Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-24
PRODUCE PRICES
HOLDING UP WELL
Southern Vegetables Con-
tinue Expected Seasonal
Trend Downward.

Prices OF fruits and vegetable were
holding fairly well the third week Of
April at the lower levels reached soon
after the middle Of the month. There
was little further change In the potato.
onion and apple markets Southern
vegetables continue the usual downward
trend to be expected at this season, but
shipments have been moderate, owing
to crop delay caused by weather condi-
lions. and quality of some products has
been variable for the same reason.
Potato Receipts Moderate.
Supplies Of potatoes are moderate in
nearly all Eastern markets and the ma
jority Of large cities report demand also
moderate. Arrivals of new potatoes
have been held back by a late season
and competition from that source has
been light. Prices Of Texas and Florida
stock even showed a slightly upward
tendency for time after the middle OF
April Maine and Idaho continue to
supply about half the CARROTS Of old DO
tatoes. Prices at Chicago and some
other Midwestern distributing centers
have been fully maintained. while va
rious Eastern markets show slight de-
clines. Maine Green Mountains aver
aged slightly lower in Eastern cities.
with prevailing jobbing range Of $3.50
to S2.10 per 100 pounds. New York
round white potatoes are nearly steacy
at $1.80 to $215 in Baltimore and
Washington, the only large markets In
which this stock is appearing in guam
tlty. Canadian potatoes sold a little
lower the third week of April in New
York, owing to heavy carlot arrivals.
butscontinued about steady in other
cities. Arrivals of new potatoes ranged
from light to moderate in Eastern mar
kets. Florida stock sells nearly un-
changed to $3.50 to So per barrel.
Prices to potato growers in Western
New York dropped about IS cents after
the middle Of April, but have held fair
ly steady since that time. Dealers were
paying 70 to IS cents per bushel and
were selling on wire orders at $3.50 to
$2.35 per 150-pound sack Shipments
averaged about IS cars daily, including
some seed stock for points in New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the
Carclinas. Potato dealers in Northern
Maine, the principal late Eastern ship
ping district. were paying growers $3.50
to 50 per barrel measure. Haulings
from the farmers were rather light In
spite of the slightly weaker tendency
OF the market, and most of the trans
actions were confined to purchase of
stored in shippers warehouses last Fall.
There was complaint that the warmer
weather was unfavorable to holdings of
potatoes in storage.
Shipments Of sweet potatoes are light
and some markets are apparently with
out supplies. There are fairly good re-
ceiptS OF Delaware and Maryland sweets
and Tennessee Nancy Halls in New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Gin
Ea ~fa -
type maintain their price range firmly
for good stock at 50 to $275 per bushel
Chicago quoted as high as So. North
Carolina Nancy Halls brought $50 in
Baltimore and $1.85 in Pittsburgh
North and South Carolina Porto Ricans
sold at 81 to $3.50 in Pittsburgh and
Baltimore.
Onions and Carrots Dull.
Total shipments of onions amount to
about 100 cars daily, but the majority
of receipts is now from the Southern
crop, which is late this season and of
rather ordinary general market quality.
New York State dealers are still ship
ping half a dozen cars daily, but
heaviest arrivals are from Michigan
and other Midwestern States. Appar-
emily 100 cars or more of Midwestern
onions will not find a market on ac-
count of the low prices and poor ship
ping condition of the holdings at this
time of year. Prices hold fairly well in
Eastern city markets for what little
stock of good quality is received. New
York yellow onions bring from IS cents
to $l10 per hundred pounds. Some Of
the best Midwestern onions sell slightly
higher. The effect of quality at this
time of year is shown by sales Of Ore
gon yellow Danvers at 2.25 in q few
Bermuda type onions were re-
ported slightly lower in Texas producing
sections the third week of April. The
Southern shipping season Is likely to be
active. but total quantity may be 20
larger than last season because Of late
ness, irregular quality and low prices
in producing sections.
The carrot market remains practically
in Eastern producing sec
tons A few lots in 100-pound sacks
brought 40 to As cents at shipping points
IN Western New York. The demand has
been very slow and dealers have been
much stock to any market
that will take a carload regardless Of
the prospect of getting much more
than freight charges. One dealer Is re-
ported to have sold $1,000 bushels to
farmers to be fed to live stock. It brings
is cents buShel for that purpose.
Cabbage movement from Southern
Texas will continue active until early
May. Quality of much of the stock is
and while there Is still
considerable good cabbage left in the
Rio Grande Valley, shippers have mostly
lost interest in the market.
Apple Trading Light.
Demand for. apples has been light in
Eastern producing sections during the
last part of April. Trading in the Roch-
ester district was confined mostly to
Baldwins in bushel packages. which
have sold at shipping stations from
$3.50 to $185 for No. fruit and from
81 80 to $40 for unclassified stock.
Shipments average about Is cars daily
from that region. Much of the move
ment is on consignment or joint ac-
count. Shippers have been inclined to
hold for higher prices, but with Spring
like weather at hand they are now
selling more freely at prevailing prices
which are about 10 cents below the
highest point reached in the Spring
rise. Exports for the season have been
much heavier than last season and
somewhat in excess of the heavy move
ment of two years ago. but shipments
in recent weeks have been rather light,
of barreled stock. Eastern
markets report a jobbing range Of close
to So on New York Baldwins, bushel
pack. Prices declined a little in New
York, but were steady elsewhere. East
ern Staymans were unchanged in
Baltimore at 50 to $2.25 per bushel
Virginia and Pennsylvania Winesaps
brought 81 and 1925 in Washington
and Virginia NewtownS, $225 to $3.50.
These brought the same price in New