Buffalo regional produce market reports A0717

Buffalo regional produce market reports

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

Reports from the Division's Senior Marketing Representative record market prices for produce sales in wholesale quantities made by commission merchants and other original receivers. The reports describe daily trading volume, item opening and closing prices, sharp fluctuations in item price, and temperature and weather conditions for each day. Produce items are divided into fruit, vegetables, eggs and poultry. Reports also list car lot arrivals, truck receipts, and markets reviews.

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Agriculture and Markets. Division of Marketing

Title:

Buffalo regional produce market reports

Quantity:

4.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1940-1975

Series Number:

A0717

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then by day.

Scope and Content Note

Reports by the Senior Marketing Representative record market prices for produce sales in wholesale quantities made by commission merchants and other original receivers at the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal and producers selling on the Niagara Frontier Growers Cooperative.

The reports describe the volume of trading done on a partcular day, the opening and closing prices for each item, (both homegrown and out-of-state), any sharp fluctuations in price of an item, and the temperature and weather conditions for each day of a report. The produce items listed on each report are divided into fruit or vegetables or eggs and poultry, and are then listed alphabetically, Reports also list carlot arrivals, truck receipts, and markets reviews.