Phlla. Veg.
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 09-DEC-98
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et Newi, Federal-State Market New*
Service, USDA.
Phone: (21S) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
Cloudy 41-52
NA—FVO2O
VEGETABLES --ARTICHOKES: ctns
CA 18s 20.00 24s 20.00 36c 20.00
ASPARAGUS: MARKET HIGHER 11 lb
ctns/crts bchd AO exlge 23.00 Ige 23.00
std 23.00 CL Ige 22.00 PE exlge
22.00- Ige 22.00-23.00 few 21.00 std
22.00- few 21.00 —BEANS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY buctns/crts
FL Round Green Type 8.00-10.00 mostly
9.00- few 7.00 —BEETS: 25 lb sks
be CD med 5.50-6.00 NJ med 5.00 few
6.00 BROCCOLI: MARKET SLIGHT
LY LOWER ctns CA bchd 14s 6.00-7.00
mostly 6.00 some 7.50 some low as 5.00
bchd 18s 8.00 Crown Cut 9.00-10.00
BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA
15.00- few 17.00 —CABBAGE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts
A 50 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med
5.00- Red Type med 7.00-8.00 FL
Round Green Type med 7.00 OA Round
Green Type med 5.00-7.00 mostly 6.00
Red Type med 7.00 NC Round Green Type
med S.OO-6.00 mostly 5.50-6.00 NJ Round
Green Type med 5.00 Red Type med
MARTIN’S TIRE & ALIGNMENT
NUHN Manure Equipment
Injectors & Accessories
Vacuum Tankers
Potomac Valley Supply
Hagerstown, MD
serving Western MD & PA
(301) 223-6877
Ask for Myron '
7.00- VA Round Green Type med 5.00
Red Type med 7.00 50 lb sks NY Round
Green Type Ige 5.00-550 1 3/4 bucrts &
40 lb ctns OA Savoy Type Ige 7.00 NC
Savoy Type med 9.00-10.00
CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge
11.00- few 12.00 CD Topped med
lge 7.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo
11.00- few 13.00 CD Topped jbo
6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 few 7.50-8.00 ctns
20 1-lb flmbgs CA Mini Carrots 13.00
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns flmwipd CA 12s 8.00-9.00
9s 8.00 —CELERY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA I 1/2 dz 850 2 dz
7.00- few 6.00 8.
00-10.00 mostly 9.00 2 1/2 dz 8.00-9.00
mostly 9.00 flmbs 30s 11.00-14.00 occ
15.00 —CHINESE CABBAGE: celcrts FL
few 14.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY wfactts FL Yellow 4 dz
min 10.00 White 4 dz min 9.00-10.00 ctns
CA White 4 dz min 8.00-9.00 MX Yellow
4 1/2 dz faircond 6.00-7.00 White 4 1/2 dz
fair cond 6.00-7.00 —CUCUMBERS:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER WAX
ED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 12.00 fr qual
8.00 MX med 12.00-15.00 mostly
12.00- 14.00 fair appear 10.00-11.00 fr qual
10.00 few higher fair appear 6.00
EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 bucntrs wrpd FL med
7.00- mostly 8.00 fair qual 5.00 ctns/
cits MX 18s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 24s
7.00- mostly 8.00 —ENDIVE:
Tanker sizes to 8500 gal
irbugh
Available
Interstate Dairy Equip.
Thurmont, MD
serving Eastern MD & PA
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
FL 12.0010 lb dm BL Wltloof
17.00 ESCAROLE: MARKET
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 12,00
GARLIC: MARKET LOWER 30 lb dm
CA White super col 47.50 col 42.00-45.00
super jbo 39.00-42.00 exjbo 36.00-39.00
#7 34.00 22 lb ctns/crts AO White #lO
29.00- SP White #6 34.00-35.00
GREENS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns/crts bchd NC Collud 5.00-6,00 Kale
Mustard 6.50-7.00 Turnip Tops
6.50-7.00 Rape 6.50-7.00 NJ CoUatd 5.00
TX Dandelion 12s 8.00-10.00 VA Collard
5.00- ctns Ise NJ Kale Flowering
9.00- -LETTUCE-ICEBERG:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns AZ
24s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 Wrapped 245,
9.00- 10.50 few 8.00 CA 24s 9.00
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s
8.00- Red Leaf 24s 8.00-9.00 CA
Green Leaf 24s 8.50-9.00 Red Leaf 24s
8.50 FL Boston 24s 9.00 Bibb 24s 9.00 3 lb
ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.50 LETTUCE
ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.00-10.00 CA 24s
8.00- FL 24s 7.00-8.00 1.3 bucits AZ
24s 11.00 —MUSHROOMS; MARKET
STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00-12.50
med-lge 12.00-12.50 med 9.00-9.50 4 qt
bkts PA med-lge 5.00-6.50 sml-med
4.00- 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 16.00 Cre
mini 7.00 Portobetlas 7.00-7.50 3 lb ctns
PA Shiitake 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.50 fair
qua! 9.00-10.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd
Electric & PTO Pit Pumps
Trail Lagoon Pumps
(800) 332-6559
(301) 271-7344
. Ask for Bob
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12, 1998-Al3
PA 8.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.00- ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA
8.00- —OKRA; OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE —ONIONS
GREEN: MARKET LEEKS ABOUT
STEADY, OTHERS LOWER etna bchd
MX 48s 6.00-7.00 ctnVcrts bchd CA Leeks
12s 13.00 NJ Leeks 12s few 12.00
PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
cits bchd NJ Curly 60s 10.00-11.00 Plain
60s 10.00-11.00 ctns bchd TX Curly 60s
few 14.00 Plain 60s few 14.00
PARSNIPS: TOO FEW SALES TO
QUOTE —PEAS GREEN: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns CA Snow
Peas 18.00 GU Snow Peas Decalyxed
20.00- PE Snow Peas Decalyxed
23.00 CA Sugar Snap Peas 15.00 some low
as 10.00 CU Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed
17.00- —PEAS OTHER: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
PEPPERS; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green exlge
9.00- Ige 6.00-8.00 few 5.00 one lot
4.00 Mxd Red And Green exlge 7.00 Ige
5.00- one lot 4.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell
Type Orange 80- 100 mm 21.00 Red
80-100 mm 20.00-21.00 Yellow 70-90 mm
fair cond 10.00 80-100 mm 18.00-19.00
NL Bell Type Red 80- 100 mm 16.00
PEPPERS OTHER; 1/2 and 5/9 buctns/crts
FL Jalapeno 9.00-10.00 1 1/9 buctnVcrts
FL Long Hot 9.00-10.00 few 8.00
RADISHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT 25 lb
flmbgs tpd FL 23.00 ctns bchd CA 24s
7.00 MX 24s 7.00-8.00 —RHUBARB:
OFFERINGS NONE —RUTABAGAS:
WHITEWASHING with
ADVANTAGE FARM WHITE
• DRIES WHITE •NO WET FLOORS
• IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY SPRAYS
• DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY
• WASHED OFF EASILY
BARN CLEANING SERVICE AVAILABLE WITH
COMPRESSED AIR
To have your bam cleaned with-air it will clean off dust, cob webs & lots of the old lime
This will keep your bam looking cleaner & whiter longer t
CALL US ABOUT ON THE FARM FLY CONTROL
Serving Southeastern Pa. And More
BEITZEL’S SPRAYING
Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or
Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM
CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS
LICENSED 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED
5 Trucks For Air Cleaning And Whitewashing
RADIO DISPATCHED TRUCKS
Barn Spraying Is Our Business, not a sideline.
Spraying Since 1961
SO lb «Ib CD CDOne med 1.00 lame low
u 7.00 —SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY das bchd TX Savoy 24s 10.00
ctns TX Savoy 10.00 cel crt NJ Savoy 6.00
SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1/2 St 5/9 buctns/cits FL Zuc
chini atnl-med 8.00 med 6.00-7.00 Yellow
Stndghtneck med 8.00 1 1/9 huctns/crts
NY A com med 9.00-10.00 Butternut med
8.009.00 ctns/lugs MX Zucchini sml-med
7.00- mostly 8.0010.00 few high is
12.00 med few 10.00 —SWEET POTA
TOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
CURED 40 lb ctns NC U.S. One Jewels
med 10.00-11.00 fair appear 8.00 jbo 600
—TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 25 IbctnsFL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
18.00- fair appear 16.00 6x6s
11.00- few 13.00 some 10.00 6x7s
8.00 few high as 11.00 Local Repack 85%
U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink
light red Sx6s 22.50 6x6s 18.50 6x7s 14.50
—TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET
HIGHER fits 12 l-pt bkts CA light red-red
9.00- 11.00 FL light red-red 9.00-11.00 fair
cond 7.00-8.00 —TOMATOES, PLUM
TYPE: MARKET LOWER 25 lb ctns FL
light-red 14.00 fair cond 10.00 sml
10.00- few 13.00 —TURNIPS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb sks NJ
Purple Top med 4.00-6.00 mostly 5.00