The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-22
HEAVY SHIPMENTS
 OF PRODUCE BEING
 SENT FROM STATE
Potatoes, Cucumbers and Snap Beans Move From South AIabama-Cotton
 Sold During Week
By FRED H. GoRMLEy Montgomery Bureau, The Age-Herald, s2l-2 First National Bank Building

Mont gomery, May Especial )-- Heavy shipments of Irish potatoes, cucumbers and snap beans continued to move from south Alabama to other markets during the week, according to the summary of market conditions issued today by F. o. Hooton, super visor of markets and immigration. Cabbage and strawberries showed a material decline because of the late ness of the season.
 During tho last week car load movements in Alabama were as fol- lows: Irish potatoes 16e; straw berries, 45: cabbage, 80; sweet pota toes. 10; mixed vegetables. 9. The record for this season compared with all of last season follows: Cabbage, 1,z1k cars, compared with 896 last season; strawberries, 400 cars, against 2S6; sweet potatoes, 693, against 482; mixed vegetables. 2S against A.
 Considerable cotton was sold in Alabama during tho week because of xhe higher prices. One dollar a bushel was paid for corn in some sections, while in others the price was T5 cen!s 6 bushel. A great demand has de- voioped for Spanish peanuts. but the holdings are small In the peanut growing section. A few hog sales were reported in the wiregrass sec- tion during the week.
 The weekly market summary fol- lows;
 'The following average prices were paid to Alabama producers for com modities named for the week end ing Saturday, May 20:
 Cotton. middling, 1sh cents DOT pound; cotton seed, S41 per ton; corn, 8s cents per bushel; peanuts. 3h cents to { cents per pound; in car lots wherever available, s7o per ton; velvet beans for planting, $1.25 to $1.6o per bushel: mono available for feeding purposes; soy beans. 33.75 per bushel; DOW peas. sf.50 per bushel; ; Johnson grass hay, SEQ per ton, sweet potatoes. 31 per bushel: soy bean and peavfns hays. s24 per ton; sugar oane syrup. 30 cents DOT gallon; sorghum syrup. 70 cents per gallon; hoEs. Tiklto s cents per poundi cattle, 4c cents per poundi eggs, 20 cents DOT dossns butter. 30 cents per pound; creamery --buttsr.. 70 cents per pound. BuIlish Tone
 0RA5u1rlxh tone featured tho cotton pnarket during the week. and con- edderabae sales among larger holders wore reported Continued unfavorable weather and heavy buying on the part of the mills were largely re- spcnaibie tors4he spurt in price. Mid ding cotton was quoted in interior marirsts Aa hzgheas 1914 cents, or a gaia of a&steAss%&a-Sa per bale over last wsst<-
 sone.dox1U~csvnaw aw fho.ruse in some psottcns of fhu state, while a price of 7s cents per sbushefis paid in the heavy produoing sections. Other fsedinws crcpa. are sscarcol There is . stronger demand for Spanish pea nutA but tho holdings are small throughout the peanut section of the state.
 "A 1sws hos sx1es are reported in the southeastern or "wiregrass" sec active demand for Nos- and 2 grades, the Union Stock Yards at Montgomery quoting cents and a shade above. Stock under 1se pounds is quoted at TX cents.
 There is . heavy movement of Irish potatoes. cucumbers and snap beans from south Alabama, while cabbage and strawberries are fall ing off. Cariot shipments from Ala bama for the week ending May 10 were reported as follows: Irish pota- toes. 1Be. strawberries AS, cabbage 80. sweet potatoes 10. mixed vegetables g. compared with last year is as fol- lows: Cabbage. 11l4 cars as against S9s last season; strawberries. 400 cars as against 2S5; sweet potatoes. 6ss as against 4s2. and mixed vege- tables 2S as against A."