Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
Local Produce Notes

The Wholesale dealers al say that
our new building on Produce place is
Just what the doctor ordered and all
wonder how we old business as long as
We did under the disadvantages of
Bread street and all report an Increase
In business in the new quarters" re-
marked J. T. Elder, Of Fidelity Fruit
and Produce Company.
Our market is thoroughly alive on
everything in the Inc of fruits and veg
etables. Goods of all kinds are meet
ing with ready demand at very good
prices. The largest car lot shippers all
lanta and are making every effort to get
into this market. | have been in this
business for % years, and in all my
experience l have never seen such good
business done insAtlanta before, espe-
cialy in the fruit and produce line.
Atlanta in a few years win be han
ding as much fruit and produce as the
large Eastern cities"
b. F. Bell says. IT look for % cents
eggs by Saturday, and advise dealers
Of eEgs to get their buying prices down
the market is sure to 90 lower on this
midsummer weather and heavy receipts
"fAN9 ling Wednesday eggs were bring
ing 80 cents per dozen and Thursday
.t.otnihg pLlces Were, quoted al ar
kets are overstoclIed with eggs and hard
to sell at prevailing quotations"
Cabbage Is coming on the market
more freely than at any time this year
Prices broke cents. to 81 per crate.
yesterday.
Oranges display considerable strength
and the local markets are almost bare
OF desirable grades. Prices have ad-
vanced from original shipping points 10
TO rs cents per box. The largest guam
tity IS coming from California. while
F1orida's shipments are limited.
Celery is very plentiful at 81 per
crate, while Florida eggplants about
equal the demand at s3.50@3.75 per
crate Florida bell peppers. are only
errlVing in fair quantities and the mar
Ket IL firm ct si.5oG475 per one and
one-half- bushel crates. Head lettuce is
arriving from Florida and Louisiana
and absorbed as fast as received at
ach. parsley, carrots. turnips. beets,
radlsh and leeks, string beans, CaliforS
MIA celery, Louisiana celery, California
cauliflower and long green cukes are
arriving on the market and selling at
satisfactory prices. The demand for
all Southern vegetables is extraordi-
narily. good, but prices are still a little
nigh Tor free movement.
Strawberries were well sod out
Thursday. causing a slight rise in
prices. Berries sold Thursday from %
TO 80 cents per quart The advance
was attributed to the fact that the early
shipments were of mixed Qualities,
which brought only fair prices. but the
ones on the market just now are large
and firm, and were absorbed mostly by
hotels and restaurants.
c. A. Henson, of Turner Bros, says
he expects to receive large shipments
Of all kinds of fish Saturday. which will
be sold at moderate prices, owing to
the fact that the movement of fish and
oysters has been very heavy for the
past several weeks. on account of the
warm weather. which has also restrict
ed business considerably. The supply
of snappers, shad, trout and roe shad
IS not quite as heavy as mullets. perch,
bucks and mixed FISH. which are In
limited demand Snapper is readily alb
sorbed at cents per pound Roe shad
selling at IL cents; shad. 81 each; bucks.
20 to 40 cents each; mackerel. 10 cents
per pound, and mixed fish. cents per
pound; mullet, $11 per barrel.
The onion set market is in very sat-
isfactory shape Sales made several
months for future delivery are now
being shipped. and is keeping local deal
ers busy to prevent getting behind on
orders.
Local dealers say It is up to shippers
20 keep their stock rolling It is said
that there is a disposition on the part
of many shippers to keep their stock
back, anticipating rising market
Within the next few days Mccullough
Bros will omve into their new build
ing on Produce place, which Is being
equipped with every modern convent
ence, and when finished will be such as
will enable them to render the highest
class service to their numerous and va
rious customers. The firm is one OF the
concerns in this section.
Nym Mccullough says that the gen.
eral condition points to a heavy weld
of Florida vegetables of sundry char
acter. The movement Of which will be
in full blast within the next few weeks
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Feb. 6-HoRs- q