Curfew Keeps Japs at Home; No Vegetables

Japanese curfew restrictions resulted in an unexpected shortage of fresh vegetables in Seattle yesterday, Japanese farmers, required to stay at home until 6 o'clock in the morning, could not get to market for the opening.

As the result, produce wholesalers said, the entire schedule of market openings and deliveries must be revised.

Wholesalers, who open early so that they can make deliveries before retail stores open, said they probably would open later, so the Japanese farmers can get in under the deadline, but they will leave enough margin so they can make deliveries to the retailers.

Portland dealers experienced a similar shortage, the United Press said.

Produce dealers here said they also were having some difficulty in obtaining vegetables from California because of the curfew.