42 BULLETIN 1242, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
where is the demand heavy or dependable. Both lines often sell 
higher than the standard cabbage, but any considerable increase in 
supply quickly gluts the markets and causes a slump in prices. 
Red cabbage is firm and a good keeper. It is grown commercially 
in a small way in Xew York, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and is usually 
shipped as part of a carload with other cabbage. From September 
to January a little early red stock is shipped from Florida, Louisiana, 
and Texas, usually as a part of a car lot. From 1 to 6 cars fill the 
yearly requirements of any of the large markets. Cities of medium 
size like Cincinnati or Boston take only 1 to 3 cars. Red cabbage 
is used for pickling and for cold slaw. Highly seasoned relishes, 
made of chopped^ red cabbage, were formerly a standard feature at 
free-lunch counters, but there is now little demand for that purpose. 
It is reported as sold mainly for home use to buyers of Italian or 
German descent. The city market price in small lots may be S10 per 
ton higher than for standard white cabbage, but shipments in mil 
carloads may be hard to sell even at the price of white stock. 
Savoy cabbage is mainly home grown, because of its rather poor 
carrying and keeping qualities. A little of it comes in with the new 
cabbage from Florida, Louisiana, California, and other early sections. 
The season for the main crop of Savoy is short. Its quality may be 
rated as choice, but it is known chiefly to French, Italian, and 
German consumers in the great cities. It is used for salads or is 
cooked like plain cabbage. The general demand is even lighter in 
the West than for red cabbage, but some eastern cities use Savoy in 
considerable quantities, The Boston market is estimated to use each 
year 25 to 30 cars of Savoy, mostly home grown, but a little comes 
from Long Island and from California. 
USE OF THE MARKET REPORTS. 
During the active market season, all sellers and buyers are keenly 
interested in market prices and conditions. During the past five 
years the official crop and market reports from State and national 
sources have extended rapidly in scope and circulation. Daily cab- 
bage reports sent free on application are issued by the market sta- 
tions of the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington. 
Xew York, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, 
St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles during the 
most active part of the market season. Telegraphic summaries are 
published in many news pa pers. Brief daily reports are sent out by 
radiophone from the naval radio station near Washington. They are 
received through private receiving sets within about 350 miles and 
arc 4 then distributed locally by telephone or otherwise. Many local 
stations broadcast similar reports. Field station reports bv agents 
of the United States Department of Agriculture (m duty at shipping 
points for the western New York section were issued from Rochester 
from September to March, inclusive, in the 1923-24 season, and in 
certain recent seasons from Greeley, Colo., Waupaca. Wis., Sanford, 
Bla., San Benito, Tex., Charleston, S. C, and Mobile, Ala. 
To use the daily cabbage market reports to best advantage, the 
reader should have in mind the main general facts about the crop: 
(I ) The estimated total production and the production of the Leading 
commercial cabbage States, compared with the production of the 
last two years and with the average for live years or more; (2) the 
