Milford chronicle., 1931-03-20
PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES


ming of the month, but few recent
irregular price gains are seen i'll pO
tatoes, sweet potatoes and onions
all important sources of current i'll
come in eastern producing sections
The slight price advances were prob
ably in part the result of weather
conditions unfavorablc for ship
ment in many parts of the country.
Southern lettuce and tomatoes
checked by unfavOrable weather
have been tending upward Good
Strawberries are selling Il little high
or. They are rather scarce and arc
likely; to continue so since the frost
of March 3 killed half the green ber-
lies in Louisiana, the main source of
the early spring supply.
Apple Supply Rather Liberal.
Shipments of apples continue at
tthc rate of nearly 800 cars per day,
besides the takings from local cold
storagcs. With the shipping season
about nine-tcntlS completed the to-
tai is close to 100000 cars compared
with $4,000 year ago The short
age of One-half in Virginia and West
Virginia has been more than made
up by the doubling of carfOt move
mcnt from New York and very heavy
arrivals from the Pacific Northwest.
Prices of apples have held up as
well as for most other products Ow-
ing TO the actual demand i'll foreign
markets. Fruit exports have been go
ing out in nearly double the quantity
moved during the early part of last
year. Export demand for apples is
expected to continue good so long
as shipments arc moderate, Recent
prices show firmness in German and
Dutch markets and Il demand for
high grade apples in England. Com
petition from Australia and New Zea-
land is likely to be moderate this
spring. Nearly half the carlots
shipped from western New York the
second week of March were destined
for foreign markets. Even more in
tercst would be shown by exporters
il duality and condition of the fruit
were more acceptable. U. S. No. l
grades arc rather scarce and the
bulk of the movement is represented
by the lower grades.
Firm markets prevail in apple
shipping districts of western New
York, with moderate demand and not
much change in prices. Recent sales
of Baldwins were at $3.50 per barrel
8nd S150 per .bushcl. Large eastern
markets nearly all report apple sup
plies moderate and demand slow to
fairly good Baltimore reports inn
proving demand. Eastern YOrks are
selling at SIPS TO $1.65 per buslel in
Baltimore and Washington. Eastern
Staymans ranged mostly $3.50 to
$1.75 in eastern cities, and Delicious
So to $2.25, with Black Twigs selling
mainly at $3.50 to $1.75. Baldwins
are quoted at $1.40 to $1,65 in east
ern markets and in Chicago, and
Greetings sold at $l.i0 to $3.50 in
fiYc leading markets.
POtltO Markets Irregular.
Changes in the potato market near
the middle of March seemed to be
mostly the result of lighter ship
ments caused by severe weather con-
ditions in producing sections. A few
of the markets made advances of 5
to 10 cents per hundred pounds, but
general range continued about the
same as early in the month. Ship
ments still are not much below 800
cars daily. New York reported
heavy receipts, mostly Maine pOta-
toes, but supplies were rather mod
crate in most other eastern markets
and demand fairly active. Maine
Green Mountains sold at $1.G5 to 81
per hundred pounds, sacked, in east
cEl1 cities. New York Round Whites
sold to IS cents below Green
Mountains. MidweStcrn markets adj
vanced about cents because of
lighter receipts. Nearly steady CON
ditions prevailed in western New
York and in Maine Growers in New
York were still receiving GO to 65
cents bushel for their potatoes and
dealers were selling carlOts at $2.O5
to $2.10 per 150-pound sack of No. l
Round White varieties.
One strong, underlying feature of
the potato situation is the fact that
not far from half the remaining
Holdings available for storage are
i'll the Mountain and West Coast re-
gion, which means that some of the
lower grade western stock could not
be shipped East unless prices arc
fairly well maintained.
Shipments of sweet potatoes are
decreasing. Tennessee sup
plies about One-third the daily car
lots there are numerous arrivals |
from the Carolinas, Louisiana, Tex |
as and Delaware, besides active |
movement from sectiOnS |
nearer the great markets. Most |
eastern cities report light to mod |
crate supplies and slow demand at
nearly steady prices. Some markets
report higher top prices for Tennes-
see Nancy Halls. but general range |
continues $I50 TO $1.75 per bushcl. |
North Carolina and George Porto |
Ricans are selling at $1.15 to $l.40,
and Virginia white yams by the bar
rel at $3.50 to 1918 Selected sweets
from New Jersey sold as. high as So
per bushel i'm New York. General
ruin Of Delaware and Maryland stock
brought $1.50 to $2.25 in eastern
cities.
Onion Holdings Ample.
Holdings of old northern onions
are still liberal, but possibly no
greater than they were year ago.
Northern markets generally report
moderate supplies and slow demand
Prices showed slight recovery i'll
producing sections the sec
ond week of March, but there was
little change at eastern country
shipping points. Sales in the Ro-
chester district ranged GO to IS cents
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