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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
7
Prices moved irregularly across categories with beef and lamb up in many markets while pork and eggs edged lower. A lamb shortage kept prices near records, boosting beef and veal demand as shoppers shifted to cheaper meats. eggs eased after recent price hikes, and citrus rose due to earlier freezes affecting California and Texas supplies.
The report notes Valencia carloads arriving in New York while Navel orange supplies fall 30 0 to 35 percent versus last year. Florida citrus ships to distant markets to offset shortages, with California and South Carolina and Alabama supplying northern markets. Potatoes rise slightly, top quality tomatoes higher but many good tomatoes cheaper. Lettuce, asparagus, greens and many vegetables down in price. strawberries rise toward weekend buying. Dun and Bradstreet index slides to 5.68 from 5.71. U S peanut output doubles pre war level. India and China produced more last year than before the war.
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