Milford chronicle., 1930-08-29
SLOW POTATO
MARKET THIRD
WEEK OF AUGUST
Nearly Half Of The Cur
rent Supply Was Being
Shipped From Jersey.

Slow dull potato markets seemed
to be the rule throughout the coun-
try, the third week of August. East
ern markets were slower to fall III
line with the declining prices re-
ported in midwestern cities the mid
die of the month. Heavier ship
ments contributed to the downward
price trend. Daily output from all
sources varied from 500 to $50 cars.
| Nearly half the current supply was
being shipped from New Jersey but
number of other eastern states,
forwarding several carloads daily,
included New York, Maine, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Delaware. At
points in New Jersey, CObblers de-
clined further to S1.50 per 100
pounds, which compared with quota
tions of S1.35 to $145 at soma North
Central stations. A range of $1.50
to So covered the bulk of the sales
of potatoes originating in eastern
states, but top quotations Of S210
were reported for Long Island Cob
blers. Maine potatoes constituted
fully twO-thirds of The daily receipts
in Boston and were selling at $1.S0
to $1.85 per 100 pounds on that mar
ket.
Sweet potatoes were still i'll rather
light supply in most of the consum-
ing markets in late August. Moder-
ate to light demand was reported.
Prices were rather well maintained
at the level of Sc to $3.50 a barrel
for Virginia and North Carolina yell
low varieties. The crop in New Jer-
sey, although showing a slight de-
cline in condition during July, was
reported still above average IN early
August. But the drought has un-
dOubtedly caused considerable dam
age to the crop in Virginia, Mary
land and the south central states.
Most of the shipments during the
second half of August were coming
from Virginia, North Carolina,
Louisiana and Alabama.
Onions were holding fairly steady
at the slightly higher prices at Con-
necticut Valley shipping points. Jap
anese sets brought $1.55 to SLIGO per
100 pounds in that region and the
50-pound size sold at 80 cents. Gem
eral range on Massachusetts yellow
onions in consuming centers was
$1.75 to 1925 per 100 pounds the
third week of August. New York
City and few other eastern mar
kets quoted New York yellows at 81
to $1.25 per 50-pound sack. Daily
shipments averaged near 100 cars
the latter part of August.
August l condition of the onion
crop in II states was about as usual
for the time of year, 70 per cent of
normal. The recent production fore
cast showed New York and Indiana
leading with more than three million
bushels each. Michigan expects a
good crop of some 2,445,000 bushels |
and Massachusetts may have $4,000 |
bushels. Acreage in New York was
this season but a decrease !
was shown in Massachusetts.
The preliminary estimate of green |
peas for canning as given in the re-
port dated August IS, showed a pro- |
duction approximately 10 per cent |
larger than the estimate for 1929, but |
acreage this year was increased |
about 12 per cent. In the tri-state
area of Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey, the crop was a near failure,
due to the drought and hot weather
prevailing during the critical grow
ing period. The crop in Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Tennessee also suf-
fered disastrous effects from the
same conditions. But damage in these
areas was offset to an appreciable
legree by unusually favorable grow
ing conditions in New York, Maine
and Utah, and by good yields obtain
I'd on the increased acreage in Min
lesota, Illinois, Indiana and Colo
'ado.
Green peas from New York state
we're being quoted in New York and
Philadelphia at 81 to $3.50 per
lushel hamper the latter part of Au-
gust Round type cabbage tended
slightly lower, New York stock SELL
ng at $38 to $50 per ton in eastern
narekts. Some pennsylvania stock
iold at SO to 1925 a barrel in Pitts
)urgh.