Milford chronicle., 1931-09-11
WEEKLY PRODUCE
MARKET NOTES

The produce markets were dul
but fairly steady the first week o.
September While prices were beint
maintained in a general way OIL
most products, the majority oi
changes were in the downward di-
rection. Carlot shipments are moi
o especially heavy for the time OF
year and recent weekly volume has
been lighter week by week than for
the same period last season. Local
supplies and motor truck arrivals
compete sharply in many markets
Potato and onion prices weakened a
little. Sweet potatoes sold slowly.
Lettuce is selling considerably be-
low recent high prices. Apples con-
tinue to meet slow demand because
of low price peaches and melons
and other fruit Apple shipments
are not so heavy as last season as
yet, although the crop is larger.
Peaches are still in liberal supply
but daily shipments have dropped to
about 500 cars. Supplies of grapes
and pears are moderate owing to
light demand and low prices which
have not encouraged active ship
ments.
Potato Markets Weak
Prices of potatoes, while holding
fairly well near the lower levels of
the week before, still showed a rath-
er weak tone in early September,
most of the price changes being
downward. Firmness in the impor-
tant Chicago potato market was en-
couraging to shippers. Receipts are
moderate in nearly all markets.
Daily total shipments are about one
fourth lighter than a year ago. The
trouble seems to lie in the slow de-
mand reported in nearly all mark
cts.
Haulings were light, demand slow
and prices fairly steady at most
shipping points in the East and Mid
die West. Ruling prices on sacked
stock were IS to 95 cents per 100
pounds and there was little differ
ence in the price range in producing
sections from Long Island west to |
Wisconsin. Slightly lower jobbing
prices prevailed in New York, Pitts
burgh and a few other large CEN
ters. The general range was Csc to
$115 on New Jersey Cobblers. Long
Island stock ranged mostly 81 to
$1.40 but reached a top of $3.50 in
Washington and Cleveland. Maine
Cobblers weakened slightly in Bos-
ton at 81 to $1.15. Sales of Maine
Green Mountains for October deliv-
cry declined about l cent in Chicago
ruling SLIP per 100 pounds.
Sweet potatoes are slow of sale
in the large markets, although sup
plies are moderate. Shipments are
slowly and usually ex-
Ceed 100 carloads a day from all
sources. The indicated crop is
about average in quantity this year.
Prices have tended downward for
some time and dropped sharply in
some markets the first week of Sep {
tember. North Carolina sweets of !
the Jersey type are bringing $1.75 to
$3.50 per barrel in eastern markets.
Virginia stock is quoted 81 to SO in !
eastern markets. Tennessee Nancy /
Halls dropped 10 cents in some mar
kets and sold at soc to $1.15 per {
1ushel. II
Onions Fairly Steady '
Not much further change occurred c
n the onion markets the first week i
IF September. Most sales in pro-
iucing sections of the Connecticut J
Valley and in western New York r
we're from 90c to 81 per 50-pound I
sack but demand was not active. L
The largest eastern markets all re- F
ported moderate supplies and slow Il
lemand with price changes, if any, {
slightly downward. Massachusetts b
'ellOw stock sold at 90c to $110 per G.
% pounds. The range on New York Il
5ellow onions was 81 to $115. Some
OTIS from New Jersey brought SIPS y
n New York. Midwestern onion II
markets were generally unchanged. e
Lettuce Declines Further
The sharp drop in the lettuce I
market, compared with the high L
rices of few weeks ago, continu- v
d into September and jobbing !
rices were cut sharply in the large +
astern markets. Western lettuce
ropped to a general range averag-
ng close to 81 per crate and New .
rork lettuce of the Big Boston type d,
eclined to the jobbing range of 75c z
D $1.25 per crate of two dozen ,,
eads. Shipments have been in ~
reasing and demand is slow in ~ -
early all markets. y
Celery supplies are moderate in y,
lost markets and light in Philadel- i'
hia. Trading is slow to fairly l.,
ood. Prices are irregular but New -,
ork quoted so cents per crate -
Iwer the first week of September.
he range of recent jobbing sales in w
astern markets was $3.50 to $3.50. f.,
hippers in the Rochester district he
re selling at $3.50, with a steady f.
arket. h,
Peach Shipments Decreasing
Carlot receipts of peaches show a,
ute a decrease early in September, IN
ith daily runs of about 500 cars or fo
SIS compared with 1000 during the w
'cent rush of shipments of the fir
'uthern and midwestern crop. The fir
arket movement from Colorado is
tive. Moderate shipments are COM 70
e from the midwest and the At MI
ntic Coast sections but the stand III
d northern late varieties are not 10
It moving in quantity. Supplies wi
'ntinue heavy at many markets be- er
-use of arrivals from preceding la.
,avy shipments and from local or We
lards. Prices are still low but are PH
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