Milford chronicle., 1932-10-14
Produce Market Notes

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regular conditions in early October,
but on the whole the market tone is
rather firm. Average trend has been
slightly upward at New York the
past three weeks, and firmness pre-
walls at some country shipping
points. Fall varieties advanced a
little in Michigan producing sec
lions. A range of rs cents to 81 per
Dushel covers most standard varie-
lies IN Michigan, Virginia, and West
Virginia, but the majority of sales
in Western New York was included
in the range of 65 to so cents. YOrks
and Baldwins were steady at 1925 a
barrel in West Virginia. There were
few sales of Winesaps at $3.50.
The apple crop in southern West
Virginia was very short due to lack
of rainfall. The recent rains came
too late to help much. Jefferson
county has not suffered as much
from lack of rainfall as Berkeley
county, and the Pennsylvania crop
seems to be in better condition than
that of West Virginia but the Vir-
ginia crop is generally conceded to
have suffered the most. Practically
all of the Grimes and Jonathans
have been harvested and sold, and
there are only a few cars in local
cold storage. This week will be
active for the Delicious also for the
Stayman and York. This seasons
crop is likely to be packed practical
ly as fast as it is harvested and
most of the unsold crop will go into
cold storage. Nevertheless, the To-
cal cold storage holdings will, un-
be light.
The movement of Rhode Island
is becoming more active
from western New York, partly for
cold storage. Prices are about
steady at Go to 20 cents a bushel. A
few carloads of apples are being
exported daily from that section.
Quality and size of the fruit were
to some extent by spells of
Of hot dry weather in eastern and
southern producing sections.
City markets are moderately sup
piled with apples, but demand is
slow and trend of prices ON the
whole is only fairly well maintained.
Eastern Mcintosh are selling in |
obbing way at rs cents to SIPS per
Iushel, and Jonathans at S5 cents |
% $1.15, while Grimes are quoted at |
20 to IS cents in most markets, 3l-
hough a few quote tops of 81 ON this |
md other varieties. Eastern Stay
mans bring 81 in Washington;
Greetings sold at 65
o rs cents in Philadelphia and Bal
imore, and Connecticut Greenings |
Irought about rs cents bushel in
Jew York. D. Midwestern city apple
markets are steady and prices are,
ully maintained at Michigan coun-
ry shipping points.
Bartlett pears. from cold storage |
till sell at so to 80 cents a bushel in
restern New York. The best of them
ave been bringing about 81 in Brit
sh markets. Peaches are in mOdef-
tie supply in various midwestefn I
but prices are no more
han steady because of the rather
lrge holdings of western New York
caches in cold storage, and also
eeause OF poor keeping quality of
ONE of the receipts. Sales in West
IN New York ranged 55 to rs cents
er bushel the first week of October
)r medium sized Elbertas.
Concord grapes have been selling
irregular but fairly steady prices.
ONE degree of firmness developed
{ shipping points from California
est to New York, and average
rices were little higher, gains
to about one cent per
asket in Michigan and New York
reducing sections. Michigan Con-
lrds brought growers to 9 cents
er four-quaTt basket, and 16 to IL
snts for the 12-quart pack. Changes |.
ere slight in New York and Penn
ylyania grape districts. There were
,nnages sales of basket ConcOrds atj
20 to $25, and other varieties up to
20, but the market was dull. Prices
grapes were only fairly steady ind
stern markets and were irregular
cities of the Middle West, but the
ne at Chicago was reported slight
stronger. f-
CranberFies from Massachusetts
i'd New Jersey were becoming
ointment in most Of the large mar
It's in early October. Supply at
esent consits almost entirely Of
c smaller early varieties. These
@ selling as low as $1.50 per quar-
r barrel in Boston. and up to
rs in some southern markets, but
Ost obbing sales are within
nge of So to $2.25. @+
New York Damson plums are quot
in Chicago at 80 to so cents per
If bushel basket. This stock sold
40 to so cents in Pittsburgh the
st week of October, and at 40 to
cents in Baltimore. 80