Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-25
UPTURN IN PRODUCE
PRICES REVEALED
Colder Weather Brings Ad-
vance in Some Parts
of Country.

"A touch OF W1nCry weather AFTER MID
October gave an upward turn to prices
Of fresh produce In some parts Of the
country, says the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economies, Market News Serv-
Ice. The effect was seen in several ways.
Cooler weather stimulated the consum-
ing demand; storms interfered with
shipment to some extent, and the ex-
aggerated fears Of crop damage from
the freeze led to considerable advances
at various country shipping points, es-
pecially in the Northern potato belt
Demand for fruits and vegetables has
been fairly good compared with some
other products, owing partly to demand
from States suffering from drought. Thus
many cars of New York potatoes, cab
bage and other vegetables were shipped
to West Virginia and to several Mid
western States during the second part
Of October. Maine shipments also
found wide markets, and supplies from
the Rocky Mountain region and from
California are prominent features In
Eastern markets.
Freeze Injury Moderate.
The quantity Of vegetables injured by
the severe cold spell Of late October
does not appear to have been very great
compared with production. The worst
result was in the uncertainty in quality
Of some market shipments, because Of
more or less risk Of mixture with frosted
stock Digging Of potatoes has been
mostly completed, both in the East ana
In the West. No serious damage appears
to have been done In Western New
York, and prices did not rise in that
section. Growers recently have been re-
ceiying 10 cents per bushel in bulk.
Shipments have been only about two
thirds those Of last season from that
section. Sales in CARROTS ranged from
81. 80 to $40 per $50 pounds sacked.
Potato shipments from all sources
have been somewhat lighter than early
in the month, averaging over 1000 cars
daily, including heavy movement from
Maine and the Far West, but rather
light receipts for the time OF year from
other sections. City markets nearly all
and prices steady the third week Of Oc-
tober, with jobbing sales Of Green
Mountains mostly t1.T5 to 81 per 100
pounds in the East. Pennsylvania round
white varieties ranged $3.50 to 1.90 on
bulk stock in Philadelphia and Balti-
more and New York potatoes brought
SAILS in Washington. Prices have tended
upward this week In most Eastern pro-
ducing sections and there was sharp
advance In the Far West on account OF
reports of freezing. but apparently dam
age applied to only a very small per
cent Of the crop. Growers in some Sec
tons were reported still holding for
higher prices.
Market receipts of sweet potatoes con-
tinue moderate with demand fair. Daily
shipments seldom reach 100 cars. New
Jersey and the Eastern Shore region
supply large proportion Of the car.
lot movement at present Prices tended
little higher In some markets after
range S2.25 to $3.50 per barrel in East
ern cities, reaching top price only in
New York and lowest figures in Phila-
delphia and Washington. New Jersey
sweets sell at steady prices, mostly at
SIPS to SITS per bushel, while Della
ware and Eastern Shore stock ranges
$l.I0 to $1.25 in most Eastern markets.
Tennessee Nancy Halls have advanced
slightly.
Cabbage Higher.
Cabbage met with better demand at
higher prices on the arrival of colder
weather. New York bookkeeping va
rieties have been selling at Sill to SIS
per ton, bulk, in producing sections, but
the price to growers was tagging be-
hind the dealers market at shipping
points. The distribution of the North
ern crop continues to be widespread,
car lots having been shipped as far
South as Florida and to many cities
and towns in the droughty States Of
the East and Middle West. Price
tendency has been upward since the
middle Of the month and Northern
cabbage brings $40 to $25 per ton in
Eastern cities. Red cabbage sold as
high as $35 in New York. Shipments
from all sources averaged little more
than $50 cars daily, principally from
New York, Wisconsin and Colorado.
Onion markets have shown little
change lately. Much Of the Northern
crop has been going into storage. Car
lot shipments so far have been about
the same as last season from Western
New York. where sales at country ship
ping points range from 20 to 95 cents
per 100 pounds, according to size.
Shipments from the Middle West are
active to Eastern market centers, but
supplies are still moderate and demand
rather slow as a rule. New York yell
low onions hold at a nearly steady
range Of 81 to $1.35 per 100 pounds in
the large markets. Tendency was
slightly downward the third week in
october in Philadelphia and Washing
ton, but the New York market was well
sustained.
The market position of celery is be-
ginning to look little brighter, al
though storage holdings in the East are