Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29

Produce shipments again exceeded
10000 carloads the second week of
October. Heavy items included po-
tatoes, nearly 5000 cars; apples,
more than 1900; and grapes, fully
$500 Apples, lettuce. citrus fruits.
beans. carrots. sweet potatoes, greens
and celery were still increasing mod
erately. Potatoes, grapes. tomatoes,
peas, pears and contalOupes decreas-
ed. Combined shipments were about
500 cars more than for the same week
last year, owing mainly TO greater
activity of the fruit movement, but
movement was decreasing for some
leading lines during the third week
OF october.
Trade in the market centers shows
improvement with cooler weather and
decreasing local supplies of some
lines. Apples continue in over-sup-
ply. and sell slowly at fairly steady
prices.
Potato Prices Gain
Better demand is reported for po-
tatOes since colder weather. and
growers have been less anxious to
sell since much of the crop has been
put under cover. Many price gains
OF sc to 25c per 100 pounds waere
made in the second and third weeks
OF October
Supplies in eastern city markets
were moderate, demand light, and
prices steady after previous slight
gains. Maine Freen Mountains are
selling in eastern markets at $1.10 to
$1.25 per 100 pounds. eastern Cob
blers soc to 81, and midwestern 81
to S1.25 in mid-western markets.
Western baking varieties sell at S1.75
to So in the East Tone in some mid
western markets weakened a little
but eastern cities quoted firm prices.
In northern Maine prices are hold
ing around zoe per 100 pounds for
No. l sacked stock. Western New
York advanced l0c further to a range
of 90c to CSC and mid-western car
lot shipping points quote firm prices
at soc to 95c. Shippers and truckers
in western New York are paying
growers soc to 42c per bushel in bulk
at the farm. In some districts only
a small part OF. the upland acreage
has been dug. in other localities must
OF the potatoes have been harvested. |
Demand is good in northern Maine
and shipments are widely distributed
through the East and South. Nu-
merous carlots have gone to Pitts
burgh and Cleveland, as we'll as to
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
nearby stock is competing
severely in these markets. Growers
have shown more confidence since
recent price advances, and are less
anxious to move holdings from stor-
age. A little field frost is reported
and few complaints OF decay. Small |
arrivals of Canadian potatoes are re-
ported at New York. Carlot shipping |
reached about 5000 cars
per week in mid October but was de-
later in the month, owing
partly to unfavorable weather condi-
ions in some producing sections.
Sweet potatoes have been selling
over at eastern country shipping
POINTS but prices are fairly steady
n city markets at Csc to 75c per
1ushel for the general run of stock,
md 75c to 81 for the better varieties
ii New Jersey sweets. North Caro-
ina stock brings mostly 40c to soc.
Prices weakened a little in eastern
Virginia. with carlots at CSC to 81 per
oushel with slight demand.
Firm Onion Market
Prices of onions hold previous
gains firmly under moderate supplies
Ind rather slow demand. Eastern
Fellow stock brings 81 to s1.25 per
30 pounds in eastern cities, and 81
% $113 in New York and Michigan |