Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
Local Produce Notes

Local produce hen wore wry faces
Monday because the blizzard that struck
Atlanta Sunday played havoc with the
produce business, especially In the
few vegetables to come in, and the
few that did come were in poor de
mand The trade seemed to want rab-
bits, poultry, celery and grapefruit.
However, trade showed considerable inn
provement Tuesday, as weather condl-
lions had moderated, and by Wednesday
business was in full blast, just as If 1t
was In the middle of spring-every-
thing meeting ready sale at higher
prices.
j. r. Elder. Of the Fidelity Company,
received a batch OF letters and tele-
grams from Florida the first part of the
week. reporting a 20-degree tempera-
ture. and II is believed that the orange.
grapefruit and. vegetable crop will be
badly damaged causing a scarcity and
very high prices. 1t viii be several
days before the extent of the damage
will be known and what sections were
worst affected. Tomatoes, snap beans,
squashes, cueumbers. peppers and egg
plants have just begun to move in large
quantities from Southern Florida. and it
is hard to estimate Just how much dam
age 2o-degree tempera ture will do the
crops, and to what extent the ship
ments win be cut down.
Dealers think. however. that people
wanting to huv the above mentioned
vegetables for the next few weeks may
expect to have to pay high prices for
them The only thing on the market in
excess of the demand is cabbage, which
shows a decline of 25c a crate, setting a
new low level for the season. Cabbages
are selling slow at 40 per crate.
Lettuce receipts are very light and Of
bringing 81 10 $3.50 per hamper
Oranges are scarce and prices firm
at S2.50 per box for Florida stock and
So for California. Oranges have been
in tremendous demand for the past sew
eral weeks, on account of the steep price
OF apples. and shippers have advanced
prices CSC box and expect to ask
higher prices within the next few
days. Fidelity received a telegram We'd
nesday from one of the largest ship
pers of Indian River oranges stating
ing February cleaned his stock out, ex-
cept of a few cars, which he expected
to hold for higher prices. Florida or
anges are becoming scarce and dealers
claim that they will have Ato buy Cali
forna stock, which they have hereto
fore refused 10 buy because the trade
declined to buy Il, on account OF the fact
that they could get the Florida brand
at cheaper prices, which brand is far SUI
perior to the California on the other
hand. dealers claim that the advanced
freight rate requires them to sell Cali
forna stock much higher than Florida
stock, but they will have to pay the
difference II they want oranges.
Turner Bros. say fish receipts are only
moderate and meeting ready sale at the
highest prices of the season. Continued
trouble on the coast is said TO be the
cause Of the curtailment in receipts, but
they expect shipments to he in full
swing by Friday or Saturday.
Bell Bros. continue to talk lower
prices for eggs, saying that the recent
cold snap pushed prices slightly higher.
but receipts are becoming heavier than
they have been for some time and with
continued warm weather prices will ride
the "toboggan" again Eggs brought
22c a dozen Wednesday. which Is 2Bc a
dozen lower than last weeks quotation.
Mr. Bell says he looks for eggs TO sell at
decline with permitting weather
All kinds Of poultry is in fair supply.
but meeting rapid sale at unchanged
prices.
Grapefruit receipts are in liberal sup
ply and Of fair quality, selling at s3.25
per box for the best stock.
All kinds of bunch vegetables are in
heavy demand. with receipts only mod
crate. but selling at lower prices.
Strawberries are again in limited sup
ply and meeting ready sale at g2kc per
quart. The cold weather, which stops
maturing of the berry, is given as the
reason for the scarcity. Up 10 last Sat
urday receipts were a glut on the mar
ket. but shipments are limited at pres
ent, with indications OF fewer berries
during the next few weeks.
Mccullough Bros. had nothing to say
on. the condition Of the market, only
that everything they had was meeting
with good sale at satisfactory prices,
their new building on Produce place the
first part of next week