Milford chronicle., 1934-10-05
Produce Market Notes

lup a little after the middle OF sep
tember with the progress OF the ap-
ple and grape harvest and active
marketing of northern vegetables
but combined carlOt movement, al
though increasing, was lighter than
in late September a year ago. The
melon tribe is fading from the pic
ture. Peaches and plums are NOV
ing lightly. Orange shipments de-
creased sharply for the first time in
many weeks. Lemons also decreased
seasOnally but southern grapefruit
is increasing moderately.
Trade conditions are generally
rather slow in the large markets.
Price changes are mostly downward.
Continued declines of potatoes dis
appoint producers. Apple prices
sagged slightly but are still mostly
a little above the values OF year
ago. Onions, sweet potatoes, cab
bage. carrots. lettuce. tomatoes and
celery have been declining. Grapes.
pears and honeydews sell at nearly
steady prices.
Apple Supplies Increase
Shipments of apples are increas-
ing rapidly as the season approaches
height or orchard activity. Virginia |
and West Virginia are supplying lib
eral quantities of the eastern type |
of apples and Washington state ships |
more than half of the boxed apples |
at present. Eastern apples are or |
good market color and quality and |
September rains increased the size.
Western apples are variable since |
more favorable weather.
Prices have been sagging on |
slightly the second half of Septem-
ber but are still little higher than |
those of a year ago. City markets
report moderate to liberal supplies
and rather slow demand. Prices are !
little lower in the east than in
the middle west. A range of 81 to
$l.35 per bushel covers most sales
in all producing sections and VI TO
$3.50 covers most city markets ex-
cept for especially high priced va
rieties or the poorer fruit. The po-
sition appeared fairly steady at the
end of the month although most
price changes were still slightly
downward There was little demand
for ordinary unclassified windfall ap-
pies. Rhode Island Greetings sold
at 81 to $l.25 in eastern and mid
western markets. Connecticut Bald
wins were quoted at SIPS in New
York Pennsylvania. Virginia and
West Virginia Jonathans sold at 81
to S1.25 in a dozen leading markets.
Virginia Grimes sold mostly at soc
to SIPS. Eastern Delicious brought
$1.1O to $l.40. Some New England
Mcintosh brought $3.50 to 81, in New
York. Demand was slow in eastern
producing sections. Greetings sold
at 1925 to $3.50 barrel in western
New York and Yorks at $3.50 in the
Shenandoah Valley section. Grimes /
were quoted around 90c a bushel in 1
the Winchester district. JOnathans
csc to $1.2O. and Delicious $1.25 to
$1.4O.
Supplies of northwestern boxed
apples were heavier on the eastern |
auctions the second half of Septem- {
Der and prices lower on practically J
all varieties. Extra Fancy JOnathans !
were selling at an average of about I
$3.50 a box in New York. a
Prices Of pears have shown a I
downward tendency in most mar /
kets since the middle of September a
and general jobbing range in east c
ern and midwestern cities is now {
not far from that of n year ago at b
81 to $1.75 for Bartlett, Clapp and S
Seckle. IL
Peach shipments are decreasing Il
rapidly. A few cars have been COM {
ing from New York and Pennsyl-
vania and some from the far west. r
Prices weakened in New York in late h
on western peaches. Good Il
western New York Elbertas were E
scarce and some sold from So to 81 4
per bushel in New York. n
Grapes hold prices well and there h
Is some tendency to advance in east u
ern and midwestern producing sec a
tiOns. Height of the California
grape movement is expected to be n
over unusually early this year. prob n
ably by the beginning of October. b
The crop is lighter this season in n
leading shipping sections except W
Michigan. Coneords are selling in 8
EASTERN producing sections at 25 to 81
SOC per l2 quarts. and in eastern city n
at 80 to As cents. Niagara D.
md Delawares are in light supply .,
iuu SCil HI6ncl
ConeOrds. Prices of California "a
grapes are nearly unchanged in east ],
,rn cities and in producing sections. III
Shipments Of grapes by rail from the h;
Finger Lakes section are expected IN
o be light. 1t is expected that con- N
iderably over half of the crop will Ia
GHarWs SHRDLU CMFWYP - cr
De used for juice purposes. A few o.
ales of 2-quart climax baskets Con- hs
'0rds for table stock were reported ON
It around l2c per basket. Only st
cry small part of the crop will pr
move by rail this season. In the be
district the harvest til
4 grapes is progressing more rapid 10
y than in the Finger Lakes section, be
mainly because the season is a week hs
o ten days earlier. of
Cranberries sell at steady prices OF
Thich are fairly uniform through an
ut the country at a range OF $2.25 qu
0 $2.75 per quarter barrel. sic
agglng Potato Markets an
Potato shipments continue at about wi
teady volume the last two weeks OF tic
eptember at rate near 500 car Sc
pads per week day. Prices still de
how a slightly downward tendency. pu
'otato position has been weakened lie,
because of September
Teather favorable to long growth of
ines and large size of potatoes.
cry good crops are reported in Wis