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    AIS-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, August 5, 2000
Weaverland Produce
Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied by Auction
Aug. 3,2000
APPLES: 4.00-9.00 Vi BU,
BEANS: GREEN 6.00-9.00,
YELLOW 4.00-17.00, LIMAS 10.00-
20.00, ALL Vi BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 1.00-2.25 PINT.
CABBAGE: GREEN .10-.55 HEAD.
CANTALOPES: .05-.75.
CUCUMBERS: 4.00-5.25 BU.
EGGPLANT; 5.00-6.00 Vi BU.
HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE:
.75-1.20 EACH.
PEACHES: 10.00-21.00 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN SM. TO LRGE.
2.00-9.00 Vi BU.
PICKLES: 2.50-11.00 ViBU.
POTATOES: RED NEW 2.25-5.50
BU., WHITE 4.00-9.00 BU.
RED BEETS: 4.00-5.25 10 CT.
RHUBARB: 4.25 12-LB.
SPINACH: 4.00-8.75 BU.
SWEET CORN: 1.00-3.00 DOZ.
TOMATOES: 12.00-20.0025 LBS.
WATERMELON: YELLOW SEED
LESS: 1.50-3.75, RED SEEDLESS 3.00-
5.50, SANGRIA 2.00-4.20.
ZUCCHINI: GREEN 4.00-9.00, Vi
BU.
PERENNIALS; MUMS: .75, GLADS
.10-.5S STEM.
NURSERY STOCK: SHRUBS .SO
LDO.
SALE DAYS MON. THROUGH
SAT., STARTING AT 8.30 A.M. HAY
AND STRAW EVERY THURS., 10
A.M.
Kirkwood Produce
Kirkwood, Pa
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Aug. 1,2000
APPLES: EARLY MACINTOSH
2 00-5 00., ALL '/> BU.
BEANS: GREEN 4.00-9.00,
YELLOW 4.00-5.00, LIMA 5.00-10.00,
ALL Vi BU. SHELLED 1.60-3.00 PINT.
BLACKBERRIES: 8.00-10 FLAT.
CABBAGE: GREEN .37-.4S HEAD.
CANTALOPES; SM. TO LRGE. .10-
1.10.
CUCUMBERS; 1.00-6.00 Vi BU.
EGGPLANT: 1.00-6.50 Vi BU.
ONIONS: 5.50-6.00 Vi BU.
PEACHES: 7.50-13.50 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN MED. 3.50-9.00
BU.; LARGE TO EXTRA LARGE 8.00-
9.00 BU.; HOT 4.00-5.00 Vi BU.
PICKLES: 2.50-4.50 Vi BU.
PLUMS: 15.00 8-QT FLAT.
POTATOES: WHITE 5.00-8.00 50
LB., RED 2.50-6.50 ViBU.
RED BEETS: 6.50 ViBU.
SQUASH: YELLOW 2.00-3.50 Vi BU.
SWEET CORN: .25-1.60 DOZ.
TOMATOES: SM. 14.00 25-LB. MED.
6.00-13.00 25-LB. LARGE 10.00-17.00
25 LB. EXTRA LARGE 12.50-22.00 25-
LB.; CHERRY 4.00-8.00 8-QT FLAT.
WATERMELONS: SANGRIA .70-
3.25; SEEDLESS .70-2.10; SUGAR
BABIES .50-1.10.
ZUCCHINI: 1.00-2.50 Vi BU.
SALE DAYS MON., TUES.,
THURS..FRL, 10 A.M.
Buffolo Valley
Produce Auction
Mifflinburg, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
August 1, 2000
APPLES: 6.00-8.00 Vi BU.
GREEN BEANS: 8.00 Vi BU.
YELLOW BEANS: 9.00 VI BU.
BLACKBERRIES: 3.00 PINT.
BLUEBERRIES: 1.20 PINT.
BROCCOLI: 4.00 Vi BU.
CABBAGE: RED, 4.50; GREEN 5.00
50 LBS.
CANTALOUPES: SM. TO LG. .50-1..
CHERRIES, SWEET 40.00 BOX.
CUCUMBERS: 10.00 BUSHEL.
EGGPLANT: 8.00 BU.
HONEYDEW: 1.00 EACH.
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NECTARINES: 8.00-14.00 Vt BU.
ONIONS, SPRING 1.00; SPANISH
18.00 SO LB.
PEACHES: 8.00-14.00 Vi BU.
PEPPERS: GREEN 8.00-14.00 1 1 19
BU.; RED 18.00 Vi BU.
PICKLES 4.00-6.00 Vi BU.
POTATOES: *1 RED 4.00-8.00 SO
LBS., #1 WHITE 4.00-7.00 50 LBS.
TOMATOES: #1 LARGE 16.50,
«IMED. 19.00; CHERRY 2.00 FLAT.
RASPBERRIES, RED 3.00 PINT.
RED BEETS 4.00 Vi BU.
SQUASH YELLOW6.OO-12.0014 BU.;
ACORN 6.00 BU.
STRAWBERRIES 20.00 FLAT.
CORN: BI COLOR 3.80 DOZ; SWEET
CORN WHITE 2.00 DOZ; YELLOW 2.25
DOZ.
TOMATOES RED. SM TO LG.
8.00-4.00 25 LB., CHERRY .85 ING.
WATERLEMON SEEDLESS 2.50;
SUGAR BABY 1.50.
ZUCCHINI GREEN 4.00-8.00 Vi BU.;
YELLOW 8.00 Vi BU.
GLADS: .65 STEM.
NEXT WEEK’S AUCTION MON.,
TUBS. & THURS. AT 10 A.M. FRIDAY 5
P.M.
New Jersey Fruit
BRIDGETON Shipping Point
Prices as of 02-AUG-2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable
Market News, Federal-State Market
News Service, USDA.
Phone: (856) 453-3870 Fax: (856) 453-
3880
Mostly cloudy, 75-87.
SOUTH NEW JERSEY Sales F. 0.8.
Shipping Point Basis
BERRIES 2000 Season
BLUEBERRIES: SUPPLY INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE. Light and sporadic
shipments will continue next 7-10 days.
Last Report. NON-CITRUS FRUITS
2000 Season —PEACHES: DEMAND
LIGHT MARKET LOWER Various
Yellow Flesh Varieties mostly Redhaven
V 4 buctns 2 %‘up 9.00-10.00 few higher 2
Vi-2 W 7.00-8.00 few higher 2 Vi-2 Vi”
few 5.00-6.00 few all sizes consigned.
Middleburg
Livestock Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, August 1,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 380...(PDA)..Compared
with last week’s sale... si. steers 1.00 to
1.50 lower except Holsteins which were
steady, cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers
1.00 to 1.50 lower, bulls 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1445 lbs
70.00, Choice 2-3 1100-1485 lbs 66.00-
69.75, Select 1-3 61.25-67.75, few Stan
dard 1-2 45.50-50.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1185-1555 lbs 63.25-65.00, Choice 2-
3 1215-1480 lbs 59.50-62.50, Select 1-2
52.00-58.50, few standard 1-2 45.50-
50.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1000-1315 lbs
64.00- few Select 1-3 61.26-65.75,
few Standard 1-2 55.00-59.25.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 42.75-
46.75, few low dressing down to 40.75,
Boners 80-85% lean 39.00-44.00, low
dressing 35.75-38.50, Lean 85-90% lean
32.75-41.50, bulk of sales 36.00-41.00.
Shells down to 26.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade 1 1130-1800
lbs 50.75-53.00, one 55.00, Yield Grade 2
1190-2120 lbs 44.50-48.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: few
Medium and Large 1 525-600 lbs 85.50-
86.00, Medium and Large 2 200-265 lbs
70.00- 400-600 lbs 61.00-76.00.
HEIFERS; couple Medium 1 585 lbs
76.00, one 950 lbs 57.00, Medium and
Large 2 465-590 lb« 50.00-70.00,850-900
lbs 49.00-50.00.
CALVES 284...VEALERS: few Good
130-170 lbs 74.00-97.00, Standard and
Good 75-105 lbs 30.00-50.00, Utility 50-
70 lbs 10.00-20.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00
to 15.00 higher, Holstein heifers
steady...No 1 Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs
100.00- bulk of sales 120.00-
135.00, 80-90 lbs 70.00-90.00, No 2 85-
120 lbs SO.OO-105.00, 75-85 lbs 42.00-
65.00; No 1 Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs
270.00- No 2 60-115 lbs 125.00-
255.00.
Beef type bulls and heifers 90-150 lbs
127.00-175.00.
HOGS 137...(7/31 AND 8/l/00)..Bulk
of supply sold on Monday and reported
by the auction. Barrows and gilts 1.00 to
1.50 higher, sows .50 to .75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50%
lean 235-275 tbs 44.00-45.75, few 40-45%
lean 220-295 lbs 35.50-41.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-475 lbs 30.00-
35.00, 500-630 lbs 33.50-36.75, few
Medium 285-395 lbs 15.00-25.00.
BOARS: 450-550 lbs 14.00-15.75, one
275 lbs 28.50.
FEEDER PIGS 21... Few US 1-3 30-45
lbs 28.00-32.00, one lot Utility 30 lbs 8.00
per head.
SHEEP 19... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
few Choice 55-70 lbs 88.00-92.00, 100-
125 lbs 73.00-82.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: few 24.00-
37.00, Yearlings 46.00-65.00.
GOATS 55...(A11 sold by the head).
One Large Billy 92.50, Medium 50.00-
72.00, Large Nannies 45.00-65.00,
Medium 25.00-46.00, Large Kids 19.00-
50.00, Small 9.00-21.00.