Milford chronicle., 1930-04-04
PRODUCE MARKET
NOTES

uUSGLLlCug W I'LL q ACN AAACAN R~-0
clines, there was an under current
of encouragement brought about no
doubt by the slight strengthening OF
the northern Maine market in late
March. After the declines in that
section around the middle Of the
month, prices held steady for sever
al days and then under lighter haul
ings gained slightly. Growers IN
Aroostook County were receiving
$3.50 to $2.75 per barrel for their po-
tatoes, but were offering only limit
ed quantities for sale. Shippers IN
that section were asking mostly
around $1.9O per 100 pounds for
sacked stock. Growers in western
New York were hampered by the
had condition of many of the roads
and haulings were correspondlngIy
light. Probably many more potatoes
would have been marketed IN tnat
district, could they have been hauleu
to the shipping point. Prices 10
growers had declined from 81 per
bushel to mostly 80 cents at pracl-
cally all western New YORK points,
but growers and dealers were an
ticipating a slight recovery toward
the first of April. Many growers
we're reported holding their stocks
for expected higher prices.
Supplies of potatoes in the large
city markets continued ample TO ilD-
eral. with demand varying from SLOW
tn moderate. General jobb1ng lever
on Maine Green Mountains was Sz'zO
to S2.85 per 100 pounds in the cas-
tern cities. Long Island STOCK sou
at S2.65 to SO in New York. only a
few eastern cities were quoting New
York Round White potatoes; Balu-
more. with sales at '$2.40 showed a
decline of Is to 20 cents from the
nrevious week. Pennsylvania round
whites ranged $2.4O to $2.65 IN one
or two markets. Northern rouno
white stock tended upward on the
Chicago market the third week OF
March, ranging 1920 to $2.45 IN car
lots.
Potato shipments averaged near
700 cars daily from all sources
through the greater part OF Marcn'
Movement from Maine increased TO
around 200 cars with about the same
quantity moving from North Central
producing sections. New York for
Warded only about 200 cars during
the second week of the month.
Intended planting of potatoes IN
the second-early group OF States are
apparently five per cent greater
than the acreage in 1929 or about
99.O2O acres. Maryland is planning
an area of 1880 acres, New Jersey
40.17O. Kansas 1880 and Oklahoma
10000. Although the planned acre
age for the whole group of CONNER
cial early States represents an IN
crease of II per cent over last year
acreage, the comparison with the
ive-year average shows a decrease
of approximately three per cent
There is still some demand tor ap-
ples for export in the Rochester as
trict of New York, with a moderate
to good domestic inquiry. Prices OF
barreled Baldwins, of standard grace
and size, held about steady at S5.5V'
bIt there seemed to be a weakening
tendency for stock in busheI pas
kets. Sales of Baldwins in baskets
averaged about 10 cents lower the
third week of March at $1.9O to $z
per bushel. There is still some COM
plaint of scald on western New
York Baldwins and Ben Davis. AL /
though the apples for export are
carefully inspected and no scald
nermitted in the pack when 1t leaves
the country, some scald is showing
in arrivals in foreign ports. Exports
of apples from the United States
and Canada for the week ending
March 8 were about 10 per cent
heavier than for the previous week.
Demand for carrots in western
New York producing sections con-
tinued fairly good and sales were
heing made at a slight price ao-
vance. Bushel baskets brought 81 at
country loading points, with 1OO-
nound sacks averaging $1.6O. Local
oninion is that there are consider
ably less than 200 cars OF carrots
left in that section and that these
will move at prices in line with the
above quotations.
A very light wire inquiry contln-
Hes in the western New YORK ONION
market and most price reVlslons are
downward. Recent sales in that sec
tion at s1.55 were five cents below
quotations for the previous week;
The nrobable delay in movement OI
+ba Texas onion crop would pro
long the market season for north-
ern onions and some dealers dC
shining points are predlctlns
steady prices for the rest OF tne
season on storage onions. II is Oe
lieved locally that onion hoiulngS IL
New York State are heavier tnan
Tsua1 at the season Of the year. put
no recent storage figures are avali-
able. Total movement of New YORK
onions to March Is this year were
1925 cars compared with l'o4o "
+be same date last year. Range Oh
onion prices in eastern cities was
s1 An +o SO per 100 pounds for New
York yellow varieties. Massachus-
etts stock, of more or less orolnaiy
condition sold at S1.25 to $1.5O IN
New York and Boston.
According to a recent report OF
growers intentions to plant onions 1
in tbe intermediate group OF states,
total for the seven States comDlneu {
would be about one per cent below
tba acreage for 1929 and II per cent /
below average. Reports for New JeI1 ;
sew show a planned acreage OF z,IOV {
acres, an increase Of 15O over last
year.
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