Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
Local Produce Notes

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Florida vegetables of ell 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 eacn
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
$3.50 per six basket crates and indica-
lions are for 20 cents advance Mon
day.
A strong demand is noted for cabbage
and the market showed an advance OF
IS cents create Friday to 81 and s2.26
per crate.
The apple market is small there being
practically no fancy stock on hand, and
receipts are mostly inferior grades.
While priceh are being maintained
around $6.75 to 81 per barrel, the mar
ket has no snap in it and the buyers
seem to be Indifferent. The varieties on
the market are mostly Badwins, Ben
Davis and Russets.
Receipts OF snap beans and English
peas were in more liberal supply Friday,
but meeting ready demand at "a to s4 20
for the former and $3.50 to S275 for
the latter.
]. T. Elder, OF Fidelity, says that
cantaloupes 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 will be the
largest ever produced in that section OF
the State every year that goes by
70 InG
and within ten years from now that
part Of the State will be vegetable
garden | do not know of any other
country In the United States that raises
better snap bean than South Georgia,
unless II is Colorado, but there Is such
little difference in the two 1t isn't mo-
ticeable, and the finest cucumbers and
sduashes 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 1t and is travelling all
over that section of the state renting
and buying suitable land. This canta-
loupe requires special SOIL
Eggs dropped cent a dozen lower
Friday going to II cents, owing to the
heavy receipts.
~ think the low price OF the year
has been seen in eggs said Nym Nc Nc,
| Culough However. l do not say that
this level will not be maintained for
some time yet. II will, because receipts
are coming in much greater than we are
selling them, and already dealers claim
TO be overstoeked in them, but the
forthcoming Shrine week will tend TO
hold prices around this level for week
| or more and then l expect them TO sell
as high, If not much higher, than the
| ton 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 frmer and receipts
are only fairly good and moving out
nicely at $3.50 per crate.
The onion market is somewhat easier,
reds and yelows showing slight de-
cline. owing to the demand for shallots
instead OF the old crop
The poultry market is stronger, re-
celpts Of both live and dressed stock
! being extremely light and prices some
what higher, Hens dive are. selling
at 16 cents per pound, While frlers are
bringing rs cents a pound
Good Florida lettuce is in more liberal
supply. but meeting with heavy demand
at $3.50 to S275 per drum. However
I ing anywhere from 81 TO S1.75 per drum,
but 1t Is OF very bad color
| California asparagus is now on the
market and meeting ready demand az
1919 cents a pound in two-pound
punches.
New Irish potatoes are plentiful, but
| stil selling at extremely high prices
about 1915 70 81, while the old crop Is
and one-half bushels Sweet potatoes
are coming in more freely, but are sold
out as fast as received at SLID to Sl25
| per bushel.
Bell peppers. are scarce and selling at
$3.50 per drum for large solid packs,
while the six basket crates are bring
ing s2,25.
! Considerable irregularity was shown
! In the strawberry market last week;
| Monday the market was. rather wen
! supplied with berries, which were left
| over Sunday from the heavy receipts
| received the Saturday before, and they
! sold for 17ia cents, at which price they
hung until Wednesday, when the market
eased off ~ cents to Is 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 TO get them for 22h to
25 cents. A telegram from one OF the
principal shipping points IN Florida said
| that Atlanta would get but few berries
| Saturday, II any, on account of the
cooler weather. which makes II possible
for them to ship North, where higher
! prices are being paid. but in warmer
| days Atlanta is glutted with them be-
cause they would spoil before they
reached receiving points In the North,
! Dealers say Atlanta will have TO pay 80
| and 32M cents for them Saturday and
| Monday, II shipments are not heavier.
|
Don't blame your wife for not having
| strawberry pie on the table Sunday
blame your pocketbook.