Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-28
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
IN SEASONAL DROP
CarIot ConsignmentS of Vege-
tables Also Show DecIin-
ing Tendency.
After the wholesale produce markets

After the wholesale produce markets
had been supplied for the holiday trade
there was the usual tendency to sea-
sonal dizziness. says the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, Market News
Service. Carlot shipments of fruits and
vegetables are not much above 1000
daily, which is little less than the
number moving during late November
last season.
Price changes are comparatively few
and moderate, but most of the gains of
the week before are maintained. Cab
bage and onions have shown an upward
trend for some time, but there are new
developments in these lines at present.
Potato and apple markets are fairly
steady, although there was rather
weak tone in evidence at Eastern ship
ping points.
Potato Markc:s Quiet.
Moderate supplies and limited de-
mand are the rule in Eastern potato
markets, and there was not much fur
ther shifting of prices in late Novem-
Der. Carlot shipments are only 500 to
600 cars daily, and nearly all shipping
sections are falling behind in carlot
figures, compared with a year ago.
Few sales are reported from Western
New York shipping points, but prices
are about steady at the preceding weeks
slight decline. with range of IS to 10
cents per 100 pounds. which is about
the same price that Is reported from
Western Michigan producing sections,
but considerably higher than in North
ern Maine. Demand is slow and haul
ings light in the Pressure Isle district,
and there were some sales as low as 40
cents per 100 pounds during the last
half of the month, while Green Noun
tains ruled only 35 GEMS. Maine Green
Mountains were fairly steady in Eastern
jobbing markets at 85 cents to $1.05,
but there were tops of $1.25 to $1.50 in
Washington and some Southern mar
ketS. Long Island potatoes were steady
in New York at 81 to $1.15, New York
round whites sold at 80 cents to 81 in
Baltimore, and Pittsburgh and Penn
sylvania stock followed a similar range
of jobbing prices.
Sweet potatoes continued to follow a
low range of iobbing prices in Eastern
markets. Virginia stock OF the Jer-
sey type brought 81 to $l.6o per
barrel and IS to IS cents per bushel.
New Jersey sweets sold at 81 to $1.15 in
Eastern cities, while Maryland and
Delaware stock brough: mostly so to rs
cents.
Onion Market Firm.
The onion market position is well
maintained at Eastern and MtdWestern
shipping points. Sales in New York
and Michigan producing sections still
range $2.25 to $240 per 100 pounds.
Demand is slow but showing some tend
ency toward improvement. New York
yellow onions following a jobbing range
d o. ND iN1 0cfn
markets. Supplies were moderate to
liberal and demand slow. Track hold
ingS have shown a tendency to decrease
in leading markets since early Novem-
Der except for few days preceding the
Thanksgiving holiday. Daily shipments
are at the rate of about 100 carloads.
Cabbage Prices Steady.
Recent gains in the cabbage market
have been fairly we'll maintained in the
East MidWestern producing sections
still a slightly upward trend at level
about SIS per ton higher than prevails
in Western New York. Cabbage from
both sections is quoted at $40 to $50
per ton in st. Louis, while Eastern cab
bage markets range $l2 to $18 for the
hard bookkeeping varieties. Red cab
bage is steady in New York at $40 to
$40 per ton and showed an advancing
trend at chicago.
Holdings of celery in storage in East
ern New York showed a moderate de-
crease during the period of supply for
the holiday trade but the market in the
Roc ,Ster district was diSappointingly
dull owing in part to the large guam
tity of fair to ordinary celery in Stor-
age. Supplies are moderate to liberal
in Midwestern cities and New York eel
cry is about steady at 81 to $3.50 per
two-thirdS crate.
Apple Shipments Moderate.
Carlot shipments of apples are now
running below 500 daily and supplies
are not so excessive in some Eastern
markets. but there is still considerable
local fruits of variable quality which
completes with carlot receipts and sells
at very low prices A few varieties sell
comparatively high Greetings bring
81 to So per barrel in New York and
Mcintosh $3.50 to $3.50 but general
range of good fruit of standard varieties
is IS cents to $1.25 per bushel.
Apple markets in producing sections
are dull and quiet, but hold generally
the recent levels Of prices. York, Stay
mans and Black TWigs sell at $2.25 to
$255 per barrel in the Shenandoah
region and pushel packs OF the York
ruled near IS cents at the end OF the
month. In Western New York, some
varieties are being held back in hope
of higher prices, but the general run
of common storage stock is being sold
readily at prevailing levels. Export
movement is light. Considerable guam
titles of loW-grade fruit are being used
fnr local manufacture.