Milford chronicle., 1930-05-23
WEEKLY PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES

MTAIU1AuA 4 ltUlM
Fairly general rains the middle Of
May afforded relief over most cas-
tern producing sections from one of
the most severe May droughts on
record. The berry crop in New Jer-
sey and on the Eastern Shore Pen
insula of Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia was suffering from lack of
sufficient rainfall. Acreage ION the
Peninsula was reduced this season
but is about the same as last year
in New Jersey. Recent forecasts of
production based on the condition of
the crop on May 1, indicated an eX-
pected output of 11,529,000 quarts of
berries in New Jersey, S,S15,0OO in
Delaware, 17,57S,OO0 in Maryland
and 15,352,000 in Virginia. Compar-
ison with last seasons output shows
that for New Jersey only slightly
less but for the otherthree States
combined a decrease of approxi
mately 13 per cent is shown.
Berries were moving from the
Eastern Shore region in small lots
by the middle of May but the New
Jersey crop was not expected to be
ready for market before the first
week of June. The total market sup
ply of berries so far this season has
been about one-third lighter than
last year to the same date but berry
shipments from all sources were
moving at the rate of 1880 cars
weekly around the middle of May
| Owing to the scarcity of good quail
| ity berries and the uncertainty of
the supply, prices were held at gen.
! orally satisfactory levels in most
eastern producing regions. On the
Eastern Shore of Virginia, growers
were receiving $3.50 to SO per crate
of 80 quarts. Berries from Virginia
and Maryland were selling in cas-
tern markets at Is to rs cents a
quart the middle of the month but
demand continued rather slow.
Carlot movement of asparagus
was rapidly decreasing by mid-May.
Supplies in the eastern consuming |
markets were mostly from Mary
land, Delaware, New Jersey and !
Pennsylvania. General jobbing
range on eastern asparagus was
$3.50 to S3.75 per dozen punches but
some New York stock touched 81 in
Boston. Production forecast for
seven of the late States indicates lit
tie increase over last year. Condi-
ton of the crop on May 1, shows
expected lower yields in Delaware,
Maryland an dNew Jersey than last
year.
Cabbage from eastern Maryland
will be in the markets about June
1, the crop being reported generally
in good condition. Most of the cas-
tern market supplies were coming
from South Carolina in mid-May but
cabbage from the Norfolk section OF
Virginia was reported at $3.50 to
$3.75 per barrel in a few eastern
cities.
The situation is much better for
old potatoes than at this time last
season, as only half of the carlOt
supply in mid-May was old stock.
Last year at that time it amounted
to about three-fourths.- Comparison
of shipping point prices show re-
turns in mid-May this season more
than three times as large as they
were in May 1929. Prices recoveries
were reported in northern Maine
and in the north central region but
the market continued dull in wes-
tern New York. Local reports in
the Rochester district estimated less
than 100 cars likely to move from
that section after the middle OF
May. Price range of 1925 to $2.25
per 100 pounds in western New
York compared with $190 to S1.95
in northern Maine, 1925 to $2.35 in
and $2.70 to $2.75 in
western Michigan.
Maine potatoes were selling IN .
eastern consuming markets at $2.4O I
to $2.85 per 100 pounds in mid-May :
and northern round white varieties
brought $3.50 to $3.50 in carlots in ,
Chicago. First arrivals of South j
Carolina CObblers were reported in
New York at $3.50 a barrel. Florida q
Spaulding Rose continued to sell at q
$3.50 to $S.25 in northern consum- :
ng centers.
Commercial cold storage holdings n
1f apples on May l were only 3 per u
cent greater than the number in cold h
storage a yea rago. Barreled stock c
was 80 per cent less than at the h
same time in 1929 but basket stock l.
vas 80 per cent heavier. Shipments r
we're averaging about 20 cars daily a
he middle of the month, one-thlrd +,
If them from eastern sections. The q
market sitaution was very little nif- o
erent from the past few weeks. n
Most of the apples moving from c
Western New York were going to II
Jew York City and Pittsburgh. On h
lay 1, there were reported approx q
mately 480 cars remaining in New II
FORK Stateoutside of Greater New n
FORK for movement. AS usual there n
will be some shrinkage and some
took will be moving by truck, as 1t
S probable that not over 200 cars w
will move by rail after the middle n
f May. Al
Standard grade Baldwin apples m
ontinued to bring So to 1920 a f.
ushel in country markets, accord 6,
ng to quality and condition. Some sc
ialdwins were reported selling as br
Ugh as Sc to $6.25 barrel in the h.
rochester district. General jobbing o,
evel of New York Baldwins was r.
4.5O to Sc a barrel in the large con-
uming markets. Virginia Newtowns bc
old at $3.50 in New York and Wine IA
aps brought Sc to Z in Philadelphia. al
The mid-month report on fruit ~