The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-12
BRIDGEPORT MARkET
 REPORT
Bridgeport, Conn.,, December Il, 1918. Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers.

Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers.
 Prepared by the local City Market Ing Agent of the Bureau of Markets, U s. Department of Agriculture, Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeport Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Cooperating. ABUNDANT-Apples, cabbage, on- ions, turnips, oranges, carrots, pota- toes.
 NORMAL-Beets Bananas, squash, sweet potatoes, lemons, cauliflower, grapefruit.
 SCARCE-Beans, cranberries, pep pers, pears, grapes, spinach. Last Chance For Vegetable Bargains. Vegetables have been abundant and low priced right along while some of the fruits that were ex- tremely high are now to a normal figure. Even the approach of win ter has brought no objectional rise in vegetable prices, excepting a slight advance in sweet potatoes.
 Vegetables are not only cheap but apples and citrus fruits are cheaper in comparison with prices a year ago. The effect of the large potato crop in Maine is indicated in the local market. Prices are generally higher than November prices after the real winter commences, but this year the price of $1.50 to $1.75 per bushel wholesale remains unchanged.
 Consumers who were not able to secure their winter vegetables now realize that a supply of them in stock are as essential as the black diamonds in the coal bin. If the weather man is sympathetic during the coming week there is still a chance to tuck the "spud' away in the winter com missary. Potatoes have not advanc- l ed in price here but are quoted high 1 CT at shipping points. Many retail CTS gave their customers a chance to l lay in Onions, potatoes and apples at a near wholesale price and when ever possible the housewife should grasp the chance before opportunity l locks the door that keeps the snow l drifts out. | Following are wholesale prices 1 Consumers should expect to pay from 20 to 40 per cent. above these prices to cover the retailers cost of doing business and his legitimate profits.
 Vegetables
 Beets, s1-$1.5O bushel, 2-3c pound
 Celery, bleached, 75-S5c dozen 1-2-7c stalk.
 Cabbage, $1.5O-s2 barrel, 1 1-2-2c pound.
 Carrots, s1-$15O cwt., II 1-2c Ib 1 Caulifiower, $2-$2.5O crate, 1O-2Oc head.
 Lettuce, head, 75c-$125 dozen, G. 12 1-2c pound.
 Onions, Conn. Valley, $175-$225 cwt., 1 3-4-2 1-4c pound.
 Potatoes, s2.4O-$2.9O cwt, S7 1-2- 43 1-4c pound.
 Potatoes. sweet, s2,s5-ss bushel 1-2-6c pound.
 Peppers. $2-$225 bushel, 6-7c at.
 Parsnips, s1.5O-$1.75 bushel, B. 1-2c pound.
 spinach, s2-s2.75 barrel, IS 1-2- 23c peck.
 Squash, winter s1.5O-s2 barrel 1 1-2-2c pound,
 Turnips, yellow, $1.5O-2 cwt., 1-2- 2c pound.
 Fruits
 Apples, fancy, $6-SS barrel, $1- $150 basket.
 Apples, local Baldwins, .s5.5o-$6.5C barrel, 75c-s1 basket
 Apples. western fancy, s2.50-4 box | 18-75c dozen. Cranberries, $16-S22 barrel, 16-22C quart.
 Bananas, hands s2.5O-s8.5O bch. 25-35cS dozen. | Grapes, Spanish, $6-$15 keg, 14- BOG pound.
 Lemons s5-s5.75 box, 22-2Sc dog Grapefruit. Florida, $4.50-$47E box, 6-12c each.
 Walnuts English, 35-40c pound.
 Oranges, Florida, $4-s525 box, 25. soc dozen.
 Oranges, Cal. naval, s5-$7 box, 3s. 75c dozen.
 Christmas trees, S1.75-$2 bundle 25c-$2 each.
 G. H. STACK, In charge Local Market Reporting III Service