Milford chronicle., 1934-09-28
Produce Market Notes


carloads daily and there is no sign
of shortage in any leading item
Eastern receipts are less promi-
nent in midwestern markets now
that local supplies are increasing in
that region. Prices of fruits and
vegetables are fairly steady al
though most changes are slightly
downward. Trading is slow in some
city markets and quite active In
others. Demand for most carlot
lines in quiet because of heavy COM
petition with receipts by motor
truck.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
Most of the large potato markets
report moderate supplies and rather
light demand without much change
in price since the middle of the
month. Shipments are about as US
ual at the time of year, arOuEt 500
carloads daily. Western potato sec
tions, especially Idaho, are ship
ping freely, and fairly large quanti-
ties are moving from the Great
Lakes region. Eastern producing
sections have been slowing down
because of wet fields. The New Jer-
sey shipping section is overlapping
the season for early Maine potatoes.
Production this year is heaviest In
the east and north, convenient to
the larger markets and most OF the
shortage is in the far west where
shipments are handicapped by high
cost of freight for this reason
western Burbanks and red varieties
show more than the usual price ad-
vantage of general run of eastern
stock. Midwestern pototato markets
continue higher than eastern al
though the spread is less than 1t
was early in the season.
Cobblers range $1.1O to $1.55 per
100 pounds in midwestern cities and
9Oc to SLIPS in the east. They sold
at 9Oc in New Jersey and Wisconsin
producing sections the third week
of September and 6Oc in northern
Maine, under slow, weak market
conditions. Usual price trend at this
time of year is downward until the
height of the digging season is over,
unless active speculative buying ap-
pears.
Sweet Potatoes
The market on sweet potatoes
has been dull with a weaker tone.
Prices on all kinds tend slightly
lower. Most of the supplies have
been from Eastern Maryland ana
Virginia with moderate quantity
from New Jersey and few from
Delaware and North Carolina. New
Jersey yellow stock brought mostly
S1.35 to $3.50 a bushel in eastern
markets with extremes of 81 to
S1.75. Eastern Shore sweets range
mostly 75c to $1.25 a bushel and
around SO a barrel. Red yams from
Virginia have been in rather light
supply and brought So a barrel in
New York and white yams 81. Mid |
western markets quote slightly low
er. prices since the middle of the |
month under heavy truck receipts |
from Tennessee, Kentucky and Illi-
nois. Country shipping points on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Vir-
ginia report recent declines of 10 to |
25c a barrel and a selling range OF
$2.25 to $3.50.
Onion Market Says
Prices of onions show no great |
change although some markets are
a little lower compared with the
early part of the month. Most con-
suming centers report moderate
supply and slow demand. Eastern
cities quote 20 to S5c per so pounds
Ror ooe4arn x,allom onfona ond mid |
western cities range 75c to 81 on
yellow stock. Eastern Red Globes
brought SIPS in St. Louis. Midwes-
tern white onions sold rather nigh,
mostly around $3.50 in eastern mar
kets. Quality of most of the onion
supply is good, although some from
Orange County is poorly graded and
some lots from the Connecticut Val
ley have been only fair to ordinary.
Price trend of cabbage is still
slightly downward although chang
es have been small since the begin
ming of the month. Domestic cab
bage is selling at $13 ton bulk in
western New York producing sec
tions and Danish stock above $15.
Prices in eastern cities range $15
to SIS for good stock and somewhat
higher in the middle west. Wiscon-
sin shipments have been heavy and
those from New York moderate.
Rains have somewhat improved the
outlook for the cabbage crop. Near
by cabbage sold in New York most
ly around 81 barrel and IS to Csc
per hamper. Light receipts of red
held fairly steady at 76c to
81 per so pound sack.
Supplies of carrots are moderate
y heavy in eastern markets and
prices are only fairly steady New
York State washed stock sold from
20 to 75c bushel in eastern mar
lets but exceeded 81 in some mid x
western cities. Sales in bulk ruled
III per ton in western New York
section with light de-
nand.
Lettuce markets showed consid-
Table strength earlier In the month,
'ut with heavier receipts prices tas-
ID off a little after the middle of
september and best California stock !
vas selling in eastern and iiiidwes-
ern cities at SO to 81 per crate and
air quality Iceberg brought oonsid-
rably lower prices. Eastern lettuce
ontinued to sell fairly well. supply
eing moderate. Some stock has b
cen coming out of local cold stor- a
ge. Prices range so to 81 per crate s
( two dozen. n
Celery Market Weak b
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