Phila.
Fruit Market
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 01-APR-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
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CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Indian
River Red 18s fr appearance 5.00-6.00 23s
9.00 fr appearance 5.00-6.00 27s 8.50-9.00
mostly 9.00 fr appearance 5.00-6.00 32s
9.00 fr appearance 5.00-6.00 36s 8.00-9.00
fr appearance 4.00-6.00 mas 5.00 40s
7.50- mostly 8.00 fr appearance
4.00- mos 5.00 48s 8.00 fr appearance
5.00- 56s 7 JO few 6.00 White 32-56 s
fr appearance 4.00-5.00 23s fr appearance
4.00- 27s fr appearance 4.00-5.00
LEMONS: MARKET STEADY ctns CA
95s 17.00 frqual 10.00 115 s 17.00 frqual
10.00- mostly 1 1.00 140 s
15.00- fr qua) 11.00-13.00 165 s
16.50 fr qual 11.50-13.00 200 s
11.00- —LIMES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns MX 36s
6.00- 42s 6.00-6.50 48s S.OO-6.00
some 6.50 S4s 5.00-6.50 mostly 6.00-6.50
63s 5.00-6.00 some 6JO —MISC CIT
RUS: NO SALES REPORTED
ORANGES: MARKET CA SLIGHTLY
HIGHER, FL STEADY, ctns CA Navel
48s 14.00 fr appearance 14.00 fr qual
11.00- 12.00 56s 14.00-15.00 fr appearance
11.50- fr qual 10.50-12.00 72s
14.00- fr qual 10.50-12.00 88s
14.00- fr qual 10.50-11.00 113 s
12.00- mostly 13.00 fr qual
10.00- mas 10.00 138 s IXOO 4/5
buctns FL Valencia 56s 7.50-9.00 mostly
8.50 64s 7.50-9.00 mostly 8.50 80s
Free Enterprise...
- PA LIVESTOCK AUCTION ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Belleville Livestock New Holland Sales Lancaster Stockyards, Inc
Market, Inc. Stables, Inc. 717-394-2619
717-935-2146 717-354-4341 Lancaster
Belleville New Holland
Eighty-Four
Auction Sales, Inc.
412-222-9965
Eighty-Four
Middleburg
Auction Sales, Inc.
717-837-2222
Middleburg
Dewart Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-538-9835
Dewart
Meadville Livestock Auction
814-763-2240
Conneautville
7.50-9.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 100 s 7.5 0-9.00
mostly 8.00-9.00 —TANOELOS: NO
SALES REPORTED —TANGERINES:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Honey
80s 16.00-17.00 100 s 14.00-15.00 frcond
8.00- 120 s 12.00-14.00 fr cond
8.00- 150 s 11.00-13.00 fr cond loss
8.00 180 s 10.00 —TEMPLES: MARKET
STEADY 4/5 buctns FL 64s 11.00-12.00
80s 11.00-IXOO 100 s 8.00-10.00
BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES: MARK
ET LOWER fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CL
med-lge 24.00 —CRANBERRIES:
OFFERINGS NONE —MISC BERRIES;
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —RASPBERRIES: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
STRAWBERRIES: MARKET CA HIGH
ER. FL STEADY, fits 12 1-pt bids CA
med-lge 15.00-18.00 some 13.00-14.00
one label 21.00 FL med-lge 10.00
MELONS —CANTALOUPS: MARK
ET LOWER 1/2 ctns GU 9s 13.00 HD 9s
11.00 12s 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00
15s 12.00-14.00 mostly 13.00-14.00
HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 2/3 ctns CR Ss 6.50-8.00 mostly
7.00 6s 6.50-8.00 mostly 7.00 8s 6JO-7.00
HD 5s 7.00 6s 7.00 8s 7.00 9s 7.00
MISC MELONS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
WATERMELONS: MARKET STEADY
ctns per ctn MX Red Seedless 4s 24.00 5s
23.00
NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES:
MARKET STEADY ctns trypk AG Royal
Gala 80s 24.00 90s 24.00 100 s 22.00 110 s
20.00 120 s 18.00 ctns 12 3-lb flmbgs WA
WAExFcy Golden Delicious 2 1/4“ min fr
cond 8.00-10.00 CONTROLLED ATMO
SPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk NY U.S.
ExFcy Red Rome 72s 17.00 88s 16.00 U.S.
Fey Red Delicious 88s 10.00 100 s 10.00
113 s 11.00 125 s 11.00 WA WAExFcy Red
Delicious 72s 14 JO-16.50 one label 21.00
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around the world take very
seriously. Members of the
Pennsylvania Livestock Auction
Association take free enterprise
very seriously too. They realize
that producers have a choice
when it comes time to buy and
sell livestock and they are
dedicated to making sure that
producers can take advantage of
the free enterprise system in the
best way possible... at the local
auction market.
Pennsylvania livestock markets
strive to provide you with the
kind of service you deserve as a
business person and a friend.
You can be assured that the
honesty, integrity and solid
marketing fundamentals found at
your local market will ensure
nothing less than the true market
value for your livestock.
Pennsylvania Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-627-9585
Waynesburg
Valley Stockyards, Inc.
717-888-9333
Athens
Jersey Shore
Livestock, Inc.
717-398-0111
Jersey Shore
Greencastle Livestock
Market, Inc.
717-597-2171
Greencastle
80s 14.50-16.50 88a 14.50-KL3O 100 s
14.30-16.50 one label 21.00 113 s
14.50- one label 21.00 12Ss
14.50- WAFcy Red Delicious 80s
12.00 88s 12.00 100 s 13.00 113 s 13.00
ctns oelpk NY U.S. EzFcy Mdntosh 100 s
20.00 120 s 15.00 Cortland 100 s 20.00 U.S.
Fey Mdntosh 100 s 10.00 120 s 9.00 140 s
9.00 ctns 12 3-lb flmbgs NY U.S. Fey
Idared 2 1/2* min fr cond 5.00
APRICOTS: OFFERINGS NONE
AVOCADOS: MARKET HIGHER ctns 2
lyr CA Hass 48s 35.00 —BANANAS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 40 lb ctns
IMPORT 12.50 fair qua! 11.00-IZOO sml
9.00- mos 9.50-10.00 40 lb ctns
bagged IMPORT 12.50 ctns institutional
pk IMPORT petite 13.00 —CHERRIES:
OFFERINGS NONE —FRUITS OTHER:
ctns 1 lyr CL Apple Peats Hosui 18s 10.00
Shinseiki 20s 8.00 ctns 2 lyr CL Apple
Pears Hosui 20s 22.00 24s 22.00
GRAPES: MARKET STEADY NEW
CROP 18 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Thomp
son Seedless sml 8.00 med-Ige
14.00- 16.00 mostly 14.00 some 13.00 med
10.00 fr cond 5.00 poor cond 1.00-3.00 Ige
20.00 Flame Seedless med-Ige 13.00-16.00
mostly 14.00 fr cond 8.00 ord cond 5.00
med 10.00 poor cond 1.00-3.00 Ige 20.00
Ruby Red Seedless med 14.00-15.00 most
ly 14.00 Black Seedless med-Ige 13.00
Red Globe med-Ige 10.00-11.00 fr cond
7.00 Ige 14.00 18 lb lugs wrpd CL BOAT
Thompson Seedless med-Ige 16.00-18.00
Flame Seedless Ige 16.00-18.00 Italia
12.00 16 lb lugs bgd CL BOAT Thompson
Seedless med-Ige fr cond 5.00-7.00 Flame
Seedless med-Ige fr cond 5.00-7.00 Red
Globe Ige fr cond 8.00-10.00 16 lb lugs
wrpd CL BOAT Thompson Seedless med
Ige 15.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 med 14.0(1
Leesport Farmers
Market, Inc.
610-926-1307
Leesport
Mercer Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-662-2910
Mercer
New Wilmington Livestock
Auction, Inc.
412-946-2921
New Wilmington
Union City
Livestock Auction
814-438-3481
Union City
poor cond 1.00 Flame Seedless med-Ige
14.00- mostly 14.00 poor cond 1,00
Ige 18.00 Red Seedless med-Ige
14.00- —KIWIFRUIT: MARKET
STEADY fits 1 lyr CA BOAT 36s 10.00
IT BOAT 39s 10.00 ctns 22 lb Ise CL
BOAT 30 sz 22.00 36 sz 22.00 IT BOAT
108 s 20.00 126 s 20.00 —MANGOES;
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER fils 1 lyr
MX Haden 10s 7.00-7.30 12s 5.00-7.00
some 7.50 14s 5.00-6.00 mostly 6.00
NECTARINES: OFFERINGS LIGHT
ctns 2 lyr Uypk CL BOAT Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 30 series 12.00-14.00 40
series 12.00-14.00 —PAPAYA; NO
SALES REPORTED —PEACHES:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE —PEARS: MARKET STEADY
18 kg entrs AG BOAT Bartlett 70s 22.00
80s 22.00 90s 20.00 100 s 18.00 CL BOAT
Bartlett 100 s 16.00-18.00 120 s fr cond
13.00- 135 s 16.00 Bose Fr cond 70s
* 90s 14.00-16.00 CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE std ctns wrpd
WA U.S. One D'Anjou 100 s 17.00
PERSIMMONS; OFFERINGS NONE
PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY ctns
1 lyr HI AIR 6s 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.00
ctns 2 lyr CR 12s 15.00 14s 15.00 HD 10s
15.00 12s 15.00 14s 15.00 --
PLANTAINS: 50 lb ctns CB Green 15.00
Yellow 14.00 EC Green 11.00 —PLUMS:
OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns 2-lyr CL BOAT
Angeleno 50 series 20.00-22.00 70 series
22.00 50s 22.00 —POMEGRANATES:
OFFERINGS NONE
LEESPORT, BERKS COUNTY, PA 19533 (610) 926-1307
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
EVERY WEDNESDAY - 1:00 P.M.
- 1 5 *
Farmers Market 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Flea Market 7:00 AM to ??
Serving Eastern Pennsylvania for 50 years .
Phila. Potato
PHn.ADF.UHIA Terminal
Price* aa of 01-APR-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
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ONIONS AND POTATOES
ONIONS DRY: MARKET YELLOW
JBO LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY. US#l OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe
Type NY SO lb sks jbo 10.00-11.00 mostly
11.00 med 7.00-8.50 mostly 7.50-8.00 few
9.00- Spanish Hybrid ID/OR 50 lb
sks jbo 10.00 Red NY 25 lb sks jbo
15.00- mostly 17.00-18.00 some
19.00 med 14.00-16.00 fr cond 9.00 NEW
CROP Yellow Grano MX 50 lb sks jbo
12.00- some 11.00 TX 50 lb sks jbo
14.00- Sweets MX 50 lb ctns jbo
20.00 White MX SO lb sks jbo 35.00 Red
MX 25 lb sks jbo 18.00-20.00 med
16.00- —POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED
OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED Russet Burbank ID bid 10 S-lb
sks non sz A 8.00 50 lb ctns 40s 13.50 50s
135060 s 135070 s 13.00-1350 few 12.00
80s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00-1150 some
10.00 90s 850-10.00 mostly 850-950 few
10.00 100 s 750-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50
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LEESPORT
Bill Weist & Woody Weist, Managers
SPECIAL
EASTER
SALE
Easter Lamb &
Goat Sale
April 8-10 AM
SPECIAL
FEEDER
CATTLE SALE
Fri., Apr. 24
7:30 PM