Milford chronicle., 1932-09-30

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vegetables have been selling on
lower price level since the middle
of September. The market weak
ness during the third week of tn
month was the result of the usua
increase of shipments this season
the slow demand, and the previous
ly declining price trend of some
other farm products.
The combined carlot shipments
now are fairly close to those of the
same weeks last year. Potatoes ano
orchard fruits are the heavy ship
ping items. Receipts at city markets
are reported moderate on most lines
of produce, and demand slow to fair
ly good. Eastern markets show re-
cent scattered price declines Of b to
10 cents on potatoes, sweet potatoes
onions, cabbage, apples, peaches
pears and grapes. Compared with a
year ago, apples, peaches and sweet
potatoes are higher in some mar
kets, but grapes, pears and most
vegetables are lower than in late
September last season.
Potato Shipments Increase
Shipments of potatoes have been
increasing rapidly digging Septem-
Der, reaching lately daily volume
near 500 carloads. The receipts in
clude potatoes from practically all
the mid-season and. late producing
sections. Maine leads in the eastern
supply. Minnesota and the Upper
Lakes region sho wincreasing actiY-
ity and supplies from the Rocky
Mountain region are fairly liberal,
but combined potato shipments are
still below those of year ago. EX-
tremely low prices in producing sec
tions tend to limit the output. Coun-
try shipping points from the Rocky
Mountain region eastward to Maine
quote sacked stock of the Round
White varieties at 25 to so cents
per 100 pounds. In sections nearer
the large markets, such as New Jer-
sey, the range runs up to rs cents.
Sales of bulk potatoes as low as 25
cents per barrel in northern Maine
suggest the extremely small returns
received by growers in most sec
tions.
Prices in city markets and in
many producing sections showed
scattering declines of to 10 cents
per 100 pounds after the middle of
the month. Chicago carlot market
was about steady the third week of
September at 65 to 70 cents per 100
pounds. Maine and New Jersey
Cobblers, the leading eastern line,
brought rs cents to 81 per 100
pounds for sacked stock in the large
eastern markets. Southern markets
range up to $1.35 on such stock.
Range of prices in midwestern cit
les was similar to that in the East.
Sweet Potatoes
Market supplies of sweet potatoes
have been increasing this month but
receipts are still moderate in cas-
tern cities. Demand is slow at most
points. Jobbing price trend is irreg-
ular but mostly downward this
month. Eastern Shore sweets of the
Jersey type are the leading line in
eastern markets and selling in a
jobbing way at 81 to $1.50 per bar
rel and -S5. to go cents per bushel.
Maryland Eastern Shores were quot
ed a little higher than the Virginia
stock, and range so to rs cents in
New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh. Red yam from southern Vir-
ginia and North Carolina were firm |
at rs cents a bushel in New York.
North Carolina sweets of the Jersey |
type were comparatively steady at !;
35 to so cents in Baltimore and /
Tennessee Nancy Halls |
about five cent decline in
cities.
Onions Fairly Steady
Prices of onions have been hold
ing fairly well at the low levels
this month. Producing
sections are quoting yellow stock
mostly from 80 to 40 cents per so
pounds, with slow to moderate de-
mand. Carlot supplies are divided
about equally between the East, the
Middle West and the Far West. yell
low onions from the Connecticut
Valley and from New York State are
selling around so cents per so
pounds in the large eastern markets.
Michigan red onions brought so to
IS cents in Boston.
Cabbage Lower
Price trend on cabbage has been
downward this month but is holding
,airly steady at prevailing levels.
Range in eastern cities is $40 to
515 per ton, bulk. Extremely low
prices prevail in producing sections.
country shipping points
luote 81 to SIS per ton in bulk, and
western New York country prices
or carlots range SIS to $3.50 on do
nestle cabbage. Growers receive
till less, general range being SO to