The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-12
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept. 12, 1918, ss6 Main street.. Tel. Noble 250.
 Abundant-Apples, potatoes grapes, pears, sweet potatoes.
 Normal-Cantaloupes, squash, cab- oage, peppers, plums, corn.
 Scarce-Lima beans, lettuce, string beans, beets, peaches, crabapples.
 Potatoes on Big Demand.
 Heavy receipts and brisk trading again featured the Farmers Market at the foot of Wall street today (Thursday). Most crops enjoyed good demand and moved rapidly. Po tatoes were in heavy demand and the supply was sold out long before many retailers had secured their daily sup ply. Bushels of "firsts' were selling at $2 fiat and found a steady market at that figure. Seconds" sold from $i$1.25 according to quality.
 No shipments from Maine have been received as yet but will probably be due in another week. Pears and Peaches Tighter. Wholesalers report much difficulty in securing pears and peaches anu the tendency toward higher prices Is strong Colorado Elbertas in flats (1O quarts) are costing retailers s1.S5- are costing $3.25-s4 for Elbertas with quality and condition determining the price.
 Receipts on peaches have lessened materially in the last week and the | season is rapidly coming to a close for this popular fruit. Ten cars of Fancy Utah Elbertas due next week will give the Bridgeport housewives a last chance to swell their supply of canned peaches. Housewives are told that, although a 20 per cent. syrup is recommended in canning peaches, nevertheless, this | fruit can be satisfactorily and safely | canned with hot water and sugar add | ed when the fruit is served. Corn Plentiful and Reasonable. Very fancy corn is now obtainable on the Farmers Market at very req sonable prices. At Pc an ear house wives can afford to can good quan- tity for many dishes during the win | ter. Lima beans and corn are pop ular combination at any time and both | may be canned with perfect ease. Ex- | periments on drying corn in the new | Dehydrator have been very successful | 12 ears of corn making 1 ID. of thu dried product Consumers shoulC not miss this opportunity to preserve this valuable crop and save the com mercial pack for shipment across | ao 1ooc 4 Or f1f s1.75-s25O bushel; 5-Sc qt.; local, s1- $2.25 basket; 7-Sc qt :. Bananas, South America, s3-$3.5C nine hands, 25-SOc dozen,
 Beans, green, $2 bushel, 1-4c quart; wax. s2 bushel, 1-4c quart lima, s3-S325 bushel, 10 1-2-12 1-2t at.
 Beets, bunch, 2O-26 punches fol $1.00, 4-5c bunch. Cabbage, s175-s2.25 barrel, 2 34 Cantaloupes, New Jersey $2.50-$3 f crate, 11c-12c each; Colorado gems , $1.S5-$2; 14c-16c each. , Carrots, bunch, 80c-60c dozen 5 4c bunch.
 Corn, local, $2-s225 hundred; 24-27' l dozen; No. 2, $1s2 per hundred 12-24 l dozen
 Cucumbers, York State, S1.75-s2.2 \ bushel; 1-2c each; picking s5 bush el; cent each. Grapes, California, $1.85-$2 fiat; ' r 1-2c ID; Tokay, $3 fiat; 12-1Sc ID; lc
 cal SIPS basket; 1Oc at. = Lettuce head, S2 crate; Sc head. 0 Onions, Conn. Valley, s2,75-$S GO il ID sack), 2 3-4-3c ID; local, $1.50-s - Eushel, 3-4c 10.
 Pears, Bartletts, $3-s4 box, 2-5c eel e Oranges, Cal, Valley, $9-9.5O bo1 q 40-75c dozen.
 : Lemons, Cal. $S.5o-ss box. S-4- |. Sc each.
 Parsley, 3Oc4Oc dozen; 1-2-s l.;
 Peaches, $1S5 fiat; 15-16c q Fancy Elbertas, $3.25$3.75 crate, 1E
 16c at.
 Peppers, local, S1.5O bushe1 3-5c at.
 Potataoes new, s4.25s6 barrel, 5s
 65c peck; local, s1-s2 bushel. 5(
 peck; sweet, $6.25-$7.5O barrel, 5
 CSC peck.
 Endive, $1 barrel.
 Squash, 30-35c dozen, ? 1-2-;
 each.
 Swiss Chard. $1 dozen punches.
 1-3c bunch.
 Tomatoes, local 65-S6c crate, 4-4K V quart; 5o-75c basket; 3 124c quar
 Cars on track at g a. m.-One Ter
 ons, one peaches (New Jersey), o1
 pears, one oranges, one potatoes, tv o grapes one onions. These prices represent the approx
 mate cost the retailer has to p;
 when buying in the original packas ,. On account of the variable cost of r s tailing the consumer should expe ,9 5o pay from IS to 35 per cent or mo ,t above these prices. i' L. s. Schwenck. in charge.