The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
BRIDGEPORT MARKET
 REPORT
PAVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE CITY MARKET REPORTING SER. VICE. Tel. Barnun 7O11. Fairfield County

VICE.
 Tel. Barnum roll. Fairfield County
 Court House.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Aug. 15,1919.
 Prepared by the City Marketing Agent, Bureau of Markets. U. s. De- partment of Agriculture, Connecticut Agricultural College. cooperating.
 Abundant-Carrots, cabbage, sum- mcr squash. cucumbcrs, sweet corn, bccts, tomatoes. apples
 Norrnal-Lcmons. oranges. canta- Ioupcs. green beans, potatoes, biue- berries.
 Scarce-CcIcry, peas, csulifower, lima beans. shcII beans. Tomatoes Glut on the Market. Bridgeport markets are glutted with tomatoes. and dealers are hav- ing difficulty in moving the large amounts of tomatoes now coming into the market, and now is the time for the housewives to get out their fruit jars, and take advantage of the low prices at which this favorite veg etable is selling. Fancy tomatoes sold at 75c to s1.oO a basket this morning, but there were plenty of good tomatoes which sold at 4Oc to 75c a basket containing ats. This is equal to to 7c a at. for all grades.
 The receipt for canning tomatoes is submitted by Miss Gladys B. Green Home Economics Demonstra- tino Food Hut, Bridgeport. Take medium sized tomatoes. Wash them blanch 1 F minutes, or until skins are loose, cold-dfp, and remove skins. Pack whole in jar, filling the spaces with tomato pulp,
  tomatoes until done and then strain ing and adding 1 level teaspoonful of salt to each quart of pulp. Put on rubber and top and adjust top bail, or screw top on with thumb and lit tie finger. Sterilize 22 minutes in hot water bath. Remove jars, com- plete seal, and cool.
 With steam pressure outfit sterilize 15 minutes at to 10 pounds pressure. Tomatoes may be cut into pieces, packed closely into jars and sterilized p minutes in hot water bath. If this is done, do not add any liquid, as the liquid in the tomatoes will be sufff- cient-
 Spanish Onions Here.
 The large Spanish onion has just made it's initial appearance of the season. on the local markets. These onions are imported direct from Spain and are very popular because of their mild, sweet flavor. Spanish onions were selling at from S3.75 to S4 a crate containing about 50 large onions or 1-2 to Sc each this morning. Vegetables Beans, 42 bu. $1.25-$1.75 bu; 4-6c at. Beets, 67O bchs, 4O-5oc dog; 3 1-2-4c bch.
 Cabbage, 49 bbls, s125-s1.75 bbl; 4-7c head. bchs: 2 1-2-3 1-2c bch. Cucumbers, 60 bu, s1-s2.50 per 100; 1 1-2-2 1-2c each. Lettuce. N. Y, s2.50 case; 10 1-2c nd. Onions. s475-s6 cwt.: 4 3-4-6c ID. Potatoes, L. l., $2.4O-s2. 50 bu; 6O-66c peck.
 Potatoes. 436 bu, s225-s25o bu; 56- 62 1-2c peck. Sweet corn, 16,10O ears, s1.75-$2.5O per 1OO: 21-3Gc dog. Tomatoes, 4Oc-s1 bas; 3-7c at. Apples, all grades, $1-s2.5o per bu; | 3-11c at.
 Canta1oupes, Cal, ss.25-s4 crate, 7-9c each.
 Lemons, Cal, s5.5O-s7 box: 1S-2Sc dog. | Oranges, s6-s7 box; 33-4Sc doz. 1 Peaches, Ark, s4-s4.50 bu: 13-15c at. Peaches, local, 75c-s1.35 bas; 1-2- g 1-2c qt.
 | Pears, local, s1-s1.25 bas; 7-9c at. | Blueberries. 2o-25c at. 1 Burton w. Sherburne, in charge City Market Reporting Service.