Milford chronicle., 1934-11-02
Produce Market Notes

stronger market, and the situation,
OF course, affects homegrown celery
near the city markets. Cold stor-
age holdings in western New York
for the week ending October 19, were
177,00O crates, compared with 2ll,-
900 year ago and 347,00 the cor
responding date in 1882. Prices ad-
vanced to about 90c per two-thirds
crate in the Rochester district. Gains
were less pronounced in. the city
markets and jobbing range was
mostly $1-01.50. Markets for Michi-
gan celery lost some Of the recent
gains. California celery is firm in
price at So per half crate in eastern
and mid-western cities.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
The bulk of the potato crop has
been harvested and is under cover,
lessening the danger from freezing,
although in some sections the heavy
production has forced the use OF
temporary storage. Prices have
shown some late October gains in
the far west, but eastern meakets
are hesitating and prices are no
more than fairly steady. Markets
are rather heavily supplied. Idaho
potatoes are crowded out of Pacific
Coast markets this season and are
selling mostly in the Middle West,
but Wisconsin and Michigan pOta-
toes met good demand in some of
the central market territory usually
supplied with Colorado potatoes
which are short crop this season.
Some eastern potatoes find markets
in the Middle West and South but
the large crop in Maine means lib
eral supplies. New York potatoes
have been shipped to West Virginia.
and Kentucky points. Prices
are li:tle firmer in northern Maine
mostly above 40c for 100 pounds for
sacked stock. Other eastern and
producing sections
quote 6O-70c. Western New York
growers are getting only about zoe
a bushel for bulk stock in large lots.
The Chicago market was about
steady the last week of October at
90c-$1 by the carlot. Maine pota-
toes sell at S5c-$l.05 in the eastern
cities. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, !
and New York Round White varie- |
les bring mostly 75-S5c.
rabbage Markets Show Little Change |
The larger eastern cities quote |
at $10-$14 a ton, although |
markets range $15-01S.
carlOts In western New York have |
Ieen sold mostly at s6-$7 per ton
or bulk cabbage. Because Of the
Ow prices, growers have not has
ened to harvest their crop and It
$ possible that there may be some
lamage from early freezing although
most of the crop is likely to be har-
'ested within the next week or two.
There are heavy accumulations of
'astern cabbage in some city mar
tets, and kraut buyers have been
Iolding OF. Kraut buyers want the
abbage well ripened anyway and
Vhen heavy supply accumulates 1t
S bought as cheaply as possible and
he outer leaves trimmed or Kraut
uyers have taken large quantities
( cheap cabbage this season.
There is little demand for carrots
a producing sections and recent
arlots have been going to Gamers.
Iulk stock has sold mostly at Sill
IL per ton in the Rochester district
nd city markets quote eastern car
OTIS 50-85e a bushel.
Recent advances in lettuce prices
eem to be based on the shutdown Z
D loadings In California but the (
aims did not hold well on renewal
the western shipping movement.
astern lettuce is selling a little
igher than II sold a year ago at
5-s1 per crate of two dozen In east
m markets.
Prices Of sweet potatoes showed
ownward tendency until about the |
dddle of October when slightly q