Milford chronicle., 1937-10-08
PRODUCE MARKET NOTES

country average fairly steady. Tone
has been rather weak at eastern
country shipping points. but hold
nearly unchanged in the large east
ern markets and shows occasional
firmness at Chicago. Dealers seem
to expect a fairly tseady price range
the next few weeks Prices often
reach seasons lowest points about
this time of the year when receipts
are heaviest and the stock not quite
mature enough for long storage.
Shipments from some sections prob
ably will increase with more active
digging after recent frocts. Current
potato shipments are in fairly steady
volume as compared with the pre-
viOus week or a year ago but track
holdings have been increasing in
some market centers.
Eastern and mid-western cities re-
port jobbing sales of Green Noun
tains at CSC to $1.35 per 100 pounds.
Eastern round white varieties sell at
soc to $I15. Yield of potatoes in
Maine may show some reduction
from early estimates because Of dry
weather in late August and thesfirst
part of September. +
Sweet potatoes bring steady prices
at SOC to 75e per bushel for the gem
eral run of eastern stock in the large
markets. Digging has been light in
the Eastern Shore producing districts
on account of rain. and the market
is firm there at SIPS to $1.35 per
barrel.
Onion Market Firm
Supplies of onions of good size and
keeping quality, suitable for cold
storage, have been rather light in the
East and many carloads of western
stock have been bought for storage.
Connecticut Valley onions include
many lots of only fair grade, selling
around 75c per so pounds. Better
lots of eastern stock bring S5c to
S1.10 but some truck receipts of part
ly graded stock sell much lower.
Trend of prices has been generally
upward the past few weeks. and best
onions are held rather firmly by
growers in leading producing sec
tions. Eastern markets quote New
York yellow stock at S5c TO 81 per
so pounds, and sales at country ship
ping points in large lots range 75c
to s5c. Michigan shipping points are
firm at soc to 95c for onions OF good
market grade.
Much Of the domestic type cabbage
now being harvested in the East runs !
to small sizes. Kraut makers COM
plain of shortage of suitable stock. /
The crop in New York has suffered |
from lack of moisture during the late !
part of the growing season, affecting /
the production of the late Danish va
rieties. Markets have shown a strong |
tone with upward price trend in I
sections. Domestic stock /
brings SIC per ton bulk in western /
New York and Danish SIC to SIS. /
Wisconsin producing sections report /
point sales at Sl3 to SIG. /
Sales per 50-pound package in city
range 40c to Csc in the East
and soc to 75c in the middle west
Celery is moving rather slowly in
EASTERN producing sections at prices
lower than during the
7at pal VI tht hAAOhhh. hG
8 81 to S1.l0 per 2-3 crate in the
Rochester district and $1.25 to S1.65
II central markets. Dry weather
las interfered with normal develop
nent and yields are expected to be
lighter than last season. Some celery
4 the larger sizes is moving into
forage.
The demand for carrots continues
light and not many sales have been
eported at eastern carlot shipping
oints. The bushel pack OF washed
tock sells fairly steady at 75c to
sc per bushel in New York and
ther markets. Lettuce sells at the
Dwer prices OF recent weeks. rang
lg 50 to SO on jobbing sales for west
rn stock. Eastern lettuce brings
SC to sl.25 per eastern crate. ssssr