The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-18
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT

6Il1R6DOTly e86 Main St. Tel. Noble 25o. Abundant - Grapes. peppers, sweet corn, apples.
 Normal-Tomatoes, sweet potatoes plums, cabbage, cantaloupes, potatoes Scarce-Peaches, pears. lima beans, string beans, beets squash.
 Indictment weather cut down the receipts on the Farmers Market at the foot of Wall street this morning, but the number of buyers was also limited so that supplies were adequate for the demand. Tomatoes and corn continue to be the leaders selling at very reasonable prces. Retailers were payng from $1.75-2.00 per 100 for good corn or 21-24c a dozen. Fancy grades of whte corn and Golden Ban tam were selling at higher prices, from S2.25-2.50 per 100 or 27-3Oc dozen as the price to the retailer. Tomatoes are decreasing daily lp sunplv butp rices remain about the same. Baskets of IA quarts were costing retailers 65-75c with most sales made at roc. Crates were bring ing 75c-$1.0O with most sales made at soc. These prices are equivalent to 4%-Bc a pound as the price the re- taller pays.
 Potatoes sold freely this morning, the supply being unequal to the de- nand. No. 1 potatoes were bringing s2.OO and seconds were selling at S1.OO-1.25 according to quality. A much greater amount could have been handled today with the existing de- Eoasn. A few cars of Malne potatoes are now competing with the local crop. These pototoes are wholesanng at S5.25-5.50 per barrel and $185- 200 busheI. The quality is generally good and new shipments are expected daily.
 Sweet potatoes are again very req sonable, now costing retailers $6.s6- 700 g. barrel or about 57-64c peck (eouivalent to 4%-5 1-3c a pound. Mlaga grapes are higher and re- ports from California for the future crop are very disconcerting. Heavy continuous rains of 10 days duration have caused untold damage and indi- cations are that the grape crop will be cut off suddenly. Reserve prices are expected daily. Retailers are now paving S2.00-225 per flat for 24 \ pOunuS UT dDOuI "A "A h pOuIlu' Apples, 50c-$1.50 basket; Aloe at. local, $A50-6.00 barrel; 5Sc at.
 Bananas, South America, $3-3.50 nine hands; 25-30c dog.
 Deans, green, A.75-2.oo bushel 5%-6Ac qt.; wax. %2.00 bushel; 6AC at; lima. sS.25-3EO bushel; 10h' 12hc at.
 Beets, bunch, 20 punches for $1,oO 5c bunch.
 Cabbage, s2.OO-2.25 barrel; 2-2Nt pound.
 Cantaloupes, Long Island, s3.25. 400 crate; 9-10c each; Colorado gems, s1.S5-2.OO; 14-16c each.
 Carrots, bunch, 30-S5c doz.; 2A Al bunch.
 Corn, local, $1.75-$2.5O per 100; 21 BOG dozen; No. ?, $1.0O-1.50 per 100 12-1Sc dozen.
 Cucumbers, York State, $1.5O-16 bushel; 1-2-2a each; pickling, $1.O per 100; 1c eaGA.
 Grapes, California, $2-2.25 flat 8%-9Ac pound; Tokay, $3 flat, 12 1Sc pound; local, $1.OO-1.5O basket A-10Ac at.
 Lettuce (head), $2.25 crate; SK head.
 Onions, Conn. Valley $2.75-S.o GOO lb. sacll), PA sc pound; loca $1.5O-2.OO bushel, 3-4c pound.
 Pears, Bartlett, $3.5O-4.5O box 2A~Sc each.
 oranges, Cal. Val, $s-9.5O box; 40 75c dog.
 Lemons, caA, s6-ss.25 box; | Pc each.
 Parsley. so-4oc doz.; 21a-s1-8 bunch.
 Peaches, Fancy Elbertas, $2.2 basket; 15-16c at; Fancy Elberta $4.25-4.75 bushel; 1518c at.
 Peppers, local, $1.5O bushel; 3-5c at
 Potatoes. Maine, s1.90-2.OO bushe soc peck; local, $2 bushel, soc peek sweet, $6.25-6.5O barrel; 57-60c peel
 Endive, s1 barrel; 1Oc peck.
 Squash, 20-35c doz.; 1-2-3c each.
 Swiss Chard, S1 dozen punches, 1-3c bunch.
 Tomatoes, local, 75c-st crate; 4 3-4c quart; 6O75c basket; 3 1-2- 4c quart.
 Cars on track at g :. m-3 grape peaches (Utah), l pears, banana onions, potatoes. 1 cabbage.
 U. s Department of Agricultur
 L. s. Schwenck. in charge.
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