Milford chronicle., 1931-02-06
WEEKLY PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES


larger and more varied supplies wit
the progressing of the season. Shin
ments are heavier than they wer
year ago and are increasing weel
by week, especially the southern
vegetables and citrus fruits. Whole
sale prices were mostly declining
through January and on many lines
Of produce the trend was still down
ward at the end of the month. PO
tatoes were 5 to Is cents per 100
pounds lower than at the beginning
of January, onions lost 10 to IL
cents, and cabbage dropped SO to So
per ton. Some varieties of apples
lost little ground. Prices of tender
southern vegetables have sagged
back somewhat from the higher lev
els which followed recent frost dam
age in producing sections but the
hardy southern cabbage and spinach
are plentiful and cheap i'm northern
markets.
Too Many Onions
The onion market has been in q
bad way for some time owing to rec
ord-breaking production of northern
and western onions and heavy sup
plies still unsOld in producing sec
tions. 1t appears that shippers and
farmers have been selling at any
available price to clear up their
holdings before the end of the active
season about two months later.
Prices paid to farmers were as low
as 25c per 100 pounds in sections of
the Great Lakes Region and the
lnter-mOuntain States. The situation
IS not much better at eastern ship
ping points where prevailing prices
are around 75c per 100 pounds on
board cars and farmers are paid con-
siderably less. Onions of the SPAN
ish type have done rather better
than the standard yellow stock, hav-
Ing advanced a little during the
month at far western shipping
points. New York, Indiana, Michi- |
gan and Ohio are supplying the bulk |
OF carlOt shipments of standard yell |
low varieties. Despite the large crop,
shipments have not increased great |
ly compared with last season. De- !
mand for such vegetables as onions
or cabbage does not increase readily |
when prices are low II is likely |
that some holdings in distant pro-
ducing sections will scarcely find a
worthwhile market this season ac-
cOfding to market conditions in
sight. On the other hand, February |
sometimes shows improvement in
onion prices and it is hoped by grow
ers that the coming month will fol-
low this tendency White onions
bring comparatively satisfactory
prices at 75c to 81 per 50-pOund sack
in eastern markets. The general
jobbing range of eastern yellow on II
ions is around 81 per 100 pounds in
the. large market centers, but higher {
prices are quoted in southern mar
kets.
Cabbage Market Dull s
The position of cabbage is some
thing like that of onions. The crop | t
Of northern cabbage was unusually I
large. Prices have been hardly | {
more than half those of last season
and the demand does not increase '
readily in times Of low prices. Fur i
ther market trouble resulted from q
heavy shipments from the Il
South this winter. Texas has been e
several times as many cab
Dages this season and much of the !
.ime two cars of southern cabbage
we're arriving for one car from New =
York or Wisconsin. Sales of bulk =
cabbage are mostly at $12 per ton 4
II western and central New York " y
where the bulk of holdings are To- =
,ated this season. This cabbage sells II
Lt $17 to $2l in the large eastern >,
markets. Supplies in consuming CEN
eFs are reported moderate to liberal "
md demand slow. According to To- ~
al estimates, there are probably | =
bout 1000 cars of cabbage remain q
ng in western New York country ..
forage. :
Potatoes Slightly Lower +
Mild winter weather has favored
iberal shipments of potatoes and
ended to prevent any advancing ten
ency in price. Further declines of
to 10 cents occurred in producing
ections late in January. There is
stock yet in the pos
ession of farmers but there is un-
ertainty regarding the quantity
nat will be shipped after seed re-
uirements are filled. Maine Green
fountains now follow a jobbing
lnge of $1.75 to SO per 100 pounds.
elected Prince Edward Island stock
Ellis a little higher than the general
IN of Maine potatoes. Long Island
.ock reaches a top of $2.25 in New
oTk. A few lots of potatoes in bulk
ON Pennsylvania sold at $I.65 in
New York potatoes
lnged from $1.S0 to $1.85 in Pitts
lrgh and Baltimore but reached SO
$2.35 in Atlanta and Washington.
eclines of potatoes in producing
.etions the last week of January
from 2 to 5 cents in west
IN New York, Maine, Michigan and
Dealers in western New
Ork are still paying growers 20 to
cents per bushel. Southern cities
'ntinued to take large percentage
shipments from that section.
cities offer an impor-
mt outlet. Washington and Balti-
ore are taking more than usual
in Maine producing dis
lets are quickly followed by CORE
changes in the western
wv York territory.
In northern Maine the weather has
EN- very cold but heavy loadings
ntinued from warehouses along
Q railroad sidings. Growers are
It hauling freely since many of
EN- are holding for SO per barrel
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