New Britain herald., 1917-07-19
VEGETABLES LOWER
AS SUPPLY GROWS
Fruits and Green Stuff Market
Now in Full Swing

Washington, July 1a.--The supplies
Of fruits and vegetab les as WAole
are abundant and steadily lncreasihs
as the season advances The reason
in m os.' producing sections is ABOUT
a week later than last year. Prices
of most fruits and vegetan les are
stead declining, however, the level
Of rrices il considerably above that
of last wear. This does not apply to
Cantaloupes. which are cheaper than
last YEAR, watermelons, which are
ahoux az cheap, or homegrown veg
etables, vhith are appearing on all
markets in abundance and are as
cheap as last year.
Potato Shipments.
y Potato shipments from Norfolk and
tho eastern shore OF Virginia, con-
tsnue heavy this past week, and with
movements starting from Kentucky
and Kansas, shipments were about
rsoo"cars above thosa Of last week.
Potato prices rose during the middle
of the week Of July TO to II. but arc
nov declining With prices about the
same as a week ago. Norfolk and
the Eastern Shore Of Virginia po-
tatoes are now iohbing on large mar
kets at s2.75 1915 per DBL. as conf
pared with s1.5o-$2.7 last year al
corresponding time.
s.... Georgia Peach Movement.
During the past week 1.403 cars
Of peaches we're shipped out Of
Georgia, mostly Eloertas. so far,
this year 3.252 cars OF peaches have
been shipped out Of Georgia as COM
parsd with 2.351 cars to correspond
ing date last year and 3,0ST cars, the
total for the season last year. Peach
shipments during the past week were
nearly double those Of the previous
week. However. total peach ship
n1ents TO date are below those of last
year due to lateness of season IN
Arkansas and Texas this year.
Georgia Elbertas are jobbing for
s1.5os2.5o per crate, a drop OF soc
from the price Of a week ago and
about use higher than last year at
corresponding time. The estimated
production Of peaches in the United
States is 43,500.00o bushels, an in
crease of about 5 per cent over last
year. .... .s..
Watermelons Plentiful and Cheaper.
Watermelon shipments for the past
week were 1876 cars, or about three
times as many az during the previous
week or for the corresponding period
last year. The heaviest movements
was from Georgia and South Carolina.
Total watermelon shipments to date
were0-l 1884 cars as compared with
1O.17o cars last year to corresponding
date. With increased shipments
prices have dropped markedly, es-
pecially for smaller sizes.
"'' Cantaloupes Scarcer.
Cantaloupe shipments for the past
week dropped off about 800 cars from
previous week Total shipments Of
cantaloupes to date have been 6.277
cars or ADJ cars less than last year
at corresponding time. a.,
California cantaloupe movement is
now declining. The shipments to
date are 4,S55 cars as compared with
4,64S cars last year to corresponding
date. Shipments from Arizona,
Georgia. and North Carolina are now
Increasing. California cantaloupes
are holding firm at about the same
prices as a week ago, though still
considera bly, less than last year at cor
responding time.
Tomatoes From Tennessee.
Tennessee shipped 2S4 cars toma-
toes last week which was considerably
more than from any other Sc .tion.
Movement from Texas is about over.
Texas tomatoes shipments to date
have, been 1,2S7 cars as compared
with LAO cars last year to CORE
spending, date and total for the sea-
son" The tomato movement is start
Ing from New Jersey and east, shore
OF Maryland and Virginia.
'4.' Onion Supplies Less.
Shipments OF onions for the past
a, week were nearly double those OF the
previous week, but considera bly, less
than last year at corresponding time
Texas Onions continue to appear in
small lots, bot movement is chiefly
from Kentucky, eastern shore of Viz
gina and New Jersey. r. q. B.
prices Of onions from the Kentucky
producing section are reported sass
S2.7o per Dbl, a rise of about 4Oc
per bushel from the previous week
Fruits and Vegetables.
Supplies of new apples are cons:d
cTahly heavier than last year with
heavy movements from Delaware and
Illinois
Early cabbage shipments for the
past week amounted to 224 cars, con-
. siderably more than last year fo1
corresponding period
These prices and shipments are fol-
the United States as whole, an6
unless otherwise stated are iobbine
prices( that is less than car lot prices
on large lots to jobbers) as received
daily by telegraph from the prircipa
markets Of the country.