Milford chronicle., 1930-05-16
PRODUCE MARKET
NOTES

was expected to reach greatest ac-
tivity between the middle and the
end of May although some sections
have been delayed and yield prob
ably reduced by weather conditions.
More than half the present daily
carlot output is from North Carolina
and Tennessee. Early shipping dis
tricts of Virginia and Maryland were
expected to begin near the middle
of the month but development of the
crop has been hindered by lack of
rain the first week or two of May.
Moderate supplies are reported in
nearly all eastern markets and fair
ly good demand. Price tendency has
been downward owing to increasing
shipments and the unsatisfactory
condition of much of the fruit ar
irving. Prices during the first seven
days of May have been mostly IL to
Is cents quart basis on jobbing
sales in eastern markets although
a few lots sold as low as 5 cents a
quart in some markets owing to con-
dition and there were general de-
clines of l to 2 cents during the
week.
The asparagus season has moved
northward to New Jersey and even
the later shipping sections but carlot
movement still continues from the
Carolinas. Receipts are liberal in
most large eastern markets ana
heavy in Boston. Pittsburgh, how
ever has reported light supplies so
far this month. Many of the trade
centers report slow demand ana
much lower prices. Asparagus from
Maryland, Delaware and Pennsyl-
vania reached general market
lever of SLIPS to So per dozen
punches, medium sizes, and $1.75 to
SO on large sizes, during the first OF
May.
The bulk of the onion supply is
from Texas and receipts are liberal
but a few lots of old onions from
eastern producing sections have
been selling at 81 to So per 100 lbs.
Texas onions sell at $1.25 to $1.5O
Der 5O-pound crate for the yellow
varieties.
Behavior of the potato market has
been somewhat unsatisfactory SO far
this month especially in regard to
price trend of northern potatoes
from storage. The growers and ship |
ners had expected a favorable end
ing of the season but warm weather
and a few days of increased ship
ments from the South tended to up !
set the market position for the time |
being. With Florida past height OF
activity. Texas shipments moderate
and the California crop not ready !
for market. northern. holders are |
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fecting a few thousand carloads stlll |
held in Maine and the west. OnueI
somewhat similar conditions III May
1927, prices advanced rapluiy
through the last half of the mohth
and shippers are still pointing TO
the happenings of that season as
precedent. Remaining supplies III
western New York appear limited
Shipments seldom exceed a halt
dozen cars daily and some OF the op-
orators are closing for the season.
On May /, shipments from upper
New York State had reached exact
lv the same total as on the same
date the year before, 4,196 cars. Lo- |
cal estimates indicated $50 to zOO
cars left for shipment during the
last three weeks of May.
Further declines in potato prices
at country shipping points DrouenI
the level to a range not far above %
ner 100 pounds in northern Maine
and from $3.50 to S2.65 on sacked
stock in western New York ana the
upper Great Lakes region. Prices
at southern shipping points shoWeu
but little change since the sharp de-
cline of the opening days OF the
month. Receipts of potatoes are
moderate at the majority of eastern
and midwestern markets but there
were liberal to heavy supplies re-
norted at Boston and New York, IN
Guiding much Canadian stock.
There were limited supplies OF
eastern sweet potatoes in New York.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash-
ington during the first week OIL May
and there were still talrly acIlVe
shipping movements from Tenhes-
see, Delaware and Maryland. Dela-
ware and Maryland sweets brought
S1.5O to $2.25 per bushel in leading
markets. New Jersey yellow varie-
ties sold at 50 to S2.75 in New YORK.
Virginia sweet potatoes in barrels
were reported at $3.50 in Baltimore
Carlot shipments of apples nave
been steadily decreasing this month.
New York and Virginia producing
sections continue fairly active, ac-
counting for one-half or two-thlrds
of the daily output. There is still
considerable fruit in cold storage
in western New York but it shows
scald injury. Demand is reported
slow at country shipping points ana
trading rather limited. The bulk OF
the carlot movement i'll the Roches-
ter district in early May was either
CONSIGNED or shipped on joint ac-
count basis. Prices are held about
steady at Sc occasionally $625, a
barrel for Number One Baldwins or
So to S2.25 per bushel. Unclassified
Baldwins ranged $1.60 to $l.75 ac-
cording to percentage of Number
One stock in the pack. Supplies con-
timed moderate and demand slow in
the leading eastern market centers.
Baldwins sold slightly lower in New
York at the end of the first week OF
May with a range of $3.50 to Sc per
barrel but other eastern markets
we're nearly unchanged. Eastern
Winesaps sold at 81 to So barrel
and Ben Davis at $3.75 to $4.75. New
York Romes brought $3.50 to 81 per
bushel and Virginia Newtowns, in
cIuding some scalded stock, followed
range of SO to $3.25 in New York
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