MARKETING SOUTHERN-GROWN SWKKT POTATOES. 11 
ing stored supplies, are giving more attention to the early market. 
In Alabama about half of the total shipments are green stock, and 
the Triumph makes up about 90 per cent of its early shipments. 
July and August are the months of heaviest shipments. In North 
Carolina the peak movement for the season occurs in August. Ap- 
proximately half of the total shipments from the State are the Yellow 
Jersey variety, which is shipped in this one month. The early move- 
ment of typieal southern varieties is relatively unimportant, but they 
are heavy during September, October, and November. In addition 
to Alabama and North Carolina, there are four other southern States 
which have their peak movements during the harvest months — 
Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The principal movement 
of southern sweet potatoes, however, begins at harvest time and 
continues through May. Tennessee and Georgia, the two heaviest 
shipping States, market the bulk of their crops more or less evenly 
over a period of six months — from November to April. Of the total 
car-lot movement from the South approximately 50 per cent of the 
shipments are in January, February, March, and April; about 30 per 
cent in September, October, November, and December; and about 
20 per cent in May, June, July, and August. The peak movement is 
in March. Shipments are increasing each year and have more than 
doubled since the 1918-19 season. 
CAR-LOT MOVEMENT FROM OTHER SECTIONS. 
Competition from the small commercial sections of other States 
does not materially affect the southern movement. Total shipments 
from these sections are relatively small, although they are increasing. 
During the 1920-21 season the movement amounted to 885 cars; in 
1921-22 it was increased to 1,487 cars. The bulk of the shipments 
originate in California and move during September, October, Novem- 
ber, December, and January. Iowa ships in October and November, 
Illinois and Indiana mainly in the late fall, Kentucky and Kansas in 
the late fall and winter, and New Mexico in the winter and spring. 
CAR-LOT DISTRIBUTION. 
While the Jersey varieties of the northeastern section are available, 
there is little demand for southern sweet potatoes in northern and 
eastern markets. Although a considerable number of cars are 
distributed in this territory during the winter and spring, it seems 
that shippers have not made much progress in popularizing southern 
varieties and in increasing consumption. In the 1919-20 season, 
12 of the leading markets in the United States, most of which are 
in the North and East, received 41.9 per cent of the total car-lot 
shipments of all sections; in 1920-21 they received 34.4 per cent, 
and in 1921-22 they received 30.9 per cent. 
These markets are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 
St. Louis, Cincinnati, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Wash- 
ington, Baltimore, and Boston. Only about 20 per cent of the 
arrivals originated in the South and the bulk of these were received 
in Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Kansas City. These three markets 
arc the only ones in the group that receive over half oi' their supplies 
from the Southern States. 
Although the car-lot movement has increased each year, the total 
arrivals in these 12 markets has not increased in proportion; in fact. 
