Milford chronicle., 1930-09-26
PRODUCE MARKET NEWS

place among the food crops during
August, chief of which were the re-
duction of II per cent in the yield
of dry edible beans, about 10 per
cent in late cabbage and tomatoes, z
per cent in canning vegetables, near
ly 9 per cent in potatoes and 4 per
cent in sweet potatoes. The total
supply of Irish potatoes and sweet
potatoes this year, according to con-
ditions reported on September 1, will
be at least 9 per cent below 1929 pro-
duction, and II per cent lower than
the average of the preceding five
years.
Outside of Aroostook County,
Maine, the New England potato crop
is turning out quite satisfactorily,
and yields in general are expected
to be higher than harvested a year
ago. In AroostOOk County, the at
tack of blight was severe. The ex-
act extent of the resulting rot dam
age cannot be determined until much
of the crop has been dug, but it is
reported that the damage is distrib
uted irregularly over the district.
Most fields are affected. In some
cases the damage is negligible but
in others the loss may run as high
as 60 to IS per cent. Most of the de-
cay reported in this locality is in the
Green Mountain variety; Cobblers
apparently are much less affected.
In the most important potato district
in western New York the average
condition of the crop September l
was 65 per cent of normal. New
Jersey growers reported general abb
sence of plant disease and insect
damage to their potatoes this sea-
son. Rail shipments from this state
to date this year are 81 per cent
greater than for the same period
last season, and shipments by truck
into New York City are 38 per cent
ahead of last year. A slightly weak
er tone to the market developed in
the Presque Isle section after the
middle of September. Cobblers were
making returns of $1.35 to $1.4O per
hundred pounds to shippers in that
district. Most of the large eastern
potato markets reported prices fully
5 to 10 cents lower than in mid
September. Long Island Cobblers
brought 50 to $2.15 in New York, and
in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Round
Whites sold near 50 in Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. Green
Mountains from Maine sold in bulk
in New York City at $1.85 to S1.95 a
hundred pounds.
Between the increased tonnage OF
grapes expected to be taken by juice
plants here and in Canada, as well
as the increasing truck movement to
city markets, shippers are inclined
to the belief that carlot shipments
of grapes from New York this season
will hardly exceed 22OO to 25OO cars.
Movement is starting fully eight days
earlier than last year from the Chau-
tauqua-Erie district, and is about two
weeks earlier in the Finger Lakes
section. Scattered sales of New
York Concords in IL quart baskets
were reported at 35 to 55 cents in
eastern consuming markets. Della
ware Concords brought S5 to 45 cents
in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Peaches have dominated the activ-
ity among fruits and vegetables of
western New York during the second
week in September. Besides heavy
movement by rail, large volume
moved by truck. This seasons out
turn of peaches may approximate
1900 cars, according to local est1-
mates, which compares with the 665
cars which we're shipped during the
entire season in 1929. Prices have
declined in the Rochester district
Shipping point sales of the Elberta
variety ranged mostly $1.35 to $l.5O
per bushel basket. Terminal mar
ket quotations for New York Ell
bertas range from $1.75 to $3.50 in
the east, according to size and quail
ity. Stock from Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania, and New Jersey was quoted at
So to $3.50 bushel in various east
ern cities.
Onions are one of the few vege- |
tables that have not been greatly al |
fected by the hot dry weather that |
has severely Handicapped some other |
commercial crops. September estl-
mates show that production figures |
for the late crop in II states nearly
5 per cent larger than last year, ana
about One-fourth greater than aver
age. The season has been favorable
to the development of a moderate
crop of good quality onions in Mas
sachusetts. Nominal quotations for
yellow onions at shipping points in
the Connecticut Valley ranged from
S1.1O to $12O per hundred pound
sack in mid-September. A slow de-
mand and a rather weak market con-
5ributed to the downward trend OF
prices in western New York. Onions
grading IS per cent, two inches and
larger, brought mostly 95 cents in
he Rochester district. Yellow onions
rom various eastern shipping sec
ions brought $1.15 to $1.5O in the
eading eastern markets. Current
shipments vary from 200 to 300 cars
laily.
About double the volume of ap- {
lies has moved from New York so
ar this season in carlots as COM