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
eta bes. Goods of all kinds are meet
ing with ready demand at very good
prices, The largest car lot shippers all
over the country have their eyes on At
ianta and are making every effort to get
into this market. I have been in this
business for rs years, and in all my
experience have never seen such good
business done in Atlanta before. espe-
cialy in the fruit and produce line.
Atlanta In a few years will be han
dllng as much fruit 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 60 lower on this
midsummer weather and heavy receipts
prevailing. w Wednesday eggs We're bring
ing 80 cents per dozen and Thursday
morning prices were. quoted at 271s
cents per dozen, slump of IN cents
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.
Prices broke 2 cents, TO 81 per crate.
yesterday.
Oranges display considerable strength
and the local markets are almost bare
Of desirable grades. Prices have ad-
vanced from original shipping points is
70 20 cents per box. The largest guam
tity Is coming from California, while
florldas shipments are limited.
Celery Is very plentiful at 81 per
crate. while Florida eggpants about
crate; Florida bell peppers are only
arriving in fair quantities and the mar
get y firm az, si.5oG475 per one and
n ons,,,,a enshel crates. Head lettuce is
and absorbed as fast as received at
s2,5002.75 per drum. Shallots, spin
acn; parsley, carrots. turnips, beets,
radish and leeks. string beans. Califor-
caulitower and long green cukes are
arriving on the market and selling at
satisfactory prices. The demand for
an southern vegetables is extraordi
nartly good, but prices are still a little
high for a free movement.
Strawberries were well sold out
thursday, causing slight rise in
prices. Berries sold Thursday from 25
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.
C. 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
of snappers, shad trout and roe shad
Is not quite as heavy as mullets, perch.
bucks and mixed fish, which are in
limited demand. Snapper is readily alb
sorbed at 9 cents per pound Roe shad
selling at II cents; shad, 81 each: bucks.
20 to 40 cents each; mackerel 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
months for future delivery are now
being shipped, and is keeping local deal
ers busy to prevent getting behind on
orders.
Local dealers say It is up to shippers
TO keep their stock rolling. It is said
that there is a disposition on the part
of many shippers to keep their stock
back, anticipating a 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 able 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 vegeta bles of a sundry char
ecter The movement of which will be
in full blast within the next few weeks.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Hogs-Receipts
rs 900. Market steady. Mixed and
butchers S40mS7 70: god reayv & IhOm