Phila. Fruit PHILADELPHIA Terminal Price* as of 19-AUG-98 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA. Partly Cloudy 61-89 CITRUS FRUITS —GRAPEFRUIT: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Ruby Red 23s 14.00 27s fr qual 12.00-13.00 32s 14.00-15.00 fr qual 13.00 36s 14.00-15.00 frqual 13.0040 s 14.00-16.00 fr qual 14.00 LEMONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 95s 36.00 fr qual 23.00 115 s 39.00 fr qual 24.00 140 s 37.00 fr qual 26.00 165 s 36.00 ft qual 23.00 CL 115 s 15.00 SP BOAT 95s fr qual 12.00-15.00 140 s fr qual 14.00-15.00 165 s fr qual 14.00- buctnsFL 165 s 15.00200 s 15.00 15 kg entrs SP BOAT 70s 12.00 80s 12.00 90s 12.00 100 s 12.00-14.00 120 s 12.00- 160 s 12.00-14.00 180 s 12.00- —LIMES: MARKET MX HIGHER. OTHERS STEADY. 10 lb ctns FL 48s 5.00-5.50 54s 5.00 MX 42s 6.00 one label 7.00 48s 5.75 S4s 5.50 40 lb ctns MX 175 s 13.00-14.00 —MISC CITRUS: NO SALES REPORTED —ORANGES: MARKET STEADY ctns CA Valencia 40s frqual 12.00 48s fr qual 12.0056 s 19.00 fr qual 12.00 72s 15.00-16.00 fr qual 1 1.00- 11.50 mos 11.00 88s 13.00-14.00 fr qual 11.00-11.50 mos 11.00 113 s 12.00 fr qual 10.50 138 s fr qual 10.00 TANGELOS: OFFERINGS NONE TANGERINES; OFFERINGS NONE TEMPLES: OFFERINGS NONE BERRIES —BLUEBERRIES: MARKET LOWER fits 12 1-pt cups with lids MI med 18.00 NJ med 13.00-16.00 --- CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE MISC BERRIES: fits 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Blackberries 12.00-15.00 ord cond 3 00-4.00 —RASPBERRIES: OFFER INGSLIGHTfIts 12 6-oz cups with lids CA Red 15.00 ord cond 3.00-4.00 STRAWBERRIES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med 10.00- one label 13.00-14.00 fr cond 5 00-8.00 MELONS —CANTALOUPS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1/2 ctns/crts CA 9s 6 00-7 JO mostly 7.00 12s 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 few 9.00 fr cond 4.00-5.00 15s 6.00- mostly 7.00 few 9.00 fr appear ance 4.00-5.00 18s 6.50-7.00 some 9.00 bins NI per bin 140-145 count fr appear ance 65.00 fit ctns NJ 6s fr cond 4.00 7s fr cond 4.00 —HONEYDEWS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 2/3 ctns CA 4s 5.00- mostly 6.00 5s 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00- few 9.00 6s 7.00-7.50 some 6.00 few 9.00 —MISC MELONS: 2/3 ctns CA Casaba 4s 8.00 one label few 12.00 Ss 8.00 one label few 12.00 6s 10.00 Crenshaw 4s 11.00- 5s 8.00 6s 8.00 Juan Canary Ss 8 00 Persian 6s few 12.00 Santa Claus 5s 8.00 one label few 12.00 6s 10.00 Sharlyn 6s 10.00 Galia 6s 10.00 Temptation 4s 10.00 —WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY bins NJ Crimson Sweet ISO count 125.00 per melon MD Sangria 18-20 lb 2.25-2.50 20-22 lb 2.00 TX San gria 25-28 lb 3.75-4.00 28-30 lb 4.50 NON-CITRUS FRUITS —APPLES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns trypk CA Gala 113 s 22.00-24.00 CL BOAT FALL NURSERY AUCTIONS THURSDAYS, SEPT. 3, SEPT. 24, & OCT. 8 starting at 9:00, selling with two auctioneers A great Lineup of Plant Products - expected are Mums, Roses, Assorted Perennials, Azaleas, Hollies, Juniper (large assortments), Exbury Azaleas, Arborvitae, Rhododendron, Mtn. 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PRODUCE - CRAFTS, MUMS, NURSERY Cranny Smith 90s 1 8.00 NZ BOAT Granny Smith 80s 28.00-29.00 110 s 18.00 buctns Ise NJ Gala No Size Marks 25.00-28.00 CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STOR AGE ctns trypk NY U.S. ExFcy Red Rome 100 s 15.00 WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s 12.50-14.50 72s 12.50-14.50 preferred labels 16.50-18.00 80s 12.50-14.50 pre ferred labels 16.50-18.00 88s 12.50-14.50 some 16.00 preferred labels 16.50-18.00 some bias 24.00 100 s 12.50-14.50 pre ferred labels 16.50-18.00 113 s 12.50-14.50 preferred labels 16.50-18.00 Golden Deli cious 72s 20.00-22.00 80s 20.00-22.00 88s 20.00 22.00 Granny Smith 80s 15.00-19.00 88s 15.00-19.00 WAFcy Red Delicious 64s 12.00 72s 12.00 80s 12.00 88s 12.00 100 s 12.00 113 s 12.00 125 s 12.00 U.S. One Gol den Delicious Hail Grade 113 s 10.50 ctns celpk NY U.S. ExFcy Mcintosh 80s 20.00 100 s 20.00 120 s 20.00 U.S. Fey Mcintosh 100 s 11.00 120 s 11.00 ctns 12 3-lb flmbgs NY U.S. Fey Red Delicious 2 1/4“ min 11.00 Mcintosh 2 1/4“ min 11.00 Red Rome 2 1/4“ min 11.00 —APRICOTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —AVOCADOS: MARKET CA SLIGHTLY HIGHER, FL STEADY, ctns 2 lyr CA Hass 48s 40.00-41.00 CL AIR Hass 40s 35.00 50s 35.00 ctns 1 lyr FL Var ious Greenskin Varieties 6s 9.00 7s 9.00- 10.00 8s 9.00-10.00 9s 9.00-10.00 10s 9.00- 12s 9 JO-10.00 —BANANAS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 40 lb ctns IMPORT 10.00 fair qual 8.00-9.00 sml 6.00- 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 10.00 ctns institutional pk IMPORT petite 13.00 —CHERRIES: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE —FRUITS OTHER: 10 lb ctns FL Carambola - Star Fruit 20s -12.0- 25s 12.00-13.00 30s 12.00- Guava 16.00 —GRAPES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY NEW CROP 21 lb lugs CA Perlette med 16.00 Thompson Seedless med-lge 20.00-21.00 med 14.00-16.00 Flame Seedless med-lge 21.00- med 16.00 Black Seedless Ige 22.00 19 lb lugs bgd CA Thompson Seed less med-lge 18.00-19.00 med 16.00-17.00 fr cond 11.00-12.00 Flame Seedless sml 12.00 med-lge one label 20.00 med 14.00- 00 Black Seedless med-lge 19.00 Black Corinth 22.00-24.00 KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY 10 kg entrs CL BOAT 33 sz 14.00 MANGOES: MARKET LOWER ctns 1 lyr MX Kent 10s 4.00-4. 50 —NECTARINES: MARKET STEADY ctns 2 lyr liypk CA California Well Matured ZeeGlo42s 10.00-11.0048 s 10.00- 25 lb ctns Ise CA California Well Matured Summer Brite 64 sz 13.00 Zee Glo 56 sz 10.00-11.00 64 sz 10.00- 1.00 Summer Fire 50 sz 18.00 56 sz 19.0064 sz 14.00 72 sz 12.00 80sz 10.00 PAPAYA: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —PEACHES: MARKET STEADY etas 1 lyr trypk WA Donuts Type 24s 18.00 ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California Well Matured Elegant Lidy 36s 9.00-10.00 42s 9.00-10.00 48-50 s 9.00-10.00 25 lb ctns NJ No Grade Marks Loting 3“up few 16.00 2 3/4“min few 16.00 21/2“min few 15.00 Redhaven 3“up few 16.00 2 3/4“min few 16.00 2 l/2“min few 15.00 Other Yel low Flesh Varieties 3“up few 16.00 2 3/4“minfew 16.002 l/2“minfew 15.00 SC No Grade Marks Redglobe 2 l/4“min fr qua) 4.00-5.00 —PEARS: MARKET STEADY 4/5 butfns NY Clapp Favori!- 2 1/2-min 14.0021/4“ min 12.00 12.00 36 lb ctns CA U.S. One Bartlett 110 s 20.00 40 lb boxes AG BOAT Packham Triumph 70s 17.00 80s 17.00 110 s 16.00 120 s 15.00 PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS NONE PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY ctns 1 lyr HI AIR 6s 12.00-12.50 mostly 12.50 ctns 2 lyr HD 10s 15.00-17.00 12s 15.00- 14s 15.00-18.00 PLANTAINS: MARKET STEADY 50 lb ctns CB Green 15.00 Yellow 15.00 CR Yel low 14.50 EC Green 13.50 —PLUMS: MARKET STEADY 28 lb ctns Ise CA California Well Matured Friar 30 scries 14.00- some 20.00 fr cond 12.00 40 series 14.00-18.00 some 12.00 50 series.. 12.00- mostly 13.00-14.00 fr cond 11.00 60 series 10.00-11. CO 70 sz 9.00- 10 00 Royal Diamond 35 sz 21.00 40 sz 18.00 45 sz 18.00 50 sz 16.00 POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS NONE Leinbach’s Shippensburg Produce Auction Shippensburg, PA Average Prices Of #1 Produce August 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 Price Differences are Quality, Size or Days Open 10 a.ra. Report Supplied by Auction APPLES: GINGER GOLD, SUMMER TREAT. MOLLY RED 3.50-6.50 'A BU.; RAMBO, MACINTOSH, PAULA RED 2.50- ‘A BU. BEANS: GREEN 6.00-10.50, YEL LOW 4.00-8.00, UMA 12.00-18.00, ALL ■A BU. BLACKBERRIES: 14.00-16.00 8 QT FLAT. BLUEBERRIES: 14.00-18.00 12 PINTS. CABBAGE: 3.50-5.50 50 LBS. CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. .10-1.00 EACH. EGGPLANT: 2.00-4.50 'A BU. HONEYDEW: .75-1.50 EACH. NECTARINES: 6.00-12.00 'A BU. PEACHES: YELLOW & WHITE 6.50- ‘A BU. PEARS: 5.00-750 'A BU. PEPPERS: GREEN 4.00-6.00 1 1/9 BU.; RED AND YELLOW 5.00-12.00; HOT 3.00- ‘A BU. PICKLES: SM. 7.00-14.00, LARGE 3.00- BOTH ‘A BU. PLUMS: 8.00-12.00 'A BU. POTATOES: #1 RED AND WHITE 5.00- 50 LBS., UNCLASSIFIED 3.00- 50 LBS. RED BEETS: TRIMMED 7.00-9.00 ‘A BU. SWEET CORN: 1.25-2.25 DOZ. kutstown Produce Auction, Inc. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 22, 1998-Al3 SQUASH: YELLOW AND PATTY PAN 3.00-650 % BU. TOMATOES: RED 6.00-18.00 25 LBS.; YELLOW 12.00-20.00 25 LBS.; PLUM 3.00-7.0025 LBS.; CHERRY 350-7.00 12 PINT FLAT. WATERMELON: SM. TO LRGE. .75-2.75; SUGAR BABIES .75-2.00; YEL LOW DOLLS .50-1.75; SEEDLESS 1.25-3.75. ZUCCHINI: 2.00-6.00 'A BU. AUCTION DAYS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI., SAT., 10 A.M. Farmers Produce Auction MOUNT HOPE, OHIO August 18, 1998 Market supplied by auction. APPLES: 4.00-18.00 BU. BEANS; GREEN 10.00-18.00 BU.; LIMA 5.50-6.00 PECK; YELLOW 20.00; HALF RUNNER 14.00-24.00 BU. BLACKBERRIES: 2.08-2.22 PINT. CABBAGE: GREEN 4.00-5.00 50 LB. BOX., 50.00-75.00 BIN. CANTALOPES: .15-1.10 EA. CUCUMBERS: 3.00-6.00 24 CT. EGGPLANT: 7.00-18.00 BU. ELDERBERRIES: .41-1.45 PINT. GRAPES: 10.00-14.00 PECK. GOURDS: .75-2.00 PECK. GROUND CHERRIES: .62-2.37 QT. NECTARINES: 5.00 PECK. ONIONS: 5.00 PECK. ORNAMENTALS: lACK-B-LITTLE 5.50 PECK. PEACHES: 4.50-7.OO,PECK. PEARS: 1.00-4.00 PECK. PEPPERS: GREEN 4.00-11.00 PECK; CUBANELLE 550-7.00 'A BU.; YEL LOW 15.00 BU.; SEMI HOT 5.00 'A BU.; HOT 2.50-6.50 'A BU.; lAIAPENO 1.50-4.00 PECK; SWEET BANANA 4.00- 'A BU. PICKLES: 8.00-14.00 ‘A BU. PLUMS: 2.00-9.50 PECK. POTATOES: 3.00-7.00 8 QT. FLAT. .50-1.25 5 LBS., 1.00-3.00 10 LBS. PUMPKINS: .50; PIE .60-.80. RASPBERRIES; RED 1.25-1.75 PINT. RED BEETS: 550-10.00 'A BU. SQUASH: ACORN 9.00-11.00 BU.; BUTTERNUT 7.00-10.00 BU.; YELLOW 5.00- 'A BU.. ZUCCHINI 450-10.00 'A BU. SWEET CORN: .40-1.80 DOZ. TOMATOES: 1.00-3.00 10 LBS; 3.00- 20 LBS.; ROMA 2.00-5.00 PECK; CHERRY 3.50-10.00 FLAT; HYDROPONIC 1.00-2.00 10 LBS., 2.00 20 LBS.; YELLOW 450-650 10 LBS. WATERMELON: .20-2.50; YELLOW .20-1.40. PRODUCE AUCTION EVERY TUES. AT 10 A.M. Bunker Silo Poured Solid - Built To Last Call now for prices. You can load a ton a minute with loader Feed faster Less cost and maintenance with a bunker Lancaster Poured Walls 2001 Jarvis Rd. • Lancaster, PA 17601 • (717) 299-3974 <,>\C* LOAo 5 4 . I_ _ , frl 4% Discount in August v*X*) u Vl Tested for Germination RYE SEED Alfalfa 5149 99 M) lbs q| Baialla “54 -#1 in Penn State Fti a Is' g Batalin T 2 Inueased Quality -I Rmh lui\c c\ t Hem ihu me u \i\uiih t ' Baraula Orehardgrass Latest heading \aiicl\ on market' Kootenai FinuUhe culiei mamiile moie pioduetisc APPLES - PEARS B.n ncbiug R\egiasses mon dieestahle less seedheads PEACHES Pasture blends Red WhileC lo\eis( hieoie Matua m season HOW \nnual Rscgiass Wheclei R\e rrUie.il Posene Reeds'* FAIRVIEW FRUIT FARM - Aaron M King 96 Paradise Lane Ronks, PA 17572 717-687-6224 A BARENBRUG dealer! World leader In breeding for palatability - digestability FIELD DAY Pasture Walk Friday, Aug. 2810 am - noon. Refreshments - ice cream. Test Plots with 20 some grass species. Weaverland Produce Auction New Holland, PA Augiut 18 & 20, 1998 Report Supplied by Auction APPLES: 6.00-12.50 BU. BEANS: GREEN 6.00-14.00, YEL LOW 3.0013.00, BOTH BY THE BU.; LIMA 6.009.00 % BU. BLACKBERRIES: .75-1.10 PINT. CABBAGE: GREEN .35-1.10. CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. .05-1.35. CUCUMBERS: 3.0010.00 BU. EGGPLANT: 2.008.00 BU. ELDERBERRIES: 2.00 FLAT. GARLIC; BRAIDED 1.25. HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE: 1.102.75. NECTARINES: 1.003J0 '/, BU. ORNAMENTALS: GOURDS MIXED 3.00 % BU. PEACHES: 5.0012.00 ‘h BU. PEARS: 2.004.25 'b BU. PEPPERS; GREEN SM. TO LRGE. 2.007.00 'b BU.; RED SM. TO LRGE. 6.0012.00 BU.; HOT 2.003.00 'b BU. PICKLES: 3.00-7.00 'b BU. POTATOES: WHITE 3.005.00 50 LBS.; WHITE 2.006.00 50 LBS. PUMPKINS: NECK 2.008.00 EACH. RASPBERRIES: 1.10 PINT. RED BEETS: 1.002J0 CT. SQUASH: PATTYPANS 2.003.00 'b BU.; SPAGHETTI 4.50 'b BU. SWEET CORN: .501.90 DOZ. TOMATOES: RED SM. J 02.00, MED. 1.00-6.00, LARGE 1.0012.00. WATERMELONS: SEEDLESS 1.10-4.00, SANGRIA 1.00-2.25. ZUCCHINI: GREEN 1.25-4.50, YEL LOW 1.004.75, BOTH 'b BU. NEXT WEEK’S SALE DAYS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI„ SAT., 9 A.M. Kutztown Produce Auction Hay Auction Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, August 15, 1998 12 LOADS. GRASS HAY: 130.00. TIMOTHY HAY: 154.00. MIXED HAY: 140.00-168.00. HAY BY THE BALE: 2.70. LARGE ROUND BALES: 30.00. WHEAT STRAW: 74.00-76.00. OAT STRAW: 66.00-70.00. OATS: 1.45 BU CONSIGNMENTS SOLD EVERY SAT. AT 9 A.M.
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