Al4-Unca»tef Farming, Saturday, January 22, 2000
Phil*. Herb
Market
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
PHcts as of 20-JAN-2000
Provide*! by: Fruit and Vegetable
Merktt News, Federal-State Market News
Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215)
336-0335 V ;
SNOW 21-35
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MKC HERBS —ANISE: 2/3 etas CA
IS* 12.00 24a 11.00 —ARRUOULA: 4/5
boot* bchd FL 24s 10.00-13.00 mostly
11.00 —BASIL: 1 kg ctns befad IS 12s
13.00 —CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT);
20 lb cits Ise CD 11.00 —CHERVIL: I kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 —CHIVES: 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 11.00 —CILANTRO: 4/5
“cits bchd FL 24s 14.00-16.00 mostly
14.004/5 buerts Ise FL 14.00-17.00 mostly
14.00-16.00 ctns bchd TX 14.00-15.00
DILL: ctns bchd TX 24s 10.00-11.00 cits
bchd FL 24s 9.00-11.00 —DRY
ESCHALLOT: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE —HORSERADISH:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE MARJORAM: 1 kg etna bchd
IS 12s 13.00 —MINT: etta bchd FL 12s
*.OO-10.00 mostly 100 1 kg eta bchd IS
12s 10.00 -OREGANO: 1 kg ctns bchd
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IS 12s 13.00 —ROSEMARY: I kg cte
bchd IS 12s 13.00—SAGE: 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 —TARRAGON: 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 17.00 —THYME: I kg eta
bchd IS 12s 13.00 —WATERCRESS: eta
bchd FL I2s 7.50 24s 12.50
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Lebanon Produce Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, January 18,2000
Hay—Straw—G rain
ALFALFA: 127.50-147.50.
GRASS HAY: 120.00-125.00.
MEADOWGRASS: 130.00.
TIMOTHY MIX: 100.00-117.00.
MIXED HAY; 100.00.
STRAW: 87.50-105.00.
CORN FODDER: 32.50 EACH LARGE
BALES.
FIREWOOD: 32.50 PICK-UP LOAD.
HAY AND STRAW SALE EVERY
TUES., 10 A.M.
Feed Storage and
Delivery Systems
Flexible Auger for
Low Volume, Standard
Volume, High Volume,
as well as High
Moisture (up to 25°)
and pellet applications
Leesport Livestock
Leesport, Pa.
January 19,2000
Report Supplied By USOA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
WEDNESDAY
259 178 96 22 15
LAST WEDNESDAY
CATTLE Compared with last
Wednesday's auction, a light supply of
slaughter steers sold 1 50-2 00 higher
Slaughter heifers were steady to 100
higher Slaughter cows traded 1 50-2 00
higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
few 1360-1445 lbs 66 50-71 00 Select I
-3 few 65 00-67 00 Standard 1-2 52 GO
-58 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1350-1500 lbs 63 00-
64 75 Choice 2-3 1425-1735 lbs 58 75-
63 00 Select 1-2 54 00-61 50 Standard
1-2 47 00-55 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1000-1440 lbs 65.00-68 00 Select 1-3
54 00-62 00 Standard 1-2 35 00-52 50.
SLAUGHTER COWS. Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 40.50-44 75. Boners 80-85 pet
lean 36 25-41 00. Lean 85-90 pet lean
25 00-38 75 Shells down to 20.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
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All meetings are FREE and open to growers/farmers.
Ail meetings qualify pnvate applicators for Pesticide Update Points.
Specific agendas will be set at least two weeks prior to the meeting and will be available by calling our
office. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to: Nutnent Management; Pesticide Options;
Field Trial Results, Pesticide Safety, Sustainable Agncultural Programs.
1 couple 1470-1705 lbs 51 50-55 00 Yield
Grade 2 13409-1920 lbs 36.00-49 75.
FEEDER STEERS Medium 1 775 lbs
68 50
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and
Large I 565-775 lbs 54 50-68 00
Medium and Large 2 640-890 lbs 44 GO
-47 00
CALVES Compared to last week's
auction, Holstein bulls returning to the
farm sold 20 00-30 00 higher, while
Holstein heifers were mostly steady.
VEALERS Choice individual 145
lbs 95 00 Good 135-260 lbs 45 00-
75.00 Standard and Good 80-110 lbs
35 00-60.00 Utility 70-110 lbs 17 00-
35 00.
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-120 lbs 130 00-
172 00, 80-85 lbs 102 00-132 00. Number
2 90-120 lbs 60 00-145 00, 80-85 lbs
Grower Meetings
717-859-Farm (3276)
Jan.2s
Jan. 27
Feb. 3
Feb. 8
Feb. 10
Feb. 15
Feb. 17
Feb. 23
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50 00-100 00 Holstein heifers Number 1
few 115-1301b5270 00-280 00 Nuraber2
70-120 lbs 105 00-245 00 Beef type bulls
and heifers 80-100 lbs 80 00-142 50
BARROWS AND GILTS' Prices
were steady to 100 higher than last
Wednesday 40-45 pet lean 275-315 lbs
33 00-36 75
SOWS Steady
435 lbs 15 00-25 50
lbs 25 00-32 00
BOARS Individual
14 50 Individual
5 00
FEEDER PIGS' All sold per cwt
Slaughter 55-61 lbs 5000-73 00
104 lbs 4700
GOATS All sold per head Billies
Medium individual 6000 Nannies
Medium 60 00-62 50 Kids Large
32 50-50 00. Small 12.50-22 50
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