Onions, Potatoes Philadelphia Terminal Market August 1,2001 Report Supplied By USDA ONIONS AND POTATOES - ONIONS DRY: Market yellow JBO slightly lower, others about steady. US 1 or generally good qual and cond unless otherwise stated. NEW CROP Yellow WA 50 lb sksjbo 10.00-11.00 Granex GA 40 lb ctns jbo 20.00-22.00 one label 25.00 Grano CA 50 lb sks jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 NM 50 lb sks col 14.00 jbo 10.00-12.00 mostly 10.00-11.00 med 10.00 Sweets TX 40 lb ctns jbo 16.00 White NM 50 lb sksjbo 14.00-15.00 Red Globe Type CA 25 lb sks jbo 8.00-9.00 mostly 8.00-8.50 few 10.00 med 6.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 -POTATOES: Market steady. US 1 SZ A Washed or brushed unless otherwise stated Russet Burbank ID bid 10 5-Ib sks sz A 11.00-11.50 50 lb ctns 40s 16.00 50s 15.00 60s 15.00 70s 16.00-18.00 80s 16.00-17.00 mostly 17.00 90s 15.00-16.00 100 s 14.00-15.50 mostly 14.00 120 s 14.00. NEW CROP Russet Norkotah CA 50 lb ctns 80s 16.00 16.00 90s 16.00 Round Red DE 50 lb sks few 10.00 NC 50 lb sks 10.00-11.00 fr cond mum *** fBKz f* Blue Ball, PA Production economies bring Maverick LS 800-292-4752 prices within reach of steel, so even the calocOmhohu f'om occasional user can afford the added bdies«fmneßy.com benefits of low maintenance aluminum WWW.mheby.com With its longer life and higher resale value. SEE THE AFFORDABLE NEW LS MODELS AT OUR DISPLAY ON WEST BTH STREET SHEEP: 3 head. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; few Choice 100-105 lbs 91.00- 93.00. GOATS: 0. No market test. Lebanon Produce Auction Reistville, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction July 31,2001 APPLES: 2.25-5.00. BEANS: GREEN 1.00-13.00, YELLOW 1.10-9.00, BOTH Vi BU. BLACKBERRIES: .75-2.50 PINT, BLUEBERRIES: 1.50 PINT. CABBAGE; GREEN. 10-.80 EA. CANTALOPES: SM. 19-1.10, MED. .25-1.00, LRGE. .90-3.00 EACH. CUCUMBERS: 1.00-1.75 Vi BU. BOX. PEACHES: 5.50-14.50 Vi BU. PEPPERS: GREEN SMALL 1.00- 19.00 Vi BU. PICKLES: 1.20-12.50 BOX. PLUMS: 2.00-12.50 BOX. POTATOES: RED 5.00-10.50, WHITE 1.50-8.00, BOTH Vi BU. BOX. RED BEETS: 4.00-10.50 Vi BU. RHUBARB: .25. There's only one place to be in August... he Eby Exhibit at Ag Progress Days! The new versatile, affordable MAVERICK LS TRAILERS by Eby Available in: 13' & 16' Bumper Hitch Models, and a 16' Gooseneck Model. The versatile, light-weight and affordable Maverick LS Series has been introduced to provide the small to mid-size farm and livestock oper ations with the benefits of Eby all aluminum construction. These mod els feature a reduced width (6'5") for improved visibility and handling- they are designed to be pulled with lighter duty trucks or SUVs. • i 131 x 6'5"W x 6'6"H Bumper Hitch also available in T height SWEET CORN: WHITE .50-1.70, BI COLOR .85-1.90, YELLOW .50-2.30 DOZ. TOMATOES: No. 2, 9.00-21.50 LBS.; RED SM. 8.50-20.00, MED. 12.50-26.00, LRGE. 17.50 ALL 25 LB. BOX. WATERMELONS; CRIMSON 1.00- 1.75, SEEDLESS RED 1.50-2.90, SUGAR BABIES 1.40-2.90, SANGRIA 1.25-2.20. ZUCCHINI: GREEN 1.50-5.75, YELLOW .35-.50, BOTH 'A BU. SALE DAYS MON., TUBS., THURS., FRI. Leola Produce Lcola, Pa Report Supplied by Auction July 31,2001 APPLES; 2.00-3.OO'ABU BEANS: GREEN AND YELLOW 5.00-6.00 'A BU.; LIMAS 8.00-11.00 'A BU.; YELLOW 6.00-8.00 BU. CABBAGE: GREEN .45-.50 EACH. CANTALOPES; .25-1.00 EACH. CUCUMBERS; 4.00-6.00 'ABU. EGGPLANT: 6.00-8.00 BU. HONEYLOPE: .80-1.15 EACH. NECTARINES: 7.00-8.00 BOX. ONIONS: SWEET 6.00-7.00 'A. Pa. Produce Market Summary Week Ending July 26,2001 Report Supplied By PDA Wholesale Prices Only! APPLES: 3.00-7.00 Vi bu. APRICOTS: 6.00-9.00 Hat BEANS: Green 3.50-9.00 Vi bu. Yellow 6.00-10.00 Vibu. 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SALE DAYS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:30 A.M. SATURDAY 8 A.M. New Holland, PA (717)354-4996 (717)445-7561 Hi Mag (Ag Lime Spreading) Hi-Cal ADDITIONAL SUMMER DISCOUNTS July & August We sell only guaranteed analysis limestone Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,2001 -Al5 CANTALOUPES: 0.50-2.10 each CHERRIES: Sweet 6.00-18.00 8 qt. flat CORN: Sweet 1.25-2.80 doz. CUCUMBERS; 4.50-7.00 Vi bu. PICKLES: 4.00-9.00 Vi bu. EGGPLANT: 4.00-6.00 Vi bu. HONEYLOPES: 0.50-1.75 Vi bu. NECTARINES: 12.00-15.00 Vi bu. PEACHES. Yellow 11-16.00 Vi bu White 13-15.00 Vi bu PEPPERS: 5.00-8.00 Vi bu. PLUMS: 6.00-10.00 flat POTATOES: Red 9.50 50 lb bag White 8 50 50 lb bag RASPBERRIES: Red 2.25-2 50 pint RED BEETS; 3.50-6.00 Vi bu. SQUASH; Yellow 1.00-7.00 Vi bu. TOMATOES; Hothouse 3.20-10.50 10 lb box WATERMELON: Sangria 1-3.00 ea. Seedless 2-3.50 ea. ZUCCHINI; Green 4.00-7 00 Vi bu, Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. August 1,2001 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE: 209 head. Supply included 80 steers and heifers, 93 cows, 4 bulls and 32 feeder cattle. Compared with last week’s sale, slaughter steers mostly steady; cows active, fully 1.00 to 3.00 higher, lean 1.00 higher; bulls uneven, Yield Grade 1 steady to strong, Yield Grade 2 fully 1.50 to 2.00 lower. STEERS; few Select 1-3 70.75-74.50, few Standard 1-2 61.00-67.50. HOL STEIN STEERS; one High Choice 1535 lbs 71.25, Choice 2-3 1195-1580 lbs 65.75-68.75, Select 1-2 61.25-66.75, Stan dard 1-2 52.25-61.00. HEIFERS: few Select 1-2 68.50-73.25, few Standard 1-2 51.25-60 00. COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean 48.00- 56.50, Boners 80-85% lean 45.00-53.50, Lean 85-90% lean 41 25-47.00 Shells 40.00 and down. BULLS- Yield Grade 1 1775-1950 lbs 59.00- Yield Grade 2 1490-1495 lbs 59 00-59.25. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS, few Medium Frame 2 545 lbs 78.00, Large 3 Holsteins 400-490 lbs 78 00-80 00, HEIFERS: one Medium 2 580 lbs 53.00 BULLS: Medium 2 420-630 lbs 67.50- 75.00, Large 3 Holstein 390-925 lbs 53.00- CALVES: 186 head. VEALERS- Active, steady to 10.00 higher. Few Good 90 lbs 105.00-112.50, Standard and Good 60-90 lbs 50.00-92.50, Utility 60- 110 lbs 22.50-55.00. FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls steady to 5.00, spots 10.00 higher. No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 132.50-150.00 mostly 137.50-147.50, No 2 75-120 lbs 85.00- One No 1 Holstein heifers 105 lbs 400.00, few No 2 80-90 lbs 295.00- 60-75 lbs 120.00-250.00. Beef type bulls 65-85 lbs 70.00-230.00. HOGS: 15 head. BARROWS AND GILTS: 45-50% lean 250-255 lbs 47.25, 40-45% lean 220-310 lbs 43.50-44.00. SOWS: US 1-3 375-495 lbs 38.25-41.50, 520-580 lbs 41.25-42.75. BOARS- 285- 340 lbs 32.00-34.25. FEEDER PIGS: 65 head. Few 1-3, 30- 65 lbs 80.00-105.00, 80-85 lbs 77 00- 83.00; 1-3 175-180 lbs for slaughter 31.00-46.00. per cwt. SHEEP: 14 head. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: few Choice 60-85 lbs 74.00- 78.00, SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 19.00- 45.00. GOATS: 23. head. (All sold by the head Few Large Bilies 75 00-77 50 Medium 35.00-60.00; Large Nannies 60.00-75.00, Medium Nannies 30.00- 41.00; Large Kids 32.50-39 00, one Small Kid 25 00.
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