Milford chronicle., 1934-11-30
Produce Market Notes

so pounds were reported in eastern
and mid-western onion producing
sections the third week of November
owing to light demand. Holders
seem to be in a position to wait for
market recovery and are asking ~
per 100 pounds in bulk in western
New York and Michigan. There Is
little change in jobbing prices i'll
city markets. Prevailing range in
six leading cities is 81 to $1.20 per
sc pounds. Red stock averages about
s1.25 in the east but has reached
$1.5O in some mid-western markets.
White onions are about steady at
$1.25 to $1.50. Western Valencias
sell close to the price of yellow stock
| in the middle west. New York and
Michigan country shipping points
quote 25c to 81 for No. yellow
onions.
Prices of bulk carrots are steady
in western New York at $40 to $l1
per ton, and soc per 100 pounds with
light demand. Eastern markets
quote bushel pack so to 75c. Cali
fornia punched carrots are abundant
and selling higher than year ago
but arrivals are decreasing. Ship
ments of eastern and mid-western
carrots have been considerably more
active than last season and are still
coming at the rate of so carlOts
week, much of it billed to the soup
and canning factories.
I Cabbage Market Unsettled
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Wisconsin producing sections were
close together i'm mid-November, Ow-
ing to reports of Government buy
ing in New York which raised the
price there soc to 81 per ton but
later the market became unsettled
and the price dropped back again
while prices in Wisconsin strength
ened a little. There is little change
in city markets which range $40 to
$14 per ton for bulk cabbage in the
east. Baltimore quotes bushel pack
80 to 35c. Southern cabbage. most
ly from South Carolina, is generally
steady at 65c to $l.25 per 11s bushel
hamper. Prices are from One-third
to One-f0urth those of late Novem-
ber last season for old cabbage and
40c a hamper lower for new stock
this season.
Celery Fairly Steady
Prices OF eastern celery are fairly
steady in the large markets although
most changes are slightly down
ward. California celery is abundant
and averaging lower than in mid
November. Demand is slow at west |
ern New York shipping points and |
the market slightly weaker. around |
S1.50. The bulk of eastern celery is |
from New York state and is much |
heavier than a year ago at this sea-
son. Holdings reported by "a New
York storages November 16 showed |
1866 crates compared with 26S,231
/ year ago. Recent holdings amount
ed to about $50 cars, of which prob
ably about 65 to 709o will enter into
,arlot movement this season.
Western lettuce has been selling
| little higher. owing to the lighter
in California producing
sections. Good lots of eastern let
uee are not very plentiful. Price
n New York dropped 25c to a range
u so to Csc per two dozen crates.
Boston greenhouse lettuce sold in
Iew York at SLIPS to $l.50. per pack
Ige of is heads.
Topped beets brought SO to soc a
'ushel in eastern markets. New
beets from Texas are SELL
ng slowly. Much eastern cauli-
lower Is arriving in poor condition.
supplies from Long Island continue
Moderate and are selling mostly
1.25 to $1.50 a crate. Green peas
rom California met satisfactory de-
nand In eastern markets at wide