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SEC. II PACE 2 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON THURSDAY, TEB. 1, 1l National Potato Letter Winter Spud Crop Outlook Good; Shipments Move Up; Demand Good Over Nation supply Remaining late crop potato hold ing! are anybody'! gueM. Assum ing that tiie government's January 1 stocks report was accurate, disap pearance since January I Is the an swer. Disappearance includes both carlot and truck shipments, DoA buying not Included In shipments, and shrinkage. It ts necessary also to figure changes in growers' ideas which effect tneir holding of seed fot home planting. These are not the answers but the questions from which we must develop the answers. Early crop estimates are unchanged from previous BAE figures for pro duction. Only the winter crop has been estimated and Is now forecast as 1.05 million bushels compared with 1.31 million last year and an average of 1.68 million. However, total early crop acreage now is es timated as 315.500 acres compared with 306,700 acres last year and an average of 247,160. The new esti mate includes the summer crop acreage, which Is Indicated at 117. 800 acres against 115,700 acres last year and the 120.150 acre average, increases are noted in the Virginia eastern shore, Maryland, Missouri and New Jersey. Other areas in the group show either small de clines or no change from last year. Last year's yields would put the early crop at 68 million bushels, about 11 million bushels over esti mated needs. But remember that California plantings alone is esti mated at 10.000 acres over last year, and that California's yield is fully double the average of all early states combined. Movement Shipments moved up 408 cars last week to a total of 5168 (539 govern ment) in spite of the severely cold weather. Maine broke over 2000 cars for the first time this season with a total for the week of 2146 cars. Colorado and Idaho moved tip moderately, but the Red River volley dropped from 845 cars the previous week to 584. Other states held within narrow ranges. The de cline in DoA buying from 583 to 539 ears put the commercial movement at 4629 cars, a gain of 452. Early crop shipments have climbed stead ily to reach 135 cars last week, all but three of which were from Flor ida. Demand and Markets There Is no evidence so far that the recent upheaval in the com modity markets is affecting pota toes. Plentv of strength is report ed In the West and Midwest with the East holding its own except on I new stock which is lower. Maine ; reports mostly a good demand and firm market, with prices un a nickel i at floor to 5 cents over floor. Tjp- ! state New York ruled slow and dull, ' with prices unchanged to a nickel higher at dime under the floor. North Dakota, beset with severe wealher, has had a good demand turning light, the market firm after strencthening. and prices for but few sales at 80 cents over the floor for Bliss: at floor to a nickel under lor Cobblers. Colorado de mand has ruled very good to mod erate and firm following strength, with prices up a quarter at $1.10 to $1.15 over the floor for washed stock. Idaho ruled mostly slow and unsettled, with buyers holding off and prices up 15 to 20 cents at $1.85 to $1.80 over the floor for washed offerings. Idaho growers show a tendency to sell more freely and unwashed stock now exceeds washed. Washington ruled very slow with Insufficient sales to es tablish a market. Very little stock remains in Washington. Michigan is reported slow but improving, the market dull, with prices unchanged at a nickel under the floor for Chip pewas. and 30 cents under floor for Rurals. Nebraska ruled mostly moderate and firm to stronger, witn prices up 35 cents at $1 over the floor for washed. The new Florida crop at Fort Myers is reported most ly fair with a weakening market, and prices down 90 cents at $5 washed stock in 50s. Dade county reports demand moderate to fair, the market off 80 cents from the first sales at $5 washed in 50s. In the terminals Chicago reports dull, account weather, after firm ness and strength: New York mostly dull with weakness on new stock: Atlanta steady: Boston steady to dull: Detroit mostly firm: Minne apolis stronger to firm for old. dull for new: Philadelphia mostly dull on all stock, weaker on new. San Francisco held firm with Klamath Russets, best, mostly $5.75 to $6 00 for U. S. No. 1 size A. Arrivals and trackholdings are up slightlv with no evidence that the commodttv market break has affected terminal prices. Miscellany Not many potatoes are left in some western areas. Colorado has maybe 2000 cars. 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Overbuying by DoA Is a possibility, and some are gam bling on It, but they will make a strong effort to be right this tune . . . About 20 boatloads are scheduled for Europe between now and early March. These are In addition to the two of Austrian seed. At about 300 cars per load that makes 6600 cars or nearly 6.5 million bushels, and that's a lot of spuds . . . Tour of Europe by Al Merrker. DoA's ace sput' specialist, and Dick Newdick. Maine's head man on seed, should result in a better idea of Europe's needs and production potentials. May also make outbound movement more certain and orderly and give spuds a better break In F.RP. Trip was arranged at suggestion of the industry and looks like a smart move . . . BAE says spud prices likely to be seasonally higher than In January and slightly above last year . . . Freeie hurt Texas lower valley potatoes some how much Is not known yet. Some acreage was lost but most is Just delayed . . . BAE's monthly farm price report put parity for spuds at $1.86. up two cents from the revised December figure, up three cents from the one first published for December. Actual price received averaged $1.86. ex actly 100 per cent of parity. Shows influence of high western prices . . . Cold, wet weather is delaving plant ing in much of the gulf area, es pecially Alabama. Hoe we can avoid a late spring pile-up of the kim' that kicks the slats out of the markets . . . Some of the more dar ing shippers In the Red River valley are shipping a few car- to the coast. Same in Maine. High western prices made this movement inevitable, and it may grow if western consumers get over their prejudice against round varieties and if the shippers really try to lay down a ftrst -class-pack. Freight is $1.52 from North Dakota and $1 92 from Maine. That plu. variety differentials will be a big hurdle. FUNNY BUSINESS 1 YZ?' 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