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 the 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
everything in the line of fruits and veg
etabies. Goods of all kinds sre meet
ing with ready demand at very good
prices. The largest car lot shippers all
over the country nave their eyes on At
lanta and are making every effort to get
into this market / have been in this
business for IS wears, and in all my
experience ] have never seen such good
business done in atlanta before, espe
cially in the fruit and produce line.
ding as much fruit and produce as the
large Eastern cities.
3. +. Bell says: Il look for Is cents
eggs by Saturday. and advise dealers
Of eggs to get their buying prices down.
the market is sure to go lower on this
/ midsummer weather and heavy receipts
" ing Wednesday eggs were bring
ing so cents per dozen ard Thursday
--.--n..E T.. -cea We're quoted at 211Y
! cents per dozen. slump of ~ cents
oogcn over night. The local mar
kets arr overstocked with eggs and hard
70 Scla al pteNdiitnS 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
of desirable grades. Prices have lad
vdnced from original shipping points Is
to 20 cents per box, The largest GUAM
utN is coming from California, while
/ u n Ia "A inn ont 19FaaN fa.sI
Celery is very plentiful at 81 per
crate. while Florida egGplants about
equal the demand at $3.50m375 per
crate. Florida bell peppers are only
arriving in fair quantities and the mar
.et is firm al Si.506t 4.I5 per one and
e-half- bushel crates. Head lettuce is
arriving from Florida and Louisiana
and absorbed as fast as received at
S2,5Oa21 per drum. Shallots, spin
ach, parsley, carrots urnips. beets
/ radiSh and leeks. string beans. Califor-
MIA celery, Louisiana celery, California
eauiiiiower and long green cukes are
arriving on the market and selling at
/ satisfactory prices. The demand for
j all Southern vegetables is extra orNai-
narily good. but prices are still a little
high for free movement.
Straw berries were well sod out
( Thursday, causing slight rise in
prices Berries sold Thursday from rs
TO 80 cents per quart The advance
Was attributed to the fact that the early
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
! he expects to receive large shipments
Of all kinds of FISH Saturday, which will
/ he sod at moderate prices, owing to
the fact that the movement of fish and
oysters has been very heavy for 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 mulIets perth
bucks and mixed fish. which are in
limited demand. Snapper is readily alb
sorhed al cents per pound. Roe shad
J selling at II cents; shad. 81 each; bucks,
% to 40 cents each; mackerei, 10 cents
! per pound, and mixed fish 5 cents per
pound; mullet, s11 per barrel.
The onion set market is in very sat
/ isfactory shape Sales made several
being shipped, and is keeping local deal
/ ers busy to prevent getting behind on
| orders
1 Local dealers say it is up to shippers
/ 70 keep their stock rolling. 1t is said
/ That there Is disposition on the part
4 Of many shippers to keep their stock
back. anticipating d 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
I 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 saws that the gem
eral condition points to heavy yield
of Florida vegeta bles of n sunday char
actr The movement Of which will he
IN ran blast within the next few weeks.