Milford chronicle., 1930-11-14
MARKET NEWS

markets but the moderately good eX-
port trade has done much to take
care of the surplus. Shipments from
Virginia and West Virginia are be-
coming light, usually below 100 cars
daily. The total apple movement
from all section is now we'll below
1000 carloads daily. Many apples
are still going into cold storage in
eastern producing sections.
Baldwins, bushel pack, have been
selling at $1.35 per basket in west
ern New York. This variety contin-
ues to command a slight premium
over some other standard kinds ow-
ing to the seasons light production.
Sales of Baldwins range $1.25 to
$3.50 per bushel in the large consum-
ing markets. Virginia and West Vir-
ginia Staymans sell mostly at $1.5O
for No. stock. Pennsylvania oYrks
sold from 81 to $1.10 at Pittsburgh
the first of November and Virginia
Yorks brought $1.5O in Atlanta.
Eastern Greetings sell at 81 to SLIPS
in leading eastern markets. New
York Mcintosh range $1.5O to 50.
There is but little recent change
in apple prices in domestic markets
and steady conditions prevail in east
ern and central western producing
sections. Low prices for some va
rieties are reported in the Northwest
but Winesaps bring shippers around
$1.50 per box for best grades. Apple
shipments from Virginia have been
unusually light, amounting to only
about one-third the total moved last
season, and West Virginia shipments
have amounted to about 40 per cent
of the output of the 1929 season.
However, there was a rather heavy
to the canneries which
would tend to bring production we'll
above the carlOt shipments. Some of
the packing houses are still Operat-
ing in early November but prac-
tically all the fruit has been har-
vested.
POIatO Shipments Less.
Although the trend of the potato
market was showing no great i'm
provement from the shippers point |
of view the first week of November, |
the carlot shipments were decreas- !
ing. Lighter carlot output is the |
forerunner of reduced potato re-
ceipts in the consuming centers. |
With the crop mostly in storage,
shippers are no longer hurrying to |
market the crop and in many sec
tions they are reported holding for |
higher prices. Possible price ad- |
vances are indicated by comparison
Loot 1,n TOD 1
production was not much greater
than this year while the price was
So cents a bushel higher by January
1! On the other hand, the larger
in some far western
states has a tendency to limit the
price situation in central western
markets. Competition with Idaho
and Colorado Burbanks graded as
b. S. No. 2 is quite keen in some
market centers. This grade has
been finding active outlet in Chicago
and other markets and from now on
it is reported the U. S. No. 2 will
the greater part of the
offerings from that state. Idaho
potatoes have been in a fair way to
,upplant those from some of the
central western shipping districts
where the crop was light this season.
Onion Market Dull.
There was little change in the
lull onion market conditions pre-
railing in western New York or in
,ther producing sections. Price ten
lency continues slightly downward
he first week in November, although
.arlot movement was decreasing and
,ften fell below the daily total of
SO cars. Most of the city markets
eported liberal to moderate sup
lies. Carlot sales of yellow stock
anged rs to IS cents in western
Jew York for the 100-pound sacks
nd 40 to so cents for the 50-pOund
,ack. Stock in secondhand bags
old little below this level. Ship
nents from western New York so
ar this season have been slightly in
xcess of the output year ago.
The loadings of cabbage have con-
inued heavy in eastern producing
ections and the price tendency con-
nued slightly downward in early
november. Sales of the long keep
lg varieties at eastern shipping
Oints ranged mostly $40 to $11 per
On in bulk and cabbage packed in
acks realized about SO per ton more.
stock is still going in
} storage. Most of the consuming n
larkets show liberal to heavy track +
oldings. Moderate prices are ex- g
ected to continue until some of the a
lrplus has been cleaned up. d
There has been no improvement q
the demand for carrots. Occa- v
onal sales of 100-pOgnd sacks in S
lrloads brought mostly around 65 S
snts in eastern producing sections. O
few cars of washed carrots sold d
55 cents per bushel. Over 900
arloads have been shipped from {,
reducing sections in western New b
ork, many of the INTO the canneries a
nd soup factories. Il
Celery Market Improving. h
After having gone through a very Il
early celery season s
arket conditions are showing more a
romise in eastern producing sec
Ons. With the holiday trade COM
Ig soon, it is expected at shipping cI
)ints that prices will be maintain N
at the recent high levels at least cl
It'll after Thanksgiving. The de- d
and has shown some improvement c,
tely, sales in western New York h,
'oducing sections ranging mostly fC
.25 to $1.35 for carload lots of hi
e golden self-blanching variety in 81
ates of 4 to dozen. Cold storage al
,ldings are increasing and are