The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-13
Waterbury Produce Market
tFurnlshcd by Conneetieu' Deparimen, ot AsrwuItufs
 8. p. Stotrs. local agent)

The first official estimates of tho amount of damage suifered by treo fruits nB result of the Bovnro cold last winter have Just been released by tho United Atptos Department of Agriculture, For tho wholo United StntoB the estimate, bnsed on conditions June first, is that the npplo crop will amount to only aH,7 percent of normal and Pouches nre expected to yield Il
 crop bs,3. Tho pear crop iB estimn- tod nbout equal to 1888 und slight.
 Iy below tho last ton year average All of theBO fruit crops however arc expected to Do far below nor'
 maj In New England and other northoagt m states, the only SOC. tons estimated as having normal
 crops for tho coming season being the Pacific Coast group and tho South Atlantic coast states
 ponchoB In Connecticut nfo es. tImntOd at two percent Of normal l and othOr states in this northon ern section nro expected to have
 crops varying from one to 10 per- cont.
 The Connecticut appln crop is oxpoetod to amount to b4 percent,
 slightly bottor than any 0f the other states in this part ot tho country whoro percentages indich-
 tod In tho first estimates of tho
 season vory usually from 70 Co | 50 percent, Tho ponr crop dlstribu' | ton iH about tho same ns Tor hp'
 plos
 ,Tnkon altogether this prellmin'
 ary report joints Co n lightly sup.
 piled, high priced fruit market for next fall and winter.
 Strn wbcrrloB Wednesday morn. Ing nt tho farmers market h0ld for pricos ubout ovon with Tuesday Asparagus moved well. Boots were
 gtondy but Cnbbndc md lottueo
 were slow and w0nk. Pcns did not sell out aa early nH provlouHly hlu averaged n little slower, First ms tive summon squash of the senhon
 aro expected before the end or | the week,
 (UnIcss otherwise stated quota.
 tlOns are bnscd On sales Of g0Od
 mcrchRntable products tO rctni'cFs
 by neRrhs growers or otiiers)' FltUlTS--Applcs, bnldwlns i.10. goo bu, western boxed 2.1U'u'M bu, cantalOupcs, Cnl. y.0O.a,so crate, strawbcrrlas 9.25-3.26 crate WICHITA ADl.IcS--Asparagus, NO. i,25.I,5O dos huns, No. 2 .7ns ,OO dog, bccts .BO..AO dog buns,
 beet greens ,1O..5O bu; broccoli.
 bunclled .B5. 1. .OO dOx, loose .7D'i.vV bu; beans. snap i.76.2.7b bpi cnD. bage .0O..7B bOx; carrots .bO..6 70 dOx
 buns, cRuIlIlOWcr t.25.t.bO dOS'
 celery, hearts tSO.i.76 dOxt cu- sumbcrs f.5O.2.75 bu; cscar0le 'Sv.
 70 bu, lettuce, iccbcrg .3Os.nO
 dos, head .2O..24 dOx, rOinntne lbs
 20 dOy; onions i.7S.2.OO bu; pep.
 pcrs 9,2S.2.7b cAtcj potatoes, 0!d
 i,gO.t 50 cwt, now 3.1O.3.6O Dbl
 pndlsl,cs .tO..2O d0x buns, rhubnr!p ,3Os s.8b dos buns, scalIiOns .i5..x0
 dOs huns; spinach .25..35 bui to- matOes t.bOsi.7S tug.
 POULTRY PRODUCTs-C0nn. eggs pcr dOs, Newlnid Fancy .3Oi RpcciaI .28. ..3O; Extra .e7..2b; tiA' thercd .2t..26; NewlaId medium ,95i RpeciaJ .23..25; Extra medium .gs. ga. western .i@..2S, live, fowl
 cOlOred .t5..f8 Ib, INghOrn .f6..t6 Ib, brOIlcrs Rocks .is..22 ID. Reds ,ts.,al Ib, teghOrns .f0..te. tbs
 dressed. fowl .s2..2b ID, broi'crs
 .TIVEsToCK AND MEAT.-But. cher stock. cows .O2..O4 ib, cnIycr
 .,O7 ID, meats. bccf .tt-.tS lb,
 veal .tO..t3 ID. I1mb .ts..si Ib, pork, I0Ins .t3..tb W.