The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-10
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 10, 1918, S86 Main Street. Tel. Noble 25O.
 Market Guide for Bridgeport

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 and Bridgeport Fruit and Vegetables Growers Association, Cooperating. ABUNDANT = Grapes. Peppers, Sweet Corn, Apples, Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Green Tomatoes.
 NORMAL-Pears, Cabbage, Beets, Carrots, Parsnips.
 SCARCE-Lina Beans, String Beans, Squash, Tomatoes, Quinces. Eat Fruits While the Supply is
 Abundant!
 Grapes are assuming an important place in the fruit market and reports indicate that this crop is selling very freely. A car of York State grapes, Concords and Niagaras arrived yester- day and was immediately sold out. Re- tailers are paying from $1.50 to $165 for 20 pound basket which is equiv alent to ' 1-2c to 1-4c pound Cali fornia grapes are still plentiful on the markets but the quality is gradually becoming poorer. Malagas and To- kays in flats are costing retailers $2.50-$2.75, which is equivalent to 10c to lie a pound. Onions are Plentiful. Onions have taken another drop Conn. Valley yellow onions, now sell ing to retailers at $2 to $S per hun dred pounds or 2c to Sc a pound. With such low prices prevailing, housewives would do we'll to lay in a supply for winter. White onions for picking are costing retailers $175 to $2 bushel. | These prices represent approxi- mately the cost to the retailer when buying in the original packages. Con- sumers should expect to pay on the average, an advance over these prices of from 20 to 40 per cent. to cover the retailers cost of doing business and his legitimate profit.
 Apples-good, 5Oc-$1.5O basket, A. 1Oc quart; $4.5O$6 barrel. 5-7c quart; local. s1-$2.25 basket, 7-8c quart.
 Bananas-South America, $3-$3.50 nine hands, 25-30c dozen. | Beans-green, $1.75-$2 bushel, g. 6 1-4c quart; wax, $1.75-$2 bushel, 5 1-4-6 1-4c quart; lima, $3-$3.50 bushel, 10 1-2c-12 1-2c quart.
 Beets-bunch, 20-24 punches for $1, 5c bunch.
 Cabbage, s1:5O-ss bushe1, 1 1-2-2c pound.
 Cantaloupes-Honey Dew, 2.25 crate, 40c each. Ca bunch, 1-2-4c bunch.
 Corn-localr S1.5O-S2, 1S-24c dozen No. 2, $1-s1.25, 12-18c dozen. CucumbersE-York State, $190-$2.0t , bushel, 1-2-2c each; pickling, $1Ot ! hundred, 1c each.
 Grapes-Malaga, $2.50-s2.75 flat 10 1-4-11 1-4c pound; Tokay, $2.65 , $2.75 fiat, 12-13c pound; local, $1 $1.25 crate, 1-2-9c pound.
 Lettuce-head, SIPS crate, 5 head. 3 Onions-Conn. Valley, s2-$3 sack : 2-3c pound; local, s1.5O-$1.75 bushel 3-3 1-4c pound. ! Pears-D'Anjou, $4.25-$5 box
 Oranges-Cal Valley SIP box, 60 n soc dozen.
 l. Lemons-Cal, $5.5o-$6.5O box T 1 1-2-2c each.
 Parsley-local, SO-4Oc., 2 1-2-S 1-S bunch.
 y Peaches -Elbertas, $2 basket, 14 9 quart; S4-S4.25 bushel, 12 1-2-13 1-4 | quart
 ; Peppers-local. s1-$1.25 bushel, 3 4c quart.
 Potatoes-iocal, $2 bushel, 50 peck; Maine, s1.75-$2 bushel, 44-4S 0 peck; sweet, $4.25$5,5O barrel. 2 IA $ Sc pound.
 d Endive-local, $14Oo barrel, 10 n peck.
 f Squash, so-s5c dozen, 2 1-2-3 each.
 Tomatoes-ripe, 75-9Oc crate, 4 c 4-S-4c quart; green, 4O5Oc basket e 8 1-2-4c quart.
 United States Department of
 Agriculture, f H. s. SCHWENK, oI,o