Sifting Through the Sands of Time

Farmers Market Report

Division of Foods and Markets. Dr. Eugene H. Porter, Commissioner. Trading in New York city wholesale markets for farm products this last week showed a general tendency to decline, duo to the increased local demand because of the holiday, and in the case of green vegetables, to the plentiful supply. The large quantity of vegetables received in the markets during the week from Long Island and Staten Island seriously affected the market produce from the South and up-state resulting in a general decline of prices, with home grown produce receiving the preference by the trade.

The markets were liberally supplied with lettuce and celery from Orange county, N. Y., and Madison county started shipping green peas in large quantities, Erie county shipped a quantity of green peas and beans and the market was considerably lower for these commodities duo to this supply of home grown stock. Strawberries, rod raspberries, currents, gooseberries and sour cherries arrived in greater quantities than last week but strawberries will soon be exhausted. The first shipment of new crop potatoes, tomatoes, and peaches were received from Now Jersey this week and offerings met a good market.

The Old Dominion Steamship Company has resumed the carrying of produce from Norfolk, Va., to New York City. The first cargo received Thursday, July 1st, consisted of 6,000 barrels of potatoes, 3,000 hampers of beans, 225 crates of cabbages, 750 hampers of cucumbers, 100 crates of bunched beats and 100 hampers of squash. It is planned to have three cargoes a week for the balance of the season the market days being Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. Motor trucks are bringing all kinds of produce in large quantities to the markets from all parts of New York state, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The bulk of the stock brought by truck ‘arrives in time for the early morning demand and receives the best prices.