Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-31
WHOLESALE PRICES
OF FRUITS DROP
Jobbers Also Buy Vegetables
at Lower Rates-Harm
From Heat and Drought.

The Department of Agriculture re-
ports that cantaloupes and watermelonS
were about the only products to show Q
somewhat firmer tone during the past
week. Most fruits and vegetables were
selling lower than they had been. Ex-
tremely high temperatures were still az
fecting crops and markets. Rain was
badly needed in most parts Of the
country.
In spite of q considerable reduction
in forwardings of potatoes, markets
were rather weak and Eastern Shore
fob. prices we're down again to level
of 1925 per barrel Lettuce was lower,
as shipments increased to daily 'aVer-
age of 200 cars. Production of lettuce
in the late States will be much heavier
than last season. Peaches became one
of the leading products in the list OF
car1ot shipments, averaging 800 cara
daily. Southeastern Elbertas had be-
come market feature and prices were
mostly lower. The peach season had
opened in States farther north.
Watermelon movement was again be-
coming very heavy. About 400 cars
were shipped on Wednesday, and the
daily average for the week was about
1000 cars. Demand was fairly good,
however, and prices were firm TO slight
ly higher. Catalogues and honey ban
melons also were In demand at better
prices than the week before. Onion
markets were draggy and prices gener-
ally lower. Shipments OF both onions
and tomatoes decreased.
A temporary reduction OF apple ship
ments occurred last week as Delaware
dropped to los cars, Illinois to IS and
New Jersey to SIS cars. Northern Cali
fornia apple output was maintained AZ
AIS cars, or three times as many as Q
year ago. The season opened in Idaho
Total forwardings of apples were only
$50 cars, but should increase again
later Cherry shipments were down to
rs cars for the seven-day period, chiefly
from Oregon, Wisconsin and Michigan
Movement of grapes increased to 385
cars, of which California furnished 372
Ozark grapes had started moving from
Arkansas. Orange shipments from Cali
fornia totaled $50 cars. New-crop grape-
fruit was already coming from Florida
Pears increased to 1890 cars in Cali
fornia, with 40 from several other SEQ
tions. Movement of pears was 81 per
cent heavier than during the same week
last season. Plum and prune forward.
ings decreased to 365 cars, seven Of
which came from Washington and all
the others from California.
Cabbage movement was heavier, to-
falling IT'S cars for the week. mainly
from Iowa and Colorado. Michigan
shipped IS cars of celery and Southern
California only II cars. Output of Gu
cumbers had decreased to 95 cars
chiefly from Maryland, New Jersey and
Illinois. Green pea shipments from
New York and Washington we're nearly
equal, about 125 cars from each State
Idaho and Colorado also shipped quite
a number of cars, but the weeks total
movement was down to 900 cars. Sweet
potato shipments increased to $50 cars
most of which originated in Georgia
and Alabama Combined forwardings
of 80 fruits and vegetables increased 70
26,660 cars, because of heavier move.
ment of grapes, lettuce. peaches, pears
and watermelons. Total shipments
we're nearly 5000 cars heavier than
year ago.