The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-16
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
DTREATT OF NTARKETs C. 6. DE APARTMENT OF AGRICUITURl1.

City Market Reporting Service. Tel. Barnum roll. Fairfield County
 Court House
 Bridgeport. Conn,
 Sept. 16, 1919. Prepared by the City Marketing Agent. Bureau of Markets, L. <. De partment of Agriculture, Conn. Agrl. College cO-Operatins. ABUND NDANT-Carrots, sweet corn, apples, bcets, tomatoes.
 SORNI4L-Orangcs onions, cab- bake. gI'apcs, pears, cantaloupcs, po- tatoes.
 SCARCE-Pcachcs lemons, lima beans, spinach. string beans, lettuce
 Cape Cod CTanbcrries Arrive
 Cranberry picking began early this year and a few boxes of Cape Goa cranbcrries were offered 10 retailers this morning for the first time this season. Reports on the cranberry crop are very favorable this season, the largest crop since 1916 being pre- diceed.
 Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wisconsin are three principal districts east of the Mississippi river growing cranberries.
 From these three sections a total of 275.6OO barrels were shipped in 19l'' 351.TO barrels in 1918 and over 500 900 barrels are predicted for 1919. Cape Cod cranberries were costing retailers S450 per box con- raining 50 quarts or about 9 cents l quart this morning. Tomatoes Abundant-Grapcs in Dc mand. A moderate supply of wild grapes are coming in which were quoted this morning at 75c to S1.0O II qt. 1 basket according to quality There | has been an excellent demand TOT 1 good grapes this year for jelly making 1 and for grape juice. Tomatoes were abundant on the Farmers Market i this morning. but there was a wide range in the quality and condition of +ba stock offered. Fancy tomatoes were selling as high as s1.O0 per ] Fssslzet while canning tomatoes were 1 selling at COG to soc per basket i The following are wholesale prices. i Tho consumer should expect to pay Ion the average from 20 to 40 per cent. above those prices to cover the retailers cost of doing business and his legitimate profits. Quantity in i formation is the approximate amount of produce on the Farmers Market. { Vegetables Beets. 800 punches, 40 to soc dozen punches; 1-2 to 4c bunch. i Beans. Lima. , bushel, $5.25 to S4 busheI; Il to 14 1-2c quart. | Beans, wax, g bushel, s1 to s2 bu; 9 to 7c quart.
 | Cabbage. 21 barrels, $1.75 to $2 bar rel; to Sc head. Carrots, 66 dozen punches, B to 4oc dozen punches; 3 to 4c each. Celery, New York, S1 dozen punches; s 1-2c bunch.
 Lettuce. New York. s1.65 to s2 case; ' to 10 1-2c head.
 Lettuce. local, 15 dozen heads, 60 to 75c dozen; to life head. Onions, $4.25 to $4.5O sack; If to 1-2c pound.
 Potatoes. fl busheI, s1.5O to s2.15 bu; 37 1-2 to 54c peck. Potatoes Maine, s1.75 to g bushel; fl to soc peck.
 Potatoes, sweet, s4.5O to s barrel; I3 to 3 1-2c pound. Peppers. sweet, 3S busheL Sl.25 to S1.5O busheI; to 55c quart.
 Sweet corn, 6,6O0 ears, $1.75 to g per 100: q to 24c dozen. | Tomatoes S54 baskets, COG to $1 bas- ket; 1-2 to Sc quart.
 Fruits.
 Apples, 90 bushel, soc to SIPS basket; to 10c quart.
 Cantaloupes, $1.5O to $2.25 fiat; 10 to i19C each.
 Grapes, Malaga, $2.75 to S3 fiat; Il 1-2 Ito 12 1-2c pound.
 | Grapes, local, 75c to s1 basket.
 Oranges, $6 to $7.25 box; 3S to 4St dozen.
 Lemons, $7 to $S box; 25 to 32c dog.
 Peaches, local, $1.5O to s2 basket; 1! | to 15 1-2c quart.
 Pears, 8 box; 1-2 to Sc each.