Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1928, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY., JTANUARY 27, 19%8. - FRESH VEGETABLE | SHIPMENTS GROW Producers Sure Winner in Fight of Canning and Re- frigerator Interests. BY. J. C. ROYL gp~eial D h 1o The Star. ‘The strug- and the re- rigerator for fTecti of the Ameri h fe is in full swing Canners today are delving deep into probie: tegy and tactics to keep pace with the improvement in transpor- tation and distribution of fresh fruits | and vegetables and ether food products. The increased use of tresh fruits and vegeiabies on an all-the-year-round basis has provided the canners with new and this 1 freely admitted rs_of the industry now can- ferring in Chicago. These probiems involve labeling, grad: ing and distribution. as well as prices. Five billion cans of food producis are consumed by the American people each year. and in 1928 it is confid ex- pected the value of the products so used will exceed $800.000.000. Volume of demand for canned goods undoubtedly is growing, but so is the «call for fresh fruits and vegetables, pro- ducers of which also have improved grading. production and methods to such an extent that carload h products are going in the o every ts of in the current year. Growers Returns Increase. Returns are becoming more adequate for the grower. owing 1o the combined demand for fresh and canned fruits and wegetabies, and in some sections these crops have made all the difference be- ¢ and disaster to the farmer. The canning had much 1o conter Jast year There was a heavy can over from the 1926 pack. Now. how- ever, these surplus stocks have been ab- sorbed to a large extent. Production at present is in close step with consump- tion and canners are determined to keep it so. Prices are lowest and margins of profit are narrow. Canners are tak- ing steps to improve production meth- ods and cut overhead expense. down of production to ve needs Is illustrated by the pack of corn. 1In 1827 it was 10.- 346,000 cases, as compared with 19.089.- year and 24.320000 in vere 12.936.000 cases of 7. as compared with and 17818000 in try in general has d with during the The producers say the situation in eanned tomatoes has improved with the | last 60 davs owing to the elimination of stocks of packers who had been @dumping their supplies on the market The influx of fresh tomatoes has had & marked effect on this market. Fresh marketing | PRICES UNCHANGED INGENTER MARKET Offerings of Fresh Fish To- day Not Large—Drop in Egg Values Expected. | cording to repor were ample supp! Kinds to moet Dealers al Fish Market g the arly Offerings of fresh fish were not ding to deal- stormy conditions Shad. herring and North Carolina wat ng the Friday trade | rockfish from however, were am | spectals. | " Ample supplies of fr |hand. chiefly salmon, | smelts. S I | good demand. the fish be nost of the smelis caught in waters. 0 changes were reported in the but- ter, egz and poultry markets today Egg receipts are gradually increasing. however, and lower prices next week are anticipated. Today's Wholesale Prices. Butter—One-pound , 50a51; tub, 47a48! . store packed. 3: Eggs—Fresh, sele 46a47; t receipts, 4. n fish were on addock and ada were in larger than home famb, 30 loins. 19a smoked hams. 13a14; strip ba . 22a! lard, 12 13; calves, algve, 16; lambs, alive, 13. t and Vegetable Review. arket Teport on fruits and , compiled by the Ma: News Service Burcau of Agricult { Economics, says Apples—Supplies moderate moderate, market stcady: b ginia, U. S. No. 2, Staymans, 2 | up, 6.00a7.00; sylvanta, U.'S. Yorks, 6.2526.50 medium to Delicious most dem: S. No. 1. 3% few higher; inches up, sylvania and Virginia, inches up, Staymans, 2 Virginia, U. S. No. 1, 2% Staymans, 2.60. Cabbage—supplies moderate moderate, market steady; old stock, New York, sacked. per one hundred weight, Danish type. 1.00: few higher new stock, Texas. barrel crate: mately 100 pounds 3:25a3.50: mos bushel hampers. px fair quality and condition, 0. Celery—Supplies moderate. demand moderate, market steady: Florida, 10- | 45a46; hennery, demand | light, market steady; Texas, bushel baskets, bunched, 2.00. Beets—Supplies very light; demand | light. market steady: Texas, bushel bas- | kets mostly, 2.50; Florida, pepper crates, loose, 2.00. Cauliffower—Supplies liberal: demand light, market dull; California, pony crates, best, 1.75a1.90; poorer, 1.50. | Strawber No supplies on market; I no sales reported. Sweet Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand Jight, market dull; North Caro- | lina, bushel hampers, Porto Ricans, No. 11, 90cal.00. ELECTED TO BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, January 27 (#).— Picrpont V. Davis, vice president of the nal City Bank of New York City, was elected a director of the adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. Chatles A, Hurfl was elected vice presi- dent, to assume some of the duties for- | merly performed by Willlam M. Mc- Ewan. vice president and secretary, who died last week. Commodity News NEW ORLEANS, Januaty 27 (Spe- | clal).—Southern Pine Association mills in the last week showed a decrease in new business of 2.5 per cent, to 53,203 000 feet. Shipments increased 12 per cent to 45,172,000 feet, while production gained 2.1 per cent to 47,296,000, Orders on hand total 158,183,000 fect. ATLANTA.—Automobile sales have speeded up to an astonishing extent since January 1 and are expected to show an even greater increase as a result of the automobile show now in Pprogress. AKRON.—Production of rubber tires and other rubber products is advancing steadily, with many of the Akron fac- tories working 24 hours a day. Most of the workers who were idle here early this Winter have been absorbed by the rubber factorles and scveral big building projects. PHIL-ADELPHlA. The Pennsylvania Rallroad has entered upon an extensive gmrrhnslng r.a‘r‘npamh Tnnk company oS has placed orders this weel or over terstate Commerce Commission today | ;00 vtoe] passanger and baggage coaches, under which the Great Northern Rail- The equipment industry is expected to road may proceed with its plans for ex- ponefit by approximately $20.000,000 be- tending operations into the Kilamath | gore this program is complete. Basin of Oregon. L PORT WORTH.—Live stock conflls- | slon firms report exceptionally brisk de- BANGOR & AROOSTOOK. mand for herd bulls throughout the NEW YORK, Jan 7 () The | Southwest. Most of these animals are Bangor & Arcosvpek Raiirond mfi‘é; beingipurohineadiin Tows, Isuses Ne- 41 a share on the common stock in | braska and Missouri. One Fort Worth aftor preferred dividends, against | irm alone has purchased 300 blooded $8.68 & share in 1926 on smaller num- | bulls in Iowa since Christmas. ber of shares outstanding. Net income = | rose to §1.139.723 from $914,325. GIVES RAIL ORDER ‘ NEW YORK, January 27 (#).—An | BELL OF PENNSYLVANIA. | ger for 11588 tons of rails by the NEW YORK, January 27 (#).—Bell|New York, Chicago & St. Louts (Nickel Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania earned | Plate) has been divided equally between $§49.92 on the preferred stock in 1927, Bethlehem Steel, Carnegie Steel, Inland against $46.02 a share in 1926 Steel and Illinois Steel WILL EXTEND OPERATIONS. Final orders were issued by the In- Report Cards —tell the tale. 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BEices Whosl 1200 ymocrer, 10 When Dr. Caldwell sta Onion Market Steady. tice medicine, back in 1873, the needs Onions—Supplies light: demand mod- a laxative were not as great as ferate, .market steady, Ml are today. People lived normal, ¢ plain, wholesome food got plenty of fresh air and sun-; But even that early there: frastic physics and purges for | the relief of constipation which Dr Caldwell did not believe were good § for human beings to put into their d diana_and Ohio, 100-pound sac although some | jows, U. S. No. 1. medium to large size, So he wrote a prescription § xative to be used by his Imports Are Heavy. The imports alone. it is estimated would amount if canned to 12,000.000 cases. or what is approximately a normal supply of the canned fruit. The imports from Mexico along are expected to reach 5500 cars this year. 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