The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-30
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
BUREAU OF MARKETS U. S. DE- APARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Tel. Barnum 7011.

Tel. Barnum iU1l-
 Fairfield Couny Court House. Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 30, 1919. Prepared by the City Marketing Agent, Bureau of Markets, U. ;. De- 'partment of Agriculture, Connecticut Agricultural College, cooperating. ABUNDANT-Carro bectS, cab bago, cucumbers, summer squash, pIuns, sweet corn, blueberries.
 NORMAL.-LemOns bananas, or anGes, green beans, apples, blackber- rics, tomatoes, watermelon, canta- loupes, peaches.
 SCARCE-Celery, peas, lettuce, onions, cauliflower, lima beans.
 Berries Cheaper.
 Blueberries were cheaper this morn ing. Housewives who are planning to can a supply of blueberries for win ter's use. should obtain their quota during the next few days. The height of the blueberry season is at hand, and supplies are sufficiently large to class them as abundant" Blueber- ries were wholesaling mostly at 20 to 25c a quart this morning, although some fancy berries sold as high as 2Sc a quart. Blackberries were also lower, prices ranging from IS to 23c a quart wholesale. Native Potatoes Dominate Local Po-
 tatO Market.
 Native potatoes are now taking the place of the southern grown pro- duct in the local market. Growers report a light yield per acre this sea son due to thes drought, and potato blight. They are mostly Irish Cob blers, early variety. Native po- tatoes costing retailers from s2 to s2.5O a bushel (60 pounds) this morn
 
 This is equal to 50 to 63c a peck of Is pounds.
 Golden Bantam sweet corn has ar rived on the market. This sweet golden variety is very popular. and peddlers were eagerly seeking the limited supply sale at the Farm CTS Market this morning.
 White varieties of sweet corn were plentiful, and the wide range in qual- ity and size of the ears offered caus- ed a correspondingly wide range in price. Good corn could be bought at from s2 to s2.5O per 100 ears Fancy corn sold high s3 per 100 ears or Sc an ear. Number 3 corn sold as low as l 1-2c to 2c an ear.
 The following are wholesale prices. The consumer should expect to pay on the average from 20 to 40 per cent. above those prices to cover the retailers Sost Of doing business and his legitimate profits. Wholesale Prices Paid by Retailers
 Today with Same Prices On
 Small Measure. Vegetab abIes-
 Beets. local, 40-5oc doz punches; 3 1-2-4c bunch.
 Beans, green and wax, s1-s2 bush el; 3-7c quart.
 Cabbage, s1-s1.75 barrel; 4-7c head 3-4c bunch.
 Lettuce, local. 5o-75c dozen; A. 1-2c head.
 Lettuce, N Y, s1.25-s1.75 dozen; 10 1-2-14 1-2c head.
 Cucumbers, local, s1.75-s3 per 100; 1 3-4-3c each.
 Onions. ss.25-s4 bushe1; 1-2-sc pound.
 Potatoes, local and L. l., s2-s2.5o bushel; 50-63c peck.
 Sweet corn, s2sS per 100 ears; 24-36c dozen.
 Tomatoes. local. s1.5o-s2 basket 25 pounds; 6-sc pound. Fruits
 ats; Tile quart.
 Bananas, hands, ss-s4 bunch; '26c dozen.
 Blackberries, 1s-23c quart
 B1ueberries, 20-2Sc quart
 Cantsloupes, Cal, s6s6.5o crate; 1914 1-2c each.
 Lemons, Cal, s4.5O-s6.5o box; 15- 26c doen.
 Oranges, medium. s5.50-s6.75 box; S0-46c dozen.
 Peaches, Georgia. best, s35o-s4 crate; 13 1-2-16 1-2c quart.