Milford chronicle., 1931-09-04

Carlot shipments of fruits and
vegetables continue lighter than at
the end of the summer season last
year. The falling off is due to a
combination of delayed marketing
in some sections, lighter yields in
certain lines of produce, and the
prevailing low prices which tend to
restrict distant shipments and those
of low grade stock. 1t is a good
season for fruit production, but the
leading fruits, except peaches, have
fallen short of the carlot market
supply a year ago. Prices often
have been too low to justify shipping
anything but the better grades.
A few lines of produce compare
we'll with the market position of last
year, especially onions, lettuce, and
grapes, owing to lighter production
of stock of good market quality. In
general the price range on many
lines of perishable produce is from
One-half to three-quarters that of
year ago. During the last week of
August the markets have been hold
ing fairly we'll at recent prices. On
ions made the most important gains.
Lettuce and cantaloupes held recent
advance, owing partly to more prom
Using crop conditions as well as to
some increase of shipments. The
main crop cabbage season opens at
medium prices with principal ship
ments from New York State.
Potatoes Lower
Market position of potatoes weak
ened somewhat further toward the
end of the month with average de-
clines of about 10c per 100 pounds
in producing sections and in most
of the large markets. Prices in New
Jersey and Long Island producing
sections have been ranging little
above 81, while shippers in the Up
per Great Lake region sold potatoes
slightly below the dollar mark.
About 25 states are making carlOt
shipments, New Jersey, Long Is
land, and Wisconsin competing
Lack of size and good grading quail
ity has prevented as yet much COM
petition from the early Minnesota
sections. Haulings are light, de-
mand limited, and markets dull at
eastern country shipping points, and
tone conditions weak. City markets
report moderate to liberal supplies
and slow demand. New Jersey po-
tatoes declined little at Boston
and Pittsburgh this week but other
markets were about steady the last
week of August. Prices of eastern
stock were 81 to $3.50 per 100 lbs.
on jobbing sales. Early Canadian
stock appeared in few markets and
Maine potatoes are becoming active
in Boston. Barrel stock is still on
the market from Eastern Shore dis
tricts at $3.50 to S2.25. Western
Burbanks tended higher, advancing
sc in mid-western markets. Sales
of potatoes for October delivery de-
clined 2 to 7c and Maine Green
are back to $1.15 on that
basis.
Sweet potatoes are in moderate
general supply, but receipts are
rather light in New York, Boston,
and Philadelphia. Some markets held
prices unchanged, but declines OF
25c barrel occurred here and there
later in the month. Jobbing range
Of North Carolina and Virginia Jer-
sey sweets is $50 to $4 although
New York and Chicago quoted top
Of $4.25. Bushel stock from Georgia
and Maryland, also Louisiana Porto
Ricans sold at 81 to $3.50.
Onion Prices Hold
The advancing tendency of onion
prices was maintained fairly well
early in the month although a few
markets sagged to 10c. Shipments
tended to increase slowly with heav-
Ter movement from mid-western
sections, but Massachu-
setts and New York continue lead
ing sources of carlot supply. Re-
ceipts are not far from 100 carloads
lailyy from all sources. Dull steady
markets prevailed in eastern produc-
ing sections with sales a little be-
low 81 per so pounds. Eastern yell
low onions sold in the large city
markets at 81 to slips per so pounds.
of small size are COM
mon in mid-western onion districts,
owing to hot, dry weather in mid
Report for August showed
in II late shipping states
81 per cent less than last season
with average yield per acre only 285 |
bushels compared with 359 last year. |
Shipments of northern cabbage |
ire mostly from New York State at |
present. Prices in city markets of