Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Car lot shipments OF fruits ana veg
etables continue lighter than at the
end of the Summer season last year,
says the United States Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies, Market News Service. The fall
ing of Is due to a combination Of de-
layed marketing in some sections,
lighter yields IN certain lines of pro-
dlce and the prevailing low prices,
which tend to restrict distant ship
ments and those of low-grade stock. 1t
is a good season for fruit production,
but the leading fruits. except peaches,
have fallen short Of the car lot market
been too low to Justify shipping any,
thing but the better grades.
A few lines of produce compare well
with the market position of last year.
especially onions, lettuce and grapes.
owing to lighter production of stock Of
good market quality. In general, the
price range on many lines of periShable
produce is from one-half to three
quarters that Of year ago. During
the last week of August the markets
have been holding fairly well at recent
prices. Onions made the most important
gains. Lettuce and cantaloupes held
recent values. Melon markets are If
regular Potatoes lost some Of the re-
cent advance, owing partly to more
promising crop conditions as well as
to some increase Of shipments. The
main crop cabbage season opens at me-
dunn prices, with principal shipments
from New York State.
Potatoes Lower.
Market position of potatoes weak
ened somewhat further toward the end
Of the m0nth, with average declines
IF ahot7f IN certe nor Inn Ya0lirlC
producing sections and in most OF the
large markets Prices in New Jersey
and Long Island producing sections
have been ranging a little above 81,
while shippers in the upper Great
Lakes region sold potatoes slightly
below the dollar mark About 25
States are making carlot shipments.
New Jersey. Long Island and Wis
consin competing. Lack Of size and
yet much competition from the early
Minnesota sections. Haulings are light,
demand limited and markets dull at
Eastern country shipping points and
tone conditions weak. City markets
report moderate TO liberal supplies and
slow demand New Jersey potatoes de-
clined a little at Boston and Pittsburgh
this week but other markets were
about steady the last week of August.
81 so per 100 pounds on jobbing sales.
Early Canadian stock appeared in
few markets and Maine potatoes are
becoming active in Boston Barrel
stock is still on the market from East
ern Shore districts at 81 so TO 81 IS
Western Burbanks tended higher, ad-
yancing cents in mid-Western mar
kets Sales Of potatoes for october
delivery declined to 7 cents and
-
Sl15 on that basis.
Sweet potatoes are in moderate gen.
/ eral supply but receipts are rather
| light in New York Boston and Phila-
delpnia. Some markets held prices un-
| changed. but declines Of 25 cents q
/ barrel occurred here and there later
/ in the month. Jobbing range Of North
| Carolina and Virginia Jersey sweets is
/ SO TO 81, although New York and Chi
| cago quoted top OF S4.25 Bushel stock
! from Georgia and Maryland also
| Louisiana Porto Ricans, sold at 81
I TO $50.
Onion Prices Hold.
The advancing tendency Of onion
( prices was maintained fairly well early
/ in the month although a few markets
sagged 5 to 10 cents Shipments
1 tended to increase slowly with heavier
! movement from MlOWeJtein PloQutAiAs
sections, but Massachusetts, and New
York continue leading sources Of car
lot supply Receipts are not far from
100 carloads daily from all sources. Dull
steady markets prevailed in Eastern
producing sections with sales little
below 81 per SO pounds. Eastern yellow
onions sold in the large city markets
at 81 to Sl25 per SO pounds. Com
plants OF small size are common in
| Midwestern onion districts, owing to
hot, dry weather In Midsummer. Re-
port for August showed production in
IL late-shipping States. 81 per cent less
than last season with average yield per
acre only 285 bushels compared with
$50 last year.
Shipments OF Northern cabbage are
mostly from New York State at present
Prices in city markets of cabbage from
various sources average little above 81
per 100 pounds. Much of the Mid
western cabbage crop seems TO be af-
fected by the condition responsible for
the small size and light yield Of onions.