The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept 13, 1918. S86 Main street., Tel. Noble 250.
 Abundant - Potatoes, grapes, pep pers, sweet corn, apples
 Normal - Tomatoes, sweet pota- toes plums, cabbage, cantaloupe.
 Scarce - Peaches, pears, lima beans, string beans, beets, squash.
 The arrival of two cars of peaches was the most interesting feature of the Bridgeport markets this morning. With general peach shortage all over New England. Bridgeport housewives are indeed fortunate to have these cars available These peaches are Elbertas from Washing ton and Colorado and are packed in flats of about 10 quart capacity The flavor and condition is excellent and l retailers are paying $1.85-2.OO per flat or 181k -20c quart. Onions have taken sudden jump | in price on account of tieup in ship ments and are now selling at $3.OO- 3.25 per sack of 100 lbs or 3-3A per pound. NaATe onions are costing re- taiiers $1.m-2OO per bushel of 50 lbs, or 3h4c ID. Fancy white onions are bringing growers $2.5O a | bushel or sc a pound. 1 Apples Should Be Used More Gen. orally. Bridgeport housewives are inform ed that there is an excellent supply of apples available with a wide range tr prices corresponding to the range in quality. Red Mcintosh and Crave steins are noted for their eating quail l fa of l ties are costing retailers $15O
 basket and $500 bushel or about
 SIC a quart. Apples for cooking as
 Wolf River, Pound Sweet, Fallowater
 were bringing from 75c-$1.5O a busheI 1 acording to quality. Housewives
 should can the poorer grades for win
 ter's use and help save this perisha-
 ble crop. A little more time is re-
 quired in preparing smaller grades
 for canning, but the reduced prices
 and satisfaction derived later in hav-
 ing stock for sauce, dumplings and
 pies certainly makes the effort worth
 while.
 Tomatoes Selling Rapidly. Tomatoes sold rapidly this morning on the Farmers Market and the available supply was quickly sold out before many retailers could secure their daily supplies. Baskets were 7, bringing the grower 6075c and crates 75-9Oc with quality and condition de- termining the price. Red raspberries are coming in daily and selling rap idly at 15-16c a pint. Apples, 50c-s1.25 basket; 4-9c at;
 $1.75-3.00 bushel; 5-8c at. local
 $1.00-$2.25 basket; 7-8c at. ) Bananas, South America, S3-$35o \ nine hands, 25-30c dozen. ) Beans, green, s2 bushel. 1-4c
 quart; wax. s2 bushel, 1-4c quart;
 lima, $3-350 bushe1; 1ok-12kc at l Beets, bunch. 2O-26 punches for , 4-5c bunch.
 Cabbage $1.75-2.OO barrel; 2-2 s-4, pound.
 t Cantaloupes, Long Island, $3.25- 8 $50 crate; 9-10c each; Coloado, $1.S5.
 200; 14-16c each.
 Carrots, bunch, 3oc-5Oc dozen f 21k -4c bunch.
 Corn, local, 75c-$2.50 per 100; 21-
 soc dozen; No. 2, s1.00-1.50 per 10Oi
 12-18c dozen.
 Cucumbers. York State, s1.5o-1.6t s bushel; 1 1-2-2c each; pickling, s1.Ot !, per 100; 1c each. Grapes, California, $1s5-$2 fiat; T. : 8 1-3c lb; Tokay, $500 fiat; 12-13c lbi
 local, $1.50 basket; 10Ac c at.
 Lettuce (head), $225 crate; Skc head.
 !. Onions, Conn. Valley, sS.Oo-s.2G GOO ID. sack); 3-SA c h.; local, $1.50 200 bushel; S4c ID. Pears, Bartletts s3.5o-4,5o box 21h Sc each.
 : Oranges. Cal. Val. (176's and 216's) $9.0O-9.50 box; 4075c dozen. n n Lemons, Cal, $S.5O-9.0o box; 2%' Il Sc each.
 s Parsley. sO-4Oc doz,; 2A-s1-ar bunch.
 s Peaches, Fancy Elbertas, s1.SG fiat; 15-16c qt.; $3.253.75 crate; 15'
 16c at.
 d Peppers, local, s15O bushel; 3-5c at. t Potatoes, Long Island, $2.00 bushel Il soc peck; local, S2 bushel; soc peck 5. sweet, $7.50-S.0O barrel; 68-79c peck
 Endive, $1 barrel; 1oc peck.
 Squash, 30-35c doz.; 2-3c each. l Swiss Chard, $1 dozen punches. s 1-Sc bunch.
 r Tomatoes, local, 5O-75c basket 1-2c4c at.
 e Cars on track at a. m.: 1 Lemons (new); 2 peaches (New Jersey); T pears; 1 oranges; 1 potatoes; e grapes 1 onions. l. These prices represent the approxi n mate cost the retailer has to pa! L. when buying in the original package e On account of the variable cost of re tailing the consumer should expec 8 70 pay from IS to 35 per cent or nor -- above these prices. t L. S. Schwenck. in charge. l. -.-- l.. Annn Hon