Milford chronicle., 1931-08-14
Produce Market Notes

twice the shipments to the same
time last season. Quality of the sup
ply at Eastern Shore shipping points
has been rather good but several
lots of rather ordinary quality ap-
peared at the Salisbury auction
block early in the month and prices
slanted lower with sales of good
stock at $1.25 to $1.5O per crate on
pink-meated varieties. Several cars
of Eastern Shore cantaloupes have
been billed to Pittsburgh and others
to the Middle West. Truck move
ment to Philadelphia and New York
has been heavy and many truckloads
have been sent to smaller nearby
markets. The active season will not
last much longer, according to re-
cent reports, unless the dry, hot
spell is relieved by rain.
Bulk of the melon supply the
first part of August has been COM
ing from Georgia, the Carolinas and
Texas. Nearly all markets reported
supply heavy from previous ship
ments and demand slow. Much the
same conditions prevailed in pro-
ducing sections. Demand was slow
at Georgia shipping points and mar
kets weak and unsettled. Tendency
in northern markets the first week
of August was toward lower aver
age prices with many sales of me-
dium weight stock in carlots at
$3.50 to 5000.
Potatoes Decline and Recover
Potatoes have been recovering a
little from the decline that occurred
early in the month. Underlying po-
sitiOn has been improved because of
the rather light shipments at the
rate of scarcely more than 1000
cars weekly, but the output from
New Jersey, the leading shipping
section at present, is beginning to
increase again. Low prices have
tended to delay digging in the later
patoto districts. Receipts the first
week of August were moderate in
most eastern markets but demand
was slow nearly everywhere and
there was some accumulated supply
on hand. Several eastern markets
gained 10 cents or more per barrel.
Chicago, Cleveland and
showed price gains.
Boston and Philadelphia markets
were about steady and Baltimore
quoted slightly lower prices on Vir-
ginia and Maryland stock. New Jer-
sey and Long Island CObblers were
firm in New York and other north
ern cities and some mid-western
markets advanced.
Unfavorable growing conditions
in some parts of the Central North
west sent prices upward on sales
for future delivery at Chicago.
Northern Round Whites were quoted
rs high as $1.17 per 100 pounds, de-
iveTed at Chicago in October by the
;arlot. This firm market for the
coming crop tends to strengthen the
views of producers and to delay
ligging of potatoes not fully ma
.ured. Maine Green Mountains for
October delivery in Boston reached
1922 per 100 pounds on Chicago po-
alto exchange.
]niOn Supply Moderate
Nearly all the large markets re-
ported moderate supplies of onions
With slow demand. Liberal carlot
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he first week of August. Shipments
# set onions from the Connecticut
1alley were the leading feature of
he supply in eastern markets. This
took sold in leading cities at go
o IS cents per 50-pound sack. Mar
tets were unsettled in Pittsburgh
nd declined about 10 cents the first
week of August. Pennsylvania yell
Ow onions brought $1.25 per 100
ounds in Philadelphia. Slow, dull
markets were reported in eastern
sections. Connecticut
ALLEY growers are getting $1.1O per
90 pounds.
Eastern lettuce markets have
cen responding to rather moderate
upplies of good stock and prices
ended upward the first week of Au-
ust in New York, Boston and Phil
delphia and were firm in most
ther cities. Receipts were report
d limited or light and demand fair
Y good. New York State lettuce of
ne Big Boston type sold at 81 to 81
er crate in obbing markets, wide
ange being due to variation in
uality. Some lots topped the. mar
ct at $2.75 in New York.