Milford chronicle., 1932-05-20

Northern stored potatoes have
been filling the gap in new crop
shipments. Combined potato sup
plies are moderate for the time of
year and prices hold fairly steady.
although changes were mostly
downward toward the middle of the
month. Prices of onions, cabbage,
carrots, string beans, and most
other southern vegetables have been
falling rapidly under liberal recent
supplies. Even the cabbage market,
which has been holding well most
of the season, shows some weak
ness. Strawberries are now in heavy
supply, variable quality, and low in
price Sales of apples and oranges
were helped a little by the shortage
in the early berry crop but recent
competition has slowed down the
apple market.
The fruit and vegetable supply
still shows the effect of cold back
ward spring and reduced planting
of somt lines of produce. Shipments
are increasing as they usually do at
the time of year but total shipments
to date are about 10 per cent less
than last season and the week by
week movement lately has been only
rs to 80 per cent of the same weeks
last year. The falling off is III ear
ly potatoes, cabbage, asparagus and
some of the tender vegetables, also
oranges and grapefruit. Northern
states are shipping many potatoes
and apples, also some asparagus,
greens, and hothouse products. The
season for shipment of strawberries
and miscellaneous truck crops is
gradually approaching the edge of
the northern producing region.
Southern melons are here, some or
chard fruit from the Pacific Coast
is on sale, western cantaloupes are
on the way, and early Georgia pea
ches may reach northern markets
by the end of the month.
BERRIES SELLING low
Strawberry shipments include
much poor fruit, showing unfaVor-
able conditions during the growing
season. Prices are low and the
Uulh VI safes al c dlOullu ~ W IL
cents, quart basis, on northern
wholesale markets. A wide range of
quality is suggested by sales from
to IS cents a quart in Baltimore on
the same variety the second week of
May. Shipments are rapidly in
ereasing as the season moves for
ward. Louisiana is about done. Re
cent sales below 81 per crate in
that section suggested a demoraliz-
ed market. Arkansas has passed
peak of shipments and increasing
activity prevails in Kentucky and
Tenntssee. Many eastern markets
are being supplied with Carolina
Strawberries, with an increasing
proportion from the Eastern Shore
and Norfolk districts of Virginia.
Not much fruit from any of these !
is selling above Is cents
berries of fair grade were
quoted in Washington at $3.50 per
32-quart crate. Eastern Shores |
brought only Z to IL cents a quart in
New York. Recent heavy rains have
with the harvest and re-
suited in much soft fruit.
The bulk of recent carlot supplies |
of apples is from the Northwest but |
there is still a considerable ship |
ping movement from New York and |
Virginia. Supplies are rather lin
tied in eastern markets but demand |
is also light. Markets are dull and |
prices although irregular have not |
shown much change in recent |
weeks. A range of 81 to $3.50 covers
sales of most leading eastern varie-
ties in bushel pack. Apples in bar
rels bring generally So to 81. A few
large Vermont Spys sold at $3.50 to
Sc in New York while Ben Davis
brought less than So in some mar
kets. Virginia Newtowns or Pippins
reached 81 a bushel in New York.
Staymans were Quilted at slips to
S1.75 in Baltimore, Washington, and
Philadelphia. ..-..
GREENS IN MODERATE SUPPLY
Moderate quantities of miscellane-
ous green's have been received at
markets this season. AS
paragus has been arriving in some
what larger quantities from the
Southwest. Virginia spinach is quo
led at $125 to $1.40 in eastern mar