The average quantity of peanuts exported per annum from Senegal during the five years 1916–1920 was 190,512 metric tons, according to the American Consul at Dakar, Senegal. Peanuts constitute the most important export crop of Senegal, most of the exportable surplus going to England and France.
Fruits and Vegetables
SHIPMENTS CONTINUE HEAVY; WHITE POTATO PRICES SLUMP
Car-lot Movement So Far This Season about 28,000 Cars Larger than to Same Time in 1921.
Shipments of 14 lines of fruits and vegetables during the week ending July 29 increased nearly 300 cars over the previous week, having filled 14,531 cars. This is about 930 cars less than during the corresponding period last year, but the total movement of these 14 products this season to July 29 is 28,000 cars ahead of last season to the same date.
With accumulated supplies in many cities, white potato markets were slow and weak. A further decrease of 275 cars in last week’s shipments, however, may tend to strengthen this line. Peaches also showed declines of 50¢-$1 under a peak movement of 2,100 cars. Cantaloupe markets tended to advance and watermelons were nearly steady, even though shipments of the latter crop jumped nearly 500 cars over the preceding week. Movement of grapes and pears continued to gain, especially from California. The grape season is later than usual in central California, but probably 20,000 cars of grapes will come from that territory this year.
APPLE SHIPMENTS DECREASE.
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.