The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-20
WEEKLY MARKET
 REVIEW OF FRUIT
 AND VEGETABLES

Shipments for the U. S. for the per- iod of August 9th to August 14th inclusive and prices to Jobbers Aug ust 10th to August 16th inclusive.
 Cantaloupes and potatoes lower: Potato prices made further declines and cantaloupe markets broke sharp . ly. Apples and peaches were steady, cabbage somewhat weak and irregu- lar but watermelons market contin- { ued firm. Moderate increases in the shipment of apples. cabbage, canta- loupes, grapes, lettuce, sweet potato, watermelons and potatoes slightly more than off set the lighter move ments of cherries, lemons, onions, oranges, peaches. pears, p1ums, prunes and tomatoes. Changes in the weekly rate of carlot shipments were rela- lively small. about the largest change that occurred being a decrease of 400 cars in the peach movements, total shipments for the week were 13,273 cars compared with 13,013 the ] proceeding week and with 12,704 dur- ing the corresponding week last year.
 Potato prices decline: The potato ; markets were weak and unsettled and values in several important cities went below previous low prices of the sea- son. Virginia Easter Shore No. l Irish Cobblers showed a general loss 1 of 50 to s1.50 per bbl. in eastern mar kets s4 to s5. New York went lower than other markets $3 to $3.50 car lots Chicago closed S5.5O to $5.75 i per bbl. Prices of best Irish cob- blers did not break the previous low [ record of s4.25 per barrel ranging $4.25 to s5 carloads fob, at Eastern shore Virginia shipping points. New Jersey No. I Irish cobblers ranged ! $2.35, $2.75 per 100 pounds sacked, carloads fob closing s2.35 to $2.50. The general closing range of New Jersey cobblers was s2.35$2.s5 per 100 pounds sacked in Eastern mar | kets, New York closing lower at s1.S5 ] to s2. Partly grades early Ohios i ranged $2.25 to $3. carloads fob cash track to growers at Kansas shipping f points. Kansas and Missouri early ! Ohios selling 100 pounds basis sacked { ranged $3 to S3.35 in Chicago and l Omaha. Field run early Ohios rang { ed s2.5O to s2.65 per 100 pounds sack ed at Minnesota shipping points !! Closing s2.50 to $2.65. Carlots in 1 Chicago closed $2.65 to $2.75. Ship ments were s,Oo4 cars compared with i 2,S60 the previous week and 2,942 shipped during the same week last f season.
 The planting of Fall crop of white 1 potatoes in South Carolin8 has been delayed on account of dry weather
 Potato prospects in Wisconsin and 1 Minnesota are less satisfactory owing 1 to lack of rain. Johnson County : Kansas reports average yield in that i part of Kaw Valley section ITO bush els. The Idaho crop reporting ser l vice places the commercial crop of i the state at S,200 cars compared with 6,s30 estimated last year. The crop according to fiefd notes of the Bureau of Crop Estimates needs rain in. the Northern Lake section and in North Dakota and Tennessee. Gen. eraI prospects continue good.
 Peach market steady: Georgias sizes and bushel basket FIlberts sold , generally at s3-$4. Some sales in Boston, Cleveland and Detroit al S450. Eastern Elbertas sold mostly at S3-$3.5O per six basket crate or bushel basket in nearby markets and carmans S1.25 to $2.25. Carolina . Bellies and Elbertas steady in Easterr markets at $3-S4 for sixes and bushel baskets. Sales were made a:
 high as $4.50 in Boston and as low as s25O in New York and Pennsyl
 vania. Shipments were 1.4o3 car:
 compared with 1913 last week and
 TIPS during the same week last sea son. These figures show one of the sharpest decreases. of the week
 nearly 400 cars.
 Cantaloupes sell lower: Severe de-
 clines cut cantaloupe prices in half
 California salmon tints and greer
 meats standards 45s closed general! at $2-$3 per crate in consuming mar
 lSets. q loss of S2.50 to s3 per crate
 i'd Eastern markets and $1.75 1T
 Middle Western. California Can
 taloupeS went slightly below thu
 previous low record of the season
 salmon tints and green meats stand
 ards 45s ranging $1$1.40 carload
 fob cash track. Honey Dews iron
 California and Arizona ranged s2s ? per crate all sizes in consuming mar
 kets. Arizona green meats and sal
 mon tints were weak in Boston a
 S1.25 to s1.50 per standard crate
 Arkansas salmon tints and greer
 meats standards Ass in Detroit. Chi
 cago and St Louis closed at S1.75 t
 $2.25 per crates. Indiana shipm ent
 have practically been consigned d
 Movement slightly heavier, 2,151 car
 being shipped compared with 1,95