The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-02
}ISH POTATOES ..JSH ID OUTSIDE. MARKETS IS REPORT
Cars Shipped Number 1915, While Sweet Potatoes Are
 Off in Shipments and
 Prices, Says Hooton

Montgomery, July 1.--(Special.) Alabama farmers shipped 240 cars of Irish potatoes to other markets dur ing tho past week, which ran the total number of cars for the season up to 1915, according to the weekly summary of market conditions issued Saturday by F. O. Hooton, supervisor of markets.
 Mir. Hooton sesd the farmers had received . fair price for the potatoes which gave them . profit for the sea son. The large producing sections have completed their harvest. but there Will continue to be 6 small movement from north Alabama dur ing July.
 Prices Are off
 The season for sweet potatoes has been finished with records showing -shipments of SIS cars. Prices for .aweet potatoes have not, been satis- factory during the year and MT. Hooten indicated that cured stocks during next season will be much lighter.
 Alabama shipped s5 cars of water melons during the week, an increase of 100 per cent over last year. Prices lat shipping points In this state have { ranged from $50 to $225 car, ac- cording to size, with large melons in demand. The canteloupe crop was reported as heavy but indications arc practically the entire yield will be consumed in the state. The first oar of tomatoes moved out of the state during the week. but most of the tomatoes will be used locally or shipped by express.
 Weekly Market Summary
 The following average prices for commodities named were paid to Ala bama farmers during the week, end ing July l:
 Cotton, middling, 21 cents per rsund; cotton seed, y44 per ton, 90 cents per bushel; velvet beans, s1.25 to $ir50 per bushel; Johnson grass hay, 1915 to SIS per ton in producing sections. SEQ in other sections; cow peas. $1.50 per bushel; soy beans, 32 pek bushel; sugar cane syrup. 50 centY per gallon; sorghum syrup, 40 cents per gallon; hogs. cents per pound; cattle. cents per pound; chifkens, % cents per pound; egxs. 1es' cents DOT dozen; butter, 15 cents p}sr pound butter. cmreamery. sS Gents per pound.
 Corn Steady
 The cotton market broke during tho week on improved condition re- port of growing crop, but with little effect on local trading. Corn is steady, and in fair demand with ample supplies in producing sections. Other feedstuffs arc moving steadily and with the available oat harvest and recent hay cuttings the local demand is fairly well cared for.
 Live stock trading Is slow with steady demand and little change in Irichs. Very few car lot shipments are reported throughout the state.
 Alabama shipped 240 cars of Irish lsSotaltoes last week, which ran the totai up to 1915 cars for the season ac date. The larger producing sec n1s of the southern part of the .ti2te are practically through ship ping. but there win pe a small move mcnt from north Alabama during iJuly. hTe prices have held steady fduring the season and wheere there has been an average yield the grow CTS have received a fair profit. The
 
 tone during the week.
 re season for sweet potatoes Is over and Alabama shows q total movement of 616 cars. The prices have been unsatisfactory throughout .,hf season. and it Is likely that cured stocks another season will be much lighter.
 "A heavy movement of watermelons is reported from Georgia and Flor fida during the week--2,76S cars from icors and 1.071 cars from Florida. The . anna shipments for the same week '. ere 95 cars. Total shipments to date show 100 per cent increase over last year for same date. De- spite the liberal supply there is a fair demand for the heavy melons Hanging from 2S to 90 pounds, but sales on smaller sizes are slow and he prices low Sale price at ship ping points has ranged from $50 to t225 per car according to size The cnntatoupe crop is also heavy. but Alabama will not ship many cars of this crop. The first car lot shipment of tomatoes from the state moved last week. Practically all the to- natoes produced for market in the xtlate are sold locally and express