The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-08

Tel. Baruum 7O11. Fairfield County
 Court House.
 Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Sept. s. 1919. Prepared by the City Marketing Agent, Bureau of Markets. L. $. De partmenr of Agriculture, Connecticut Agricultural College co-operating.
 NDNNT-Carrots. sweet corn. apples, potaatocs, peaches, pears, malaga grapes, bccts.
 NOitNlAL-E-cmons oranges, onions, cabbage, cantalOupcs, cucumbcrs, string beans, tomatoes.
 SCARCE.-Cclery, cauIinower. lima beans.
 Peach Season Passing Rapidly.
 Peaches should be canned without delay As the local peach crop was failure a year ago there are doubt less many empty jars that need fII- ing and housewives should buy now before a scarcity Of peaches is in evi- dence. The peach season ts short at best and this year probably shorter than usual. due to unfavor- able weather conditions at rIDentng time. There were an abundance of peaches on the market this morning. but reports from both growers and dealers indicate that the Connecticut peach crops will be practically all harvested before the end of the week and that prices will not be any lower than at present. Peaches were selling this morning mostly at S1.OO to S1.25 a basket on the wholesale market. Housewives should can peaches i'm mediately after buying as the peaches are not keeping well this year.
 Pumpkins on the Market.
 When yellow pumpkins appear one usually thinks of fall and Halloween. But pumpkins are evidently forcing the season this year as they have al- ready appeared on the market and it will not be autumn by the calendar for another two weeks.
 The coming of fall is also heraIded by the appearance of green tomatoes, wild grapes, and fall greens, such as cscarole, green celery and fall spin 'ach. Many Of these products will not be abundant. however, for some time. The following are wholesale prices. The consumer should expect to pay on the average from 20 to 40 per cent. .abOve these prices to cover the re- .tai1or's cost of doing business and. his lesitimate profits. Quantity informa- tion is the approximate amount of produce on the Farmers Market:
 Vegetables.
 Reets. 800 punches. 4o to soc dozen punches; 9 1-2 10 4c bunch
 Beans. green and wax. $L25 to s1.59 bushel: to SC quart.
 Cabbage. 2l barrels, $1.T5 to g bar rel: : to Sc head.
 Carrots. 8 dozen punches. 8 to 45c dozen punches; 9 to 4c bunch
 Onions. S161 sack; 4 1-2c pound.
  g to 9c head.
 Potatoes I57 bushel $1S0 to S21O bushcl; 45 to 52 1-2c peck Peppers. sweet, 551 busheI, $1 to S15O bushel; 3 to 5c quart.
 Peppers, hot, Sl.5o to S2 busheI: 3 to 7c quart
 Sweet corn, 1900 ears, S1.5O to B per 100: S to 24c dozen.
 Sweet potatoes. S5.25 to S5.75 barrel; g 1-2 to 4c pound. Tomatoes. 14S baskets, 50 to $1 bas- ket, 41-2 to 7c Quarb
 Fruits.
 Apples. hand picked, SIPS to S1.5O basket: to 10 1-2c quart.
 Apples, good, 6Oc to S1 basket; 41-2 to 7c quart.
 Cantaloupes, Col, s4 to $425 crate; g to 9 1-2c each.
 Cantaloupes, Col, s1.75 flat; F to 15c each. Grapes. Malaga, g to s2.25 fiat; to 9c pound. Oranges, s6 to s7 box; 8 to 4sc dog. Lemons, S5.5O to $7 box; IS to soc | dozen. Peaches, 29S baskets, s1 to SIPS bas- l ket; 2 to Sc quart. Pears, Cal, $4.25 to $5 box; 21-2 to | 3 1-2c each. Pears, fancy Bartlett SITS to s2 | basket; 12 1-2 to 14c quart. Burton w. Sherburne, in charge City Market Reporting Service.