Milford chronicle., 1934-09-14
Produce Market Notes

these peaches has been very good
and prices have beep at about the
top for the season, although the east
ern markets have not fully recovered
from the effects of the rather poor
Colorado peaches which came dur
ing late August. Bulk of sales of
good peaches in eastern markets
range from $1.75 to $3.50. Michigan
growers are reported getting 50 for
large Elbertas.
The cranberry season opened in
Boston around So per quarter bar
rel for the early black varieties from
Cape Cod Demand was light and
prices tended slightly downward.
Potato Market Unsettled
The potato market position ap-
peared unsettled the first week of
September Shipments were rather
light early in the month on account
OF unfavorable weather for digging
and prices showed some tendency to
recover from recent declines. Wis
consln stock was up to $3.50 per 100
pounds at Chicago and western Bur-
banks brought $3.50 to $3.50 in mid
westtbn markets. Eastern potato
markets showed little change. hold
ing near lowest of recent levels. New
Jersey CObblers ara the leading line,
comprising nearly one-half the car
lot shipments and were quoted at
IS cents to $1.20 per 100 pounds in
the east, and S1.3O to S1.35 in the
middle west The crop appears to
Io dafnu x.SaiI ft. the aao4 a nd In rnoot
producing sections of Michigan and
Wisconsin but not so well in other
north central and far western pro-
ducing sections on account of frost
and other injury. Green Mountains
from Long Island are selling at 81
per 100 pounds and potatoes from
Maine are also OF excellent quality
this season and selling near the same
price level.
Sweet potatoes continue to in
crease in supply and the market has
continued a gradual decline, reaching
an average of about SO a barrel for
Eastern Shore stock in the New York
market while bushel pack ranged 81
to 81 rs. although Goldens bring $3.50
to $1.75 in New York. New Jersey
sweets are increasing in supply and
sales range S1.25 to $3.50. North
Carolina yanis bring mostly $1.25.
Mid-western markets quote up to 50
or more for New Jersey sweets. Not
much digging was done the first week
of September owing to wet fields.
Eastern onion markets are fairly
steady, or a little lower with a gen.
eral jObbing range of IS to 80 cents
per so pounds. Supplies are moder-
ate in most city markets and de-
mand slow.
Lettuce has been a prominent
market feature lately because of the
sharp price upswing caused by re-
duced receipts from California dur
ing the labor difficulties there. Heavy
were resumed after Labor
Day and probably markets will be
more literally supplied soon. The
advance in western lettuce helped
the demand for eastern stock, which
moderate price gains which
have been holding quite well at
range of soc to 81 per two-dozen
crates in eastern cities. Prices were
ucCliuihB ia kdAtAOiIlld anu OOlOTduO
sections.
Cabbage is selling considerably
higher In the middle west than in
the east and heavy shipments from
Wisconsin have been diVerdad to
central markets where bulk stock
has been selling at $50 to $35 a ton,
while eastern cities were reporting
jobbing sales at $12 to 500. Eastern
producers seemed not anxious to
ship heavily at prevailing prices
which are IS to $40 lower than those
quoted year ago. Prices of carrots
advanced near the end OF August but
declined again early this month un-
der slow demand. Sales in western
New York producing sections and
eastern markets quoted New York, |
Pennsylvania and New Jersey car
rots at so to IS cents a bushel. Mid
western markets quote about soc. |
Supplies of lima beans have been
Increasing and prices tended lower
At an. eastern iObbing range of 75c
10 $3.50 a bushel on receipts from |
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
and Virginia.
Watermelons are not an important
market feature north of Washington.
Supplies of eastern contaloupes are
and those from Colorado
Increasing. Prices OF snap beans.
1eets, corn, eggplant and spinach
rave shown little change.