Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-18
EASTERN PRODUCE
PRICES ARE LOWER
Crop Conditions GENERALLY
Favorable, With Shipping
Seasons a Little Late.

Seasons a Little Late.
Crop conditions continue general,
favorable in the States along the Nortl
Atlantic Coast, but there are Increasing
complaints of dry weather In the Soutl
and West. Market supplies in car lot
are ample in most lines. although ship
ping seasons continue a little later thai
in 1929. Prices, as a rule, are lowe
than year ago.
Potato prices have shown some re
covery since the middle of the month
with more moderate shipments from
important Eastern producing sections
Supplies are reported moderate in mos
Eastern markets, demand fair and prici
trend slightly upward. Virginia East
ern Shore stock selling at So TO $685.
barrel in the large markets show
gain of IS cents since the middle o
July. and the price ruled SITS in pro
ducing sections. Long Island and New
Jersey cobblerS sell at 81 to SIPS pc
100 pounds in New York. This stock
likely to be marketed slowly as long a
prices continue so far below last sea
sons Midsummer level. Prices showet
slightly upward tendency in Midwest
ern markets and producing districts.
sale of old crop Maine Green Mountain
was reported in Baltimore at $3.50 pc
100 pounds, probably one OF the sea
sons last sales of old stock.
The potato crop promises good yieN
so far, although some injury has peel
reported from drought this month. Pc
capita production would be about 81
bushels, according to July report. Tn
potato season is shaping up much Tx
that of 1927, which was time OF moo
crate production and prices.
Prices Have Recovered.
Eastern potato markets are domt
mated this month by the Eastern Sno1
output. now supposed about two-thlro
completed. Expectations were Tor
movement slightly below the 70, 600 car
loads shipped last season, put az
weather during the first hall OF JuH
districts. Prices have recovered
cents per barrel from the lowest OF mlo
July. s.,,.,,,,r,
Md WAS showing effect OF dry weatne
the second and third weeks of July am
shippers were expecting speedy END 9
the local season under preValnng Gomez
tions. Shipments contineud mooeratet
heavy and prices nearly uncnangeo AZ
stock of good quality. A large propor
ton of the output was below pest me-
ket grade because of the continued or
weather Average returns 10 grower
! were near 81 per buShel.
Midseason onion ShipmenS are In
creasing, with daily totals of 100 to ID
cars. Eastern markets report generail
moderate receipts and rather slow trao'
Boston received two or three carloaoS
Spanish onions. Several Eastern snip
ming sections are increasing onion ship
inents gradually. Massachusetts ne
been sending out about rs cars dali
since the middle of the month and Nei
Jersey shipments average about q doze!
daily. Eastern Shore yellow onions go
| in city markets mostly at $1.25 pusne
and New Jersey yellow stock at SLIP
| $50. New York yellow onions sell
| So to $3.50 per 100 pounds and wniu
| varieties are So to So. MaSSacnuSett
| onions. mostly Japanese sets, sold q
| $2.4O to $3.50 in Boston and were re
| ported at $1.90 to 50 in Connectlcu
Valley producing sections, with demant
| light at shipping points and market duA
Increased planting is general in tn
main crop onion sections. Indiana leads
with $3.50 acres, followed by New Yor
and Ohio. July crop conditions weE
generally favorable.
Sweet Potatoes About Average.
Condition of the sweet potato crop 4
| July suggests rather poor yield per acrt
but the increased planting this seas0
would bring the production about
| average OF recent years. Early sales
Southern sweets were reported at 81
| per barrel in mid-July.
The heavy planting OF field beans an
| favorable growing conditions indicat
| production possibly 20 per cent aheal
of last season and nearly one-third mon
that the five-year average. The in
creased production may be partly of1sa
by reduced imports under new tari1
rates, especially if prices are not higi
enough to attract outside supplies.
Northern and Western tomato acreag
| in IS States shows increase Of abou
one-Sixth above last season and one
fifth more than the f1ve-year average
The gains are quite general, including
increases of moderate extent in Mel
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Obi
and Kentucky Combined acreage
the late crop is the largest since 1925
Shipments of midseaSon tomatoes hav
been increasing: Prices tended upwar
slightly in Northern markets, but ship
pers received scarcely more than one
half the price of a year ago. July con
dition of the tomato crop showed con
siderable improvement over June f1g
ureS and percentage was about tn
same as a year ago, but dry weatha
since the reports were issued has re
QuCcQ IIlC pIOSpCCbS al cOllAC NlAobA ACeos
The watermelon acreage in the lat
shipping States increased 80 per cen
compared with last year and total meloj
acreage Is largest on record. Shipment
are still extremely heavy from Georg1a
Prices in Northern markets are abou
500 car lower on some sizes compares
with last season. Condition of the croi
for July WAS about average and nearI
the same as in June, but somewhat bet
ter than in July a year ago.
Apple Market Improving.
Early apples are In moderate suppl
and market quality is improving witt
Williams sold at 50 bushel in Boston
Midwestern Oldenburgs brought $3.50 u
various markets, but general range q
Transparent and other early varietie
was SIPS to SITS in Eastern markets
Although the commercial crop promise
to be nearly the same as in 1929, thu
indicated production in the North At
lantic region is nearly one-third large
than that of year ago and slightl
more than average. The light crop
Baldwins, the leading variety in NeI
York State, affects the prospects for tn
late market. New Jersey and Penn
sylvania expect crops exceeding five
year average and New England promise
an output larger than last year or TIL
average, but the Southern and Mid
western crops are short Prices alread,
range somewhat higher in the MiddE
Western markets than in the East.
Although the peach crop is possibi
equal to that of 1929. more than hal
the indicated production is in Cali
fornia, which fact places good Eastern
peaches in favorable position. NeI
York has a better than average cpop
likewise New England, but condition
are rather unpromising in New Jersey
Pennsylvania and the Middle West
Shipping season has advanced as IA