Prices opened at $300 to $515 f. o. b. Florida shipping points with top
of $625, but declined rapidly with the beginning of the Georgia shipping
season. Florida and Georgia Tom Watsons ranged $200 to $650 in July.
Carolina melons at times ranged slightly lower than Georgia stock.
Prices of Missouri watermelons ranged $100 to $200 per car the first
week of August, $125 to $250 the second week, and $120 to $200 the third
week. Texas melons sold early in July at $2.50 to $3 per 100 lbs. but
ranged mostly $1.25 to $1.75 in August. Further details of the price
ranges of the principal lines of watermelons are given in the
accompanying tables.
Carlot Shipments of Watermelons.
--------------+---------------+------------------------------
| To Sept. 24. | Total season.
|---------------+------------------------------
| 1921 | 1920 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920
--------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------
Alabama | 1,398 | 1,160 | 1,634 | 806 | 708 | 1,160
Arkansas | 520 | 314 | 449 | 93 | 268 | 314
California | 3,455 | 3,106 | 1,137 | 1,689 | 3,300 | 3,272
Delaware | 496 | 177 | 511 | 303 | 327 | 177
Florida | 5,457 | 6,807 | 3,622 | 2,179 | 3,878 | 6,807
Georgia |15,791 |11,103 | 9,530 | 6,782 | 8,984 |11,103
Illinois | 309 | 247 | 386 | 68 | 190 | 251
Indiana | 706 | 647 | 630 | 191 | 581 | 661
Iowa | 681 | 330 | 238 | 132 | 321 | 348
Maryland | 759 | 458 | 1,019 | 388 | 515 | 458
Missouri | 3,089 | 3,008 | 2,533 | 1,196 | 3,516 | 3,012
North Carolina| 1,219 | 799 | 1,201 | 727 | 891 | 799
Oklahoma | 549 | 464 | 505 | 189 | 870 | 465
South Carolina| 4,407 | 4,735 | 4,107 | 2,787 | 2,673 | 4,735
Texas | 4,056 | 4,839 | 2,871 | 2,290 | 3,007 | 4,845
Virginia | 338 | 312 | 728 | 244 | 263 | 312
Other States | 851 | 506 | 402 | 328 | 568 | 530
|-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------
Total |44,081 |39,012 |31,503 |20,392 |30,860 |39,249
--------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+------
=RANGES OF WATERMELON PRICES=
=F. O. B. Shipping Points.=
[Bulk per car.]
--------+-------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------
State |Weights| Opening. | High. | Low.
and |quoted.+-----------------+-------+---------+-------+---------
year. | | Week | Price. | Week | Price. | Week | Price.
| | end- | | end- | | end- |
| | ing-- | | ing-- | | ing-- |
-------++-------++------+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------
|_Pounds._| | | | | |
Florida:| | | | | | |
1921 | 22-28 |May 23|$350-$600|May 23|$350-$600|July 11|$200-$250
1920 | 22-28 |June 14| 250- 500|June 14| 250- 500|June 28| 175- 500
1919 | 22-28 |June 9| 400- 550|June 9| 400- 550|June 23| 300- 475
1918 | 20-25 |June 3| 300- 400|June 24| 350- 450|June 10| 275- 400
1917 | 20-25 |June 11| 140- 200|June 18| 165- 225|June 11| 140- 200
Georgia:| | | | | | |
1921 | 22-28 |June 27| 200- 525|June 27| 200- 525|Aug. 8| 40- 125
1920 | 22-28 |July 5| 200- 450|July 5| 200- 450|July 19| 75- 200
1919 | 22-27 |June 30| 250- 450|June 30| 250- 450|July 28| 125- 250
1918 | 28-30 |July 1| 135- 175|July 8| 200- 220|July 15| 75- 150
1917 | 20-25 |June 25| 175- 265|July 2| 175- 275|Aug. 20| 70- 75
Texas: | | | | | | |
1921 | 22-28 |July 18| 80- 250|July 18| 80- 250|Aug. 1|[1]25-50¢
1920 | 22-28 |July 5| 250- 375|July 12| 150- 375|July 19| 65- 250
1919 | 22-28 |July 21| 250- 400|July 21| 250- 400|July 28| 150- 300
1918 | 20-27 |June 24| 335- 400|June 24| 335- 400|July 22| 100- 200
1917 | 20-25 |July 2| 200- 290|July 2| 200- 290|July 16| 100- 200
Mis- | | | | | | |
souri: | | | | | | |
1921 | 22-28 |Aug. 1| 165- 340|Aug. 1| 165- 340|Aug. 22| 65- 150
1920 | 22-28 |Aug. 2| 200- 325|Aug. 9| 300- 425|Aug. 16| 200- 350
1919 | 22-28 |Aug. 4| 250- 450|Aug. 4| 250- 450|Aug. 11| 125- 300
1918 | 20-25 |Aug. 5| 230- 300|Aug. 12| 300- 400|Aug. 5| 230- 300
1916 | 22-27 |Aug. 7| 135- 200|Aug. 14| 110- 175|Aug. 21| 65- 165
--------+-------+-------+---------+-------+---------+-------+---------
[1] Bulk per 100 lbs.
=Sales to Jobbers in Leading Consuming Markets.=
--------+-----+---------+---------------------+
State | | Weights | Opening. |
and |Year.| quoted. +-------+-------------+
variety.| | | Week | Price. |
| | | end- | |
| | | ing-- | |
--------+-----+---------+-------+-------------+
| |_Pounds._| | |
Florida,| 1921| 22-28 |May 23| $1,150|
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |June 14| 500-1,100|
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |June 9| 750-1,050|
| 1918| 20-25 |June 3| 300- 500|
| 1917| 20-25 |June 11| 250- 350|
| 1916| 22-27 |Juno 12| 300- 350|
Georgia,| 1921| 22-28 |July 11| 250- 650|
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 400- 750|
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |July 7| 350- 800|
| 1918| 28-30 |June 24| 550- 800|
| 1917| 20-25 |June 25| 275- 450|
| 1916| 22-27 |June 19| 300- 380|
Texas, | 1921| 22-28 |July 11| 250- 300|
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 250- 400|
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |Aug. 4| 410- 600|
| 1918| 20-27 |July 22|[1]2.25- 2.50|
| 1917| 20-25 |July 2| 300- 450|
| 1916| 20-27 |July 17| 175- 250|
South | 1921| 22-28 |July 18| 250- 450|
Carolina| 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 400- 650|
| 1919| 22-28 |July 21| 150- 350|
| 1918| 20-25 |July 29| 225- 450|
| 1917| 20-25 |July 16| 150- 260|
| 1916| 22-27 |July 3| 175- 250|
Missouri| 1921| 22-28 |Aug. 8| 100- 300|
| 1919| 22-28 |Aug. 4| 325- 450|
| 1918| 20-25 |Aug. 12| 250- 525|
| 1917| 20-25 |Aug. 13| 150- 275|
| 1916| 22-27 |July 31| 200- 275|
--------+-----+---------+-------+-------------+
--------+-----+---------+--------------------+--------------------
State | | Weights | High. | Low.
and |Year.| quoted. +-------+------------+-------+------------
variety.| | | Week | Price. | Week | Price.
| | | end- | | end- |
| | | ing-- | | ing-- |
--------+-----+---------+-------+------------+-------+------------
| |_Pounds._| | | |
Florida,| 1921| 22-28 |May 30| $600-1,200|July 25| $250-450
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |June 14| 500-1,100|July 12| 300-500
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |June 9| 750-1,050|July 14| 300-550
| 1918| 20-25 |June 24| 550- 800|July 8| 300
| 1917| 20-25 |July 2| 300- 450|July 10| 150-225
| 1916| 22-27 |June 19| 300- 375|July 17| 100-225
Georgia,| 1921| 22-28 |July 11| 250- 650|Aug. 8| 150-275
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 400- 750|July 19| 250-600
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |July 7| 350- 800|July 21| 150-350
| 1918| 28-30 |June 24| 550- 800|July 22| 250-350
| 1917| 20-25 |July 2| 300- 450|July 30| 150-225
| 1916| 22-27 |June 19| 300- 380|July 10| 150-225
Texas, | 1921| 22-28 |July 25| 275- 375|Aug. 8|[1]1.25-1.50
Tom | 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 250- 400|July 19| 250-400
Watsons | 1919| 23-28 |Aug. 4| 410- 600|Aug. 18| 200-300
| 1918| 20-27 |July 29|[1]2.25-2.75|July 29|[1]2.25-2.75
| 1917| 20-25 |July 2| 300- 450|Aug. 20| 200-275
| 1916| 20-27 |July 31| 200- 275|Aug. 14| 175-210
South | 1921| 22-28 |July 25| 250- 500|Aug. 15| 100-225
Carolina| 1920| 22-28 |July 12| 400- 650|July 19| 250-575
| 1919| 22-28 |Aug. 4| 300- 600|July 21| 150-350
| 1918| 20-25 |Aug. 5| 325- 550|July 29| 225-450
| 1917| 20-25 |Aug. 13| 225- 350|July 23| 150-190
| 1916| 22-27 |Aug. 14| 225- 300|July 10| 150-225
Missouri| 1921| 22-28 |Aug. 8| 100- 300| ... | ...
| 1919| 22-28 |Aug. 4| 325- 450|Sept. 1| 150-300
| 1918| 20-25 |Aug. 19| 500- 515|Aug. 12| 250-525
| 1917| 20-25 |Aug. 13| 150- 275|Aug. 20| 175-200
| 1916| 22-27 |July 31| 200- 275|Aug. 21| 100-200
--------+-----+---------+-------+------------+-------+------------
[1] Bulk per 100 lbs.
=CARLOAD SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN SEPTEMBER.=
-------------------------+-------------+------+-------------+-------
| September. | Au- | Season to |Total
Shipping districts. | |gust, | Oct. 1. | last
| | 1921 | |season.
+------+------+ +------+------+
| 1921 | 1920 | | 1921 | 1920 |
-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+-------
APPLES (boxed) | | | | | |
California | 1,179| 967| 668| 2,207| 1,980| 4,495
Colorado | 708| 183| 10| 791| 224| 2,848
Idaho | 1,093| 102| 22| 1,238| 137| 2,789
Montana | 96| 22| 11| 117| 26| 429
New Mexico | 344| 57| 141| 490| 69| 278
Oregon | 262| 36| 11| 292| 49| 3,687
Utah | 166| 28| 1| 180| 35| 619
Washington | 2,340| 653| 141| 2,962| 940| 21,547
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 6,188| 2,048| 1,005| 8,277| 3,410| 36,092
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
APPLES (barreled) | | | | | |
Delaware | 33| 46| 2| 121| 610| 751
Georgia | 27| 11| 15| 52| 41| 159
Illinois | 85| 789| 45| 186| 1,550| 3,408
Indiana | 18| 61| 0| 21| 92| 290
Kansas | 46| 121| 6| 57| 144| 738
Maine | 206| 6| 3| 235| 6| 412
Md., Eastern Shore | 35| 31| 2| 43| 109| 139
Md., other | 41| 231| 4| 51| 341| 1,398
Michigan | 1,356| 1,188| 1,085| 2,851| 2,401| 6,122
Minnesota | 11| 32| 12| 23| 32| 41
New Jersey | 25| 126| 40| 157| 524| 846
New York | 2,951| 2,488| 956| 4,294| 3,286| 33,755
Ohio | 158| 43| 3| 179| 70| 966
Pennsylvania | 59| 190| 0| 63| 265| 3,412
Vermont | 18| 9| 0| 21| 9| 133
Virginia | 118| 1,523| 2| 127| 1,738| 8,324
West Virginia | 392| 744| 18| 433| 902| 4,785
Wisconsin | 73| 25| 10| 86| 32| 67
Other sections | 40| 1,331| 12| 61| 1,672| 6,203
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 5,692| 8,995| 2,215| 9,061|13,824| 71,949
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
CABBAGE. | | | | | |
Colorado | 740| 262| 698| 1,578| 696| 1,671
Illinois | 11| 26| 14| 73| 63| 147
Michigan | 168| 66| 8| 183| 71| 362
Minnesota | 117| 171| 30| 163| 221| 808
New York | 721| 292| 137| 897| 327| 8,198
Ohio | 33| 24| 6| 246| 93| 343
Va. Roanoke Sect. | 267| 407| 315| 652| 843| 972
Wisconsin | 422| 404| 15| 471| 443| 4,894
Other sections | 35| 139| 70|13,133|14,934| 15,583
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 2,514| 1,791| 1,293|17,396|17,691| 32,978
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
CANTALOUPES. | | | | | |
Calif., Turlock | 179| 152| 1,242| 2,137| 3,823| 3,850
Calif., other | 9| 13| 55| 206| 227| 235
Colorado | 1,790| 2,088| 1,248| 3,086| 2,369| 2,454
Michigan | 15| 122| 117| 144| 203| 209
Washington | 59| 187| 146| 205| 325| 329
Other sections | 39| 222| 2,771|18,780|15,369| 15,380
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 2,091| 2,784| 5,917|24,538|22,316| 22,457
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
CELERY. | | | | | |
Colorado | 39| 85| 10| 53| 108| 296
Michigan | 129| 121| 99| 309| 223| 603
New Jersey | 59| 26| 43| 119| 68| 107
New York | 107| 105| 6| 128| 127| 2,783
Ohio | 16| 4| 18| 35| 5| 37
Pennsylvania | 92| 79| 40| 136| 110| 175
Other sections | 3| 0| 3| 4,178| 2,992| 6,356
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 445| 420| 219| 4,958| 3,633| 10,357
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
GRAPES. | | | | | |
Calif., N. dist. | 5,449| 4,610| 268| 5,984| 5,709| 11,605
Calif., C. dist. | 6,533| 3,818| 2,181| 9,054| 7,388| 12,862
Calif., S. dist. | 1,046| 1,434| 129| 1,412| 2,111| 2,454
Michigan | 947| 1,428| 114| 1,083| 1,603| 4,597
New York | 1,240| 539| 71| 1,440| 601| 6,084
Pennsylvania | 183| 1| 0| 207| 1| 1,235
Washington | 61| 6| 1| 64| 5| 7
Other sections | 37| 165| 46| 88| 234| 292
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total |15,496|12,001| 2,810|19,332|17,652| 39,136
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
LETTUCE. | | | | | |
California | 139| 52| 148| 8,386| 5,313| 5,313
Colorado | 102| 80| 108| 214| 116| 124
Minnesota | 12| 18| 12| 39| 40| 51
New York | 824| 568| 702| 2,721| 2,008| 2,146
Oregon | 18| 5| 5| 23| 5| 5
Washington | 168| 93| 129| 547| 313| 344
Other sections | 17| 16| 9| 4,523| 4,052| 4,498
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 1,280| 832| 1,113|16,453|11,847| 12,481
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
PEACHES. | | | | | |
California | 1,581| 1,624| 3,877| 6,810| 7,350| 7,354
Colorado | 573| 708| 554| 1,218| 771| 773
Idaho | 93| 31| 10| 103| 32| 33
Michigan | 65| 2,122| 120| 185| 2,154| 2,275
New York | 1,169| 3,442| 1,650| 2,819| 3,572| 4,697
Oregon | 34| 1| 16| 50| 1| 1
Utah | 616| 402| 207| 820| 374| 401
Washington | 750| 188| 353| 1,107| 203| 201
Other sections | 40| 2,010| 150|12,855|11,017| 11,258
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 4,921|10,528| 6,937|25,967|25,474| 26,996
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
ONIONS. | | | | | |
California | 700| 753| 315| 1,993| 2,810| 4,403
Colorado | 70| 5| 0| 74| 7| 144
Idaho | 20| 1| 0| 21| 1| 30
Illinois | 63| 33| 41| 118| 66| 357
Indiana | 480| 669| 177| 671| 776| 3,444
Iowa | 69| 224| 99| 245| 525| 865
Massachusetts | 571| 619| 194| 894| 815| 3,834
Michigan | 92| 77| 7| 100| 84| 744
Minnesota | 53| 25| 1| 60| 25| 276
New Jersey | 37| 71| 31| 407| 606| 634
New York | 509| 395| 540| 1,140| 470| 3,037
Ohio | 235| 546| 70| 325| 592| 3,040
Oregon | 64| 1| 1| 67| 2| 17
Utah | 23| 0| 0| 25| 0| 7
Washington | 35| 95| 229| 493| 722| 783
Wisconsin | 29| 45| 0| 29| 49| 400
Other sections | 24| 115| 111| 5,096| 5,794| 6,108
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 3,074| 3,674| 1,816|11,758|13,344| 28,123
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
SWEET POTATOES. | | | | | |
Alabama | 25| 48| 199| 380| 247| 483
California | 196| 123| 50| 254| 193| 695
Delaware | 16| 6| 0| 16| 6| 1,802
Georgia | 31| 53| 22| 56| 80| 899
Iowa | 23| 7| 0| 23| 7| 16
Louisiana | 47| 29| 56| 117| 65| 632
Maryland | 159| 216| 62| 236| 228| 1,626
New Jersey | 383| 329| 74| 484| 349| 3,092
North Carolina | 57| 180| 389| 498| 485| 861
Oklahoma | 22| 6| 0| 23| 6| 75
Tennessee | 119| 53| 36| 163| 78| 882
Texas | 89| 61| 46| 147| 106| 604
Va., Norfolk | 34| 85| 152| 191| 104| 635
Va., Eastern Shore | 1,572| 1,630| 713| 2,353| 1,661| 4,872
Other sections | 26| 14| 61| 97| 41| 793
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 2,799| 2,840| 1,860| 5,038| 3,656| 17,967
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
WATERMELONS. | | | | | |
Alabama | 62| 84| 451| 1,398| 1,160| 1,160
California | 339| 351| 979| 3,506| 3,144| 3,276
Colorado | 85| 52| 58| 141| 69| 71
Delaware | 109| 43| 387| 496| 177| 177
Illinois | 97| 99| 212| 311| 251| 251
Indiana | 93| 366| 577| 705| 660| 661
Iowa | 204| 199| 483| 687| 345| 348
Maryland | 146| 82| 599| 759| 458| 458
Missouri | 235| 381| 2,415| 3,089| 3,012| 3,012
New Jersey | 85| 9| 0| 85| 10| 10
Oklahoma | 16| 64| 367| 549| 465| 465
Texas | 113| 129| 648| 4,077| 4,844| 4,845
Virginia | 54| 96| 267| 338| 312| 312
Washington | 45| 91| 97| 142| 190| 195
West Virginia | 16| 41| 4| 4| 47| 47
Other sections | 89| 87| 3,891|27,884|23,965| 23,965
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 1,788| 2,174|11,435|44,172|39,109| 39,253
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
WHITE POTATOES. | | | | | |
Leading States: | | | | | |
Calif., N. dist. | 760| 1,048| 686| 2,106| 3,477| 8,414
Colorado | 2,819| 1,939| 911| 3,846| 2,468| 11,321
Idaho | 1,360| 689| 1,938| 3,504| 1,532| 8,097
Iowa | 25| 237| 5| 33| 284| 897
Maine | 4,424| 1,126| 543| 5,122| 1,232| 17,755
Michigan | 730| 480| 4| 789| 523| 14,463
Minnesota | 4,686| 2,770| 955| 5,930| 4,226| 23,109
Montana | 192| 12| 20| 225| 23| 907
Nebraska | 891| 338| 429| 1,654| 516| 3,019
Nevada | 3| 0| 0| 4| 1| 405
N. Y., Long Island | 881| 899| 1,342| 2,446| 1,302| 5,503
N. Y., other | 1,155| 99| 11| 1,256| 104| 10,399
North Dakota | 2,085| 115| 14| 2,387| 135| 1,811
Oregon | 21| 0| 99| 124| 8| 1,476
Pennsylvania | 390| 331| 63| 467| 351| 6,259
South Dakota | 1,035| 242| 15| 1,168| 296| 1,880
Utah | 150| 111| 478| 816| 339| 563
Washington | 379| 288| 187| 703| 453| 3,657
Wisconsin | 655| 450| 76| 768| 506| 18,154
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total |22,641|11,174| 7,776|33,348|17,806|138,089
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
Other States, main crop: | | | | | |
Kansas | 135| 24| 1,130| 2,371| 1,931| 1,980
Missouri | 16| 1| 79| 269| 217| 224
New Jersey | 1,627| 6,282| 5,568| 9,215|13,165| 17,138
Va., Western shore | 38| 73| 75| 387| 127| 268
Wyoming | 168| 114| 4| 200| 125| 523
Other sections | 67| 383| 936|23,079|19,526| 22,782
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 2,051| 6,877| 7,792|35,521|35,091| 42,915
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
Summary. | | | | | |
Leading States, main crop|22,641|11,174| 7,776|33,348|17,806|138,089
Other States, main crop | 2,051| 6,877| 7,792|35,521|35,091| 42,915
States through shipping | 15| 6| 71|11,691|12,936| 13,058
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total |24,707|18,057|15,639|80,560|65,833|194,082
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
PEARS. | | | | | |
California | 378| 362| 1,814| 3,568| 4,318| 4,581
Colorado | 321| 248| 335| 687| 494| 604
Michigan | 365| 391| 103| 472| 497| 1,142
New Jersey | 17| 3| 2| 19| 4| 35
New York | 1,175| 1,625| 1,044| 2,296| 1,946| 4,127
Oregon | 371| 377| 442| 816| 660| 845
Utah | 11| 49| 19| 30| 70| 75
Washington | 1,125| 857| 1,236| 2,401| 1,377| 1,896
Other sections | 30| 938| 94| 169| 1,096| 1,875
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 3,793| 4,850| 5,089|10,458|10,462| 15,180
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
TOMATOES. | | | | | |
Calif., N. dist. | 41| 246| 12| 134| 407| 741
Calif., S. dist. | 172| 190| 81| 570| 416| 771
Delaware | 153| 121| 19| 173| 147| 153
Indiana | 204| 814| 44| 255| 941| 1,137
Kentucky | 193| 370| 168| 364| 551| 559
New Jersey | 808| 671| 236| 1,896| 2,147| 2,346
New York | 715| 501| 321| 973| 590| 849
Ohio | 93| 74| 20| 296| 287| 330
Utah | 65| 197| 4| 69| 220| 251
Other sections | 24| 250| 90|10,344| 7,946| 7,999
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 2,468| 3,434| 995|15,074|13,652| 15,136
+======+======+======+======+======+=======
MIXED VEGETABLES. | | | | | |
Calif., N. dist. | 50| 101| 65| 694| 1,385| 1,622
Calif., S. dist. | 124| 155| 111| 2,610| 3,102| 4,659
Colorado | 305| 354| 157| 644| 726| 1,318
Michigan | 48| 1| 17| 81| 1| 14
Minnesota | 14| 10| 8| 37| 49| 68
New Jersey | 636| 193| 796| 2,239| 553| 795
New York | 65| 57| 55| 133| 85| 472
North Carolina | 13| 13| 8| 29| 100| 184
Ohio | 13| 5| 25| 162| 11| 259
Utah | 12| 16| 2| 15| 34| 52
Virginia | 30| 0| 68| 197| 225| 280
Other sections | 13| 42| 68| 5,499| 3,182| 3,561
+------+------+------+------+------+-------
Total | 1,323| 947| 1,380|12,340| 9,453| 13,284
-------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+-------
=CARLOAD SHIPMENTS OF CITRUS FRUITS.=
---------+--------------------+----------------------------
| Florida. | California.
+--------+-----------+--------+-----------+-------
|Oranges.|Grapefruit.|Oranges.|Grapefruit.|Lemons.
---------+--------+-----------+--------+-----------+-------
|_Cars._ | _Cars._ |_Cars._ | _Cars._ |_Cars._
April | 1,729 | 1,047 | 6,124 | 25 | 1,120
May | 612 | 782 | 5,682 | 32 | 1,461
June | 10 | 24 | 5,388 | 43 | 2,213
July | ... | ... | 3,064 | 62 | 1,801
August | 1 | ... | 2,978 | 45 | 573
---------+--------+-----------+--------+-----------+-------
Fruit Prices Firm in New York; Vegetable Prices Dull and Lower.
Prices of apples in barrels continued firm in the New York market
throughout the week from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, principally on account of
light arrivals of good stock. Prices of boxed stock declined on account
of heavier arrivals, but the trade is still looking for large red stock,
and taking it readily.
Potatoes continued in light demand with very liberal supplies, and
prices gradually declined until Maine Cobblers in 165-lb. sacks reached
$2.75 to $3, with few buyers.
Receipts of good onions were light with prices firm.
Peaches from New York were in light supply and mostly of only fair
condition and poor color. Demand was moderate with good stock selling
readily for $4.50 to $5 a bu.; ordinary and poor stock sold slowly in a
$2 to $4 range.
Sweet potatoes eased off considerably in price. Grapes were dull
throughout the week selling slowly at the lowest figures yet realized.
Cabbage was not in demand and prices gradually declined closing at $30
to $35 per ton for New York domestic. The first car of California
tomatoes arrived on Thursday, but with heavy supplies of nearby stock on
hand, did not sell so readily as was anticipated. The tomatoes were in
excellent condition, with a few slightly overripe. Best lugs sold at
$1.75 to $2 with ripe stock at $1.50, but were not cleaned up and sold
at $1.25 to $1.50 the following day.
_Dairy and Poultry_