The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-03-27

The following IL a report on crop
conditions and shipments for the
United States for the period or
March 1870 inclusive, and prices to
jobbers March 1922 inclusive. the
weekly truck crop news Of the Bu-
reau of Crop Estimates is combined
with The weekly market review OF
fruits and vegetables and carlot
summary of the Bureau OF Markets.
shipments Decrease.
Potatoes. cabbage. onions ana
celery were higher. peanuts and
tomatoes somewhat lower while
Iapples were steady to firm ana
sweet potatoes showed little change.
Total shipments were S,101 cars,
decrease from S.463 cars last week
but heavier than the movement OF
ls.s2l for the same week last year
when early movement of new truck
crops was comparatively light.
Apples steady to Firm.
Baldwins A az from cold storage
at western New York shipping
points ranged nearly steady at IS to
sS.25 per barrel. Consuming mar
kets for this stock still quoted ~
to 80. Changes were mostly up
ward, with Chicago quoting soc
higher at 50 to $3.50. Middle West
ern Ben Davis were 10c to S25c
higher, at $3.50 to IS. Southeastern
York Imperials in Baltimore ranged
$3.50 to 1926. Northwestern extra
fancy boxed Winesaps, medium to
large sizes. at Yakima and Wenat-
chez shipping points ranged 50 to
$3I5 I. O. b. compared with S3.15
to 1925. Jobbing sales for these
stock in distributing markets held
generally at $3.50 to 81. with Bos-
ton at 81 to $4.25. Shipments OF
boxed apples 465 cars and of bar
relied stock 344 compared with AS
and 407 respectively last week.
Same week last year 126 cars OF
boxed and 313 of barreled apples
were shipped. Canadian storage
stock OF barreled apples decreased
about one fourth and boxed apples
about three-fourth during Febru-
airy. No. l Ontario Spies March y
reached $40 per barrel in Montreal,
S11.50 in Quebec and SO to Sill in
Toronto.
Cabbage Gains Continue.
With a depletion of supplies and
quotations irregular, prices. for New
York Danish seed stock in consum-
| ing markets showed little change at
$50. to 500. New York quoted 500
to s1Io. EARLY wakefields, at San
ford. Fla, shipping points ruled 50
per n -bushel hamper Z. o. b., COM
pared with $3.50 to s1.75 last week.
Consuming markets for this stock
closed generally IS cents to 80 cents
higher at $2.50 to $3.50. while Gin
cinnati was about IS cents lower at
$2.25 to s2.35. Texas Early Flat
Dutch in Middle Western distribut-
ing markets ranged generally IS to
$40 higher at $50 to 500. with De-
troit at 500 to $110. Shipments of
new cabbage, 7sS cars, compared
shipments were more than three
times. the volume for same week a
year ago, when 247 moved. Ship
IS ears.
Virginia. NOD blk section-Local
reporter. March 10, 1920: Crop will
be about so per cent. There are a
few crops coming from the South.
Most Of the crops will be late.
Virginia KaIc lmprotins.
Norfolk section-Local reporter,
March Is: Condition rs per cent.
Crop improving with present wealth
CT conditions. In about ten days
some good stock will move. Ship
ments. week ending March 10. 1920.
and 1919. respectively, sos barrels,
21,3sS barrels. March 20. 1890. con-
d.tion Is per cent. Shipments, week
ending March 20. 1919. and 1920, re-
spectively. 22.145 and 6,156 barrels.
Supplies of farmers grade are
practically exhausted. Demand for
seed stock continues brisk. Markets
are dull and prices for most grades