Show Idaho Potatoes i iThe Q QI I 1 0 The The general tons tone to the potato mar act ket during the past pat week was slightly weaker weater Veather conditions and proportionate pro pro- I offerings or of by a and seemed the In factors in prIce fluctuations Shipments Shipments Ship Ship- ments were not excessive amounting IQ cars a a slight decrease from the prevIous week and less than a a year ago The TIU demand In consuming centers appeared to be b insufficient to take care of any increased offerings a decline In prices s. s Chicago under unde total r receipts of 63 ears cars and or of 00 carS care ranged 80 10 Cents peg Pcr cwt wt lower The volume ot of Idaho stoc stock In Kansas City approximated 3 1 that or of a year ago prices there recovered the loss of the previous week Idaho arrivals In Los Ls Angeles totaled about the same aS aa the previous seven days prices showed little change St. St Louis and Fort Worth reported trends A year ago St. St Louis disposed or of over oer eight times as many Sara ars as a's as was vas the case last wee Howe c total receipts I or of Id h potatoes In th flOe markets marlet totaled 49 cars as a against 49 a a year yer ago The weeks week's ts from Idaho amounted to 15 cars gs from Colorado were ere 45 ears cars Maine shipments decreased over oyer JOO cars t to 1170 Michi gan moved cars cari Minnesota and V Cash Casio tra K prices prices' t for r u o No 1 l the tho Idaho Falls Fals district ren remaIned uh hanged at 65 15 cents per cwt wIth wih an occasional car ot of fancy rancy stock high as 80 U. U S. S 2 Russets opened fairly firm firmat firmat at 40 cents for tor CaL packs but cosed closed under heavier supplIes at at mostly 2 35 cents few Cew best high as 49 0 cents U U. 8 1 No 10 i met with a a demand that exceeded supple supplies at 50 c cent per pounds Special CI CI were n good d demand dS 25 25 f sacks c of Russell s1 from to 00 mostly lie to per pounds cash basis Deliveries to warehouses were restricted by the tle condition ot of the country reads Due to high wind Tuesday night many reads ar ars reported blocked by drifts and impassable so It I Ic probable that for the balance ot of IbIs week weel will wi be relatively Growers receIved mostly for or bulk Russets J packing out U. U S. S No 10 1 A year ago the results of local ot of a shortage ot of potatoes tn In Idaho were very evident On Saturday February IC 26 1928 1523 u. u S. S No 1 rought cash cashi track basis U. U S. S No 20 1 soldat U. U S. S No 2 Russets moved at 10 10 and bulk buit Russels returned growers mostly 1 0 p per r cwt Peak prices for tor tho season were reached March 32 when U. U S. S NO XI 1 warehouse r graded Russets reached A J temporary peak or of 10 20 at Idaho Falls Fals No 2 No 10 1 bulk Russets Prices at other shipping poInts were unsettled Greeley was about unchanged l lat at but the San Luis valley dis- dis of oC Colorado ruled rule l' l higher at SIc on Brown Beauties Round WhItes returned Minneapolis shippers mostly lee occasionally 1 Bulk Dulk Green 11 Moun- Moun un- un netted Maine rs c compared wills wih toe te previous pre loul week weel Prices at Wisconsin loading points unchanged at V per cwt ewt Chicago ruled i on Idaho dah Russets at with a a few lew cars frozen bottoms as low as as' as 3 but Whites advanced from the price range or of the previous ous week weel 1 to 1 00 Dealers in Kansas City paid for Fort Worth 1 for Idaho Los Angeles fOr St St. Louis for the same variety V |