Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
Local Produce Notes


and complete the produce business was
transferred from Broad street to FRO
duce place" says j. T. Elder, or the
Fidelity Fruit and Produce Company.
Taking II from every viewpoint our
! new building is complete in every re-
spect, but II business in the produce
line continues to grow the next nVe
years as ii has the last few, we Will all
be cramped for room and will have to
have two to three more stories put on
our building.
ITO give an idea of the growth OF
our market in produce the last few years
we will take grapefruit for an example
Six years ago so boxes would overstock
the market, would force prices down,
and would require the greatest effort OF
the dealers to move In weeks time
The present demand Of our market is
three cars a week, or about one. thou
sand boxes. 1t Is perfectly safe to say
that this comparison in growth would
apply to all other lines of the business.
AT present the demand for all kinds
of fresh vegetables is becoming heavy
and receipts are light in comparison to
demand. Fruits of every kind, too. are
| meeting with ready demand on arri-
| val. our market is In fine shape; every
! thing moving readily at very satisfac-
| tory prices"
Fidelity Fruit and Produce Company
received car of fancy tomatoes from
| Arck Creek, Fla, Monday. This is the
! first car shipped from there this sea-
| son. However, the crop has been NOV
| ing from that point for several weeks,
| but owing to the high express rate To-
| cal dealers could not afford to handle
| them, because only "near-ripes could
| be shipped, which would be almost
spoiled by the time they arrived here.
| Freight shipments are made up mostly
| of "turnings," which are about ripe the
| time they are received here. The ex-
| press rate from Arck Creek to Atlanta
&c. ub la
| the freight rate is only "a cents per
hundred pounds.
Another car of Osceola brand oranges
was received Monday by the Fidelity
Company from Titusville, Fla, and sold
for 50 per box.
There was very little life to the butter
market last week. according to William
F. Donovan Provision Company The
| market has almost gone to pieces. and
| conditions are demoralized, which has
| resulted. from dull trade. Prices receded
] to the lowest mark in several years.
/ Fox River and creameries sold at 81
\ cents per pound. Receipts were extra
| ordinarily large on account of warm
| weather and the heavy import of but
| ter. Buyers did not get very busy even
/ at the decline One of the chief rea-
retailers was not developing as it
! should The unexpected change in the
weather is looked upon to promote far
| better demand than now existing, which
will naturally advance prices
Turner Rrotfers sold about $4,000
| pounds OF Rsh last week, of which $500
| pounds were sold Saturday. Shad, trout.
snapper, black bass, mullet and Span
! ish mackerel We're the best sellers.
( Perch, mixed bottom fish and herring
are plentiful and selling at low prices
| Fish of all kinds have advanced in
| prices on account or the advanced eX-
press rate from rs cents to 81 per bar
| rel.
! Tomatoes are very scarce. especially
| the better grades, and selling at 81. so
to SO per crate The scarcity is due
to the fact that most all receipts are
coming in by express and the lots are
limited on account of the high express
rate. However the movement Is ex-
pected to increase within the next week
| or so, when car lot shipments will be
on I'm full swing.
There was very little demand for lem
| ons during the week, Buyers did not
take hold and prices remained low, but
steady at sS75 to s. per box.
There was little change in Florida
oranges. Receipts were liberal and
while the demand was a little stronger,
prices declined from So TO $3.50 to 81 to
S2.25. on the whole the fruit was of
good quality and condition.
Grapefruit was In limited sunpy and
the market was very strong. While the
| stock was unattractive in appearance
II had good eating qualities and few
fancy marks sold at SO TO $3.50 per
crate.
The live poultry market was in better
shape than It has been in three weeks
Hens advanced cents to As to so cents
BOOSTERS held steady at 30 cents; broil-
ers 25 to 30 cents per pound; turkeys
depending on fairness, II to 20 cents per
pound.