The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-02
Waterbury Produce Market
Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture
 B. P. Storrs. local asent)

First native tomatoes from out door plantings were on sale Mon- day morning ut the farmers mar ket on Meadow street. The few first arrivals brought in were In small four and eight quart baskets and sold for price equivalent to $4,00 to $500 per half bushel bas. ket. A few native hothouso toma- toes sold for $500 . basket.
 Higher prices developed at the market for spinach and lettuce be- cause of light offerings. Tho hot weather has caused much damage | to these two crops and reduced tho market supply. Spinach sold for 40 to 50 cents 0 bushel clear. ing early. Head lettuce prices wore marked up to $l.00 q box late in the morning and best iceberg sold as high as $1,20 e box. Romalno was held firmly by sellers for 70 to 50 cents Q box for the last of 1t at the market place.
 Snap beans held steady and mostly unchanged. Green kinds sold mostly for 50 cents n bushoi, q few fancy flats for 70 to % cents. Wax sold for si.00 to si.25. Peas were scarce and mostly poor to ordinary at s1.25 to 1.50 bus. shel. A few high grade sold for $2.00.
 squash was not quite Q firm as at last week close, the bulk of good yellow selling for 50 cents c dozen and green mostly 7b cents bushel. Cabbage and beots con- tinued dull and week. Carrots sold well mostly 40 cents c dozen.
 Newlaid egg prices were ad- vanced two cents Q dozen on Mon. day by leading distributors. Tho largo Newlaid Fancy grade price was marked up to 33 cents q dozen and the Newlaid Mediums to 20 cents.
 (Uhless otherwise stated quota. tions are based on sales of good mcrchantablc products to retailers by nearby growers or others). FRUITS.
 | Apples, western boxed 2.OO.2,5O bu.; cantaloupes. western 3.5O-4.5O crate; cherries, sour 2.OO-2.bO crate; entrants 3.OO.3.25 crate; black raspberrics $50 crate; red raspberries 7.5O.8.BO crate; pcach. cs, southern 1.8O-1.75 M.bu.; wa. ter melons .4O-.HO ca.
 VEGETABLES.
 | Asparagus .5O-f.25 dOz.; bcans green .5O-.10 bu., wax f,OO- 1. .2S bu.; bects .20-.35 doz.; beet grecns .30-.4O bu.; broccoli, punched 40. .6O box; loose .25..4O bu.; cabbaee .25-.35 box; carrots, native .4O.. .45 dox.; caulifower 1.OO-f.25 box; celery, hearts l.5-2.25 dox.; oscar. ole. 25-.40 bu.; kale .25..AO bu.; lettuce, iceberg .4O-.76 doz., head .SO-.5O dOz.; romanine .15..25 dog, onions 2.OO-2.25 bu.; ptas, native 1.25-2.OO bu.; peppers 2.OO-2.5O bu.; potatoes, new 3.OO-3.25 bbl., old 1.25-1.4O cwt,; radishcs .!a- 1.25 bu.; scalliOns .f3 .l5 dog, spinach .4O-.5O bu.; squash, yellow .4O-.0O doz., green .7O-.SO bu.; to. mat0cs, native 4.OO-5.OO M.bu.. southern 2.75-3.0O lug.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS.
 Conn. eggs per doz.; Ncwlaid Fancy .S3; Special .30-.31; Extra .2S-, -,3O; Gathered .25-.27; Newlald medium 20; Special medium PC. .27; Extra medium .25-.26 western .10- -.25; live, fowl colored .15-.17 lb.. Leghorns .13-.f4 h., broiIers Rocks .20-.24 lb., Reds .17-.23 h., LeghOrns .i7-.21 h.. roasters .22-.25 lb.. dressed fowl .22-.25 lb.: brOll- CTS .28-.S2 lb., r0astcrs .20-.S5 ID.
 LIVESTOCK and MEAT. Butcher stock, COWS .O2-.O4 lb., calves .O6..O7 lb., meats, beef .11-.I5 lb., veal .10-.12 h., lamb .17-.2O Ib., pork. Joins .17.10 ID.