Milford chronicle., 1933-10-20


kets prevail in California produc-
ing sections.
Cape Cod cranberries continued to
decline in most markets because the
demand apparently could not keep
up with the increasing supply. The
declines amount to 25c or more per
quarter barrel in some markets.
Jobbing range for Massachusetts and
I, New Jersey early varieties was 81
to $1.75 in most eastern and mid
western cities but reached $2.75 in
Delaware.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
The long decline in the potato
market during September and early
October was slowing down toward
the middle of the month and prices
were fairly steady as a group the
second week of October although
shipments continue active from the
West and Middle West, the daily
totals aoften exceeding 800 carloads.
Potatoes are the one leading prod
uct to exceed last years shipments
to date by some Is per cent, the
higher prices this season having
hastened the digging and market
ing in some producing sections.
More than half the current supply
in carlots is from Maine, Minnesota
and North Dakota. Shipments from
the Upper Lakes region are still
comparatively light. The tendency
to hold for higher prices is reported
from all potato shipping sections,
despite the large volume of actual
shipments. Considerable stock is
going into farm storage and dealers
generally are reporting rather light
receipts. Appearance of frost hast
ened the digging season in many
sections. Growers in northern Maine
are reluctant to sell at $1.65 per bar
rel, which was the prevailing price
the second week of October. Most
farmers have completed digging and
more than three-fourths of the
Maine crop is under cover. Buying
has been mostly from the East and
South Prices weakened a little in
producing sections of Maine and
New York and the Pacific Northwest
but were about steady elsewhere
near the middle of the month. City
prices were Irregular but rather
firmly maintained. Maine Green
Mountains still follow a jobbing
range Of $1.65 to $1.90 per 100 pounds
in eastern cities and Chicago quoted
steady around $1.20 for northern
Round Whites.
Sweet potatoes still tended slightly
downward toward the middle of the
month but changes were seldom
more than SC to 10c a barrel. East
ern Shore barrel stock brings $1.25
to $1.90 in the cities and $1.15 to
Slips in producing sections. Del
aware and Maryland sweets sold at
soc to 75c per bushel in eastern
markets and New Jersey sweets of
the Jersey type at soc to 81. Red
yams declined 15c in New York,
selling at SOC to 60c.
Onion Shipments Active
CarlOt shipments of onions are
fully up to those of last season de-
spite the lighter crop. Production
in many mid-western sections runs
to small sizes not suitable for stor-
age and these have been going to
market fast. New York reports ar
rival of large white boilers and pick
ling onions from Michigan and Indi-
ana. Yellow eastern onions range
from Csc to 81 per so pounds in
eastern city markets. Supplies in
most cities are moderate and de-
mand slow to fairly active. Con-
necticut Valley onions range Csc to
S5c in Boston. Yellow stock is
quoted at 65c to 75c in the Rochester
district.
Cabbage Market Firm
Prices of cabbage are being well
Kraut manufacturers |
have been taking such a large pro-
portion of the eastern crop that the |
market shipments are moderate. |
Sales in western New York have |
held at a firm range of 500 to $22 |
per ton in bulk but prices advanced |
So to SO in Wisconsin, bringing the
level near 500 Wisconsin cabbage
sells around S1.5O per 100 pounds in
Chicago and New York cabbage of
the Danish type sells unchanged at
500 to $50 per ton bulk in eastern
cities.
Mid-western dollhouse cucumbers
arrived by truck at Boston in early
October, competing with native,
southern and California receipts, but
demand continued good enough to
maintain price levels. A few sales
If Ohio trellised tomatoes were re-
ported in Boston at SOC to CSC per
'0-pound basket. Many California
are offered in eastern mar
1ets and prices tend upward as
Usual after frost in many eastern
sections.