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BULLETIN 1412, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
El Cectro, Calif-, 
January 19, 192U. 
MARKET BBSS SERVICE 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics Barbara V>ortb Hotel, 
Telephone # 27. 
LETTUCE IIP. 11. 
CARL OT SH IPME NTS REPORTED IN THE UNITED STATES FRIDAY JANUARY 18 i 
Arizona lU, Imperial Valley 90, Florida 26, Texas 1. TOTAL - - 
-i21. 
F5 T;,ARY DESTIN ATIONS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY SHIPMENTS REPORTED FRIDkY JANUARY 18; 
Boston 
Davenport 
Fresno 
Oakland 
Sacramento 
Toronto 
Buffalo 
DesMoines 
Indpls. 
Ottumwa 
St Joseph 
Waco 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 S.Francisco 3 
2 
Butte 
Detroit 
Kan. City 
Peoria 
Chicago 
El Faso 
L.Angeles 
Fhila. 
Seattle 
Columbus 
Eugene 
New York 
Pittsburgh 
Sookane 
TOTAL 90 . 
ORIGINATIONS OF IMPER IAL VALLEY SHIK.IENTS FRIDAY JANUARY 18 : 
Calipatria 2, Bradley 28, Imperial 5, El Centro 30, Heber 12, Calexico lft, Ttl-9Co > 
CARS ORDERED IN THE 'IMPERIAL VALLEY FOR TODAY 'S LOA DIN G - $2 . 
COMPARISON OF SHIPMENTS AND IMPERIAL VALLEY PRICES J^TUAHYIS: 
1 LAYS SHIPMENTS 
TOTAL TO DATS 
CARLOADS CASH TRACK 
ORIGIN- 
|THIS YEAR|LAST YEAR 
THIS YEAR|L.-,ST YEAR 
THIS YEAR \ LAST YEAR 
UNITED STATES - 
IMPERIAL VALLEY - 
131 118 
90 80 
6869 U657 
179U 1328 
..$1,25-1.35 $2.15-2.25 
DIVERSIONS REPORTED FOR CAR S SHIPPED ON DATES SPECIFIED : 
JaN,9 : 1 Chicago to Vfilkes Earre; 1 Houston to Kansas City. JAN. 10 : 1 Chicago to 
Boston. JAN.ll : 1 Chicago to New York. JAN, 12 1 2 Kansas City to Dubuque la 1', 
Chicago 1; 1 Milwaukee to Chicago. JAN.13 : 1 Kansas City to Cleveland; 1 Chicago 
to St Louis-. JAN.lU : 1 Kansas City to St Louis; 1 Chicago to Utica. JAN, 15 : 
U EL Paso to Ft Worth 2, Oklahoma City 1, Kansas City 1; 1 San Antonio to Houston; 
U Chicago to Boston 1, New York 1, Pittsburgh 1, Jersey City 1. 3 Kansas City to 
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1, Winnipeg 1; 1 Fresno to Salt Lake City. JAN.16: 
II Chicago to New York 5, Boston 1, Kansas City 1, Toronto 1, Schenectady 1, Jerse? 
City 1, South Bead Ind 1; 3 Kansas City to Cincinnati 2, Springfield Mass 1; 
6 El Paso to Ft Worth 1, Des Moines 1, Detroit 1, St Louis 1, Kansas City 1, Dallrs J. 
JaN. 17 : 10 Chicago to New York 5, Houston 1, Hutchinson 1, Jersey City 1, Euffalo 3. 
Toronto 1; 12 El Paso to Dallas 1, Des Moines 1, St Paul 1, Buffalo 1, Champaign - 
III 1, Greenville SC 1, Ft Wayne Ind 1, Pittsburgh 1, Oklahoma City 1, New .Haven 1, 
Houston 1, Louisville 1; 1 Philadelphia to Lincoln; 2 Kansas City to Springfield 111 
Cleveland 1. 
CHICAGO PASSINGS REPORTED FOR THE 2UHR PERIOD ENDING 5:00 AM THIS MORNING : 
Destined as follows - Albany 1, Cleveland 1, Canton 0. 1, Washington 1, Grand 
Rapids 1, Providence 1, Baltimore 1, Jersey City 3. New York U, Detroit 5, Boston 2, 
NOTE: UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS A RE FOR ICEBERG TYPE 
OF GOOD MERCHANTABLE QUAL IT Y AND CONDITION IN CALIFORNIA STYLE CRATES . 
SHIPPING POINT INFORMATION FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 18 : 
EL CENTRO. CALIF : Demand slow, market weak, few sales. Carloads fob cash track - 
D.S. grade #1, 3s to Us 1.25-1.35, mostly around 1.30. Many shipments rolled 
unsold. Cash to growers - mostly 60-65^ per packed out crate. 
TERMINAL F.O.B. AUCTION SALES FRIDAY. ALL CITIES : IMPERIAL VALLEY - 10 cars. U.S. 
grade #T^ 1.15-1.37^; 2 cars, slightly frozen, soft bursted heads, 90-1.00. 
TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS OF TODAY'S SALES TO JOBBERS. UN LESS OTH ERWISE STATED. 
CHICAGO : 170 partly cloudy. 3 Ariz, 21 Calif, arrived. 62 on track. Demand moderate, 
trading moderate, market steady. IMP. VALLEY & ARIZ- 3|s-U§s 2.50-75: 3» 2.25-50; 
frozen, all sizes 2-2.25. 
KANSAS CITY : 12° clear. 1 Ariz, 10 Calif, arrived, U diverted. 16 on track. Demand 
Blow, market dull. CALIF- 2.75-3.00. 
PITTSBURGH : 23° cloudy. 5 Ariz, 2 Calif, arrived. U9 on track. Supplies liberal. 
Demand very slow, market dull and weak. ARIZ CALIF- best 2.50-65, mostly 2.50, 
poorer, some decayed low as 2,00. 
ST.L0UIS_ : 32° snowing, 1 Ariz, arrived. lU on track. Supplies liberal. Demand slow, 
trading slow, market dull.CALIF- 3s - Us 2.50-75. 
CINCINNATI : 3U cloudy. 2 Arie,l Calif, arrived. lU on track. Supplies heavy. Demand 
slow, trading slow, market dull and weaker, ARIZ & CALIF- best 2.50. 
DENVER : 9° partly cloudy. 2 Ariz, 2 Calif arrived. 6 on track. Supplies moderate. 
Demand tuderate, trading limited, market about steady but slightly weaker feeling, 
IMP VALLEY- Us mostly 2.75; 3|9 mostly 2.50. ARIZ- Us best 2.75. fair 2.25-50. 
CLEVELAND : 31° snowing. 1 Ariz, 2 Calif, arrived. 10 on track. Too few sales to 
. establish a market. 
BOSTON : 37° clear. 1 Ariz, 3 Calif, 1 Fla, arrived. 6 on track but reported mcompA-.U 
Supplies liberal. Demand very slow, trading light. CALIF ARIZ- best few early 
sales 2,50 
PHILADELPHIA : 36* cloudy. 2 Ariz, 2 Calif, 2 Fla, arrived. 25 on track. Supplies of 
western stock moderate. Demand limited, market steady. CALIF-IMP.VALLEY- few 2,50. 
NEW YORK : 37° cloudy. 1 Ariz, 2 Calif, 9 Fla, arrived. Supplies of western stock 
light. Demand light, market steady. ARIZ CALIF- 2-2.75 *** 3«00« 
tilNNEAPOLIS : 6° below, clear. No carlot arrivals. 15 on track. Supplies he-vy, Deca~! 
slow, market steady. CALIFORNIAS - 3-C0» 
Released 11;20 
E. Schvlf., 
Local Representative. 
Fig. 23. — Facsimile of lettuce market report issued by the Bureau of Agri- 
cultural Economics 
