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Show PRODUCE SHIPMENTS DECREASE IN WEEK t CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Shipments of principal fruita and vegetables decreased de-creased 4,000 cara for the week end-ins end-ins Saturday, December 2, compared with the previous week, without any alarming advance In prices, accord-Ins accord-Ins to the weekly fruit and vegetable review issued by the Cnlted States bureau of mai k !.s ThH heaviest decreases, the report Stated) occurred in shipments of apples, ap-ples, celery, grapes, sweet and white potatoes. Onions continued to advance although al-though the storage for future shipment ship-ment at present amounts to 2000 cars more than on hand ;it this time lat yeur. Apple shipments decreased 1300 ears under last week but the market remained about the same. The potato market declined deepito the fact that shipments were U -sn for the week, northern whites falling 10 cents per hundred pounds at Shipping points and 15 cents In the local car-lot car-lot market. Other markets were fairly fair-ly steady. Sweot potatoes were Irregular Irreg-ular nn |