Milford chronicle., 1930-10-31
PRODUCE MARKET NEWS

parts of the country. The effect
was seen in several ways. Cooler
weather stimulated the consuming
demand; storms interfered with
shipments to some extent, and the
exaggerated fears OF crop damage
from the freeze led to considerable
advances at various country ship
ping points, especially in the north
ern potato belt. Demand for fruits
and vegetables has been fairly good
compared with some other pro-
ducts, owing partly to demand from
States suffering from drouth. Thus,
many cars of New York potatoes,
cabbage and other vegetables were
shipped to West Virginia aud TO sew
eral Midwestern States during the
second part of October. Maine ship
ments also found wide markets, and
supplies from the Rocky Mountain
region and from California are
prominent features in Eastern mar
kets.
Freeze Injury Moderate
The quantity of vegetables injur-
ed by the severe cold spell of late
October does not appear 10 Lave
been very great compared with pro-
duction. The worst result was in
the uncertainty in quality Of some
market shipments because OF more
or less risk of mixture with frosted
stock. Digging of potatoes had been
mostly completed both in the East
and i'm the West. No serious damage
appears to have been done in wes-
tern New York and prices did not
rise in that section. Growers recent
ly have been receiving 70 cents per
bushel in bulk. Shipments have
been only about twO-thirds those of
last season from that section. sales
in carlOts ranged $3.50 to $2.40 per
hundred and fifty pounds sacked.
Potato shipments from all sources
have been somewhat lighter than
early in the month, averaging over
1000 cars daily, including heavy
movement from Maine and the far
West, but rather light receipts for
the time of year from other sec
tiOns. City markets nearly all report
supply and demand moderate and
prices steady the third week of Oc-
tOber, with jObbing sales of Green
Mountains mostly Sl.75 to 81 per
100 pounds in the East. PennSyl- 1
Vania Round White varieties ranged |
$1.50 to $190 on bulk stock in Phil
adelphia and Baltimore. and New |
York potatoes brought S2.l5 in |
Washington. Prices have tended up |
ward this week i'll most Eastern !
producing sections and there was a
sharp advance in the far West on |
account of reports of freezing, but
apparently damage applied to only
a very small per cent of the crop.
Growers in some sections were re-
ported still holding for higher
prices.
Market receipts of sweet potatoes
continue moderate with demand
fair Daily shipments seldom reach
100 cars. New Jersey and the Eas-
tern Shore region supply a large
proportion of the carlOt movement
at present. Prices tended little
higher in some markets after the
middle of the month and at present
range 1925 to $3.50 per barrel in
Eastern cities, reaching top price
only in New York and lowest figures
in Philadelphia and Washington.
New Jersey sweets sell at steady
prices, mostly at $1.25 to $1.75 per
bushel, while Delaware and Eastern
Shore stock ranges $1.10 to $125 in
most Eastern markets. Tennessee
Nancy Halls have advanced Slight
ly.
Cabbage Higher
Cabbage met with better demand
at higher prices en- the arrival of
colder weather. New York long
keeping varieties have been selling {
at $11 to SIS per ton, bulk, in pro-
ducing sections, but the price to
growers was tagging behind the
dealers market at shipping points {
The distribution of the Northern
crop continues to be widespread,
carlOts having been shipped as far {
South as Florida and to many cities t
and towns in the droughty states of
the East and Middle West. Price /
tendency has been upward since the I
middle of the month and Northern !
cabbage brings 500 to $25 per ton /
in Eastern cities. Red cabbage sold s
as high as $35 in New York. Ship Z
ments from all sources averaged v
little more than $50 cars daily, t
from New York, Wis a
:Onsin and Colorado.
Onion markets have shown little f
change lately. Much of the Nurth- il
9rn crop has been going into stOr- c
lge. Carlot shipments so far have
leen about the same as last season Il
rom western New York where t
'ales at country shipping points h
'ange 20 to 95 cents per hundred Il
pounds, according to size. Ship V
nents from the Middle West are ac- il
i've to Eastern market centers, but +
supplies are still moderate ana de- h
nand rather slow, as rule. New a
york yellow onions hold at a nearly "
teady range of 81 to $1.35 per 100
POUNDS in the large markets. Ten a
ency was slightly downward the p
bird week in October in Philadel- e.
hia and Washington, but New Il
'ork market was we'll sustained. fC
The market position of celery is lc
to look a little brighter, ST
Though storage holdings in the rC
,ast are reported heavy, amounting
0 over 335,000 crates in western S.
lew York, compared with $4,000 cC
year ago. Sales in producing sec bt
ions range 85 cents to 81 for crates in
+ four to five dozen of the late kind la