Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
GOOD TRUCK CROP
YEAR IS PREDICTED
Fruit Growers Also Expected
to Benefit by Seasons
Yields.

It is q good year for truck crops and
fruits according to the shipment fig-
ures, which show gains Of several thou
sand cars weekly compared with last
season, says the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, Bureau Of Agri-
cultural Economics. Market News Serv-
Ice. Movement Of potatoes, melons,
cantaloupes. peas, string beans and
cabbage Is heavier than In 1880. Sup
plies might be still greater but for the
lateness OF apples, peaches and melons.
Oranges from the old crop are still an
active feature.
Price tendencies Of fresh produce
were downward the first few days of the
month except for a few Sidelines. in
Guiding onions, lettuce and tomatoes, in
which there was sometimes a temporary
shortage Of good stock. Otherwise mar
ket quality of fruits and vegetables
seems to be good especially for the
tendency TO small sizes of tree fruits
and OF melons, owing to dry weather in
some districts and heavy production.
Early Apples Active.
Apples from the new crop are being
shipped from about a dozen States and
at the beginning of July the movement
had increased so rapidly that shipments
were about three times those of old an
pies from storage. Early apples. most
ly transparentS from the Middle West
and tennessee and Maryland, are fairly
prominent features in many Eastern
markets and California apples are also
beginning to appear. Prices started on
a basis fairly satisfactory to growers.
although tendency has been downward
since the first of the month. Trans
parents from Delaware. New Jersey and
tennessee sold in Eastern markets at
a vide range of 81 to 81 per bushel
out mostly 81 to $3.50, compared with
top price OF 50 for first arrivals. few
cars daily are received from storage in
washington, Virginia and New York
tnoSe prevailing in May and June New
YORK Baldwins brought $1.75 to 81 per
oushel In New York City early in the
month. '-'o
Increasing receipts OF peaches are
competing with apples as a leading
feature in the fruit line. Georgia is the
main source Of supplies but shipments
are increasing from the Carolinas, Ala
oama and the Central Southwest. Prices
TEND lower, especially for the small
sizes, which are in the majority this
season. Sales Of Early Rose a mid
season variety. ranged $3.50 to 1925 per
slx-oasket carrier. There is a tendency
to market the fruit in half-bushel bas-
kets this season. Georgia Carmens sold
at 80 cents to $1.20 per half bushel in
Philadelphia. and Georgia peaches in
other markets brought so cents to 81.
Haulings of peaches at Georgia shipping
points We're light the first week of July
and markets very dull, with sales mostly
81 per carrier. The Georgia and Caro-
lima peach season seems to be about
10 days behind that of last year owing
mainly to dry weather. First shipments
Of Hileys were expected early in July.
Georgia ElbertaS are still small and
probably not ready for market until the
middle Of the month.
Georgia and Florida are still supply
ing the greater part of the melon ship
ments. Combined shipments at the rate
Of thousand cars daily provide amply
for the usual large Fourth of July de-
mand. Quality has been good although
there was a tendency to small sizes re-
sulting from lack of rainfall when the
fruit was near maturity. The low prices
did not offer much inducement to ship
too early and not much green fruit has
found its way to market Supplies Of
melons were reported liberal to heavy
in nearly all the large markets Florida
and Georgia receipts brought $500 to
$500 per carload in Northern and West
ern cities. Demand was reported slow
and prices weak at Southern Georgia
shipping points.
Potato Supply Moderate.
RECEIPTS Of early potatoes were re-
ported moderate in most of the large
Eastern cities early in July. Demand
varied from slow to fairly active and
prices were showing a more steady tone,
owing to let-up in shipments from the
Eastern Shore and falling off in receipts
from North Carolina. Eastern Shore
stock advanced in Baltimore. declining
slightly in Boston. and held about steady
in New York Philadelphia. Pittsburgh.
and Western market centers at general
lobbing range of So to S2.75 per barrel
Virginia white potatoes advanced 10
cents in Chicago, bringing $3.50 per
barrel.
The distribution of Eastern Shore
potato shipments has extended con-
siderably since the first of the season.
Markets In Illinois. Michigan. Ohio
and Indiana have been taking several
carloads daily. A few shipments have
been bought in points as far west as
st. Paul. Duluth and Milwaukee With
the peak movement from the Norfolk
section past and with the season in
North Carolina over, 1t is expected
there will be bettsr demand for Eastern
Shore potatoes in the Middle West.
Yields in Eortha mpton County Va.