Milford chronicle., 1931-07-10
Produce Market Notes

liberal to heavy in nearly all the
large markets. Florida and Georgia
receipts brought $500 to $500 per
carload in northern and western
markets. Demand was reported
slow and prices weak at southern
Georgia shipping points.
Potato Supply Moderate
Receipts of early potatoes were
reported moderate in most of the
large eastern cities early in July.
Demand varied from slow to fairly
active and prices were showing a
more steady tone owing to a let-up
in shipments from the Eastern Shore
and falling off in receipts from North
Carolina. Eastern Shore stock ad-
vanced in Baltimore, declined slight
ly in Boston, and held about steady
in New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, and western market centers
at general jobbing range of $500 to
$2.75 per barrel. Virginia white pO-
tatoes advanced 10c in Chicago,
bringing $3.50 per barrel.
The distribution of Eastern Shore
potato shipments has extended 2on-
siderably since the first of the sea-
son. Markets in Illinois, Michigan,
Ohio and Indiana have been taking
several carloads daily. A few ship
ments have been bought in points as
far west as st. Paul, Duluth, and
Milwaukee. With peak movement
from the Norfolk section past and
with the season in North Carolina
over it is expected there will be
better demand for Eastern Shore
potatoes in the Middle West. Yields
in Northampton county, Virginia,
have been running lighter than at
this time last season and present
prospects indicate smaller yield
than the favorable weather cOndi-
tiOns seemed to have warranted, but
the season is nearly a week late and
it is probable that yields will be-
come somewhat heavier as the sea-
son progresses. So far shipments
are about one-third less than for the
same period last season. Growers
have been rather slow to harvest
their potatoes, hoping that the mar
ket would improve after the holiday.
For that reason shipments during
the days preceding July were
light.
Onions Fairly Steady
Arrivals of onions are moderate.
Demand is slow but active enough
to keep prices about steady. Ken
lucky yellow stock has been selling
at $1.OO to $1.S5 in northern mar
kets. Virginia yellow onions in
bushel hampers brought $1.00 in
New York. Set onions from Orange
County, New York, sold at 75c per
SO pounds. The bulk of the onion
supply. is still from northern Texas
and prices range $1.50 to $1.75 per
so pound sack. Receipts of onions
are light to moderate in eastern cit
les and demand generally rather
slow.
Hot weather and scarcity of choice
stock helped the lettuce market in
early July and prices were general
ly firm or higher in eastern mar
kets. New York lettuce was steady
at so to 75c per crate in New York
but declined little in several other
markets and general range was so
to 85c. New York Romaine brought
35 to Csc.
A few sales of New York carrots
in 10O-pound sacks were reported in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
the first week of July at so to 75c.
Celery mostly from New Jersey
brought $500 to $7.25 per two-thirds
crate in New York and $500 in
Philadelphia. Stringbeans from
and New Jersey were
steady in most markets at SOC to
S1,OO per bushel. Maryland stock
sold as high as $500 to $3.50 in
Chicago and St. Louis. New York
peas were firm at $500 to $3.50 per
bushel in New York, Boston and
Washington the first few days of
July.