Mississippi Tomato Shipments.
Mississippi’s tomato output has grown by leaps and bounds. In the spring of 1920 there were 1,360 cars shipped from that State. The 1921 movement was 1,960 cars, and this season the shipments filled approximately 3,450 cars.
| WEEKLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION——AUGUST NORMALS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts and stations. | Temperature. | Precipitation. | August normals. | |||
| Week ending Aug. 1. | Week ending Aug. 1. | Temperature. | Precipitation. | |||
| Average. | Departure from normal. | Total. | Departure from normal. | |||
| GULF STATES. | ||||||
| ° | ° | Ins. | Ins. | ° | Ins. | |
| Jacksonville | 84 | +3 | 0.4 | –1.1 | 80 | 6.2 |
| Miami | 82 | 0 | 1.6 | –0.1 | 82 | 7.6 |
| Key West | 82 | –2 | 1.5 | +0.5 | 84 | 4.7 |
| Tampa | 84 | +2 | T. | –2.2 | 81 | 8.6 |
| Pensacola | 82 | +1 | 0.1 | –1.8 | 81 | 7.2 |
| Mobile | 82 | +1 | 0.6 | –1.1 | 80 | 6.8 |
| Montgomery | 84 | +3 | 0.6 | –0.6 | 80 | 4.2 |
| Anniston | 80 | +2 | 0.7 | –0.7 | 76 | 4.5 |
| Birmingham | 82 | +1 | 1.5 | +0.1 | 79 | 4.5 |
| Meridian | 82 | +2 | 2.3 | +1.3 | 78 | 3.6 |
| Vicksburg | 82 | +1 | 0.7 | –0.3 | 81 | 3.5 |
| New Orleans | 84 | +2 | 0.1 | –1.0 | 82 | 5.6 |
| Shreveport | 84 | +1 | 0.2 | –0.7 | 81 | 2.2 |
| Little Rock | 84 | +3 | T. | –1.2 | 79 | 3.6 |
| Fort Smith | 88 | +7 | T. | –1.1 | 79 | 3.7 |
| Bentonville | 82 | +3 | 0.2 | –0.9 | 76 | 4.0 |
| Oklahoma | 88 | +8 | 0 | –0.7 | 78 | 3.2 |
| Abilene | 84 | +1 | 0 | –0.5 | 81 | 2.0 |
| Fort Worth | 88 | +4 | T. | –0.6 | 83 | 1.9 |
| Dallas | 88 | T. | ||||
| Palestine | 84 | +2 | T. | –0.9 | 80 | 2.2 |
| Taylor | 86 | +3 | T. | –0.7 | 82 | 2.5 |
| Houston | 84 | 0.1 | ||||
| Galveston | 82 | –1 | 0.1 | –0.8 | 83 | 5.0 |
| Corpus Christi | 84 | +1 | T. | –0.4 | 82 | 2.3 |
| San Antonio | 84 | +1 | 0 | –0.5 | 82 | 2.7 |
| Del Rio | 84 | –2 | 0 | –0.5 | 84 | 2.6 |
| OHIO VALLEY AND TENNESSEE. | ||||||
| Memphis | 84 | +3 | T. | –0.9 | 79 | 3.2 |
| Nashville | 82 | +3 | 0.4 | –0.5 | 78 | 3.5 |
| Chattanooga | 82 | +4 | 1.0 | 0 | 76 | 3.8 |
| Knoxville | 80 | +4 | T. | –1.0 | 75 | 4.0 |
| Lexington | 78 | +2 | 0.6 | –0.3 | 75 | 3.6 |
| Louisville | 80 | +1 | 1.7 | +0.9 | 76 | 3.5 |
| Evansville | 82 | +3 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 77 | 3.2 |
| Indianapolis | 76 | 0 | 0.2 | –0.7 | 74 | 3.3 |
| Cincinnati | 76 | 0 | 0.5 | –0.3 | 74 | 3.3 |
| Dayton | 76 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 73 | 3.0 |
| Columbus | 74 | –1 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 73 | 3.2 |
| Parkersburg | 76 | 0 | 0.5 | –0.3 | 73 | 3.5 |
| Elkins | 70 | –1 | 0.9 | 0 | 68 | 3.6 |
| Pittsburgh | 74 | –1 | 0.1 | –0.9 | 73 | 3.2 |
| LAKE REGION. | ||||||
| Canton | 66 | –3 | 0.1 | –0.6 | 67 | 2.7 |
| Syracuse | 68 | –3 | T. | –0.9 | 69 | 3.3 |
| Oswego | 68 | –2 | T. | –0.7 | 69 | 2.7 |
| Buffalo | 70 | 0 | 0.2 | –0.5 | 69 | 3.0 |
| Erie | 70 | –1 | 1.3 | +0.5 | 70 | 3.3 |
| Cleveland | 72 | –1 | 0.6 | –0.2 | 70 | 3.2 |
| Toledo | 74 | +1 | 0.1 | –0.6 | 71 | 2.7 |
| Detroit | 74 | +2 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 70 | 2.8 |
| Saginaw | 72 | +1 | 0.8 | –0.1 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Alpena | 66 | 0 | 0.3 | –0.3 | 64 | 3.3 |
| Grand Rapids | 72 | –1 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 70 | 2.6 |
| Chicago | 74 | –1 | 0.1 | –0.8 | 73 | 2.9 |
| Fort Wayne | 74 | 0.9 | ||||
| Milwaukee | 72 | +2 | 0.1 | –0.5 | 69 | 2.8 |
| Green Bay | 70 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 67 | 3.1 |
| Escanaba | 66 | –1 | 2.2 | +1.4 | 64 | 3.6 |
| Ludington | 68 | 0.3 | ||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | 62 | 0 | 0.5 | –0.2 | 61 | 3.1 |
| Marquette | 66 | +1 | 0.2 | –0.4 | 64 | 2.9 |
| Duluth | 70 | +5 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 63 | 3.5 |
| UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. | ||||||
| St. Paul | 72 | 0 | 0 | –0.8 | 69 | 3.5 |
| La Crosse | 72 | –1 | 0 | –0.8 | 70 | 3.4 |
| Madison | 72 | –1 | 0 | –0.6 | 70 | 3.2 |
| Charles City | 70 | –4 | 1.1 | +0.4 | 71 | 3.4 |
| Dubuque | 72 | –3 | 0.6 | –0.3 | 72 | 3.0 |
| Davenport | 74 | –1 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 73 | 3.6 |
| Des Moines | 78 | +2 | 1.2 | +0.4 | 73 | 3.6 |
| Keokuk | 78 | +1 | 0.7 | –0.3 | 75 | 3.2 |
| Peoria | 76 | +1 | 1.1 | +0.5 | 72 | 2.9 |
| Terre Haute | 78 | 0.8 | ||||
| Springfield, Ill. | 78 | +2 | 1.0 | +0.4 | 74 | 2.8 |
| Hannibal | 80 | +3 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 75 | 3.4 |
| St. Louis | 82 | +2 | 0.7 | –0.1 | 77 | 2.7 |
| Cairo | 84 | +5 | 0 | –0.9 | 77 | 2.9 |
| PACIFIC COAST. | ||||||
| Tatoosh Island | 52 | –4 | 0 | –0.3 | 55 | 2.1 |
| Seattle | 62 | –2 | 0 | –0.1 | 63 | 0.5 |
| North Head | 54 | –4 | T. | –0.1 | 58 | 0.6 |
| Portland, Oreg. | 66 | –2 | 0 | –0.1 | 67 | 0.6 |
| Roseburg | 68 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0.3 |
| Eureka | 54 | –2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0.1 |
| Red Bluff | 86 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | T. |
| Sacramento | 78 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | T. |
| San Francisco | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Fresno | 84 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| San Luis Obispo | 66 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | T. |
| Los Angeles | 70 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| San Diego | 68 | 0 | T. | +T. | 69 | 0 |
| ATLANTIC COAST. | ||||||
| Eastport | 58 | –4 | 0.6 | –0.1 | 61 | 3.3 |
| Portland, Me. | 66 | –3 | 0.1 | –0.8 | 66 | 3.6 |
| Burlington | 66 | –2 | T. | –0.9 | 66 | 4.0 |
| Northfield | 64 | –2 | T. | –1.1 | 63 | 3.9 |
| Concord | 66 | –4 | T. | –1.0 | 67 | 3.7 |
| Boston | 70 | –2 | 0.1 | –0.9 | 70 | 4.0 |
| Nantucket | 66 | –3 | 0.3 | –0.4 | 68 | 3.0 |
| New Haven | 70 | –2 | 0.2 | –1.2 | 70 | 5.0 |
| Albany | 70 | –2 | 0.5 | –0.4 | 70 | 4.0 |
| Ithaca | 68 | –3 | T. | –0.9 | 69 | 3.2 |
| Binghamton | 68 | –2 | 0 | –0.9 | 68 | 3.4 |
| New York | 70 | –5 | 0.1 | –1.2 | 73 | 4.5 |
| Scranton | 68 | –4 | 2.0 | +0.8 | 69 | 4.2 |
| Harrisburg | 72 | –3 | 1.0 | –0.3 | 72 | 4.2 |
| Philadelphia | 74 | –2 | T. | –1.4 | 74 | 4.6 |
| Trenton | 72 | –3 | T. | –1.2 | 73 | 5.4 |
| Atlantic City | 72 | –1 | 0.4 | –0.6 | 72 | 4.3 |
| Baltimore | 74 | –4 | 0.3 | –1.0 | 76 | 4.2 |
| Washington | 74 | –3 | 1.4 | 0 | 74 | 4.4 |
| Norfolk | 78 | 0 | 1.4 | –0.1 | 77 | 6.0 |
| Richmond | 76 | –3 | 0.2 | –0.9 | 78 | 4.4 |
| Lynchburg | 76 | –2 | 0.2 | –0.9 | 76 | 4.2 |
| Wytheville | 74 | +1 | 0.5 | –0.7 | 70 | 4.5 |
| Asheville | 74 | +2 | 0.2 | –1.0 | 70 | 4.8 |
| Charlotte | 80 | +1 | T. | –1.5 | 77 | 5.6 |
| Raleigh | 78 | –1 | 0.5 | –1.2 | 77 | 5.9 |
| Hatteras | 80 | +2 | 0.9 | –0.5 | 78 | 5.8 |
| Wilmington | 80 | +1 | 2.4 | +0.7 | 78 | 6.5 |
| Charleston | 84 | +2 | 1.5 | –0.1 | 81 | 7.0 |
| Greenville | 80 | 0.1 | ||||
| Columbia, S. C. | 82 | +1 | 3.0 | +1.2 | 80 | 6.8 |
| Augusta | 84 | +3 | T. | –1.3 | 80 | 5.6 |
| Atlanta | 82 | +4 | 1.2 | –0.2 | 77 | 4.5 |
| Macon | 84 | +4 | T. | –1.4 | 78 | 4.2 |
| Savannah | 84 | +3 | 1.8 | +0.3 | 79 | 7.5 |
| Thomasville | 84 | +2 | 0.1 | –1.2 | 81 | 5.0 |
| MOUNTAIN REGION. | ||||||
| Havre | 68 | –1 | 0.2 | –0.2 | 65 | 1.3 |
| Kalispell | 66 | +1 | T. | –0.1 | 63 | 0.9 |
| Helena | 68 | 0 | 0.1 | –0.1 | 66 | 0.7 |
| Sheridan | 70 | +3 | 0.1 | 65 | ||
| Lander | 72 | +3 | T. | –0.1 | 66 | 0.5 |
| Cheyenne | 68 | 0 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 66 | 1.5 |
| Grand Junction | 76 | –3 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 76 | 1.0 |
| Denver | 74 | +1 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 71 | 1.3 |
| Pueblo | 74 | –1 | 0.2 | –0.3 | 72 | 1.6 |
| Amarillo | 80 | +4 | 0 | –0.5 | 75 | 2.8 |
| El Paso | 80 | 0 | T. | –0.4 | 79 | 1.7 |
| Roswell | 80 | +1 | T. | –0.6 | 77 | 1.5 |
| Santa Fe | 68 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 67 | 2.4 |
| Flagstaff | 64 | –1 | 0.9 | +0.4 | 63 | 3.3 |
| Phoenix | 88 | –3 | 0.1 | –0.2 | 89 | 1.0 |
| Yuma | 90 | –2 | T. | 0 | 90 | 0.4 |
| Independence | 76 | –3 | T. | 0 | 76 | 0.1 |
| Tonopah | 72 | –2 | 0 | –0.1 | 72 | 0.4 |
| Modena | 70 | 0 | 0.7 | +0.3 | 69 | 1.8 |
| Salt Lake City | 78 | +1 | 0 | –0.1 | 74 | 0.8 |
| Reno | 72 | +3 | T. | 0 | 67 | 0.2 |
| Winnemucca | 70 | –3 | T. | +T. | 71 | 0.2 |
| Pocatello | 74 | +2 | T. | –0.1 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Boise | 76 | +2 | T. | 0 | 72 | 0.2 |
| Lewiston | 78 | +3 | 0 | –0.1 | 74 | 0.4 |
| Baker | 68 | +2 | T. | –0.1 | 65 | 0.4 |
| Walla Walla | 76 | +1 | 0 | –T. | 74 | 0.4 |
| Spokane | 72 | +2 | T. | –0.1 | 68 | 0.5 |
| MISSOURI VALLEY. | ||||||
| Springfield, Mo. | 80 | +3 | 2.4 | +1.4 | 75 | 4.3 |
| Columbia, Mo. | 82 | +5 | 1.2 | +0.6 | 75 | 3.0 |
| Kansas City | 80 | +2 | T. | –1.1 | 76 | 4.8 |
| St. Joseph | 80 | 0.1 | ||||
| Topeka | 82 | +4 | 0.6 | –0.5 | 76 | 4.3 |
| Iola | 82 | +3 | 0.1 | –0.7 | 76 | 3.5 |
| Wichita | 82 | +2 | T. | –0.8 | 78 | 3.1 |
| Dodge City | 82 | +4 | 0 | –0.7 | 76 | 2.6 |
| Concordia | 78 | –1 | 0.2 | –0.6 | 76 | 2.8 |
| North Platte | 76 | +3 | 0.7 | 0 | 71 | 2.5 |
| Lincoln | 76 | –1 | 1.5 | +0.7 | 74 | 3.7 |
| Omaha | 76 | –1 | 2.1 | +1.2 | 74 | 3.6 |
| Sioux City | 74 | –1 | 4.7 | +3.9 | 73 | 3.0 |
| Valentine | 74 | 0 | 1.6 | +0.8 | 71 | 2.8 |
| Rapid City | 70 | –1 | 1.2 | +0.6 | 69 | 2.1 |
| Pierre | 74 | –2 | 1.0 | +0.5 | 73 | 2.0 |
| Huron | 72 | 0 | 0.4 | –0.2 | 69 | 2.6 |
| Moorhead | 74 | +6 | T. | –0.6 | 66 | 3.1 |
| Devils Lake | 70 | +2 | 0.2 | –0.5 | 65 | 2.8 |
| Bismarck | 70 | 0 | 2.0 | +1.6 | 67 | 2.0 |
| Williston | 70 | 0 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 68 | 1.3 |
| Note.—T indicates amount too small for measurement. | ||||||
CHART 1.—DEPARTURE OF TEMPERATURE FROM THE NORMAL, WEEK ENDING 8 A. M., AUGUST 1, 1922.
CHART 2.—PRECIPITATION, INCHES, WEEK ENDING 8 A. M., AUGUST 1, 1922.
[1]. 5–year average.
[2]. Cars of 500 bus. each in intermediate States and 530 bus. each in early States.
[3]. California (southern district), Louisiana, and Texas (southern district).
[4]. Week ending Friday, July 28.
[5]. Denver not included.
[6]. The quantities in this column include fish frozen when imported which do not appear in the fourth column.
[7]. Catfish, flounders, pike perches, and pike or pickerel scup, shellfish, sturgeon or spoonbill cat, and suckers were included with miscellaneous frozen fish prior to July 15, 1922.
[8]. Ciscoes were combined under one heading prior to Jan. 15, 1922.
[9]. Steelhead trout were included with salmon (all other) prior to Jan. 15, 1922.
[10]. Flats.
[11]. Revised figures, including late reports.
[12]. Total stocks include all stocks held by manufacturers reporting.
[13]. Unsold stocks include that portion of total stocks not covered by current sales or future delivery contracts.
[14]. Prices reported per pound for case goods apply to milk powder packed in 1–lb cans.
[15]. Includes the highest and lowest prices reported.
[16]. Includes the highest and lowest “Bulk of Sales” prices reported by different firms.
[17]. Ky. Cobblers, 100 lbs.
[18]. Car-lot sales.
[19]. Kans. Early Ohios, sacked per 100 lbs.
[20]. Unit basis.
[21]. Per 100 melons.
[22]. Mo. Tom Watsons.
[23]. Tex., per 100 lbs.
[24]. Ark. Salmon Tints.
[25]. Ark. Elbertas.
[26]. Ill. early varieties.
[27]. Bulk per 100 lbs.
[28]. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Portland, Me., and Newport News.
[29]. New Orleans, Galveston, Texas City, and Port Arthur, Texas.
[30]. Seattle, Portland, Oreg., Tacoma, Astoria, and San Francisco.
[31]. Hay quotations represent average of cash sales at these markets.
[32]. Nominal.
[33]. The differences are stated in terms of hundredths of a cent per pound. By “On” is meant that the stated number of points is to be added to the price of Middling and by “Off” is meant that the stated number of points is to be subtracted from the price of Middling.
[34]. These grades are not tenderable on future contracts made subject to section 5 of the United States cotton futures act as amended, on the future exchanges at New York and New Orleans.
[35]. On.
[36]. Total sales.