Milford chronicle., 1931-09-18
WEEKLY PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES

weak markets were the rule IOl
most fruits and vegetables the first
ten days of September. CarlOt ship
ments were not heavy for the time
of year. For some weeks past they
have been less than during the
droughty season of 1880 but demand
is even lighter than the supply.
Shipments of local produce other
than carlOts play a large part in
some markets. Potatoes have been
moving at the rate of only about 500
carloads a day, which is below usual
requirements, yet most markets re-
port liberal supplies and the demand
is light or only fair.
The same lack of brisk trading
conditions is repeated for the whole
list of standard green produce, re-
sulting in sagging trend of prices,
with a few exceptions. The onion
market has been one of the steady
feature of the past few weeks. APP
pies also sell near their recent low
levels. Peaches advanced in some
markets under decreasing ship
ments. Pears tended to sell higher
than last season and comparatively
ul6nGl lllull NulllpNNlilS II uAl bNNeNhoN
of the light eastern crop. The let
tuce boom of August has subsidized
under more liberal supply. The mel
on tribe is less of a shipping fea-
ture for September, but prices re-
main low in line with cheap orchard
fruit. Potatoes, sweet potatoes,
cabbage, lettuce and cantalOupes
have lost ground in some markets.
Potato Supply Moderate
Shipments of potatoes have been
arriving at only about two-thirds
the volume of year ago, sometimes
falling below 400 carloads daily, but
demand is also light in nearly all
markets and prices have not held
firmly as rule, some markets
showing declines of sc to 10c per
100 pounds the second week of Sep
tembeT, folliwng similar losses the |
week before. Prices appeared fair |
ly steady in producing sections at |
the slightly lower level prevailing. |
The range i'm New Jersey and Long |
Island was S5c to 90c. Wisconsin |
shippers quoted slightly below those
prices. Haulings were moderate in |
all sections. with demand and trad
ing slow. Scattering shipments are
being made from western New York
but the principal digging will not
occur until early October. Shipping
movement from Maine has become
fairly active, sometimes nearly 100
cars daily. Prices to growers open
ed low in northern Maine at 60c to
CSC a barrel in bulk This level of
prices is below the commonly esti-
mated production on costs around
81 per barrel.
Eastern city markets quoted
Maine potatoes at 90c to $1.10 per
hundred pounds sacked. Most of
the city markets in the east were
fairly steady on New Jersey and
Long Island potatoes but most price
changes were downward. Jobbing
range the second week in September
was soc to $1.3O on New Jersey
stock. New York potatoes brought
S1,15 to $1.25 in Pittsburgh. Sales
Of Pennsylvania potatoes at soc to
81 were reported from Baltimore
with Eastern Shore stock at the
same range of values. Sales of po-
tatoes for future delivery tended
Maine Green Mountains
brought $1.21 at Chicago for Janu-
ary futures"
Moderate carlot receipts of sweet
potatoes have been the rule in east
srn markets so far this month but q
demand has been rather unsatisfac-
-ory. Eastern Shore producing dis
,ricts have been leading sources of
supply. Prices were fairly steady J
n eastern markets the second week l
If September at range of $2 to
52.35 per barrel but some midwest
srn markets showed declining trend. e
New Jersey sweets were steady in I
at 1925 to $2.75 per bar c
'el. Markets at Eastern Shore cOun- !
ry shipping points weakened a lit I
lie but sales were mostly at $1.50 v
with haulings fairly heavy and de-
nand moderate. I
onion Prices Fairly Steady =
There was little change in the l
Lverage of jobbing prices on onions
n the great markets during the first
,art of September although a few n
Ieclines of sc to 10c per 5O-pounds s
we're noted Most of the eastern Y
titles reported moderate supplies n
nd poor to fairly good demand. q
Jew York, Massachusetts, and the V
fiddle West are leading sources of I
eceipts at present. Prices are IL
bout steady in eastern producing d
ections at S5c to 95c per so pounds v
ut demand at shipping points is re-
orted limited. Onions grown from o
cts are being shipped from west o
IN New York and are quoted at 90c L
D 81 in the Rochester district, job b
ing pric range in eastern markets y
J still 81 to $1.25. Washington a
uoted top of $1.35 to $1.50 on New Ia
-ork yellow onions. Massachusetts n
took averaged slightly lower than u
'ew York. Ungraded Maryland and "
onions brought $1.75 +
} So per 100 pounds in Baltimore. f
onion markets were ir- y
egular but without much of trend D'
! either direction. 81
Cabbage has declined rather 81
.eadily since the opening of the 81
lain crop shipping season in Att1 o.
ust. Prices at western New YorH u
1untry shipping points dropped Nm
apidly to a range of SO to $40 per y
m bulk and the demand is report 10
SLOW Consuming markets report B
lis stock at $14 to SIS in the East yC
ut some of it sold at $50 in st. M
ouis. The western supply appears Jl
be considerably below that from is
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