Phila. Veg. PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices aa of 17-FEB-99 Provided by: Fnrit and Vegetable Mark et News, Federal-State Market News Service, USDA. Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-0355 Cloudy 35-62 NA —FVO2O VEGETABLES —ARTICHOKES: ctns AZ 12s fr cond 13.00-15.00 18s fr cond 13.00- 24s ft cond 13.00-15.00 CA 18s fr cond 10.00-12.00 24s fr cond 10.00- 12.00 30s 24.00 fr cond 10.00-15.00 36s 24.00 fr cond 13.00-15.00 48s fr cond 10.00- —ASPARAGUS: MARKET MX LOWER, CA STEADY, pyr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA All Green Ige 38.00 std 38.00 MX All Green exlge 37.00-38.00 fr cond 28.00 Ige 37.00-38.00 fr cond 30.00 std 37.00-38.00 sml 33.00-35.00 11 lb ctns/crts bchd MX All Green exlge 15.00 Ige 15.00 std 15.00 —BEANS: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Handpicked 14 00-16.00 mostly 15.00 Machine Picked 14.00- mostly 15.00 —BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd PUT A BAT IN YOUR BARN BATWING 3180 - 3 SPINDLE MOWER WOODS - Dual woods - GANNON WOODS - GILL R.S. HOLLINGER & SON, INC. Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 MESSICK’S Elizabethtown, Pa 717-367-1319 Abbottstown, PA 717-259-6617 REIFF FARM SERVICE KERMIT K. KISTLER, INC. S hippensburg PA Lynnport, pA 717-532-8601 610-298-2011 MX 12s 9.00 TX 12s 9.00-10.00 25 lb flmbgs Ise CD med 5.50 TX med 7.00 BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 6.50-8.00 some 9.00 Crown Cut 9.00 CA bchd 14s 6.00- mostly 7.00 Crown Cut 8.00- —BRUSSELS SPROUTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE. —CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3/4 bucrts 3c 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 5.50-7.00 mostly 6.00 sml-med 5.00-5.50 Red Type med 7.00-7 JO NY Round Green Type med 6.00- TX Round Green Type med 7,00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 5.00- 1 3/4 bucrts 3c 40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 11.00- mostly 11.00 sks 24 2-Ib flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 13.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 13.00 sks 10 5-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 13.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00-16.00 some 17.50-18.00 CD CDOne Topped jbo 9.50 FL Topped jbo 9.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 11.00 ctns 24 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.00 ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 12.00-14.00 CTNS 4 5-LB FLMB 14.00 --- WOODS MOWN MACHINE The Woods model 3180 is the toughest Batwing® mower we’ve ever built A “clean deck” design that resists cut material build-up, innovative Intra-Drive™ gearboxes engineered and built by Woods, and the fastest blade speeds of any mower in its class The 3180 Batwing® cuts through brush, up to three inches in diameter A blade overlap of over six inches, and you have a mower that delivers a quality cut, without streaking From its heavy-gauge deckplate to its heavy-duty drivelines, we build the 3180 to last What's more, they come complete with a 36-month gearbox warranty WOODS ... come in for a demonstration D.W. 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FARM EQUIPMENT New Ringgold, PA 717-943-2131 Orefield, PA 610-366-2095 45.00 —GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Dandelion 24s fr cond 9.00 CA Kale 24s 10.00-11.00 Flow ering 24s 10.00-11.00 MX Kale 24s 8.00 Swiss Chard 24s 8.00-9.00 Red 24s 8.00- TX Dandelion 24s 13.00-15.00 Kohlrabi 24s 9.00 Swiss Chard 24s 10.00 Red 24s 10.00 ctns/crts bchd OA Collar'd 6.50 Kale 6.50 NC Collard 5.00-6.00 most ly 6.00 Kale 5.00-6.50 mostly 6.00 Mus tard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 20 lb ctns MX Kale Flowering 10.00 Broccoli Rabe fr cond 10.00-12.00 -LETTUCE ICEBERG: MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s 10.00-11.00 some 11.50 fr cond 5.00 Wrapped 24s 11.00-14.00 mostly 13.00 ord cond 2.00-4.00 CA 24s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Wrapped 24s 12.00 FL 24s 7.00 Wrapped 24s 8.00 -LETTUCE OTHER; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s 7.00-9.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.00-11.00 mostly 8.00-9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.00-11.00 mostly 9.00 CA Green Leaf 24s 9.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00 FL Boston 24s 8.00 2.5 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-8.00 LETTUCE-ROMAINE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.00- 1.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 some 12.00 CA 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.50 FL 24s 7.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 12.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 CA 24s 1 1.00-12.00 -- MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 12.00 med-lge 12.00 med 9.00- mostly 9.00 4 qt bids PA med lge 5.00 sml-med 4.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 15.00 Ctemini 7.00 Portobellas 7.00-7.50 mostly 7.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake (Turn to Page Al 4) Randall G. 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OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green exlge 8.00- mostly 8.00 Ige 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 fr qual 5.00-6.00 med 6.00-7.00 most ly 6.00 Red Ige 10.00 Yellow exlge few 16.00 MX Bell Type Green Ige fr cond 5.00 Red exlge few 14.00 IS lb clns MX Bell Type Red exlge 9.00 25 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red med fr qual 9.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Red 80-100 mm 16.00-18.00 Phone: (717) 274-3488 Fax: (717) 274-3781
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