The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-16
Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers.

Prepared by the Local City Market ing Agent of the Bureau of Markets, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bridgeport Food Administrator and Conn. Az. College, cooperating.
 Abundant - Apples, cabbage, car- rots, lemons, oranges, onions, potatoes, turnips.
 NormaI-Beets, bananas, grapefruit, squash, sweet potatoes.
 Scarce-Celery, grapes, lettuce, pears, spinach, tomatoes, nearby laid eggs.
 Fresh Butter Plentiful, Due to the
 MIX Strike.
 Some of the farmers in this state that failed to agree with the milk distributing interests are turning their milk into butter and considerable in quiry has been received by wholesaI- CTS in this city regarding handling fresh butesE When butter was who1esaltng for 25c per pound the concensus of opinion was that the To- cal farmers could not make a fair margin of profit on butter and the demand for whole milk allowed them to dispose of their product with a smaller outlay of machinery but the prevailing high feed prices scarcity of labor and greater demand for but ter has prompted many to turn their attention to butter making. It is necessary for the farmer to make trips to local milk collecting points at prompt intervals and to utilize teams at times where field work is urgent EovyF 4on hy1ft A,o ished product to the dairyman and does require a small amount of time to market 1t in comparison with whole milk.
 The information has been given from reliable sources in LtchfieId county tI7a- fresh butter is plentiful due to the milk strike. Fresh print butter from the above named section has arrived In this city and whole salers are offering 1t for COG to 63c per pound.
 The following prices are, wholesale prices. Consumers should expect to pay from 20 to 40 per cent above these prices to cover the retailers cost of doing business and his Iegi- innate profits.
 Beets, s1-$15o bushel, 2"- pound Cabbage, native, s1.75-s--5 cwt., 1 3-4-2 1-4o pound.
 Cabbage, Florida, new, s2.25-s2.50 hamper, 's-7c pound.
 Caulif1ower, California. sS50 crate, BOG each.
 Celery, s1,25-1.75 dozen 10 1-2-1s S-4c stalk. Carrots, s1.oo-1.o6 cwt. 1 1-s-2o pound.
 Lettuce, head s12o-2.1O dozen, 1O- 1Sc head.
 Onions, Conn. Valley fancy. s2oo- 2.50 cwt. 2-2 1-2o pound; Conn. Val ley medium, s1.5o-1.75 cwt. 1-2- l 3-4c pound. Potatoes, sweet, s2.7b-s25 hamper, 1-2-e 1-2c pound; Maine s2.6o- 2.75 cwt. 37 1-2-4t 1-4o pound.
 Bermuda, nsw, ss.25-9.5O barrel, S4-S5c peck.
 Peppers, se.oo-ey5o crate, soc dog en.
 Parsnips, s1.5o-2.oo bushel, g. 3 1-2o pound,
 Spinach, $2.5o bushel, 12 1-2c pound.
 Turnips, yellow, si.5o-ssoo ewt, l 1-2-2c pound.
 Squash, winter, s1.5o-2.oo barrel, l 1-2-ao pound,
 Tomatoes, Florida, s6.60-e.oo box, 16 1-2-17o pound.
 Fruits.
 Apples fancy, $s.oOs-5o barrel, $1.00-15o bashet;loeal Ba1dwins, $.45o-F.50 barrel. 75e-125 basket, western fancy, $S.oo-4.oO box, 15-75e dozen.
 Bananas, g hands s2.5o-s.5o bunch s5-e6c dozen.
 lemons, s45o-5.oo box, 15-1se pound.
 Grapefruit, s4.75-5.oo box, 5-1ac each.
 Oranges, Florida, s4.5o-5.5o box, 2s50o dozen, Gal. Navel, $4.5o-85o box, 25-54e dozen.
 Tangerines, ss.5o-5.eo half box, 25-40e dozen.
 Eggs, nearby newlaid, To-75c dog en; fresh western ss-7oc dozen; storage, 55-5Fe dozen.
 assss c. H. STACK, In charge Local Market Reporting Servios.