The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-13
Produce Market
Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agriculture. B. P. Storrs, local agent.)

Large egg prices averaged frac. tionally higher Tuesday at the Hamden auction, but medium and bullet sizes were lower by small amounts. The annual late summer and fall increases in the proportion of undesi2e eggs was beginning tc become evident, 2b2 cases being on sale with the smaller sizes making up nearly half of this number; live poultry sold for prices practically the same as last week, 684 crates being sold.
 Highest bidders paid the follow Ing low, high and average prices for eggs on Q basis per dozen: Large special 30 l-2-47, 42; large extras 38-42 l-2, 40; medium specials 3i l-2.37 l.2, 346; medium extras 33- 30 a, 34,0; bullet sizes specials 26. 20 20; bullet extras 24.20, 2B.4; gathered, large 27-36 l-2; medium 22-27 leg; bullets 20-24; pewees 10 i-2-2i; ducks oggs 70 Ia; and dou- bio yolks 4l.48 Ia.
 Live fowl of the heavy breeds sold for l7 l-2-i0 l-2 cents per pound; leghorn fowl 10 l-2-l9; bfoilers, reds, 10 l.2-20 i-2; rocks l7-2o Ia; leghorn le-iO; cross is- 20 Ia; heavy bullets l7 i-2-2i; leghorn i7 i2; rooSters 1922; heavy roosters i7; leghorn roosterS 10 i-2; ducks 1914 cents per pound, and two goats brought 90 and 90 each.
 Wednesday morning at the local farmers market on Meadow street most products sold for prices about the same aS the previous morning. Offerings were moderately liberal Of most kind. Only Q few bet pack of late varieties of tomatoes brought as much aS 76 cents DOT basket, tho bulk of No, quality going for 40 to 80 cents. Lima boas continued scarce and high priced, Cabbage was more plentiful again and less firmly held than last week. PotA- toes were reported Q little firmer, but the bulk sold unchanged at Si.30 to $i.36 Q buShel. Clapps fa. vorite pears were beginning to ar. rive, in slow demand ct % cents per half buShel. Apples held steady, berries scarce and firm
 The following quotations are based on cash sales of first grade native products to retailers ct the farmers market or wholesalers stores, except as otherwise noted:
 FRUITS: Apples, Duchess, etc. l.25-l flew fancy hlgher) bu., No, 2 .80-l.0O bu.; blueberrles 7.0O.7.SO crate, Mass 0.S0 crate; blackberrieH 7.00.7.S0 crate; peaches, native .7S- 100 l-2 bu., southern Elbertas 2.S0- 3.25 bu.; pears, native Clapps 90 l-2 bu., No. 2 .75 l.2 bu.
 VEGETABLES: Beans, green l.2U i.75 bu., wax 1.BO.2.OO bu.; shell 1.25-l.6O bu.; lima 2.26.2.50 bu. beets .3O-.4O dox.;. broccoli .06-.7S dOx.; cabbage 1.60-l.7S box; carrots .3O-.4O d0E.; caullfl0wer l.O0.l.SC dog; celery, washed .6O-l.00 dox. ; corn, sweet .90-l.5O 100 earsI GU. cumbers l.O0-1.50 bu.; egg plant I.4Osl10 Du.; lettuce sAV"'JO nOx western iceberg 5.5O-0.0O crate; on. Ions, Mass .9O-1.1O bu.; peas, vest ern 2.25-2.5O bu.; peppers .60.l.Ot bu.; potatoes 1.30-i.40 bu.; squash .4O-.65 bu.; spinach .90-l.00 bu.; to. matOes .S6-.75 l-2 bu., No. 2 .2S..SI leg bu.
 POULTRY PRODUCTS: Conn eggs per dOx.; Newlaid Fancy .4Si Special .42-.43; Extra .4O-.42; Gath. cred .37-.4O; Newlald medium .S7 Special medium .35..37; Extra me. dium .33-.35; western flrsts .25-.SS live fowl, heavy .1S-.20 ID, LeghOrr .l7..19 h., brOilers, Reds .lS-.2O lb. Rocks .19-.2l lb., LeghOrn .l6-.l0 Ib. rOasters .l8-.22 h.; dressed, fowl .26-.2S h., brOllers .2S-.S1 Ib., roast eEs .3O-.33 ID.
 LIVESTOCK, MEATS AND BUT. TER: Butcher stock, cows, .03-.Ol h., calves .O6-.1O h.; meats, beel .13-.l6 h., veal .13-.l6 Ib., lamb .2l- .24 Ib., pork IOins .23-.26 Ib., hem best smoked .27-.29 h., butter .3S-.St ID.