Milford chronicle., 1937-08-06

light. Prices show little further
change, with jobbing sales at 75C
to 81 in eastern cities. Some Cali
fornia yellow stock brings 81 to s1.15
and Iowa onions bring 81 in the Mid
die West. The crop is generally
doing well despite serious injury in
such important mid-western shipping
States as Michigan and Onion, main
ly from excessive rainfall and the
diseases prevalent in wet weather.
The crop is probably satisfactory,
except for mold damage, in the Con-
necticut Valley.
Cabbage is still offered in quanti-
ties from nearby producing sections,
but the price held about steady at
the low levels prevailing. New
York carrots weakened to a level
of about 81 per bushel in eastern
markets. New York caulifiower
holds fairly steady at So to $3.50 per
crate. but western cauliflower weak
ened. New York celery is about
steady at 81 to $3.50 per half crate
Northwestern peas are steady at 81
to S2.25 bushel.
Eastern tomatoes still sell within
range of SOC to 81 per bushel.
Eastern lettuce brings irregular but
generally steady prices, ranging 40c
to 75c per eastern crate. Shipments
from the west are lighter and prices
are recovering slightly in produc-
ing sections and at Chicago. New
sweet potatoes from Alabama and
II1rida ara availahIo af daplininp
prices. There were still few old
crop sweet potatoes on the market,
supplying limited trade.
Fruits In Liberal Supply
Liberal receipts of miscellaneous
fruits caused price declines on most
arrivals from California and also
affected the peach market. Shipments
of peaches were three times those of
the preceding week but only one
third those of the same week last
year. The late varieties from Geor-
gia, the Carolinas and Arkansas are
active put the crop is light COM
pared with last season and irregular
in color and equality. Prices are
still rather high compared with last
year.
The bulk of apple carlots now
moving are California Gravensteins
and early kinds from Delaware and
Illinois. Carlot movement is start
ing from the Virginias, Maryland,
and many northern states. Prices
are low compared with last season,
many sales ranging SOC to 75c per
bushel with some tops of $1.25 to
$3.50. Motor truck movement so far
as reported is moderate. Arrivals OF
Transparents are decreasing but
many other early varieties are avail
able, including Duchess. Williams.
Red June, and a few Astrachans.
California Gravensteins will soon be
a feature and quality is reported
good.
Pears from California filled over
500 cars the third week of July. and
prices have been declining rapidly.
The pear crop is the largest in many
years.
Melon output has been decreasing
rapidly but prices recovered slowly
because of heavy stocks on hand, |
some in poor condition. About two
thirds of the carlots are from Georgia
and North Carolina. Prices in north
ern markets are still mostly between
zoe and 30c. but southern shipping
points quote carlots considerably
higher than during the heavy move
ment early in the month, and south
ehn carlots range is $40 to $110.
Cantaloupe shipments dropped |
about one-half with sudden decrease
in Ar;zona outnut uhiph far more
than Offset gains from eastern pro-
ducing sections. Prices are about
steady at 75c to 81 per crate in east
ern markets. Western cantaloupes
also sell at steady prices.