Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25

on sales for January delivery anC
higher on March deliveries of mid
western stock. Prices at country
shipping points varied from steady
to slightly lower during the thirt
week of December. Dealers in
western New York were trying to
buy from growers at 25 cents a
bushel, compared with 80 cents re-
Gently. New York potatoes have been
finding desirable outlets in Wash
1ngton and southern markets at
prices higher than the general aver
age. Dealers in the Rochester dis
trict have been selling round white
varieties at 65 to 68 cents per 100
pounds, compared with 81 to so cents
in western Michigan and in Wiscon-
sin, and 40 to, 43 cents in northern
Maine. Far western markets are
dull, with little change in position.
Sweet potatoes continue in mod
crate to liberal supply, but the de-
mand is slow and prices show no
gain from the low levels prevailing
for long time. Virginia barreled
stock sells at 81 to $1.25 in New
York and Boston. Ordinary lots of
bushel stock from Virginia and
North Carolina bring 25 to 40 cents
in various eastern markets. New
Jersey sweets range from so to rs
cents per bushel. Virginia white
yams are a little lower per barrel at
$1.25 to $135. Considerable Mary
land and Delaware stock is selling
at IS to 60 cents per bushell in the
east, but reached tops above 81 in
mid-western markets.
Cabbage LOadingS Liberal
Nearly 100 cars of cabbage were
being shipped out of storage in
western New York daily near the
middle of the month. The dealers
have lowered the prices paid to
growers, So to $40 per ton being the
general range, while carlots at ship |
ping point bring $12 to $1S per ton.
Storage holdings are being rapidly
reduced Some of the large city |
markets quoted New York cabbage a
little lower, but the general jobbing |
range is still SIS to $23 per ton in
the east. Mid-western markets are
but mostly rather firm.
Trend of prices on southern cabbage
is downward with the increase in
supply. Acreage is lighter this sea-
son in many southern shipping sec
tions.
Prices of celery have been main
tanned at a higher level than last
season, owing to lighter production,
but many lots have sold at low prices
because of inferior quality. Storage
reports indicate about 1000 carloads
On hand in western New York. Ship
nents are increasing from Cali
,ornia and there are afew cars COM
ng from Florida. Besides the ex-
ra demand that develops near the
Christmas season, it is generally be-
ieved that growers will try to move
large portion of the northern stor-
lge stock before Christmas in order T,
o cut down on the waste. Most of ,
he celery in storage ranges fair to
in quality and condition.
Best lots bring about $1.75 per two !
birds crate at country shipping
Doints, but some sales were as low Z
S $115 or even less when quality :
5 poor. City markets show few
eclines, but general range is $1.5O
0 1925. California celery declined
5 cents in some markets. =
.pple Markets Dull +
Most eastern markets report mod
rate to liberal receipts of apples f.
nd rather slow demand. There is !,
tile change in the price of sound, =
rm fruit. Apples which have tend -
to become too soft in common r
forage have been forced on the q
larket at lower levels, resulting in T
wider price range on some varie- n
es. The tone of the apple market e
somewhat injured by the unsatis- n
lctory returns from the export n
'ade. The December crop report n
lows a reduction of about 11s mil =
on barrels in the market crop. This a.
nall reduction applies mainly to ~
lie eastern and mid-western apple =,
,gions. =
Not much business is reported be- ~
e done in the apple producing sec -
ons. Some of the fruit in common -, ~
orage ripened early and values on -,
lis class of fruit have lowered at -
esternt New York shipping points -
range of 20 to rs cents bushel A.
/ Baldwins. A few sales of Bald h,
ins from cold storage were report a.
at $f.05 to $1.10 and Greetings at ~
30 to $14O. Carlot movement from =,
e Virginias has decreased consid- =,
ably of late, but the seasons ship ~
ents from Virginia were $500 cars st
lead of last seasons output to ., .,
tie, in contrast with a decrease of 10
out the same extent in shipments -
ON New York apple sections. r.