The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-09
Waterbury Produce Market
(Furnished by Connseticut Department of Asfieulturs
 B. P. Ssosrs loeal asent)

Most native products were iight- or in supply at the Wodnesdny morning market place on Meadow street. Asparasus, .dandcllons and spinach were steady to firm. As. parngus and dandelion prices aver- aged higher, high grade asparagus selling mostly for t1b0 to s1.60 per dozen bunches and dandolions usu- ally as cents per buahel. Spinach sold mostly for sB to 90 cents q bushel with a few at $1.00.
 Radishes were liberal and slow clearing, selling mostly for 26 cents a dozen or $1.7B per 100 punches. Rhubarb usually sold for GO cents per dozen punches of about 1 f.2 pounds. Practically no native lettuce was bought in.
 Western iceberg lettuce contin- ued firm and high priced. Straw berries wore oiiitsly held for slightly higher prices.
 At tho weekly live poultry and egg auction in Hamden Tuesday offerlugs were increased over the previous wee kon both eggs and poultry. Decreased matching by largo commercial hatcheries was glvcn as tho reason for heavy egg offerings, a total of 236 cases being sold. Poultry offerings totaled 254 crates, divided into 0S fowl. 160 broilers. IS bullets roosters and roaster.
 Special grade eggs totaied 36 crates, tho largo selling for 10 1-2 to 2t cents q dozen and the me- diums for 17 1-2 to IS cents. Ex- tras totaled 145 cases, the large selling for 19 1-2 to 21 and tho mes dlums for 16 1-2 to 10 cents . dozen. Producers grade made up 56 cases the large selling for IS 1-2 to 20 1-2 and mediums for 15 to
 Colored fowl sold for 17 i-2 to 10 1-2 cents a pound, Lcghorns for 15 1-2 to 16 1-2. Rock broilers 1S 1-2 to 20 leg, Red broilers 18 to 20, Lcghorn broilers 16 to f7 1-2, black bullets IS to IS 1-2 and col- ored roosters II to IF cents . pound.
 (Unless otherwise stated quota ton are based on sales of good merchantable products to retailers by nearby growers or wholesalers).
 FRUITs--Applc, Fancy Bald- wins f.eD.2.uO bu.; Q. 1 t.4O-l.05 bu.; ungraded .75-i.25 bu.; others i.5O-2.uO bu.; western boxed 2.40- 2.5O bu.; strawberries, southern .fS- go at.
 vEGETABLEs-Asparagus, na. tive 1.2G-1.6O dog. buns; beans, green 2.55-) .OO bu.; beefs .0O-.6D dog buns: broccoli, rape native .T-i.00 box; cabbage 2:zS-S.OO crate; carf0ts, tlew .1u-.t0 dog. buns; caulIlIOWcr 3.40-2.60 crate; celery, hearts .e5-f.sO dOz.; dande- lions .25-.4O bu.; kale, native .35- 50 box; lettuce, native hotbed .S5- 90 dos; western iceberg 5.sb-9.0O crate; onions, new 1.tO-1.eO btl.; parsnlps, washed f.OO-f.25 bn.; peppers 2.s0-S.5O crate; potatoes, old f.95-2.lO cwt.; new s.4p-e.0O bbl.; fadfsIles, native .35-.30 dog. buns; rhubarb .66-.eO dog. buns; scslIions 2O-.25 dOx. buns; spinach, native .7'-f.0D bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCES; Conn. eggs lper dpx.; uewIeid fancy .2e: speclaf .23-. .25nl eztra .3i.2s; gathered .i8-2O; neuIaId zsaedIuHl .z2; special medium .1vs.29s extra medium s1o-.t9; western .19-.2x; live fowl coloresl .f5-.n0 h., leg horn .a5-.i5 Ib.s broiIers, Rocks .ls- .st lb.; Reds .fsf-.2o Ib.; Gross fe-.2o b.; KexborIl .1B-.1e lb.; drcssed: fowl ..ss-.ss D.; broiiers .28-.30 90.
 LIVESTOCK AND N 11 A n; Butcher stotk. C0W9 .Ux~.0f ib.; calVcs .ue-.o5 b.; HzeRf*, beef .iI- .l4 ib.; veal .14-.A8 zA.; i4zab &0s .Hs lt.; pQkk zplNe .zH-.3F &