Milford chronicle., 1936-09-18

Vegetables have been showing the
mainly downward price trend usual
at the time of year, but there are
some exceptions. Markets in the
/ large eastern cities reported rather
dull trading conditions the second
week of September. The crops inn
proved further as rainfall increased.
Onions, potatoes, cabbage, celery and
sweet potatoes sell lower than in the
early part of the month. Lettuce
advanced supply because of labor
troubles in California producing sec
tiOns, and eastern lettuce shared the
price upswing.
Fruit supplies are moderate and
demand fairly good. Apples, peaches,
and pears sell at fairly steady prices,
although markets are irregular be-
cause of wide range Of quality and
condition.
Produce shipments total about the
same as for the week before or
year ago. Gains of more than one
fourth in potato carlOts and much
heavier movement of onions, sweet
potatoes, tomatoes, and miscellane-
GUS vegetables are Offset by further
sharp decreases for melons, peaches
and plums.
Potatoes Slightly Lower
The potato market developed a
slightly weaker tendency with in
creasing receipts, but further price
declines were not severe. Shipments
are larger compared with early in
the month or last season. New Jer-
sey shipments are less prominent
now with increasing supplies from |
Maine, Idaho and the Great Lakes |
region. Dealers in central markets |
seem to expect lower price levels |
and are buying with caution. Har-
Vesting is becoming active in Wis
consin. Minnesota and Michigan are
beginning to ship rather large guam
titles. Production prospects have
been improving in most parts Of the
potato belt.
Eastern CObblers following job
bing range iOf $1.75 to 50 per 100
pounds. averaging little lower than
for the week before. Prices at New
Jersey shipping points declined
about 5 cents. Maine shippers were
getting 50 per barrel in
bulk. Most markets report moderate
10 liberal supplies of potatoes and
weaker market tone.
The market on sweet potatoes
shared the weak tone of the general
)OtatO situation because of larger
hipments, indicating coming in
,reases in supplies. Tennessee
Nancy Halls average about 5 cents
over at $1.8O a bushel in central /
markets. Virginia, Maryland and
North Carolina stock sells Csc to !
125, mostly 75c to 81 per bushel in l
astern cities. Prices at Eastern
'hOre shipping points weakened to I
range of S5c' to SOC. /
Onion Prices Declining
Furthermore changes in the onion G
market are small but trend con- '
inues slightly downward. Markets v
epOPt generally moderate supplies C
nd light demand. Eastern yellow 6
took sells at SOC to Use per so L
Ounds, and white onions. mostly \
81 to $1.15. Prices at 4
lstern and mid-western country s
hipping points ranged soc to 55c
vi the carload, but demand is light b
nd market tone weak. Yields are s.
eported fairly good and quality C
ltisfactOry. Excessive rains in the Ii
Ochester district threaten injury Y
ON second growth. g
Prices of cabbage are coming down Il
with rapidly increasing s
lpplies from Wisconsin and west al
n New York Recent rains were 81
,pected to benefit the late eastern 81
.bbage crop. Shippers have been 81
lying growers in the Rochester dis in
let 500 to $35 bulk per ton for do il
estic type cabbage and kraut fac OI
ries have been buying at $25 to $35. OF
Lettuce Prices UpsWing 81
Prices of lettuce moved sharply
ward the first two weeks of Sep CT
mber in response to Interruptions al
the California shipping movement hf
labor difficulties. Jobbing II
ices of western lettuce advanced eT
a range of $4 to IS per acre with WI
me tops above IS in the East II
CLARKSVILLE