Milford chronicle., 1930-08-15
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
ARE MAINTAINING
USUAL AVERAGE
Onion Shipments Light;
Eastern Shore Potatoes
Show But Few Changes
In Price.

The six weeks drought became
still more sever in most sections
east of the Rocky Mountains during
the first week of August. New Eng
land, Northern New York, and the
South Atlantic Coast region below
Virginia were the most favorable
crop sections of the East but heavy
general rains are needed throughout
the country. Short pasturage, wa
ter scarcity, yellowing and drying of
green crops and whiting of fruit
were features of the worst dry spell
/ in many years.
Shipments of fruits and vegetables
were maintaining the usual volume
mainly because of continued heavy
movement of melons and far western
fruit. Marketing of potatoes and
green produce was limited owing to
heat, drought, injury, or low prices.
Potato shipments are not much
more than 500 carlots daily now. The
great midseason shipping sections
south of New Jersey, Minnesota, and
Colorado are about done and the
northern and western states are not
yet shipping actively. Prices have
not yet responded we'll to the mod
crate supplies and limited crop pros
poets. The general price range is
about half that of August, 1929. Pro-
ducers in eastern, midwestern, and
western producing sections are get
ting from 81 to S1.25 per 100 lbs, for
best varieties. Haulings to country
shipping points are rather light on
account of hot weather. Demand is
slow but improving in some districts.
Rather firm conditions prevail in
midwestern markets with advances
of 1890 to 25c in Chicago, but eastern
city markets show little improve
ment. New Jersey Cobblers sell in
large eastern cities at $1.25 to $1.50
per 100 lbs, which is close to the
price a week ago. Long Island pO-
tatoes in bulk bring SLIPS to S1.40 in
New York City, showing slight de-
cline compared with prices earlier
/ in the month. Eastern Shore pota-
toes show but few price changes.
Onion shipments are light, aver
aging about so cars daily in early
August. Massachusetts and New
York supplied fully half the usual
daily carlot movement. Supplies are
moderate in most eastern cities but
liberal in Boston and demand is lsow
everywhere. There is little further
change in price. Massachusetts yell
low stock brings $1.25 to $1.50 per
\ 100 lbs, in eastern markets and
about 81 at Connecticut Valley ship
ping points. Demand is slow in pro-
ducing sections, market dull, and
| prices no more thOn steady.
Daily shipments of lettuce
amounted to 125 to $50 cars. From
one-third to One-half of the carlOt
supply is from New York State. Mod
crate supplies are reported at East
ern marekts and slow to fairly ac-
tive demand Prices of New York
Big Boston lettuce were irregular in
eastern markets with no general
trend in either direction. Sales fol-
lowed range of SOC to 81 per crate
in large consuming centers. Steady
markets prevail for western lettuce
although there were declines i'll few
eastern cities and in Chicago.
Supplies of celery were increasing
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August and prices showed a down
ward tendency in New York and
southern markets. The celery crop
report for August shows probable
increase of fully One-quarter in the
late crop area, the principal change
being the increase in March to 3,63)
compared with $500 last season.
Six states shipping main crop car
rots report nearly 5000 acres plant
ed, an increase of close to one
quarter. New York gains 440 acres.
Prices of eastern carrots declined
slightly to a range of SOC to 75c
bushel in New York in early August.
Most of the melon supply is still
from Georgia and nearby states.
Markets have continued slow and
weak at country shipping points and
prices much lower than last season.
The bulk of the carlot peach sup
ply is the southern Elbertas and the
market movement is heavy, amount
ing to about 800. acrlots daily. The
supply is decreasing rapidly from
Georgia and the Carolinas. Cali
fornia sometimes supplies half the
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Sales of early apples consist large
ly of Transparents and Duchess be-
sides miscellaneous varities. The
market shows the usual irregular
and unsatisfactory condition pre-
vailing durin gthe early part of the
season. The BIRTHS trade barrier
against American apples seems like
ly to stay for the present according
to current reports but the crop
shortage and drought make the ex-
port prospect less important than in
some other seasons. Domestic mar
kets should be able to take over
most of the production as now indi-
Gated.
Haulings of cantalOupes are light
in Eastern Shore producing sections
and demand moderate but prices are
we'll maintained. There is not much
first class stock because of injury
from dry weather and other causes
Fairly good dark-meated cantaloupes
bring 81 to $1.50 per crate at ship
ping points. Most eastern markets
report moderate supplies. There is
little change in the price of western
but eastern melons were
tending higher in some eastern mar
kets the first week of August and |
the price range was 81 to $1.75 with