Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market December 5,2001 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES: etiu CA Globe Thorned 12s 15.00 30s 18.00 36s 18.00 -ASPARAGUS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -BEANS: buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 10.00-14.00 mostly 10.00-12.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 10.00-12.00 - BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 8.00-10.00 25 lb film bags Ise CD med 4.50-5.00 NJ med 5.00- 6.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA bchd 14s 7.00-9.00 mostly 8.00 NC bchd 14s S.OO-6.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 NC Crown Cut 5.00-6.00 - BRUSSELS SPROUTS: TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE -CABBAGE; MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 % buerts & 50 lb ctns GA Round Green Type med 5.00 NC Round Green Type med 5.00 fair appear low as 4.00 Red Type med 7.00 PA Round Green Type med 5.00 VA Round Green Type med 5.00-6.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 4.50- 5.00 1 % buerts & 40 lb ctns CO Savoy Type med-lge 8.00-9.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 481-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 13.00- 14.00 mostly 13.00 occasional 16.00 CD Topped med-lge 8.00 sks 10 5-lb film bags CO Topped med-lge 7.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00 few 13.00 CD Topped jbo 6.25-7.00 mostly 6.50-7.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled few 18.50 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled ATTRACTIVE GROWTH STOCK <1- a The growth a calf achieves during her first six months will help determine her later income potential as a cow. 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Talk to Purina for details, and watch your stock 13.00 ctns 4 5-lb flmbgs CA Baby Peeled few 16.50 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s 13.00- CA 12s 13.00-15.00 mostly 14.00- 9s 13.00-14.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 2 dz 11.00-12.00 few 10.00 2 Vi dz 10.00- 11.50 mostly 10.00-11.00 few 9.00 few 12.00 fair cond S.OO-8.00 3 dz 9.00-10.00 fair cond 5.00-6.00 flmbs 30s 13.50 - CHINESE CABBAGE: eelerts FL 9.00 NJ 8.00 50 lb ctns FL Nappa 10.00 - CORN-SWEET: wberts FL Yellow 4-4 Vi dz 15.00 White 4-4 Vi dz 14.00-15.00 few 16.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY flts/ctns flmwrpd FL Long Seedless med 12s 9.00-10.00 sml 12s 9.00-10.00 WAXED 11/9 buctns/crts FL med 9.00-10.00 fr qual 6.00-8.00 sml fair qual 5.00-6.00 -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med6.oo-8.00 mostly 7.00 GA med 6.00-7.00 35 lb ctns HD Chinese 18.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 14.00 - ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 8.00-9.00 few 7.00 -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super col 37.50 col 30.00 super jbo 27.50 exjbo 25.50 CQ White 9 22.00-24.00 11 30.00- 32.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX Dandelion 12s 10.00 Kohlrabi 12s 9.00 Red 12s 9.00 Swiss Chard 12s 10.00 etns/erts bchd NC Collard 5.00-6.00 Kale 5.00-6.00 Mus tard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 Rape 7.00 NJ Collard 5.00-6.50 Kale 5.00-6.50 erts ise NJ Kale Flowering 6.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 12.00-13.00 20 lb ctns MX kssMus % HI ' It PURINA CHDWS 6 S Vintage Rd., Paradise, PA 17562 (717) 442-4183 800-635-3592 Broccoli Rabe 24s fair cond 10.00-11.00 - LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 12.00- 14.00 mostly 13.00 Wrapped 24s 14.00 few high as 15.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50- 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00-11.00 mostly 9.50-11.00 CA Boston 24s 10.00 Green Leaf 24s 9.00-10.00 Red Leaf 24s 9.00- 10.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 7.00 - LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ 24s 11.00- 12.00 CA 24s 10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 FL 24s 9.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY 10 lb ctns PA Ige 14.00 med 11.50 4 qt bkts PA med-lge 6.50 sml-med 6.00 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 16.00 Portobel las 9.00 sml 8.00 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 13.00 fair qual 11.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 ctns 8 1-lb trays flmwrpd PA exlge 14.00 ctns 10 10-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.25 few 10.50 -OKRA: OFFERINGS INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd CA 48s 10.00 MX 48s 8.00 few low as 7.00 NJ 36s 8.00 cits bchd NJ Leeks 12s 12.00 ctns bchd CA Leeks 12s 14.00 MX Leeks 12s 14.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX Curly 60s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Plain 60s 11.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 Root 12s 13.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL Curly 60s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 Plain 60s 10.00-11.00 mostly 10.00 NJ Curly 60s 10.00 Plain 60s 10.00 -PARSNIPS: ctns 12 1-lb filmbags CD 8.00 20 lb film bags Ise CD 9.00-10.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 15.00-18.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 fair cond low as 12.00 Sugar Snap Peas 22.00-23.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 10.00 exlge 8.00- 9.00 Ige 7.00-8.00 med 4.00 Mxd Red And Green ige 5.00 Red exlge 7.00-8.00 GA BeU Type Yellow Ige 13.00-14.00 med 10.00-11.0015 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red exlge 12.00 25 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red irreg sz 8.00-10.00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm few 20.00 Red 80-100 mm few 17.00-18.00 Yellow 80- 100 mm few 17.00-18.00 NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 18.00-20.00 Red 80- 100 mm 18.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 18.00- 19.00 SP Bell Type Red 80-100 mm 18.00 Yellow 80-100 ram 19.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: Vi buctns FL Jalapeno 7.00- 8.00 GA Finger Hot few 16.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Cubanelles Ige 12.00 - RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red 7.50-8.00 MN Red fair cond 5.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 8.50 MN Red fair cond 6.00 40 lb filmbags tpd FL Red 20.00-21.00 mostly 20.00 ctns bchd NJ Red 24s 9.00 -RHUBARB: OFFERINGS NONE -RUTABAGAS: 50 lb sks CD CDOne med 11.00-12.00 - SPINACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd MX Flat 24s 10.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 13.00 bubkts NJ Savoy 6.00 cel crt NJ Savoy 5.00-6.00 -SQUASH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY Vi buctns FL Zucchini sml med 6.00 ord cond 1.00-3.00 med 4.00 Yellow Straightneck sml-med too few sales to quote buctns NJ Acorn med 8.00 Butternut med 9.00-10.00 4/7 buctns MX Zucchini sml-med 7.00-8.00 med 5.00- 6.00 -SWEET POTATOES; MARKET ABOUT STEADY CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 15.50- 16.00 mostly 16.00 NC U.S. One Beaure gard med 12.00-14.00 fair qual 9.50 jbo 8.50 -TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 ib ctns FL 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50-8.00 6x6s 7.00-8.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s 11.50 6x6s 11.50 5 kg ctns NL Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med 14.00-15.00 - TOMATOES, CHERRY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY fits 12 1-pt bkts FL light red 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 -- - It delivers safe, clean, thermostatically conti y' business, workshop, garage, pool, greenhouse, and more Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8,2001 -Al3 few high as 12.00 fair cond 5.00 fits 12 1- pt cntrs with lids FL Grape Type light red-red 9.00-10.00 few high as 12.00 - TOMATOES, PLUM TYPE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 25 lb ctns FL light red 9.00-10.00 mostly 10.00 MX light red 10.00 -TURNIPS: 25 lb filmbags NJ Purple Top med 7.00 -VEGETABLES OTHER: 8 lb ctns CA Radicchio 9s 8.00 Onions, Potatoes Philadelphia Terminal Market December 5,2001 Report Supplied By USDA ONIONS AND POTATOES - ONIONS DRY: MARKET STEADY USI OR GENERALLY GOOD QUAL AND COND UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow Globe Type MI 50 lb sks med 6.00 NY 50 lb sks med 7.00-9.00 sml-med 5.00 mstr cntr 16 3-Ib mshsks med 9.00 mstr cntr 20 2-lb mshsks med 6.00-B.SO Spanish Hybrid ID/OR 50 lb sks col 9.00 jbo 8.50-9.00 UT 50 lb sks jbo 8.50- Sweets PE 40 lb ctns jbo 18.00 Red Globe Type MI 25 lb sks jbo 6.00 NY 25 lb sks jbo 7.00-8.00 mostly 7.00 med 5.50-6.50 mostly 6.00 WA 25 lb sks jbo 7.00 -POTATOES: MARKET STEADY USI SZ A WASHED OR BRUSHED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED NEW CROP Russet Burbank ID bid 10 S-Ib sks non sz A 12.00 few 10.50- 11.00 50 lb ctns 40s 12.00 50s 12.00 60s 12.0070 s 13.50-15.00 80s 13.00-14.00 mostly 13.50-14.00 90s 12.50-13.50 mostly 12.50-13.00 100 s 11.50-13.00 mostly 12.50-13.00 Norkotah CD Princt Edward Island bid 10 S-lb sks non sz A 8.50- WI 50 lb ctns 70s 11.00 80s 11.00 90s 10.00 100 s 10.00 Round Red MN/ND 50 lb sks 10.50 sz B 14.00 NY 50 lb sks 8.00-9.00 sz B 10.00-10.50 Round White CD Prince Edward Island 50 lb sks 7.00-7.50 LI 50 lb sks Ige 8.00 PA 50 lb sks 7.00 Sale not reported december 5, 2001, but headage is 9s follows: cattle 271, calves 201, hogs 13, feeder pigs 35, 61 sheep and 14 goats! • World s best-selling automatic ATV just got better • New Polans 500 High Output engine. 20% more power, engine braking • Exclusive independent long-travel (9 5") rear suspension • On-Demand true 4-wheel drive with on/off thumb switch • Industry-leading 11" of ground clearance ® POUWIB KifWtayOub Leesport Livestock Auction Leesport, Pa. December 5,2001 Report Supplied By USDA