Republican farmer., 1920-07-16
WEEKLY MARKET
 REVIEW OF FRUITS
 AND VEGETABLES

AND VEGEIA r (Shipments for the U. s. for the period of July 4th to July 10th in- elusive and prices to Jobbers July 9th to July 12th inclusive.)e
 PRICE MOVEMENT IRREGULAR.
 Potato and tomato values showed an upward tendency while peaches and watermelons declined moder- ately. The markets for onions ana canta1oupes were steady. Total ship ments were 12,749 cars compared with 10,11s the week before, an in crease of about 2,600 cars, and com parable with 13,646 during the cor responding week last year. The heavier movement included apples, cabbage, cherries grapese, lettuce new potatoes, onions. peaches, pears, plums and watermelons.- Shipments of cantaloupes grapefruit. lemons, oranges, strawberries, tomatoes. punched and mixed vegetables, de-. creased. Sharp increases occurred in carlot shipments of peaches, pears and watermelons.
 POTATOES sLIGHTL STRONGER.
 Demand exceeded supply at Vir- ginia shipping points. Local reports
 
 top stave barrels at g. range of $10 to $11.5O, carloads f. o. b. \ Virginia po- tatoes ranged generally $1o to SIS in consuming markets and advanced to a range of $14.25 to $14.bo per bar rel in Chicago, in car1ot quantities Norfolk Section stock in eastern markets ranged mostly $9.50 to $12.5o. North Carolina Irish Cob blers, No. 1 in cloth top stave and s1at barrels ranged mostly $10.50 to SIP in consuming markets. Carlots in Chicago closed $12.75 to $15.2t. Kentucky Irish Cobblers 70. in 150 pound sacks ranged $10 to SIP per sack in Cincinnati. Kansas early Ohios ranged $e to $S.50 per 100 pound sacks in Kansas City for partly sold $6.75 to &125. Southeastern Bliss Triumphs, sacked per 100 pounds, sold early in Kansas City at $5.50 to $s.25 and ranged $s to $s.5o in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Car lots in Chicago ranged $6.z5 to $7.25. Shipments ere 3,242 cars compared with 2,986 the preceding week and 3,568 during the corresponding week last year. Acreage July 1, 1920, as forecasted by the Bureau of Crop Estimates was 387, 7,5S6,000 bushels compared with a forecast of 390,74S,- 900 bushels July 1, 1919, and the final estimate last season of s57, 7,901,- 900.
 ONION MARKET STEADY r Texas Yellow Bermudas, No and 2 mixed ranged $1 to $1.25 per stand ard crate in New York and Boston. Baltimore ranged $1.50. to $1.65. Mid dle western markets ranged generally e1 t, 1 t4 CoJi rria J. low Bermudas, Nd. i, in standard. crates sold early in Philadelphia at $1aOS to $11O. Cleveland ranged 1.65 to $1.75 per crate and Chicago $1 to $1.5O. Shipments were 194 cars com- pared with 153 the preceding week and aa2 during the corresponding week last year.
 TOMATOES FIRM.
 Values were firm in consuming markets but weakened slightly at the close at Tennessee shipping points. Tennessee fours, green wrapped, ranged $125 to $1.35, closing s1.20 to $1.25, carolads f. O. 10. Tennessee to- matoes arnged $1.35 to SPA per four basket flat in Philadelphia and Pitts burgs. Prices in Cincinnati, Cleve- land and Ohio ranged $10 to $11. .6. The toTbbing range of Mississippi fours in eastern markets was $1.50 to g. Texas tomatoes showed a wide range in eastern cities. selling at $1.90 to 2.50 for four-basket flats in New York, $1-25 to $1.S5 in Pittsburgh and 90 cents to SIPS in Cincinnati. Chicago ranged s1. 50 to $1.75, St. Louis $1 to $1.50- and Kansas City s1.25 to $225. Shipments were 4H cars compared with 693 the week before and SIS during the core spending week last e~---, CANTALOUPES MARKET STEADY.
 Haulings have decreased at Califor- mia shipments points and movement meats, standards 45s ranged $4.25 to $s.5o in New York and Boston. $3.50 to $5.50 in Baltiore and Phil adelphia and $3.5o to $4.50 in Pitts burgh. Middlewestern markets were steady at $3.50 to $4.50 per crate California honey dews ranged $3.5O to $4.50 per crate, all sizes, in New York, $2.50 to $3.50, in Philadelphia. and $3.o0-$4.00 in Boston. Prices ir Cleveland were $500 to $3.75 and dn Chicago s2.o0 to $2.5o. Haulings have been heavy and most cars consigned at Arizona shipping points. Georgia green meats and pink meats, stan dards 45s brought $2.5o to $3.5O pe1 | crate. in New York, $2.75 to $3.75 ir Philadelphia. Shipments were 1,41E
 cars compared with 1,610 the week | before and 1912 during the cor responding week last season.
 PEACHES DECLINE MODERATELY Hileys were in fair demand rang l ing $2.25 to $2.75 per basket, crate or bushel basket at Georgia shipping points. Carloads fob. cash track | and Georgia bel1es at $2.25 to s2.50 Hileys, sixes and bushel baskets rang. ed in New York $3.50 to s4, in Bal | timore and Pittsburgh $3 to $3.2s l and Philadelphia $2.25 to $2.75. Mid | d1e western markets ranged $s to $4 California triumphs brought $1.75 te | s2.50 per box in Chicago and Car | mans sold to retailers in Omaha al $1.25 to $1.75 per box. Alabama l early E1bertas in six basket carriers
 ranged $3 to $4 in Chicago. Kansa. 1 City early in the week ranged $3.7t Fto $4.50 and St. Louis $4 to $4.25 Production, July 1, 1920 as forecast | ed by the Bureau of Crop Estimate. was 25 268 900 bushels as comparef