Evening star., 1932-08-28
PRODUCE MARKETS
/ IN F|RMER TREND
Fruit and Vegetable Prices
/ Respond to Reduction in
Shipments.

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firmly the last week of August than for
some time past, says the United States
Department of Agriculture, Bureau of
Agricultural Economics, Market News
Service. Changes we're moderate. The
ups and downs were fairly well bal
anced. There was a let-up in ship
ments of sweet potatoes. tomatoes and
peaches, tending to slightly stronger
conditions in some markets. Prices were
fairly steady on potatoes, onions and
melons. but a shade weaker for apples
pears and grapes, which are moving in
somewhat larger volume with the ripen-
ing Of the Northern midseason varieties
Shipments of fresh produce have con-
tinued unusually light for late Summer
They are less than two-thirds the very
moderate number of carlots moving in
late August last year and scarcely more
than half the corresponding shipments
Of two years ago.
Potato Shipments Light.
Market supplies Of potatoes are COM
ing from over 40 States, including near
ly all shipping regions except the ex-
treme South, yet the combined number
of carlotS seldom exceeds $50 daily.
Early shipping sections are passing out
OF the picture. and the markets must
place increasing dependence upon the
region from New Jersey northward and
the States westward to the Great Lakes
and Rocky Mountains. Nearly all of the
large cities report moderate supplies.
but the demand is slow at all points
and prices have failed to respond to the
light receipts. Fairly steady prices were
reported the last week of August, but
there were some declines of S to 10
cents per 100 pounds. New Jersey Cob
blers were the leading line of supply in
Eastern cities and sold at generally
steady prices, ranging mostly 70 cents
to 81 per 100 pounds. Slight weakness
appeared in Baltimore. Pittsburgh and
washington. The prices were steady at
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and in
Southern and Midwestern cities quot
ing this line of stock. Maryland and
pennsylvania CobblerS brought 65 to IS
cents In Philadelphia and Baltimore.
chicago market weakened little near
the end or the month on some lines of
receipts. Steady prices prevailed in pro-
duclng sections of New jersey Mime
sofa and Kansas. but demand was
rather light at country shipping points.
shipments of sweet potatoes have
been light this season and the large
markets report light to moderate sup
plies on hand. Demand is rather slow,
but position was strong enough in late
August to bring a few price gains.
Two-thirds of the carlot supply is from
Virginia and Maryland, and this stock
brought 35c to 75c per bushel in East
ern markets and $1.25 to So per barrel
North Carolina sweets sold at firm
prices in Baltimore and Washington.
Tennessee Nancy Halls weakened a lit
tie in MidweStern cities, with some de-
clines of about SC a bushel
Onion Markets Fairly Steady.
Shipments of onions are rather light
for the time of year, but were in
creasing in late August. About one
third of the carlot supply comes from
New York and the Connecticut Valley
and the rest mostly from half a dozen
Midwestern States General jobbing
markets showed little change. the
small gains and losses being fairly well
balanced. Eastern onion markets are
not quite so well sustained lately as
those of the Middle West New York
yellow onions sold at SOC to 60c per SO
pounds in New York Baltimore
and Philadelphia. Maryland receipts
weakened little in Baltimore Yellow
onions from the Connecticut Valley
sold mostly at 55c to Csc, having ad-
vanced slightly in New York and
weakened little in Boston, Baltimore
and Washington. Trade was very quiet
in Connecticut Valley producing sec
tionS and no important sales were re-
ported.
Most of the carlot cabbage offered
In Eastern markets is from Western
and central New York. Prices have
tended lower this month. They range
from S12 to SIS per ton for bulk stock
in the large Eastern cities compared
with above $40 year ago. The crop
is estimated larger this season. Sales
per 100 pounds range from soc to 81.
New York caulifiower is about steady
in price in Eastern markets at SIPS to
$2.25 per crate. New York celery has
largely supplanted Michigan receipts at
present in the Eastern markets. Price
tendency was downward in late Au-
gust and most sales ranged 75c to $125
per two-thirds crate. Most of the East
ern green peas on sale were of rather
poor quality in late Summer and
brought only SOC to 75c bushel New
York spinach ranged SOC to 75c a
bushel Receipts from Pennsylvania
and New Jersey sold at 81 to $l25
in Washington.
Lettuce is in moderate supply and
slow to fairly good demand in. East
ern markets. Prices were fairly steady,
although there were some declines on
New York Rig Boston in New York
and Baltimore. General Eastern job
bing range was 20c to 60c per two
dozen crate New Jersey lettuce sold
at 35c to Soc Prices of Western let
tuce were irregular. but averaged fairly
steady compared with the week before.
Market receipts of peaches were light
in late August, owing to rapid oe-
crease in shipments from Southern pro-
ducing sections. The Northern peach
districts are not yet in full swing. Sup
plies are likely to increase again when
New York growers are ready to ship
their late varieties. There is wide
range of prices, varying according to
size and quality, as we'll as by varte-
ties. Southern peaches sell anywhere
from 75c to 81 per bushel. Virginia
and Pennsylvania Elbertas were quoted
at 81 to S150 bushel in Washington.
Carlot shipments of grapes are light
and aside from California receipts the
heaviest carlot supplies are from Ar
kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Prices are
low. New York champions sold in
Boston at 10c per 2-quart basket for
iobbing lots Late August Moore's
Early and Concord brought 25c to 40c
per 12-quart basket in large Eastern
markets.
Apple Market Steady.
Shipments Of apples are not heavy
for the season and are considerably
less than they were at this time a
year ago, but output was gradually in
creasing near the end of August and
considerable quantities are beginning to
move from New York Michigan and
other main-season producing sections.
Receipts are mostly Of the mid-season
general purpose varieties such as Old
enburg. New York Oldenburgs brought
soc to 60c per bushel. Early apples
from Virginia and Maryland were