Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-11
Local Produce Notes

There has been a decidedly stronger
tone in the orange market the past
few days. Prices are the highest that
Atlanta has seen in years. The whole
sale houses are quoting ordinary Florida
stock at S2.75 per box and asking So
to SO % per box for the Indian River
brand. Hotels, restaurants and retail
ers are paying prices that are fabulous
in order to get fresh and sound stock.
The reasons given for the scarcity of
this very important article of fruit are,
first, that the supply is short on ac-
count of the tremendous demand since
apples began TO soar: and second. that
shippers have raised their prices, which
local dealers think are little too steep
for them to take on any great supply
believing prices will ease OFF to some
extent if they adopt the waiting and
Watching policy Florida SINNERS ask
per box for the Indian River brand and
these prices apply only to car lot ship
ments.
However. the belief is general that the
stock on hand win play out BY the
first part of next week and dealers will
have to pay higher prices for their
stock. which viii force the market con-
siderably higher.
Fidelity received two cars of oranges
from Florida Monday, which sold rapid
~ for S2.75 and SO per box.
Receipts in Florida vegetables the past
few days have been very light as a re-
suit of the freeze of last week, accord .
ing to J. 7. Elder, of Fidelity, Prices
are high on everything in the line of
vegetables, with indications pointing to
a still higher market owing to the
Florida crops being exhausted, Florida
celery has advanced the past few DAYS
IS cents per crate. Florida dealers
, claim that they can not supply the de-
mand at the advance price which in
dicates that it will go sim higher.
There is no good lettuce coming. Deal
ers claim that no part of the country
has it. since it was killed by the freeze.
However. few cucumbers and sauashes
reached here Monday, which sold read
lily at very higher prices squashes So
to So for large crates and cucumbers
Strawberries continue to come but
receipts are not more than half what
they might have been but for the freeze,
and prices remained about unchanged.
selling for Is to III cents quart. 1t
is said that berries were not materially
injured during the freeze, and if good
warm weather prevails. which would
force maturity, prices would likely go
lower,
Eggs continue in good demand. with
receipts rather liberal but none too
heavy. and prices remain unchanged.
selling al % cents dozen, with
prices" SAYS !. G. Bell. hut at present
the demand is rather heavy and can't
see where the decline would be very
much more than a few cents"
The supply Of apples continues light
and the market shows q gradual adj
vance, but II is surprising 10 note how
fast they move al the high prices" oh.
served Fidelity. "pea' ers eXuect them
to sell at 81 a barrel for No / New
York Baldwins by the end Of this week.
We have a car ON the way from New
York that is due 70 arrive here to-day.
hut they viii probably he sold at the
prevailing price, 500 a barrel"
Grapefruit Is plentiful. but it is noticed
that there is very little fancy fruit on
this market Florida dealers seemingly
are shipping their ripe fruit as fast as
they can, which is selling So to $3.50 a
crate.
The market continues, fun and over
stocked on cabbage selling at $50 to
1915 for the best grade.
Onions are in light recent. prices adj
vancing and are selling at Sass per sack
for red and yellow stock containing 2ia
bushels
Irish potatoes are in liberal supply,
with the market firm.
Sweet potatoes are coming freely. but
the demand continues heavy. so that the
market IS showing an advancing ten
depcy Prices advanced 10 cents per
bushel over 10 days ago.
There is a very liberal supply Of all
kinds Of bunch vegetables, coming
.ef I which ealIfuey
Al reasonable prices
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