The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-03-24
'|DAHO HAS YET
] D D D CARS Of
SPUOS 7 D SELL
Holdover is Heavy, Crop
Reporter Says; Stocks
In Eastern Cities Are
Practically Normal.

Up to February rs, 1922, 1927 cars
of potatoes had been loaded in Idaho
and reports from over the field indi-
cate that there are yet approximately
5000 cars to move after March |, de-
pending on prevailing market prices
and the amount of deterioration due
to diseases and the very low tempera-
lures that have prevailed the past
winter, according to Julius H. Jacob
son, federal crop statistician. Maine
expects to ship about 5,945,0OO bushels,
or 8,49O cars but an Improvement in
price coming early would increase this
Quantity. New York had available
for market March l, 8,148000 bushels.
Shrinkage has been about 8 per cent
to March |. Michigan will roll about
ent of 2050 cars will move to local
markets by truck Wisconsin's avail
able supply is $500 cars. Already
there have been 1000 cars diverted
ton in the state. Minnesota will
probably move from 1000 to 5000 more
cars in addition to home consumption.
In the Dakotas, facilities for storing
the large crop were scanty and made
= quate and the danger of freezing, to-
cther with the farmers urgent need
of<Noney resulted in an early market
ing of the crop Montana has 500 cars
left to move out. Colorado reports
about $500 cars still to move in addi-
ton to seed and local supply. Wash
ington will probably ship out 1000
more cars from the heavy crop in the
Yakima Valley. California will move
in cars about 100000 bushels, or 1900
carloads, of which about 100000 BUSH
els are yet undug.
The Is leading late shipping states
have shipped up to March |, 1922,
1887, 900 bushels of potatoes and
have yet to move after March l, 3d.
93500O bushels. Maine, New York,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Montana, Colorado,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia produced in 1921 about 20 per
cent of all the potatoes in the United
States and had surplus over farm
requirements of 15O,3O6, 900 bushels, or
81 per cent of their total production.
Total stocks of potatoes in hands of
farmers and dealers March | in the
IS states mentioned was 90,946,0 900
bushels, or sc per cent of the produc-
tie6 of these states, 73,486,000 bushels
ybeing held by farmers and i7,48O,O0O
bushels by dealers.
Reports received by the federal de-
partment at Washington show that
there were about $3.50 cars of potatoes
all told on tracks, in warehouses and
in the hands of wholesale and retail
distributors in the Ia principal cities
March |. Attention is called to the
fact that potatoes are not normal,
stored in large cities except incidenta
to current distribution. Potato stocks
in New York city March were abou
500 cars, including 200 cars track hold
ings Chicago had $50 cars, including
1870 cars on tracks. No date of thu
usual holdings of these two cities arr
available. Reports indicate that stock
are lighter than average at this season
in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Col
umbus and heavier in Boston, St
Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha and Kan
sas City. In the other cities reporte'
there is about the usual supply.
In studying the potato situation
this year, it should be born in min
that the location of production is a
important factor in the carlot move
ment. The 1920 potato production
was generally heavy in the large cor
Stunning areas but in 1921 the revers
was true, when production was NOR
than usually concentrated in the sui
l. plus producing areas and therefore
~ay be expected that the carlot move