Milford chronicle., 1934-07-06
Produce Market Notes

| to small sizes this year. Prices
showed a tendency to strengthen
during the closing days of June but
market was rather irregular at a
jobbing range of Is cents to S1.5O
per half bushel basket and $2.25 to
SO for 6-basket carrier. Strong mar
kets prevailed in Georgia producing
sections. The outlook for quality
of general peaches has been con-
Issiderably improved during the sec
ond half of June when dry weather
lessened the probable damage from
brown rot and insects which were
causing trouble during the previous
excessive rains. The Georgia peach
harvest today is running about true
to estimates of 5000 to 10000 car
loads. More than half of these are
Elbertas and other late varieties.
Movement of the Hileys was expect
ed to reach peak in early July.
- Supplies of raspberrfes from New
Jersey and eastern New York were
expected to increase near the be-
ginning of July. Local receipts are
important in some markets. Sup
plies of western raspberries, prin-
cipally from Washington. California
and Oregon. are moderate. Not
many New Jersey and Maryland
raspberries sell higher than 10 cents
a pint wholesale and poorer lots
bring z to s cents. The strawberry
shipping season is at an end. Maine
fruit has been selling in northern
markets at Is cents a quart and ar
rsrr lie lob
expected. Fancy lots of strawber-
ries brought Is cents a quart in New
York in late June. Carlot move
ment this season has been about 10
per cent lighter than last years
total.
Onions Fairly Steady
The onion market held fairly
steady the last week of June. Early
northern onions are appearing in
markets and are selling near the
price of southern stock. There we're
still top prices of So on so pounds
at New York and Boston but most
eastern markets quoted $3.50 to $1.75
for Texas yellow onions and from
$3.50 to s1.75 for New Jersey and
other eastern yellow stock. South
Carolina white onions brought $3.50
to s1.75. Louisiana onions of fair
quality ranged 81 to SIPS in the east
and middle west. Early supplies of
onions from the Connecticut Valley
are expected during the first half of
July and crop is reported in good
condition at present.
Homegrown cabbage is supplying
many northern markets but prices
continue low. New Jersey cabbage |
sold at IS to 40 cents per hamper
in New York and Pittsburgh. Mary
land cabbage advanced to about 81 |
in Chicago. Excessive supplies of |
tomatoes were cleaned up in most |
markets before the end of the month |
an dprices recovered rather sharply.
Prices of New York celery weak |
ened in June. but still ranged $3S to |
"a per two-thirds crate in New York |
Western celery was also selling |
lower. Green corn advanced about |
rs cents a crate in some markets. |
Georgia and North Carolina receipts
brought mostly 81 to $S125 per
crate but some lots sold as high as
81. Sweet potatoes sell above $50
bushel in most markets quoting
prices recently. Snap beans are
still selling very low in eastern
markets but seem scarce and high
in some mid-western cities. New
York. Baltimore and Pittsburgh
quote Virginia. Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey receipts 20 to
rs cents a crate. Green peas fol-
lowed wide range of prices. East
ern receipts sold mostly at 75c to
s1.25 a bushel I'm New York but the
large eastern peas brought tops
above 81 in some markets.