Evening star., 1933-11-29
PRODUCE RECEIPTS
INCREASE STEADILY
Holiday Demand and Recent
Price Gains Serve as
StimuIants.

Produce shipments showed some in.
crease in rolume in late November
stimulated by holiday demand and re-
cent gains in prices of many OF the
standard lines. according 10 the United
States Department Of Agriculture re-
port.
Heavy California shipments OF celery
were feature, and supplies of Southern
vegetables are steadily increasing, while
Northern vegetables from storage main-
tain fairly steady volume.
Price level was being quite well main
talned al The end Of The month. POI
tatoes. cabbage and apples were holding
previous gains, although demand was
generally rather slow. Onion supply
and demand were moderate and prices
still tend upward.
Celery and lettuce markets weakened
little Cranberries we're in ample
supply for the holiday trade and NOV
ing fairly well at wide range of prices
from SIPS to s2.25 per quarter barrel
There Is little difference this year be-
tween prices of the early and late
varieties.
Apple Market Firm.
Prices of apples have been well main
tanned at recent higher levels in Eastern
and Midwestern producing sections.
Some Eastern city markets weakened
a little In late November, but Mid
western cities quote firm prices. Gen.
eral jobbing range is still rs cents to
$3.50 per bushel. the tops being for the
choicer grades and varieties, with oc-
caSional sales as high as SITS. Bald
wins are mostly of ordinary quality and
selling much lower than Greetings this
year at rs cents to 81 bushel. Bald
wins from common storage sell around
80 cents per bushel In the Rochester
district. Some sales of Ben Davis for
export we're reported at S220 to s245
per barrel Ben Davis in bulk realized
mostly rs cents per 100 pounds, and
Baldwins rs to 80 cents. Moderate
supplies and rather slow demand were
the rule in Eastern apple markets at
the end of November Eastern Stay
mans were selling we'll in Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington at sl.35 to
81 so per bushel basket, Grimes at SIPS
to sl.4o, Yorks and Romes go cents to
Potato Market Steady.
Potato supplies are moderate in East
ern markets and demand slow to fairly
active. The moderate November gains
were retained at the end Of the month,
hut ~ tro
dull Countrywide range Of prices in
Eastern and Midwestern producing Sec
tions is 81 to around Sl.20. Growers in
the Rochester district have not been
hauling many potatoes and the dealers
warehouse supplies have been sharply
reduced. Dealers have been paying SO
to IS cents per bushel to growers.
There were some further gains n
onion prices near the end Of November
and market position was firm In the
cities and in producing sections. New
York and Michigan shipping points
quoted 80 to IS cents per SO pounds,
with moderate to active demand and
hauling light. Eastern and Midwestern
stock sold at 80 cents to $1.10 in East
ern markets, and white varieties brought
81 to $1.65.
The market supplies of celery have
been ample despite the light Eastern
production, and price trend was slightly
downward after the holiday buying sea-
son slowed down. Lettuce markets lost
part Of the November rise, sagging
about IS cents per crate for Western
stock near the end of the month.
Cabbage still sells at firm prices in
Western New York producing sections,
ranging $34 to $35 per ton In bulk, and
city markets sell this stock at $40 to
$45. while local supplies bring about
Sl.75 q barrel. There are small qual-
titles of South Carolina and Virginia
cabbage selling at $1.65 to 50 per ham,
per or crate.