The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-21
Market Guide for Bridgeport
 Consumers.

Prepared by the Local City Market ing Agent of the Bureau of Markets, :. s. Department of Agriculture. bridgeport Food Administrator and Conn. Ag. College, cooperating.
 Abundant - Apples, cabbage, car. sets, lemons, oranges, onions, potatoes, S.rnips,
 I'UT1nal-Beets, bananas, grapefruit, squash, sweet potatoes. Scarce-CeIery, grapes, lettuce, pears, spinach, tomamtoes nearby new laid egg.
 The Freeze in California %ot Affcrt-
 ing Orange Prices Here.
 Early in January California exper- fenced a touch of cold weather that caused some damage to the crops be- ing raised for Northern and Eastern shipment. It was impossible to de- term'ne the extent of damage to the orange and lemon crop, u ugh 1t was quite certain that some damage had been done. The scare" however did not produce a general rise in prices in this market as there were .arge quantities already harvested and In process of being distributed to various markets. Orange prices have not advanced and the damage done is undoubtedly much less than was re ported immediately after the freeze, The California Navel oranges con- tinue to be sold at moderate prices 10 the retailer.
 Consumers are informed that botn Florida and California oranges have dropped in price and may now be ob- tained at practically the same prices, The City Market Reporter of the Btu reau of Marketa. U, S. Department of Agriculture has been informed that some retailers are selling oranges at high prices. Oranges are plentiful and the housewife should object to retail prices above the 20 to 40 Der cent, advance over the wholesale prices generally charged as a legiti- mate profit by many retail grocery stores of this city.
 Wholesalers in this city have re- duced the price of citrus fruits to stimulate popular demand. The fruit is frost free" and costs the re- taller from $4.5O to $5.25 per box for
  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 legiti- mate profits.
 Beets, $1-s1-5O bushel, 2-3c pound Cabbage, native, $1.75-$225 cwt., l S-4-2 1-4c pound.
 Cabbage, Florida, new, $2.25-$2.5O hamper, 6-7c pound.
 Caulifiower, California, $3.25-3.5O crate, 27-3Oc pound
 Celery, $1.25-1.75 dozen.2 10 l. l 3 9-4c stalk
 Carrots, s1.Oo-1.5O cwt-, 11-2-2c pound.
 Lettuce, hseE. s1.2O-2.1O dozen, 1o- 1Sc head
 Onions, Conn. Valley fancy, $2.oO- 2.5O cwt-, 22 1-2c pound
 Potatoes, sweet s2.75-3.25 hamper. 1-2-6 1-2c pound; Maine s2.5O- 2.75 CIV, 37 1-2-41 lie pound.
 Parsnips. $1.5O-20O bushel, 8 3 1-2c pound.
 Spinach, $L15-2-oo bushel, S1-2- 1Oc pound
 Turnips, yellow, $1.50-$2.OO cwt., 1 1-2-2c pound
 Fruits
 Apples fancy Baldwins, s6.0o-S. % barrel, 5i 1-2-72 2-4c peck Western Winosap, $3.o0-3-5O box, 21-36c per dozen.
 Bananas. hands, $2.eO-3.0o bunch, 1S-2Sc dozen.
 Lemons, $4.0o-4.5O box, 15-1Sc dog. Grapefruit s4.0D-5.0O box 5-1Oc each.
 Oranges, $4.50-5.25 box. 24-4Gc dozen. --
 Eggs, nearby newlaid, 66-75c doz.: fresh Western 67-6sc doz; storage, 54-57c doz
 G. H. STACK In charge Local Market ReportinS Service.