Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30
PRODUCE TRADE
FALLS OFF NEAR
HALFPAST YEAR
No Large Drops in Prices
Despite Shortage in
Orders.

Leading produce houses on ~coms
mission row" stated today that the volume
Of business in their line during the past
month has decreased between SO is and
80 per cent in comparison with the same
| period last year and the year before.
A comparison Of the wholesale prics
sheets Of the past three years for this
same period of the season fails to re.
veal any large drops in prices.
Outside Of potatoes and one Of two
other staple products, there is but little
difference in prices of the past three
| years. Some prices sre slightly lower
| than last year, but higher than the
prices Of the year preceding that, but
the changes are small.
Some Of the prices follow:
Apples this season are quoted at sea
| $50 per barrel while last year they were
/ quoted at S4@450. This increase is prob
ably due to the influence on the market
Of the failure of the crop in the State.
Potatoes show a big decrease, how
ever selling at S1.9O this year for
150-lb. bag, whereas last year they sold
at SS012 for a similar amount In 1919.
they sold at S3G75O for the same weight.
Onions also show a decrease, Fancy
this season, against S1.75 for similar
amount last year, and at $3.50 the year
previous to that.
TOMATO PRICES
ARE HIGHER.
Tomatoes, a vegetable that is consid-
cred everywhere a staple and is used as
food in practically every home, are high
er this year than last summer and the
same price as in 1919. They are now
selling at $3.50 for a 15-lb. box, against
$3.50 last summer and $3.50 the sum-
mer before.
Cabbage, another staple, shows HttIe,
if any, decrease in price this season over
the season before. 1t is now selling az
SO a hamper, whereas 1t sold at So a bar
rel in 1920, and at $3.50 a barrel In 1919
Lemons show a big increase in price.
now selling at S999.50 a box, against
$5.50G5.75 in 1920 and S7.506S.50 in 1919
Oranges show a decrease in price I'M
der last year, but are higher than In
1919A They are now selling on COM
mission row at S506 a box, whereas they
sold at $5G7 last year and S4.7596 In
1919.
Bananas are 1 cent less a pound this
year than they were last year, but they
are now higher than they were in 1919
at the same time of the season. They
now sell at Sc a pound. They sold at
DC pound last year and at TAG pound
in 1919
There is but little difference in the
prices Of cantalOupes this year and last,
while they are now higher than they
were in 1919. They are now selling at
S3.25G4.25 a crate against S175g4.50 a
crate last year and S1.50G4 in 1913.
There is no difference in the price OF
peaches. Fancy Georgia peaches are
now selling at $3.50 for a six basket crate
and they sold at that price last year and
the year before at this season.
Watermelons are now 10 cents higher
than they were last year at 81, and the
same price as they were in 1919
LETTUCE PRICES
ALSO KEEP Up.
Lettuce is now selling at 10 cents a
pound against s cents a pound for last
year and the year before that This
is an increase of 2 cents per pound
There is little, If any difference in the
price Of celery for the past three years.
Fancy Florida now selling at 81 dozen
punches ~
There also is very little difference in
the price Of green onions. They now
sell at 15G40c a dozen, against % cents
for last year and the same for the year
before
Pie plant, a very homely plant, but
nevertheless very popular at this season
Of the year shows no decrease in price,
This year, last and the year before tt
sold at 35 ceats a bunch.
Kale this is selling al 50 a barrel Il
sold at 81 a busheI this time last year
and at So a barrel in 1919. This is no
decrease in price.
The radish shows a decrease OF cents
bunch, now selling al % cents a bunch,
against 80 cents for last year and %
cents for 1919 at this season.