Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,2002 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market December 31,2001 Report Supplied By USDA VEGETABLES -ARTICHOKES; TOO FEW SALES TO QUOTE - ASPARAGUS; MARKET LOWER 11 lb ctns/crts bchd PE jbo 28.00-30.00 exlge 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 few high as 32.00 Ige 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 few high as 32.00 std 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 few high as 32.00 sml 28.00-30.00 mostly 30.00 -BEANS: buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 20.00- mostly 22.00-25.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 13.00- 15.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 -BEETS: MARKET STEADY ctns bchd TX 12s 9.00- mostly 9.00 25 lb filmbags Ise CD med 5.00 NJ med 5.00 -BROCCOLI. MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns AZ bchd 14s 23.00-24.00 CA bchd 14s 22.00- 26.00 mostly 23.00-25.00 Baby Hybrid Type bchd 18s 24.00-26.00 20 lb ctns Ise AZ Crown Cut 26.00 CA Crown Cut 25.00- MX Crown Cut 20.00-23.00 -BRUSSELS SPROUTS: 25 lb ctns CA few 20.00 -CABBAGE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 % bucrts & 50 lb ctns CD Round Green Type med 5.00 FL Round Green Type med 6.00-6.50 GA Round Green Type med 5.50-6.00 mostly 6.00 Ige 3.00-4.00 Red Type med 7.00- NC Round Green Type med 6.00 Red Type med 7.00-8.00 NY Red Type med 7.00-8.00 TX Red Type med 10.00 50 lb sks NY Round Green Type Ige 4.00-S.OO 1 % bucrts & 40 lb ctns GA Savoy Type med-Ige 7.00-8.00 NC Savoy Type med-lge 7.00-8.00 TX Savoy Type med-Ige 9.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY sks 48 1-lb filmbags r 1 : v Keystone concrete PRODUCTS INC * * T n my previous ham, I scraped two A times a day; and I h as tired of it, not to mention the danger to the cons if a cable snapped. / thought I would not he able to justify the additional cost until my builder suggested a design change which brought the cost down tdatively close to the original design The biggest benefit to me is the labor savings. Two people can handle all the chores for our herd. I save money not only on labor hut also on repairs. Agricultural Pre-cast Products T .. „ . —„.. Slant-back J-style High Capacity Cattle “Waffle Slat” System * T-wall Bunker S.lo Feedßunl J H-etyfe Feed Bunker 8000 psi 1 ' ! 1 * V# CA Topped med-lge 14.00 CD Topped med-Ige 8.00 CO Topped med-lge 9.00 sks 10 5-lb filmbags CO Topped med-lge 7.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 12.00 CD Topped jbo 7.00 CO Topped jbo 7.00 GA Topped jbo 7.00 ctns 24 1-lb film bags CA Baby Peeled 17.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 15.00 FL Baby Peeled 13.00-13.50 -CAULIFLOWER: MARKET LOWER ctns flmwrpd AZ 12s fair cond 15.00-18.00 CA 12s 23.00- 26.00 fair cond 15.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns CA 1 Vz dz 14 00 2 dz 11.00-14.00 fair cond 8.00- 00 2 Vz dz 10.00-14.00 mostly 12.00 flmbs 30s 13.00-16.00 FL 2 dz 13.00 2 Vz dz 12.00-13.00 3 dz 11.00 - CHINESE CABBAGE: celcrts FL 10.00 50 lb ctns FL Nappa 7.00 -CORN SWEET: MARKET WHITE LOWER, YELLOW STEADY wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 Vz dz 10.00-11.00 White 4-4 Vz dz 11.00- -CUCUMBERS: MARKET HIGHER WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med fr qua! 10.00 MX med 14.00-16.00 fr qual 10.00 -EGGPLANT: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 10.00 MX 18s 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00- fair appear low as 7.00 24s few 7.00-8.00 -ENDIVE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00- 10 lb ctns BL Witloof 14.00- 15.00 -ESCAROLE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 11/9 buctns/crts FL 9.00-11.00 1.3 bu ctns/crts FL 24s 11.00 -GARLIC: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 30 lb ctns CA White super col 37.50 col 30.00 super jbo 27.00 exjbo 25.50 CQ White 8 27.00 mesh 3s 33.00-35.00 9 29.00 mesh 3s 33.00- 11 32.00-33.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd TX Dandelion 12s 10.00 Swiss Chard 477 East Farmersvllle Rd., New Hmnd, PA 1' rifi py\ OCSR OO&I ff JR» • ’-JL 1.1 T The cons’ hooves are healthier, and thev show heat better because they are not afraid of slipping. During the five years with slats, I have not lost a single heifer from slipping. The cows stay much cleaner, even with mv misting system for cooling them. The water has a place to escape. ” - Raymond Good Good's Dairy Farm 12s 10.00 Red 12s 10.00 ctns/crts bchd NC Collard 5.50-6.00 Kale 5.50-6.00 Mustard 7.00 Turnip Tops 7.00 NJ Col lard 6.00 20 lb ctns MX Broccoli Rabe 24s 50.00-60.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s 24.00- 26.00 mostly 25.00 few 27.00 Wrapped 24s 26.00-27.00 30s 22.00 CA 24s 22.00 Wrapped 24s 25.00 MX 24s fair qua) & cond 10.00 Wrapped 24s fair qua! & cond 10.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ Green Leaf 24s 12.00-13.00 fair cond 11.00 Red Leaf 24s 16.00 CA Boston 24s 14.00 Green Leaf 24s 12.00-13.00 Red Leaf 24s 15.00-16.00 3 lb ctns CA Mescubn Mix 7.50-9.00 mostly 7.50 -LETTUCE ROMAINE; MARKET HIGHER ctns AZ 24s 16.00 few 18.00 fair cond 12.00 CA 24s 16.00-17.00 MX 24s fair qua! & ord cond 5.00 ctns 12 3-count pkgs AZ Hearts 15.00 1.3 bucrts AZ 24s 20.00 - 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 Rogers Community Auction, Inc. "where buyer and seller gel together" KEN, BILL BAER AUCTIONEERS One half mile west of Rogers, Ohio on St Rt. 154 330-227-3233 Tri State Area’s Largest Open Air Market open every Friday FREE PARKING • NO ADMISSION FEE CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONS Every Friday Furniture & misc 1 p.m Produce & Eggs 5 p.m. Poultry Bam 6 p.m. FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH FARM EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT AUCTION 3 p.m Miscellaneous auction 4 p.m. Garden tractor auction 5 p.m Firewood 6 p.m. Farm Machinery EVERY Wednesday 1 p.m. Hay & Grain Auction FAMILY OWNED AND MANAGED SINCE 1955 PA Oyster 16.00 Portobellas 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: Vx bucrts FL sml-med 22.00- 24.00 HD sml-med 26.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET LEEKS ABOUT STEADY, GREEN ONIONS SLIGHTLY HIGHER ctns bchd MX 48s 12.00-14.00 preferred labels 15.00-17.00 48s Ige 16.00 48s sml 10.00 TX Bulb Type 24s 11.00 crts bchd FL Leeks 12s 13.00 ctns bchd MX Leeks 12s 13.00- 14.00 mostly 14.00 TX Leeks 12s 14.00- 15.00 -PARSLEY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns bchd AZ Plain 60s 11.00 MX Curly 60s 11.00 TX Curly 60s 12.00- 13.00 Plain 60s 12.00-13.00 Root 12s 13.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL Curly !£c.„con*.^ 60s 10.00-11.00 Plain 60s 10.00-11.00 - PARSNIPS: ctns 12 1-lb filrabags CD 8.00 20 Jb filmbags Ise CD 9.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET LOWER 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00- 9.00 few 7.00 Sugar Snap Peas 14.00- 17.00 mostly 15.00 -PEAS OTHER: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PEPPERS; MARKET SLIGHTLY HIGHER 1 1/9 buctns CA Bell Type Red Ige fair qual 18.00-20.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Bell Type Green jbo 9.00- few 8.00 exlge 9.00-10.00 few 8.00 Ige 7.00-8.00 fair qual 6.00 med 6.00- MX Bell Type Green exlge 9.00 Ige 8.00 15 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red exlge 19.00-20.00 Ige 18.50 25 lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qual 18 00 5 kg ctns IS Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 20 00-22.00 Red 80-100 mm 18.00-20.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 16.00-20.00 - (Turn to Page Al 3) I WHAT’S AHEAD FOR... | I MILK FUTURES AND tSaI | | OPTIONS Tl/11 m g | Lehigh Valley Futures, Inc. through its jg | clearing FCM, offers access to all major n | exchanges’ Futures and Options. i | Serving the Farm Community □ | for more than 30 years. § | When buying options, your risk is in some = I cases limited to the premiums paid plus jj E transaction costs... fe FOR INFORMATION, CONTRACT DETAILS AND FUTURES AND OPTIONS STRATEGIES... 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