Milford chronicle., 1931-11-13

Daily shipments of leading varie'
ties of fruits and vegetables were
down to about 5000 cars in early
November compared with nearly A.
900 cars a day most of the time last
month. The falling off is in the
principal northern and western pro-
ducts while southern vegetables, or
anges, and grapefruit are only be-
ginning to fill the gap. Combined
weekly produce shipments are less
than they were a year ago by about
one-third.
Prices show mixed gains and los
ses. The changes most encouraging
to holders are the scattering gains
in the apple market, some tendency
TO recover in eastern potato sec
tions, and fairly strong markets for
celery and eastern lettuce. Grapes
and sweet potatoes show little mar
ket improvement. Onions and cab
bage hold values fairly well
Heavy Apple Shipments
Apples continue TO lead in ship
ments with about 1000 carlOts daily.
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wash
ington together account for about
half the daily shipments. The apple
movement from the Shenandoah
Valley section reached its peak in
late October but shipments have not
decreased quite so rapidly as was
expected. There is still considerable
stock to be picked in the orchards
around Martinsburg and Winchester
mostly YOrks and Staymans. The
tirOp was rather heavy in early No
Vember and extra crews were plac-
ed in. the orchards to complete the
harvesting. Shipments this season
from the districts of Pennsylvania,
Virginia, and West Virginia, group
ed in the Shenandoah section, were
about 60 per cent heavier than dur
ing the same period last year but
were less than the 5-year averaged
This lighter movement was partly
due TO lateness of the season but
tends to bear out the general i'm
preston that the harvested crop
will be considerably lighter than
figures would indicate.
Most storage houses are well filled
with fruit, mainly of No. l grade.
Demand showed some Improvement. !
in export demand in early /
and the same was true in
western New York, resulting in a |
slight tendency to higher prices. !
There is complaint of poor keeping |
quality for the large-sized fruit.
Standard grade Yorks are selling |
at 60c to Use per bushel and Stay !
mans SOC to 85c. Barrelled stock of
various kinds ranges from 1925 on
Ben Davis to 1925 on Winesaps. |
Most varieties show little change in
price in western New York but
Greetings from cold storage sold as
high as SIPS a bushel and some of
this stock is held at higher prices.
in barrels brought $4 to
"a. so in large city markets in early
Vermont and New York
Mcintosh sold still higher at SAFE :
% Sc in New York, although eastern
Korks are still selling at $2.25.
Bushel packs of various eastern va
.ieti6s. range fiOm 60c to ST in cas-
ern markets.
5rapeS Slowing Down !
with almost double the carlot
shipments of last year the grape
market season is beginning to slow
lOwn and not many carlot sales are
'eported in eastern producing sec
ions. Motor trucks are taking the
greater part of the supply. The crop
.as been q large one with double
asst seasons carlot shipments from
jome districts but prices have been |
ow. Recent sales have been at $17
o. SIS a ton, including baskets, at
country shipping points. The ten
lency Of prices is mostly downward
n city markets where jobbing sales
re. reported at Csc to SOC per I2-
Iuart basket and lie to 15c for 2
ruart baskets. White varieties sell
i CSC to SOC per 12-quart basket.
!eIery Markets Steady
Prices en- celery are fairly steady
n the eastern producing sections
Though few sales as low as $3.50
ler crate were reported in the Ro-
hester district the first week of
november. About one-third the car
OF supply is from western New
fork. Most of the city markets re-