The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-08
STATE ID BREAK
 PRODUCE RECORDS
More Cabbages, Strawberries and Sweet Potatoes to
 Be Shipped

Montgomery. May 7.-(speciaL)- Reports to the bureau of markets during the week continued to indicate that Alabama win break its previous records in the shipment of Ncabbaee, strawberries and sweet potatoes, ac- cording to the weekly summary of F. o, Hooton. supervisor of markets, Saturday.
 Up to May 1, 1.o75 cars of cabbage had moved from Alabama compared with S96 cars last season, So1 cars of strawberries against 2S5 last year and beS ears of sweet potatoes com pared with 4s2 last year. Prices of cabbage and strawberries held firm while sweet potatoes are moving slowly at s1.15 to SIPS a bushel on the central markets.
 The weekly market summary fol- lows;
 The, following average prices were paid to the farmers of Alabama for the commodities named during the week ending Saturday, May 6:
 Cotton, middling. 17A cents per pound; cotton seed, s45 per ton; corn, Sh cents per bushel peanuts, s7o per ton darmers' stocks sold) COW peas, sLoo per bushel; soy beans, s2 per bushel; velvet beans. S20 per ton farmers stock practically ex- hausted1i Johnson grass hay, SIS per ton; peanut vine hay, s14 to s15 per ton; peavine and soy bean hays, s2S per tor; sweet potatoes, S1 per oushel; hogs, 715 cents per pound i, cattle, cents per pound; chickens, 70 cents per pound; eggs, 20 cents per dozen; butter, 30 cents per pound. creamery butter. 3S to 40 cents per pound.
 "A cheerful feature of the week is the advance of s5 per bale in the price of cotton. Flood conditions in the western belt and the unseason- able conditions in the territory east Of the Mississippi have doubtless con tributed to this advance
 Movements Over
 Except for truck crops such as cabbage. potatoes and strawberries, movements from the farms are prac- tically over-veryp little feedstuffs available for car lot shipments. There Is some surplus corn in small lots Tn few sections, but this will be consumed mainly in local territory. Florida buyers have begun to inquire about Alabama corn In car lots.
 The movement of cabbage and strawberries from the state shows A big increase over last season, but the shipments are rapidly decreasing as the season is now drawing to a close in the main producing sections. Up to May l, 1,075 cars Of cabbage had moved from the state as against ss6 cars for the entire season last year; So1 ears of strawberries against 2s5 last year. and 565 cars of sweet potatoes against 4S2. The shipping season for cabbage ends June 30. for strawberries June Is, and for sweet potatoes May 31 hence there are con siderable shipments of these products yet to move. Prices on cabbage and strawberries are holding firm, while sweet potatoes are moving slowly at $1.15 to SIPS per bushel in the central markets.
 The Irish potato crop from south Alabama began moving last week. 1t is expected that Alabama will shin around 5000 cars this season. The demand is active in the large con suming eenters, and the price shows an increase of 50 cents per hundred pounds over last week. The Florida season is rapidly coming to a close. and although that state has shipped 1000 cars in excess of last season the price has continued firm and the market is tending generally upward. $