Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-08
FIFTY SIXTH YEAR
Produce Market Notes

Produce shipments are increas'
ing slowly week by week as usua
with the progress of the season
Recent early totals are 6 to 81
heavier than a year ago as might
be expected because Of the larger
acreage of southern truck crops
the attraction of a generally higher
price level and the earliness OF the
western fruit season. Carlot move
ment is heavy and increasing for
potatoes, beans, tomatoes, cucum-
beers and California fruit. Cabbage
shipments continue heavy and
prices weak. Strawberry carlot
movement seems to be passing the
height of the season but northern
local receipts are increasing. Ship
ments are light and decreasing for
asparagus, green's. apples. lettuce
and sweet potatoes. Supplies OF
some of these are liberal, owing to
local motor truck receipts. ~. A..
Prices are still slanting down
ward on many lines but potatoes
and strawberries were doing little
better around the first of the month.
Prices have held quite well on let
tuce, sweet potatoes, apples and CIT
rus fruits. Range of values is still
wide on Strawberries and some veg
etables because much poor stock is
on hand. Prices no longer contrast
10 strongly with those of a year ago
because the upswing in commodity
markets was under way in early
June last year. Onions are lower
this season. mainly because OF IT.
regular quality. Most lines are still
somewhat higher than in early June
1888. Some lines. including apples
and lettuce, have been decidedly
higher right along this season.
Potato Market Irregular
The price range of potatoes
showed irregularity and some ten
dency to recover near the first OF
June. A let-up in receipts brought
small to moderate on old and new
stock. Shipments of old potatoes
are chiefly from northern Maine
and price there is rather firm,
around zoe per 100 pounds. Mid
western producing sections quote
higher prices than those in the east
and midwestern markets show
stronger action than most eastern
market centers.
Southern producing sections ad-
vanced S to 10 cents per 100 pounds
near the first of the month. Pros
meets are for continued liberal sup
plies because of increased acreage
in the second early and m1dseason
districts but yield in most OF these
htates is a little below that Of last
season. Output will increase per-
haps one-fifth compared with a year
ago but still not much greater than
the five-year average. Possibilities
of drought in midwestern early po-
tAto sections make supplies from
that. source somewhat uncertain.
The Eastern Shore section, which |
is next in line after the Carolinas.
is a little late but will probably |
ship more potatoes than a year ago.
North Carolina. which is just be-
ginning to ship, may send out 2O9o |
more potatoes than last season.
New Jersey is strictly mid-season
state and has an acreage 179o above
the five-year average and is likely
to compete somewhat with the first
part of the main crop. South Caro-
lima Cobblers are selling In eastern
markets at SO to $3.50 a barrel.
which is not far from the price pre-
Vailing year ago,
Sweet potatoes are no longer
prominent feature in most markets.
Washington quotes North Carolina
Porto Ricans steady at $1.75 a bush
Il and not much change is reported
IN the New York market for New
Jersey and other stock.
Asparagus receipts were more
moderate during the cooler weather
If late May and markets made some
,ecoveries although local supplies
we're still fairly liberal. Course of