The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-17
vegetable and
. FRUIT PRICES
SOMEWHAT Lower
lCantaloupes Alone Show
Marked Increase In the
Market.

Reports issued by the United States
Department of Agriculture show that
cantaloupe values proved the excep-
ton to generally lower trend in
prices OF leading fruits and vegetables
and are showing a moderate advance
towards the close of the season. Car
lot movement of white potatoes fell
of about 500 cars during the week.
while. peach shipments increased 500
cars.
Potato prices irregular = Potatoes
ranged 1880 per 100 lower in East
for sacked stock but held well in
middle West. Maine and New Bruins
wick Irish Cobblers 35-50c lower in
Boston at $2.40-2.65 per 100. New
Jersey No. / Irish Cobblers $500
lower at s1.S5235 per cwt. sacked
(. o. b. and mostly $2.o0-2.75 in East
ern markets. CARROTS in Chicago
brought $2.80-2.95. Michigan sacked
Round. Whites sold at $2.65-3.oo per
cwt. in Cincinnati, showing no change
in prices from last week. Minnesota
field run Early Ohios sacked, 3 held at
sl.95-2.20 per cwt. carloads I. o. b.
and ranged S2.502.75 in st. Louis.
CARROTS in Chicago ranged $2.252.40
sacked U. S. Grade No. Rurals rang
ed $1.40-1.75 per cwt. at Idaho ship
ping points. Colorado white varieties
drought S1.25-1-60 sacked f. o. b.
Hauling light. Price $2.60-285 in Kan
sas City. Shipments decreased about
500 cars, 2,921 cars compared with
1850 last week. A forecast issued by
the Bureau of Crop Estimates, based
recent increase of about 10,800,0O0
bushels in the white potato crop, a
production of 412.933,000 bushels is
expected with the August l forecast
of 4o2.134.ooo bushels and total pro-
duction last season of 357.9O1 900
bushels. Most of the expected increase
is in New York Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Michigan. Decreases of approx
mately one and one-half million BUSH
els each featured the reports of Min
neaota and Wisconsin.
Apple values decline moderately
Recent sales of p Inch Craven
stems and Wealthys were reported at
New York shipping points at $500
" inch Oldenburgs were slightly
lower in New York at $3.5O-4.OO per
Dbl. and in other markets S5c-S1.75
per bushel. Michigan A 2h Inch
Oldenburgs in busheI baskets sold on
a level with the New York stock but
barreled apples lost soc in Chicago
closing at s4.50-5.50. Missouri and
Arkansas Jonathans steady in Kansas
City at sS.75-9.00 per barrel. Ship
mentS were ,045 cars compared with
975 last week. The commercial apple
forecast issued by the Bureau of Crop
Estimates indicated an increase OF
1 100000 bbls. Commercial produce
tion is forecasted as 1891, 900 bbls
compared with the August l forecast
= of 80, 5S8.0 900 bbls. and with total pro-
duction last season of 26,174, 900 bbls
Largest increases during the month
were indicated in Virginia, New York
and Pennsylvania.
Cantaloupe prices advance - Cali
fornias showed a general advance OF
50c-$1.5O per stadarad crate in con-
Stunning markets at $1.503.5O prices
closing within the upper part of the
range. Colorado Salmon Tints. Stand
ards Ass. advanced moderately cash
track sales, ranged $1.50-1.S0 per
crate. Chicago closed at $S.00-3. s.
per crate, a gain of $1.25 above last
week. Shipments were $50 cars COM
pared with 662 last week.
Sweet potatoes lower Virginia
Eastern Shore sweet potatoes were