Milford chronicle., 1925-06-19
THE BUREAU OF MARKETS
ADVISES DEL. GROWERS
ship TO SMALLER CITIES
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listed below will enable our grow
ers and shippers to see exactly the
number of cars that each city I'M
loaded during 1924 and the number
of these cars that was supplied by
Delaware growers or shippers.
In giving the information to the
public the Bureau of Markets says:
This report is worthy of the care
full consideration of every grower
and shipper in this state, and should
enable them to accurately determine
whether or not there is an oppOrtun-
ity to increase the demand for Del
aware products in each of the cities.
In order not to make this report too
lengthy the figures will be presented
without comment; however, we do
want to call particular attention to
a few of the markets; for instance,
Reading, Pennsylvania, used a total
of IS cars of grapes, and Scranton,
Pennsylvania, used 467 cars Of
grapes, and yet, not a single car of
grapes from Delaware was unloaded
at either of these points.
Reading used 81 cars of canta-
lOupes, but did not receive a single
car from Delaware. Reading also us
ed 2O9 cars of white potatoes, but
did not receive any from Delaware.
Scranton unloaded 97* cars of white
potatoes, and only of them came
from Delaware. Wilkes-Barre I'M
loaded PIP cars of peaches, only Is
of which came from Delaware.
Wilkes-Barre also unloaded ISL cars
of white potatoes, of which only 3
came from Delaware. Our represen-
tation of sweet potatoes in the
Wilkes-Barre market was quite sat
isfactOry, inasmuch as Delaware fur
nished a total of % cars out of the
ga cars used there. Although on wa
termelons Wilkes-Barre used III
cars they did not receive any from
Delaware.
"Williamsport used 80 cars of ap-
pies, but did not receive any from
Delaware. They also used 80 cars of
Strawberries, but none from Della
ware. Johnstown unloaded Sc cars
of apples, but only one came from
Delaware. They also unloaded 1872
cars of grapes, but none from Della
ware MELG UllOuuC0 L44C4 AAetA ~
burg unloaded sc cars of apples, but
did not receive any from Delaware.
They also unloaded 1876 cars of can
taIoupes, but did not receive any
from this state. They used only 2
cars of Delaware grapes out of a
total of 20 cars, and only one car Of
Delaware peaches out of a total of
So cars. Harrisburg unloaded a total
of 172 cars of watermelons, but did
not receive any from Delaware.
1.-THE other towns listed below
present figures as startling as these,
and should be given very careful
thought and consideration. In order
that the nearness of each of these
towns may be brought to the atten-
ton of the growers and shippers, we
have given, after the name of each
town, the distance by rail from Do
yer. inasmuch as Dover is the CEN
trail part of this state.
Reading, Pennsylvania: 1877 miles
from Dover-Tha total number of
cars of fruits and Vegetables unload
he'd in Reading, not including citrus
tropical fruits. during 1924, was
cars, consisting of the follow
products: 81 cars of apples, so
cabbage, "a cars of canta-
60 cars of grapes, 2 cars of
1875 cars of mixed produce,
onions, So cars of peaches, I
of potatoes, 20 cars of
hes, Is cars of sweet po-
lrs of tomatoes, and 1O3
ermelons. Of the total
BIG cars unloaded, only |
from Delaware, which /
as follows: car of ap- |
5 of peaches, 2 cars Of /
s, and 8 cars of water
n, Pennsylvania: 267 |
Dever-There were 3,345
.uits and vegetables, not in
citrus or tropical fruits, I'M
b Scranton during 1924. This /
Insisted of the following pro-
252 cars of apples, 10 cars Of !
cars of beets, 1856 cars of /
Re, 1870 cars of cantaloupes, 10 |
f carrots, cars of caulif1oWer,
rs of cucumbers, 467 cars Of |
les, 73 cars of lettuce, 164 cars
mixed produce, 1914 cars of on
s, car of parsnips, 210 cars of
ches, 81 cars of pears, 46 cars Of
bpers, 976 cars of white potatoes,
cars of spinach, 113 cars of
tawberries, 43 cars Of sweet pota-
BIS, 141 cars of tomatoes, 40 cars
turnips and rutabagas, and 102
rs of watermelons. Out Of this to-
of 3,945 cars unloaded, there were
lily 107 cars from Delaware. They
insisted of the following products:
cars of apples, IL cars of canta-
bupes, IL cars of cucumbers, car
mixed produce, II cars of peach
5, 8 cars of pears, cars of white
otatoes, So cars of strawberries,
nd z cars of sweet potatoes.
"Wilkes-Marre, Pennsylvania: 243
niles from Dover-The total num-
Der of cars of fruits and vegetables
lnloaded in Wilkes-Barre, during
1924, not including citrus or tropi-
cal fruits was 3,136. These consist
ed of the following products: 157
cars apple, IA cars beans, 3 cars
Deets, 1913 cars of cabbage, 1853 cars
,antaloupes, cars carrots, car OF
Rlifower, ITO cars of cucumbers,
cars grapes, Sc cars lettuce, 254
of mixed fruits and vegetables,
airs of onions, PIP cars peaches,
IRIS pears, 8 cars peas, IL cars
ers, 731 cars white potatoes, 2
radishes, IL cars spinach, III
Strawberries, Ga cars sweet po-
5, ISL cars tomatoes, 81 cars
and rutabagas, and III cars
ions. Of this total Of 3,136 /
navarro shipped 1877, as fol- {
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