Evening star., 1930-10-03
SHIPMENTS
IN HEAVY VOLUME
Prices Well Maintained in
Slow Market-QuaIity
Reported Good.


usual at this time of year. Fully 1000
carlots daily moved during late Sep
tember and early October, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
market news service. Principal mar
kets still report supplies moderate as
rule but rather liberal in Boston and
Midwestern cities. Demand continues
| fairly good, and prices show nearly
Maine sell in Eastern consuming mar
kets at SITS to 50 100 pounds, and
reached $3.50 in few Southern cities.
Green Mountains ranged $1.85 to $2.25
in the East, and Pennsylvania white
stock sells around 81 in early october.
Prices at country shipping points
are fairly well maintained In the slow
market. Presque Isle, Me, quotes
bulk Green Mountains at $1.35 per 100
pounds. The quality of Maine potatoes
is running surprisingly good, according
to field reports, but yields are from
one-third to one-fourth below those OF
last wear, most of the vines having
been killed by blight. Aside from rot
which is being closely watched 1or IN
grading, there appear to be no serious
defects. Stock is running from me.
dilm to large size and fairly clean and
bright. Potatoes appear more able TO
resist bruising, as compared wrn lasI
season. Shippers consider the ottclal
Sentamber estimate production close to
the fact and expect few changes 1or
Maine in the october report: EstlmateS
Of carlot shipments for the State range
mostly from 4O,O0O 10 4o,OVo. 0"iS' O0---
pared with 81 900 last season.
Midwest Crop.
The potato crop in the Middle West
has suffered q great deal from oIy
weather and the quality Is more or Nss
irre01,lar with large proportlon OF
No. 2 stock in some sections; FIlcSs
have been higher than In the Eas.,
growers having been paid over $z per
| 100 pounds The Far Western crop op-
-sore IN he good. Idaho Is expected to
Show over 90. 900 cars and Colorado
NAV shin more cars than last season.
There is a good crop in the NortnWesC
and growers in Washington nave peen
selling at about 81 so per 100 pounos'
! THE potato market on the whole Is con-
siderably lower than last year oespIee
the short crop expected. Tne genera
decline in price OF conmooiIIes na +o
doubt affected the potato Market 70
some extent. A good demand ior
Northern potatoes is expected from Ine
dro,Irhtv regions of the corn belt Po-
| tatoes in Western New YORK are ho'
very important from shipping stand
point as yet. Very few cars nave peeh
loaded in the important proouclng Seco
near maturity. ,,..,o
onions seem to be recovering little
from recent low prices. Some f:o.p.
sales in Western New York reached 81
Der 100 pounds for yellow STOCK, TWO
| inches and larger, around the ISL OF
| october. Some dealers in producing
sections report considerable & increase .di IN
New York, Philadelphia and Boston
have been heavy receivers OF Eastern
onions recently. Shipments from al
sources have been averaging about 2OO
cars per week in early october. Sup
niles are moderate in most large Clues,
| hut liberal in Baltimore and kansas
City A slightly upward price IenuenSy
is reported in New YORK ana Fniiaoei-
phia. ,-., ho b.s,,
| ceiling in principal markets at $l2o 10
| 81 so Der 100 pounds and Mlowestern
stock at ebout the same range. iowa fNe9
| Globes brought $110 in st. LOUIS ano
Midwestern white stock 90 10 10 csnCs
ner Sc ponuds. Markets in western new
VorS r,roducing sections have advanced
! to 10 cents per 100 pounds since the
| first of the month, but little change Is
reported in Michigan and other centraA
producing sections.
Cabbage Shipments.
Sbinments of cabbage lately have
been iather heavy from New York, WIS
! consin and Colorado, averaging ABOUT
| ITS cars daily. but supplies remain no
| eral in most Eastern cities and Ngnt III
philadelphia. The price tendency mas
| been upward this month, with loppng
| price of New York round cabbage $40 10
| 500 in the East and Danish cabbage at
Dri q little hiQner IN
Western New York producing sections,
but about steady in Wisconsin and IN
| Northern Colorado. great deal OF
! cabbage this year shows the erect OF
| drv weather resulting in small sizes ana
poor market appearance.
Not much activity. apepars IN the car
rot market yet. A few sales at 65 cents
per 100 pounds in carlots are reported
| from the Rochester district in Western
| New York. Demand is light. Celery
markets also have been quiet and prices
at low levels but showing slight tend
ency to advance early this month. Har-
vesting of the golden self-blanchmg type
began in Western New York early In
| october and movement into cold storage
became active This section Is leading
place Of shipment for cabbage, onions,
celery, potatoes, lettuce and many fruits
Sweet potatoes are only in moderate
supply and some markets report llght
receipts. Demand Is fairly goo0. FTlceS
have shown an upward tendency lately,
with gains Of IS cents per barrel on
Virginia yellow stock in some markets.
The general range in early october was
$3 so to $425 per barrel in Eastern
markets. Bushel stock from New Jer-
sey sells at $1.25 to $175 and sweet
potatoes from Delaware and Maryland
at $1.25 to $1.50. Some sweets OF
poorer grade sell as low as 1925 per
barrel The position is strong for good
stock on account of the light general
production and the moderate output OF
some other vegetables.
Much of the Eastern apple move
ment Is in the basket pack, the later
varieties, packed largely in barrels, not
having started yet, although there are
carlot quantities of barrels going into
storage. The apple market continues
rather sluggish. Prices of standard va
rieties in bushel pack range from 81 to
$1.l5 in Western New York, $l.25 to
$I.50 for most varieties in Western
Michigan and West Virginia and $1.15
TO So in Pacific Northwest producing
sections. Baldwins sell higher than
most Western varieties on account of
light production and bring SITS per
hiysIeI IN Western MichiCan cOfnpared