The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-03
| Waterbury Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture,
 B. P. StOrrs, local agent)

| Higher tomato and lima bean
 prices developed at the Wednesday
 morning farmers market. Best na- tive tomatoes sold at several trucks
 for as much as $1.00 per half bush
 el basket while 75 cents basket
 was the low price for real first
 grade stock. A large share of those
 on sale were under grade quality.
 Lima bean offerings were light and growers held them firmly for $1.50 to $1.75 per bushel.
 Spinach was not as clean and
 high grade as 1t has been earlier and was not averaging as high be-
 cause of this condition. Best stock sold readily for $1.00 a bushcl, but
 others marked prices down to 75 cents. Offerings of native cabbage
 were increasing, more of the stock now arriving being of the heavier, late Danish variety which usually l sold for 50 to 60 cents per box. | Other earlier kinds for 40 to 50 cents. Native celery continued lib- eral with only the best hearts bringing as high as 75 cents q doz- ! en. CaulifloWer from nearby was plentiful and not quite as firm. Egg prices averaged lower at the Hamden auction on Tuesday while live fowl sold higher, young chick, ems mostly unchanged. Offerings tota1ed 200 cases of eggs and 360 crates of live poultry.
 Large egg grading Connecticut Special sold for A to 49 1-2 cents per dozen, averaging 48.3; medium Specials 34 1-2 to 39 1-2, average 36; bullet Specials 25 1-2 to 30, av- craze 28.1; large Extras Al 1-2 to 49 1-2. average 46.9; medium Ex- tras 30 1-2 to 39 1-2, average 32.7; and bullet size Extras brought % to 30 cents per dozen, averaging 26.8.
 Heavy fowl sold for 20 1-2 to 22 | cents pound; Leghorn fowl 16 1-2 | to 19; heavy roasters 23 to "A 1-2; bullets 22 to 24 1-2; broilers, heavy | 19 to 24 1-2; Leghorn IS to 22; ] ducks 21 1-2 to 22; old roosters 17 ] to IT 1-2; cents a pound; calves I, $6.50 to $13.00 each; 1 goat $500; | and one sheep $4.75.
 Unless otherwise stated GuOta- tiOns are based on sales of good mcrchantablc products to retailers | by nearby growers or Others).
 FRUITS: Apples, fancy 1.OO-1.25 bu., No. 1. .75-1.OO bu., No. 2 and drops .40..6O bu.; cantaIoupcs, na- tive .5O-.75 bu.; grapes, native .4O- 50 1-2-bu.; peaches, native .S5-1.35 .2-bu., N. Y. 1.5O-1.75 bu.; pears, native 75.1 .OO 2. bu
 VEGETABLES: Beans, snap | 1.25-2.O0 bu.; lima 1.5O-1.75 bu.; shell 1.OO-1.4O bu.; bccts .25-.35 I dOz.; broccoli .4O-.8O box; carrots, punched .25-.3O doz., cut washed .75-.9O bu.; cabbage, white .4O-.65 box, savoy .4O-.5O box; cauIiflOwcr | 1.25-1.6O dog; celery, native .5O..75 | dog; egg plant .4O-.6O bu.; lettuce, native .35-.75 box; western iceberg | 3.25-3.5O crate; onions, Mass 1.OO- 1.25 bu., native and western 1.4O- 1.5O bu.; parsnips, washed .9O-1.fO bu.; peppers, green .4O-.75 bu., red 1.OO-1.4O bu.; potatoes .55-.65 bu.; spinach .75-1.OO bu.; squash, sum- mer 1.O0-f.50 bu., Rubbarb .6O-.75 bur-, sugar pumpkins .5O-.60 bu.; tomatoes, No. 1 .75.1.OO 1"X-bu., No. 2 .35-.6O 1-2-bu.: turnips, na- tive .5O-.0O bu., Canadian .S5-.9O bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn. eggs per doz.; Newlaid Fancy Al; Special .45-.47; Extra .43-.45; Ga- thercd .4O-.43; Ncwlaid medium 40; Special medium .38-.4O; Extra medium .36-.38; outlets .27-.S3; western .3O-.4O; live fowl, heavy .2O-.22 lb., LeghOrn .17..10 lb.; broilers, Rocks .22-.25 Ib., Reds .2O- .23 lb., Lcgh0rns .1S..22 lb., roast- CTS .22-.25 h.; dressed, fowl .26-.2S Ib., br0ilcrs .2S-.3O lb., coasters .32- .34 ID.
 LIVESTOCK AND MEAT: But cher stock, COWS .O3-.O8 lb., calves .1O-.12 h.; meats, beef .17-.20 h., veal .l6-.f8 Ib., lamb .17-.2O lb., pork Joins .27-.20, ID.