Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
} IN STEADY VOLUME
Vegetables Also Moved to
Market in Fair Sized
Quantities.

Carlct movement Of the leading
fruits and vegetables maintained a
fairly steady volume in late July, says
the United States Department of Agrl-
culture. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, market news service. Com
hined OUTPUT of about SO products.
amounting to slightly over $500 cars
daily the last week of the month. was
epproxinately one-sixth lighter than
wear ago because Of the smaller move
rent at this time Of potatoes. water
melons. peaches lettuce and can.s
ioupes. Many leading vegetables de-
clined IN price, but potato marKets
we're somewhat stronger.
Potato Markets Firm.
-, Practically all lines of potatoes
showed stronger tendency at the
,eiore of july Virginia Cobhlers
hrourht $3.50 to 81 10 per barrel in
fhe Eastern Shore region toward the
Hrst of AUGUST Local reports indicate
that tire Eastern Shore shipping season
Is about finished, with possibly ooU 10
400 cars yet to be shipped from VIZ
rinta and about 500 from Maryland.
The Eastern Shore crop has fallen
considera bly, short of early expectations
II is reported locally that the entlre
n,1tr,,t from the Virginia Eastern Shore
distrtct NAV amount to about $4,000 cars,
or aapproximately 1850 less than iast
wears crop MARYLAND Eastern Shore
shipments NAV total 1000 to 1,8oo car
lots or about two-thirds tne numoer
moved last season. Some trace opln-
ION Is that the New Jersey potato move
meek, will exceed that of last season u
the markets hold satisfactorily, Coco
Yields and fine quality potatoes are the
,,radicttnns of New jersey growers
with the Virginia and MARYLAND pota-
toes largely out of the way, Eastern
MARKETS look to New jersey and Long
Island for their potato supplies.
Potatoes were reported in nght 70
moderate supply in the large Eastern
markets toward the f1rst OF the monIn
With prices about steady at the slightly
tivher rrice levels In New York City
barrels of Virginia Cobblers were sell
imp mostly around s2.25, but Long
TsIsnd stock in 15O-pound sacks brought
e92s ner sack, and New Jersey pota-
toes rnostlv So Other Eastern cules
n,,oted Virginia and MARYLAND Eastern
shore potatoes anywhere from sl,so 10
SO 40 per barrel.
The Eastern shore district Is expect
ing q large crop Of sweet potatoes .his
season, according to local reports. me
growing season has been favorable, ana
fhe crop appears to be in good condi-
ton. Movement Is expected to start cy
the 10th or 18th Of August
Onions Dull.
r,r,,r markets were generally dull and
rather unsettled toward the trst OF Au-
gust Only limited demand was re
ported Eushel hampers of New Jersey
yellow varieties sold at IS to go Genus IN
Eastern cities and arrivals from New
YORK brought from so to IS cents per
sn-nound bag. Massachusetts stock was
err1 ct IS to go cents per 50-pound sack
T., New York and Boston Demand for
onions has been very slow ut Connecti-
cut Valley shipping points the latter
pert Of July. Total onion shipments de-
creased The bulk of the late July car
lot movement was coming from Massa-
chusetts. Iowa, California and washing
ton.
Peach Markets Weak.
Hecent heavy arrivals of peaches
u-ere reflected in weak markets and low
crices. Bushel baskets and slx-basket
carriers OF Elbertas were selling at 90
cents on usual terms basis at Ceor-
gla shipping pc-ntS, rzhSSS a-io
brought about that same price in North
Carolina Few peaches sold above 81 so
in Eastern city markets and the gen.
eral range Of medium to large fruit was
FROM IS cents to 1928 basket or crate
- Early apples. mostly of the Transpar-
ent variety were covered by a price
range of so cents to s125 bushel, &C
cording to the size and quality of the
apples. Delaware and Illinois were fur
nishtng the bulk of the Eastern apple
shipments IN late july although a few
cars daily we're moving from dozen
States or more