Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
HOLIDAY DEMANDS
AID PRODUCE MART
Celery, Apple and Lettuce
Sales Prove Strengthen
ing Factor in Upturn.

Holiday demand for celery, apples
and lettuce was q strengthening in
fiuence in the markets for these prod
ucts during mid-November and later
says the United States Department Of
Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, Market News Service. Freez-
ing damage to large part of the celery
crop in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana af-
forded encouragement to holders of
Eastern celery. Shipments Of this hol-
iday vegetable became quite active,
many days showing an output Of over
100 carloads.
There is considerable nearby celery
in all Northern markets. but the great
bulk of shipments was from California
and New York, amounting to fully IS
per cent Of the carlot output. Prices
have shown little change at country
shipping points. Prevailing quotations
for storage celery, the third week of
November were $1.65 to SITS for crates
holding four to six dozen. This includes
the late variety like Golden Self Blanch-
ing, and early varieties that have been
In storage somewhat longer. Most of
the supply of Eastern celery is In the
cold storage of Western New York,
where the stocks amounted on Novem-
Der IA to nearly half a million crates,
compared with 342, 900 year ago.
Potato Shipments Lighter.
The feature of the late November
potato market Is the rapid decrease in
car-lot shipments which are now about
half the daily volume as compared with
the movement early in the month. AL
though shipments are light, the mar
kets have not yet responded to the re-
duced supply, and the price tendency
continued slightly downward in most
-awana
Centers. There was a little stronger
tone at Northern Maine shipping points
after the middle of the month, but dull
ness continued in Western New York,
the Middle Western and the Rocky
Mountain regions. Prevailing low prices
caused growers to withhold shipments.
Farmers in Western New York are be-
ing paid only IS cents a buShel and
prices are below that level in Northern
Maine. Maine Green Mountains ranged
from $1.60 to $1.90 per 100 pounds in
sold at $1.75 to So; Pennsylvania
round white varieties brought around
SLIGO in Eastern markets. New York
potatoes sold at similar prices in Pitts
burgh and Cleveland. The important
potato market at Chicago showed a
slightly downward trend the third week
of November, with sales around $1.50
per 100 pounds by the car lot.
Eastern sweet potatoes are selling at
Is to so cents barrel lower than a
year ago. Supplies are light to mod
crate and demand rather light. Boston
and Pittsburgh quoted highest price
levels among Eastern markets the third
week of November. On Virginia yellow
varieties at $3.50 to So per barrel, but
prevailing range for this stock else
where was from Sits to $3.50. The
highest prices for bushel pack were
paid for New Jersey supplies which
brought 81 to SITS in New York and
$2.15 to $3.50 in Pittsburgh. Ungraded
Maryland sweets sold as low as 65 cents
bushel in Baltimore and at so cents
in New York. Some Of the markets re-
port slightly advancing prices on Ten
neSsee sweet potatoes, and jobbing sales
are at q range of 81 to $3.50. Daily
car-lot shipments average scarcely 70
cars.
Steady Apple Market.
Most of the Eastern markets report
moderate supplies and slow demand now
that the wholesale trade has been large
ly supplied for the holiday business
Prices have not shown much change in
a general way this month. There was
a slight upturn in prices OF Greetings
at a few large markets, this variety
being in great demand for piemaktng at
certain times of the year. Barreled
stock reached $3.50 in New York, COM
pared with So early in the month. East
ern Staymans also sold q little higher
in Philadelphia, with top OF 81 IS per
bushel. This standard variety sold at
SIPS to $3.50 in most markets, but
reached 90 in Atlanta. Eastern Jona-
thans and other popular general pur-
pose variety brought $1.25 to $3.50 per
bushel. Eastern Grimes are still fairly
active in some markets at the same
prices as Jonathans. Eastern Delicious
sold highest at 81 to $3.50 per bushel.
Active export demand has attended
the marketing Of the Eastern apple
crop. From the New York producing
territory alone over 100 cars had been
billed for export by the middle Of the
month, not including many cars shipped
to Montreal for European ports. The
foreign demand for such varieties as
Ben Davis has exceeded the supply
resulting in practically all available
holdings of this kind being taken up.
The important Eastern Baldwin variety
has entered comparatively little into
the barrel shipments. Some dealers
think the barrel movement will be light,
since the bushel packages have been
becoming more popular. Sales Tor ex-
port at country shipping points held at
S425 to $4.40 for Ben Davis and $3.50
for Roxbury Russets. Baldwins, bushel
pack, sell at $1.35 to $1.40, and Green
ings, $1.25.
Vegetable Trade Active.
Quite a furry was brought about in
the Western New York country Vege-
table markets sometime before Thanks
giving, when buying reported to be Tor
New York City political organization
took about Is carloads OF cabbage,
onions and carrots to be distributed
among the unemployed of that city.
Although the carrot market continues
dull in Eastern producing sections, the
volume of business at country shipping
points has increased slightly, with q
range of so to 6212 cents per hundred
pound sack and so cents per bushel for
washed carrots.
The unseasonably warm weather Of
id-November reduced the demand for
cabbage in consuming markets, and af-
fected the situation in producing Sec
tons, but without much change in
price. Shippers In Western New York
are still getting $40 to $11 per ton IN
bulk for Danish varieties. The crop
has been largely cleared up from the
fields, and future 1oadingS will be mostly
from temporary or permanent storage.
The consuming markets are well sup
piled, but demand continues slow at
nearly every large market reporting
since the middle of the month. New
York hte-keeping varieties sell at about
steady prices, ranging $13 to $40 per
ton. There Is q small supply of early
Southern cabbage available in a few
Northern markets. Early sales in New
York were at the rate Of 81 per 1h-
bushel hamper.
Eastern yellow onions show no recent
change In price. The prevailing range
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