Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Local Produce Notes

; Local Produce Notes
Florida vegetables OF all kinds are now
moving freely with the exception OF
fancy tomatoes. The supplies of this
commodity are Cutting the market and
are of extremely poor quality. Dealers
are having TO dump several crates each
day into the trash box, on account of
oVerripeness. The demand for sound to-
matoes is heavy, but the supply Is far
insufficient to meet the requirement at
50. 90 per SIX basket crates and indica-
tons are for 90 cents advance Mon
day.
a strong demand is noted for cabbage
and the market showed an advance Of
2S cents a create Friday 10 50 and 81 %
per crate,
The apple market is small, there being
practically no fancy stock on hand, and
receipts are mostly inferior grades.
While prices are being maintained
around 1915 to 81 per barrel, the mar
seem to be Indifferent The varieties on
the market are mostly Baldwins, Ben
Davis and Russets.
Receipts Of snap beans and English
peas were in more liberal supply Friday
bAL lAtGAAlAE lNuNF ANllIalIN CIV " ~ FHs~'
for the former and $3.50 to $275 for
The latter.
J. 7. Elder, Of Fidelity. says that
cautaloupes will not be moving during
shrine week, as had been reported, be-
cause the crop does not come in until
about the first or second week in June.
Mr. Elder says that according to re
ports received from South Georgia, the
vegetable crop this year VIII be the
largest ever produced IN that section , OF
South Georgia plants more vegetables,
aud within ten years from now that
part OF the State VIII be a vegetable
garden. l do not know OF any other
country i'm the United States that raises
a better snap bean than South Georgia,
unless 1t is Colorado, but there Is such
little difference in the TWO it isn't mo-
ticeabe. and the finest cucumbers and
squashes produced in the world come
from South Georgia says Mr.. Elder.
According to Information received by
Fidelity, South Georgia will raise
bumper" crop Of pink meat canta-
loupes this year Already several farm
ers have combined and cultivated sew
meat one farmer alone has planted
900 acres in il and Is travelling all
over that section OF the state renting
and buying suitable land. This canta-
loupe requires a special soil
EGGS dropped 1 cent a dozen lower
Friday, going to II cents, owing TO the
heavy receipts.
IT think the low price Of the year
has been seen in eggs said Nym Nc
Culiough. "HoweVer, ! do not say that
this level will not be maintained for
some time vet It-will, because receipts
are coming in much greater than We are
selling them and already dealers claim
ia be overstocked In them, but the
forthcoming Shrine week Will tend to
hold prices around this level for a week
or more and then ] expect them to sell
as high. If not much higher, than the
top prices of the year. But you must
remember that Shrine week is over a
month off yet and something unexpected
could happen In that time, which would
keep prices down
Florida celery is firmer and receipts
are only fairly good and moving out
nicely at $3.50 per crate.
The onion market is somewhat easier
reds and yellows showing slight de
cline, owing to the demand for shallots
instead Of the old crop.
The poultry market is stronger re-
ceipts Of both live and dressed stock
pelhS extremely llBHt anu pllueS SUM
what higher Hens Qive) are selling
al Is cents per pound, While friers are
bringing 70 cents pound.
Good Florida lettuce Is in more liberal
supply but meeting with heavy demand
there is some stock on ing, market sell"
ing anywhere from 81 to Sl75 per drum,
but il is Of very bad color.
California asparagus Is now on the
market and meeting ready demand at
1875 cents pound Ia tWo-pound
punches.
New Irish potatoes are plentiful but
still selling at extremely high prices
about S3.75 to 81, while the old crop is
quoted at $3.50 per bag, containing two
and oue-half bushels Sweet potatoes
are coming in more freely, but are sold
out as fast as received at $L15 TO $125
per buEhel
BELL peppers are scarce and selling az
$3.50 per drum for large solid packs,
while the six basket crates are bring
ing S2.25.
Considera BILE irregularity was shown
In the strawberry market last week.
Monday the market was rather Wen
supplied with berries, which were left
received the Saturday before, and they
sold for l7ia cents at which price they
hung until Wednesday, when the market
eased off 2 II cents to 10 cents per quart.
Thursday receipts were lighter and job
bers raised the price to 20 cents for
good stock and Friday buyers were
more than glad 10 get them for 22l2 to
rs cents a telegram from one Of the
shipping points In Florida said
that Atlanta would get but few berries
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