The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-29
Waterbury Produce Market
Furnished by Conneetieu' . Department of Agriculture
 B. P. Storrs. focal agent)

Tuesday at the weekly live poul- try and egg auction in Hamden large eggs of the Special and EX- tra grades averaged higher, the former with 25 cases of this size and grade in the sale averaging 40.1 cents dozen and the Extras with 60 1-2 cases of the large averaging 39.5 cents. The large Specials ranged S8 to Al 1-2 and and the Extras 37 to Al cents. Medium Specials, cases, averaged 34.9 and medium Extras, IS cases, averaged 33.2, ranging 29 1-2 to S3 cents. Pullet size Specials 14 cases, ranged 21 1-2 to 26, average PAP and Extras of this size, 32 cases, averaged 22.S ranging 20 to 26 1-2 cents a dozen. Producers Grade large sold for 36 1-2 to 40, mediums 27 to 29 1-2, bullets 22 1-2 to 25 and pewees l 1-2 to 19 1-2. Total 192 cases in the sale.
 Total poultry was S3S crates. Heavy fowl sold for 17 1-2 to 19 1-2, Leghorn fowl 13 to 15 1-2, Rock broilers 16 1-2 to 21 1-2, Red broilers 16 1-2 to 21, Leghorn broilers 16 to 19 and roasters IF to 22 1-2 cents a pound. Colored bullets 19 1-2 to 23 1-2 and young ducks IA 1-2 to 15 1-2 cents a pound.
 Wednesday morning at the Mea- dow street farmers market offer ings were not as plentiful as on the previous morning. Most pro- ducts cleared earlier and prices usually were unchanged or a little higher average. Lima beans were an exception as they sold for lower prices, mostly $1.65 to $1.75 per bushel. A few under grade green beans were sold at sacrifice prices. but the bulk offered were firmly held for $1.0O to $1.25 per bushel. Shell beans were scarce and sold mostly for $1.50 a bushel.
 (Unless otherwise stated quota tions are based on sales of good erchantable products to retailers by nearby growers or others).
 FRUITS: Apples, fancy 1.5O-1.65 bu.; No. 1.O0-1.5O bu.; No. ? and drops .8O-1.OO bu; blueberries, ship ped in 7.5O-S.00 crate; cantalOupcs, native .8O-2.15 bu.; peaches, south crn Elbertas 2.75-3.25 bu.; pears, native No. 1 1.25-1.75 bu.; No. 2 .75-1.O0 bu.; plums native .S5-1.OO 1-2 bu.; water melons, native .25- 50 ca.
 VEGETABLES: Beans, snap .75- 1.25 bu.; lima 1.5O-1.75 bu.; shell 1.4O-1.5O bu.; beets .2O-.3O dog. buns; cabbage .4O-.8O box; broc- coli .4O-.65 box: carrots. punched .2O-.3O doz.; cut washed .5O-.6O 1-2 bu.; caulifIowcr. native 1.25-1.75 doz.; celery, native washed .8O-.9O doz.: corn .75-1.25 100 ears; cu- Cumbers .75-1.OO bu.; pickle size .75-1.5O 1-2 bu.; egg plant .5O-.7O bu.; lettuce, western iceberg 4.5O- 500 crate; N. Y. .9O-1.OO box onions. Mass. .9O-1.1O bu.; native 1.25-1 50 bu.; peppers. native green .75.1.O0 bu.; red 1.5O-2.50 bu.; po- tatoes, native .85-.75 bu.: l.. l., 1.15- 1.25 cwt.: spinach .60-.75 bu.; squash .35-.5O bu.; tomatoes, No. 1 .3O-.4O flew .5O) 1-2 bu.; No. ? .2O- .25 1-2 bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn. eggs per dozc.: Ncwlaid fancy 40; special .38- 40; extra .35-.37: gath cred .33-.35: newlaid medium .36: special medium .33-.35; extra me- dium .3O-.32; bullets .22-.26; west crris .:3-.3O: live fowl heavy .177- 20 lb.; Lcghorn .13-.16 h.; broiI- CTS, Rocks .1S-.22 h.; Reds .16-.21 Ib.; Ieghorn .16-.19 Ib.; coasters 20 "A h.: dressed, fowl .22-.25 lb.: broilcrs .2S-.30 lb.; rOasters .2S-.32 ID
 LIVESTOCK A Y D MEATS: Butcher stock cows .O3-.O4 lb.; calves .O7-.OS h.; meats, beef IA .f6 h.; veal .11-.f4 h.: lamb IT, 20 lb.; pork loins .22-.25 lb.