Milford chronicle., 1930-10-03
PRODUCE MARKET NEWS
Fruit Prices Steady to Firm. POtO-
toes Lower

Potato and sweet potato market
failed to maintain the higher pric
levels reached by mid-Septembe
and registered declines of 10 to 2
cents per 100 pounds during tn
third week of the month. Prices o
most fruits held firmly, peaches. ev
en- advancing slightly. Much of th'
fresh produce marked time or los
a little ground.
Potato markets seemed to bt
holding just about steady after theil
sharp drop the third week of the
month. Eastern shippers reported
rather slow, dull markets. Haulings
were fairly moderate in the Presque
Isle district of Maine. Green Noun
tains in bulk sold mostly at $1.30 tC
S1.35 per 100 pounds in that district
and bulk Cobblers at SIPS. In the
Antigo section of Wisconsin fob
sales of sacked Coblers ranged $1.8O
to S185. Moderate to liberal supplies
of potatoes were reported in all the
leading markets. A general range
of $1.7O to 1925 prevailed on eastern
potatoes but Green Mountains from
Long Island and from Maine COM
manded the top figures. In Chicago
Wisconsin Cobblers in carlot guam
titles sold at 50 to $2.15 tut Idaho
Burbanks reached top of $3.50.
The peak of the movement of
peaches from western New York
was reached near the middle of Sep
tember. The output this year may
be slightly in excess of 1000 cars
according to local reports. The tIuit
has shown good color and size. 2
inch Elbertas brought $1.60 to $1.65
a bushel in the Rochester district
and held about steady at a jobbing
range of S175 to $3.50 in eastern
cities. Many of the shipments of
Bartlett pears selling at $1.25 to
$1.75 and Seckels at So to 1925 a
bushel.
The early fall varities of apples
continue to supply the rather dull
markets of the East. In western
New York fob. sales are rather
scattered, bushel baskets of Veal
thys of standard grade and size
bringing from $1.10 to SIPS. A few
Greengins have been loaded and
these have nearly all been in bushel
baskets. Such varities as Alexander
and Wolf River have been low
priced but not particularly wanted. |
Much of the fruit loaded in the Mar
tinsburg district of West Virginia !
ranges from 2 to 21a inches in size.
Fob. sales of Grimes Golden of that
size were being made at $2.25 a bar
rel and Jonathans of the 212 inch |
minimum brought $425. Some bar
rels of 21s inch Ben Davis and |
Winesaps were contracted for fu-
ture delivery at $3.25 to $3.50 a bar
rel respectively. Most of the eastern
fall apples are selling from 81 to
$1.5O a bushel in terminal markets
but New York Greetings are quoted
as low as rs cents and Mcintosh at
a top of So a bushel.
Daily loadings of grapes from the
Chatauqua-Erie and Finger Lakes
regions are averaging light so far,
demand not yet reaching expecta-
tions. However, this condition is eX-
pected to improve with cooler
weather. Quality of the crop in
these regions is reported good. Fob.
sales of Concords and Niagaras
packed in bushel baskets ranged
$3.50 to $42.50 per ton in the Fin
ger Lakes district. 12-quart baskets
of Concords, Niagaras and WOrdens
from New York and Delaware sold
in the various cities at 35 to 55
cents each.
New York shippers claim that
celery has reached record low pric- ;
es; some farmers are reported sell t
ling their stock as low as go cents !
a crate. The early varities of celery J
will be replaced shortly by the gol-
den self-blanching types, the stOr- i
age kinds which are shipped during {
most of the winter. Supplies of eel
cry have been moderate to liberal {
in the East and prices of the two I
thirds crates, which hold from to {
6 dozen punches, range from 81 to /
I1.75. Top of 81 was reached in a
New York City. S
Cabbage and onion markets are
generally dull. Cabbage met rather V
light demand on account of the con- Z
tinued warm weather. The quality l.
Of the domestic crop left in the
fields in western New York is rap >
idly deteriOrating and the late crop :,
Of Danish. cabbage has not started
TO move in volume yet but a few
sales of this Danish type are report y
ed at $14 to SIS a ton i'll the Ro- =
chester district. Carlot sales of the =
domestic type have ranged from So
% $40 ton and in some cases the )
cars sold for kraut have realized
more than those being shipped to
market. Extremes of $18 to $22 q
on in bulk cover most sales of cab fl
)age in eastern markets. 1t has been S
many years, according to local op- 81
nion, since onion prices have il
cached as low levels as now exist P
n western New York. Wire inquiry
continues to be fairly active but IL
'uyers are seeking even lower pfic- W
IS. Sacked yellow onions of stan u
ard grade, IS per cent inches and III
arger, were selling on fob. bas- .
5 of SIS to 80 cents per 100 pounds
n the Rochester districts of New
vork. No sales and practically no I
emand for onions were reported at
Connecticut Valley points. Japanese
cts were quoted at rs cents to 81
er 100 pounds in Boston. The gem
raj range of New Yor kyellow
mons was 81 to $150 in the lead
lg eastern consuming centers in 4
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