Evening star., 1932-01-04
FRUIT SHIPMENT
CONTINUES LIGHT
Vegetable Movement Also
Reported SIoW-PriCe
Changes Small.

CiIdiIYcS SIfldiI.
Carlot shipments of produce are even
lighter than is usual at this time Of
year, says the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics Market News Service.
For the last week of 1881 only a little
more than 5000 carloads of leading
fruits and vegetables we're moved to
market-a decrease of about one-sixth
compared with year ago. Supplies on
track in the large market cities are by
no means heavy. Light to moderate re-
ceiptS are reported in most cities. Slack
ness in demand so far has prevented
any general upward tendency of prices.
Advances and declines near the first of
the year were about equal in number,
but there was decided tendency to-
ward f1rmness in market position Of
leading products The light remaining
holdings of Northern cabbage are be-
ginning to take effect on prices, and
there were sharp advances in some
markets. Potatoes and sweet potatoes
showed irregular trend, but there were
small gains at many shipping points in
producing sections Onions are still in
firm position. Apple markets are irregu-
lar, and the gains in some markets on
certain varieties are Offset by losses
elsewhere.
Potato Shipments Light.
Market supplies of potatoes are far
below average requirements and
amounted to hardly more than 300 cars
daily near the first of the month Track
holdings of II markets combined we're
less than 900 cars. Most cities reported
light to moderate supplies and slow de-
mand. Prices were holding we'll, as a
rule, but failed to show anw distinct
upward trend in consuming centers.
Main Green Mountains, the leading
eastern line, still sold at a iobbing
range of 85c to S1.15 per 100 pounds,
although Washington and few of the
Southern markets quoted ST. rs to S160.
Selected Canadian potatoes advanced to
$l.75 per 80 pounds in Boston I'M
ports from Canada have been possible
to limited extent, despite low prices
and the tariff, because of careful grad
ing and packing, but all imports, in
Guiding early potatoes from Mexico and
Bermuda, amount to only per cent of
domestic production. New York Round
White varieties we're steady at csc to
81 per 100 pounds in Baltimore and
Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania and Mary
land stock brought 85c to 90c. Chicago
market was steady in general but quot
ed slightly higher on Maine Green
Mountains for March delivery.
Gains of a few cents per hundred
pounds were predicted in several i'm
portant producing sections around the
first of the year. Holdings continued
light, but demand was improving and
a stronger tone prevailed. Northern
Maine quoted 43 to 48 cents per hun
dred pounds; Wisconsin and Michigan,
SO to IS cents, and Western New York,
65 to 73 cents. The price paid to grow
ers IN Western New York producing
sections holds generally at Is cents per
bushel in bulk. Demand showed indi-
cations of improvement.
Shipments of sweet potatoes are usu-
ally less than 100 cars daily from all
sources. Activity is chiefly from East
ern sections - New Jersey, Delaware,
Virginia and Tennessee.
Storage stock from Delaware is a PROM
inent feature in the receipts Prices re-
main about steady, although an ad-
tendency was evident in New
York, where Maryland and Delaware
sweets of the Jersey type brought go to
rs cents per bushel hamper. Boston
and Philadelphia markets weakened O
little, others were about steady and
general range was about so cents to ST..
North Carolina Porto Ricans brought
$3.50 to S2.75 per barrel in New York.
New Jersey supplies sold steady at so
cents to SIPS per bushel in Eastern
cities. Virginia stock was steady at go
cents to $3.50 per bushel.
Northern Cabbage Higher.
Shipments of old cabbage are now
mostly from New York. Prices show
slightly upward tendency near the first
~ 1a eLi
most sales Of bulk stock range at S13 to
SIS per ton. A similar gain occurred in
wisconsin shipping districts. Prices
we're about steady in Southern produc-
ing sections. Supplies of old cabbage
are moderate in most Eastern markets,
and demand is only fair. New cabbage
Is still a limited supply. New York
storage stock sells at SIC to S22 per ton.
Prices show rising tendency in the
East and have moved sharply upward
In several Midwestern markets Dis
,ribution of Eastern cabbage shipments
extends to points in the West as far as
Nebraska and Kansas, and considerable
quantities have been shipped to the
South, as well as to the usual markets
n Northeastern seaboard States.
Onion Stocks Lighter.
Remaining stocks of onions appear
% be about half of those a year ago
md not much competition from for
'ign sources is to be expected unless
prices go still higher. A fairly steady
10, and the preceding sharp price gains
lave been well sustained Tendency TO
hold for higher prices is strongly indi-
,ated in production sections. Ship
nentS are light and truck holdings in
'lty markets are very moderate. Firm
less prevailed toward the first of the
1ear in all producing districts. De-
nand was active in Western New York
md Michigan at around S1.75 to So per
'0-pound sack, and slightly higher for
hoice stock. Prices in the city mar
,ets have shown in some cases little
Inference from the level prevailing at
ome country shipping points. Gains of
bout 10 cents per 50-pound sack were
ecorded on many sales in New York,
3oston and Philadelphia, and the gen.
raj Eastern range was SITS to S225
or New York yellow varieties MaSSa-
husettS seed-grown stock brought S170
n Boston. Prices at Baltimore and
pittsburgh tended upward on best lots
f yellow stock.
Celery and Carrots.
Holdings Of celery in cold storage in
Western New York near the end of De-
ember were locally estimated at about
90 carloads. About three-fourths of
hem in Wayne County. This quantity
S about SO per cent more than re-
NAMED at the corresponding time a
ear ago. Many of the shipments are
DING to market on consignment. Hold
rs are trying to clear out stocks by
he middle of January in order to es-
ape the increasing competition that
gill be met by that time from new-crop
elery. Shipments from Florida are ex-
ected to be unusually active although