Milford chronicle., 1935-12-06
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

Produce shipments dropped of
about 10 percent after the middle
Of the month. End of the holiday
buying period brought dullness and
some shippers were resisting price
declines. Potato movement is very
light, only 24OO carloads the third
week of November. Most northern
vegetables also decreased rather
SHARPLY but celery, lettuce spinach,
fgreens, sweet potatoes. oranges and
grapefruit increased. Comparative
ly mild weather favored motor truck
activity.
Markets were amply supplied and
demand reported fair in New York,
Pittsburgh, Chicago. st. Louis and
Kansas City, but all central mar
kets showed the usual quieting down
after wholesale trade had been sup
piled and business became very dull
in producing sections toward the
end of the month. Colder weather
in the more northern regions has
brought increased demand from some
of the smaller city markets.
Prices showed few sharp changes
before the holiday. Some declines
OF sc to 15c occurred on potatoes,
sweet potatoes, onions, juice grapes,
spinach and miscellaneous southern
vegetables. Cabbage prices tend up
ward, especially in producing sec
tiOns. Celery was steady and lettuce
was holding recent gains. Recent
trend has been upward on northwest
ern and southern apples, citrus fruits
and cranberries.
Apples Sell Better
With the improvement in demand
for apples, especially for such table
varieties as Jonathans, Mcintosh
and Delicious the markets have de-
velOped n firm to slightly stronger
price trend this month and scattered
advances of 10c to 15c per bushel
are reported. There was also good
demand in smaller markets for cold
storage fruits and a rising trend of |
prices. Eastern markets reported ,
light to moderate supplies and fairly J
active demand. The bulk of jobbing |
sales still include considerable COM
mon storage fruit and ranged Use to !
$1.25 per bushel, but tops of S1.5O to |
$1.75 were recorded for the best |
lots of the choicer varieties. Mid !
western city markets were advanc- !
ing Sales in the Shenandoah Val !
ley were on a higher basis, ranging
from 95c to $1.40 for leading varie-
ties, mostly cold storage stock. Bar
rel pack of York and Stayman /
reached SO. Northwestern shipping
points quoted best grades and varie-
lies 81 to $1.4O per box.
Demand for cranberries was active
'Or Thanksgiving trade and there
we're some further price gains for
good lots. Early varieties sold for
1875 to $685. per a barrel, and large
ate kinds 81 to $3.50. Small berries /
iOld as low as 1925 in some mar
iets. Tone of the market on citrus ]
ruits was helped by firmness in the ,
English orange markets. There was :
,oOd demand in eastern cities and
california Valencias advanced Csc a I
'Ox in New York. l.
Potatoes Weak and Unsettled
The potato market has been quiet I
uring the past week and most trad G
ng limited to immediate require G
lents. Prices still showed a slight S
= downward tendency although Chi |
ago recovered from the lowest point, b
gain reaching S1.25 per 100 pounds Il
II northern round whites. The lull O
/ the potato market is usual at this T
me of year but is intensified this I,
ear by disposition of shippers to
wait market recovery. Shipments
lie third week of November were
My 2400 earlots from all sources. !
ONE dealers were expecting mar I
st recovery with better demand
lring preparation for the year-end \
llidays.
Northeastern potato sections quote