Al2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 17, 2003 Philadelphia Vegetables Terminal Market May 14.2003 Report Supplied By USDA VFGET ABLES -ARTICHOKES. MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Globe Thorned 24s few 24.00-25.00 36s few 21.00 -ASPARAGUS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, pvr ctns/crts 28 lb bchd CA Green std 2KOO WA WAExFcy Green Ige 30.00 std 36.00 sml 36.00-37.00 pyrcrts bchd NJ Green fldrun 20.00-22.00 -BEANS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, bucrts CA Fava 16.00 buctns/crts FL Round Green Type Machine Picked 18.00 fair cond 14.00-15.00 GA Round Green Type Machine Picked 18.00-20.00 mostly 18.00 5 lb ctns GU Hericot Vert (French Type) 9.00-10.00 30 lb ctns CA Fava 16.00 -BEETS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd NC 12s 10.00 NJ 12s 11.00 -BROCCOLI: MARKET STEADY, ctns CA bchd 14s 9.00-11.00 20 lb ctns Ise CA Crown Cut 11.00-12.00 -BRUSSEIS SPROUTS: MARKET LOWER. 25 lb ctns CA 15.00 MX 16.00 -CABBAGE: OFFERINGS SAVOY TYPE INSUFFI CIENT TO QUOTE. MARKET GREEN SLIGHTLY LOWER, OTHERS ABOUT STEADY. 1 '/< bucrts & 50 lb ctns FL Round Green Type med 9.00-10.00 Red GOLD & SILVER WATCH DOES THE CURRENT STOCK MARKET FIASCO GOT YOU DOWN? HAVE YOU THOUGHT LATELY ABOUT ALTERNATIVE MKST INVESTMENTS? YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS Wf ' OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERSIFY YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO. W NOT MANY COMMODITIES OR STOCKS HAVE THE GLOBAL APPEAL AND VALUE LIKE GOLD AND SILVER, NATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD USE THESE METALS AS A STORE OF WEALTH. m HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO ASSIST YOU IN THESE INVESTMENTS. IN ADDITION TO GOLD AND SILVER, LEHIGH VALLEY FUTURES, INC. THROUGH ITS FCM TRADES ON ALL MAJOR FUTURES EXCHANGES, FUTURES HAVE BEEN OUR ONLY BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS 4 3RD ANNUAL Sustainable Hog Farming Summit June 6-7, 2003 Eisenhower Inn & Conference Center Gettysburg, Pennsylvania More information & registration: www.waterkeeper.org or call 914.674-0622 x 204 20 0 3 * 4 ' - •<« • “ V* ❖ Produce Markets * Type med few 14.00 GA Round Green Type med 8.00-10.00 mostly 9.00-10.00 few 7.00 Red Type med 12.00-14.00 most ly 14.00 TX Round Green Type med 10.00 -CARROTS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, sks 48 1-lb filmbags CA Top ped med-lge 14.00-15.00 few 16.00 sks 24 2-Ib filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 sks 10 5-lb filmbags CA Topped med-lge 14.00 50 lb sks Ise CA Topped jbo 15.00 CD Topped jbo 10.50 MX Topped jbo fair cond 8.00-9.00 ctns bchd CA Bunched 24s 12.00 ctns 24 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled few 18.00 ctns 20 1-lb filmbags CA Baby Peeled 13.00-14.00 ctns 4 5-lb Omb CA Baby Peeled slims few 16.50-17.00 -CAULIFLOWER: OFFERINGS LIGHT, ctns flmwrpd CA 12s 18.00-24.00 mostly 20.00 few 25.00 9s 18.00-19.00 -CELERY: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA 2 dz 13.00-16.00 most ly 14.00-15.00 2 '/> dz 13.00-16.00 mostly 14.00-15.00 filmbags 30s 17.00 EL 2 dz 12.00 2 '/: dz 12.00 3 dz 12.00 -CHINESE CABBAGE: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb ctns CA Nappa 20.00 -CORN-SWEET: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, wbcrts FL Yellow 4-4 Vz dz 8.50-10.00 White 4-4 Vi dz 9.50-10.50 mostly 10.00 Bi-Color 4-4 'A dz few 8.00 -CUCUMBERS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, flts/ctns flmwrpd CD CDOne Long Seedless med 12s 7.00 sml FOR INFORMATION CONTRACT DETAILS AND FUTURES AND OPTIONS STRATEGIES PHONE (610) 577-0002 OR 800-543-8939 LEHIGH VALLEY FUTURES INC. 410 Bridge Street Weissport, PA 18235 e-mail: greg@lvfutures.com bryen @ lvfutures.com The risk of loss in trading futures and options can be substantial Futures and options trading may not be suitable for everyone You should carefully consider the risks in light of your financial condition in deciding whether to trade. wrte/e.i.£.f>£.e acua/jci Co-sponsored by the Delaware River keeper Network, the White Dog Cafe Foundation, PASA, Penn Future, Animal Welfare Institute, and GRACE. 12s 7.00-8.00 WAXED 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 18.00-20.00 fr qual 10.00-12.00 few 13.00 few low as 8.00 ord cond 2.00- sml few 14.00-17.00 GA med fr qual few 14.00 sml 16.00 few 14.00 MX med 22.00-24.00 few 14.00 UNWAXED 1 1/9 bucrts FL Pickles Ige 12.00 -EGG PLANT; MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL med 12.00-14.00 few higher fair qual 10.00 ctns/crts HD Chi nese 23.00-25.00 ord cond 10.00 35 lb ctns HD Japanese 28.00 30 lb ctns HD Thai few 40.00 Indian 28.00-30.00 -ENDIVE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 1 19 buctns/crts NJ few 18.00 fair cond 14.00 10 lb ctns BI Witloof 11.00 few 12.00 -ESCAROLE: OFFERINGS LIGHT. 1 1/9 buctns/crts NJ few 20.00 -GARLIC: MARKET STEADY. 30 lb ctns CQ White # 10-11 packaged 6s 22.00 3s 20.00 # 9 17.00 Pur ple packaged 3s 17.00 MX Purple super col 28.50 col 25.50 super jbo 24.00 exjbo 22.50 22 lb ctns/crts AG White # 5 fair cond 10.00 # 6 fair cond 12.00 -GREENS: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, crts bchd NJ Collard 9.00-10.00 Kale 9.00 ctns bchd CA Kale 24s 13.00 Swiss Chard 12s 14.00 Red 12s 14.00 mixed colors 16.00 ctns/crts bchd GA Collard 24s 10.00 Kale 24s 9.00 NC Collard 9.00-10.00 sml 8.00 Kale 10.00 ctns Ise CA Kale Flowering 24s 16.00 MX Kale Flowering 24s 15.00 -LETTUCE-ICEBERG: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER, ctns CA 24s 22.00- mostly 22.00-23.00 some low as 20.00 fair cond 15.00 Wrapped 24s 22.00- mostly 24.00-25.00 ord-fair cond 10.00-15.00 NM 24s 19.00-22.00 -LETTUCE-OTHER: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA Green Leaf 24s 24.00- mostly 26.00 Red Leaf 24s 14.00- mostly 15.00 few high as 20.00 NJ Green Leaf 24s 20.00 3 lb ctns CA Mesculin Mix 6.50-7.00 few 6.00 few Keystone > concrete f PRODUCTS\ Concrete Slatted Free Stall Barn Long Core Cattle Waffle Slats Slant Back J-Bunks Give us a call for more information on hog, beef, dairy and heifer bams. ' Hy-Capacity H-Bunks End Sections Available For Feed Bunks 8.00 -LETTUCE-ROMAINE: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns CA 24s 26.00- mostly 26.00-28.00 fair cond 16.00 NJ 24s 17.00-20.00 % crts foil lined CA 24s 31.00 -MUSHROOMS: MARKET STEADY. 10 lb ctns PA Ige 14.75 few 14.50 med 12.00-12.25 4 qt bkts PA med- Ige 7.00 sml-med 6.25 5 lb ctns PA Oyster 16.00 Portobellas 9.00-9.50 few 10.00 sml 8.00- 3 lb ctns PA Shiitake 13.00 fair qual 10.00 Oyster few 12.00 ctns 12 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 10.50-10.75 mostly 10.50 ctns 8 1-lb trays flmwrpd PA 14.75 ctns 10 10-o? trays flmwrpd PA 10.50-10.75 ctns 10 8-oz trays flmwrpd PA 9.50 -OKRA: MARKET LOWER. '/; bucrts FL sml-med 9.00-10.00 few high as 12.00 -ONIONS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd CA 48s one label 12.00 MX 48s 8.00-10.00 mostly 8.00- few 7.00 Leeks 12s 15.00 -PARSLEY: OFFERINGS PLAIN LIGHT. MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 1 1/9 buctns/crts bchd FL Curly 60s 14.00 NJ Curly 60s 12.00-14.00 Plain 60s 25.00 -PARSNIPS: MARKET STEADY. 20 lb filmbags Ise CD 10.00 -PEAS GREEN: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 10 lb ctns GU Snow Peas 10.00-12.00 few 13.00 few 9.00 Sugar Snap Peas 9.00-10.00 few 11.00 occasional higher ord cond 3.00- -PEPPERS: MARKET SLIGHTLY LOWER. 1 1/9 buctns CA Bell Type Green jbo 13.00-14.00 exlge 13.00- Ige 11.00-12.00 FL Bell Type Green exlge fair qual 10.00 Ige 10.00 some 9.00 fair qual 8.00 med 7.00-8.00 some few fair qual 5.00-6.00 sml 6.00 Mxd Red And Green Ige 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 med- Ige 5.00-7.00 mostly 5.00-6.00 poor cond 1.00- MX Bell Type Red Ige fair qual 18.00- IS lb ctns MX Bell Type Red Ige 18.00-20.00 5 kg ctns NL Bell Type Orange 80-100 mm 23.00-26.00 Red 80-100 mm 23.00-26.00 Yellow 80-100 mm 18.00 -PEPPERS OTHER: MARKET ,Jt*m *** - HJ' -* y buctns FL Hungar ian Wax 8.00 Jalapeno 8.00-9.00 Poblano few 12.00 1 1/9 buctns FL Long Hot 12.00 few 10.00 1 1/9 buctns/crts FL Poblano 18.00- 30 lb ctns HD Thai Chili Hots Green 40.00 Red few 60.00 -RADISHES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns tpd 30 6-oz filmbags FL Red 7.00 few 8.00 ctns tpd 14 1-lb filmbags FL Red 7.50 few 9.00 ctns bchd MX Red 24s 7.50 -RUTABA GAS: MARKET STEADY. 50 lb sks CD CDOne med 7.00-8.00 mostly 8.00 -SPIN ACH: MARKET ABOUT STEADY, ctns bchd CA Flat 24s 14.00 1 2/5 bucrts bchd CA Flat 24s 16.00 ctns 4 2-'/>lb filmbags CA Flat 15.00 cel cit NJ Savoy 7.00 4 lb ctns CA Flat Baby Type 10.00-11.00 -SQUASH: MARKET ZUCCHINI LOWER, YELLOW STRAIGHTNECK ABOUT STEADY. 16 buctns FL Yellow Straightneck med 10.00-12.00 GA Zuc chini sml-med 14.00-16.00 med 12.00 Yel low Straightneck sml-med 10.00-12.00 mostly 12.00 poor cond 1.00-2.00 med 8.00- mostly 10.00 poor cond 1.00- 4/7 buctns MX Zucchini sml med 20.00-22.00 -SWEET POTATOES: MARKET STEADY. CURED 40 lb ctns LA U.S. One Beauregard med 19.00 NC U.S. One Beauregard med 15.00-16.00 -TOMATOES: MARKET ABOUT STEADY. 25 lb ctns FL Vine Ripes light red-red sx6s 9.00-10.00 few 11.00 6x6s 8.00 jbo 12.00 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red Sx6s 8.00- mostly 9.00 6x6s 8.50-10.00 mostly 9.00 red 8.00 Local Repack 85% U.S. One or Better Mature Greens light red-red sx6s 14.25 6x6s 14.75 6x7s 14.75 5 kg ctns on the vine NL Vine Ripes Green house red med-lge 14.00 TX Vine Ripes Greenhouse red med-lge 7.00-8.00 -TO MATOES, CHERRY: MARKET Precast Concrete T-Wall Bunker Silos or commodity buildings built to suit your needs. Bunkers available in 8 Ft. or 12 Ft. High 194” (Turn to Page Al 3)