The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-24
Produce Market
FURNISHED by Connecticut
Department of Agriculture
B. 2. StOrrs. local agent.l
FURNISHED by the Connecticut De
uartmef1t of Agriculture)

NCuI1l1SI1Su ny JllS NOlulcCtlCut OS"
partment of Agricultural
Onions and potatoes were, held
more firmly for higher prices We'd
nesday at some local wholesalers,
but other items on the fruit and
vegetable list remained practically
unchanged. Pre-holiday trading in
all kinds Of fresh periShables con-
tinued active at wholesalers, al
though the peak of the rush was
passed earlier in the week.
Turkey sales were heavy. Western
dressed stock was usually selling
about two cents a pound lower than
the prevailing prices before the
Thanksgiving holiday. Connecticut
fancy turkeys with the yellow
Tag" were unchanged as compared
with Thanksgiving, but demand
for them was sufficient to clear
the bulk ready for market. Large
sizes were not as well cleared as
the small and medium birds.
At the Hamden auction Monday,
held one day ahead of normal be-
cause of the coming holiday, all
kinds Of poultry brought higher
prices and eggs held mostly UNI
changed. Offerings totaled 422
cases of eggs, BAT crates of poultry,
and IA young pigs.
Live fowl, heavy sold for 81 to
21h cents a lib; Leghorn fowl
II to 1871, broilers, heavy 15,A to
"a; Leghorn 15lk to 1919; pullets,
heavy 10k to 23; roasters heavy
22k to 1914; Leghorns 10; capons
80; ducks, white 22h to 23", black
IA to 1914; geese 22h -23; turkeys
10 to %; rabbits is to II cents a
pound; calves, weight. SO to 81
pounds So to $3.50; pigs "a to 80
pounds $3.50 to $3.50.
The following quotations are
based on cash sales Of first grade
native products to retailers at
wholesalers stores or the farmers
market, except as otherwise noted:
APPLES: Fancy Mcintosh and
Delicious 2.0O-2.5O bu., No. 1.75-2.OO
bu., Baldwins, Cortland, Spies, etc.
L.4o-l.75 bu., Utility, Mcintosh, etc.,
t35-1.75 bu., Baldwins, ETC., 1.O0-1.4O
bu., No. 2 and drops, various va
rieties .75-1.OO bu., western boxed,
Delicious 2.75-2.9O blu.
VEGETABLES: Beans, southern
green L75-2.10 bu.; broccoli, Cal.
2.60-2.75 crate; beets, cut of .75-1.O0
bu.; cabbage, white .90-1.25 so lbs,
red .S0-1.00 bu., savoy .50-.75 box;
carrots, cut of washed .9O-1.25 bu.,
shipped punched $3.50 doz.;
caulifiower 1.75-2.OO doz.; celery,
washed .75-1.25 doz.; kale .40-.50
bu.; lettuce, western iceberg 800
$50 crate; onions, shipped-in 30
LIS bu.; peppers, southern 2.9O-3.75
crate; potatoes 1.40-1.5O bu.. 2.4O-
ITS cwt; spinach southern 1.00-1.15
bu.; squash, Hubbard 10000 cwt.;
tomatoes, southern repacked LILO
LBS 10 lbs; turnips .50-.75 bu.,
Canadian .80-.S5 bu.
PRODUCTS: Eggs per
doz.; Newlaid Fancy 80; Special 81
80; Extra 1898; Gathered .S4-.37;
Newlaid medium "a; Special me-
dunn 1884; Extra medium .30-.33;
pullets 1851; western firsts .30-.35;
live fowl, heavy .2O-.22 h., Leghorn
.17-.19 lb.. broilers and pullets,
heavy 1923 lb., LeghOrn .16-.18 lb..
rOasters .2O-.23 lb.; dressed, fowl .23-
rs h., broiIers .27-.3O lb., roasters
.27-.3l lb.; turkeys, western .2S-.2S
lb., Conn. Fancy .33 lib.
LIVESTOCK, MEATS AND BUT
TER: Butcher stock, cows .O4-.0 lb..
calves .O6-.1O lb.; meats, beef is. 10
lb.. veal .16-.19 h., lamb .14-.16 lb.,
pork. lolns. 1921 lb., ham. best
smoked .24-.27 lb., butter 90-92 score
.36-.3S ID.