Milford chronicle., 1930-06-20
PRICES
SHOW INCREASE
New Jersey Lettuce Has
Been Meeting Active
California Competition.
TContinned from First Paae1

supplied. Virginia, which regularly
carlots of early potatoes, seems like
ly to, have about the same output as
last season unless recent rains have
increased the yield considerably.
Virginia will be a heavy shipping
section in July, also Kaw Valley,
Kansas, and liberal supplies from
New Jersey may be expected in Au-
gust.
New Jersey lettuce has been meet
ing with active competition from
California and Washington and
much of the New Jersey stock has
been of ordinary quality. Sales at
rs to so cents per two-dozen crate
were reported in New York, the Sec
ond week of June. Receipts were
moderate to liberal in eastern mar
kets.
Another year of moderate produc-
tion of apples is in prospect accord
ing to the June report although the
output may be a little larger than
that of 1929. Condition in Virginia
is rather low at 81 per cent compar-
ed with 81 last year and in Maryland
also the percentage of so is lower
than that of June 1929. The North
Atlantic States may produce few
more apples than last season but de-
creased production seems likely in
the West. A good crop Of early ap-
pies is expected in producing sec
tions of Delaware but crop pros
poets are reported only fair in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania and light
crop of Baldwins, the leading varie-
ty, is predicted in western New
York. Apples of the 1929 crop are
nearly out of market but scattering
sales are reported in eastern mar
kets at $1.5 to $3.50 per bushel bas-
ket. Early apples are beginning to
appear in southern markets.
Condition of the peach crop as re-
ported in June was lowest since 1921
and total production on basis of con-
dition would be little less than last
year or the five-year average. Eas-
tern markets are being supplied
mainly from Georgia and North Car
olina. They are mostly small and
sell at 50 to $3.50 per six-basket car
rier in northern markets but large
sizes sell higher, UP to S5 in New
York the second week of June.
Outlook for the pear crop is
slightly better than for apples, Ow-
ing chiefly to large production ex-
pected in the Pacific Coast region
and favorable conditions in western
New York but light set is indi-
Gated, according to the June report,
in the central and southern States.
Combined production may be a lit
tie larger than last season and five
year average but the prospect is for
light yield in Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia
Watermelons are in moderate but
supply in northern mar
kets and prices tend steadily down.
ward but large melons were still
bringing cents to 81 each near the
middle of the month.
Strawberry shipments still total a
dozen cars daily but the season has
reached northern producing areas
where marketing consists largely of
local truck shipments. Delaware and
New Jersey we're fairly active in
carlots the second week of June.
Prices in producing sections ranged
So to S4 per crate with some large
berries as high as SIS to $6, City
markets report light to moderate
limited demand and fairly
steady range of prices. New Jersey
fruits sells at IL to 20 cents, quart
basis, in eastern markets.
Condition of cabbage and other
truck crops was improved in New
Jersey and adjacent States by the
rains of early June. Beans and peas
still show the effects of the dry wea-
ther in spring. The onion crop is
good progress in New Jersey
and apparently conditions now are
fairly good in the Connecticut Valley
despite some early damage from DRY
weather and high winds. Melon acre
age in New Jersey is 100 acres less
than in 1929 while carrots show an
increase of about 100 acres. There is
no change, according to report of
June II, in New Jersey acreage of
beets, peppers and cell
cry. There is a slight decrease in
the lima bean and cucumber plant
ings and few hundred acres more
Of sweet corn this season.