Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-07
Local Produce Notes

The wholesale dealers al say that
our new building on Produce pace is
Just what the doctor ordered, and all
wonder how we did business as long as
We Gid. 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
etables. Goods of all kinds are meet
Ing with ready demand at very good
prices. The largest car lot shippers all
lanta and are making every effort TO get
into this market | have been In this
business for IS years and in all my
experience I have never seen such good
business done in Atlanta before, espe-
cially in the fruit and produce line
Atlanta in few years win be han
ding az much fr1it and produce as the
large Eastern cities"
B. F. Bell says. 81 look for 25 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
iling Wednesday eggs were bring.
leg 80 cents per dozen and Thursday
A4Vrulng prices were quoted al 27l2
a dozen over night. The local mar
kets are overstocked with eggs and hard
TO sell at prevailing quotations"
Cabbage is coming on the market
more freely than at any time this year
yesterday.
Oranges display considerable strength
ana the local markets are almost bare
of desirable grades. Prices have ad-
vaneed from original shipping points 10
10 20 cents per box. The largest guam
tity is coming from California, while
florlda's shipments are limited.
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Celery is very plentiful at 81 per
crate, while Florida elephants about
equal the demand at s3.50G375 per
arriving in fair Quantities and the mar
ket is firm at $450q4.75 per one and
one half bushel crates Head lettuce is
arriving from Florida and Louisiana
and absorbed as fast as received at
acn: parsley carrots, turnips, beets,
radish and leeks, string beans, Califor-
MIA celery Louisiana celery, California
caulifiower and long green cukes are
satisfactory prices. The demand for
all Southern vegetables is extraordi-
narliy good, but prices are still a little
nigh for a free movement.
~, Strawberries were well sold out
r IhiursdaY, oE causing slight rise IN
TO 80 cents per quart. The advance
was attributed to the fact that the early
shipments were of mixed qualities.
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
G. A. Henson, OF Turner Bros, says
he expects to receive large shipments
of all kinds of fish Saturday which will
be sold at moderate prices. owing to
the fact that the movement of fish and
oysters has been very heavy for the
past several weeks. on account, of the
warm weather, which has also restrict
ed business considerably. The supply
Is not quite as heavy as mullets, perch,
bucks and mixed fish, which are in
limited demand. Snapper Is readily an
sorbed at 9 cents per pound. Roe shad
selling at ii cents: shad, 81 each; bucks,
70 to 40 cents each; mackerel 10 cents
per pound. and mixed fish. 8 cents per
pound; mullet, $11 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.
Local dealers say II ia up to shippers
70 keep their stock rolling. 1t Is said
that there Is a disposition on the part
Of many shippers to keep their stock
back, anticipating 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
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 says that the gen
eral condition points to a heavy yield
of Florida vegetables OF sundry char
acter. The movement of which will be
in full blast within the next few weeks.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-Hogs-Receipts
q, 600 Market steady. Mixed and
butchers S.406S70 god heavy. $1,000
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