Milford chronicle., 1934-08-10
Produce Market Notes

bing price range for Eastern Shore
yellow onions is rs cents to $1.15
per so pounds. New Jersey and Mas
sachusetts yellow stock sells most
ly 80 cents to. $1.15. Western white
onions sell as high as So in some
markets. More rain is needed to give
size to the rather poor stand Of on
ions reported in many parts of the
central onion region and water
shortage threatens production in
the Mountain States.
Cabbage shipments continue fair
ly active for the time of year, be-
sides active local movement by
truck. Prices have not changed
much in leading markets lately. The
moderate supplies met severe COM
petition with heavy receipts of such
hot weather vegetables as tomatoes
and lettuce. Prices are about half
the prevailing level of a year ago.
Supplies from New Jersey are mod
crate and those from Pennsylvania
are light, but Long Island cabbage
is gradually increasing. Midwestern
cabbage movement is light as yet
and the late crop is In poor condi-
tion in some States.
Lima beans have been in very
light supply the past few weeks and
selling at high prices. Much New
Jersey and Maryland stock sold at
$3.50 to SIS a bushel in late July and
early August. String beans also
tended to higher prices at 81 to
$1.75 a bushel. There were further
declines in prices of squash, peppers
and eggplant in most large markets
because of increasing supplies. Best
quality green peas have sold we'll
throughout the eason and are high
er now than quoted a year ago;
ranging mostly $1.25 to $3.50 a BUSH
Ell in contrast to around 75c a year
ago. The season for eastern peas is
nearing an end but western peas of
fine quality are selling at high
prices up to SO or more.
Lettuce Selling Well
Demand for lettuce has been good
this season, aided by the demand for
salad vegetables during the hot wea-
ther. Seasons shipments have been
about the same as those of a year
ago but prices have occasionally
reached high levels. California let
tuce was selling from IS to Sc a
crate at the beginning of August
Eastern lettuce was in heavy sup
ply and did not share the market
strength of the western product and
followed an irregular price range of
40 cents to 81 per crate Of two doz-
en-. Shipments Of celery are as yet
ather light but increasing. About a
dozen cars daily are moving. New
York and New Jersey celery sold
in early August at $1.25 to $2.25 per
crate in New York. Bos-
-on and Washington. Carrots de-
clined slightly. selling at 40 to rs
cents a bushel on New York and !
vew Jersey receipts.
Apple Supplies Limited
Apples are in limited supply. es-
from eastern and midwes-
ern shipping sections but the num-
'er of varieties on sale is increas-
ng rapidly. Demand Is for the bet
er grade and large size fruit. Small.
ordinary apples are not wanted in
most central markets and arc NOV
ng very slowly. selling at so to rs
'ents a bushel while the more de-
irable lots bring mostly 81 to $3.50.
Dealers consider the market rather
unsatisfactory in view of the light
hipments which we're less than 100
of eastern and midwestern
Ipples the last week Of July. A
arge part of the supplies is arriy-
ng by motor truck from New Jer-
ey. Delaware. Maryland and New
'ork. A few carlots have moved
rom Virginia and West Virginia
nd California Grayensteins are a
eature in eastern markets. Duchess
pples from Virginia and New Jer-
ey are selling at rs cents to 81. A