Milford chronicle., 1931-02-20
WEEKLY PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES


little the second week of February
Consuming centers reported fairl.
steady prices on three market lead
ers, potatoes, cabbage and onions
Potatoes and cabbage still followed
a slightly downward direction a
country shipping points, but an i'm
proved demand favored some finn
ness in the onion market in New
York and Michigan producing reg
ions. Sweet potato prices were
well sustained. Increasing move
ment was reported for southern veg.
etables, especially for new cabbage
and for Texas spinach.
Apple Market About Steady
No material changes have devel-
Oped in the apple market. Shipments
for export are still holding a dOmi-
nant place but the outlet for dOmes-
tic purposes is restricted mostly to
the cheaper classes of fruit. The
short crop of apples in Europe has
attracted more than the usual num-
her of American apples to cOnti-
mental ports. Barrelled exports,
while not so large as during the
1928-29 season, are well in excess of
last year. Boxed exports to the end
of January were almost double the
number shipped to the end of Janu-
ary year ago Shippers in western
New York report that some of the
late-keeping apples are not holding
up well i'm storage Baldwins are
showing some waste and the Varia-
tiOn in the condition OF Greetings is
more pronounced than normally.
Quotations in western New York
producing sections are still holding
at $3.50 a bushel for standard grade
Baldwins but Rhode Island Green
inss at $l20 To $l.30- are shade
lower.
City markets quote New York
Greetings at $l25 to $1.50 per bush
el and the most desirable Baldwins
at $140 to $1.75. Scattering sales
of BaldwinS in barrels were report
ed at range of $4 to SIS the second
week of the month.
Potato Markets Inactive
Limited demand and dun markets
for potatoes were reported rather
generally the middle of February
Further price declines were repOl t.
ed ut eastern and central-Western
shipping points. Farmers in western
Michigan were holding the light
supplies still remaining in their
hands, being unwilling to sell at
present price levels. Active demand
for seed stock in central Wisconsin,
were reported in early February
with certified Triumphs bringing
$1.55 to $1.80 per hundred pounds
and common seed from $1.35 to $1.55.
Western New York shippers report
slow trading in potatoes and light
wire inquiry. Growers in that see
tiOn are receiving Csc to Toe per
bushel bulk Tor their potatoes. Deal
shaded prices slightly to range of
$l.20 TO $l30 per hundred pounds
sacked. February shipments from
Maine were being maintained at the |
usual rate OF 500 cars week. Sea- |
sons output from that state to date |
is more than 1000 cars below the |
corresponding movement year
ago. Potatoes prices held steady at |
the range of $1.20 to $l.40 per nun
dred pounds for receipts from Wis
cOnsin and Minnesota on The Chi
cagO carlot market but western Bur-
banks sold a little lower Maine
Green Mountains maintained a
steady level of $1.75 to $2.l5 in cas-
tern cities. Some 80 pound sacks of
Prince Edward Island Green Noun
tains brought So to $2.10 in New
York, Boston and Philadelphia. Long
Island Green Mountains continued
to bring 50 to 1920 per hundred
pounds in New York City.
Supplies of sweet potatoes are
moderate in eastern cities. New Jer-
sey stock holds well at Il range of
1925 to $2S5 per bushel. Delaware
and Maryland arrivals vary from
$3.50 to 1926 according to quality.
Onion Markets Weak
Shipments of onions from western
and central New York producing
sections averaged about 10 cars
daily early in February Shippers
reported that there are large enough
quantities to considerably exceed
last seasons movement from this
region but it is prOblematical as to
the amount that will be shipped.
Shipping point prices of desirable
stock, 20 to rs per cent averaging 2
inches and larger, have gone as low
as 60c per hundred pound sack. A
improved demand in the Ro-
chester district strengthened the
market Il little toward the middle of
the month with shippers generally
receiving Csc to 75c for hundred
pound sacks and 40c to 45c for the
50-pound bags. Market for onions in
western Michigan is reported very
weak, prices having declined to Il
point which covers little more than
loading and selling costs. Onion re-
ceipts are moderate to liberal in
city markets, prices about steady
and conditions generally dull.
Egypt expects crop of three mil
lion bags of onions this spring or
about One-lifth more than last year
Exports from that country usually
start late i'll February but are not
expected to be heavy to the United
States this season.
Cabbage Quality Variable
Some leaders in western New
York report the condition of the
stocks of Danish type cabbage re-
in storage quite variable
with a heavy shrinkage. Occasional
sales of cabbage nut uD in ninety