The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-22
PRODUCE MOVES
IN Bic VOLUME;
PRICES LOVER

HULL ~ Wilt
,.,,,,r,,,l ONO. June "I--T'" '"'a'
..,r,n, increment Of thirteen i"ah'nE
lines OF fruits and vegetables Tor W.
,.cok ended June l7th. WAS To-" care
an Increase Of more than 1000 cars "'''
las, weeks shipments. TINS ."c'
Iq due to heavier m"\emeh' ~ ~
In,,ua. vo,rrmelnns. urw potatoes
onions tomatoes and carly apples '"'-
h,pc celery. lettuce. old potatoes S'ra"
berries moved in lighter volume
prices for potatoes, cantaloup'S' TO-
marocs and watcrmc!ons are io"e'
Good peaches held STEADY l" III II"
Potato Markets Decline
Total shipments of potatoes l"r'''
week ending June I'm were o'"'"'
nr 7o0 over the week before. Move
rnc,t ,r new stock nlcd 5,923 ears com
parcd with IA? 4 week ago. More ll"'I 1
I00 rurs Of old potatoes we're Sh'PP'"
romnpred with GIL for tho same "',N
a vcor ago. Virginia. "a, heaviest cal
.h,nr!nr state. sent ALL ears ana No''"
V'ornIina 1881. Texas shipments nave
heru n,ucn reduced owing 10 DAMAGE |"
crnn h~ rain in May. Maine shipped O'-
cars of old stock.
pari,Nv increasing supplies az ro'h-
,n.s have caused decided stump !"
rOusumronsuming markets. ffl''S u"
declined S2.00-S%C0 per barrel NJ ="
md South Carolina C"hhl"rs ranged kr"-
orally sS,75S4.75 In leading 'Iti"h'
,,rjo q, strrr shore stock was weak NJ
S3.5O-S475 In most eastern shni mo.
k,rs chicago and T!uslon d"c!incu 'nC
o,I ranged slightly higher than "ihrT
markets M So Jo-$G 40 losses q! wv
occurred In producing sections "neI'
rohhlcrr sold at s%.5n-".9o T. q. n. VIZ
clnIa and WypOtn,s. and S29o-S"'-" l"
kor,b corolIua South carolina ShCHt"
sI,ss Triumrhs declined Sl.NO per ~"
lbs and ranged sos in middle west
Crn markets. :, co,,,b
Jersey and In Mercer ana M'n"'cTeN
counticsIs reported 10 percent neaT'e'
,han IN 1927. In burlington ana Mon
mouth counties acreage same as IN l'-'
Stands average $500 per cent ana Hn""
Ing conditions favorable. Ihe Pre.'''
mary estimate for acreage p!ailtc" !"
The entire state This season IS ."' P'I
cent Of last years acr"aG" or 'N'"V "'''E
ca compared with Nf.noo III lU-l'
wetermelons Slightly weaker
r,, "o,Int movement If watermelons
was 9727 cars. AN iucrens" OF Ga ncr''n.
shinments for the sans week last year
Georgia melons have begun TO move ana
during the week Flled 1872 cars. Flor.
ida shiprrd o.99i cars Markets helo
fairly steady the FIRST part OF the week.
rhuadelph!a and Chicago weakened
SLIGHTLY around Juno ibth and a weak
irregular tone prevailed nj the CLOSE
when Florida Tom Watsnns %"-5O IDS
Averages weight ranged S95o-s56Noo
hulk prr car in leading eastern clues
and o@-2G lbE Melons were weak IN th'-
cogo ut S26O-s3OO. Georgia Tom WAT
sons held the same rang" in ahStcrh
markets. rs Florida stock hu' sa-"V ~
melons sold at SS5O-475 In Chicago" IN
producing acct!ons a wild" rang" OF
rrices prevailed. closing nj SbO-l75.
cantaloapes Lower
Supplies Of rantalour"$ ar" IIo'I a.,
Demand Is moderate and markets uuH
and weak. California salmon ttnts. IN
Standard crates Of IS melons each, de-
rInnd So.O0-S&.n0 per crate in leading
markets. closing at S7nO-sS.0o in cX-
,reuc eastern cities and AZ s4.No-Sb.oo
in pittsburgh and the middle west.
Georgia salmon tints We're N"ak and I'M
settled I'm New York and Baltimore at
5ns3 10 nor standard crate. other
eastern marKcts weak at Sf.0O-O4.bp per
cat NJ l2-l5 melons. In California pro-
rlucinc sections prices declined hOc-b5e
,n 81 close Of Sl.T5-SlSi T. o. h. cash
track. Georgia stock sold at Sl.16-S2.@5
Z. . y.
cool weather. late acreage and crown
Sc, retarded shipments from cantor
MIA. The recent hot weather i9 incr"aS-
Ing movement. Picking Of second set III
carly Acids is progressing. FIRST picking
Is we'll under way in lntcr Fields quail
lty n. stock Is high. only about 10 per-
cont ponys compared with usual 40 per
cent. shipments from AL sections were
2,o4i cars compared With 707 last week
nud with 1856 year ago. California
shippcd l6S" cars and Georgia !H2.
peach Market Steady for Good Stock
Tho carlot movement OF peaches - IN
creasIng The season IS later than last
wear and the total movement 70 date Is
1873 cars compared with III for the
same week last year and Isl week ago
Georgia now the leading shipper. sent
45l cars Georgia CarmanS in SKIES ana
hushcl baskets wer" nearly steady III
eastern city markets 4; S3.ON-t.VU'
slightly weaker In chicago at S3.V0l
$685.. Hilcys ranged $3."r-Sf.'I In lead
Ing eastern cities. hut weakened AT me
close In chicago to s2.50-S%.15. South
-
York M s3.OO-S%.@J uut declined IN Phil
doIphla to so25 The Sandhill peach
section Of North Carolina has an extra
good crop. Prospects are good for ship
mcnts nearly double those Of last year.
The first real peach crop IN Kansas since
1913 is in prospect. rated AZ IS percent
~ full. Condition Of crop In Nebraska
% pcr cent In California rs percent.
Onto 60 percent and iowa s. percent
Tomato Markets Slow and Weak
SUPPLIES are heavy II consuming cen
ters. demand Sow and markets weak.
Mississippi wrapped green ard turning
s,nrk in four basket carriers declined
lb-30r in leading city wholesale mar
ko,s 70 SNC-Sl2J In BOSTON a loss or
IOc reduced prices TO Sl.l-El.in. Texas
tours. ranged 9Or-SI.c5 IN mid western
cities. ix-basket carriers closed slow
and weak IN ChicAg" at S2.50-s3"5.
South Carolina stock skies, ranged
s3On-s275 IN New York and Fhilad"!-
rhia. In Mississippi and Texas rroduc-
ing sections tours closed at T5c-S5c. IN
creased sh!nmcuts OF tomatoes brought
the weeks total 10 1871 cars compared
with l.G52 the week before. The sea-
sons movement 10 date OF 1876 cars
than & 900 cars heavier than last sea-
Rnn's total the same date. Mississippi
alono has shipped 3.r22 compared with
I3TS last season TO date. FlnridaS to-
tai movement was nearly ten thousand
co,,ra-c5 with K Td3 81 wear ago