Milford chronicle., 1936-10-23
PRODUCE Market NOTES

Eastern fruit and vegetable mar
kets are fairly active but midwest
ern cities report rather dull trade,
according to the u S. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economies. Price trends
are much the same in both regions.
Potatoes show increasing irmness
with additional price advance Of SC
to Csc per 100 pounds and consider
able speculative interest. Apple
prices also are we'll maintained at
the higher levels as compared with
earlier in the season and with year
ago. The small reduction in the Oc-
tober estimate further strengthened
the apple position. Rather weak
conditions continue in the onion and
cabbage markets, both crops having
shown considerable improvement
late in the season. The onion crop
is heavy but cabbage production
still light. Celery prices are we'll
maintained. Eastern carrots are
about steady. Lettuce has declined
sharply on heavier western supplies.
Paintings of early southern truck
crops show many increases. Early
DOldlO aGACaSC pAODdBAg VIII III
crease Is percent. Fall cabbage
gains As percent in South Carolina
and the Norfolk district, showing
large total of $500 acres, compared
with 5-year average of SO. Cutting
in South Carolina starts in late No
vember. Strawberry bearing acre
age for 1887 increases 3 percent but
still will be S percent below the s.
year average. There are heavy gains
in Louisiana and in most of the
northern states but decreases in !
Arkansas, Kentucky. and Missouri. /
Large gains are expected in bearing /
acreage for 1888.
Potato Markets Strengthen
Producing sections throughout the !
country report better demand for pO-
tatoes. Apparently there is consider 1
able interest among spectators, but |
growers are firm in their price views /
and dealers find difficulty in obtain (
ing large quantities except at higher
levels.
Heaviest shipments are from Maine
and the Far West, and the output is
still very moderate from the East
and the North Central region. PO-
tato shipments increased about 1000
cars the first full week of October,
showing gains over same week last
year. Digging in western New York
was getting under full headway to-
ward the middle of the month"; and
there was a moderate demand for
carlOts. Maine has been shipping
heavily to New England and Middle
Atlantic markets and some to the
Middle West and South. Owing to
more or less trouble from decay,
shippers hesitate to take orders from
distant markets. Sales prices of
sacked stock in northern Maine are
around S145 per 100 pounds. Prices
in shipping sections of New York.
and Wisconsin ranger $1.60
to $1.75 and in Idaho and Colorado
No. l Burtanks sell at $1.50 to $1.7O.
Demand is good at most potato ship
ping points.
Eastern city potato markets are
firm and middle western stronger.
Maine Green Mountains sell at S1.S5
to $2.10 per 100 pounds and other
eastern stock S1.65 to 50. with mod
crate supply and demand.
Sweet potatoes are selling at fair {
ly steady prices. Eastern stock
ranged 75c to 81 in eastern cities
and 81 to $3.50 in the Middle West. {
Heaviest current shipments are from i
Virginia and Louisiana. The crop is I
urning out average. although lighter ]
han last season. Shipments the s
irst half of October average about l
100 cars week. slightly below the t
lgure Of a year ago. S