Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August IS, 1998
Produce <>Mark^
Phila. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as
of 12-AUG-98
Provided by fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal-State Market News Service, USDA
VEGETABLES
ARTICHOKES ctns CA 18s 25 00 24s
25 00 30s 21 00
ASPARAGUS MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 11 lb ctns/crts bchd GU Ige 24 00
std 24 00 sml 24 00 MX exlge 18 00 Ige
20 00-24 00 mostly 22 00 std 20 00-22 00
mostly 22 00 sml 24 00 12 lb ctns/crts bchd
MX exlge 23 00 24 00 Ige 23 00-24 00
BEANS MARKET ABOUT STEADY
buclns/crts NJ Round Green Type 10 00-11 00
NY Round Green Type 10 00 fr eond 5 00 PA
Round Green Type 8 00-10 00 mostly 10 00
some 12 00
BEETS MARKET STEADY ctns bchd
OH 12s 8 00 crts bchd NJ 12s 8 00 25lbsks
Ise CD med 7 00
BROCCOLI MARKIT ME BUNCHED
I4S HIGH! R OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns CA bchd 14s 10 00-12 00 mostly 12 00
some 9 50 C rown C ut II 00 13 00 mostly
13 00 Ir qual 1(100 Ml bchd 14s 9 00 10 00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS Oil ERINGS
INSUI EICII NT TO QUOTI
CABBAGI MARKET ABOUT
STI ADY I 3,4 bucrls & SO lb Lins C D Round
Green Type med 8000 00 Red Type mod
9 00-10 00 mostly 9 00 NJ Round Green Type
med 800 Red Type med 800 NY Round
Green Type med 8 00 9 00 mostly 8 00 Red
Type med 900 PA Round Green Type med
7008 00 SO lb sks Cl) Round Green Type
med 700 NY Round Green Type med 7 00-
7 50
CARROTS MARKIT ABOUT STEADY
sks 48 I lb flmbgs C A Topped med-lge 11 50-
15 00 mostly 12 00 C D Topped med-lge 10 50
Ml Topped med Ige c )00 sks 24 2lb flmbgs
C A Topped med Ige leu 13 00 sks 16 3-lbfhn
bgs C A Topped med Ige lew 13 00 sks 10 5-
Ib llmbgs t A Topped med Ige lew 13 00 SO lb
sks Ise CA Topped |bo 1100 13 00 some
15 00 lew 1 S 50 CI) Topped |bo 10 00-11 00
Ml Topped |bo 11 SO MX Topped Ige 10 00
11 00 tins bchd t A Bunched 24s 12 00 clns
24 I-lb llmbgs CA Baby Peeled 16 50 17 00
Lins 20 l-lh flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 14 00
Ltns 4 S-lh llmbgs C A Baby Peeled 13 00
C AULIELOWER Ltns llmwrpd CA 12s
12 00 Ir Lend 900 0s Ir qu.il 800 16s 900
Ir qual 8 00
CILIRY MARKITCA 2 1-2 1)071 N
HIGHI R OTHERS ABOUT STi AD) Ltns
C A 2 d/ 10 00 12 00 2 1,2 d/ 10 00-12 00
mostly 11 00 limbs 30s I 3 00 Oil 2d/8 00
2 1/2 d/ 800 3 d/800
C HIM SI CABBACiF MARKET
STEADV 30 lb ctns C A Nappa 12 00 WGA
srts C A Nappa 22 00
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Yellow 4 dz mm 8 50-9 00 White 4 dz mm
8 00-10 00 mostly 8 00 some 12 00, fr cond
700 NY White 4 dz mm 10 00 PA White 4dz
mm fr cond 700
CUCUMBERS MARKET ABOUT
STEADY WAXED I 1/9 buctns/crts NJ med
16 00 fr qual 12 00 PA med 14 00-16 00
UN WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts PA med 12 00 fr
qual fr qual 8 00
EGGPLANT MARKET ABOUT
STEADY I 1/9 buctns/crts GA med 8 00 ord
cond 300 NC med 600 NJ med 7 00-8 00
mostly 8 00 fr qual 5 00-6 00 sml 5 00-6 00
VA med 8 00 fr qual 5 00
ENDIVE MARKET ABOUT STEADY I
1/9 buctns/crts NY 10 00 OH 9 00
ESCAROLE MARKET ABOUT
STEADY I 1/9 buctns/crts NY 10 00 OH 9 00
GARLIC MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns
CA White super col 43 50 col 40 00 super jbo
34 50 cxjbo 31 50 jbo 28 50 MX White #lO
38 00-40 00
GREENS MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd CA Kale flowering 24s 12 00-14 00
mostly 12 00 Swiss Chard 24s 12 00 Red 24s
12 00 ctns/crts bchd MD tollard 600 Kale
600 NC Collard 6 00-7 00 Kale 6 00-7 00
Turnip Tops 700 NJ Collard 650 Kale 6 50
Swiss Chard 8 00-9 00 Red 8 00 9 00
LETTUCL-IC i BERG MARKET HIGH
-1 R ctns CA 24s 10 00 12 00 mostly 12 00 ord
cond 5 00 Wrapped 24s 12 00-1400 mostly
12 00 ord cond 500 CO 24s fr cond 5 00-
6 00
LETTUCE-OTHER MARKFT CA
GREEN AND RID LI AE HIGHER, OTH
ERS ABOUT STEADY Ltns CA Boston 24s
10 00 Green Leal 24s 10 00 12 00 Red Leal
24s 10 00-1200 NY Boston 24s 9 50 1000
Green Leal 24s 8 50 Red Leal 24s 8 SO OH
Boston 24s 7 00
LFTTUCI-ROMAINE MARKET OH
LOWER.CA HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA 24s 10 00-1200 mostly
12 00 ord cond 3 00 4 00 CD 24s 6 00 NJ
24s 7 00 OH 24s 6 00 13 buerts CA 24s
13 00-1 S 00
MUSHROOMS MARKET STEADY 10
lb clns PA Ige II 50-12 00 mostly 12 00 med
8 50-9 00 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 5 00 S 50
mostly 5 00 sml-med 4 00-4 50 mostly 4 00 S
lb Ltns PA Oyster 15 00-1700 mostly 1600
Crcmim 7 00 Portobellas 7 00-7 50 lew high
as 9 00 some low as 6 00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake
11 00-12 SO mostly 12 00 lair qual 9 00 9 SO
ctns 10 12-0/ trays flmwrpd PA 9 00 ctns 10
10-oz trays llmwrpd PA 8 00
OKRA OEEERINGS INSUEFICIENT
TO QUOTf
ONIONS GREEN MARKI T ABOUT
STI ADY ctns khd CA 48s 8 00 9 00 one
label II 00 NJ 36s 8 00 OH 48s 8 00-9 00
mostly 8 00 dns/erls bchd C D Leeks 12s 12 00
NJ LeeKs 12s 12 00 14 00
PARSLI Y MARKET HIGHI R Ltns khd
OH Curly 60s II 00 12 00 mostly 12 00 30s
6 so 7 00 Plain 60s 11 00 12 00 mostly 12 00
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MOWERS > BLADES
30s 6 50-7 00
PARSNIPS OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
PEAS GREEN MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctns CA Snow Peas 900 GU
Snow Peas Decalyxed 15 00-1600 mostly
16 00 CA Sugar Snap Peas fr cond 10 00-
12 00 GU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed 19 CO
-21 00 mostly 19 00-20 00
PEAS OTHER OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
PEPPERS MARKET ABOUT STEADY
I 1/9 buctns/crts NJ Bell Type Green exlge
7 00-9 00 mostly 8 00 few 10 00 Ige 7 00-8 00
mostly 7 00 fr qual 6 00 med 6 00-7 00 mostly
600 Mxd Red And Green exlge 6 00-7 00 Ige
5 50-7 00 15 lb ctns CA Bell Type Red exlge
10 00 Ige 10 00-11 00 25 lb ctns CA Bell
Type Red Ige fr qual 1 3 00 med fr appear
15 00-16 00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange
80-100 mm 22 00 Red 80-100 mm 19 00
Yellow 80-100 mm 13 50-1400
PEPPERS OTHER MARKET ABOUT
STEADY I/2 buctns/crts NJ Jalapeno 900
1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ Long Hot 8 00-10 00
Cubanelles Ige 6 00-8 00 mostly 7 00
RADISHES MARKET OH BUNCHED
SLIGHTLY HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs MN Red
4 50-5 00 OH Red 5 00-5 50 mostly 5 50 ctns
tpd 14 I-lb flmbgs MN Red 5 00-5 50 OH Red
5 00-5 50 40 lb flmbgs tpd OH Red 14 00 ctns
bchd OH Red 24s 9 00-10 00 mostly 9 00
RHUBARB OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
RUTABAGAS OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE
SPINACH MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 2/5 bucrls bchd CA Flal 16 00
SQUASH MARKET LOWER 1/2 & 5/9
huctns/crts NJ Zucchini sml-med 4 00-6 00
mostly 5 00 few 8 00 med 3 00-4 00 mostly
4 00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 4 00-6 00
mostly 600 few high as 800 med 3 00-5 00
mostly 500 NY Zucchini med 300 PA
Zucchini sml-med 600 med 500 Yelk™
Straightneck sml-med 7 00 med 6 00
SWEET POTATOES MARKET
STEADY CURED 40 lb clns AL US One
Beauregard med 16 00 NC US One Jewels
med 15 00 Irqual 700 jbo 10 00
TOMATOES MARKET NJ LARGE
VINE RIPES LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 25 lb ctns NJ Vine Ripes light red
red xlge 25 00 fr qual 16 00 Ige 16 00-20 00
some 12 00, some 22 OOfr qual 10 00 med
10 00-15 00 fr qual 8 00 VA 85% U S One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 12 00
6x6s 12 00 Local Repack 85% US One or
Better Mature Greens pink-light red sx6s
13 50 6x6s 13 50 6x7s 13 50 5 kg ctns NL
Vine Ripes med 11 00 (clusters)
TOMATOES, CHERRY MARKET PA
HIGHER Ml LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY (Its 12 1-pt bkts Ml red 8 00 NJ red
8 00-10 00 PA red 10 00
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns NJ red 6 00-8 00
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Chisel Plows
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mostly 7 00 VA red 8 00
TURNIPS 25 lb sks MI Purple Top med
8 00
Laurel DE Fruit Report
PHILA FEDERAL-STATE
AUGUST 12, 1998
LAUREL DELAWARE AUCTION MAR
KET PRICES TO GROWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 1998
TOMATOES (296) 25 LB CARTONS,
PINK 3 00-15 00, RED 8 00-19 00, PLUM
3 00
CANTALOUPS (5,505) PER MELON
ATHENA 25- 1 05, SUPERSTAR 80, PASS
PORT 50- 75
HONEYDEWS (368) PER MELON 50-
I 10
WATERMELONS (70,388) PER
MELON, CRIMSON SWEET 12-14 LB
75, 15-19 LB 50- 60, 20-24 LB 75- 1 00,
25-29 LB 1 25- 1 60, SANGRIA 15-19 LB
50- 75, 20-24 LB 1 00- 1 50, 25-29 LB
1 25- 2 35, ALL SWEET 25-29 LB I 50- 2 05,
ROYAL SWEET 20-24 LB 1 35, ROYAL
STAR 20-24 LB I 00, STARBRITE 20-24 LB
I 50, 25-29 LB 1 20. YELLOW DOLL 50-
80, SEEDLESS 70- 2 45
SUGAR BABY (2,054) EACH 50- I 20
Lebanon Produce Auction
Reistvllle, Pa.
August 10, 11, 13, 14
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 4.00-6.00 34 BU.
BEANS: GREEN 5.00-8.50 % BU.
CABBAGE: GREEN .25-.70 HEAD.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE.
.05-1.25.
CUCUMBERS; 4.00-8.00 V 4 BU.
EGGPLANT: 5.50 '/. BU.
HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE:
.50-1.05.
NECTARINES; 11.50-17.25 V, BU.
PEACHES: 5.00-12.00 ■/. BU.
PEARS: 3.50-5.50 V 4 BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN LGE. 8.75-14.00
BU.
PICKLES: 3.00 V 4 BU.
PLUMS: 7.50-10.00 V. BU.
POTATOES: RED 8.00-9.50 50 LBS.;
WHITE 5.25-7.75 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: .12-.55 BUNCH.
SWEET CORN: WHITE .55-2.70, BI
COLOR 1.40-3.00, YELLOW .75-2.10.
ALL BY DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED MED. 5.25-9.25,
LRGE. 18.00-22.00, BOTH 25 LBS.
WATERMELON: CRIMSON .80-3.20;
SEEDLESS RED 1.30-3.30; SEEDLESS
RED 1.30-3.30; SEEDLESS YELLOW
1.60-2.50; SANGRIA 1.60.
FLOWERS: MUMS 1.40-2.00.
SALE DAYS NEXT WEEK ARE
MON., TUBS., THURS., FRI., 10 A.M.
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Foliar Feeding
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(Seed Banded)
6-24-6 9-18-9 3-18-18 5-15-15
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220 South Second Street, Dillsburg, PA 17019
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CROP and PASTURE PROGRAMS
at Dillsburg Area Farms
* Gordon Newton Speaking on Alternative Agriculture
• Demonstration Of Spray Equipment/Messick and Roy Bass
• Tractor Demonstration by Finch Equipment
• Soil Treatments by Representatives of J&J
Talk to Representatives of Financial Trust, Adams/York
Conservation, Sire Power, Lehman Feed Mill, Farmers Union
Lunch Provided by J&J Agri-Prdducts & Services, Inc.
Registration: 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
For Reservations Call: 1-800-233-0138
Reservation Deadline: August 21,1998
Hay and Straw at 9:00 a.m. Sat followed
bj produce
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 2.25-6.50 54 BU., 6.50-10.00
BU.
BEANS: GREEN 1.00-14.00 >4 BU
YELLOW 4.00-16.00.. LIMA 11.00, ALL
/. BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 6.00-15.00 FLAT.
BLUEBERRIES: 7.00-11.00 FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN 1.50-6.00 BAG
.30-.55 EA.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE
.05-1.50.
CARROTS: .55 BUNCH.
CHERRIES: 6.00 10 LBS.
CUCUMBERS: 1.00-7.50 V. BU.
7.00-11.00 BU.
EGGPLANT: 4.00-6.50 54 BU.
EGGS: .55-1.00 DOZ.
GARLIC: .60-2.30 LB., BRAIDED
5.50-8.00.
HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE
.SO-.70.
LETTUCE: 12.00 BU.
NECTARINES: 5.00-13.00 54 BU.
ONIONS: YELLOW 3.00-9.00 ■/, BU,
SPANISH 6.50-7.00 V 4 8U.,3.0010L85,
7.00- SO LBS.
PEACHES: 4.50-14.00 \A BU.
PEARS: 5.50-13.00 54 BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LARGE
4.50-7.00 '/. BU., 7.00-9.00 BU.; HOT
3.00-
PICKLES: 3.00-10.00 '/. BU.
PLUMS: 8.00-19.00 FLAT, 18.00-2000
V. BU.
POTATOES: RED Z5O-4.50 8 QTS.,
4.50-7.00 50 LBS., 4.50-6.00 54 BU,
WHITE 4.50-7.00 50 LBS.; SWEET 7 00
54 BU.
RED BEETS: .85 BUNCH, CUT
4.50-12.00 54 BU.
SQUASH:YELLOW3.OO-5.5054 BU,
SUMMER 2.00-3.00 ■/. BU.
SWEET CORN; .50-4.00 DOZ.
TOMATOES; RED SM. TO LRGE
ZOO-10.00 10 LBS., 5.00-21.00 25 LBS;
CHERRY 4.50-9.50 FLAT.
WATERMELONS: .40-3.50, SEED
LESS 1.75-3.20; SUGAR BABIES
.50-4.25; YELLOW DOLLS .30-1.80.
ZUCCHINI: 3.00-8.00 */. BU.
FLOWERS: 2.00 POT; PERENNIALS
.25-4.00 POT; GLADIOLA .30 .42,
HANGING BASKETS .75-3.00; BOU
QUETS 1.30-4.00; POTTED LILIES
.80-2.50; POTTED ROSES .75-2.00,
SUNFLOWERS .10-.5S STEM.
NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS
.50-5.50, POM PON JUNIPERS 24.00;
TREES 11.00-22.00.
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