Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Local Produce Notes

TRADE in the produce line has been
rather quiet this week. says j. T. FL
der, Of the Fidelity Company THE eN-
IRENE cold weather affected the sale Of
vegetables Of every kind, as well as
fruits With a change 10 warmer
weather. an dealers are seemingly busy,
and the outlook for a live business this
week is assured Receipts both in
fruits aud vegeta bles last week were
light and prices are ruling firm, every
thing selling as fast as il comes
Quite "A lot Of rabbits are coming here
from North Georgia and meeting with
a heavy demand at 17iac. 1t was the
belief among local dealers that receipts
would glut the market. as result OF
the heavy supply which generally toll
lows snow. but the demand was tar
p alter than looked for, thus sustain
Ing prices around the seasons hlBh
mark
Adyices from Florida following the
heavy snow and colder weather are
most optimistic, The lettuce crop was
damaged but not materially. Other
vegetables and fruits are in excellent
condition and continue TO move freely.
Celery is showing sharp advance
ana receipts are becoming very much
lighter and an advance at shipping
points forced our market up. However,
car OF celery was received by fldei-
ity to-day, selling al $$.75 per crate.
Apples continue to rule firm at $3.50
per barrel. Dealers report steady
movement OF both barrel and boxed
fruit \ few sales Of extra fancy fruit
are reported at few cents above quo
taton. Offerings while not heavy, are
equal to the demand.
Orange receipts are very light and
market showing 26c a box advance, with
another advance almost sure 10 come
this week. The high price OF all other
fruits seems to throw the fruit business
to oranges. which is causing heavy
demand and a sharp advance. IL is in
| tereSting to see how fast oranges are
hauled out Of local houses, as compared
with other fruits. Dealers at the end
of each day stack hundreds of boxes on
the floor to be ready for business the
next day, and before nightfall every box
is sold. cleaning up receipts as fast as
they arrive at best prices of the season.
1t requires at least three to four cars of
oranges week to each produce house to
satisfy the demand
Tangerines are also in heavy demand,
with receipts light
no plHedppIeS. except Few scattered
crates, were received on the local mar
kel last week
Lettuce. snap beans, eggplant. squash
and peppers are all Very scarce and
high Cabbage, turnips sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes and onions also are in
very light supply and the market firm.
Eggs have been nuctuating the past
week. caused from the extreme cold and
bad weather, and showed an advance
over former values. Demand shows a
decided Improvement from outside points
and operators found the inquiry larger
than expected. Prices range from 24C to
25c dozen. II is the opinion of the ma e.
jority of local dealers that should mild
weather prevail it will be difficult to
sustain present quotations. 1t is thought
not likely that values will rise much
more
Poultry Of ali kinds continues in light
/ supply. with demand heavy at the high
est prices OF the year
There was very little life to thu
strawberry market the past week Cold
weather lnterfered with the demand ia
a marked extent However, there was
| increased receipts on the market and
! the fruit showed excellent quality, is
/ Wen colored and sound. If the recent
/ sprlnglke weather prevails it will slim
| ulate the demand and arrivals will meet
! with ready sale, The market here
I ranged about l5c 17lac and zoe pei