The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-09
SWEET POTATOES FEATURE lMARKET I IN STATE FOR WEEK
Weekly Report of Market Su- perviSor Indicates Heavy
 Shipments of Sweet Po- tatoeS and Melons
By FRED II. GORMLEY Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Herald 22I-2 First National Bank BniId

221-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, July 8.-(Special.) J Early sweet potatoes began to move from south Alabama points during the week, according to the weekly summary of market conditions today issued by F. o. Hooten, supervisor of markets. A few cars were loaded at Foley and other Baldwin county points. Prices will not be as high thatalargesuppl yofcuredpot { m as usual this year because of the fact that large supply of cured potatoes was carried over from last year and will be placed on the market.
 Watermelons moved in large quan- titles from Alabama during the week, it being estimated that the shipments totaled 200 cars Ship ping records show that 256 cars were moved from the state up to July l.. More than 600 cars have been sold by the Farm Bureau Watermelon association, this number including shipments from the Florida mem bers of the Alabama association.
 Weekly Market Summary
 The following average prices were paid to Alabama farmers for pro- ducts named for the week ending Saturday, July 8;
 Cotton, middling, 22 cents; cotton seed, s44 per ton; corn, 90 cents per bushel; cowpeas, S1.50 per bushel; soy beans, $2.25 per bushel; velvet beans, $1.50 per bushel; Johnson grass hay, S16 per ton, in producing sections, SIS to s20 in other sections; sweet potatoes, $1.50 per bushel; sugar cane syrup, 50 cents per gall lon; sorghum syrup, 40 cents per gallon; hogs, Sls cents per pound; cattle, to 355 cents per pound; chickens, 20 cents per pound; eggs, IS cents per pound; butter, 25 cents per pound; creamery butter, 3S cents per pound.
 Market Bu1Ged
 The recent government report on the cotton acreage and prospective yield gave a bullish tone to the mar ket, with an advance of $5 to $6 per bale. With at least one-fourth of the crop of the south to be sold by the cooperative pooling system during the coming season 1t stands to req son that the crop will not be dumped on the market hence there is little danger of forcing the price down early in the season.
 The early sweet potato crop from south Alabama began to move this week---a few cars being loaded from Foley and other Baldwin c1unty points. Dealers and distributors say that the prices for early stock will not be as good this season due to the fact that there is q considerable stock of cured potatoes on the mar ket carried over from last season.
 Market Holds Up
 Only 31 cars of Irish potatoes rolled from Alabama the past week, and the shipping season will end in a short time. One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three cars had been shipped from the state up to July 5. The market Is holding up we'll with a slight increase in price
 Alabama is now coming strong in the watermelon game, and the ship ping records show a movement Of 256 cars up to July l. Perhaps 200 cars have moved since that date The Farm Bureau Watermelon asso- ciation reports sales of over 600 cars up to date, which includes its sales of melons shipped by its members from a few Florida points. Prices are holding good for large, choice stock, but small ungraded melons are having poor sale.
 f Besides a few cars of cantaloupes apples and tomatoes. -labama shipped seven cars of onions. There is no record of any car lot ship ments of onions from Alabama last year.