Milford chronicle., 1931-12-11
Produce Market Notes

bage prices through November have
been maintained so far this month
Cabbage joins the select list of veg
etables selling higher than a year
ago, these including also onions, cell
cry and carrots. Cabbage producers
in some important districts are now
getting nearly double the prices
quoted early in the season. Quota
tiOns in Wisconsin and western New
York are coming nearer together in
range now that most sales in the
Racine district are at $17 a ton,
compared with $14 to SIS in the
Rochester district. Most of the long
keeping cabbage in winter comes
from those sections. Cabbage has
been meeting better demand at coun-
try shipping points. Dealers report
growers hesitating to sell. Growers
are getting $40 to $12 ton. One
days shipments from western New
York recently were billed to SO diff
| ferent markets and this stock has
been gradually replacing midwest
ern cabbage. Prices in Baltimore,
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati advanced
50 to So a ton in early December and
general jObbing range in eastern
markets is 500 to $25. Florida and
Texas Cabbage also advanced in
some markets.
Onion holdings on track it large
market centers were light in early
December, indicating more active
trading by local dealers. Demand at
most markets seemed to be more ac-
tive and price trend was sharply up
ward, with scattered advances of
to 25 cents per so pounds. Eastern
yellow onions brought $1.25 to $1.65
in eastern cities. This range includ-
ed widely different sizes and condi-
tions. Demand was active and mar
ket stronger in western New York
and Michigan with sales at $1.50 to
$175 for desirable stock. Far west
ern onions also tended upward in
producing sections.
Much LOW-Grade Celery
Prices of celery have been holding
nearly unchanged in producing sec
tions since the first of the month. 1t |
is commonly rallied that much of |
the celery in stOrge is of only ordi- |
nary quality and condition. Stock |
that will carry well and arrive in
market showing little waste COM
mands fairly satisfactory prices |
about 10 per cent higher than the |
level of year ago, but there is wide
variation according to quality and |
condition. Since the proportion of
inferior celery is probably greater
than usual, heavy trimming and
washing will be needed in the mar
keting of the bulk of storage hold
ings. Supplies are moderate in most
markets and demand slow to fair.
New York celery sold 20 to so cents
a crate lower in some eastern mar
kets but continued about steady at
So to 1925 in the Rochester district.
Steady Apple Markets
Prices of apples show little change
and, in general, there is no distinct
trend up or down. Supplies are me-
dunn to heavy and demand slow to
good in city markets. Greetings are
one of the few varieties selling as
high as they sold a year ago. McIn-
tosh, as usual, tops the market at
S1.50 to 50 a bushel. New York
Baldwins of fair grade sell at IS to
85 cents in the large markets. The
quotation in western New
York is S5 cents, but lower grades
bring only 55 to go cents in the Ro-
chester district. Greetings from cold
storage sold as high there as $1.50.
Much fruit is being shipped to cider
plants, and a few carloads for eX-
port Dealers in producing sections
are hoping for some improvement
Turing the season of supply for the
holidays; and the same
Kind of special demand is likely to !
1rin gabout much-needed improve :
nent in condition of British apple !
markets, which have been showing +
ow net returns lately. !