Phila. Vegetable PHILADELPHIA Terminal Prices as of 6 Sept. 2000 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: ctns CA Globe Thorned 18s 25.00 24s 25.00 sml Ise 25.00 CL Globe Thornless 24s 15.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 11 lb ctns rts bchd MX Green std poor cond 1.00- 4.00 sml poor cond 1.00-4.00 PE Green exlge 16.00 Ige 16.00-17.00 std 17.00 - BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY buhmprs NJ Lima 18.00 buctns rts NJ Round Green Type Machine Picked 10.00 NY Round Green Type Machine Picked 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 fair qual 7.00-8.00 Wax Type 14.00 Cranberry Type 18.00 few high as 24.00 PA Round Green Type Machine Picked 10.00- mostly 10.00 fr qua! and cond 5.00 -BEETS: MARKET STEADY cits bchd NJ 12s 8.00 25 lb sks Ise CD med 6.00 NJ med 7.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 10.00 some 11.00-12.00 CD bchd 14s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 ME bchd 14s 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50-8.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 11.00-13.00 few 14.00 ME Crown Cut 9.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA med 13.00- 15.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 Vt bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med 6.00 Red Type med 7.00 NJ Round Green Type med 6.00 some 5.00 NY Round Green Type med 6.00-6.50 mostly 6.50 Red Type med 7.00 PA Round Green Type med 6.00- mostly 6.00 some 5.00 Red Type med 8.00 50 lb sks CD Round Green Type Ige 4.50-S.OO NY Round Green Type Ige 4.50-5.00 I V* bucrts & 40 lb ctns CD Savoy Type med 7.00- 10.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge 12.00-13.00 few 14.00-15.00 sks 24 2-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge few 15.00 sks 16 3-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge few 15.00 sks 10 S-lb flmbgs CA Topped med-lge few 15.00 CD Topped med 7.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo HEAVY DUTY FIBERGLASS GATES f. > - Gate Prices 8' - $63 -ShMPIMM > 0’ - $7O Contact Your Nearest Dealer: Paulß Zimmerman, Inc -50 Woodcomer Rd Ephrata, PA 717-738-7350 John A Zook - Rl 30, Gap PA Zook's Farm Store - Honey Brook, PA Gideon K King - Elam Road, Kinzer, PA DAJ Farm Store - Hess Road, Quarryvitle, PA Zimmerman Farm Service - Bethel, PA 717-933 4114 Huber’s Animal Health - Myerstown, PA 717-866-2246 Umbergers of Fontana - Rl 322, Annville, PA 717-867-5161 Pleasant Valley Store, Sproul Rd Kirkwood PA David S. King - Railroad St Myerstown, PA 717-866-6556 Rovendale Ag - Watsonlown, PA 570-538-9564 David S. King Iron Worker Manufacturer of Church Bench folding hinges. SCOTCHMAN BEWO CIRCULAR COLD SAW Check Us For Used Iron Workers Selling; itchr Uni- r ubea ./■HYDRA INWORKER 120 TONS tCM'IIO 873 South Railroad Street, Myerstown, PA 17067 717-866-6556 12.00- mostly 12.00-13.00 CD Topped jbo 6.50-7.00 mostly 7.00 one label high as 10.00 fair cond 5.00 MI Topped Ige 7.00 ctns 24 1-Ib flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 16.50-17.00 ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns 12 2-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 16.50 ctns 4 S-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled few 16.00 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 7.00- mostly 7.00-8.00 one label high as 11.50 9s 9.00 ctns jacket pkd CD 12s 8.00 fair cond 4.00 -CELERY: MARKET CA LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vi dz 18.00 2 dz 16.00-18.00 few 19.00 2 Vi dz 16.00- 18.00 mostly 16.00-17.00 few 19.00 3 dz 16.00- flmbs 30s 19.00-21.00 CD 2 dz 12.00 2 Vi dz 13.00 OH 2 dz 14.00 2 Vi dz 14.00 3 dz 13.00 -CHINESE CAB BAGE: celcrts OH 8.00 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 12.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET LOWER wbcrts NJ White 4- 4 Vi dz 10.00-11.00 fair cond 6.00 Bi- Color 4-4 Vi dz fair cond 6.00 NY Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 11.00 White 4-4 'h dz 11.00 some low as 10.00 PA White 4-4 Vi dz fair cond 6.00 Bi-Color 4-4 Vi dz fair cond 6.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY WAXED 1 1% buctns/crts MI med 16.00 fr qual 10.00 sml 12.00 NY med 14.00-15.00 fair appear 12.00 fr qual 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00- sml 12.00 PA med 12.00-14.00 fair cond 10.00 fr qual 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00 fair cond 7.00 sml few 12.00 Ige fair cond 5.00 UNWAXED 1 m buctns rts PA med fr qual 8.00-10.00 bubkts NJ Pickles 150-200 s 15.00-16.00 200-300 s 18.00- -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1% buctns GA med few 11.50-12.00 fair cond 7.00-8.00 fair qual few 10.00 NJ med 8.00-9.00 fair qual & appear 4.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns OH 8.00- mostly 8.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof few 15.00 -ESCAROLE; MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns OH 8.00- -GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super col 31.50 col 28.50 super jbo 27.00 exjbo | Thursday, September 211 • Bam Judging of Exhibits • 11am • 2 45pm PA Dutch Program •4:3opm- Children’s Pedal Tractor Pulling Contest • 6pm - Farm Youth Vocational Agriculture Livestock Judging Contest • 6:3opm - Entertainment by Tommy Schafer & The Blue Mountain Ramblers • 7*3opm Commercial Exhibit Awards Presentation • 8.30 pm Entertainment by Tommy Schafer & The Blue Mountain Ramblers Thank You To The Following Corporate Sponsors National Penn Bank Conestoga Wireless Company Lutheran Brotherhood R.G Bortz Construction Co., Inc AT&T Cable Services Good time Amusements Zero’s Farmers Market Boyertown Planing Mill Company Pennsurance, Inc Boyertown Oil Company Berks Products Medlar Electrlc/Bohrer Regan Company I nuriminiuiii I\AIN or SI lIN I mitltr our Hoiuhtaiul I'm thon Hrnif, \imr /mu i /’</% on nai pi nmiiul on ilu I nirymuiuh 24.00 MX White 6 16.00-17.00 22 lb ctns MX White 8 18.00 9 20.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 10.50 Swiss Chard 12s 12.00 Red 12s 12.00 ctns rts bchd NC Collard 5.50-6.50 Kale 5.50- 7.00 NJ Collard 6.00-6.50 Kale 6.00-6.50 Dandelion 9.00 Swiss Chard 8.00-9.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 12.00 - LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 20.00- 23.00 mostly 20.00-21.00 few low as 18.00 Wrapped 24s 20.00-23.00 mostly 22.00- one label 24.00-25.00 - LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET LEAF HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY ctns CA Boston 24s 12.00 Green Leaf 24s 20.00- mostly 22.00-25.00 few high as 27.00 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-18.00 mostly 16.00- few 19.00 few low as 14.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.50 - LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 24s 20.00- 24.00 one label 25.00 fair cond 15.G0-18.00 18.00 CD 24s 15.00-16.00 mostly 16.00 few high as 19.00 1.3 bucrts CA 24s 27.00 few 28.00 -MUSHROOMS MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 11.50-12.00 med 8.50-9.00 4 qt bkts PA sml-med 4.25 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 14.00 Portobellas 6.50-7.00 3 lb ctns PA Shi itake 12.00 fair qua! 9.00 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.50-9.00 ctns 10 10- oz trays flmwrpd PA 7.50-8.00 -OKRA: Vi bucrts FL sml-med 9.00-10.00 - ONIONS GREEN; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s 12 00 one label few 16.00 CD 48s 11.00 NJ 36s 8.00 OH 48s 11.00 CA Leeks 12s 14.00-15.00 OH Leeks 12s 14.00 -PARSLEY; MARKET STEADY 1 1% buctns/crts bchd CA Curly 60s 12.00-13.00 Plain 60s 12.00 OH Curly 60s 10.00-11.00 Plain 60s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 - PARSNIPS: ctns 12 1-lb flmbgs CD 11.00 20 lb flmbgs Ise CD 15.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas Decalyxed 13.00- some 15.00 ord cond 5.00 - PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUF FICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1% buctns CA Bell Type Red Ige fr qual Ihi I Slltnill HI S SIhVK I IhOM 1111 ll'lfll hAN< lltlh( lION hOlill 71 Friday, September 22~| • 10am Farm Youth Vocational Agriculture Dairy Judging Contest - Judging of Sheep - Lamb Trimming &. Blocking Contest - Tractor Pulling Contest • Ipm • Olcy Valley High School Band • 1:30m - Youth Pedal Tractor Pulling Contest • 4:3opm Big Wheel Contest • 7:30m & 9:3opm - Entertainment by The Fabulous Greaseband Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 2000-Al3 some markets l due | not available to the holiday <' 13.00-14.00 1 I Vs buctns rts CA Bell Type Green jbo 7.00-8.00 exlge 8.00 Ige fair qual 6.50 med 5 00- 6.00 MI Bell Type Green exlge 9.00 Ige 8.00 NJ Bell Type Green Ige 7.00-900 mostly 8.00 med 6.00-7.00 sml 6.00 NY Bell Type Green Ige 8.00 PA Bell Type Green exlge 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 Ige 8.00 fair qual 5.00-6 00 med 7.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 7.00 15 lb ctns CA Bell Type Red Ige 11.00-13.00 mostly 12 00 Yellow Ige 16.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 16.00 Red 80-100 mm 15.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 15.00 - PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ Long Hot 8.00 Red 10.00 Cubanelles Ige 7.00- -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz flmbgs CD Red 6.00-6.50 MN Red 5.00 OH Red 6 00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs CD Red 6.00-6.50 MN Red 6.00 40 lb flmbgs tpd OH Red 12.00 ctns bchd OH Red 24s 8.00- few 10.00 -RHUBARB: 20 lb ctns PA 15.00 -RUTABAGAS- WAXED 50 lb ctns CD sml 10.00 50 lb sks CD med 14.00 -SPINACH; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 11.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Hat 24s 12.00 OH Savoy 24s 10.00 ctns 4 2-'/ 2 -lb flmbgs CA Hat 14.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH: MARKET GA LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns/crts GA Zucchini sml-med 8.00-10.00 some low as 7.00 med 6.00-8.00 some low as 5.00 Yellow Straightneck med 8.00 NJ Zucchini sml med 8.00 med 7.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 10.00 med 8.00 fair appear 6.00- NY Zucchini sml-med fair appear 6.00-7.00 med 6.00-7.00 PA Zuc chini sml-med 8.00 med 6.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med 9.00 med 7.00 - SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 40 lb ctns AL U.S. One Beauregard med 16.00-18.00 LA U.S. One Beauregard med 17.00-20.00 fair qual 12.00 jbo 14.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 16.00 -TOMATOES MARKET MATURE GREENS SLIGHTLY LOWER, VINE RIPES ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns CA 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink hght red Sx6s 10 00-11.00 6x6s 10.00- 11.00 MI Vine Ripes light red-red Ige 8.00- NJ Vine Ripes light red-red Ige 10.00-12.00 med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00- PA 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red sx6s 10.00- 6x6s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 TN 85% US. One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red sx6s 10.00- 6x6s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 VA 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red sx6s 10.00- 6x6s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pink-light red sx6s 16.00 6x6s 15.00 6x7s 14.00 5 kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes Green house sml-med 12.00-13.00 TOMATOES, CHERRY; MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids NJ Grape Type red 10.00 fits 12 1-pt bkts NY light red-red 8.00 PA light red red fair cond 6.00-7.00 VA light red-red 8.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: [Saturday, September 231 • lOam Garden Tractor &. ATV Pulling ( omest - Safe Tractor Driving Test • 11am - Bale Throwing Contest •11 30am, 12 30i*m, 2i ( m, 4i*m &, S 30i’M Skunk Races • Noon Special Appearance by S< n wball the Reading Phillies Mascot • li'M • 3i*m Ringgold Band • l:3OrM Adult Pedal Tractor Pulling Contest • 3pm - 6pm Happy Dutchmen Strolling Band • 3 30pm Pie Eaung Contest • 6‘3opm Drawing of $5O Savings Bond Presentation ot Department Trophies • 7pm & 9pm * Entertainment by Kathie Martin & The Hot Rods • 9 30pm Auction of Fair Exhibits /7 ( S Don't nnw Hill / Until s Simulator lun cCai ' MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns VA light red-red 12.00-13 00 - TURNIPS: MARKET STEADY 25 lb sks MI Purple Top med 8.00 - VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 8.00 3 kg ctns GU Radic chio 9s 8.00 12s 8.00. Cumberland Valley Produce Auction Shippensburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Sept. 1,2000 APPLES; 2.25-12.00 Vi BU BEANS: GREEN 5.00-15.00, YELLOW 6.00-10.00, LIMA 7.00-24.00, ROMA 12.00, ALL Vi BU. CABBAGE: RED 4.50-7.00, GREEN ■65-.80, CHINESE .20- 40, BOTH HEAD. CANTALOPES: SM. TO LRGE. 15- 1.80. CARROTS 7.00 ViBU. CELERY: .25-.60 STALK. CUCUMBERS: 4.00-9 50 Vi BU EGGPLANT: 2.00-8.00 'A BU. GARLIC; IS 00 LB. GRAPES: 5.00-7.00. HONEYDEW OR HONEYLOPE .06-.80. NECTARINES. 4.00-15.00 'A BU OKRA: 13.00 Vi BU. ONIONS: SPANISH 5.00-8.00 'A BU PEACHES: 4.00-13 00 <A BU PEARS: 1.50-9 00 >A BU. PEPPERS- GREEN SM. TO LRGE. 1.00- 'A BU.; RED 2.00-8.50 BU., HOT 2.00-7.00; OTHERS 1.00-9.50 PICKLES. 3.00-15.50 'A BU PLUMS: 5.00-24 00 FLAT. POTATOES. RED AND WHITE 2.00- \A BU.; SWEET 13 00 RASPBERRIES. 2.80 PINT. RED BEETS: CUT 3 50-10 50 'A BU SQUASH YELLOW 2 00-13 50, SUMMER 9 00-12.00, ACORN 5 00, BUTTERNUT 5 00, PATTY PANS 1 00-7.00, SPAGHETTI 4 50-5 50, MIXED 3 00, ALL '/> BU SWEET CORN SO-2 10DOZ TOMATOES RED SM TO LRGE. 3.00- YELLOW SM TO LRGE 2.50-12 00, OTHER 1 00-17.00 'A BU TURNIPS:4.2S 'ABU WATERMELON: YELLOW .80-4 00, SANGRIA .10-2 20, OTHER 10-2 10 ZUCCHINI 3 00-13.00 Vi BU FLOWERS: CUT 1 00-2.00, PEREN NIALS 2 50-5.00, MUMS 1 40-4 40, DRIED STATICE 1.20-1 70 BUNCH. ORNAMENTALS; FACE PUMP KINS SM. TO LRGE. .20-2 40, 120- 4.30; PRIZE WINNERS 5 00-8 00, GOURDS 4.00-6.50; GOOSE GOURDS 1.20; JBL 5.00-10.00 'A BU ; OZ .10- 35; BABY PAMS 2S-.75; INDIAN CORN 1.00- BUNCH, FINGERS .25-80 BUNCH, CORN WREATH 1.75-2 25, CORN PONY 190 00; DECORATED BASKETS 9.00.
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