Evening journal., 1921-08-24
Sweet POTATOES.
ARE Plentiful
Cantaloupe and Watermelon
Shipments Also Exceed
1920 to Date
APPLES AND GRAPES
SHOW DECREASE

Sweet potatoes. water melons and
cantaloupes are the only farm pro-
ducts showing an Increase over last
years production. according to esti-
mates based on shipments made ov-
er the Delaware Division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad to date. The
shipment OF sweet potatoes for Aug
ust 22. were 24S barrels as compar-
ed with 81 barrels on the cores
ponding date last year. The total
shipment to date this year Of sweet
potatoes has been 1885 barrels as
compared with e.1s2 barrels for the
corresponding period last year.
While the shipment Of cantaloupes
fell off on Monday showing a slight
decrease in comparison with the
shipment Of last year, the total ship
ments to date far exceed those Of
last year covering a corresponding
period. There we're 9917 carriers
OF this fruit shipped Monday as COM
pared with 1891 carriers shipped
on the corresponding date last year.
The totaa shipments of cantaloupes
to and including Monday were 445,-
7os carriers. as compared with 1S9,-
218 carriers for the corresponding
date last year showing an increase
of 256.491 carriers.
There were 81 carloads OF water
melons shipped on Monday, COM
pared with s carloads for the cor
responding day last year. To date.
there has been $50 carloads OF water
melons shipped. as compared with
21 carloads for the corresponding
period last year.
White potatoes are among the
vegetables showing a decrease in
shipments. There were 433 barrels
of white potatoes shipped on Mon
day, as compared with 921 barrels
shipped on the corresponding date
last year. There has been 2115 bar
rels OF this product shipped to date.
as compared with 5,431 barrels
shipped during the corresponding
period last year.
Apples, grapes and cucumbers
seem to have suffered most from the
early spring frosts. only Al barrels
OF apples were shipped last Monday.
as compared with 261 barrels ship
ped on the corresponding day last
year. There has been II 1891 barrels
OF apples shipped to date as COM
pared with 624.720 barrels shipped
during the corresponding period las
year.
Mondays shipment OF grapes wa
1876 pounds. as compared with los
pounds on the corresponding da,
last year. making a total shipmen
>of s.51s pounds OF grapes TO date a
compared with 72,1s7 pounds To-
the corresponding day last year
There we're 35 hampers OF cucum-
bers shipped Monday as compared
with 221 hampers shipped for the
corresponding day last year. The
total shipment OF cucumbers to date
is 79,4SS hampers as compared with
105,643 hampers for the correspond
ing period last year.
Tomatoes shipped throughout the
Peninsula totalled 2115 baskets.
compared with 465s baskets for the
corresponding period OF last year.
The movement OF refrigerating
cars over the branch roads Of the
Peninsula Railroad during the Pc
riod ending August 20, reached a
high mark at 1879. For the same
period during 1920. but 1895 car.
were recorded.
While the consumptive demand &
not large at the present time. rail
road officials believe that more frui
and produce Is being consumed thi
year than ever before. However
II was pointed out. the city farme
has been active during the pas
summer months and because OF thi
the disposing OF fruits and producl
by the down-state grower is gravel
affected.