Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
December 27,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
clns CA Globe Thorned 18s 37.00 24s
37.00 Ige Ise 27.00 -ASPARAGUS:
MARKET LOWER 11 lb ctns/crts bchd
CA Green Ige 19.00-20.00 std 19.00-
20.00 PE Green Ige 16.00-18.00 mostly
16.00- std 16.00-18.00 mostly 17.00
sml 17.00-18.00 -BEANS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY buctns/crts FL
Round Green Type Machine Picked
12.00- mostly 14.00 fair qual 8.00-
10.00 30 lb ctns MX Round Green Type
fair cond 9.00-10.00 -BEETS: MARKET
STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 10.00 25 lb
sks Ise CD med 6.00 NJ med 5.00-6.00 -
BROCCOLI: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER ctns AZ bchd 14s 7.50 CA
bchd 14s 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00-7.50 occ
9.00 bchd 18s 7.00-7.50 20 lb ctns Ise AZ
Crown Cut 10.00 CA Crown Cut 10.00-
12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 -BRUSSELS
SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA 19.00-20.00 -
CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 % bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD
Round Green Type med 8.00-9.00 Red
Type med 7.00-10.00 FL Round Green
Type med 10.00-10.50 mostly 10.00 NC
Round Green Type med fair cond 8.00
PA Round Green Type med 9.00 TX
Round Green Type med 10.00 50 lb sks
CD Round Green Type Ige 5.00-6.00 NY
Round Green Type Ige 5.50-6.00 1 %
bucrts & 40 lb ctns CD Savoy Type med
12.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY sks 48 1-lb flmbgs CA Topped
med-lge 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 few
15.00 occ higher sks 10 5-lb flmbgs CD
Topped med-lge 6.50-7.00 50 lb sks Ise
CA Topped jbo 11.00-13.00 mostly 12.00
few high as 15.00 CD Topped jbo 8.00-
9.00 mostly 8.50-9.00 few 9.50 ctns bchd
CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb
flmbgs CA Baby Peeled 17.00 few 18.00
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ctns 20 1-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled
13.00- ctns 12 2-Ib flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled 17.00 ctns 4 S-lb flmbgs CA Baby
Peeled few 16.00 -CAULIFLOWER:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns
flmwrpd AZ 12s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00
ord cond 2.00-4.00 9s ord cond 2.00-4.00
CA 12s 7.00-8.00 few 9.00 ord-fair cond
2.00- 9s 8.00 Green 12s 8.00 -
CELERY: MARKET SLIGHTLY
LOWER ctns CA 2 dz 15.00-17.00 few
18.00 few 14.50 2 Vi dz 16.00-17.00
mostly 17.00 some 15.00 few 18.00 3 dz
15.00 flmbs 30s 17.00-20.00 few 21.00 FL
2 dz 14.00 2 Vi dz 14.00-16.00 -
CHINESE CABBAGE: 30 lb ctns CA
Nanoa one label 15.00 50 lb ctns AZ
Nappa few 14.00 CA Nappa 15.00-16.00
-CORN-SWEET: OFFERINGS INSUF
FICIENT TO QUOTE -CUCUMBERS:
MARKET HIGHER WAXED 1 1/9
buctns/crts FL med 10.00-13.00 mostly
12.00 fr qual 7.00-9.00 occ 10.00 fair
cond 6.00 ord qual 5.00-6.00 few high as
8.00 sml 10.00-12.00 MX med 12.00-
14.00 fr qual 9.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 ord
qual 8.00-10.00 Ige 9.00-10.00 -
EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med fair
qual 7.00-9.00 ctns/crts MX 16s 8.00 18s
8.00- mostly 10.00 few 11.00-12.00
24s 10.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL 12.00-13.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof
12.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL 12.00-13.00 -GARLIC; MARKET
CA SUPER COLOSSAL AND COLOS
SAL HIGHER, OTHERS LOWER 30 lb
ctns CA White super col 36.00 col 32.00
super jbo 27.00 exjbo 24.00 22 lb ctns/crts
AG Purple 5 21.00-22.00 6 24.00 -
GREENS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 10.00-
11.00 Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s
14.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s
7.50-8.00 few 9.00 NC Collard 8.00-9.00
Kale 8.00-9.00 Mustard 9.00-10.00
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Turnip Tops 9.00-10.00 ctns Ise AZ Kale
Flowering 24s 13.00 CA Kale Flowering
24s 12.00-13.00 20 lb ctns MX Broccoli
Rabe 24s 15.00-20.00 one label 26.00 -
LETTUCE-ICEBERG; MARKET
ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.00-
10.00 few 10.50 fair cond low as 6.00
Wrapped 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00
CA 24s 9.00 Wrapped 24s 11.00 -
LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET LEAF
LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY
ctns AZ Boston 24s 11.00 Green Leaf 24s
10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00 1 Red
Leaf 24s 10.00-13.00 mostly 11.00-12.00
CA Boston 24s 9.00-12.00 Green Leaf
24s 11.00-12.00 Red Leaf 24s 11.00-13.00
3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.50-8.00
mostly 7.50 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE:
MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s 11.00-
14.00 fair cond 10.00 sml 9.00-10.00 CA
24s 12.00-13.00 mostly 12.00 ctns 12 3-
count pkgs AZ Hearts 13.00-14.00 few
15.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 14.00-15.00 -
MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10
lb ctns PA Ige 12.50 med 9.50 4 qt bkts
PA med-lge 5.50 sml-med 4.50 5 lb ctns
PA Oyster 14.00-15.00 Portobellas 7.00
sml 5.50 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 11.00-
12.00 mostly 12.00 fair qual 8.00-9.00
Oyster 9.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd
PA 8.50 ctns 10 12-oz trays flmwrpd PA
9.50 ctns 1010-oz trays flmwrpd PA 8.50
ctns 10 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 7.50 -
OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE -ONIONS GREEN:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
MX 48s 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00-17.00
Leeks 12s 20.00-22.00 -PARSLEY;
OFFERINGS LIGHT ctns bchd AZ
Curly 60s 40.00 Plain 60s 25.00 CA
Curly 60s 32.00 TX Curly 60s 38.00
Plain 60s 35.00 -PARSNIPS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -
PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas De
calyxed 7.00-8.00 Sugar Snap Peas
17.00-18.00 mostly 18.00 -PEAS
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OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS:
MARKET GREEN HIGHER,
OTHERS ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9
buctns CA Bell Type Red Ige fair qual
14.00- MX Bell Type Red Ige fair
qual 16.00 Yellow Ige fair qual 14.00-
16.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type
Green jbo few 14.00 exlge 11.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 Ige 12.00 few 13.00 med
10.00- fair qual 8.00 Mxd Red And
Green exlge 10.00 med-lge 6.00-8.00 Red
jbo fair cond 10.00 exlge 14.00-15.00 fair
cond 10.00 Ige fair cond 10.00 med
12.00- fair cond 8.00 fair qual 10.00
15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red exlge 18.00
Ige 18.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange
80-100 mm 19.00-20.00 Red 80-100 mm
19.00- Yellow 80-100 mm 19.00-
20.00 SP Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm
19.50 Red 80-100 mm 19.50 Yellow 80-
100 mm 19.50 -PEPPERS OTHER: Vi
buctns/crts FL Jalapeno 10.00-12.00
mostly 12.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Long
Hot 11.00-12.00 -RADISHES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd
30 6-oz flmbgs FL Red 6.00-7.00 mostly
7.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb flmbgs FL Red 7.00-
7.50 40 lb flmbgs tpd FL Red 18.00 ctns
bchd MX Red 24s 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 -
RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -
RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD med 9.00 -
SPINACH: MARKET LOWER ctns
bchd AZ Flat 24s 12.00 CA Flat 24s
11.00 MX Flat 24s 10.00-11.00 1 2/5
bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 14.00 ctns 4 2-
Vi-lb flmbgs CA Flat 14.00 4 lb ctns CA
Flat Baby Type 11.00 -SQUASH:
MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER
ctns/lugs MX Zucchini sml-med 8.00-
10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 med 7 00-8.00
mostly 8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml
med 10.00-12.00 med 10.00 -SWEET
POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S.
One Beauregard med 15.00 previous
commitments 14.50 NC U.S. One
Beauregard med 13.50-14.00 jbo 8 00 NJ
Porto Rican Type jbo fair qua! 6.00 sml
fair qua! 4.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET
LOWER 25 lb ctns FL 85% U.S. One or
Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s
7.00- mostly 8.00 few 8.50-9.00 red
5.00- 6x6s 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 few
8.50-9.00 red 5.00-6.00 Local Repack
Mature Greens light red sx6s 13 00 6x6s
12.50 6x7s 12 00 5 kg ctns NL Vine Ripes
Greenhouse led med 19.00-19.50 mostly
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19.00 SP Vine Ripes Greenhouse red
med 18.00 -TOMATOES, CHERRY:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-
pt bkts FL light red 7.00-10.00 fits 12 1-
pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type light
red-red 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00 fair
cond low as 8.00 —TOMATOES,
PLUM TYPE: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER 25 lb ctns FL light red 8.00-
10.00 mostly 10.00 -TURNIPS: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -
VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA
Radicchio 9s 8.00
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Report Supplied By Auction
December 26,2000
CATTLE 170, CALVES 67, HOGS
24, SHEEP 0, GOATS 0. LAST TUES
DAY CATTLE 111, CALVES 95,
HOGS 68, SHEEP 4, GOATS 4.
CATTLE: Compared with last Tues
day’s auction, slaughter cows continue
strong, gaining another 2.00-3 00 this
week. Other classes were not well tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Standard 1-
2 few 55.50-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 3
individual 1355 lbs 76.25. Select 2 indi
vidual 74.75. Select Holsteins 1-2 few
57.50-59.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS. Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 42.00-45.75 Boners 80-
85 percent lean 39.25-43.75, low dressing
down to 37.25. Lean 80-90 percent lean
36.25-40.00, low dressing down to 32.75.
CALVES: Holstein bulls returning to
the farm sold mostly steady 10.00-15.00
lower.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-
100 lbs 35.00-52.00. Utility 65-105 lbs
30.00- 35.00
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls Number 190-120 lbs 115.00-142.00,
five head 150.00-155.00; 80-90 lbs 97 00-
122.00. Number 2 80-120 lbs 75.00-
115.00; 70-80 lbs 50.00-70.00. Holstein
heifers Number 1 few 95-115 lbs 150.00-
190.00. Number 2 few 65-90 lbs 42.00-
100.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS. PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 40-45 One lot
370 lbs 32.00
SOWS: US 1-3 400-450 lbs 28.00-29 50
500-650 lbs 30.00-33.50, one lot up to
34.75
BOARS: Few 390-635 lbs 13.00
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