The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-16

to s4.se PEI crate, all sizes. in New
York, sz,Ea - $3.50. in Philadelphia.
a1its s3oe-$4 i- I.oses,r. Prices in
Cleveland we're $3.50 t. Sa75 and in
Chicago &z-ee IL fes: tt.aul5nga have
heen heavy ana Es.s>&: arg Consigned
at Arizona ss.@xT1tsiE G.a.Ilts Georgia
green meats ess5 Link ueats, stan
crate: IL Few Xo:k, s2.7s t: 1878 in
Philade1phia. Sktpaasrita were 1,415
cars compared with 1910 the week
before and 1917 during the cor
responding week last season
PEACHES DECLINE MODERATELY
. Hileys, were in fair demand rang
ing s2.25 to s2-75 per basket, crate
or bushel basket at Georgia shipping
points. Carloads fob. cash track,
and Georgia bellies at 1925 to $3.50.
Hifeys, skies and bushe1 baskets rang
ed in New York $3.50 to 81, in Bal
timore and Pittsburgh SO to 1925
and Philadelphia $2.25 to $2.75. Mid
die western markets ranged SO to 81.
California triumphs brought $1.75 to
$3.50 per box in Chicago and Car
mans sold to retailers in Omaha at
s1.25 to s1.75 per box Alabama
early E1bertas in six basket carriers
ranged So to 81 in Chicago Kansas
City early in the week ranged $3-75
to $3.50 and St Louis 81 to $425
Production July 1, 1920 as forecast
ed by the Bureau of Crop Estimates
was 25,26S,00O bushels as compared
with the 1919 final estimate of 29,-
| 461, 900.
WATERMELON MOVEMENT
HEADY.
| Tom Watsons, average % to rs
pounds sold $50 to 800 per car below
| the prices of the week before The
weeks range at Georgia shipping
lpoints was $1oO to $500 carloads f. O. b.
cash track to growers. Haulings have
been heavy with demand and move
ment good. Georgia Tom Watsons,
average % to % pounds ranged $500 to
| $3.50 bulk per car in New York and
| philadelphia, 1915 to $675 in BaIti-
more and Pittsburgh, and $3.50 to $3.50
| in Chicago. HauHngs were moderate
and demand and movement good at
Texas shipping points. Prices of % to
| % pound Tom Watsons ranging $3.50
| to 1915 carloads f. o.. b. cash track to
| growers. Texas melons in Kansas
| City sold at SO to 81 bulk per 100
pounds and prices to retailers in Ouaa-
ha ranged $3.50 to $5.25.
| OTHER FRUITS and VEGETABLES
| Delaware apples brought SO to
| $3.50 per bushe1 hamper of trans
| parents in New York and Boston and
! round bushe1 baskets Of transpar-
| ents $4.75 to Sc in Boston. Maryland
early harvest ranged $3.50 to SIS per
cloth top stave barrel in Baltimore
and soc to 75c per Ia quart basket
| Apple production July 1, 1922 as
| forecasted by the Bureau of Crop Es-
| Inmates was 30,234,0O0 barrels as
compared with forecast of 80, 6S3,o0o
| barrels June 1. and with the 1919
| final estimate of .26,174000 barrels.
California apricots tours brought SO
RI oh ~, Dot 10
| berries from eastern shore of Mary
| land and Virginia We're firm in Balti
more at 1 8 to 23c per quart. Califor-
| mia cherries, boxes, various varieties,
| auctioned at So to $3.50 in Detroit.
California bings auctioned in Boston
at $1.75 to s5.05 per 1O-pound fat,
| and Royal AIMS at s3.05 to $3.50.
| Washington cherries in 15-pound Tugs
ranged $6.40 to $3.50 at auction in
| Boston. Sour cherries from New York
State in 32-quart crates sold quart
| basis in Boston at IS to zoe. Currents
l in 32-quart crates brought Ia to zoe
per quart in Boston for New York
State red stock. California grapes,
| Thompson Seed1ess in. 24-pound lug
| boxes brought $3.50 a auction in De-
| troit and $3.50 to S6.75 in Boston.
| Thompson Seed1ess in 4-basket crates
auctioned at $3.50 in Detroit. Pear
| production, July 1. 1920, as forecast
! ed by the Bureau of Crop Estimates
was 13,636,000 bushels compared
with the 1919 final estimate of 49,
498, 900 bushels. Forecasts from the
eastern and central states increased
| but this gain was nearly offset by de-
creases in the Pacific Coast sta ties.
California plums, various varieties,
auction in Detroit at $500 to $425
| per 4-baskets fiat.