The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-21
CARLOT MOVEMENT Of
PRODUCE INCREASING;
POTATOES ARE FIRM


Cine nnati, Ohio. Sept. 30 The total
car!ot movement Of II leading lines ot
fruits and vegetables for the week end
Ing September l6h was "",to5 C2~S
This was gain "f 1859 cars over shin
ments OF the preceding week and was
1882 cars heavier than Toy the same
week last year. The greatest gains
were in the movement of Iota;oes.
grapes and peaches. Apples. clhhagc
and celery ar6 oh!nns moved IN slightly
heavier volume while shipments Ur other
lines decreased. Markets showed i
slightly heavier volun" while shipments
OF other lines dccrca Scd Markets show
cd a slightly stronger tone for peaches.
pears. apples and lato potatoes but
were weaker Tor other !!ncs.
Markets strengthen for Late Potatoes:
Shipments p"tato"S iNrrcaS sod over
ono cars To ~ but were about 10"
cats less thFtu IN" moN, mvHt f"r tn"
corresponding week last year. Now l"r-
scy tn" h"aT'. = shipping state, S"n'
1923 cars Minnesota Ihi. colorado 40
New York 20, and Maine $50. The
hCa!v movement exclusive Uf New Jcr-
SOY. is now mostly from tn" ~ lc.tdiny
lat" shipping states which together sent
"i46 ears. Markets. were slightly
weaker for New Jersey giants and Mid
dlcwcst"ru partly graded early nh!"S
firm for round whites New !" S"y
sacked c"hblcrs IN Pittsburgh and en-
c!ura;i closed At $l.3U au.l - J. r too
pounds. Giants were slow and dun ia
New York - Philadelphia at -" and
81 no. but clos Il strmne At Sc {. g. l..
shipping points. Main" 40. | Wish cob
hlers were nearly steady In Boston at
81 I 10 hnlk stock 10. lin a \ylN
York TO 3u-l.n" and was S,cadH ~ :,I-i"c
7. o. b. Minnesota and Kansas partly
graded, early UhioS were weak mid
western markets AT Sl.or LEO. no. Il
stock ruled strong in s.. Louis a q 81.
Wisconsin and Minnesota round whites.
|. =. grade No. | strengthened Ia lead
ing markets 10 Sl.50-l.5J. reaching top
Of $l.50-l70 in Chicago. rric.s ;td
Nanccd TO sl.%5-l.i6 /. Q. b MIS- "usin
points. but closed weaker at fl.20. Color
ado and lhaho rurl!s sold At $i.Sy-l.>5
in m.d-wcstern MAJ kciS.
Peach Market Firm.
Shipments OF peaches from New York
Sta"t were LIS cars. compared win
1850 Il week ago. The Scri-mbrr pre-
limInary estimate gave @.SI0 Uuu bushels
as IN" probably production 81 that state.
compared with l.T0",uUQ a year ago.
ttahS crop was estimated at l.u2U,uoD
bushels. compared with 76%.ru. Demand
was good and markets advanced New
York EihcrtaS in hushrl hask"ts ad-
vauccd "j-5: in leading markets L"
sl.7Jl"-un. reaching s".00--.@J ii Ih-
cago and -. Louis. Prices in procuring
sections showed similar gain and closed
at $ll1-l2j :" /. l.. Utah Elhrrlas
wero firm IN Chicago and 81. Louis at
$2.Vu-@.j0.
Apples Slightly Stronger.
The Curlot movement OF apples In
creased 10 1896 cars, n gain nt IL? cars
over last week and slightly less than
shipments for the same week last y"Ir.
Tho movement from barrls shipping
sections was 1891 cars and from the
box shipping stactS 3GJ. New York aI-
pies filled ass cars. Illinois @47. Nir-
SinIa 173 and Michigan 1i'. Calitornil
and Washington. each shipped slightly
over 100 cars. Markets assumed 4 firm
tone. especially for middle western
stock New York W"althys and other
red varieties Cl""Sd firm At $".Tn-3 80
per barrel in eastern markets. N'Hi-
thyS in buShcl baskets RANGED 1""-S -
IN city markets and ruled -" {. g. h.
barrels sold at $685. 81 I. -. l.. tn"
middle OF the week. Eh"d" Island
Greetings were steady in New York
City at s3.0O-G50 Michigan. Illinois
and Arkansas Jonathans advanced IN
81. Louis 10 $3.75-4.l0 and reached 500
$50 in Chicago and Minneapolis. VIZ
glnia. Maryland aud West Virginia
Jonathans strengthened In New York
and Philadelphia to S2.50-i50. WASH