The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-14
BRIDGEPORT MARKET REPORT

Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. IA. 1918. SS6 Main street, Tel Noble 250.
 Abundant - Potatoes. grapes. pep pers, sweet corn, apples.
 Normal Tomatoes, sweet pota- toes, plunls, cabbage, cantaloupe.
 Scarce = Peaches, pears, lima beans, string beans, beets, squash. Heavy Receipts With Fair Demand
 Receipts were heavy on the Farm CTS Market at the foot of Wall steet this morning Saturday.. Demand was good on most produce so that the majority of loads were sold out at a. m. Tomatoes and sweet corn were in abundance and are the best buys for the housewife. Tomatoes of excellent quality were selling to retailers at 60-75c a basket or about ing retailers from 75c to $1.00 ac- it is still practising economy to can tomatoes and make certain to have a sufficient quantity for the winter. Sweet corn is apparently in dis favor with the Bridgeport Housewife | as there has been but little demand l for this product all week. Pedders report that corn is the most difficult crop to sell and consequently they are | buying only small quantities. Good corn was costing retailers from $1.50- l S2 per hundred or 18-24c a dozen Sales on fancy corn" were made al | $2.25-S2.50 but the majority of sales were at the lower quotation. Apples are selling very freely at | present, with a good demand on fancy fruit. Retailers were paying from $1 1 to $2 a bushel according to quality. Good Demand on Potatoes The most sought after crop this morning was potatoes. A very mod crate supply was quickly exhausted | and pedders were unabe to secure a supply. Firsts were bringing s2 a | bushel or soc peck, and seconds were costing retailers from $1 to $1 25 a bushel or 25-31c a peck. Beans were selling slowly this morning with | most sales made at $2 a bushel for the stringless varieties and $3 to S3.5O a bushel for the lima beans. Cabbage | Is selling we'll at $2 a barrel and one load of "seconds" was disposed of at $5c per head. Two more cars 1 of Washington Elberta peaches arriv- ed yesterday, and are now costing re- tailers $1.75-$2 a flat or IT 1-2-2Oc a quart. Lemons are lower than they have been all season now selling at | $5-$6.25 box or about 1 3-4-2c each.
 Apples, 50c-$125 basket; 4-9c qt. | $1.753.00 bushel; 5-8c qt.; local l $1.00-$2.25 basket; 7-Sc at. 1 Bananas, South America, $3-$s5o nine hands, 25-30c dozen. Beans, green, $2 bushel, 6 1-4c quart; wax, $2 bushel, 6 1-4c quart; lima, $SS.5O bushel; 10k-12Ac at
 Beets, bunch, 2O-26 punches for 45c bunch.
 Cabbage $1.75-2.Oo barrel; 2-2 s-4, pound.
 Cantaloupes, Long Island. ss25- $4.O0 crate; 9-1Oc each; Colorado, $1.85- 200; 14-16c each.
 Carrots, bunch. 90c-5oc dozen 2k k-4c bunch.
 Corn, local, $1.75-$2.5O per 100; 21 soc dozen; No. ?, $1.00-1.50 per 100; 12-18c dozen.
 Cucumbers, York State, $150-1.6t 1 bushel; 1-2-2c each; picking, $10t per 100; 1c each.
 Grapes, California, $1S5-s2 fiat; T. 8 1-3c ID; Tokay, $500 flat; 1z-13c 1bi local, $1.5O basket; 1OAc at.
 Lettuce (head), $2.25 crate; S1st head.
 Onions, Conn. Valley, $3.00-3.2E (1OO ID. sack); 3-3A c lb.; local, $50. l 200 bushel: S-4c ID.
 Pears, Bartletts, $35O-$4.OO box 2k- -Sc each.
 Oranges. Cal. Val. (176's and 216's, $9.O0-9.5O box; 40-75c dozen.
 Lemons, Cal, $5$6.25 box; 1 l.:
 Parsley. so-4oc doz.; 2K-s1-ac bunch.
 Peaches, Fancy Elbertas, s1.sE flat; 15-16c at; $S.25-3.75 crate; 15- 16c at.
 Peppers, local, s1.5O bushel; S-5c at. Potatoes, Long Island, $2.O0 bushel soc peck; local, $2 bushel; soc peck sweet, $7.5O-S.OO barrel; 68-73c peck
 Endive, $1 barrel; 10c peck.
 Squash, 3O-35c Goz.; 2 1-2-3c each.
 Swiss Chard, $1 dozen punches, $ 1-Sc bunch.
 Tomatoes. local, 75c-$1 crate; A. 4 3-4c quart; 60-75c basket; 1-2- 4c quart.
 Cars on track at a. na-: Lemon. (new); 2 peaches (New Jersey); ] pears; 1 oranges; 1 potatoes; grapes; 1 onions.
 These prices represent the approxi mate cost the retailer has to pa! when buying in the original package On account of the variable cost of re uailing the consumer should expec 70 pay from 15 to 35 per cent or nor above these prices. L. S. Schwenck. in charge.