Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-27
WHOLESALE PRICES
SAG DURING WEEK
Celery and Cranberries Fea.
tured In Sales, With
Demand Active.

Most kinds Of green produce tenaed
to lower wholesale prices Thanks0ivins
week, says the United States Deuart-
ment OF Agriculture, Bureau of Aeri-
cultural Economics, market news serv-
Zoe. Dealers were already we'll provided
for the holiday trade and were In the
market for limited quantities only. Bad
weather ana road conditions in some
producing sections brought reduction IN
carlot shipments of fruits and VeRe-
tsoies, put there were more Of them on
the way TO market than last season.
Consuming centers in the drought re.
g1ons are still drawing heavy rail re-
ceipts from distant points.
Special Lines in Demand.
A few specialtieS seem to feel strongly
the erect OF holiday demand. Celery
shipments increased sharply with near
~ 100 cars daily from Western New
York alone besides half as MANY more
from the West. Storage holdings ara
still about 20 per cent greater than
they were a year ago. Eastern celery
sold at $3.50 to S2.75 in most of the
large Eastern centers.
sweet potato was another favorite
vegetable holiday week and these have
been going to market at the rate Of
about 100 cars a day, most Of them
from Virginia, Maryland. Delaware and
Tennessee. Sweet potatoes are a light
crop this year and a good demand
brought slightly higher prices, with
stock from Maryland, Delaware and
Tennessee selling at 81 to $50 .
bushel, A few lots of we'll cured New
Jersey sweet potatoes reached 32.25 In
some markets. The large city markets
Gil reported light to moderate supplies
and generally fair to good demand.
Cranberries meet their most active
consuming demand at this time OF year
and the jobbing prices in late November
were still near the highest Of the sea-
son. Early kinds brought 4l.75 to
S2.75 per quarter barrel In the large
Eastern markets and the late varieties,
larger and more attractive In appear
ance. sold at $3.50 to 1925. Higher
prices were quoted in Philadelphia than
In New York and Boston.
Potato Shipments Light.
The standard lines Of long-keepins
produce, such as potatoes, cabbage.
onions and apples, we're moving to
market rather lightly in late November.
Western potato shipping points were
hampered by the bad weather condi-
tions and low prices. Shipments fell
to less than 500 cars daily and most
of the large markets began to report
IIdCk nOlOlIlES no ulOIS IMAM ulOQeIdIC.
Prices had been declining through
most of November. They we're showing
a slight upward trend Thanksgiving
week at Chicago and at many country
shipping points. Price gains were
scarcely important enough to give any
assurance that potato markets at last are
beginning to show the effect of the light
production and shipments.
Apple Supplies Decrease.
Carlot apple shipments are down 10
about 400 cars a day and many of the
large markets report the supply only
moderate, but slow demand has pre-
vented any considerable price gains.
New York Baldwins sell at 81 to $125
per bushel in Eastern cities. Eastern
Staymans follow range of $1.25 to 50.
Grimes and Jonathan sell close to the
price range of the Stayman.
Markets in Eastern producing Sec
tions are dull with limited demand. slow
trading and prices generally unchanged
the last week of November. A few sales
of Roxbury RussetS, utility pack, were
reported at $500 per barrel In the
Rochester district. Prevailing price for
Baldwins was 81 40 per bushel. but
some lots out of cold storage brought
S1.45. Northwestern Greetings have
been selling lately at $3.50.