Milford chronicle., 1932-02-26
Produce Market Notes

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and a general range of S5 cents to
/ $1.10, althOug htOps of $l.25 are re-
/ ported in Washington, Cincinnati,
and a few southern markets. New
/ York round white varieties weak
ened little in Baltimore and Pitts
/ burgh to a range of S5 cents to 81
but some lots sold at $125 in
] Washington and $1.50 in Atlanta.
I Pennsylvania potatoes sold at soc
! to $1.l5. Chicago market reported
stronger conditions than prevail in
the East but S5 cents was top of re-
cent CarlOt sales on northern stock,
Sales of Maine potatoes for March
delivery declined about cents in
the Chicago market the third week
of February.
Sweet potatoes sold at slightly
lower prices on some varieties. Sup
plies were moderate in eastern cities
but slow demand prevailed. The
trend was irregular. Delaware and
Maryland stock strengthened a lit
tie in New York but weakened in
Pittsburgh. General eastern jobbing
range was 40 to rs cents in Pitts
burgh but sold at SIS cents in Wash
ington. New Jersey stock brought
so cents to 81 in few large eastern
markets, reaching top in Pittsburgh.
Virginia white yams sold at so to 60
cents in Baltimore.
Cabbage and Carrots
Present cabbage shipments are
mainly from New York, Texas and
Florida. Southern cabbage has been
in moderate supply and selling high !
er this month. The effect has been |
to steady the position of northern |
cabbage and even to advance the |
price a little in eastern producing /
sections. Bulk Danish stock in car 4
lots sold in the Rochester district, /
at $40 to S13 per ton soon after the /
middle of the month. Sacked cab |
bage brought S12 to SIS and there +.
were some lots higher or lower than !
this range. Shippers in western and /
central New York continue to place
carloads over a wide consuming ter
ritory. Track holdings of cabbage
in city markets have tended to in
crease since the middle of the month,
but most markets continue to report
light to moderate supplies of old
stock and a nearly steady price
range at $17 to $22 per ton. South
ern cabbage has been selling slight
ly lower in some markets lately, but
values have been holding fairly well
IN producing sections.
The carrot market showed further
strength around the middle of the
month and sales at 50 to $2.25 per
L00-pOund sack, by the carlOt, were
reported, also a few lots for future
lelivery at $2.35. Washed carrots in
)ushel baskets held mostly around
;1.25, sometimes $1.35, and trade
las continued active at the advance.
lew York carrots strengthened in
lew York to a range of 1925 to
;2.40 per 100 pounds, but were
teady in other markets. Michigan
arrOts brought $3.50 in Pittsburgh.
,ppIes Fairly Steady
The apple market recently has .
how ma trend slightly less satisfac-
ory to sellers, although changes
ave been rather small and by no
means uniform. The market seems
o be feeling the effect of weather,
ften too mild for heavy consuming
emand and not favorable for fruit
Il storage. Shipments, especially
hose of eastern apples, have been
hOwing some increase lately. Cold
forage holdings are a little heavier
han they were a year ago, and for
ign market conditions are not very
romising on account of the English
lriff on apples which is to begin
ext month. Present shipments are
lther heavy because of the wish of |
ypOrters to land their apples before |
ie change takes effect. Apple ex- |
Orts for the season from the United |
tates and Canada have compared |
lirly we'll, so far, with those of a
ear ago, showing some increase in |
umber of barrels but a decrease of |
bout One-fourth in number of boxes /
tipped. |
During the first half of February i
most as many cars were started /
II foreign markets from western |;
ew York as were exported from |;
lat section the rest of the season,
I'd lOadings amounted to about $50 |:
lrs. Shippers were somewhat UNI |;
,rtain regarding the effect of such |:
rye supplies from Virginia and |;
ew York when offered in British |:
arkets. Ben Davis apples for eX- |:
,rt brought 81 to $2.25 per barrel |;
the Rochester district. |;
Moderate supplies were the rule |;
eastern markets the third week |:
February, but limited carlot re- |:
ipts were reported at Boston. De- |:
and was generally moderate and |:
e price range fairly steady. Green |:
gs held firmly at recent prices in |:
ew York and were steady else |:
here. Not many lots of Mcintosh |:
ought more than $3.50 per barrel, |:
lldwins sold steady at $3.50 to So |;
New York, and the bushel pack at |:
cents to 81 in various eastern |:
arkets. Grimes brought as low as
cents per bushel in Pittsburgh |:
ID Cleveland, owing to poor con- |:
tion. Staymans followed a jobbing F.:
nge of 80 cents to- slips in eastern |.