The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-20
Waterbury Produce Market Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture B. P. Storrs, local agent.)

EBR pTICeb were ulkHer hBbtkk Wednesday. Following two days of unsettled nervousness on the part of traders the market became lit- tie firmer and advanced cent or more at New York. Locally offerings of western eggs were light and na- tive fresh eggs were not coming in freely enough to supply buyers wants and higher prices for the na- tives were resulting. Newlaid Fancy grade prices were advanced to 70 cents per dozen, wholesale. on We'd nesday and the medium size of this grade was marked Up to 35 cents per dozen. These advances amounted to a total price advance of i've cents per dozen for the large size since last week and the same for the me- diums.
 Western mixed colored eggs grad ing about Firsts were selling for around 37 cents per dozen. New York reports quoted this grade one cent higher than on Monday at 35 cents and best fresh whites from nearby at 39h cents.
 The weekly seed potato report from Presque Isle, Maine, this week shows that seed shipments to date have been more than 200 cars less than last year at the same date. At the end of last week a total of l.262 cars were reported, at the same date last year the total was 1899 cars. The total for the whole season last year was 1862 cars of seed potatoes from Maine. The report stated that The demand and trading on seed stock during the past week were very good and prices were gener- ally unchanged. Most trading was on cobblers to North Carolina and Virginia points. snd loading for the coming week will be fairly heavy &C., cording to the opinions of most operators"
 Hamden auction. Tuesday, Feb. IS: Eggs. large Special 36 to g, av- craze 36.3 cents per dozen, large Ex- tras 35 l-2 to 42. Extras 34 1-2 to 36. average 35.1; bullet size Specials 31 to B cents per dozen. Total sold 267 cases.
 Poultry, live fowl, heavy 9 l-2 to 26 cents per pound: Leghorn fowl g to 24: broileTs. heavy IS Ia to 26 i-2: broilers. Leghorn IS l-2 to IT i-2; bullets 16 to 28: coasters % to 28; Toosters 20 i-2 to q; rabbits I2; and ducks 22 1-2 cents per pound. Total sold PA crates. ... {.
 Unless otherwise stated quota ti0ns are based on sales of goods merchantablc products to retailers by nearby growers or Others).
 APPLES: Fancy Mcintosh l.eS- 2.00 bu., Delicious & Cortland I.s0- ITS bu.. Baldwins I.35-l.s0 bu., No. Mcintosh. Delicious 4 Cortland l.25-l.50 bu.. BaIdwins I.ee-l.2S bu.. No. 2. various varieties .5S-.9o bu.. southern Works l.Is-I.25 bu., western boxed 2.25-2.7S bu.
 VEGETABLES; Beans, green 2.5S- 3.2S bu.. lima l.25-i.ke bu.; beets, old .90-l.25 bu.; broccoli 2.2S-2.5S crate cabbage. old .s5-l.0o 50 lbs, new l.l0-l.so l-2 crate; carrots, washed i.o0-I.l0 bu.; cauilflewer l.5b-2.0o crate; celery. hearts l.2s-i.3S doz. singles .90-l.l0 dos; kale .eS-.7S bu. lettuce, western leebeFg a.eo-3.Sl crate; onions I.to-l.es bu.; parsnips washed l.00-l.S0 hu.; peppers B.0o- eco crate; potatoes l.e5-l.s0 hu., spinach I.O5-i.l0 bu.; tomatoes, re. packed i.I5-l.sS 10 lbs; tuFnips. na- five .e5-.75 bu., Canadian .so-.ee bu
 Poultry PRODUCTS: Cenn. eggs per doz.; NewlaId Fancy .le; Special .ss-.s5; Extra .32-.5S; gathered .3o- 3S; NewiaId medium .3S; Special medium .32-.s5; Extra medium .s2- .3S; western fiFsts .se-.2s; live fowl heavy .4S-.20 lb., KesheFn .13-.2S lb. bFaiierz, heavy .2o-.3s Ib.; chlekeni .22-.2e Ib.. dressed, fowl .2e-.28 Ib. bFuilers .se-.ss Eb. Eoastezs .ae-.ss Ih