Milford chronicle., 1935-10-04
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

Most Of the large cities report dull,
draggy market conditions for fruits
and vegetables, mainly because OF
continued liberal receipts from local
sources. Distant shipments in car
lots have been percent lighter this
season, and we're IL percent lighter
the third week Of September as COM
pared with last year. Low prices
and a rather late season are partly
responsible for a very moderate
movement from shipping sections.
Producers OF potatoes, sweet pota-
toes, cabbage, apples and some other
lines have been I'm no hurry to mar
ket theiF crops under prevailing con-
dltions.}
Shipments for September will aver
age about 1000 cars a day, which is
not far from the figures for Septem-
ber last year, but is 10 percent less
than 1888 and 1882. Movement of po-
tatOes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage
Is tagging. Onions, lettuce, celery,
pears, grapes and citrus fruits are
moving in moderate volume. Peach
es, cantaloupes, cucumbers, melons
and western peas hold out well for
the tife o fyear.
Prices OF leading produce show a
more steady trend toward the end
of the month following general de-
clines of the first three weeks OF Sep
tember, but most price changes are
still slightly downward. Potatoes
recovered a little at a few eastern
points and sweet potatoes advanced
in Virginia producing sections. Cab
bage, caulitiower, celery, lettuce and
peach markets continued weak. APP
pie trade was dull with no sign of
immediate price recovery. Onions
sell at nearly steady prices, holding
the greater part of the September
advance.
Potatoes Fairly Steady
Prices OF potatoes were holding
fairly steady late in the month after
three weeks Of slow trade and sag
ging prices. Cobblers were still
qqu0ted at Use per 100 pounds at
New Jersey shipping points and from
75c TO $1.10 in eastern cities. LOea- |
ton Of the crop this year would sug-
gest higher prices in the East and
Middle West, but so far country mar
kets in New Jersey and Wisconsin
have been fairly close together and |
also those OF Maine and most parts |
OF the Far West. A range OF Soc to |
75c covers most sales of sacked stock |
in the potato belt.
Rains interfered with digging pO- /
tatOes in some sections and farmers |
in general were busy with other !
work and not rushing the potato har-
vest because OF unsatisfactory prices. /
IFeafy rains Of September apparent-
ly Increased the size of mid-Western |
potatoes Shipments from Maine |
have been very light so far, owing i
to limited demand and not many
cars have moved farther than Bos- |
ton, other outlets being occupied
with receipts from New Jersey and
elsewhere. Yield of Maine GObblers
is.rather light. The Green Mountain
potatoes are still growing but most
yields are probably rather light.
,Pkiees. to the grower are generally
in line with the low figures OF 1881
and 1884. but a little about the 1882
level. Bulk stock has been selling
al soc to 60c per barrel and sacked
potatoes bring SOC per 100 pounds
at shipping points. Potatoes packed
in pack sacks bring Sc at Maine
shipping points. Dealers are already
showing some interest in the seed
trade and talk of $1.75 per barrel
bulk as probable price level Prices
the past month have been q little
higher in Canada than in Maine, Ow-
ing apparently to hopes of special
demand on account OF foreign war
Sweet potatoes continue a. weak
market feature, selling in some mar
kets at about half the price Of a year
ago. Eastern cities QquOte eastern
stock at S5c to 75c a bushel. Posi-
lion was a little stronger hear the /
end OF the month, owing to an adj {
vance of 15c to zoe a barrel at Vir-
sinia shipping points, resulting from I
light digging there for the past week {
or two. I
Onion Prices Mold IL
Most markets were quoting onions
It steady prices in late September, I
although the general level was be- {
0 wthe highest of the month, East Z
,rn. yellow onions brought mostly G
sc to 81 per so pounds for good c
itOek in leading markets. Most east u
.rn and niid-western cities report
moderate to liberal supplies an dslow d
leniand, There was lack Of the S
peeulatiYe buying noted early in he