The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-29
Produce Market |
 Furnished by Connecticut Department of Agricultural
 B. P. St0rrs. local agent.) |

Cool, rainy weather unfavorable to the growth of early vegetables and fruits which is retarding their growth is SO widespread and general for nearly all important producing sections that lighter market sup- plies and higher prices have become even more general than 8 week ago. Practically the whole list of fresh perishable products now in season has shown the same market re- action. The only outstanding excep- tions locally Wednesday morning were the few early native products, offerings of these increasing in spite of the weather sufficiently to cause lower prices.
 At the local farmers market on Meadow street Wednesday morning spinach, dandelions and Scallions were too, plentiful to clear in spite of the lower prices which they were marked down to. Spinach sold mostly for 50 to 60 cents bushel, only a few as. high as 75 cents, and average quality was good. Dance- lions also sold mostly within the same price range as spinach, only a few as high as 75 cents. Scallions were not increased in supply as much as the first two, but they usually brought 25 cents dozen punches. A few native hotbed rad ishes met with slow demand at 45 cents a dozen punches. A small amount of rhubarb was sold, bring ing $l.10 a dozen two pound bunch es (bunched with most of the leaves on resulting in a net weight per bunch of about one pound). Broc- coli rabe, punched sold mostly for $1.65 a box of IS. Loose rabe went for $1.O0 to $1.10 bushel.
 At wholesalers asparagus from California was scarce and higher by about 50 cents crate. New pota- toes held firm at the higher prices advanced to on Monday, mostly $5.5O a barrel. Old potatoes were f1rmer, but sold mostly unchanged at $2.l5 to $2.25 a sack of 100 pounds, 8 few special marks as high as $2.S5. To- matoes, green beans, cabbage, pep pers, and cucumbers continued high priced. Western iceberg lettuce was moderately priced, but only far quality.
 At the Hamden auction Tuesday 664 cases of eggs and 67l crates of live poultry were sold. Large special grade eggs brought 26 to 28 l-2 cents a doyen, averaging 26.7; large ex- tras 26 to 28 1-2! average 26.2; me- dfum specials g 1-2 to 25, average PA; medium extras 8 1-2 to 24 l-2. average 24; and bullet extras 2l l-2 to 22 1-2, averaging 9 cents dozen.
 The following quotations are based on cash sales to retailers of No. l products at wholesale stores, except as otherwise noted:
 APPLES: Fancy Mcintosh S.7S- 2.SS bu.; Baldwins 2.50-2.75 bu.; No. 1 Mcintosh 2.5O-2.75 bu.; Baldwins 2.35-2.5O bu.; southern Works, etc., 2.sO-2.75 bu.; western boxed wine saps 2.65-2.75 bu.; delicious S.5O- 3.55 bu.; strawberries, southern .lS- IA pt.
 VEGETABLES: Asparagus. Cal. 3.50.4.5O crate; beans, green 3.bO- A.SO bu.; beets, punched .60-.70 doz.; broccoli, punched Cal. A.OO-4.SS crate; rabe, native punched l.6O- I.eS box; loose 1.00-l.lO bu.; cab bage S.5O-A.O0 crate; carrots. bunch- cd .00-.70 dox; caulifiower e.26-2.4O crate; dandclions, native .SO-.76 bu.; lettuce, western iceberg S.0O-S.6O crate; 0nions, new extras l.7S-i.SS bu.; parsnips, washed 2.0O-2.5O bu.; peppers 3.50-4.g0 crate; potatoes, old, 2.10-2.a6 cwt.; new B.2S-S.6O bbL; scallions, native .25-.30 dox. buns; Sndlshes. native hetbed .4S doz. buns; rhubaFb, native l.l0 dog. bnns.i spinach, native .bO-.76 bu.; Texas .sb-.oo bu.i tomatoes lee.s.S0 tug. f.as
 LIVESTOCK, MEATS and BUT. TER. Butcher steek, cows .o4s.es lb.i calvcs .o7-.fi Ib.i nlests. beef 70. 1ll.2 ib.i vanI .i7s.la ib.l lamb .2i- .sS lb.I pork lelns .23-.3s lb.i ham best aHlokea .2f..eD lb.i butter oe.os aeoFe .sls.s5 %.
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