Evening star., 1933-04-01

orally rising tendency for several weeks
in response to decreasing shipments and
limited supplies in cold storage. The
market in Northwestern apple sections
advanced rather sharply, with gains OF
25 cents per bushel for some varieties
as compared with seasons lowest points
Eastern markets have gained to some
extent lately. Shipments of Eastern
varieties and packs are only about haii
the volume of March and early April
last season and storage holdings are
not heavy. Prices would be likely 10
respond to a greater extent except Tor
the prevailing slow demand: virginia
West Virginia and Michigan have
as last season, but New York has shipped
more this season. Apple movement from
most States in the Middle West is un-
usually light and the Midwestern
markets have been taking considerable
quantities of New York and Virginia
fruit. Carlot supplies Of Northwestern
apples have greatly exceeded those from
other parts of the country.
In Eastern cities the apple market
was about steady at the beginning OF
April. Rhode Island Greetings free from
scald are in good demand at 80 cents to
81 per bushel in Eastern and Central
city markets. Many of the Eastern Nc
Intosh are becoming overripe and soft.
These sell near 81 and best stock brings
Sl.25 or more Eastern Delicious sell at
81 to S130. Virginia Winesaps brought
81 40 to $150 in Detroit near the end
Of March. Eastern YorkS and Romes
sell around 81 in most markets. Starks
brought 65 to rs cents in Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington. Most bar
rel packs of Eastern varieties sell near
So in large city markets.
Baldwin apples are meeting with
rather light demand in New York pro-
ducing sections because most shippers
are asking 10 to Is cents more per
bushel than buyers are willing to pay
Recent sales in the Rochester district
were at S1.10 to S1.15 per bushel for
best stock Best Greetings and lower
grade Baldwins brought 80 to IS cents
near the first of April. 'Russets, barrel
pack, ranged $225 to $2.35. Export de-
mand for Eastern apples has been light
for the past two or three weeks.
Potatoes Fairly Steady.
The potato market position may still
be described as fairly steady, although
scattered declines amounting to about
cents per 100 pounds occurred near the
end of March, bringing the general level
a little below the top of the March rise.
Growers and shippers at last reports
were inclined to hold for higher prices
and the shipping movement from pro-
ducing sections has decreased to some
extent. Movement of seed stock is still
under way and should continue active
during most of April. About one car in
four of the shipments from Maine in
recent weeks was of seed stock. Maine
growers have been getting from $1.50
to So per barrel in bulk for selected or
certified seed potatoes, mostly Cobblers
and Green Mountains.
Potato shipments from all sections
have dropped considerably below 1000
carloads per day. Supplies of Southern
potatoes are increasing, but are not yet
competing strongly The condition of
the roads in Northern Maine has been
interfering with hauling to country
shipping points. Maine dealers have
been paying growers mostly 60 to 65
cents per barYel measure for table stock
Growers in Northern New York have
been getting mostly around 80 cents per
100 pounds, sometimes little less. The
motor truck movement is active and Is
causing some dealers who ship in car
lots to pay more to the growers. A
shortage of potatoes in some sections of
Western New York is suggested by the
fact that one shipper is sending trucks
rs or IS miles to buy and load potatoes.
Supplies of all potatoes are moderate
in most of the large Eastern markets,
but demand is fairly active. Maine
Green Mountains range 90c to S1.15
per 100 pounds in Eastern markets.
New York and Pennsylvania potatoes,
except Long Island, sell at 90c to 81.
Chicago potato market weakened lit
tie near the end of March. Midwestern
and Far Western producing sections
quote prices nearly steady.
Supplies of sweet potatoes are light
to moderate in leading Northern mar
kets and prices have maintained the
higher level reached in late March.
Eastern Shore stock of the Jersey type
sells at 75c to SIPS per bushel North
Carolina Porto Ricans and Nancy Halls
bring so to IS cents.
Onion Market Irregular.
Prices of onions show rather wide
range of prices near the beginning Of
April, owing mainly to variations and
quality of supplies at this time of year.
Supply and demand are moderate in
Eastern markets. A few lots still bring
tops of 80 cents, but not much of the
supply is good enough to sell higher
than 60 to rs cents per so pounds A
few lots of large onions from the Con-
necticut Valley brought 81 in Boston.
First arrivals of Texas onions were SELL
ing in that market in late March at 81
to $3.50 per so pounds, but sold below
that level in most other markets and
brought not much more than ST in pro-
ducing sections, where the trend was
downward. Only few cars daily are
being shipped from Western New York,
but it is reported that more onions are
moving by truck than by rail in that
section.
Cabbage Supply Lower.
Prices of cabbage near the first of
April were little below the best of the
preceding month. Good stock sold in
the large Eastern and Midwestern mar
kets at SIG to S25 per ton in bulk and
around 81 per 100 pounds for sacked
stock. Most Northern storages are
practically cleared out of cabbage hold
ings. New cabbage from Florida and
South Carolina furnishes about all the
competition for New York State cab
bage in city markets.
Demand for carrots. has improved a
little in Eastern producing sections, but
prices remain practically unchanged
and sales are mostly a little below so
cents per 100 pounds by the carlot in
Central New York. Because of the low
prices some carrots are being fed to cat
tie. New York carrots are quoted at so
to SIS cents per bushel in New York
City.
Prices Of Southern asparagus are
working toward loser levels, averaging
about So per dozen punches.