Milford chronicle., 1930-07-04
PRODUCE MARKET NEWS

FkUDUCE MAXINE | NEWO
North Carolina potato shippers
feel that movement from that state
will exceed $500 cars. Last seasons
carlot shipments from North Caro-
lima filled 5000 cars but to date this
year more than $500 cars have been
shipped. Recent heavy rains no
doubt have benefited potato crops on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
Virginia. Trade reports from that
section still indicate short yields on
account of the light set on the vines
but also venture the opinion that
shipments from Virginia will very
nearly equal last years, tonnage. A
crop of extra fine quality is looked
tor in Maryland. The eastern part
of the country will be getting most
of their potato supplies from this
Eastern Shore section until mid
July. However, both New Jersey and
Long Island have large crops and de-
velopment has been earlier than
usual. Any material price advance
probably would favor early digging
in Southern Jersey and bring out a
rush of shipments from that section
soon after the first of July.
Potato movement was heavy to-
ward the close of June, averaging
near 1000 cars aday. Virginia was
furnishing Il. re than half this num-
ber Prices dropped 25 cents at
loading points on the Eastern Shore
but demand slackened somewhat.
The underlying trend of potato
prices is still downward, especially
in eastern cities. Most eastern mar
kets were amply supplied with po-
tatoes in late June. Eastern Shore
receitps at 81 to $475 a barrel in
eastern terminals were about 25 to
SO cents above the price level for
stock from North Carolina and from
the Norfolk section of Virginia. Old
potatoes were about finished. Out of
the total movement of 260 cars of
old potatoes during the third week
of June, 225 were from Maine. Last
report for the season on Green
Mountains in ArOostook county,
Maine, showed a level of $1.60 per
100 pounds.
The production forecast for the
mid-season tomato crop is 10 per
cent larger than last years harvest
but there was an increase of 16 per
cent in acreage. Lower yields per
acre are indicated in Virginia, Mary
land and North Carolina but better
conditions prevailed in New Jersey
and yields there may be nearly 10
per cent larger than last year. Six
basket crates of tomatoes from South
Carolina sold at $1.25 to 50 in east
ern consuming markets. Boat re-
ceipts from the Western Shore of
Virginia brought $150 in Baltimore.
These tomatoes were not graded.
Mid-season onion production may
be per cent larger than last year
for the combined group of states.
New Jersey, with larger acreage and
prospective better yield, may pro-
duce 742,000 bushels of onions. Con-
ditions have been exceptionally fav-
orable in that state and June condi-
ton reports showed a rating of 9S
per cent of normal. Not over 65 per
cent of an onion crop was expected
in Kentucky bit good quality is look
ed for. A few small shipments from
New Jersey were finding their way
into the eastern city markets in late
June. but California was furnishing
the bulk of the supply. Bushel ham
pers of yellow onions from New Jer-
sey sold at $3.50 in New York and
the white kinds ranged $1.50 to 81.
A few ungraded lots from the East
ern Shore of Virginia sold at 81 to
$125 in Baltimore.
Lettuce markets were dull and
weak, prices showing a rather wide
range because of the inferior quality
of much of the stock arriving in the
large consuming markets. Most cit
les were heavily supplied with let
tuce and demand was only moderate
Quotations for New York Big Boston
type in New York City ranged 25 to
so cents for most of the sales but q
little better quality brought rs cents
for the crates containing twO-dozen
heads. Iceberg type lettuce from
western producing regions ranged
$3.50 to $3.50 for the large crates.
About $50 cars of new-crop apples
moved to market during the third
week of June, mostly from Illinois.
Bushel baskets of ungraded early
varieties were being shipped. Ship
ments from Georgia averaged close
to 80 cars a day. In the Macon dis
trict, six-basket carriers of Hlley
were holding fairly steaGy at
the lower levels of $1.75 to So. Cen
eral range in city markets was $3.50 |
to S3.75. North Carolina Hileys sold |
at $3.50 to $3.50 in Boston.
Shipments of green peas were |.
light, most of the stock being for
warGed from Idaho. Light move
ment was reported from New York /.
and New Jersey, selling at 81 to SS !
a bushel in eastern terminal mar
kets.