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

The Wholesale dealers all say that
our new building on Produce place Is
Just what tho doctor ordered, and all
wonder how we did business as long as
We did under the disadvantages of
Broad 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
everythinglin the line of fruits and veg
etables. Goods OF all kinds are meet
ing with a 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 25 years, and in all my
experience have never seen such good
business done in Atlanta before, espe-
cially In, the fruit and produce line.
Atlanta in a few years will be han
Cling as much fruit and produce as the
large Eastern cities"
b. +. Bell says: 81 look for rs cents
eggs by Saturday, and advise dealers
OF eggs to get their buying prices down,
midsummer weather and heavy receipts
prevailing Wednesday eggs were bring
Ing 30 cents per dozen and Thursday
Morhng Prices were quoted at 27ks
dozen over night. The local mar
kets are overstocked 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
or desirable grades. Prices have ad-
vanced from original shipping points 10
10 tf. 20 cents per box The largest quan-
bloridas shipments are limited.
Celery is very plentiful at 81 per
crate. while Florida eggplants about
equal the demand at $3509375 per
crate; Florida bell peppers are only
arriving in fair quantities and the mar
Ret Is firm at $45oQ4.75 per one and
one half-bushel crates. Head lettuce is
arriving from Florida and Louisiana
and absorbed as fast as received at
s25O@2.76, per drum. Shallots. spin
a &C \ parsley carrots, turnips. beets.
MA celery. Louisiana celery, California
caulifower and long green cukes are
arriving on the market and selling at
satisfactory prices. The demand for
narily good, but prices are still little
high for a free movement
Strawberries were well sold out
Thursday, causing a slight rise In
prices. Berries sold Thursday from %
to 30 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
hA
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 muilets, perch.
bucks and mixed fish, which are in
limited demand. Snapper is readily alb
selling at II cents; shad 81 each; bucks,
20 to 40 cents each; mackerel, 10 cents
per pound, and mixed fish. cents per
pound; mullet, 81 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
70 keep their stock rolling 1t 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 yield
of florida vegeta bles of a srndry char
acter. The movement of which will be
in full blast within the next few weeks
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Hogs-Receipts