Milford chronicle., 1933-09-01

Shipments of fruit and vegetables
have remained near 1000 carloads
per week day through most of Au-
gust. The average was not far be-
low that of the same period last year
but last years figures were only
three-fourths those of the corre-
spending time the season before.
Seasons combined shipments to date
of leading products are eight per
cent less than last season.
Most fruit shipments are loss this
year but those of peaches are so per
cent more than in 1882. Total po-
tato shipments have fully caught up
with last years figures for the early
and mid-season crop. Moderate sup
plies of potatoes are coming now
from the Upper Lakes region and
Maine. New York and Virginia are
still leading sources of cabbage sup
ply although receipts from Wiscon-
sin and the Middle West are increas-
ing. Numerous markets report
nearby supplies by motor truck suf-
ficient to supply local requirements
for long list of products. Prices
are generally higher than they were
a year ago. Potatoes are three times
as high in New Jersey producing
sections. Cabbage and onions are
higher and eastern lettuce much
higher this season. Apples, pears,
peaches and white potatoes are sell
ing not far from prices at the end
Of DrnConf
price trend of most lines is, down
ward owing to slow demand and an
abundance of local supplies, some of
them of very ordinary market quail
ty and selling at low prices.
Sagging Potato Market
Potato shipments are again in
creasing, bringing the seasons to-
tai ahead of last season up to Sep
tember. The crop is below average
quality but the price is attractive to
growers accustomed to last seasons
returns below cost Of production.
They have shipped some potatoes
not fully matured and these have
sold at a discount. Most city mar
kets report moderate supplies, slow
Eastern city markets have been
holding better lately than midwest
ern because of weather interference
with digging and shipping. The gen.
eral price range of the markets, east
and west, is So to $2.75 per 100
pounds, including carlot sales and
excluding special varieties or lines
selling at a premium. Since the
middle of the month many fid-west-
ern markets have sagged off 25 cents
or more, while eastern markets have
dropped 10 to Is cents on some
lines. At the same time prices have
held about steady in leading eastern
producing sections, which are now
New Jersey, Long Island and Maine.
Local supplies in various markets
of the East are of variable quality
and sell mostly from So to $2.25.
Western red potatoes sold as high
as 1925 in Pittsburgh and fancy
white potatoes from California
reached 81 in few markets.
= Sweet potato supplies have in
creased sharply and the price has
declined considerably since the mid
die of August. Most of the receipts
in eastern cities are from the East
ern Shore section, although some
are still arriving from the South and
a few lots have been received from
New Jersey. Jersey type yellow
sweets range $2.25 to $3.25 in New
York. Most sales of the basket pack
were around 81 for good stock.
Georgia and North Carolina sweets
sold from rs cents to SIPS. Declines
amounted to about one-hanl in some
markets compared with the mid-Au-
gust market but lighter supplies to-
ward the end of the month brought
some recoveries.
Onion Market Steady
Most city markets-report moderate
receipts of onions and demand fairly
good Eastern supplies are mainly
from Connecticut Valley and New
York State although considerable
white stock and onions of Spanish
type are received from the far West.
Onions from Orange county, New
York, sell mostly at rs cents to 81
per so pounds in eastern cities and
Connecticut Valley onions bring 80
cents to $1.10. White onions from
the Middle West range 80 cents to
$1.35. Onion prices in many mar
kets are at least so per cent higher
than they were a year ago.
Cabbage markets have shown bet
ter action this year because of much