ATTENTION TOBACCO FARMERS
Vector Contract Sign-Up Sessions
Monday, January 15, 9:00 a.m., Enos King Jr Farm,
221 Old Dam Rd, Christiana (Georgetown)
Tuesday, January 16, a.m., Samuel F. Stoltzfus Sale,
514 Leesbridge Rd, Nottingham
Wednesday, January 17, Bird-In-Hand Family Restaurant -
Rear Banquet Entrance, 1-4 p.m.
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Trileaf Tobacco Co., Inc.
Receiving Station, Larry Weaver Farm, 641 Spruce Rd, New Holland
A Rep will be at these areas on these dates to sign Vector contracts.
Get 5 or More of Your Neighbors Together and a Rep will come
to your farm with contracts. Call us and make an appointment.
Deadline far signing contracts is January 22. Don’t u/ai t, do it now!
717/3519221 717/556*0270 717/354-7477
Phila. Vegetable
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
January 10,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES:
TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE
ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY II lb etns/erts bchd MX Green
Ige 15.00 std 16.00 NI Green exlge 15.00-
16.00 PE Green exlge 15.00-17.00 Ige
15.00- std 15.00-17.00 sml 15.00-
17.00 -BEANS: OFFERINGS LIGHT
buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Ma
chine Picked 38.00-40.00 -BEETS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
TX 12s 10.00-12.00 25 lb sks Ise CD med
6.00- NJ med 6.00-7.00 mostly 6.00 -
BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 20
lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 10.00-11.00
few 12.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb
ctns CA few 18.00 —CABBAGE:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 3 /< buerts
& 50 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med
14.00- Red Type med few 14.00 FL
Round Green Type med 18.00 TX
Round Green Type med 18.00 50 lb sks
CD Round Green Type Ige 8.50-9.00 NY
Round Green Type Ige 8.50-9.00 1 V*
buerts & 40 lb ctns CD Savoy Type med
few 14.00 -CARROTS: MARKET
ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags
CA Topped med-lge 12.00-14.00 mostly
12.00 few high as 16.00 sks 10 5-lb film
bags CD Topped med-lge 6.50-7.00 50 lb
sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00-13.00
mostly 12.00 few 15.00 CD Topped jbo
8.50-9 00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby
Peeled 17.00 few 18.00 ctns 20 1-lb film
bags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns 12
2-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns
4 5-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled few 16.00 -
CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 11.00-
12.00 9s 10.00-11.00 CA 12s 11.00 9s
10.00- 16s 10.00-11.00 -CELERY:
MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER ctns
CA 2 dz 15.00-17.00 mostly 16.00 2 Vi dz
15.00- mostly 16.00-17.00 3 dz
15.00 limbs 30s 18.00-19.00 -CHINESE
CABBAGE; eelerts FL 10.00 50 lb ctns
FL Nappa. 17.00 -CORN-SWEET:
OFFERINGS' INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -CUCUMBERS: MARKET
HIGHER WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts MX
med 16.00-18.00 fair appear 14.00 fr
qual 12.00-14.00 few high as 16.00 -
EGGPLANT: etns/erts MX 18s 14.00-
16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 fair appear
12.00- 24s fair appear 12.00-13.00 -
ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 12.00-13.00 10 lb
ctns BL Witloof 12.00 -ESCAROLE:
OFFERINGS LIGHT 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL 16.00 -GARLIC: MARKET AG
LOWER, CA STEADY 30 lb ctns AG
Purple 6 27.00 7 32.00 CA White super
col 33.00 col 28.50 super jbo 27.00 exjbo
24.00 22 lb ctns/crts AG White 6 18.00 7
20.00 Purple 5 16.00 -GREENS;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd
TX Dandelion 12s 10.00 few 12.00
Kohlrabi 12s 10.00 few 12.00 Red 12s
10.00 Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 Red 12s
10.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s 9.00
Kale 24s 9.00 NC Collard 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.00 TX Collard 24s 12.00 Kale
24s 12.00 Turnip Tops 24s 12.00 -
LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET
SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns AZ 24s
10.00- mostly 10.00-11.00 occ high
as 12.50 fair cond 6.00-7.00 Wrapped
24s 12.00-13.00 30s 9.00-10.00 CA 24s
11.00 Wrapped 24s 12.00 -LETTUCE
OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY
ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s 11.00-12.00 few
12.50 Red Leaf 24s 12.00 few 12.50 CA
Green Leaf 24s 11.00-12.00 Red Leaf 24s
12.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.00-
7.50 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE:
MARKET CA HIGHER, AZ ABOUT
STEADY ctns AZ 24s 12.00-13.00 CA
24s 13.00 occ higher 1.3 buerts AZ 24s
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 Por
tobellas 7.00 sml 5.50 3 lb ctns PA Shi
itake 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fair qual
8.00- Oyster 9.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.50 ctns 10 12-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 9.50 ctns 10 10-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 8.50 ctns 10 8-oz trays
flmwrpd PA 7.50 -OKRA: OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -
ONIONS GREEN: OFFERING*
LIGHT FOR LEEKS MARKET
GREEN ONIONS ABOUT STEADY
ctns bchd MX 48s 14.00-16.00 one label
high as 18.00 TX Leeks 12s 30.00
-PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY crts bchd EL Curly 60s 38.00
ctns bchd TX Curly 60s 38.00 occ higher
Plain 60s 35.00-38.00 mostly 35.00 occ
higher Root 12s 20.00 -PARSNIPS: ctns
12 1-lb filmbags CD 8.00 20 lb filmbags
Ise CD 9.50-10.00 —PEAS GREEN:
MARKET SUGAR SNAPS LOWER,
SNOW PEAS ABOUT STEADY 10 lb
ctns GU Snow Peas Decalyxed few 12.00
fair qua! 9.00 Sugar Snap Peas 14.00-
16.00 mostly 16.00 -PEAS OTHER:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET
GREEN HIGHER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY 1 1/9 buctns MX Bell Type
Red Ige fair qual 20.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts
FL Bell Type Green jbo 30.00 some 28.00
exlge 30.00 Ige 28.00 few high as 34.00
med few 32.00 fair qual few 30.00 sml
few 30.00 fair qual few 27.00 Red exlge
19.00 MX Bell Type Green exlge 30.00-
35.00 mostly 30.00 Ige 26.00-30.00 15 lb
ctns MX Bell Type Yellow exlge 12.00-
14.00 5 kg ctns SP Bell Type Orange 90-
110 mm 25.00 Red 90-110 mm 21.00
Yellow 90-110 mm 23.00 -PEPPERS
OTHER: 11/9 buctns/crts FL Cubanelles
Ige 16.00 buctns FL Long Hot 16.00 -
RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL
Red 9.00-10 00 few high as 12.00 40 lb
filmbags tpd FL Red 28 00-30.00 ctns
bchd MX Red 24s 7.00-8.00 -
RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -
RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD med 9.00-
10.00 -SPINACH- MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns 4 2-Vi-lb filmbags CA Flat
14.00-14.50 ctns TX Savoy 14.00 (includ
ing clipped) 4 lb ctns CA Flat 11.00 -
SQUASH: MARKET SLIGHTLY
HIGHER Vi buctns/crts FL Zucchini
sml-med one lot 12.00 ctns/lugs MX Zuc
chini sml-med 16.00-18.00 med 14.00-
16.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med
28.00 med 26.00 -SWEET POTATOES;
MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED
40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med
few 16.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13, 2001-Al3
ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL Vine
Ripes light red-red sx6s few 15.00-16.00
85% U.S One or Better Mature Greens
light red-red sx6s 16 00-17.00 some in
cluding red low as 14.00 6x6s 16 00-
17 00 mostly 16.00 some including red
low as 14 00 Local Repack Mature
Greens light red sx6s 16.00 6x6s 16 00
6x7s 16.00 5 kg ctns SP Vine Ripes
Greenhouse light red-red med 20.00 -
TOMATOES, CHERRY: OFFERINGS
LIGHT fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red
14.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids MX
Grape Type light red-red 14.00-16.00 -
TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: OFFER
INGS LIGHT 25 lb ctns FL light red
18.00 -TURNIPS: OFFERINGS LIGHT
25 lb filmbags CD Purple Top med few
10.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER:
OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO
QUOTE
Phila. Herb
PHILADELPHIA Terminal
Prices as of January 10,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
MISC HERBS -ANISE: Vi ctns CA
24s 12.00-12.50 -ARRUGULA- 4/5
bucrts bchd FL 24s few 26.00 ctns bchd
FL 24s 28.00 4 lb ctns CA Baby type
12.00 -BASIL: 1 kg ctns IS 12s 13 00 crts
bchd FL 15s 25.00 -CELERIAC
(CELERY ROOT)- 20 lb crts Ise CD
9SO-10.00 ctns CA 12s 13.00 -
CHERVIL: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 17.00 -
CHIVES: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00 -
CILANTRO- crts bchd FL 24s 14 00 few
higher ctns approx 20 lbs TX 30s 18 00
ctns bchd MX 30s 10.00 TX 30s 14.00-
15.00 -DILL, ctns bchd TX 24s 25 00-
30 00 crts bchd FL 24s few 24.00 -DRY
ESCHALLOT: 10 lb sks NL 8.00 -
HORSERADISH. OFFERINGS IN
SUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -
MARJORAM: 1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s
13.00 -MINT, crts bchd FL 12s 10.00-
12.00 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 12.00 24s 23.00
Belknap Livestock
Belknap, Pa.
Report Supplied By PDA
Iriday, Jan. 5,2001
CATTLE 148, CALVES 100, HOGS
30, SHEEP 9, GOATS 4 LAST WEEK
CATTLE 95, CALVES 95, HOGS 100,
SHEEP 13, GOATS 3.
CATTLE: No comparison with last
week’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
1085-1370 lbs 73.75-77 75 Select 1-3
65 00- 70.00 Standard 1-2 54 00-63 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS- Choice 2-3
1215-1710 lbs 61.25-67.25 Select 1-3
57.00- 61.50, Standard 1-2 45 00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
few 1065-1260 lbs 70.50-73.25. Select 1-3
63.75-68.00. Standard 1-249.50-60.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS- Breakers 75-
80 percent lean 40.00-45.25. Boners 80-
85 percent lean 36.00-40,00. Lean 85-90
percent lean 32 50-36.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1275-2275 lbs 51.00-54.00. Yield Grade 2
few 1110-1805 lbs 43.75-47 50.
FEEDER BULLS. Medium and Large
1 few 360-455 lbs 79 00-89.00. Medium
and Large 2 365-730 lbs 50 00-75 00.
VEALERS: Good 150-230 lbs 70.00-
72.00. Standard and Good 90-110 lbs
37.50- 65.00; 70-85 lbs 35 00-50 00. Util
ity 60-85 lbs 15.00-32 SO
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls Number 1 90-125 lbs 120 00-155.00,
individual up to 167 50 Number 2 70-
115 lbs 70.00-122.50 Holstein heifers
Number 1 individual 98 lbs 327 50
Number 2 80-115 lbs 100 00-275 00 Beef
type bulls and heifers 85-125 lbs 85 00-
185.00
BARROWS AND GILTS. PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT PRICE 45-50 245-300
lbs 37.50-42.00 40-45 220-310 lbs 30.00-
36.00
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 130-138 lbs 67.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: Utility 1-3
19.00-24,00.
GOATS: All sold by the head. Nan
nies: Medium two 57.50. Kids; Small two
10.00.