The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-27
LOWER TREND
IN PRODUCE
Shipments in a Dozen Dir
ferent Lines 20 Per Cent
Heavier Than One Year
Ago.


Cincinnati. O.. April 26.--The Bureau
OF Markets weekly review or inc Couh-
try's produce market says:
Tho trend OF prices continued E"ncr-
nlly downward as tho result or increas-
ing supplies. Shipments nf a"%cn
lending lines wore nearly 200 heavier
than their combined volume year ago
although spinach celery and apples are
,lerrcasInr The great activity or the
Texas onion movement AZ much lower
prices was a leading feature l'otaloes
cabbage, lettuce, strawberries, apples
all showed various degrees Of weakness
under liberal offerings
Onion Market slunaps
The sharp decline Of Texas onions
brought tho price 10 range OIL Nv
els per crate in northern markets.. anu
l.25 at ToAas shipping points. sone
markets declined almost one haIl' Inc
drop In values is partly explained Sy tne
works shipments of more than 1000
cars and by the heavier arrivals re-
ported In New York. Chicago, St LOUIS
and other distributing ccnters. lnoet
s,imulus OF high opening prices ah""'
one fourth Of the estimated crop was
phIprcd in a single week. shipments
for tho season TO April 22nd amounted
10 over half OF last seasons total. Inc
slump in Texas orions carried with II
tho market for imported stocks EEEp'
t!Rns around 300 per Ion lbs MAJ ue'
cllned one half within week or so Inc
markets capacity for onions ~ AWAY
strictly limited and prices often re"|'
strongly TO oversupply.
Potatoes Trend Lower
Tho potato markets continued ne
pressed under heavy supplies. Move
mcnt o. old stock seems TO nc ia'lhs
or cxccpt from the northwest. BuI
Floridu shipped enough moro to nrihs
the total wccl above 1000 cars. Ne"
York vas heavily supplied ana close"
weak At l.2i-l.40 per 100 lbs. compared
with ll5 in Philadelphia and l''b IN
PITTSBURGH. Quotations declined To 'oe
f. O B. Main shipping points, nut pro-
duCinc sections in Minnesota ana Mich.
iran reported considerably flrmness ana
toward the end there was somo recover!
from lowest In Chicago, st. L"uls ana
Cincinnati. General declines In largH
consuming markets ranged lO-3oc
Maine. Colorado and Idaho together tur-
nshed about ono half the weeks supply
NJ old potatoes. Minnesota shippco eoo
bur no other STATIC moved as many as
800 cars.
Now Potatoes Active
The Florida potato crop moved al tne
rate OF fully 100 cars pe- day most
northern markets were we'll suprlleo
and the average price dropped ABOUT
100 closing at 500 per bbl. shipping
noInts settled TO $50 F. o. B. about the
half Of the crop OF tho Hastings uiS
trict was reported to have been sh'ppeo
nv the end Of third week In April. Inc
Texas crop suffered much damage ana
delay by frost and has supplied only
two cars compared with FOL last season
date.
weafsr Cabbage Martets
Most cabbage markets weakened
slightly with declines Of 1o-35c per loo
ID, cratic In Boston. Baltimore Chicago
Minneapolis and Pittsburgh. The Lou.
lsIana and Carolina pointed type sold
mostly Mt 1.T6-2.f5 per 100 h. crate.
New York gained soc despite arrival OF
lol cars. The Texas shipping season Is
nearly over with tho total more than
double that OF last sea son. The volume
has been heavy from Florida and Ala
hama combined early cabbage move
ment. thus far has been nearly equal 70
that Of NIL last season.
Strawberries Slightly Lower
The strawberry season seems TO ne
nearly over in Florida and Is passing In
Louisiana and North Carolina. But
Just beginning from Arkansas, com
bined shipments Increased about 50 cars
Strawberries from Louisiana and North
Carolina declined but recovered strong
ly at shipping points owing to increa$.
Ing supplies. Northern markets ranged
mostly "0-o5e quart basis. Louisiana
shipping points recovered 10 500 per
crate +. q. B. compared with low points
around ZOO and North Carolina ship
ping points advanced to e76-7lo per
large crate
Apple Markets Show weak Tone
Prices OF eastern barreled apples
showed a slightly weaker tono with
few tops above 500 per Dbl and the gen.
oral juhhng range of best grades New
York baldwins 750-S.00. Northwestern
extra fancy boxed wincsaps also weak
rmcd slightly in response 70 apparently
liberal holdings IN cold storage and sold
.-5-3.-6. SHIPMENTS werr scattered OK
rcpt from the state Of New York and
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