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;
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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
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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
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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
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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.