKET GREEN LOWER. OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 buerts &. 50 lb
ctns FL Round Green Type tried 8.009.00
few 10.00 Red Type mod 11.0012.00 GA
Round Green Type med 8.00 TX Round
Green Type med 8.009.00 Red Type med
10.0012.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green
Type Ige 7508.00 1 3/4 buerts tc. 40 lb
ctns FL Savoy Type med-Ige 10.0012.00
few 13.00 TX Savoy Type med-Ige 12.00
—CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-Ige 11.00-12.00 few higher fair cond
10.00 FL Topped med-Ige W 0 few 11.00
sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-Ige
few 12.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-Ige few 12.00-12.50 sks 10 5-lb
flmbgs CA Topped med-Ige few
12.00-12.50 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo
Keystone >
concrete!
PRODUCTS;
477 East Farmersvllle Rd.
New Holland, PA 17557
(717) 355-2361 y *ssae&'
12.0015.00 mostly 12.0013.50 CD
Topped jbo 9.00-10.00 few 8.00 FL
Topped jbo 95010.00 ctns bchd CA
Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled 1650 ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA
Baby Peeled IS.
00 ctns 12 2-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
1650 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs CA baby peeled
13.00 —CAULIFLOWER: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns flmwrpd AZ
12s 10.00 CA 12s 9.0010.00 few fo'so
fair cond 6.008.00 16s 8.00 —CELERY:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA I
1/2 dz 16.00 2 dz 16.0017.00 mostly 16.00
fair qual 13.00 2 1/2 dz 16.0017.00 fair
qua! 13.00 3 dz 15.00 flmbs 30s 18.00 FL 2
dz 14.002 1/2 dz 13.0015.00 mostly 14.00
3 dz 13.00 ctns flmbgs CA Hearts 18s otd
cond 5.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY celcrts FL
few 14.0015.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa
15.00 50 lb ctns CANappa 15.0018.00
CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY wberts FL Yellow 4 dz min
13.0014.00 fair cond 10.00 White 4 dz
min 13.00-14.00 fair cond 10.00
CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY flts/ctns flmwrpd CD CDOne
Long Seedless med 12s 7.00 WAXED 1
1/9 buctns/crts FL med fr qual 20.00 otd
qual 15.00 MX med ord qual 14.0016.00
—EGGPLANT; MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER 1 1/9 buentrs wrpd FL med 12.00
fair qua! 8.00 etns/erts wrpd MX 18s
10.00-12.00 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly
10.0011.00 11 lb ctns NL Italian 1750
ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1
1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00 ctns CA 24s 10.00
10 lb ctns BL Witloof 10.00
ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 FL 9.00 ctns
CA 24s 10.00 —GARLIC: MARKET
SLIGHTLY LOWER 30 lb ctns CA White
super col 315033.00 col 30.00 super jbo
2850 22 lb culverts AG White cot 2550
super jbo 24.00 #7 26.00-28.00
GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd AZ Kale 24s 10.00 CA Swiss
Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 TX Swim
Chard 12s 8.00 etns/erts bchd GA Collatd
24s 8.00 Kale 24s 10.00 Rape 24s 10.00
NC Collatd 8.00 Turnip Tops 10.00 NJ
Dandelion 24s 12.00 TX Collatd 24s 8.00
Mustard 24s 9.00-10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale
Flowering 24s 18.00 20 lb ctns MX Broc-
IKC.
coli Rabe 24s 13.00 -LETTUCE
ICEBERG: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGH
ER ctns AZ 24a 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00
few 11.00 few S.OO Wrapped 24s 12.00
few 12.3030 b 10.00 fair ocnd 7.00-8.00
LETTUCE-OTHER; MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s 10.000 teen
Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00-11.00
few 12.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.30-11.00 mostly
10.00 few 12.00 FL Bibb 24s 7.00 3 lb ctns
CA Mesculln Mix 8.00-8.30 fair cond
4.00- poor cond 1.00 LETTUCE
ROMAINE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctns AZ 24s 9.00-10.00 few
10.30 occ higher fair cond 7.00-8.00 1.3
bucits AZ 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00-
-MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10
lb ctns PA Ige 11.50-12.50 mostly 12.00
med 8 .50-9.30 mostly 8.30-9.00 4 qt bids
PA med-lge 5.00-5.50 mostly 3.00 sml
med 4.00-4.30 mostly 4.00 3 lb ctns PA
Cremini 7.00 Portobellas 6.50-7.50 few
low as 0.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
11.00- fair qual 9.00-10.50 ctns 12
8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.00 ctns 10 12-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 8.50-9.00 ctns 10 10-oz
trays flmwrpd PA 7.50-8.00 mostly 8.00 -
-OKRA; OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE —ONIONS GREEN:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
MX 48s 7.00-8.00 some incl fair cond low
as 6.00 bchd CA Leeks 12s 10.30
FL Leeks 12s few 15.00 MX Leeks 12s
10.00- NJ Leeks 12s 12.00
PARSLEY: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOW
ER cits bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00-11.00
Plain 60s 10.00-11.00 ctns bchd CA Curly
30s 9.00 Plain 30s 7.00 TX Curly 60s
11.00 Plain 60s 11.00 Root 12s few 14.00
-PARSNIPS: 20 lb flmbgs Ise CD
12.50-13.00 few 14.00 —PEAS GREEN;
MARKET LOWER 10 lb ctns GU Snow
ATTENTION!
609 Tobacco Growere
We will be receiving tobacco
to be processed
the next 4 business days.
Mon., Apr. 6, lues., Apr. 7,
Wed., Apr. 8, Thurs., April 9,
Call for any Information or to
make a delivery appointment
Penn leaf
Tobacco Company
661 Vintage Rd., Christiana, PA 17509
(iO-593-<7Z9 Mon.-Fri. 8-9 am
or leave message
Concrete Slatted Free Stall Barn
Peas Decalyxed 10.00-13.00 few 13.00
Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 12.00-13.00
few 18.00 fait cond 10.00 —PEAS
OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE —PEPPERS: MARKET
GREEN HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 FL Bell Type
Green jbo 17.00 exlge 16.00 fair cond
IXOO tge 14.00 fait ccnd 10.00-IXOO med
11.00 smt 10.00 very sml fair qual
3.00- Mxd Red And Green Ige
8.00- mostly 9.00-10.00 Red exlge
2XOO med 17.00 13 lb ctns MX Bell Type
Red exlge 16.00 3 kg ctns IS Bell Type
Red 80-100 mm 22.00 NL Bell Type
Orange 80-100 mm 30.00 Yellow
80-100 mm 31.00 —PEPPERS OTHER; 1
1/9 buctru/crts FL Cubanelles med-lge
13.00 fair cond 12.00 —RADISHES:
MARKET STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz
flmbgs FL Red 7.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb
flmbgs FL Red 7.50 ctns bchd MX Red 24s
8.00 —RHUBARB: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
RUTABAGAS: 30 lb ctns CD CDOne
med 7.00-8.00 -SPINACH: MARKET
SAVOY TYPE LOWER. FLAT TYPE
ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Flat 24s
12.00 Flat ctns 4 XS-Ib flmbgs CA 16.50 1
2/3 bucits bchd CA Flat 24s 14.00 ctns NC
Savoy 8.00-9.00 —SQUASH: MARKET
ZUCCHINI ABOUT STEADY. YEL
LOW STRAIGHTNECK OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
MX Zucchini sml-med 8.00-10.00 few
7.00 med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 Yellow
Stiaighlneck sml-med few 18.00 fair cond
from 8-5 DST.
Slatted Heifer Barn
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Help in Buying ANGUS
as close to you as
301/271-2767
_ . Just pick up the phone and call Or drop
itsp a note I’ll be happy to talk over the type
m and kind of Angus for your needs - and
% help you find them No obligation
-4» Call oi write me today
J - BILL POWELL,
Regional Manager
American Angus
f " w Association
Call 301/271-2767 Box 295,
UWI Thurmont, MD 21788
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Cash Discount Savings on Delivery
Call Toll Free day and evening
1-800-724-3277
Serving PA. MD. Delmarva. NJ. NY & (LI)
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Concrete Feed Bunks j
8.00- med few 16.00 —SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET STEADY
CURED 40 lb dns NC U.S. One Jewels
med 11.00 —TOMATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb etns FL U.S.
Comb or Better Mature Greens pink-light
red sx6s 13.00-14.00 few 15.00,6x6s
11.00- Local Repack 85% U.S. One
or Better Mature Greens pink-light red
sx6s 1750 6x6s 1650 fits 2 lyr MX Vine
Ripes light red-red 4xSs 13.00 sxss
11.00- sx6s 9.00-10.00 5 kg fits BL
Vine Ripes red Ige 21.00 (clusters) 7 kg fits
NL Vine Ripes red 82-102 mm 22.00
TOMATOES. CHERRY: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY fils 12 1-pt bkts FL
light-red 10.00-11.00 MX light-red 10.00
fair cond 7.00-9.00 —TOMATOES.
PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red-red
12.00- mostly 13.00 MX light red
red 11.00- IZOO —TURNIPS: 25 lb sks NJ
Purple Top med few 7.00