Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
Local Produce Notes

The recent cold wave. which threat
ened to hurt all Vegetaole crops, mas
| passed without doing any damage OF
| consequences, and the movement Is now
| going rather freely, except squash. egg
plant snap beans and new crop irish
| potatoes However, there is no scarcity,
arrivals being sufficient to meet the de-
mand, but prices are still steep.
J. G. Bell says he certainly wishes
something would happen to the cab
bage crop TO curtail receipts, because
they are a glut on the local market.
Prices have dropped about 70 cents a
crate within the past two days ana are are
selling at $3.50 and sl.75 per crate, the
lowest price Of the season.
]. r. Elder, of Fidelity, says. THE
pretty weather the past few days mas
put new life in the produce business
All dealers report very good business
especially in fruits and vegetables. our
market Is in fine shape. There seems
to be no surplus of anything IN the llne
and everything Is meeting with ready
demand on arrival at good prices. Let
tuce has become scarce and the market
is showing an advance. Lettuce brought
$1,75 TO W per drum THURSDAY.
The strawberry market is uncertain
Some days fifty crates are received on
the market, while on other days re-
ceipts are comparatively nothing. Prices
Thursday ranged from 25 cents to 27E
cents quart
Egg receipts on the local market con-
tinue heavy, with no Increase in de
mand Local Jobbers reduced prices
Thursday to 20 cents and 22la cents
a dozen. A fairly active consumption
prevails, but dealers claim that receipts
are not cleaning UP as they should. Ar
rivals are beginning to show noucea-
BILE increase over those OF few days
ago. Explanation for the falling Of in
demand is easy. Farmers are peddling
TO fhV "a if
90 cents and the housewife takes all she
can get at that price, because retail
ers continue to hold prices considerably
higher than they can buy them for. II
is said that retailers have lost money
on eggs since the reaction set in and are
inclined to keep prices up and recover
some of their losses The sooner they
get their prices lower the quicker local
consumption Will increase.
Live and dressed poultry continues
scarce, with prices advancing Dressed
hens are selling at II cents pound,
while live stock brings so cents. ac-
cording to size Live and dressed frers
are selling at 30 cents q pound, whlle
turkeys bring 20 cents dressed and 10
cents on live stock. The scarcity IN
this important article Of food Is said 70
be due to heavy shipments going East
where the weather Is cool ana )obbers
bidding aggressively for all kinds Of
stock Local receipts are. not half
enough to supply the demand
According to Turner Bros. the fish
market is almost bare OF receipts be
cause Of more trouble on the coast,
which has DELAYED shipments consider
ably. cutting their supply by half.
Shad. trout, Mackercl black bass, perch,
water fish and muilets are exceedingly
scarce and selling at the highest price
Of the year. Mullcts advanced $Z bar
rel TO sl2 Thursday, while other stock
advanced accordingly. Receipts are eX-
pected to show a material increase to-
day and saturday, on account Of i'm
proved weather conditions ON the east
and west coasts. Last Saturday Turner
sold something more than 1900 pounds
Of FISH.
Apples broke into new high ground
Thursday. when the best fruit sold for
ten years or more. Some of the largest
holders of fancy stock in the apple sec
ton are refusing tp price their goods
yet. claiming there win be further ad-
vance in the near future. and IN the
meantime, the local trade is handling
oranges, which are in liberal supply
very fine quality and selling at low
prices as compared 30 other fruit Flor
ida raised bumper" crop this year
New York Baldwin apples remain un
changed at So and $3.50 per barrel, while
oranges bring 81 70 ST. Is per boz,
Grapefruit receipts are fairly liberal.
considering the snail holding still 20
be shipped from Florida. The market,
however. S. very firm. and dealers OK
poet a further ADVANCE soon. The pres
ent price is SO to $3.50 per box.