Milford chronicle., 1930-09-19
MARKET NEWS

eastern fruits and vegetables is ON
er shadOwed in the carlot report
because of the large SUPPLIES froI
far western sources. Combined ship
ments this month to date are heavie
than for the corresponding time las
season. Movement of Californi
peaches, plums, grapes, and pear
has been active. Receipts of pota
toes, onions and apples have no
fallen away much from last sea
sons figures. Lettuce and water
melons have been heavy items 0
supply and receipts or grapes, peari
and peaches have exceeded those o
last season and so have shipment!
of green peas, celery and a few 9th
er lines of less importance.
The September crop report OF
fruits shows no great general short.
age in total supply thanks to great.
er than average probable produc-
tiOn of apples, grapes, pears
oranges and grapefruit, and there
is a large output of miscellaneous
fruit from California.
Apples Lower AIlS ear
The apple market is an example
of the effect of the general price de-
preston. The market crop is for
cast to be nearly as light as in 1929
but the prices throughout the coun-
try are 25 to rs cents a bushel
lower this season. The seasons car
lot shipments have been fully one
fourth lighter but the poor demand
has kept down the price. Some of
the fruit is unsatisfactory in size
but on the whole the market quality
is good. The crop shortage is likely
to lead to marketing of large pro-
portion of the lower grade fruit
produced The crop is still better
than average quantity in the North
east and in the Northwest but is
short in the South and Middlewest.
Apple production in Maryland, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia as a group
will be nearly One-third less than
the five-year average according to
the September report. The decline
of apple crop prospects in this sec
tion during August was about $40
per cent, mainly because of dry hot
weather. Prospects were reduced
slightly in August in New Jersey,
held about unchanged in Pennsyl-
vania, but were improved almost 16
per cent in Delaware. Comparing
the crops with last year the group
of States comprising New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Del
aware are expected to have AZ per
cent larger crop than last year but
the Cumberland section, including
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, would have a crop Al per cent
lighter this year.
Current shipments are at the
rate of about $50 cars daily. Week.
ly exports are at half the volume
of last season partly because of re-
for British markets and partly be-
cause of extreme crop shortage in
sections producing early apples.
Prices show little change this
week. Eastern Wealthy's standard
variety, sell at 81 to $1.5O per
bushel in the large city markets.
West Virginia Maiden Blush brought
$3.50 at Pittsburgh the second week
of September Virginia and West
Virginia Mcintosh brought $1.25 to
S1.75 in New York and Washington,
and Greetings sold at 81 to SIPS.
Early varieties, mostly the Wealthy,
bring 81 to $1.40 a bushel in New
York and Michigan producing sec
tiOns with quiet steady markets in
both districts. Large city markets
report supplies generally moderate
and demand slow with little change
in prices the first half of Septem-
be.
Potatoes Hold Advance
The late August and early Sep |
tember rise in the potato market |
has been fully maintained and the |
futher extreme crop shortage tends |
to strengthen the market position. |
Production of potatoes per capita is |
scarcely more than 28 bushels, thus |
bringing about a supply situation |
like that of 1926 when |
potatoes were scarce and high after |
the digging season. So far the prices |
have not responded very strongly |
TO the crop shortage and until re-
Gently potatoes were selling lower |
in eastern markets than last season.
Prices in the Middle West have ad
Ganced faster than in the East. The
actual shortage will appear more
clearly in the October report, which
would include improvement if any
rom September conditions in the
Middle West and further damage
possible from blight and decay in
Maine. The production outlook is
good in the far West and still fair
n the Northeast but showing seri-
)us shortage in the central region
Ind in some States of the East,
in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Maryland and West Virginia.
The large eastern city markets
epOrt potato supply and demand
moderate. Prices of leading lines
re not far from 50 per 100 pounds.
Price gains of 10 to Is cents oc-
.ured the second week of Septem-
,er. Long Island Green Mountains
ollow jobbing range of So to $2.95
n northern markets. New Jersey
1Ohhlarc sold as high &C so in At