Milford chronicle., 1931-07-17

| Ut tendency has been downward
since the first of July. Large Hiley's
from Georgia touched recent top
price of SIS per six-basket carrier in
Boston but sales in other Eastern
markets ranged 1925 to $4.25;
bushel baskets sold slightly lower
than skies. Carman's brought $2.25
to SO. Prices at Georgia shipping
points declined about rs cents the
first full week of July. Northern
markets reported light to moderate
supplies of peaches and fairly good
] demand.
Early apples are supplying only
limited competition in the fruit
market, carlot receipts of good fruit
being rather limited in number, but
many of the markets have liberal
receipts from local sources. The
Transparent is the prominent early
variety. Delaware, Maryland, and
Kentucky Transparents bring SLIPS
to $1.75 per bushel in Eastern cities.
A few sales of New York Baldwins
from storage were reported in Bos-
ton from $1.50 to $1.75.
Melons and CantalOupeS
The large eastern markets report
moderate to heavy receipts of wa
termelOns. Demand slackened af-
ter the holiday but is reported i'm
proving. Prices tendency appears
lower in several of the large market
centers and sales on unit basis
range from 25 to so cents on me-
dium sizes. Georgia and Texas
country shipping points also report
weak markets.
Western cantaloupes still supply
the bulk of receipts in that line but
the Georgia product is beginning to
move northward. Sales in Balti-
more, Pittsburgh and ew York were
reported at 81 to $1.5O per standard
crate. Prices of Western canta-
loupes are irregular with slightly
downward trend.
Shipments of cucumbers from
around Salisbury, Maryland, were
fairly active the first week of July.
Sales in this district are at auction
an dearly prices ranged $150 to
$1.60 per bushel, growers pack. I'm
der heavy receipts, the price drop
ped later to rs cents to $1.10 Dis
tribution of early Maryland cucum-
bers has been wide, several cars go
ing to Detroit, Cleveland and Chi
cago. It is expected these cucum-
bers will be shipped heavily during
the first two or three weeks of July
and probably the total will be heav-
Ter than that of last season.
Onions and Lettuce
New Jersey and Virginia onions
are fairly active in eastern markets
at $1.10 to slips per bus. Kentucky
stock brought around 81 in Pitts |
uTgh. Connecticut Valley Japanese |
set onions ranged $1.25 to $1.35 for
fifty pounds in Boston. Onion sup |
plies are moderate in most markets
but demand is reported slow.
New York lettuce of the Big Boston |
type is in fairly large supply and |
prices have tended slightly down
ward i'll most markets so far this
month. Jobbing sales in eastern
cities ranged 25 to so cents. New
York ROmaine sold at about the
same price range as lettuce. Prices
Of western lettuce are holding about
steady in producing sections but
have been declining recently in
some consuming markets.
Tomato shipping season has ex-
ended North to Maryland. Price of
good eastern stock has been includ-
ng upward lately, with recent sales
If Maryland six-basket carriers in
lew York at $1.5O to $2.255. Ship
nents from Tennessee are still
leavy and prices fairly we'll sus-
aimed in producing sections.
New Jersey celery packed in 2-3
rates appeared in Philadelphia
markets. New Jersey sweet pota-
oes rought 1925 to $3.50 per bushel
n Boston.