The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-03
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 8, 1918 SS6 Main street. Tel. Noble 250.
 Market Guide for Bridgeport

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 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, potatoes, turnips, oranges. .... NORMAL - Beets, bananas. car rots, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, lemons, cauIifower, grapefruit.
 SCARCE-Beans, cranberies, pep pers, pears, grapes.
 Local Apples at Height of Season. There is a great variety of both eat ing and cooking apples on the mar ket- Bridgeport Is conceded to be the principal shipping point for a good share of the apples produced in the Housatonic valley and consumers can avail themselves not only of home grown Baldwins but also of a long list of winter apples originating from farm orchards.
 "Eat an apple a day. is a suggest ing seasonal slogan for fruit lovers. Home grown apples compete in flavor and appearance with apples from other regular apple growing sections. The home grown Baldwins are right ill season and not only represents an excellent eating apple but is conceded New England's best for baking pies or apple sauce. Buy 8 barrel of Baldwins," they are conceded to keep well in storage and purchasing them is real economy. Other home grown apples with special value for dessert, pie or sauce are plentiful The Greening costs less on the average than Baldwins apples, but the green color of the skiu prevents its sale aa pies.
 Many varieties found only in the homestead orchards from trees over a century in age filter into market in i limited quantities. The Talman sweet, Sheepnose or Gillifiower and ! Fallawater, all desirable as dessert i apples are obtainabIe in the mar. kets. Following are wholesale prices Consumers should expect to pay from 20 to 40 per cent. above these | prices to cover the retailers cost ot doing business and his legitimatt profits.
 Vegetables.
 Beets, s1-$1.50 bushel, 2-3c pound | Celery, bleached, 65-85c dozen, 6S l 7c stalk
 Cabbage, $1-s1.75 barrel, 1 1-2. l 1 3-4c pound.
 Carrots, $1-$1.50 ckt., II 1-2c lb.
 Caulif1ower, $1o0-$2.5O crate, 8, 2Oc head.
 Lettuce. head. 75c-$125 dozen, 6 | 12 1-2c head.
 Onions, Conn. Valley, s1.75-$2.2: bushel, 1 3-4-2 1-4c pound.
 Potatoes, $2.5O-s2.sO cwt., 37 1-2 43 1-4c peck
 Peppers, $2-s2.25 bushel, s-7c at.
 Parsnips, $150-$1.75 bushel. i Spinach, $1-$150 bushel, 25-S7 1-2 peck.
 Squash, winter, s1.50-s2 barrel 1 1-2-2c pound.
 LII LlpoJ yCAAO"g p4.HO-@ SV l-J l 4-4 Pc pound.
 Fruits. '- | Apples, fancy, $6-$7.5O barrel, $1 $1.25 basket; local Baldwins, $4:5O $6 barrel, 75c-s1 basket; westerl fancy, $2.50-$4 boxes, 1s-5Oc dozen.
 Bananas, g hands, $4 bunch, S5 dozen.
 Grapes, California, $5 keg, 1S-19 pound.
 Lemons, s5-$6 box, 22-2Sc dozen.
 Lemons, $5-s6 box, 22-2Sc dozen.
 Grapefruit, Florida, $4.50-$5, 6-15 each.
 Pears, fancy Cal, $45o-$5, 3 1-2 4 1-2c each.
 Oranges, Florida, s4-$5 bushel, 28 45c dozen.
 Walnuts, English, S5-45c pound. G. M. STACK, In charge Local Market Reportin