Phila. Herb
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 25-AUG-99
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Mark
et News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0355
PARTLY CLOUDY 67-SI
NA—FVOSS
MISC HERBS —ANISE; OFFERINGS
LIGHT 2/3 ctns CA 30s 10.50
ARRUOULA: 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s 8.00
ctns bchd NJ 24s 8,00 few lower
BASIL: cits bchd NJ 8.00 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 —CELERIAC (CELERY
ROOT): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE —CHERVIL: 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 17.00 —CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS
18.00 —CILANTRO: 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ
30s 9.00-10.00 4/5 bucrts Ise NJ 8.00 ctns
bchd CA 30s 8.00 OH 30s 8.00-9.00 Ige
ctns bchd CA 30s 15.00 —DILL: crts bchd
NJ 24s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00-9.00
DRY ESCHALLOT: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE
HORSERADISH: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE —MARJORAM; 1
kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 —MINT: ctns
bchd NJ 8.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 10.00
—OREGANO: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00 ctns bchd FL 16s 7.00
ROSEMARY: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00
ctns bchd FL 16s 7.00 —SAGE: 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 13.00 ctns bchd FL 16s 7.00 -
-TARRAGON: ctns bchd FL 16s 7.00 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 —THYME: ctns
bchd FL 16s 7.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00
Laurel DE
Fruit (Seas)
LAUREL, DELAWARE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1999
---TOMATOES: (352) 25 LB
CARTONS RED 9.00-17.00 PINK
5.00-20.50 CHERRY 6.00 PLUM 5.50
—CANTALOUPS: (2,367) PER
MELON ATHENA .40- .90 ECLIPSE .70-
I.IO—WATERMELONS: (137,707) PER
MELON CRIMSON SWEET 15-19 LB
.50 20-24 LB .60- 1.50 25-29 LB 1.00-
1,25 SANGRIA 15-29 LB .50- 1.10 20-24
LB .60- .80 25-29 LB .75 ALL SWEET
15-19 LB .60- 1.00 20-24 LB .60- 1.25
25-29 LB .75- .80 ROYAL MAJESTY
15-19 LB .90 MARDI GRAS 25-29 LB
1.00 OTHER RED MEAT VARIETIES
.60 —SUGAR BABY: (775) EACH .30
I Nothing Yields Like JADE' II
I
See What we Mean?
JADE II COMES IN FIRST JADE » HAS AN 11% AVERAGE YIELD ADVANTAGE
IN 451 HEAD-TO-HEAD TESTS, 1993-1998.
Ist out of 68
Mead, NE
(1993-96)
Ist out Of 81
Ames, IA
(1993-96)
Ist out Of 107
Arlington, Wl
(1993-96)
Bth out Of 31
Ithaca, NY
(1996-97)
9th out of 36
Landisville, PA
(1996-97)
Call District Sales Manager Harvey Doyle at
724-459-8580 or see one of these NC+ Dealers.
AARONSBURG
MICHAEL SPEICHER
CANTON
ED PEPPER *717-364-5242
ELLIOTSBURG
WAYNE FREEMAN *717-582-2397
HALIFAX
BETHTEL FARMS, KENNETH
BECHTEL *717-896-8314
KINTNERSVILLE
WAYNE LITZENBERGER
• 610-847-5563
New Jersey
Fruit (seas)
BRIDGETON Shipping Point
Prices as of 25-AUG-99
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (856) 453-3870 Fax: (856)
453-3880
BT—FVIIO Partly cloudy, 68-82
SOUTH NEW JERSEY Sales F. 0.8.
Shipping Point Basis
NON-CITRUS FRUITS 1999 Season -
-NECTARINES: DEMAND LIGHT
MARKET STEADY 1/2 buetns Ise 2 1/4-2
1/2“ 5.00-6.00 2 I/2“up 10.00-11.00 few
12.00 —PEACHES; DEMAND 2 1/2“ &
LGR FAIRLY LIGHT 2 1/4“ VERY
LIGHT MARKET STEADY Various yel
low flesh varieties including Loring &
Cresthaven 1/2 buetns 2 3/4“up
11.00- one label 14.00 2 1/2-2 3/4“
8.00- mostly 9.00-11.00
Eighty-four Livestock
Eighty-four, Pa.
August 23,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 430 [PDA] Compared with
last Monday's sale si cows and bulls
steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS one Select 1-
I 57 00, couple Standard 1-2 47 00 &
5100 HOLSTEINS- few Standard 1-2
41 00-46 00 HEIFERS- Standard 1-2
40 00-52 50 COWS Breakers 75-80%
lean 37 00-41 00, Boners 80-85% lean
32 50-36 50, 85-90% lean 26 50-32 00
Shells 26 00 and down BULLS Yield
Grade I 1035-1960 lbs 45 50-53 25, Yield
Grade 2 945-2060 lbs 39 50-44 00,
couple 34 00
FEEDER CATTLE' STEERS
Medium and Large I 310-500 lbs 7000-
90 00, one 95 00, 530-875 lbs 68 00-
76.50, Medium and Large 2 300-375 lbs
55.00- 00, 575-1020 lbs 50 00-66 50,
HEIFERS- Medium and Large 1 300-500
lbs 62 00-80 00, few to 87 00, 515-765
lbs 60 00-73 00, Medium and Large 2 400-
500 lbs 50 00-62 50. 510-860 lbs
47.00- 50, few to 43.00. BULLS:
Medium and Large I 300-500 lbs
69 00-87 50, 525-650 lbs 66 00-72 00,
Medium and Large 2 300-475 lbs
56 00-65 00, 505-850 lbs 55 00-67 00
CALVES 209.. [All calves sold per
:wt]
VEALERS one Choice 130 lbs 75 00,
18% morethan WL323
10% morethan Pioneer 5454 (62 comparisons)
8% morethan DKI33
6% morethan Innovator+Z (36 comparisons)
15% morethan Avalache +Z (19 comparisons)
6% morethan Garst 631
15% betterthan Apollo Supreme... (12 comparisons)
10% betterthan Pioneer 5246 (33 comparisons)
15% betterthan Pioneer 5364 (26 comparisons)
15% betterthan DKI22
KUNKLETOWN
JEFFREY BORGER • 610-381-3785
LEBANON
CLARENCE MULL • 717-865-2037
LEWISBURG
AARON MARTIN • 717-524-2952
LITITZ
ELVIN HURSH • 717-733-3538
MANCHESTER
ANIMAL MEDIC *717-266-5611
Good 125-190 lbs 45.00-52 50, Standard
and Good 90-110 lbs 25 00-40 00, 75-
85 lbs 23 00-37 50, Utility 55-85 lbs
10.00-20 00
FARM CALVES- Holstein bulls
steady No 1 Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs
85 00-115 00, No 2 80-125 lbs 35 DO
-87 50. No I Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs
185.00-255 00, No 2 75-100 lbs 90 DO
-165 00 Beef type bulls and heifers 85-110
lbs 75 00-110 00, 130-295 lbs 60 00-
102 50
HOGS 35 BARROWS AND GILTS
49-54% lean 225-285 lbs 38 25-41 00, 45-
50% lean 270-300 lbs 35 00-37 25
SOWS- US 1-3 365-580 lbs 26 25-
33 25, one Medium 325 lbs 16 50
BOARS couple 115 & 185 lbs 25 00
& 35 00
FEEDER PIGS 5 US 1-3 60-70 lbs
2 1 00-26 00 - per head
SHEEP 156 Slaughter lambs steady
to 5 00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS High Choice
and Prime 105-125 lbs 65 00-85 00,
Choice 50-75 I 75 00-88 00, couple 90-
100 lbs 85 00 & 90 00, Good and Choice
50-80 lbs 60 00-73 00
FEEDER LAMBS Good and Choice
35-50 lbs 50 00-61 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 20 00-43 00
GOATS 58 Couple Large Billies
97 00 & 157 00. Medium 40 00-60 00,
Large Nannies 46 00-60 00, Medium
20 00-44 00, Large Kids 25 00-49 00,
Small 5 00-20 00, Wethers 68 00-
95 00 per head
Mercer Livestock
Mercer, Pa.
August 24,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 351 .[PDA] Compared to
last week's sale si steers steady to weak,
Holstems 50 to 100 higher, si cows
mixed mostly 1.50 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS, Choice 2-3
1 150-1525 lbs 61 00-65 00, few 1570-
1680 lbs 55 00-63 25, Select 1-3 54 00-
62.25, Standard 45 00-55 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1225-1700 lbs 60 00-62 00, Choice 2-
3 1175-1650 lbs 55 00-59 50. Select I
-2 52 25-57.25
HEIFERS- Choice 2-4 1025-1610 lbs
6100-64 00, one 66 00, Select 1-3
55.00-60 00, few Standard 1-2 45 00-
52 00
COWS- Breakers 75-80% lean 37 25-
46.00 mostly 38 00-40 50, 70-75%
(26 comparisons)
(77 comparisons)
(51 comparisons)
(40 comparisons)
28 75-35.50, Boners 80-85% lean 32.00-
37 50. Lean 85-90% lean 3000-34 00
Shells down to 24 25.
BULLOCKS one Select 1-3 1030 lbs
50 00
BULLS few Yield Grade 1 1205-1340
lbs 47 25-56.00, Yield Grade 2 960-2025
lbs 36 00-45 00
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS
Medium and Large I 500 850 lbs 60 DO
-72 00, Medium I 275-475 lbs 79 GO
-88 00. Medium and Large 2 300-760 lbs
5100-66 00, HEIFERS Medium and
Large 1 200-500 lbs 64 00-80 00, 500-825
lbs 57 00-67 50 Medium 2 250-750 lbs
50 00-61 00, BULLS Medium I 275-450
lbs 71 00-81 00 Medium 2 425-850 lbs
44 00 57 00
CALVES 121 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-145 lbs 20 00-31 00 Utility
50 80 lbs 10 00-21 00 FARM
CALVES No I Holstein bulls 120-135 lbs
8000-116 00.90 115 lbs 9050-11250
No 2 85-115 lbs 40 00 85 00, few No I
Holstein heifers 90 115 lb 255 00
295 00. No 2 70-85 lbs 100 00-210 00
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-110 lbs
80 00-112 50, 160-200 lbs 59 00-84 00
HOGS 147 Barrows and gilts steady
BARROWS AND GILTS 49-545?
lean 220-280 lbs 38 75-40 50, few to
41 25, 45 50% lean 220-280 lbs 38 GO
-39 50, 40 45% lean 250-300 lbs 36 00-
37 75
SOWS US 1-3 350-550 lbs 20 00
25 75
BOARS few 350-510 lbs 6 50-8 75
FEEDER PIGS 10 US 1-3 60-75 lbs
26 00-31 00 per head
SHEEP 5 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few Choice 75-130 lbs 48 00-63 00
GOATS I One Small Billy 16 00
per head
Leesport Livestock
Leeesport, Pa.
August 25,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 303 [Supply included 151
si steers and heifers, 102 cows. 14
bulls and 36 feeder cattle) si steers
steady to spots 50 higher, cows 100 to
2 00 higher, bulls I 00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1150-1485 lbs 62 00-66 50, 1500-1540 lbs
60 75-61 75, Select 1-3 56 00-61 00, few
Standard 1-2 45 00-54 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
In one yield trial after another, JADE™ II alfalfa from NC+
comes out near the top.
• Same outstanding yields as original JADE™, with even higher
feed quality
• Excellent winter-hardiness
• Impressive regrowth
• Outstanding disease and insect package
Call your NC+ Dealer for more about JADE™ II and other high
quality NC+ alfalfas:
• SIERRA ™: Exceptional high quality forage with excellent
persistence.
• NC+ 401 BRAND: New fall dormancy 4 premium alfalfa blend.
• ROUGHRIDER™: Good yields of excellent quality hay -
thrives on marginal land.
MANHEIM
ARTHUR AUKER • 717-665-6627
MOUNTJOY
VINCENT MUMMAU • 717-653-5991
RICHFIELD
SAMUEL KNOUSE • 717-463-2885
SALEM
DONALD EMEL • 609-769-1577
THOMPSONTOWN
ROGER SANER • 717-535-5307
WYALUSING
ANDY CAMPBELL • 717-363-2133
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 28, 1999-Al7
and Pnme 1270-1555 lbs 57 50-59 75,
Choice 2-3 1165-1650 lbs 53 00-57 25,
Select 1-2 46 50-53 50, Standard 1-2
38 50-45 75
HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1070-1390 lbs
60 25-65 50, few Select 1-3 57 00-60 00,
Standard 1-2 51 75-54 75
COWS Breakers 75-80% lean 39 00
44 00. Boners 80 85% lean 37 00-41 00,
Lean 85-90% 29 75-39 25, lightweight
under 1000 lbs 26 00-32 00 Shells
down to 20 00
BULLS Yield Grade 1 1005-2190 lbs
46 00-50 50, Yield Grade 2 1130-2310
lbs 40 50-44 75
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS few
Medium and Large I 410 420 lbs 48 00-
54 00, 600-855 lbs 46 50-54 00,
HEIFERS Medium and Large I 200 355
lbs 59 00 72 50, 610 850 lbs 50 00-
53 00, BULLS Medium 1 200 410 lbs
72 50 80 00. lew Medium 2 405-61 X) lbs
45 00-48 00
CALVES 176 VEALERS Standard
and Good 75-100 lbs 20 00 30 00. Utility
70-100 lbs 5 00-17 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES Choice 165
345 lbs 65 00-71 00
FARM CALVES Holstein bulls
mostly steady No I Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs 90 00 125 00 bulk of sales 95 00-
117 SO. No 2 80 110 lbs ‘5O 00-9500
with a few down to 40 00* No I Holstein
heilers 90-105 lbs 200 00 265 00, No 2
70 95 lbs HO 00-180 00
HOGS 115 Barrows and gilts 2 00 to
5 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS 45-50%
lean 255 250 lbs 56 75-58 00
FEEDER PIGS 71 US I 5 50 45 lbs
50 00-45 00 per cwt
SHEEP 56 SLAUGHTER LAMBS
few High Choice and Prime 50-45 lbs
100 00-115 00, Choice 50-55 lbs 76 GO
-97 50, 60-85 lbs 74 00-88 (X), 95-120
lbs 65 00 75 00
FEEDER LAMBS few Good and
Choice 40-50 lbs 50 00-70 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 15 00-29 00.
Yearlings 55 00-44 00
GOATS 59 Couple Large Billies
91 00 & 10000, Medium and Small
51 00-67 50, tew Large Nannies 50 00
67 50, Medium 52 50-52 50, Large Kids
27 50-47 50, Small Kids 14 00-2 TOO -
per head
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