Milford chronicle., 1932-05-13
Produce Market Notes

The early truck crop season is
somewhat delayed and irregular, but
moving now more rapidly nOrthward
into sections in the latitude of the
CarOlinas and westward to Ark
ansas. The Norfolk district is begin
ming to ship early vegetables moder-
ately, and is expected to become
more active in the strawberry mar
ket soon. Eastern Shore strawber-
fies, usually little later than the
NOrfolks, are reported selling in a
few markets. Prospective yields of
berries and of other early crops in
the second early trucking sections
were considerably reduced by win
ter and spring injury. Fruits and
vegetables are moving in about IL
per cent less carlot volume than
about a year ago at this time. Much
of the comparative shortage is in
southern potatoes, cucumbers, cab
bage, carrots, and citrus fruits. Cali
fornia cherries are beginning to
reach eastern markets by the car
load
Stored vegetables and apples are
in only moderate supply, but rather
dull trade conditions have prevented
any further show of market strength
despite the limited competition from
the South so far this season. Prices
of early potatoes weakened a little
in early May. Apple prices for best
fruit still tends slightly upward, but
there is wide range in market quail
ity at this season, and the price quo
tatiOns are irregular HothOuse pro-
duets continue to find fairly good
market conditions, and cucumbers
from eastern and middle western
greenhouses average around 81 per
dozen. A wide range of prices pre-
walls for hothouse tomatoes and let
tuce.
Berry Shipments Increase
Arrivals Of strawberries are no
longer confined to the rather un-
satisfactory LOuisian output Ship
ments are coming from at least half
a dozen states, and the season is
rapidly approaching northern ship
ping districts. Eastern Shore berries
appeared in some of the large cas-
tern markets in early May. Hardly !
more than half crop is reported in !
some districts there, and in the Nor |
folk section. Some good fruit is COM
ing from the Carolinas and States !
farther West. Louisiana supplies !
have included much fruit of uncer- I!
tain and variable keeping quality, |
and prices have averaged very low |
recently. Growers were getting |
scarcely more than 81 per 24-pint |
crate, and. sales in northern markets /
ranged to 10c per pint. North Caro-
lima and Virginia strawberries fol-
lowed a jobbing range of $3.50 to $4
per 32-quart crate in eastern cities,
and sold at 10 to 15c wholesale on a
quart basis the first week of May.
The trend of prices was downward
with increasing receipts. Strawberry
so far this season are
about 25 per cent less than they
were last year, owing mainly TO
in Louisiana and Alabama,
early shtptaeI1tss feonh - 8risansasIIi
greatly exceeding the small output
Of last season. Eastern cities will be
in increasing quantity from
the Carolinas and Virginia from the
middle to the end of the month, but
yield is expected to be rather light
with ordinary weather conditions.
Greens In Moderate Supply
Asparagus is in moderate supply
in most markets, and receipts in ear
ly May were moderate and prices
fairly steady.sa Eastern cities are
supplied with increasing shipments
from the Carolinas, Virginia and
Western shipments con- Z
Linue important Prices tended up
ward in a majority of the eastern
in early May and general
iobbing range was So to SO per
1ozen for large stalks. Smaller sizes
brought $125 to $3.50 Arrival of
weather Is expected to bring
more liberal supplies. Baltimore is
quoting lower prices for Maryland
ind Virginia asparagus.
Movement of California lettuce