Milford chronicle., 1935-10-04

the month but much Of the good yell
low stock has been going into stOr-
age. Sales in western New York are
quoted at 85c to 80 cents.
Cabbage continued to show a mod
erately downward trend near the end
of the month when there was a
slightly stronger tone in the Middle
West with advances of So a ton in st.
Louis. Eastern markets continue
weak at range of $40 to SIS a ton
for bulk stock, and New York pro-
ducing sections quoted $3.50 to IS
for domestic and. $40 to $12 for the
Danish housekeeping type. Prices
are fairly close together in New
York and Wisconsin.
Celery continues a weak feature
with further declines in some mar
kets and in eastern producing sec
tions. SarlOads sell at $1.1O to $1.25
per 2-3 crate in western New York
and jObbing prices range 81 to $1.75
I'M eastern cities. Michigan celery
also averages slightly lower the last
week of September.
Lettuce markets are irregular but
the general j0bbing range in the East
and Middle West is still 50 to So a
crate. Eastern lettuce averages a
little lower at 25c to soc per dozen
in most eastern markets. Tomatoes
sell at fairly steady prices. ranging
SOC to $1..25 per lug box in the East.
California tomatoes are beginning to
arrive and these show better aver
age quality than most eastern stock,
but trade is slow because of heavy
general supplies. CauliflOwer is an
other weak market feature, showing
declines of SOC in some markets in
late September. JObbing range in
New York, Boston, and Philadelphia
is 81 to $3.50 per crate. Colorado
supplies are plentiful but most of
the Colorado crop will have been
shipped out by the end of the month.
Peas have been selling this season
at generally firm prices for good
stock. Receipts are nearly all from
the far West at this season and sell
at $3.50 to SO a bushel in eastern
cities.
Apple Markets Draggy
Dull but fairly steady apple mar
kets prevailed in the East. The large
cities report moderate to liberal sup
plies and slow demand. Prevailing
price range for most varieties is soc
to 81 q bushel but some choice varie- |
ties and grades sell higher. Dull |
prevail in the Shenan- !
doah Valley producing sections on |
account of the letup in export de-
mand following weaker foreign mar
kets. Yorks are quoted at 75c a |
busheI in the Winchester district and
Delicious ST. Barrel sales Of differ
ent varieties ranged mostly 81 to 50.
country apple markets
quote SOC to 75c bushel on Wealthy
and Mcintosh.
Peaches In Liberal Supply
Northern peaches are moving in
rather liberal quantities and the
quality and color of much Of the
stock is more or less deficient. Eli
bertas ranged from soc to $3.50 a
busheI in eastern and mid-western /
cities. New York and Michigan were
late in getting under way but have
been increasing as the later crop
natures. Much of the movement
from western New York is by motor
truck. Some eastern markets have
been receiving carlots from Ohio and
Michigan, also from California and
Colorado. Current peach shipments
are at the rate of about 100 cars
laily.
Rail movement of pears so far this
month has been at the rate of about
900 carlOts a week, mainly from
Western sources. Supplies Of good
eastern pears have been rather light I
ind prices Of leading varieties gen
,rally we'll maintained. Bartlett,
seckel, Bose and other varieties
,ring $1.10 to $1.75 in city markets.
Grape shipments continue Oexceed
1000 cars a week, compared with
1000 a year ago. The seasons
movement has been less than q that
II last year for corresponding time.
rhe shipping season appears late in
he East and Middle West. Prices Of
.rapes eased OFF a little in late Sep
ember except for a few Of the very
'est brands.
The fall cranberry season is get {
ing under way slowly. with light re- /
eipts from Cape Cod, and a few
rom Long Island and from midwest |
rn sources. Most Of the fruit is the I
arly black kind and packed in the
sual 25 pound box. which sells at q
2.25 to SO in city markets. Prices '
eclined in Boston toward the end OF
september but were about steady
lsewhere. e