Milford chronicle., 1932-12-16

receivers and more than the usual
number of cars have been shipped
to that point.
Shipments from Maine comprise
about half the total potato move
Maine shipments for the season
have been fully one-third below
those of a year ago and the same is
true of the total potato movement.
Maine growers seem inclined to hold
for 81 per barrel in bulk but the
current price is not much above rs
cents and dealers sell at SO to So
cents per 100-pound sacks, compar-
ed with 81 to GA cents in western
fairly stead yin both sections so far
this month. Light shipments of
Maine stocks have been made into
Ohio, western Pennsylvania and
western Virginia, as well as to the
usual markets along the seaboard.
Sweet potatoes are in light to
rather liberal supply. demand is
generally slow, and prices on cas-
tern stock still inclined to sag off a
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from New Jersey sells in eastern
cities at SOC to 81. Maryland and
Delaware sweets are quoted at 40 to
60 cents, although house stored
stock sells higher, up to 81. Barrel
pack from the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia ranges SOC to 81 in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston,
but reached $1.25 for best lots in
Pittsburgh.
Onions Fairly Steady
Shipments of onions increased
only moderately along with the
slight advance of prices early in the
month, and the central markets
have averaged fairly steady. Most
sales in the city markets range
from 35 to 55 cents per so pounds
for eastern yellow stock. Some lots
from the Middle West are good
enough to bring 60 cents. Nearly all
cities report supplies moderate and
demand slow. The range in western
New York is around 35 cents per so
pounds for No. 1 yellow stock. AL
though the onion crop is large, the
total movement this season is con-
siderably under that of year ago
because demand is poor, prices low, !
and holders not inclined to push |
sales at these price levels.
Shipment sOf new crop far wes-
tern carrots are exceeding those of
last season. Most of the old carrots |
are from western New York, but the
output of these is only a little more |
than half the corresponding ship
ments of last year. A limited |
amount of business for carlots of |
stock in 100-pound sacks
is being transacted in the Roches-
ter district at AZ to so cents.
The celery market is somewhat
demoraliZed in eastern producing
sections. Supplies are fully $4,000
crates larger than in mid-December
last season and some shippers be-
lieVe more or less stock will be
abandoned for storage charges since
present sales through brokers do
not exceed 80 cents for best offer
ings.. Colder weather may help the
City markets also show a
weak tone on jObbing sales of eel
cry which now brings from 75c to
b135 per two-thirds crate. The diff
Guilty seems to lie in lack of brisk
demand, as in the case
If many other lines of farm pro-
luce. Cabbage markets have been
iearly steady in the cities at 10 to
Is cents per ton in bulk, but prices
lave not been so we'll maintained in
sections, declining about
Il from recent tops. The range in
laid growers in western New York
s still So to $4, compared with low
.st of 81 some weeks ago. Ship
nents have been we'll maintained,
although less than they were a year
Igo. Som estock was frozen in the
ields and will show heavy waste in
for market. Dealers sell
Danish stock at $5 to Sc. slight de-
lines from new top prices having
occurred in midwestern producing
ections also.