Evening star., 1930-06-27
CROP AIDED
BY RECENT RAINS
Virginia and Maryland Ship
mentS Expected to Be
Near Normal.

North Carolina potato shippers feel
that movement from that State will ex-
ceed $500 cars, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics, Market News
Service. Last seasons carlot shipments
from North Carolina filled 5000 cars,
but to date this year more than $500
cars have been shipped, Recent heavy
rains no doubt have benefited potato
crops on the Eastern Shore of Maryland
and Virginia. Trade reports from that
section still indicate short yields on ac-
count of the light set on the vines, but
also venture the opinion that ship
ments from Virginia will very nearly
equal last years tonnage. A crop of
extra fine quality is looked for in Mary
land. The Eastern part of the country
will be getting most of their potato sup
plies from this Eastern Shore section
until mid-July. However, both New
Jersey and Long Island have large crops
and development has been earlier than
usual. Any material price advance prob
ably would favor early digging i'll South
ern Jersey and bring out a rush of
shipments from that section until soon
after the first of July.
Virginia Shipments Heavy.
Potato movement vas heavy toward
the close of June, averaging near 900
cars a day. Virginia was furnishing
more than half this number, Prices
dropped 25 cents at loading points on
the Eastern Shore, but demand slack
ened somewhat. The underlying trend
Of potato prices is still downward, espe-
cially in Eastern cities. Most Eastern
markets were amply supplied with po-
tatoes in late June. Eastern Shore re-
Ceipts at S4 to S475 a barrel in Eastern
terminals were about IS to SO cents
above the price levels for stock from
North Carolina and from the Norfolk
section of Virginia. Old potatoes were
about finished. Out of the total move
ment of 280 cars of old potatoes during
the third week of June 225 we're from
Maine. Last report for the season on
Green Mountains in Aroostook County.
Maine showed level of SIG per 100
pounds.
The production forecast for the mid
season tomato crop is 10 per cent larger
than last years harvest, but there was
an increase of Is per cent in acreage.
Lower yields per acre are indicated in
Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina
but better conditions prevailed in New
Jersey, and yields there may be nearly
10 per cent larger than last year. Six
basket crates OF tomatoes from South
Carolina sold at SIPS to 50 in Eastern
consuming markets. Boat receipts from
the Western Shore of Virginia brought
$50 in Baltimore. These tomatoes
were not graded
Mtdseason onion production NAV be
per cent larger than last year for the
combined group of States. New Jersey.
with larger acreage and prospective bet
ter yield, may produce TAO 900 bushels
of onions. Conditions have been ex-
ceptionally favorable in that State and
June condition reports showed a rating
OF SO per cent of normal.
Lettuce Market Weak.
Not over IS per cent of an onion crop
was expected in Kentucky, but good
quality is looked for A few small shin
ments from New Jersey were finding
their way into the Eastern city markets
In late June, but California was fur
nishing the bulk of the supply. Bushel
hampers of yellow onions from New
Jersey. sold at $3.50 in New York and
the white kinds ranged from Sl.5O to
81, A few ungraded lots from the East
ern Shore of Virginia sold at 81 to 81 Is
in Baltimore.
Lettuce markets were dull and weak.
prices showing rather wide range be-
cause of the inferior quality of much of
the stock arriving in the large con-
Suming markets