The Washington herald., 1920-02-09
FARM PRODUCE
WEAKEN
Reports from Various Sec
tions Shows Irregular
Trend.
VIRGINIA SPINACH COO
Improved Crop Report
With Outlook
Promising.
VIRGINIA SPINACH COO

Price changes Of produce, according
to the United States Bureau of Mar
kets, were moderate with no pro-
nounced trend. Potatoes cabbage and
onions were lower in producing Sec
tions and slightly weaker In consum-
ing markets. Lettuce declined fur
ther; most other lines were fairly
steady. Shipments were slightly
heavier with 1888 cars. compared with
I. .427 last week and 1921 a year ago.
New Southern vegetables are increas-
ing in volume. especially celery, let
tuce. tomatoes and caulifower.
Apple Values Maintained.
With demand and movement limited
and market dull at Western New York
shipping points. Baldwins A 21s held
steady at $3.50 per barrel. (. o. b., while
mixed A and B 3Is were quoted mostly
at $3.50. Most consuming markets
closed at s6a6.50. with Cleveland and
Minneapolis ranging ssa9.50. Middle
western Ben Davis in most consuming
markets ranged ss.5Oa7.25. Jonathans
sold at sS.50as in Chicago. compared
with a range of sSa9 last week. South
eastern Yorks ranged s7as.50. North
western boxed apples continued to hold
at last weeks range OF 81 60a3 for ex-
ira fancy winesaps. (. o. b. Yakima
and Wenatchee. shipping points. Auc-
ton sales in Eastern markets for this
stock ranged s2.60a3.40. Northwestern
Jonathans and Spitzenburgs closed in
New York and Chicago at $3a3. 25. Ship
ments of barreled apples were 326 cars
compared with 217 last week and 100
for the same week last year. New
York shipped 1856 cars. Movement OF
boxed apples decreased to 81 cars from
$40 last week. For same week n year
ago 2S7 cars were shipped. Oregon
shipped 162 cars and Washington so
Asparagus Late In California.
The season is the dryest one except
the 1917-1s season for seventy years to
February 1 in Delta Section, causing
pessimistic outlook for this years crop
both green asparagus and that for
canneries. The present outlook is for
a late season with consequent curtail-
ment of Eastern shipments of green
stock, but rains and warm weather
next two weeks may change this.
Stl lhC Ohih VI 1hC NiOp
after April l. Some buyers are con-
tracing green stock as high as cents
per pound. Most contracts are for 5
to cents. 1T is doubtful IL there will
be any Eastern shipments prior to
March Is. possible later. depending on
weather conditions. No estimate of
probable volume possible now.
String Beans Movement Light.
Florida: Movement of beans on
the East Coast is light at present.
Some paintings have been made
since the first of January but most
growers have held back waiting for
rain.
Cabbage Market Weaker.
Demand and movement was slow
and dull at Western New York ship
ping points. Prices for Danish Seed
stock declined. closing ss0-93 per
ton (. o. b., compared with ss5-1oO
last week. Consuming markets
closed mostly ss110-12O per ton bulk
for this stock. New Florida Wake
fields were steady at s3-3.25 per
1 1-2 bu. hamper.
Lettuce Lower.
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25c, ranging 60-75c per 1 l-2 bu.
hamper f. o. b. cash track at ship
ping points and weakened 25-50c
in consuming markets. closing s1.50-
.. California 1cebergs were $1-1.50
lower at S1.50-3 per crate. Texas
Big Boston declined to 81 per bushel
hamper in st. Louis. Shipments 541
cars compared with 49S last week
South Carolina. Beauford Section.
condition so per cent. This section
had a very good rain on the evening
of Tuesday. January %, which has
left the ground sufficiently moist to
start off the crops In better shape.
The present prospect is. however.
that the lettuce will be rather late
in moving in carload lots.
Onions NenrIy steady.
Tone continued weak at Western
New York shipping points. Good
yellow stock ranged s5.25-5.75 per
cwt. Z. o. b. sacked. Consuming
markets were slow and dull,
but fairly steady at $3.50
$50. Eastern cities mostly So
$50. Middle Western reds closed
at S6-6.25 in Chicago and st. Louis.
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rieties reached SIS for small lots
in Southwestern markets. but ranged
S5.50-5.75 in Chicago. Shipments
276 cars compared with 25S last
week and 351 a year ago. Ohio led
with Sc cars.
Virginia Spinach Improving.
Norfolk Section, local reporter,
condition so per cent. There have
been sufficient rains to improve
spinach and mild weather will bring
the crop along rapidly. Shipments
should move heavier around the 10th
to the 18th of February. Cold
weather has reduced the yield very
materially Shipments week ending
January 80 were 1,416 barrels.
Louisiana, New Orleans District
local reporter. condition 10 per cent
Crop is greatly improved. Texas
Robert Bier, Specialist: There IL a
general movement from all ship
ping points in Dimmit and Webb
counties. Cars loaded to date as
follow: Garrito Springs 16, Asher
ton 5, Laredo 40. Peak is expected
within three weeks. Quality good
with estimated carlots Asherton rs
Carrizo Springs 115. Laredo 200
Mostly Bloomsdale variety.