With the cleaning up of early summer apples, there was a decrease of
nearly 120 cars in the shipments of that commodity. Further losses
occurred in the movement of lettuce and tomatoes; in fact, only 230 cars
of tomatoes were shipped from producing sections compared with 500 cars
the week before. The only marked increase in lettuce movement was from
Colorado. Onion shipments showed a reaction from the previous week and
decreased to about 300 cars. Movement of sweet potatoes is becoming more
active as the season advances, and jobbing sales of Alabama stock in
bushel hampers declined 25¢ in Chicago and Cincinnati, closing at
$1‒$1.25.
_Apples._—California apples are becoming a prominent feature of the
market, shipments from that State having been six times greater than the
week before. Northwestern stock is moving in a small way, Washington
growers having forwarded 14 cars and Oregon growers one car last week.
New York early varieties also started to roll to consuming centers, but
the season is somewhat later in that section than it was last year.
Michigan shipped more apples than any other State during the week.
Various varieties from producing districts near Chicago jobbed in that
market at 50¢-$l per bu., a decline of nearly $1 a basket. Eastern red
apples brought $1‒$1.25 in New York City.
_Peaches._—Most markets reported heavy arrivals of peaches. St. Louis
received 294 cars, Chicago 267 cars, New York 281 cars, and other large
eastern cities about 150 cars each. Liberal supplies, combined with much
stock in poor condition, caused the wholesale market for Georgia
Elbertas to fall to a level of $2‒$2.75 per crate or bushel basket. Best
Elbertas from North Carolina closed at $2.25‒$2.50. Arkansas stock held
firm in St. Louis at $2‒$2.25 but was weak in Chicago. Shipments from
North Carolina were twice as heavy as during the preceding week,
totaling more than 700 cars. Nearly 1,300 cars have already come from
that State this season. Arkansas sent almost 600 cars to market during
the week. Movement from Georgia decreased about 70%, but the season is
becoming very active in Illinois, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, as well as in
the Middle Atlantic sections. Early varieties from eastern States sold
in leading wholesale markets at $1.50‒$2 per bu. Tennessee Elbertas
ranged as high as $3‒$3.25 in Cincinnati and Cleveland, but were $1
lower in Chicago because of the oversupplied market.