Milford chronicle., 1932-08-12

The most striking market feature
| is the lightness of the shipping
movement. Scarcely more than half
as many carlots are being sent out
daily as in early August a year ago.
The decrease seems to result main
ly from reduced crops of early pota-
toes and fruits and from prices too
low to encourage shipments of the
lower grades of produce from dis
tant sections. On the other hand, a
great deal of inferior stuff is in
cluded in local receipts by motor
truck, and proportion of truck ship
ments increases somewhat as the
source of supply moves northward
toward the large centers of popula-
tion.
Early vegetables and fruits are
moving actively now out of the reg
ion from Virginia northward to New
Jersey, and much of the eastern
supply of potatoes, apples, canta-
loupes, sweet corn, onions, cabbage
and miscellaneous vegetables, is
coming from these States. Active
midwestern producing sections in.
clude Iowa, Illinois and Michigan
as leading current sources of sup
ply for cabbage, onions, celery and
early fruit.
Demand remains rather unsatis-
factory and few products are selling
at prices equal to those of last sea-
son. Potato markets have recover
ed somewhat from lowest points.
They were losing some of their re-
cent gains the first week of August,
although shipments continued light.
Peaches have been the one high
priced feature this season, but they
have been losing som ground in
the market lately as the season
moved northward. Trend of the
peach market was distinctly down
ward the first week of August. Ear
ly apples are selling not far from !
the prices of year ago. Onion |
markets are moderately supplied |
but prices are low and unsettled. |
Sweet potatoes are in light supply. |
Melon receipts are moderate and |
prices higher than last season in
some markets, but quality has been
uneven. Early pears and apples
from northern producing sections
are becoming more prominent in the
market.
Potato Movement Light
Shipments of potatoes continued
unusually light in July and early
August. Total weekly receipts from
25 or more shipping sections
amounted only to about two-thirds
those of the corresponding time last
season. The principal change in
early August was the rapid increase
of potato supplies from New Jersey
and the beginning of the active
shipping season in Long Island.
were fairly heavy to ship
ping points in northern and central
New Jersey. Demand was rather
slow and market dull, around 80
cents per 100 pounds. This level is
considerably above the prices OBJ
tanned by midwestern producers in
Kaw Valley and elsewhere, with
sales of No. stock around so cents
per 100 pounds. The difference may
be partly due to lack of grading,
since in some competing markets
the eastern stock has been selling a
title higher than midwestern. Mary
land Cobblers sold at irregular
prices the first week of August, av-
eraging fairly steady in eastern
markets at a range of $1.75 to $2.25-
per barrel. New Jersey Cobblers
held firm in Philadelphia but weak
sned slightly in New York and Bos-
ton, and general jobbing range was
B5 cents to $1.15 per 100 pounds.
market was nearly steady
on Cobblers and Early Ohios at
range of rs to 80 cents by the car
lot.
Green Mountains potatoes for
seed sold at $1.65 in Atlanta. AL
though potato shipments were at the
rate of only about 300 cars daily,
several of the eastern markets re-
ported fairly liberal supplies, ow-
ing to truck receipts. Demand was
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