Phila. Fruit
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 04-MAY-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax: (215) 336-
0355
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CITRUS FRUITS -GRAPEFRUIT:
MARKET STEADY 4/5 buctns FL U.S.
One Indian River Red 18s 11.00 23s
11.00 27s 11.00 32s 10.00 36s 9.50 40s
9.50 some low as 8.00 48s 8.50 56s 8.00 -
LEMONS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA Shprs Ist Grade 115 s
22.00 140 s 22.50-23.00 165 s few 25.00
Shprs Choice 9Ss 12.00-13.00 mostly
12.00 115 s 11.50-13.00 140 s 13.50-16.00
mostly 15.00165 s 16.00-16.50 200 s 14.00
-LIMES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY
10 lb ctns FL Seedless Type 48s 7.00 MX
36s 5.50 42s 5.00-6.00 48s 4.00-6.00
mostly 5.00 S4s 4.00-6.00 mostly 5.00 40
lb ctns MX 150 s few 20.00-22.00 200 s
15.00 -MISC CITRUS: TOO FEW
SALES TO QUOTE -ORANGES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA
Shprs Ist Grade Navel 56s 14.50-15.00
72s 11.50-14.50 88s 14.00 113 s 12.00
138 s 10.00 Shprs Choice Navel S6s 8.00
72s 9.00 88s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 113 s
7.00 cits SP BOAT Ortanique 3.00 (18s)
3.00 (245) 3.00 (20s) 4/5 buctns FL
Valencia 48s 9.50 S6s 9.50 64s 9.50 80s
9.00-9.50 100 s 9.00-9.50 125 s 9.00 -
TANGELOS: MARKET STEADY ctns
CA Minneola 100 s 15.00-16.00 125 s
12.00 -TANGERINES: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY 4/5 buctns FL Honey
80s IS.OO-17.00 100 s 15.00-17.00 fr qual
New customers:
'Otters are available only to farm customers within our normal service territory - including the Pa counties of Adams, Berks Chester Cumberland Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon Lehigh,
Montgomery, Perry Schuylkill and York Gasoline and lubricant discounts ottered on farm deliveries made during May 2000 only Prior sales excluded May not be combined with any other offer
10.00 120 s 15.00 fr qual 10.00-12.00 150 s
12.00-13.00 -TEMPLES: OFFERINGS
NONE
BERRIES -BLUEBERRIES:
MARKET FL SLIGHTLY LOWER, CL
ABOUT STEADY fits 12 Vi-pt cups with
lids CL AIR 25.00 fits 12 4.4-oz cups
with lids FL 26.00-27.00 -
CRANBERRIES: OFFERINGS NONE
-MISC BERRIES: MARKET MX
LOWER, GU ABOUT STEADY fits 12
5.6-oz cups with lids GU Blackberries
14.00 some 16.00 MX Blackberries 15.00
-RASPBERRIES: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER fits 12 >/j-pt cntrs
with lids CL AIR red 27.00 some 28.00 fr
appear 22.00 -STRAWBERRIES;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY WIDE
RANGE IN PRICES AND QUALITY
fits 12 1-pt bkts CA med-lge 6.00-9.00
mostly 6.00 preferred labels 11.00-12.00
fr cond 3.00-5.00 poor cond 1.00-3.00
MELONS -CANTALOUPS:
MARKET MX LOWER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY Vi ctns/crts CR 9s
8.00- 12s 7.50-8.50 fr cond 5.006.00
15s 7.00-8.00 occ hgr 18s 7.00 DR 15s
9.00 few 10.00 GU 12s 8.00-9.00 18s
8.00- HD 9s fr cond 3.00-5.00 12s fr
cond 3.00-5.00 15s fr cond 3.00-5.00 MX
9s 7.00 fr appear 6.00 12s 7.00 fr appear
6.00 15s 7.00 TX 9s 8.00-9.00 12s 8.00
15s 8.00 bins FL exlge per bin 210 count
225.00- med per bin 160-220
count 225.00-260.00 per bin 150 count
125.00 -HONEYDEWS: MARKET TX
SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY % ctns CR 6s 8.00
GU Ss 8.00-9.00 6s 7,00-8.00 fr appear
6.50 8s 7.00 HD 6s fr cond 5.00-6.00 MX
Ss 6.50-7.00 6s 6.50-7.00 8s 6.50-7.00 PN
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recent fixed-price diesel promotion. Well, we're
not stopping there! Now through May 31, we're
extending an instant discount of 5 CENTS PER
GALLON on ALL gasoline deliveries to our farm
customers* Best of all, you don't need to do
anything extra to enjoy the savings - we'll apply
the discount automatically with every order in May.
Just be sure to call us for your next delivery! Rely on
Carlos R. Leffler, Inc. for all your farm gasoline,
diesel and lubricant needs throughout the year.
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6s 7.00 TX 5s 7.00 6s 7.00 8s 7.00 -MISC
lb ctns/lugs wrpd CL BOAT Red Globe
med fr appear 12.00-13.00 sml-med fr
appear 10.00 16 lb lugs wrpd CL BOAT
Thompson Seedless exlge 18.00-20.00
Red Globe Ige 16.00 4.5 kg cntrs SF
BOAT Barlinka med ord cond 2.00-3.00
-KIWIFRUIT: MARKET STEADY fits
1 lyr CL BOAT 33s 7.00 10 kg cntrs CL
BOAT 108 s 13.00 42 sz fr appear 8.00-
9.00 -MANGOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns 1 lyr MX Tommy Atkins
9s 4.00-5.00 ord cond 2.00-3.00 12s 4.00-
5.00 ord cond 2.00-3.00 Ataulfo 10s 7.00
-NECTARINES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California
Well Matured April Glo 64s 18.00-20.00
72s 15.00 84s 13.00-14.00 88s 12.00 May
fire S6s 25.00 64s 18.00-20.00 72s 15.00 -
PAPAYA: MARKET STEADY 10 lb
ctns FL Solo 10s 11.00 JM Sunrise 8s
11.00-12.00 9s 11.00-12.00 10s 11.00-
12.00 -PEACHES: MARKET CA
LOWER, AZ STEADY ctns 2 lyr trypk
AZ Florida Prince 60s 15.00 70s 12.00
80s 10.00 CA California Well Matured
Early Treat 72s 17.00-18.00 80s 16.00 -
PEARS; MARKET STEADY 40 lb
ctns/boxes AG BOAT CAT I D’Anjou
70s one label 20.00 80s one label 20.00
90s one label 20.00100 s 18.00 110 s 16.00
Packham Triumph 60s one label 18.00
70s one label 18.00 80s one label 18.00
90s one label 18.00 100 s one label 18.00
110 s 16.00 Emperor A. Brown 70s one
label 22.00 80s one label 22.00 90s one
label 22.00 CONTROLLED ATMOS
PHERE STORAGE std ctns wrpd OR
U.S. One D’Anjou 70s 21.00 80s 21.00 fr
cond 10.00 90s 21.00 110 s 19.00 135 s
18.00 2/5 buctns OR U.S. One Red
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D’Anjou 45s fr cond 6.00-7.00
PERSIMMONS: OFFERINGS NONE -
PINEAPPLES: MARKET STEADY
ctns 1 lyr HI AIR 6s 13.00 ctns 2 lyr CR
10s 14.00 12s 14.00 14s 14.00 HD 10s
11.00-13.00 12s 12.00-13.00 14s 13.00
MX golden ripe 8s 15.00-16.0010 s 15.00-
16.00 -PLANTAINS: MARKET
STEADY 40 lb ctns CB Yellow 14.00 EC
Green 13.50 -PLUMS: OFFERINGS
LIGHT ctns/lugs 2-lyr CL BOAT An
geleno 60 series 18.00 70 series 16.00 -
POMEGRANATES: OFFERINGS
NONE -PRUNES: OFFERINGS
NONE.
Phila. Herb
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of 04-MA Y-2000
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone: (215) 597-4536 Fax; (215) 336-
0355
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NAFVOSS
MISC HERBS -ANISE: Vs ctns CA
24s ord cond 7.00-10.00 -ARRUGULA:
4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s 8.00-10.00 ctns
bchd FL 24s 9.00 -BASIL: 1 kg ctns IS
12s 13.00 cits bchd FL 15s 14.00-15.00 -
CELERIAC (CELERY ROOT): 15 lb
lugs CA 11.00 -CHERVIL: 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 17.00 -CHIVES: 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 16.00-18.00 -CILANTRO:
4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 30s 19.00-21.00 4/5
bucrts IseNJ 18.00-19.00
-DILL: Vi bucrts bchd NJ 24s 23.00 -
DRY ESCHALLOT: NO SALES RE-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6, 2000-Al3
PORTED -HORSERADISH:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -MARJORAty: 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 -MINT: crts bchd FL 12s
9.00 ctns bchd NJ 12s 8.00 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 10.00 -OREGANO; 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 13.00 -ROSEMARY: 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -SAGE; 1 kg ctns
bchd IS 12s 13.00 -TARRAGON: 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 -THYME; 1 kg
ctns bchd IS 12s 13.00 -WATERCRESS:
ctns bchd FL 12s 6.50 24s 11.00.
APPLES: 2.00-4.25 BOX.
ASPARAGUS: .75-1.30 BUNCH.
ONIONS: SPRING 10.00-12.50 25 CT
BOX.
PEAS: 50.00 BOX.
RADISHES: 12.00-15.00 BOX.
SPINACH: 9.00-12.00 BU.
TOMATOES: GREENHOUSE 5.00-
10.00 BOX.
FLOWERS: BEDDING ANNUALS
5.00- FLAT; PERENNIALS 10.00-
15.00 QT. FLAT.
HANGING BASKETS: 5.00-12.00
EACH.
VEGETABLE PLANTS: TOMATO
3.00- FLAT.
NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS,
AZALEAS 4.00-7.00, ARBORVITAE
2.00-8.00; TREES, JAPANESE RED
MAPLE 30.00.
SALE DAYS MON., TUBS.,
TIIURS., FRI., 9 A.M.
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1-800-724-3277
Serving PA, MD, Delmarva, NJ, NY & (LI)
PENN LEAF
TOBACCO CO.
WE ARE STILL BUYING AND
PROCESSING 609 TOBACCO.
FARMERS! We at Penn Leaf feel it
would benefit all Lancaster County Growers
next fall if all the old 609 Tobacco would
be cleaned out of the barns now. If you still
have 609 Tobacco, please feel free to
contact us for more details.
We are receiving two more days: Monday,
May 8 & Thursday, May 11.
Call before delivery
Best time to call - 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Penn Leaf Tobacco Co.
“Your Local Tobacco Co. ”
661 Vintage Road, Christiana, PA 17509
Call before delivery.
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Fauquier Livestock
Exchange, Inc.
Marshall, Virginia
(540) 364-1566
Farmer Owned & Farmer Operated
Graded Feeder Cattle Sales
2nd week of every month.
4th week of every month
Tuesday... May 9 7 P.M Calf & Yearling
Tuesday. .June 13 7 P.M Calf & Yearling
REGULAR SALES EVERY
TUESDAY 1:30 PM
“Specializing in Top Quality Angus Cattle”
ORDER BUYING AVAILABLE
Leola Produce
Leola, Pa
Report Supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 4,2000