Phila. Potato
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Pricei u of 27-AUG-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark-
C l News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
Cloudy 74-91
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ONIONS AND POTATOES
ONIONS DRY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY US#l OR GENERALLY
GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED. CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE Yellow
Gtanex GA SO lb ctns jbo 32.00 few high
t, 36.00 med few 30.00 NEW CROP Yel
low Globe Type NY 50 lb sks med
; 00-9.00 mstr cnlr IS 3-lb mshsks med
11.00 mstr cnlr 20 2-lb mshsks med
10.00- Crano CA 50 lb sks jbo
9.00- fair cond 6.75 rpkr sz
900-10.00 NM 50 lb sks jbo 8.00-9.50
rpkr sz 8.00-9.00 TX SO lb sks jbo
9.00- some low 8.00 Hybrid WA
SO lb sks jbo 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 Span
ish Hybrid CO 50 lb sks jbo 9.00-10.00
some low as 8.00 White NM 50 lb sks jbo
1000-12.00 Boilers NM 25 lb sks 14.00
Red CA 25 lb sks jbo 8.00-8.50 CO 25 lb
sks jbo 7.00-8.00 med 6.00-7.00 NM 25 lb
sks jbo 9.00 med 8.00 NY 25 lb sks jbo
100-8.00 few 6 JO WA 25 lb sks jbo
6,50-8.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 med 6.00-7.00
mostly 6.00 —POTATOES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY US#l SZ A WASHED
OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE
JTATED Russet Burbank ID bid 10 S-lb
sks non sz A 8.00 50 lb ctns 50s 13.50 60s
13,50 70s 13.00-13.50 80s 10.50-12.00
(cw 12.50 90s 9.00-10.00 100 s 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00-8.50 120 s few 9.00 NEW
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1907 Division Hwy
Ephrata, PA 17522
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YOU’RE INVITED
Mark Your Calendar! NC+ Field Days 1998!
Pick Your Day!
Wednesday, September 2 -
6:30 pm to dusk
at Elam Z. Martin Farm - free refreshments
From Route 222 take Rt. 322 east about 3 1/2
miles to field on left.
Thursday, September 3 -
6:00 pm
at Nelson Martin Farm - supper provided
From Route 422 take Prescott Rd. south about 2
miles to field on right.
Friday, September 4 -
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
at Elvin Hursh Farm - lunch provided
From Route 322 west of Ephrata, take
Woodcorner Rd. south about 3/4 mile to field on
right.
Tuesday, September 8 -
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
at Vincent Mumma Farm - lunch provided
Take Route 283 west to Rheems/Elizabethtown
Exit. Turn right on Cloverleaf Rd., go to second
road right (Mt. Pleasant Rd.), take it to first road
left (Stauffer Rd.)., go 1/2 mile to field on-left.
CROP Russet Norkotah ID bid 10 5-Ib sks
non sz A 8.00-8.50 50 lb ctns 60s 16.5070 s
16.50-18.00 80s 13.00-13.50 90s
10.00- 100 s 9.00 WA bid 10 5-Ib sks
non sz A 8.00 50 lb ctns 70s 13.00 80s
11.00 90s 9.00 100 s 8.00-8.50 WI bid 10
5-lb sks non sz A 7JO 50 lb ctns 70s 13.00
80s 12.50 120 s 8.00 Round Red MN bid 10
5-lb flmbgs 8.00 50 lb ctns 8.00 50 lb sks
7.00- some 6JOsz B 8.00-9.00 mostly
9.00 WI 50 lb sks 7.00-7 JO sz B 8.00-8 JO
Round White DE 50 lb sks 4.00-5.00 most
ly 4.00-4 JO fair appear 3.50 Ige 5.00-5 JO
fair cond 4.00 LI 50 lb sks 5.00 Ige SJO
Long White CA 50 lb ctns 15.00 sz B
14.00 Yellow Type Yukon Gold CA 50 lb
ctns few 23.00 sz B few 15.00 sz c few
30.00 WA 50 lb ctns fair cond
New Jewrsey
Fruit (seas)
BRIDGETON Shipping Point
Prices as of 26-AUG-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (609) 453-3870 Fax: (609)
453-3880 SOUTH NEW JERSEY Sales
F. 0.8. Stripping Point Basis
Partly cloudy 75-90 NON-CITRUS
FRUITS 1998 Season —NECTARINES:
DEMAND GOOD MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1/2 buctns Ise Various Yellow
Flesh Varieties 2 1/4-2 1/2“ 10.00-12.00
few 9.50 2 l/2“up 12.00-14.00 mostly
14.00 few 16.00 2 3/4“ up 16.00-17.00
mostly 16.00 —PEACHES: DEMAND
FAIRLY GOOD MARKET STEADY
VARIOUS YELLOW FLESH VARIET
IES INCLUDING CRESTHAVEN &
JERSEYQUEEN, few AUTUMNGLO 1/2
buctns 2 3/4“up 12.00-14.00 few 11.00 2
1/2-2 3/4* 10.00-12.00 occasional 9.00
few 13.00 2 1/4-2 1/2“ 5.00-7.00 few 8.00
Janies R. Clark
LAUREL DELAWARE AUCTION
MARKET PRICES TO GROWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26. 1998
—SQUASH: (125) MEXICAN HATS
.90 —TOMATOES: (125) 25 LB CAR
TONS PINK 3.00- 7.00 RED 3.00- 4.00
—CANTALOUPS: (3,208) PER
MELON ATHENA .25- 1.00 CORDEL
.40 PASSPORT .60 SUPERSTAR .35- .90
—HONEYDEWS: (441) PER MELON
.60- .85 —WATERMELONS: (71,165)
PER MELON CRIMSON SWEET 12-14
LB .40- .60 15-19 LB .75- 1.45 25-29 LB
2.25 SANGRIA 12-14 LB .
50 15-19 LB .60- 2.05 20-24 LB 1.80-2.75
25-29 LB 2.50- 2.65 ALL SWEET 15-19
LB 1.45- 2.20 25-29 LB 2.10- 3.20 ROY
AL MAJESTY 15-19 LB .75 20-24 LB
2.20 ROYAL STAR 15-19 LB .75- 1.15
20-24 LB 1.50 STARS & STRIPE 15-19
LB .75 YELLOW DOLL (NO WEIGHT)
.75 SEEDLESS 1.00- 2.45 —SUGAR
BABY: (1823) EACH .30- 1.00
APPLES: GALA 6.00-9.00, GINGER
GOLD 6.50-9.00, MACINTOSH
4.50-5.00, ALL % BU.
BEANS: GREEN 5.00-16.00 BU.; YEL
LOW 7.00-10.00; STRIKE 17.00 BU.;
LIMA SHELLED 3.00-4.50 QT.,
10.00-22.00 BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 15.00 8 QT. FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN 7.00 50 LB. BOX.
Tuesday, September 8 -
6:00 pm to dusk
at Ben Esh Farm - free refreshments
From Route 222, south of Wakefield, take
Pilotown Rd. south to second road right (Rigby
Rd), go 1/2 mile to field on right.
Meet Jim Cisco, NC+ Agronomist
See RoundUp Ready Com and Soybeans
Alfalfa Plots
Bt Com Varieties
HOC Corn Varieties
IMT Corn Varieties
Harvey Doyle - (724) 459-8580
Elvin Hursh - (717) 733-3538
Clarence Mull - (717) 865-2037
Arthur Auker - (717) 665-6627
Wayne Litzenberger - (610) 847-5563
Vincent Mumma - (717) 653-5991
Ivan S. Zimmerman - (717) 354-5826
Laurel DE
Fruit (Seas.)
PHILA FEDERAL-STATE
AUGUST 26, 1998
Kirkwood Ag Auction
Produce
Kirkwood, PA
August 25, 10:00 A.M.
Report Supplied bj Auction
CANTALOPBS: SM. .25, MED
.35-.70, LRGE .70-1.10 EACH.
CUCUMBERS; 2.50-4.50 14 BU.
EGGPLANT: 1.50-5.50 V 4 BU.
ORNAMENTALS: GOURDS
1.00- GOOSE GOURDS Z5O-3.00;
JACK-BE-UTTLES 3.00 BOX; DRIED
FLOWERS 2.50 BUNCH.
PEACHES: ALBERTA 4.00-6.00,
CREST HAVEN 6.50-9.00, WHITE
HALE 2,00-6.00, ALL 14 BU.
PEARS: 11.00 BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN MED. 2.00-6.00
BU.. LRGE. 6.50 BU.; BANANA
2.00- 14 BU.; HOT 2.50 14 BU.
PICKLES: 4.00-4.50 14 BU.
" POTATOES: RED 4.50-7.00 14 BU..
WHITE 6.50-7.00 50 LB. BAG.; SWEET
8.00 14 BU.
PUMPKINS: NECK .35-1.25 EACH.
RED BEETS: 2.50-8.00 BOX.
SQUASH: YELLOW 7.50-9.0014 BU.
SWEET CORN: .25-1.90 DOZ.
TOMATOES: SM. .50-5.50 BOX.
MED. 1.50-8.00, LRGE 4.50-6.50; EX.
LRGE 5.50-6.50; CHERRY 4.00 8 QT.
FLAT.
WATERMELON; SEEDLESS
1.20-1.40 EA.; SANGRIA SM. .60-1.10,
MED. .80-1.60, LRGE. 1.00-2.50; CRIM
SON SWEET .90-2.25.
ZUCCHINI; SM. 2.25-5.50 14 BU.
FLOWERS: PERENNIALS 2.75 POT;
HIBISCUS 4.75; MUMS 1.25-2.00 EA.
SALE DAYS TUES., THURS., AND
FRI. AT 10 A.M.
Where's your mustache? “
4&A-OAD fa
4% Discount in August U
Tested for Germination
RYE SEED Alfalfa $ 149 99 50 lbs.
Of Baralfa 54 -#1 in Penn State Trials'
*£ jj U Baralfa 32 Increased Quality
* * * I Both have excellent disease resistance
Baraula Orchardgrass Latest heading variety on market 1
Kootenai Timothy earlier matunty, more productive APPLES - PEARS
Bamebrug Ryegrasses, more digestable, less seedheads
Pasture blends - Red - White Clovers Chicory Matua m Hiion no
Annual Ryegrass - Wheeler Rye - Fescue - Reeds
FAIRVIEW FRUIT FARM
Aaron M. King
96 Paradise Lane, Ronks, PA 17572
717-687-6224
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1998-Al7
Valley Stockyards
Athene, Pa.
Au|u< 24, 1998
Report Supplied Bj Auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
105.00-202.50.
BACK TO FARM CALVES X BRED
95-120 LBS. 50.00-100.00, 70-95 LBS.
34.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 8.00-30.00.
GRASSERS AND FEEDERS
35.00-65.00.
FEEDERS 42.00-66.50.
LAMBS 52.50-80.00.
SHEEP 33.00-39.00.
HOGS. 200-250 LBS. 4XOO-45.00.
SOWS 17.00-27.00.
BOARS 9.50-13.00.
PIGS, EACH. 14.00-26.00.
HEIFERS 38.00-40.50.
STEERS 36.00-38.00.
BULLS 35.00-45.75.
COWS, GOOD 35.00-38.50.
COWS, MEDIUM 31.00-34.75.
COWS, POOR OR SMALL
10.00-31.75.
CATTLE MARKET ABOUT
STEADY.
CALF MARKET STEADY.
HORSES AND PONIES. NONE
GOATS 20.00-112.00.
HEIFER CALF MARKET STILL HOT.
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