Milford chronicle., 1933-09-01
Produce Market Notes


lighter production. Recent prices
have been higher than those of Au-
gust 1882, but the trend has been
downward since the middle of the
month with declines amounting to
SO cents per 100 pounds in some
markets. Virginia cabbage sells at
$1.50 to $1.75 per 100 pounds in New
York. Pennsylvania cabbage brought
81 to $3.50 per barrel in Philadel-
phia. New York round cabbage is
quoted 81 to SLIPS per 80-pound sack
in New York.
Eastern lettuce has been selling in
some markets at double the prices
of a year ago, owing to light west
ern supplies and the shortage OF
good quality eastern receipts. Trend
of prices has been slightly down
ward since the middle of the month
but good New York lettuce still
brings 81 to $1.50 per 2-dozen crate
in eastern markets. Pennsylvania
lettuce was quoted at rs cents to
SIPS in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Southwestern lettuce is firm at $4 to
$5 per large crate in city markets
and demand is reported good at well
maintained prices in California and
other western producing sections.
Washington and Colorado lettuce
sells at SO to $3.50.
Michigan celery advanced in some
eastern markets to range OF 9O
cents to 81 per highball crate. New
York celery has also advanced mod
erately,' selling at So to $2.75 per
two-thirds crate in New York, Phila-
delphia and Washington. New Jersey
celery was quoted at $1.75 to 81 in
Philadelphia.
Tomatoes still sell at low prices,
local supplies being heavy and de-
mand only moderate. Much fruit
was selling at so to rs cents per lug
box in eastern city markets.
Apple Prices Fairly Steady
The apple. markets have been
working out fairly well, considering
the slow demand and the production
of much poor fruit in some sections.
Many apples and pears were blown
from the trees in the severe storm
of late August, resulting in supplies
of mature fruit in some markets.
Good apples brought 65 cents to
SLIPS per bushel through most of the
month but various markets dropped
of S to Is cents near the end OF Au-
gust. There is little difference in
jobbing prices ranges East and Mid
die West. Shipments by rail have
been one-third less, owing to light
early supplies from the West, but
recent movement has been equal to
that of late August and early Sep
tember or last year. Supplies are
increasing from Michigan, virginia,
West Virginia and various eastern,
northern and northwestern sections.
Peaches have met with good de-
manda this year. Sizes are larger
and quality of the best lots was
good, although weather has pro-
noted considerable decay in mid
season shipping sections. Some
markets have. weakened slightly
since the middle of the month but
New York quotes firm prices on best
lines, Virginia Elbertas selling at 81
to $3.50 per bushel there and around
So in Boston. Much local fruit and
supplies from Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia sold in Baltimore at rs cents
to SIPS. Delaware and Maryland
Elbertas are reported 81 to 81 in sew
eral markets. Low grade truck re-
ceipts are given the jobbing markets
wide range of prices.
Pears have been selling at fairly
steady prices, ranging S5 cents to
SIPS per tushel for Clapp and Bart
lett in eastern cities. Gamers in
New York State have been paying 2
to 21k cents per pound for Baltietts
so that few of them have been COM
ing to the general market. Califor-
mia pears haye been selling at steady
prices from So to SO box and have
the preference for the fruit stand
trade, making difficult the sale OF
poor. quality nearby fruit.
Prices of eastern grapes have sag
ged off about S cents per 4-quart
basket since the beginning of the
market season and more than that
in some central markets. Missouri
concords appeared as far east as
Pittsburgh, selling at Is cents to IS
cents. Concords from Delaware
brought SO to 60 cents per 12-quarts
in Washington. The California grape
crop is late and production lighter
this season. Prices have been fair
ly steady in California producing
sections at a level higher than pre-
vailed year ago.