Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 15, 1998, Image 14

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    Al4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1998
Snyder County
Produce Auction
August 7, 10, 12, 1998
Port Trevorton, PA
Report Supplied bj Auction
APPLES: 4.00-6.00 Vi BU.. 5.00-9.00
BU.
BEANS: GREEN 6.00-11.00. YEL
LOW 6.00-10.50, LIMA 7.00-11.50, ALL
V, BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 1.00-1.45 PINT.
CABBAGE: GREEN 6.50 50 LBS.
CANTALOPES: SM. .10-.45, LRGE.
.25-1.40.
CUCUMBERS: 10.00-15.50 1 1/9 BU.,
4.00-4.35 24 CT.
GARLIC: 7.00-15.00 30 LB. BOX.
GRAPES: GREEN 4.00 18 LBS.
HONEYDEWS: .25-.70.
NECTARINES: 6.00-9.00 ’/. BU.
ONIONS: YELLOW 10.00-14.00 Vi
BU.
PEACHES: 7.00-13.00 '/. BU.
PEARS; 7.00-15.50 >4 BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
6.00- 1 1/9 BU.; RED SM. TO LRGE.
12.00- Vi BU.; HOT 5.00-8.50 Vi
BU.
PICKLES: 5.00-11.50 '/. BU.
PLUMS: 10.00-19.50 VI BU.
POTATOES: RED 3.00-6.00, WHITE
3.00- BOTH 50 LBS.; SWEET
7.00- ’/. BU.
RASPBERRIES: RED 1.40-1.80 PINT.
RED BEETS: 8.00-10.00 Vi BU.
SQUASH: YELLOW 3.00-5.50 Vi BU.,
ACORN 5.00-8.00 BU., PATTY PANS
3.00-4.50, SPAGHETTI 6.00-8.25 BU.
SWEET CORN: 1.80-2.55 DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRGE.
6.00-19.75 25 LB. BOX; YELLOW SM.
TO LRGE. 12.00-17.00.
WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS
1.00-1.40 15 LBS. AND UP; SANGRIA
.80-2.30 20 LBS. AND UP; CRIMSON
.25-2.10 20 LBS. AND UP; YELLOW
.25-1.70.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 3.00-7.00. YEL
LOW 3.00-8.50, BOTH Vi BU.
FLOWERS: GLADIOLA 1.00-1.30
BUNCH; MUMS 6” 2,40-3.10.
SALE DAYS MON., WED., AND FRL,
11 A.M.
Cumberland Valley
Produce Auction
Shlppensburg, Pa.
Week of August 3-8
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 3.00-9.50 V 4 BU.
BEANS: GREEN 3.00-16.50 Vi BU.;
YELLOW 2.00-14.00 Vi BU.; LIMA
5.00-28.00 BU.. ALL 'A BU.; HORTI
CULTURE 13.00; BUTTER 5.00; ROMA
3.50.
BLACKBERRIES: 4.50-21.00 FLAT.
LOO QT.
BLUEBERRIES: 19.00-22.00 FLAT.
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CABBAGE: GREEN .04-.12 HEAD.
CANTALOPES: .02-1.50 EACH.
CUCUMBERS; ZOO-10.00.
EGGPLANT: 3.00-10.00 Vi BU.
HONEYLOPES; .70-1.10.
NECTARINES: ZOO-15.00.
ONIONS; YELLOW 3.00-10.50 V.
BU., SWEET 9.00-14.50.
PEACHES; ZOO-10.50 VI BU.
PEARS: 5.50-11.00 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
ZOO-10.50 Y. BU.; RED SM. TO LRGE.
7.50-22.00; HOT 1.00-12.50, BANANA
ZOO-Z5O.
PICKLES: 1.00-14.00 '/■ BU.
PLUMS: 10.00-17.00 8 QT- FLAT
POTATOES: RED 3.25-7.50 Vi BU.,
1.50 20 LBS.; WHITE 1.00 20 LBS..
Z5O-6.2S y. BU., Z 25-4.75 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: .35 BUNCH, 6.00-9.00.
SQUASH: YELLOW .20-8.50 Vt BU.;
SUMMER 3.00-3.50; PATTYPANS
.50-5.00 X BU
SWEET CORN; 1.30-3.00 DOZEN.
TOMATOES: RED. SM. TO LRGE.
2.00-20.00 V. BU., YELLOW SM. TO
LRGE. 3.00-5.00.
WATERMELONS: YELLOW DOLLS
35-1.60; SEEDLESS .80-4.50; SANGRIA
SUGAR BABIES .60-2.00.
ZUCCHINI:.6O-7.50’/. BU...7SFLAT.
FLOWERS: DRIED 1.20-2.60; GLA
DIOLA 1.00; ZINNIA BOUQUET .20.
SALE DAYS MON., TUBS.. WED.,
THURS., FRI., SAT., 9 A.M.
Leinbach’s Shlppensburg
Produce Auction
Shlppensburg, PA
Average Prices Of #1 Produce
August 6,7, 8, 10, 11
Price Differences are Quality, Size or
Days
Open 10 a.m.
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: ALL GOLDS. SUMMER
TREAT 5.00-7.00, RAMBO, MACIN
TOSH 2.50-4.50, ALL 'A BU.
BEANS: GREEN 5.00-10.00, YEL
LOW 5.00-11.00, LIMA 14.00-21.00, ALL
Vi BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 16.00-24.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
BLUEBERRIES: 14.00-18.00 12
PINTS.
CABBAGE; 3.00-8.00 50 LBS.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE.
10-1.25 EACH.
EGGPLANT. 3.00-5.00 Vi BU.
HONEYDEW: 1.00-1.85 EACH.
NECTARINES: 7.00-11.00 Vi BU.
PEACHES: YELLOW & WHITE
5.00-11.00 Vi BU.
PEARS; 5.00-9.00 VI BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN 3.50-5.50 Vi BU.
PICKLES: SM. 7.00-14.00 Vi BU.,
LARGE 3.00-9.00 Vi BU.
PLUMS: 9.00-14.00 8 QT. FLAT.
POTATOES: #1 RED AND WHITE
5.00- 50 LBS., UNCLASSIFIED
2.00- 50 LBS.
RED BEETS: TRIMMED 3.50-7.50 'A
BU.
SWEET CORN: 1.75-3.00 DOZ.
SQUASH: YELLOW AND PATTY
PAN 3.00-5.00 V, BU.
TOMATOES: RED 10.00-22.00 25
LBS.; PLUM 6.00-8.00 25 LBS.; YEL
LOW 10.00-18.00 K BU.; CHERRY
6.00-10.00 12 PINT FLAT.
WATERMELON: 1.00-4.25 EACH;
SUGAR BABY 1.00-2.25; YELLOW
BABY .75-1.75; SEEDLESS 2.50-4.25.
ZUCCHINI: 3.00-6.50 ‘/. BU.
AUCTION DAYS MON., TOES.,
TOURS., FRL, SAT., 10 A.M.
Leola Produce
Auction
Leda, PA
August 10, 1998
Report Supplied by Auction
APPLES: 5.00-7.50 Vt BU.
BEANS: GREEN 9.00-19.50, YEL
LOW 7.50-15.00, BOTH BU.; LIMA
12.00-19.25 'A BU.
BLACKBERRIES; 8.00-16.00 12 PINT
FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN .3S-.65 HEAD.
CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE.
15-.80.
CUCUMBERS: #1 6.00-16.001 1/9BU.
EGGPLANT: 4.75-13.50 1 1/9 BU.
GARLIC: BRAIDED 3.00-5.00.
HONEYLOPE: .55-1.70.
NECTARINES: 4.25-12.00 V 4 BU.
ONIONS: SPRING 5.00-7.50 V 4 BU.
PEACHES: 4.50-12.00 54 BU.
PEARS: 4.00-6.75 VI BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
4.50-8.50 1 1/9 BU.; RED OR YELLOW
SM. TO LRGE. 14.00-25.00; HOT
5.75-7.50 54 BU.
PICKLES: 4.75-9.50 54 BU.
POTATOES: RED 3.75-5.75, WHITE
3.00-5.00, BOTH 54 BU.
RASPBERRIES: 12.00-24.50 12 PINT
FLAT.
RED BEETS: 4.75-7.00 15 CT.,
4.00-8.75 VI BU. LOOSE.
SQUASH: YELLOW 4.25-8.75 >4 BU.,
PATTY PAN 3.75-7.00 10 LBS.
SWEET CORN: 1.50-3.05 DOZ.
TOMATOES: RED SM. TO LRG.
12.00- 25 LBS.; YELLOW
15.00- 25 LBS.; CHERRY 3.00-9.00
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1-800-724-3277
Serving PA. MD, Delmarva, NJ, NY & (LI)
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12 PINT FLAT; PLUM 4.50-6.00.
WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS
1.10-3.60; SANGRIA 1.90-3.40.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 4.00-8.00 % BU.;
YELLOW 4.00-7.50, BOTH V 4 BU.
SALE DAYS MON. THRU FRL, 8:30
A.M AND SAT., 8 A.M.
Phila. Herb Market
PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of
13-AUG-98
Provided by Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
Federal-State Market News Service, USDA
Partly Cloudy 70-86
MISC HERBS
ANISE 2/3 ctns CA 24s 24 00 30s 23 00
ARRUOULA 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s
7 00-8 00 mostly 8 00
BASIL crts bchd NJ 15s 7 00-8 00 mostly
8 00 I kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT) OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
CHIVES NO SALES REPORTED
CILANTRO ctns bchd NJ 30s 8 00-9 00
mostly 8 00 OH 30s 8 00 ctns Ise NJ 7 00-8 00
mostly 8 00
DILL crts bchd NJ 24s 7 00-8 00 mostly
8 00 few 10 00 OH 24s 8 00
DRY ESCHALLOT OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
HORSERADISH OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE
MARJORAM 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
MINT crts bchd NJ 7 00-8 00 I kg ctns
ichd IS 12s 10 00
ORFGANO 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
ROSEMARY 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
SAGE I kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
TARRAGON 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 17 00
THYME I kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13 00
The Windmill
Produce Auction
Penn Y»n, N.Y.
August 3,5, 7
Report Supplied by Auction
BEANS; GREEN 4.00-7.50. YELLOW
4.00-9.00, BOTH V« BU.
BROCCOLI: 2.50-4.00 54 BU.
CABBAGE: GREEN .25-/75 HEAD.
CANTALOPES: .45-1.35 EACH.
CAULIFLOWER: .75-2.05 HEAD.
CUCUMBERS: 2.00-8.00 VI BU.
EGGS; .60-.80 DOZ.
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NECTARINES: 3.75-4.50 8 QT.
ONIONS: SPANISH .2S-.55 EACH.
ORNAMENTALS: BABY PAM'
12-.40 EACH.
PEACHES: 5.00-6.75 8 QT.
PEPPERS: GREEN 5.75-7.50 *A BU.;
HOT .75-1.50 QT.
PICKLES: 4.00-9.00 V 4 BU.
POTATOES: RED 4.00-7.50. WHITE
4.00-5.00, BOTH Vt BU.
SQUASH: ACORN .25 .35, BUTTER
NUT .05-.35, PATTYPANS .25-.40,
SPAGHETTI .40-.60 EACH.
SWEET CORN: .60-105 DOZ.
TOMATOES: 10.50-14.00 8 QT.
BASKET; CHERRY .15-.40 PINT.
WATERMELONS; 1.95-3.10 EACH.
ZUCCHINI: 2.00-7.50 V 4 BU.
FLOWERS: GLADIOLA .50-1.45
BUNCH.
PRODUCE AUCTIONS MON, WED.
FRL, 10 A.M. SHARP. HAY AUCTION 9
A.M FRIDAY ONLY.
St. Louis Cattle, Hogs
Springfield IL
Mon Aug 10,1998
USDA-1L Dept Ag Market News
Farmers Livestock Marketing Association
Greenville Illinois
Receipts this week 100 Last week 100
Last year na
Compared to last Monday, slaughter steers
and heifers mostly 100 higher Cows 100
200 lower Too few Bulls to establish a mar
ket
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2 4
1025-1200 lbs 57 00-59 00, few 2-3 and Fancy
2-4 1025-1175 lbs 59 00-60 00 Select and
Choice 2-3 925-1125 lbs 54 00-57 00 Select
2-3 900-1150 lbs 50 00-54 00 Holstein steers
Select and Choice 2-3 1250-1400 lbs 5000
54 00 Select 2-3 1200-1400 lbs 46 00-50 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4 925-
1100 lbs 57 00-59 00, Select and Choice 2-3
850-1125 lbs 54 00-57 00 Select 2-3 825
1100 lbs 50 00-54 00
SLAUGHTER COWS Cutter, Boning and
Breaking Utility 1-4 33 00-37 00, Few High
Yielding 37 00-38 00, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 29 00-33 00, Shelly Canner 1-2 25 00-
29 00 Low Yielding 20 00-25 00
BULLS scarce
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