Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1931, Page 12

A—I2 THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 80. iysi. FRUIT SHIPMENTS - ARE MORE VARIED Southern Vegetable and Cit- rus Supplies Become Plen- tiful at Markets. Pruit and vegetable markets show larger and more varied supplies with the progressing_of the season, says the United States Department of Agricul- ture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Market News Service. Shipments are heavier than they were a year ago and are increasing week by week, especially the Southern vegetables and citrus fruits. Wholesale prices were mostly declining through January, and many lines of produce the trend was still downward at the end of the month. Potatoes were 5 to 15 cents per 100 pounds lower than at the beginning of January, onions lost 10 to 15 cents and cabbage dropped $2 to Some varieties of apples 1 ground. Prices of tender vegetables have sagged back s from the higher levels which followed recent frost damage in producing sec- tlons, but the hardy Southern cs | and spinach are plentiful and cheap in Northern markets per _ton Southern Too Many Onions. The onion market has been in a bad way for some time owing to record- breaking production of Northern and | Western onions and heavy supplies | unsold in producihg sections. It | pears that shippers and farmers have | been selling at any available price to | ¢lear up their holdings before the end of the active season about two months later. Prices paid to low as 25 cents per 100 p tions of the Great Lakes the inter-mountain S! atlon is not much shipping points, whe are around 75 cents p board cars, and farmers @ siderably less. Onions of the Spanish type have done rather better than the low stock, having advanced ng the month at far West- points. Indiana, Michigan and g the bulk of car-lot dard yellow varieties. Despite the large crop, shipments have not increased greatly compared with Jast season. Demand for such vegeta- bles as onions or cabbage does not in- crease_readily wh are low. It is likely that some holdings in distant producing sections will scarcely find a worth-while market this season, accord- ing to market conditions now in sight. On the other hand, February sometimes shows improvement in onign prices, and it is hoped by growers that the shipments of coming month will follow this tendency. White onions bring_comparatively sat- isfactory prices at 75 cents to $1 per 50-pound sack in Eastern markets The general jobbing range of Eastern yellow onions is around $1 per 100 unds in the large market centers, t higher prices are quoted in South- ern mariets, Cabbage Market Dull. The position of cabbage is something Hke that of onions. The crop of North- | ern cabbage was unusually large. Prices have been hardly more than half those | of last season and the demand does not increase readily in times of low prices. Frrther market trouble resulted from unusually heayy shipments from_the South this Winter. Texas has been shipping several times as many cab- bages this season and much of the time two cars of Southern cabbage were ar- riving for one car from New York or Wisconsin, Sales of bulk cabbage are mostly at $12 per ton in Western and Central New York, where the bulk of holdings are located this season. This cabbage sells at $17 to $21 in the large Eastern markets, Supplies in consum- ing centers are reported moderate to liberal and demand slow. According to local estimates, there are probably | about 2,000 cars of cabbage remaining in Western New York country storage. | | Potatoes Slightly Lower. Mild Winter weather Hiberal shipments of potatoes and tended to prevent any advancing tendency in price. Further declines of 5.to 10 cents occurred in_producing sections late in January. There is considerable stock yet in the possession of farmers, but there is uncertainty regarding the ity ill be shipped after seed requirements are filled. Maine Green Mountains now follow a jobbing range of $1.75 to $2 per 100 pounds. Selected Prince Edward Island stock sells a lit- tle higher than the general run of Maine potatoes. Long Island stock Teaches a top of $2.25 in New York. A has_favored | “| producing districts are quickly followed on | s t a little | | 35¢ THOXINE few lots of potatoes in bulk from Penn- sylvania sold at $1.65 in Philadelphia New York potatoes ranged from $1.80 to $1.85 in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, but reached $2 to $2.35 in Atlanta and Washington, Declines of potatoes in producing sections the last week of January amounted from 2 to 5 cents in Western New York, Maine, Michigan and Nebraska. Dealers in Western New York are still paying growers 70 to 75 cents per bushel. Southern cities con- tinued to take a large percentage of shipments from that section. Pennsyl- vania cities offer an important outlet Washington and Baltimore are taking more than usual. Fluctuations in Maine by corresponding changes in the West- ern New York territory, In Northern Maine the weather has been very cold, but heavy loadings con- tinued from warehouses ‘along the rail- road sidings. Growers are not hauling freely, since many of them are holding for a §2 per barrel market, compared with present prices, 10 to 15 cents be- low that level. Carlot shipments frcm Maine this season have reached about 20,000 and are about 4,000 cars behind son's figures. Selected sced n fair demand, especially seed | cobblers for shipment to the Carolinas. Prices on this stock declined about 10 cents late in January. Dealers report some inquiry for Green Mountain seed stock, but it s a little early for any active selling movement in this line. About 10 cers of carrots have been pped daily in late January from thg rtant producing sections.in West= ern New York. Demand at shipping points has been slow, with sales of cut carrots in the rough at 60 cents per 100 pounds ,sacked. Washed carrots in bushels changed hands at 50 cents. Country and City markets are in bad | conditicn for carrots. Apple Sales Increase. app near the end of Jant able more_attention w lower grades, which cou around $1 per bust for cooking are soll export d be bought Some Greenings | au : haps the cause_of most of ‘the sligh weakness appearing in the apple mar- kets_lately. York Baldwins hold at steady prices, ranging from $1.25 $150 per bushel in Easter Eastern Staymans and Black Twigs sell at $1.25 to $1.75 mostly, with top of $2 in Washington on Staymans. New York_Kings bring $1.40 to $1.50. East- ern Yorks are unchanged s to $150 in_Baltimore and Washington. Eastern McIntosh apples are getting soft at this time and few sell higher than $5 a barrel. Electricity Production. By the Associated Press. Production of electricity by the | electric light and power industry of the United States continued to decline during the week ended January 24, the National Electric Light Association re- ports. The total of 1719,345.000 kilo- watt hours, compared with 1,727.072.000 kilowatt hours for the preceding week and was a decrease of 5.9 per cent from the corresponding week last year. | Storage—Packing Moving FRED 13 904 10th St. N.W. WHOLESALE MARKET OPENING DISCUSSED Sou{hwest Dealers Seek to Have Government Officials Attend Event February 12. Plans for the opening of the new Southwest Wholesale Market at Twelfth and Water streets on February 12 were discussed al a dinner meeting last night of members of the Water Street Produce Association and allied businesses. The meeting was held at the Ambassador Hotel and representativ>s of more than 50 businesses in the Southwest attended. Government_ officials, including at least one member of President Hoover's cabinet, are expected to attend the cvening opening, according to plans The new market will open for business on_the following day. An_effort is being made to obtain ania Railway Band and at last night's meeting in- liam F. Clark, Southwest merchant; M. J. Boylan, District freight agent for the Pennsyivania Railroad, and R. D. Marshall, official of the Ter- minal Refrigeration and Warehousg Corporation. When first formed, thle organization intended to inciude only produc but seeing the need for a co: > body, representatives of allied businesses were invited to" join and allied businesses were among sented last night. The name ¢ be changed later, it was said by tee of 10 was named to plan met and other matters ning of the new m: et J. T. Richards is b organization ' w. president; cenburg, _treasurer, and John H. Shreve, secretary. These four, with Max Shapiro, Salvatore Scalco and Charles A. Biondi, make up Davis, vice " | the board of trustecs ers, to include these allied dealers. | esident of the | JANUARY SALES AHEAD OF SAME MONTH, 1929 Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 30.—DeLong Hook & Eye Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 25¢ a share on common stock. This is the same as declared in each quarter since April of last year, when the $1 per annum rate was established. The dividend is pay- able April 1 to stockholders of record March 20. J. A. O'Brien, president of the com- pany, stated that earnings for the nine months ending December 31, 1930, after all charges, including Federal income tax, were $35,300. This compares with earnings of $22,900 for the correspond- ing period in 1929, Sales for the month of January ilglghtly exceed the sales for January, 0. 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Suite as advertised is covered with genuine angora mohair and was designed by America’s best- . known furniture maker and built by expert craftsmen. Its spring-filled cushions, with their lovely tapestry covering, are reversible. The davenport is luxuriously roomy. Chair is well proportioned. Second Floor. “Dress Up” the Kitchen With This Modern Breakfast Set $ 1 9&5 Detivered Table and 4 Chairs ) : Full $25 Value Two tones of lacquer help to bring out the beauty of this 5-piece suite of solid oak. Well built too. Includes 43-foot extension table and four cathedral back chairs. Full Sized Kitchen Cabinet lllus?r.ated $ 1 975 Delivered Regular %29 Value A beauty with porcelain enameled top and fittings. We save you many dollars on each cabinet. See the other splendid values in this sale. Floor-O-Leum Rugs By the Makers of Congoleum 9x12 Feet 525 ; 6x9-foot size for $325_: The Kitchen joins the modern movement for gay colors in the home and chooses a cheerful Floor-O-Leum felt base rug. 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