The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-05
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
TVREAT OF NIARENE.TS 0. $. DE
 APARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

IAAEE&ll-SE OF AGRICULTURE
 City Market Reporting Service. Tel. Barnum TO11- Fairfield County
 Court House.
 Bridgeport. Conn,
 Sept 5, 1919. Prepared by the City Marketing Agent Bureau of Markets, L. $. De- parJucnt of Agriculture, Connecticut Agricultural College cO-operating. ABUNDANT. - Carrots. summer squash sUCet corn tomatoes, apples, poutoos. peaches, pears, malaga grapes
 NORMAL. - Is,zllOEs- Oranges, onions, czabslage. cantaIoupes, cu- cIl1nbcuz, string beans. CaRCEy-CeIcry, C-auIifiOyycr. lima bCslnz- sIaCl1 beans.
 pcaCf7rs Abundant
 Pea cr-s are coming into Bridge port at the rate Of several hundred baskets daily direct from Connecticut orchards E-5erra peaches. a firm yellow free stone peach is being har- vested and is coming uarketward in large quantities and the less well known but cxrrllenL white peach. D-ue of Georgia. -z also abundant Dealers are of the opinion that the rulk or the crop will be marketed during the next week This morn 1n- all grades Of frzlit were obIalnable from 'aGrUp5'- to extra fancy hand picked stock with an equal wide range 5u prices Very small peaches 7- s1.Ep 10 s2 a basket Most sales on tne avcra-e size of hand picked beaches wore made at S1 to S1-50 a basket. according 10 quality variety and condition While planning on inc quantity needed housewives =ho1-r bear 71 mind inc o1npry cup boards of las- year and can supply which VIII be more than ample for next winters 1lse-
 Rock Ford Canto1ouPos Arriving The famous -2ocky Ford cantaloupes from Co-o1--o are 1ow coming into the market Several shipments have been received in this city and. con su1uers are offered an opportunity of eating fancy cantalouDss-
 Honey Dew and Ca-saoa melons are a1eo abundant and worthy of try by consumers. Thee melons were whole salin- this morning at from 90 10 55e each according 10 size
 The following are wholesale prices The consumer should expect 10 pay lon inc average from p 10 40 per cent above those prices to cover the re- 1al1ers oesr Of doing business and his Legitimate profits Quantity fnforma- ton is the approximate amount of produce on tho Farmers NInThet:
 Vegetables
 Beans- green. 15 bu, s1 10 s1-5o bu; Beans. wax 2s 5u, s1-25 to se bu: Beets. AGO bchs, 40 to 5oo dog bchs; 8 to zc bunch
 Cat5age. g bbls. s1-75 to s225 bbl: Y 10 9c head
 Carrots. lS 6oz bchs. g to 4Oc dog bchz: . to 31-2c bunch
 Onions, $4 to $L59 sack; to 41-2c pound.
 Lettuce. s1.75 to s2 case; to Sc hd- Potatoes, 138 bu, $1-S9 to g bu; 45 to soc peek. Sweet corn. 1s.6O0 ears. $1.S0 to s2-25 per 1C0. IS to z7c dozen. Sweet potatoes, s5-5O 10 $6 Dbl; 3 1-2 to 4c lb.
 Tomatoes, eo5 baskets. 50 to 75c bas- ket; 3 1-2 to 1-2c at.
 Tomatoes. fancy. st basket; 7c at
 Fruits. Apples. fancy. s1.25 to s1-5O basket: 9 to 10 1-2c qt.
 Apples. hand P4cSed, 60 to Sl basket; 41-2 to 7c qt.
 CantaIouDes. :5 to :4 crate; to ac each.
 Grapes. Malaga. s2 to s2.e5 fat; to 9c 1b. Oranges, S5 to S7 box; 8 to 43c dog. Lemons. $j.50 to Ss.75 box; IS to BOG dozen. Peaches. IA 11asksts. fancy. S1.50 to e basket: 10 1-2 10 i4c qt. Peaches. No. 1, $1 to $i.50 basket: : to 10 I-2c qt, Pears, Cal. $4.5o to E. box; 2i-2 to 1-ze each. Pears, fancy BaFtlstts, si.75 to $2 basket; 1z i-2 10 i%a at, Burton W. shsrburne, fin charge City Market Reporting Service,