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9s 7.50 % jbo ctns HD 5s 8.00 -MISC
MELONS; 10 kg ctns FL Korean 18.00
-WATERMELONS: MARKET ABOUT
STEADY ctns per ctn FL Red Flesh
Seedless Type 4s 20.00 MX Red Flesh
Seedless Type 4s 20.00-24.00 mostly
23.00- 5s 20.00 TX Sangria 3s 16.00
24 inch bins FL Red Flesh Seedless Type
45 count 185.00 30 inch bins FL Red
Flesh Seedless Type 1100 lb 250.00 700 lb
160.00 bins per melon FL Sangria Type
16-18 lb 3.00 20-22 lb 3.25-3.50 22-24 lb
3.75- 24-28 lb 4.25-4.50 26-30 lb avg
4.75-
-NON-CITRUS FRUITS -APPLES:
MARKET STEADY ctns trypk CL
BOAT Royal Gala 100 s 23.00 NZ BOAT
Royal Gala 100 s 25.00 CONTROLLED
ATMOSPHERE STORAGE ctns trypk
WA WAExFcy Red Delicious 64s one
label 22.00 72s 17.00 one label 20.00 80s
one label 20.00 88s 16.50-18.50 mostly
16.50- one label 20.00 100 s
15.50- mostly 15.50-16.50 few 18.50
Golden Delicious 80s one label 28.00 88s
one label 28.00 Granny Smith 88s 24.50
one label 28.00 Gala 88s one label 30.00
-APRICOTS: OFFERINGS INSUFFI
CIENT TO QUOTE -AVOCADOS:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 2 lyr
CA Hass 48s 39.00-41.00 mostly 40.00
-BANANAS: MARKET STEADY 40 lb
ctns IMPORT 13.50 fir qua! 11.50-12.50
mos 12.00 sml 10.00-11.50 few 9.50 petite
13.50 40 lb ctns bagged IMPORT 12.00
-CHERRIES: 18 lb ctns/lugs CA U.S.
One Tulare 10 Vz row sz & Igr 54.00 11
row sz & Igr 46.00 -FRUITS OTHER:
ctns 1 lyr CL Apple Pears Hosui 12s 12.00
Shinko 10s 11.50-12.00 12s 11.50-12.00
FL Carambola - Star Fruit 16s 24.00 ctns
1 lyr trypk IT- Passion Fruit 28s few 30.00
10 lb ctns FL Guava few 30.00 Lychee
Nuts 60.00 -GRAPES: MARKET PER
LETTE LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT
STEADY. 18 lb lugs bgd CA Perlette med
30.00- MX Perlette med 30.00-35.00
mostly 32.00-34.00 18 lb lugs wrpd CL
BOAT Red Seedless med poor cond .50
Red Globe med-lge 8.00-9.00 18 lb entrs
bgd CL BOAT Red Seedless med poor
cond .50 Ribiers med 14.00 Red Globe
exlse 12.00-13.00 med-lge 8.00-9.00 Crim
son' Seedless med-lge 17.00 -KIWIF
RUIT: 9 kg entrs CL BOAT Hayward 36s
13.00 -MANGOES: MARKET LOWER
fits 1 lyr HT Francis 8s 7.00-8.00 9s
7.00- MX Haden 8s fr qual & cond
3.00- 9s fr qual & cond 3.00-3.50
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50.00- -NECTARINES: OFFER
INGS INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -PA
PAYA: MARKET ABOUT STEADY 10
lb ctns BR Sunrise 9s 10.00-11.00 mostly
11.00 10s 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 BZ
Solo 8s 9.50 Sunrise 7s 10.00-11.00 mostly
11.00 8s 10.00-11.00 mostly 11.00 10s
10.00- mostly 11.00 40 lb ctns DR
Green Cooking Type 16.00-17.00 35-40 lb
ctns BZ Maradol 27.00 MX Maradol 10s
24.00 -PEACHES: OFFERINGS LIGHT
ctns 2 lyr trypk CA California Well Ma
tured Early Treat 56s 24.00-25.00 64s
18.00- mostly 20.00 72s 14.00 U.S.
Mature Early Treat 56s 22.00 64s 18.00
-PEARS: MARKET STEADY std ctns/
boxes wrpd WA WAExFcy D’Anjou 80s
20.00 90s 20.00 18 kg entrs AG BOAT
Packham Triumph 80s 20.00-21.00 90s
20.00 100 s 18.00 110$ 16.00 -PERSIM
MONS: MARKET STEADY ctns 1 lyr
CL BOAT Fuyu 14s 12.50-13.00 16s
12.50-13.00 18s 12.00 -PINEAPPLES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY ctns 1 lyr
CR golden ripe 5s 16.00 6s 18.00 one label
25.00 7s 18.00 HI AIR 6s 14.00 -PLANT
AINS: MARKET STEADY SO lb ctns CB
Yellow 13.50-14.00 EC Green 13.50-14.00
-PLUMS: OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE -POMEGRANATES: OF
FERINGS NONE -PRUNES: OFFER
INGS NONE
Philadelphia Herbs
Philadelphia Terminal
Prices as of May 15,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
MISC HERBS -ANISE: % ctns CA 18s
20.00 24s 18.00-22.00 30s 15.00 -ARRU
GULA: 4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 24s 8.00 4 lb
ctns CA Baby type 14.00 -BASIL: crts
bchd FL 15s 10.00-12.00 1 kg ctns bchd IS
12s 11.00-13.00 -CELERIAC (CELERY
ROOT): OFFERINGS INSUFFICIENT
TO QUOTE -CHERVIL; OFFERINGS
INSUFFICIENT TO QUOTE -CHIVES:
1 kg ctns bchd IS 12s 18.00 -CILANTRO:
4/5 bucrts bchd NJ 30s 9.00-10.00 mostly
9.50-10.00 -DILL: crts bchd FI. 24s 9.00
NJ 24s 9.00-10.00 mostly 9.00 -DRY ES
CHALLOT: 10 lb sks NL 10.00 -HORSE
RADISH: TOO FEW SALES TO
QUOTE -MARJORAM: 1 kg ctns bchd
IS 12s 13.00 -MINT: crts bchd NJ 12s
7.00-8.00 mostly 7.50-8.00 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 AL 24s 11.50 few 11.00
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Onions, Potatoes
Philadelphia Terminal Market
May 15,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
ONIONS AND POTATOES —ON
IONS DRY: MARKET YELLOW
GRAND JBO HIGHER, OTHERS
ABOUT STEADY US# 1 OR GENER
ALLY GOOD QUAL AND COND UN
LESS OTHERWISE STATED. Yellow
Globe Type NY 50 lb sks med 6.00-7.00
few 8.00 NEW CROP Yellow Granex GA
40 lb ctns jbo 14.00-15.50 mostly 15.00
Grano Type CA 50 lb sks jbo 8.50 TX 50
lb sks Super Col 8.00-8.50 jbo 8.00-9.00
mostly 8.50 fr cond 5.00-7.00 Sweets TX
40 lb ctns jbo 10.00 White TX 50 lb sks
jbo ord cond 5.00-6.00 Red Globe Type
CA 25 lb sks jbo 16.00 MX 25 lb sks jbo
13.00 med 11.00 TX 25 lb sks jbo 13.00 fr
cond 9.00 med 11.00 —POTATOES:
MARKET ABOUT STEADY US# 1 SZ
A WASHED OR BRUSHED UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED Russet Burbank
ID bid 10 5-lb sks non sz A 12.50 50 lb
ctns 40s 15.00 50s 15.00 60s 15.00-16.00
70s 16.50-17.00 some 18.00 80s
15.00- mostly 15.00-16.00 90s
14.50-16.00 mostly 15.00-16.00 100 s
14.00- 120 s 15.00 Goldrush ME 50 lb
ctns 60s 16.00 90s 15.00 Norkotah WI 50
lb ctns ,60s 16.00 90s 15.00 Round Red
CD 50 lb sks sz B fr cond 10.50 NEW
CROP Round Red FL 50 lb sks
20.00- fr qual 13.50-14.00 sz B
25.00- fr qual 20.00 Round White
CA 50 lb ctns 25.00 FL 50 lb sks 20.00 fr
qual 12.00
Roanoke-Hollins Weekly
Feeder Cattle Sale
Richmond, Va.
May 14,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
Hollins Semi-Monthly State Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale, May 13: FEEDER
CATTLE: 115 head.
STEERS: 59 head. Med. and Lge 1:
300-400 lb 98.00; 400-500 lb 90 50-97.00,
500-600 lb 90-93.00; 700-800 lb 72-75.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 99-100.50;
400-500 lb 82.50-90.25; 500-600 lb
89-90.00; 600-700 lb 79-87.00.
HEIFERS: 56 head. Med. and Lge. L
300-400 lb 86.00; 400-500 lb 82-85.50;
500-600 lb 70-80.00; 600-700 lb 70.00.
Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb 86-88.00,
400-500 lb 81-87.25; 500-600 lb 72-79.50;
600-700 lb 69.50.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 18, 2002-Al3
Middleburg
Livestock Aurtion
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 14,2002
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 323...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 141 steers and heifers, 106 cows,
17 bulls and 59 feeder cattle)..steers
steady with spots to 1.00 higher, cows
steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady, bulls
2.00 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1195-1445 lbs 70.00-73.25, Choice 2-3
1130-1485 lbs 65.25-70.25, 1520-1595 lbs
64.50-66.75, Select 1-3 62.25-66.75, Stan
dard 1-2 57.00-61.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1180-1255 lbs
60.00- Choice 2-3 1110-1445 lbs
55.00- Select 1-2 50.50-54.50, Stan
dard 1-2 45.25-50.25.
HEIFERS; Choice 2-4 1000-1390 lbs
63.25-68.75, Select 1-3 61.50-65.25, few
Standard 1-2 55.00-58.50.
COWS: Breakers 75-80% lean
40.00- mostly 42.00-47.00, Boners
80-85% lean 39.00-46.25, bulk of sales
41.00- Lean 85-90% lean
36.50- Shells 35.50 and down.
BULLOCKS: few Select 1-3
56.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1415-2055 lbs
57.50- one 64.25, Yield Grade 2
1040-1855 lbs 54.00-57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: one Me
dium 2 710 lbs 64.00, Large 3 350-465 lbs
Holsteins 61.00-68.50, 500-580 lbs Hol
steins 52.00-58.50, couple Small 3 700 lbs
42.50 & 43.50; HEIFERS: few Medium
and Large 1 530-690 lbs 62.0065.00, one
Medium 2 835 lbs 54.00, Large 3 505610
lbs 53.0066.00, Large 3 505610 lbs
53.0066.00, few 740-1085 lbs 55.00;
BULLS: one Medium and Large 1 340 lbs
73.00, few 550-730 lbs 57.00-66.50, Medi
um and Large 3 295-360 lbs 41.00-59.00.
CALVES 182...VEALERS: few Stan
dard and Good 75-80 lbs 40.00-60.00, few
Utility 55-105 lbs 15.00-37.00. FARM
CALVES: Holstein bulls 10.00 higher,
Holstein heifers steady..No 1 Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 155.00-185.00 mostly
160.00-180.00, 80-85 lbs 135.00-175 00,
No 2 80-125 lbs 85.00-165.00; No 1 Hol
stein heifers 80-120 lbs 500 00-690.00, No
2 65-95 lbs 250.00-490.00.
HOGS 95 . Barrows and gilts .50 to 75
higher, sows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 49-54% lean
235-265 lbs 29.50-30.75, 45-50% lean
235-285 lbs 26.00-28.75, 40-45% lean
265-320 lbs 20.00-26.00.
SOWS: 1-3 310-470 lbs 18.50-22.50,
515-680 lbs 21.00-23.00.
BOARS: 260-620 lbs 13.25-15.00.
FEEDER PIGS 29...SEAUGHTER:
Utility 65-85 lbs 32.00-35.00. per cwt.
SHEEP 60... Slaughter uneven, 10.00
higher to 10.00 lower SLAUGHTER
LAMBS: Choice
40-55 lbs
90.00-
55-70 lbs
80.00-
100-125 lbs
50.00-
SLAUGHTER
SHEEP:
19.00-
GOATS
24.. sold by
the head with
weights estimat
ed). Kids: Selec
tion 2 20-40 lbs
27.00-
40-60 lbs 54.00.
Yearlings: Selec
tion 2 40-60 lbs
20.00- Nan
nies 1 50-70 lbs
40.00- Billi
es: 50-70 lbs
65.00. 100-150 lbs
100.00-
Wethers: one 55
lbs 51.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
May 13,2002
CATTLE 468...(PDA)...(5upp1y in
cluded 144 slaughter steers and heifers,
187 cows, 19 bulls and 118 feeder cat
tle)..Compared with last Monday’s sale...
steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, heifers 2.00
higher, cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls
steady.
STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
1190-1455 lbs 69.25-71.25, Choice 2-3
1150-1415 lbs 65.00-69.50, few Select 1-3
62.50-66.00, Standard 1-2 53.00-56.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1400-1505 lbs 59.50-61.25,
Choice 2-3 1190-1595 lbs 54.00-59.75,
1605-1755 lbs 55.00-58.00, Select 1-2
50.25-53.50, Standard 1-2 44.00-50.75.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 1030-1435 lbs
66.00- individual 74.75, one Select
1-3 60.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breakers
75-80% lean 41.00-49.50 mostly
42.00- few low dressing down to
40.00, Boners 80-85% lean 39.00-47.50,
bulk of sales 41.00-46.00, Lean 85-90%
lean 36.00-45.75 mostly 38.00-44.50.
Shells 35.00 and down.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1665-2290 lbs
59.00- Yield Grade 2 900-2100 lbs
49.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Medi
um and Large 1 495-595 lbs 80.00-84.50,
couple 615 lbs 79.00, one 890 lbs 61.00,
one Medium 2 835 lbs 52.00, Medium and
Large 3 315-450 lbs 60.00-66.00,
1070-1140 lbs 50.75-58.50; HEIFERS;
Medium and Large 1 315-410 lbs
80.00- 465-510 lbs 70.00-77.00,
520-615 lbs 71.00-79.00, 700-960 lbs
57.00- one Medium and Large 2 215
lbs 100.00, 400-450 lbs 74.00-75.00,
500-665 lbs 61.00-72.00, few Medium and
Large 3 490-560 lbs 57.00-58.00; BULLS:
Medium and Large 1 270-435 lbs
79 00-98.00, 520-685 lbs 65.00-78 00, Me
dium and Large 2 400-465 lbs
67.00- Medium and Large 3 250-440
lbs 81 00-87.50.
CALVFS 368...VFALFRS few Stan
dard and Good 70-90 lbs 40 00-60 00, few
Utility 40-80 lbs 10.00-32 50 FARM
CALVES. Holstein bulls 10 00 to 15 00
higher, Holstein heifers steady to 25 00
higher..No 1 Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs
155 00-199.00 mostly 160.00-185 00, 80-90
lbs 140.00-160 00, No 2 80-125 lbs
80 00-160.00, weaker calves down 70.00,
No 1 Holstein heifers 80-110 lbs
470.00- 00, No 2 70-120 lbs
150.00-
Beef type bulls and heifers 75-130 lbs
100 00-170.00
HOGS 32 ..BARROWS AND GII TS
few 45-50% lean 270-280 lbs 28 00-32.50,
40-45% lean 285-300 lbs 28.00-32.00
SOWS: 1-3 350-445 lbs 20.00-26.00,
couple 555 & 575 lbs 25.00 & 27.00.
BOARS: 395-520 lbs 11.00-12.50, one
295 lbs 17.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
SHEEP 27... Slaughter lambs steady to
5.00 lower. Slaughter Lambs: one Choice
30 lbs 77.50, 50-55 lbs 87.50-96.00, few
95-125 lbs 68.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER
SHEEP: 21.00-39.00.
GOATS 56...(A11 sold by the head with
weights estimated). Kids: Selection I
20-40 lbs 24.00-33.00, 40-60 lbs
47.00- 60-80 lbs 71.00. Selection 2
couple under 20 lbs 12.50, 20-40 lbs
18.00- 40-60 lbs 31.00-49.00. Year
lings: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 49.00,60-80 lbs
70.00. 50-70 lbs 40.00-41.00,
70-100 lbs 58.00-75.00. Billies: 50-70 lbs
55.00, 70-100 lbs 75.00, 100-150 lbs
102.50-145.00. Wethers: 50-70 lbs
54.00-
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