Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-22
NORWICH MARKET REPORT FOR
 GROWERS AND DEALERS

We are now In tl,. midst of con- dition which rarely meets the attention of consumers, s.ys the Norwich Market report issued Wednesday, It IS a most common situation io hear the pubic rail against comm ,ssioh men, wholesale IS, and dealers, ami at tiraes, this criticism is fought with inaccuracies failing tc lead to constructive progress.
 During the past week several announce ments of estimates have been made as to the possibility of harvesting a bumper crop of potatoes, and shortly following this crop of Long Island was offered to the market for the first time this sea son. The effect of the announcement and the new crop was to lead buyers to as- sume that the supply, through some mysterious fortune, is superabundant The actual facts show that the shipment of potatoes of the country last week gained no strength over the proceeding week. For the first two days 1t was about 300 car loads while for the pre- ceedins week the shipments averaged at least 400 carloads per day. Towards the end of last week. Long Island potatoes arrived: but al the same time less cars of southern potatoes were shipped The mere presence of Long Island potatoes with approximat tely the same total SUD- ply, the price dropped last Saturday, S1 per barrelL After closer examina tion of these potatoes, it was found that many were improperly graded, some undersz- ed and some imma ture. This immediate ly rated part of this crop as seconds. Now seconds have not been very abund- ant, and since they became abundant, price for them was S2 to B less than for the nrsts, the buyers talked potato prices III smaller terms. This fact alone pro- Vlded some force to pull down the price ot potatoes which on the New York mar ket went from S1150 per barrel last Thursday to s7.75 per barrel yesterday. Throughout this period the supply has not been great enough to warrant it under ordinary conditions.
 In eastern areas where potato consunn- ton is greater than production. the price ot potatoes in the largest market. New lork' regulates the prices in most other cities. This is a positive statement for Connecticut The price in Connecticut cities are based upon New York prices where the potatoes are bought plus cost Of shipment, overhead charges in hand ling and profit Since shipment takes 24 to 4S hours. our prices follow those of New York by that period, and freouent- ly day or two more, because the loca'
 
 toes in stock and inevitably they are of the prices which prevailed three days to week before
 In the transition period such as the present there is considerable anxiety felt by the wholesaler with a big suppIv lie might have bought his supply at S11 and now the New York price is sS. To the New York price must be added bo11t " per barrel for the cost of handling. shipping, etc. Dealers who buy in bis quantities, which is the way generally regarded as correct for success in bus. mess, face the possibility of not only handling. but also the chance of 1osine on the deal That is the side which the consumer doesn't see. and if not armed with accurate facts, he cannot analize the situation intelligently. The writer re- gently saw wholesaler receiving a ca load of Belle peaches for which he paid $1,500 on the Georgia exchange. bu which failed to bring one-third of the cost because of the decayed state ir which they arrived. due to inadeuuatt railroad facilities for which society i. now paying the burden. This cannot bt evaded. Transportation cost, whatever t may be, adds to the cost of production foI which the ultimate consumer must pay Active demand for: Eggs, potatoes rasDberries. tomatoes. Moderate demand for: Lettuce, cab bage. beans. peas.
 Slow demand for; Onions, currents an, cherries
 Market conditions: Demand for ber l ries exceeded the supply; watermelons and sweet corn were offered gooseber ries appeared for the first time Nor natice tomatoes are coming in. The DO tato market looks favorable Demand fo kI --A 1f,rI,F prices appear to have been reached Lettuce dropped. Radishes appeare, | again.
 Fruits. Peaches, Georgia, S3.7O crate Cantaloupes. Calf. $4S5-s525 crate i Huckleberries. native, 20 cents at. Currants, native, .1S-.25 pt Raspberries, red, native. 20 pt. 1 Raspberries, black. native, IT pt | Gooseberries, native. IS qt l Vegetables. | Asparagus, native. .20-25 lb. l Beets. native. .75 doz punches. l Carrots, native, 75 doz punches Lettuce, native, :75-S1 dog. punches l Summer squash, native, $1-$2 doz ! punches.
 Radishes, native, .75 doz punches 1 Celery. New York. S166 dog. punches i Peas, native, S2.20-sS bu. Beans, New York. S1.5o bu. 1 Beans native. S250-S3 bu. | Cucumbers, New York, s1.55-S2.50 br Cucumbers. native. s1.5O dog.
 Potatoes. U. S. No. s12-S13 bbl. Cabbage. native, s4-$5 bbl Tomatoes. Tenn. .15-.20 lb.
 Onions, New York. s1.4o-SS.75 crat. | Peppers, New York, $325-$3.75 crate
 Sweet corn, $5.5o per 100 ears.
 Poultry Products. Roast fowl, alive, .5S-.40 ID. Roast fowl, dressed. .40-.50 ID. Broilers, .40-.43 ID.
 Eggs
 Conn, new laid. fancy" .s5-.6S do;
 Conn, gathered" .65 dog. Fancy, western, .4S-52 dog.
 Dairy Products. l Butter
 Western prints, .65-.65 lb.
 Western. tub. .5S-.61 ID.
 Cheese, twins, .S1-.5S lb. Meats.
 Live cows. .05-.0S ID,
 Live steers, .0S-.12 lb.
 Live veal. .16-.17 ID.