Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-21
VEGETABLE PRICES
CONTINUE UPWARD
Potato, Onion and Cabbage
Values Show Further
Gains.

Recent upward price tendencies in
many lines of farm products have ex-
tended to the leading Northern fruits
and vegetables, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, Market News
Service. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, on
ions, cabbage and apples have made
further gains since the middle of
March. The advancing price trend
seems to result mainly from renewal
of confident buying. although weather
conditions in producing sections and
rapidly decreasing holdings of some
products have played a part in recent
market action. Southern vegetables
also show some price gains and such
lines as tomatoes. string beans, lettuce
and celery are selling at levels COM
pairing more favorably with the prices
a year ago.
Potato Prices Advance.
Carlot potato shipments continue
moderately active with some interfer-
ence from weather conditions. The
large markets report moderate sup
plies. Prices advanced to 10 cents
per 100 pounds in eastern producing
sections and made gains of 20 cents
al some Midwestern and far West
ern shipping points. Small price gains
occurred in Eastern city markets. Green
Mountains sold at S1.75 to So on job
bling sales, but the markets did not
promptly reflect the strength of Chica-
go and other MidweStern markets.
, Prices in Western New York are
about 10 cents higher than in early
March, but haulings have been light
on account of snow blocked roads. No
] Round Whites are bringing mostly
| 1920 per 150-pound sack.
Dealers in Northern Maine are ask
| ing generally $1.30 per 100 pounds. DC.
casional carloads of fancy quality Of
especially branded stock are selling
cents higher. Street prices paid II
| growers range from S1.75 to S195 pei
barrel, compared with prevailing price
| Of SITS at lowest points Of the month
Seed potatoes are beginning to movt
| in heavier volume and the change &C
counts largely for the carlot potato
| movement holding up as well as 1t die
| when the country roads in New Yorl
and Maine were blocked by snow. Thu
seed market holds about steady OF
| Green Mountains in Northern Maine
but certified Cobblers brought highe
prices. Selected Cobblers are still il
good demand and some sales were re
ported al prices showing advances from
the level of early March. Supplies o
| selected seed Cobblers are becomin
light and some shippers expect to sci
out entire holdings at rising prices.
Prices of sweet potatoes show an up
ward tendency in mid-March with gain
of 10 to Is cents per bushel in severa
important markets. Supplies are ligh
in Boston and Philadelphia and moo
crate in other large markets. but de
mand continues slow. the price levt
being higher than prevailed a yea
ago. Delaware and Maryland stoc
sells at 81 so TO $2.25 per bushel, com
pared with SIPS to $50 in the larg
Eastern markets in late March, 1891
This stock reached tops of So in va
rious Midwestern cities. New Jerse
stock sells as high as SO in New Yor
and few other markets. North Caro-
, lima Porto Ricans follow a jobbin
range in the East at Sll5 to $50. Vii
ginia white yams sell at $3.50 TO S
per barrel in Baltimore.
Onion Market Rising.
Prices of onions are holding firnl
at the sharp advances made near tn
middle of the month and further gatr
are shown in some markets. New Yor
| yellow varieties are quoted at 81
Y S125 per 100 hounds in Eastern cite
! Choice Midwestern onions brougl