Milford chronicle., 1931-10-02
Produce Market Notes

Many OF the price changes Jud
took place in the produce market
after the middle of the month ap-
peared to be the result of disturb
ing conditions elsewhere. There was
much unsettlement and irregularity
in the price list but not 1nuch vari-
alton in the underlying features in
cluding rather light shipments and
the light demand shown Tor many
products. Total weekly carlOts are
only about three-fOurths as many as
for the corresponding time last year.
The decreases in some lines IN
which production is heavy suggest
that the low prices are preventing a
more active market movement. EY-
en- with such apparently nece 5sary
products as the potato, shipments
have fallen off about One-third COM
pared with last season, yet the price
is lower by about one-half this year
Potato markets were fairly we'll
sustained, in late September, and
some price gains were reported
from middlewestern cities. Onions
and cabbage lost little of the
months advance but held hrmly in
some markets and were nearly
steady in producing sections. Small
price setbacks occurred here and
there in the general list of fruits
and vegetables, but the green pro-
duce markets, as a group, might be
termed irregular with advances i'll
some of the large consuming centers
and declines in others. Celery and
-
Pears and peaches tend upward
with rapidly decreasing supplies.
POTATO SHIPMENTS LIGHT
Although shipments of main-crop
potatoes have been rather light
compared with last season, they
were increasing during the second
half of September. Maine, New Jer-
sey and Long Island supply the
greater part of the eastern potato |
movement this month. Prices paid |
to northern Maine growers have
been about the lowest on official rec |
ord at 40 to so per barrel measure |
in bulk, delivered at the storage. |
According to usual reckoning, the !
crop is Improbable to growers at
these prices. Yet the crop in the
north is only per cent greater
than last year, according to recent
estimates. Demand is slow at ship
ping points and it is quite probable
that a large proportion of the Maine
crop will be put into storage in
preference@to shipping very heavily
at these price levels. Shippers in
I ono Island nroIt1oiror coafiODc I
selling CObblers at IS to soc per 100
pounds. sacked, with demand linn
tied. Wisconsin markets are dull
and steady with moderate haulings
by growers. Western markets have
been dull, steady and quiet since
the middle of the month. Large city
markets report moderate supplies
and slow to fair demand. New Jer-
sey Cobblers sold at 75c to 81 per
100 pounds at eastern cities, and
Maine Cobblers at S5c to $L10.
Pennsylvania stock was fairly
steady at a similar range of prices
in Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Pittsburgh. Sales of Green Noun
tains for January delivery held
about steady but the price ON Octo-
ber delivery is little lower than
quoted near the middle Of the
month.
Sweet potatoes have been selling
at comparatively low prices in re- ;
cent weeks although most markets '
report only moderate carlot sup
plies. Maryland and Delaware I
sweets range so to 75c per bushel in !
~ -, af Ene- ,
tern Shore shipping points, from S
which about half the daily market !
supply is being received, New Jer- |
sey stock sells at 75c to 81 in cas- {
tern cities. The barrel pack is I
quoted slips to SITS. I
ONION MARKET SAGS :
A part of the gains of preceding |
weeks was lost during the fourth l
week Of September when onions de- f
clined to 10c per so pounds in G
some markets. Fairly steady con-
litions were reported in eastern
producing sections although de- !
nand was limited. Sizes in the, c
district, as in most other :
5nion sections, are not averaging as y
arge as last season, although the +
average is better than in most dis l.
riots of the Middle West. Carlot 9
sales of 50-pound sacks ranging J
rom SO to IS per cent of 2-inch ?
;ize or larger, have been made at A
IS to 95c. Shipments so far this +,
season have been a little lighter
rom western New York than to the
iame time last year. New York u
Tellow onions average a little lower u
n eastern markets with jobbing !,
ange 9Oc to $1.10 per so pounds. u
Boston advanced slightly and Phil Il
and Pittsburgh declined Il
bout SC. Demand at most city mar d
-ets is SLOW Considerable activity l.
S reported in midwestern onion J.
ections but as yet shipments have =
een light. Growers report that II
is well along and much L
f the stock going into storage. :.
CABBAGE IND CELERY w
Arrivals of cabbage are moderate V;
Y liberal in the large markets and II
emand generally light. Price trend al