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Vegetable PHILADELPHIA Terminal April 4,2001 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES, ctns CA Globe Thornless 30s 9.00 36s 9.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY pyr etns/erts 28 lb bchd CA Green jbo few 22.00 exlge few 22.00 Ige 24.00- few high as 29.00 poor cond 3.00- std 26.00-30.00 MX Green jbo few 22.00 exlge few 22.00 Ige 24.00 std 26.00 fair cond 22.00 -BEANS: MARKET LOWER buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Handpicked 16.00- 18.00 few 15.00 Machine Picked 16.00 fair qua! low as 12.00 1 1/9 buerts MX Fava 18.00 -BEETS: ctns bchd TX 12s 9.00- 50 lb filmbags TX med 12.00- 14.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 8.00-9.00 CA bchd 14s 7.00-9.00 mostly 7.00-8.00 occasional high as 10.00 fair cond 6 00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 9.00 few 10 00 fair cond 7.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -CABBAGE- MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 V* buerts & 50 lb ctns CD Red Type med few 8.50 FL Round Green Type med 7 00-8.50 mostly 8.00 few lower occasional high as 10.00 Red Type med 12.00 TX Round Green Type med 7.00-9 00 Red Type med 12.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 7.00-7.50 1 ’/« buerts & 40 lb ctns FL Savoy Type med 14 00 - CARROTS: MARKET CA HIGHER, GA LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 13.00-16.00 GA Topped mcd-lge 8.00-10.00 sks 24 2-lb filmbags GA Topped med-lge 8.00-10.00 sks 10 5- Ib Filmbags GA Topped med-lge 8.00- 10.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00- 16 00 CD Topped jbo 9.00-9.50 MX Topped jbo 9 00-10.00 ctns 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns 12 2-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 -CAULIFLOWER. MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 9 00-11.00 -CELERY; MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 'A dz 12.00 2 dz 1100-12.00 mostly 12 00 2 'A dz 11.00- mostly 11.00-13 00 3 dz 11.00 FL 2 dz 11 00 2 'A dz 11 00 3 dz 1100 MX 2 dz 11.00 2 <A dz 11.00 - CHINESE CABBAGE- eelerts FL 15.00 30 lb ctns MX Nappa one label 17 00 - CORN-SWEET MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER wberts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 11.00- 00 mostly 12.00 White 4-4 'A dz 12 00 few low as 10.00 -CUCUMBERS OFFERINGS LIGHT WAXED 1 1/9 ■J Are You I^P —• Interested In 1 — Extra Farm Income? We Offer • Qualified Service Personnel • Sound Genetic Program • Building Management/Environmental Monitoring • Facility Planning • Technical Support • Cash Flow Projections • Competitive Contract Payments • Purina Feeding Programs For more information Call 1-800-518-6458 Ext. 292 Purina Mills, Inc. Serving The Needs Of Agriculture Poultry ❖ Markets ->* f buctns/crts FL med fr qua! 25.00 sml 30.00 MX med 30.00-32.00 mostly 32.00 fr qual few 30.00 ord qual 20.00-22.00 - EGGPLANT: ctns/crts MX 18s 12.00- 14.00 mostly 12.00 24s few 14.00 - ENDIVE: MARKET STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 12.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.50-10.00 mostly 10.00 -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns AG White super col 31.50 col 28.50 10 kg cntrs AG White 6 17.00- 7 20.00-21.00 -GREENS MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA Swiss Chard Red 12s 14.00 MX Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 TX Dandelion 12s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Kohlrabi 12s 10.00 Swiss Chard 12s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s 8 00 Kale 24s 8 00 NC Collard 7.00-8.00 few 6 50 Kale 7.00- 00 Mustard 8.00 Rape 8.00 ctns Ise MX Kale Flowering 24s 13.00 - LETTUCE-ICEBERG MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.50- 11.00 mostly 10 00 fair cond 6 00-7 00 Wrapped 24s 11.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 fair cond 7,00-8 00 CA 24s 9.00-12.00 Wrapped 24s 12.50-14.00 few 14.50 fair cond 10.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER. MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Boston 24s 9.00 Green Leaf 24s 8.50- 10.00 mostly 9.00 Red Leaf 24s 8.50- 10.00 mostly 9.00 CA Boston 24s 10.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 few 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 few 11.00 FL Bibb 24s 12,00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 8.00 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE- MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 9.50- 11.00 fair cond 6.00-7.00 CA 24s 9.00- 12.00 mostly 9.00-11.00 1.3 bucrts CA 24s 14.50 Hearts AZ ctns 7 6-count packages ord cond 2.00-5.00 few higher - MUSHROOMS; MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 15.00 few 14.50 med 11.75 few 11,50 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 6.50 sml med 6.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 18.00-20.00 Portobellas 9.00 sml 8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 14 00 fair qual 11.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10 25 few 10.50 -OKRA. OFFERINGS LIGHT 'h bucrts HD sml-med 22 00- 23.00 -ONIONS GREEN. MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX 48s 8 00-9 00 mostly 8 00 TX Bulb Type 24s 16.00- crts bchd NJ Leeks 12s few 16.00- ctns bchd MX Leeks 12s 15.00- TX Leeks 12s 14.00 - PARSLEY MARKET STEADY ctns bchd CA Curly 60s few 8.00 TX Curly 60s 11.00 Plain 60s II 00 1 1/9 buctns/ crts bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00 Plain 60s 10.00 -PARSNIPS: 20 lb filmbags Ise NJ We have swine finishing contracts available 10.00 -PEAS GREEN: OFFERINGS LIGHT 10 lb ctns GA Snow Peas 10.00- 12.00 GU Snow Peas Decalyxed few 20.00 Sugar Snap Peas Decalyxed offer ings insufficient to quote -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS NONE - PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY Wide range in quality 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 7.00- 10.00 some high as 11.00 exlge 6.00- 10.00 Ige 6 00-8.00 few high as 10.00 fair qual 4.00-5.00 med 4.00-6.00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 34.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Red 90-110 mm few 26.00 Yellow 90-110 mm few 25.00 NL Bell Type Orange 70-90 mm 30.00 Red 80- 100 mm 33.00 Yellow 70-90 mm 28.00 80- 100 mm 30.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Long Hot 18.00 40 lb cntrs MX Jalapeno 30.00 Serrano 38.00 Poblano 32.00 -RADISHES: MARKET STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red 10.00-11.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb film bags FL Red 11.00-12.00 40 lb filmbags tpd FL Red 30.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.00 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: OFFERINGS INSUF FICIENT TO QUOTE -SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00 ctns 12 10-oz filmbags Repacked Enroute Savoy 9.00- ctns 4 2-Vi-lb filmbags CA Flat 13.50 cel crt NJ Savoy 7.00-8.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 11.00 - SQUASH: MARKET LOWER Vi buctns/crts FL Zucchini sml-med 6.00- 8.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med few 11.00 ctns/lugs MX Zucchini sml-med 8.00- some 7.00 med 6.00-7.00 mostly 7.00 Yellow Straightneck sml med 8.00-10.00 med 6.00-7.00 -SWEET POTATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 12.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET LOWER 25 lb ctns FL 85% ™ Wholesale Auction i of Lebanon County if | Plants - Produce * Opening: y jf Tuesday, April 17th -10 am | ! Lebanon Produce Auction { y Rt. 2, Box 281, Reistville RD $ 'i Myerstown, PA 17067 if 717-949-2643 • H & J Bunks • Hog & Cattle Slats • Bunker Silos Give us a call for more information on hog, beef, dairy and heifer barns. Keystone concrete PRODUCTS U.S. One or Better Mature Greens pmk light red Sx6s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 fair cond 8 00 6x6s 10 00-11.00 mostly 10.00 few 12.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red sx6s 21.00 6x6s 19 00 6x7s 19.00 fits 2 lyr MX Vine Ripes pink-light red 4xSs fair appear 10.00 sxss fair appear 9 00 5 kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes Green house light red-red med 16.00-18.00 - TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red 12.00-13.00 occasional 14.00 fits 12 1-pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type red 13.00 MX Grape Type red 12.00 -TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red-red 10.00-11.00 MX light red-red 8.50-11.00 -TURNIPS: 25 lb filmbags NC Purple Top med 8.00 - VEGETABLES OTHER: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE Friend’s Stockyard,lnc. Accident, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Monday, April 2,2001 STOCK STEERS AND BULLS 200- 500 LBS. 50.00-112.00. STOCK HEIFERS 200-500 LBS, 66.00-93.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO Concrete Slatted Free Stall Bams The concrete slat with your animals comfort in mind. A large percentage of openings keep animals clean & dry, waffle slat for better footing Concrete slats poured with 8,000 PSI concrete, steam cured, for extra strength Other Products • Concrete Post & Beams • Concrete Gutters 477 EAST FARMERSVILLE RD. NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 suu^ (717) 355-2361 CHOICE 75 00-80.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD 64.00-74 SO, HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 68.00-77 00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY CHOICE 59.00-70.00, LIGHT 65.00- 81.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 75.00-8150, MEDIUM TO GOOD 57.00-74.50. BULLS HEAVY 56.00-62.00, LIGHT 40.00-61.00 COWS UTILITY (HOLSTEINS) 46.00-46 75, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 36.00-40.75, CULL COWS 35.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 50.00- 105.00, MED. TO GOOD 50.00-67.00. 808 CALVES 50.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 202.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES RETURN TO FARM 90-120 LBS. UP TO 400.00; BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO FARM UP TO 200.00. HOGS, TOP QUALITY, UP TO 45.75. SOWS UP TO 38.00. LAMBS, CHOICE, UP TO 82.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTS. 9 T
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