The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-28
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

Sse Main Street Tel. Noble 25o'
 Bridgeport, Sept 2S, 1918
 Abundant - Grapes. peppers, sweet Corn. Apples, Onions, Sweet Pota- toes.
 Normal-Tomatoes, pears, cabbage, cantaloupes, potatoes.
 Scarce-Peaches, lima beans, string beans, beets, squash. Plenty of Vegetables Available for
 Bridgeport Consumers
 Fall vegetables and even late sum- mer vegetables are still in good supply if this mornings receipts can be taken as an example. Beans, both string and limas, crookneck squash, beets, carrots, cUcumbers, as well as green tomatoes, Hubbard squash, parsnips, were all offered to hucksters this morning.
 Demand was poor on some vegeta- bles and producers who had confined their load mostly to fruits sold out quickly. Sweet corn seems to be in disfavor among Bridgeport house. wives and very little demand exists regardless of prices asked. Prices ranged this morning from $1 to $2 hundred with a wide range in quality. Housewives have a golden opportun. ity offered them in that the city de- hydrator will dry. a sack or two of corn without any money recompense whatsoever. Ten per cent. of the dried product is withheld to pay cost of labor, etc. The dried product Is very satisfactory and at present prices, housewives can afford to put away plentiful supply and feel that in 80 doing she is rendering a patriotic ser vice to the country. Green tomatoes are becoming plen- tifu1 on the markets and are now cost ihg retailers soc a basket or crate and $1 per bushel or about Sc quart. Housewives should plan to use bushel or two at least and club in with other neighbors if smaller quantities are desired. To enjoy the reduced rates on wholesale packages, whole sale amounts have to be purchased. Your retailer will be glad to furnish you a supply of green tomatoes at special prices. Fruits Are Higher All fruits are higher in price and are selling very freely even with the increase in price. A good demand exists for all kinds of apples and pears. Malaga and Tokay grapes are still costing retailers $2.5o to SAYS for MaIagas and S2.65 to $3 for Tokays. Concord grapes from the Hudson riv- CT district are selling at $1.5O 14 quart basket or 101ac a quart. | Apples, 50c-$1.50 basket, 4-1Oc qt $4.5O-1o.OO barrel, 5-12c at; local, $1- 2.25 basket, 78c at. Bananas-South America, $5-S.oo nine hands, 25-30c dozen.
 Beans-green, 1.75-2.Oo bushel 5-6 IA quart; wax, $1.75-2.oo bushel; 5 1-4-6 1-4 quart.
 Beets-bunch,2 ,20-24 punches for $1,
 Cabbage, 1.5O-2.00 barrel, 1h-2c pound.
 Cantaloupes-L. I. & N. J., 2.75- | 400 crate, 9-10c each; Honey Dew, 2.50-s.oo crate, 40-5Oc each.
 Carrots-bunch, S0-50c dozen, ? + 4c bunch.
 Corn-local, 1.75-2.25 hundred, 24-27c dozen; No. 2, 1.o0-1.5o hun dred, 12-1Sc dozen. | Cucumbers-Yor State, 1.50-1.60 bushel, 1-2-2c each; pickling, 1.oG per hundred, 1c each. Grapes-Malaga, 2.5o-2.75 fiat, 1oA 11Ac pound; Tokay, 2.65-S.oO fiat, 12- 18c pound; local, 1.00-1.25 basket,7h- Sc pound.
 Lettuce-head, 1.25 crate, 5c head.
 Onions-Conn. Valley, 2.50-2.75 (1OO ID. sack), 2 1-2-2 3-4c pound; local. 1.5O-1.75 bushel, 3-3 1-2c ID.
 Pears-DrAnjou, 4.25-5.oo box, 2A- Sc each.
 oranges-cal, Val, s.5o-1o.oo box,
 Lemons-Ca1., 5.oo-s.5O box, 1-2c- Pc each.
 Parsley, sO-4Oc, 2 1-zc2 1-Sc bunch
 Peaches-Fancy Elberta, 200 bas- ket, 14c quart; 400-4.25 bushel, 121s- 13Ac quart.
 Peppers-local, 1.25-1.5o bushel, S-5c quart.
 Potatoeg-Maine, 1.S5-2.oo bushel 500 peck; local, 200 bushel, soc peck; sweet, 5.o0-6.50 barrel, 42-54c peck.
 Fndive, 100 barrel, 10c peck.
 Squash, S0-85c dozen, 1-2c each
 Swiss Chard, 100 dozen punches 1 1-3c bunch.
 Tomatoes-local, 75-90c crate, A. 4 8-4c quart. tq53$ 4 3-4c quart; so-s5c basket, 3 1-2-4c quart.
 Red Raspberries, 16c pint
 Quinces, 7.00-s.00 barrel, 64-7Sc peck.