Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
Local Produce Notes

| Local Produce Notes
Local produce men wore wry faces
Monday because the blizzard that struck
Atlanta Sunday played havoc with the
produce business, especially in the
fresh vegetable line. There were very
few vegetables to come in, and the
few that did come were In poor de
mand, The trade seemed to want rap
bits, poultry, celery and grapefruit
However trade showed considerable I'M
provement Tuesday, as weather conhl-
tons had moderated, and by WEDNESDAY
business was In full blast, Just as II II
was in the middle Of spring every
thing meeting ready sale at higher
prices.
J. n. Elder Of the Fidelity Company
received a batch Of letters and tele-
grams from Florida the first part OF the
week reporting a 2O-degree tempera-
ture. and it is believed that the orange
grapefruit and vegetable crop VIII be
badly damaged, causing a scarcity auG
very nigh prices 1t VIII be seVeral
days before the extent of INC danage
will be known and what sections were
worst affected Tomatoes, snap beans
squashes. cucumbers, peppers and egg
plants have Just begun to move IN large
quantities from Southern Florida, and II
Is hard to estimate just how much dam
age a 20-degree temperature will do the
crops and 10 what extent the snip
ments will be cut down
Dealers think, however, that people
wanting to buy the aforementioned
vegetables for the next few weeks may
expect to have to pay high prices tot
them. The only thing on the market III
excess OF the demand is cabbage, when
shows a decline of Csc crate, setting
new low level for the season. CaDbaBes
are selling slow at 81 40 per crate.
Lettuce receipts are very light and of
poor quality. caused by frost. They are
bringing 80 to $3.50 per hamper
Oranges are scarce and prices firm
at 81 80 per box for Florida stock ana
ST. 70 for California. Oranges have been
In tremendous demand for the past sew
eral weeks. on account of the steep price
of apples. and shippers have advanced
prices zoe a box and expect 20 ASK
higher prices within the next few
days Fidelity received telegram Wed
nesGay from one OF the largest snip
pers Of Indian River oranges, StatlnG
that the heavy demand for oranges our
! ing February cleaned his stock out, eN-
! Cept of few ears, which he expected
! to hold for higher prices. Florida or
anges are becoming scarce and dealers
| claim that they will have to buy Call-
! fornia stock which they have hereto
fore refused TO buy because the trade
declined to buy 1t, on account of the fact
| that they could get the Florida brand
at cheaper prices, which brand is far SUI
| perior to the California on the other
| hand. dealers claim that the advanced
! freight rate requires them to sell can
| fornia stock much higher than Florida
stock. but they win have 10 pay the
| difference II they want oranges.
Turner Bros. say fish receipts are only
moderate and meeting ready sale at the
! highest prices of the season. Continued
1 trouble on the coast is said to be the
cause of the curtailment in receipts, but
| they expect shipments to be in tuit
| swing by Friday or SATURDAY.
Bell Bros continue to talk lower
prices for eggs. saying that the recent
cold snap pushed prices slightly higher,
| but receipts are becoming heavier than
! they have been for some time, and with
| continued warm weather prices Will ride
the "tobuggan" again, Eggs brought
| 22c a dozen Wednesday. which is 2iac a
dozen lower than last weeks quotation.
/ Mr.. Bell says he looks for eggs to sell at
| zoe dozen by Friday and continued
decline with permitting weather.
All kinds Of poultry is in fair supply.
but meeting rapid sale al unchanged
| prices.
Grapefruit receipts are in liberal sup
ply and OF fair quality, selling at $3.2l
per box for the best stock
All kinds Of bunch vegetables are in
heavy demand. with receipts only mod
crate, but selling at lower prices.
Stra Wberries are again in limited sup
ply and meeting ready sale at 22lac pei
quart The cold weather, which stops
maturing OF the berry, is given AZ The
reason for the scarcity. Up TO last Sat
urdav receipts were a glut on the mar
ket, but shipments are limited at pres
ent. with indications OF fewer berries
during the next few weeks.
Mccullough Bros had nothing to say
on the condition OF the market only
that everything they had was meeting
with good sale at satisfactory prices
The McCulloughs Will probably be in
their new building on Produce place the
first part Of next week,