Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
Local Produce Notes

Trading IN green vegetables and
fruits has not been restricted by the
colder weather, aud business continues
az brisk as ever saws !. 7. Ilaer, Of
the Fidelity COMPANY
I'VE received q car Of fancy and
choice tomatoes this morning from ArcS
Creek. F1g., the second car Of the sea
son. and they have sold Ike hot cakes,
bringing good prices. Fancy stock solo
az $3.50 per crate. while choice brought
81 However. It certainly takes pile
u money to bring one of these cars to
Atlanta, something over l,SOp, con-
tainiug go crates TO q car. Last year
We bought against the world, and re-
eeived the first car out Of there Of the
season, which had 70 be sold for fancy
pfices.
Strawberries are noticesbly in more
liberal supply. especially the past few
days. and are selling At the lowest price
or the sea son saturday they sold fol
| 20 TO p cents quart, but the colder
ers had 10 lower their prices or have
them spoil on their hands. They were
plentiful at II cents quart. with indt-
cations pointing TO still lower values.
The demand for all lines OF vegetables
is especially good, with receipts very
heavy az this time of the year Snap
beans are quite freely offered. but meet
ing ready sale al So 10 81, Is per drum.
Egg plants are in less liberal supply
than they have been for some time. but
prices remain practically unchanged
from week ago, being 81 per crate,
He'll peppers are scarce. with the de-
mRnd very heavy at 81 per drum. Cauii
flower Is in good demand. but less
scarce. Receipts. however. are limited
at times Present quotations are SEQ
Bunch vegetables. such as radishes,
beets. green mustard, parsley, carrots,
tutulps and spring onions are in good
Frra n usgFh IN 4
selling at 40 10 50 cents a dozen punches.
The first shipments OF new crop Irish
potatoes were received by Fidelity Mon
DAY. selling at So per drum, which con-
tsins three fourths OF bushel.
The call for celery IL heavy. and the
market is almost bare OF good, sound.
fancy stalks and selling for So 60 S275
per crate, depending ON the quality,
The market for cabbage continued
rather slow with an abundant supply
means that AT present there is no indi-
cation of change In prices, at least
an advance Cabbage. good sound
heads, bring sl.5O to Si.5o per crate.
with the declining tendency checked
in eggs for the moment, as result Of
the sudden cold snap. local dealers con
tinue to predict still lower prices. due
sumption Dealers say eggs are high
al 70 cents dozen, prevailing price
and II weather conditions become more
cheerful. the housewife viii see an
T, other slump in prices Seventeen and
| one half cents dozen by neXf Satur-
! day Is the prediction along Produce
: place, which means. that the housewife
| can buy them from her grocer for about
1 20 cents. The past two or three weeks
! have seen such heavy supplies of eggs
! that the market took a decided Stun .
| and dropped about Is cents dozen
: from former quotations. This means
= that eggs are selling at the lOwest price
! since early last spring selling price
| of so cents has been reached. which
| means that these eggs should go to the
| housewife at - TO - cents dozen.
! Live ami dressed poultry continues
| scarce and selling at high prices. Heavy
! bidding and buying In the Fast has
/ abeted receipts considerably.
| Very few tangerine oranges are on
| the market, and selling on arrival at
said OF pinea pples.
/ Apples continue scarce and high. New
/ York Ealdwins selling at 50 per bar
| rel,
! Tine butter market is nrner In de-
I mand. but prices failed 20 move up
I TUESDAY as had been predicted by the
Fox River Company. who base their
prices on the Chicago Board Of Trade
every Tuesday. The receipts. however.
are stili liberal. but meeting quick alb
sorpuon at SSiT cents per pound