Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 04, 1998, Image 13
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 partly cloudy 62-81 NA—FVOIO 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 Two words that business people 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 partly cloudy 62-81 NA—FVO3O 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 11 78 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