The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-02
BRIDGEPORT MARKET REPORT

Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. z, 191c. Sse Main street. Tel. Noble 25O.
 Abundant-Grapes, peppers, sweet corn, apples, onions, sweet potatoes.
 Normal-Green tomatoes, pears, cabbage, cantaloupes.
 Scarce - Peaches, Lima beans, string beans, beets, squash, tomatoes.
 Sweet Potatoes Much Cheaper.
 Sweet potatoes are one of the best buys on the market for the thrifty housewife who wishes to get the maxi mum food value for her dollars. It Is we'll known fact that sweet potatoes are one and half times as nutritious as the white "spuds" and at present an unusual bargain in food value. Virginia is right in the midst of harvesting her crop and prices are | not likely to go much lower. Retailers are paying from $450 to $6 barrel | for "sweets," which is equivalent to | 35c to 5Gc a peck. There are many delicious dishes prepared with sweet | pototoes and housewives should use | this vegetable as often as possible while such a low price prevails. l Sweet potatoe pie is one way of prep aration and reliable receipe will be found in this report tomorrow for this delectable dish.
 Heavy Shipments on White Potatoes. | Maine is now shipping potatoes in l large quantities over f2 cars having | come to Bridgeport in the last two days. It will soon be time for house. wives to order supply for winter. | Prices at present range from S1.75 to c q bushel on local spuds. These prices are prices paid by retailers and ped dlers and housewives will expect to pay about 6oo peck. Cabbage is plentiful at present and | prices are attractive for laying in a supply for sour kraut, cold slaw, etc. Retailers are paying $5 for hundred heads or 5o a head and also $1.50 to $1.75 when purchased in barrel Quan- titles.
 Green tomatoes are plentiful and are selling freely at 75o to $50 a bushel as the price to the retailer. Apples 50c-$1.50 basket, 4-10c at $4.5O12.5O barrel: 5-1Oc quart; local, $1-$2.25 basket, 7-Sc quart.
 Bananas-South American, $3-3.50
 
 Beans-green, $1.75-2 basket. D. 1-4c quart; wax. $1.75-2 bushel lima, ss-3.5O bushel; 1ok-121ac c at.
 Beets-bunch, 2O-24 punches for s1, 5c bunch.
 Cabbage. $1.5O-s2 barrel. 1-2-2c pound.
 Cantaloupes-L. I. & N. J.. s2.75- "A crate. 9-10c each; Honey Dew s2.25-2.50 crate; 40-5Oc each.
 Carrots-bunch. 3O-5Oc dozen, 1-2 and 4c bunch.
 Corn-local, s1.75-2.25, 21-27c dog; No. 2, $1-1.50. 12-1sc dozen.
 Cucumbers-York State, s1.50- 160 bushel, 1 1-2-2c each; pickling $1 hundred, 1c each. Grapes-Malaga, S2.50-2.75 fiat 10 1-4-11 1-4c pound; Tokay, s265- 2.75 fiat; 12-1sc pound; local. s1-1.25 basket, 1-2-sc pound. Lettuce-head. s1.25 crate, 5c head Onions-Conn. Valley, $2.50-27S GOO lb.> sack) 3 1-2-2 3-4c pound local $15O-1.75 bushel, 3 3 -1-2c ID Pears-DAnjou, $4.25-5.OO box 1-4-3c each.
 oranges-CaL Val, ss,5o-1O.Oo box t0-75c dozen.
 Lemons-cal s5.oo-s.5o box. 1 1-2 % each.
 Parsley So-4oc, 1-2-3 1-3c bunch Peaches-E Elbertas. S2.00 basket 14c quart; $4.00-425 bushel, 12 1-2 13 1-4c quart.
 Peppers-local, s1.25-1.5O bushel 3-5c quart. Peppers local, s125-1.5O bushel 3-5c quart.
 Potatoes, Maine, s1.75-1.9o bushel 44-4Sc peck; local, $2 bushel, 5Oc peck; sweet, s45o-60O barrel. S7-5oc s peck.
 Endive, s1 barrel, 1oc peck. Squash, SO-35c dozen, ? 1-2-S S each.
 ] Tomatoes, ripe, 75-9oc crate, 4-4A a qt.; 60-85c basket, h3-4c qt.; green z 45c basket GA qts.), Sk-4c at. Red raspberries, 15c pint, 15c pint Quinces, $7-S.O0 barrel, 6473c peck 3 These prices represent approxi 2 mately the cost to the retailer whel buying in the original package. Ol
 account of the variable costs of re 6 tailing due to rentals. delivery ser D vice, shrinkage, etc., the consumer should expect to pay from 15 to 3 IS per cent. or more above the price Q quoted in these columns.
 H. s. SCHWENK,
 In charge