Milford chronicle., 1933-10-27

steady in New York at 60 to IS cents
IL bushel.
Lettuce prices have tended down.
ward rather generally since the
middle of the month after the rise
of early October. The strike con-
tinues in southern California ship
ping sections but carlot shipments
from the State continue fairly heavy
and the price trend is downward in
producing sections and i'm eastern
markets. Eastern lettuce of irreg-
ular quality has declined to a low
level, around so cents per crate in
New York. Supplies of miscellane-
GUS vegetables continue moderate in
most city markets. Prices are gen.
orally somewhat higher than they
were year ago. Tomato markets
showed rising tendency toward the
end of the field crop season this
month. California tomatoes ad-
vanced rather sharply. There were
still many homegrown tomatoes
reaching the large eastern and mid
western markets.
A new package for radishes, string
beans, lima beans, eggplant, toma-
toes, and spinach is the splfnt-type
handle basket ranging from s to "a
quarts, mostly II to 16 quarts. The
packing is being largely used by
Ohio shippers who have been invad-
ing eastern markets quite actively
this season, offering their supplies
in Philadelphia, New York, Pitts
burgh, and Washington. The mar
kets appear to have accepted the new
style containers, the sale having
been helped by the rather light sup
ply of the produce from other sec
tions. Much of the Ohio produce
has arrived by motor truck, COM
peting sometimes quite noticeably
with supplies from New Jersey,
Maryland, and other coast trucking
sections.
Apples Fairly Steady
Although apple prices have eased
off to 10 cents a bushel or 25 cents
a barrel in some eastern producing
sections at the height of the market
ing season, the general position re-
mains about steady and rather firm
prices are reported in Michigan ap-
pie shipping districts despite the
heavy haulings. Eastern and south |
ern producing sections quote stand
ard varieties from 75 cents to $1.25 |
a bushel and $2.55 to SO a barrel. |
Baldwins i'm bulk, orchard run, bring |
So cents to 81 per 100 pounds in west |
ern New York and Greetings 81. |
Western Michigan quotes Baldwins |
at 30 cents. ROmes and Black Twigs |
bring 81 and Staymans $1.10 in the
Valley, and Yorks and
Ben Davis 30 cents The slow de-
mand in the Shenandoah Valley has
been discOuraging to growers, espe-
rially the recent dullness and weak
ness of the foreign markets. A large
share of the better grades and some
Of the poorer grades are going into
,Old storage. Heavy Canadian sup
plies have weakened prices in Eng
and. Improvement is expected in
he Scandinavian and Continental
lemand but South American markets
lave been disappointing. Domestic
lemand has been slow, with some
i'm the southern States.
Northern markets are expected to
axe many apples of the Shenandoah
1alley as soon as local supplies de-
.rease.
A fairly steady market prevails
or Kieffer pears in producing sec
ions at about rs cents per 'bushel
Iasket. Choice varieties bring {
1.50. Eastern Kieffers sell at sc
o 81 in eastern markets. Seckles,
3oscs. and Sheldons bring $1.25 to
9. Grapes tend toward slightly
over prices in eastern and mid
,estern sections. Eastern Concords
ell in city markets at 25 to 35 cents
er 12 quarts. Prices are firm in
lew York producing sections but
emand has been slow. Buying ac-
witty was somewhat more pro-
Ounced the third week of October 4,
l the Chautauqua, Erie, and. Finger :
axes districts. Sales of Concords
anged $3.50 to $26 per ton for bas- !;
ct pack and Niagaras $50 to $40. :
Ialf or more of the crop in those
sctions has been harvested.
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