The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-22
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Oct. 22, 1918. SS6 Main Street. Tel. Noble zbv,
 Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers Prepared by the Local City Mar keting Agent of the Bureau of Mar. kets, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce ana Bridgeport Fruit and Vegetables Growers Association, Cooperating. ABUNDANT - Grapes, Peppers. Apples, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Green Tomatoes, Potatoes, Spinach.
 NORMAI-Pears, Cabbage, Beets, Carrots, Parsnips. sCARCE-Lima Beans, String Beans, squash, Tomatoes, Oranges, Lemons, Grapefruit, Quinces. Get Acquainted With the Fall Greens
 Now in the Market.
 Why not try a mess of greens for a change? Although most people con- sider greens as spring products, nev- ertheless there are several that are just as appetizing and tender in the fall and will make a welcome addi- tion to the daily bill of fare. Spinach. endive, kale, dandelions and lettuce are all available and reasonable in price. Spinach is especially abund- ant and there is but little demand at present. This appetizing green is called the broom of the stomach" and is said to have valuable medi- cinal properties. Surprise the family by a nice mess of greens and in so doing you will also help move a crop | and prevent a loss to the farmers as well as save materially on your pock- etbook. Spinach is costing retailers 75c a busher wbich is equivalent to 19c a peck. At this price to the re- | tailers, consumers should buy liber- ally both for eating and for canning Canned spinach will be a very vel come dish and retailers will be glad to furnish spinach in wholesale meas ures.
 Apples-Good, 5Oc-s1.5O basket, A. 10c Qt.; $4.5O-6.OO barrel, 5-7c at; local, $1-2.25 basket, 7-Sc quart.
 Bananas - South America, $3.25- i $50 Chine hands) 25-3Oc dozen.
 Beans-green, $1.75-$2.oO bushel, 5-6 1-4c quart; wax, $175-$2OO bshI 51-4 61-4c quart; Lima, $25O-$3 bushel, 7-9c quart. Beets-bunch, 2O-24 punches for s1, Sc bunch.
 Cabbage, $1.5O-$2 bushel, 1-2c-2. pound.
 CantaIoupes-Honey Dew, s225- $2.75 barrel, 4O-5Oc each. Carrots - 30-50c dozen punches, l2h-4 bunch.
 i corn-loca1, $1.5O-$2 bushe1, 12-24c dozen.
 Celery-s1.75 dozen punches, 15c bunch.
 Cucumbers - York State. $4 crate, sc each.
 Grapes-Malaga, s2.5o-$2.75 flat 1OA-11Mc pound; Tokay, $2,65-2.75 flat, 12-13c pound; local, $1,5O-1.75 fiat, 79c pound.
 Lettuce-head, $1.25 crate, Sc head
 Onions - Conn. Valley, $2-2.25 crate, 2-2hc pound; local, $1.25-1.75 bushel, 3-3A c pound.
 Pears-D'Anjou, $4.25-$5.OO box 2A A-5c each.
 Oranges - Cal Valley, s14 box, 53c-$1.40 doZen-
 Lemons - Cal, $7OO-S.OO box, g. 214c each.
 Parsnfps- s2.o0 bushel, soc peck.
 Peppers-local, $1.OO-$1.25 buahe1 3-4c quart.
 Potatoes-local, $2OO bushel, 5Oc peck; Maine, $1.5O-2OO bushel, 37-45c peck; sweet, $425-5.50 barrel, 2 -3o pound.
 Quinces, $1.25-$2oo basket, 7O-9Oc peck.
 Endive-loea:. $1.OO barrel, 1o' peck.
 Tomatoes $1.25-1.5o basket 4-4%c quart; green, 40-50c basket 3h -4c quart. These prices represent the ap- proximate cost to the retailer wher buying in unbroken packages. Or account of the variable costs of re tailing the consumer should expect tt pay from 20 to 40 per cent. over thes' prices to cover the retailers costs O doing business and his Legitimate . profits.
 United States Department of
 Agriculture,
 H. s. SCHWENK,