Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-11
Local Produce Notes

There has been a decidedly stronger
tone in the orange market the past
few days. Prices are the highest that
Atlanta has seen in years The whole
sale houses are quoting ordinary Florida
stock at $2.75 per box and asking So
to 1926 per box for the Indian River
brand Hotels, restaurants and retail
ers are paying prices that are fabulous
in order to get fresh and sound stock.
The reasons given for the scarcity of
this very important article of fruit are.
first, that the supply is short. on ac
count of the tremendous demand since
apples began to soar; and second, that
shippers have raised their prices which
local dealers think are little too steep
for them to take on any great supply,
believing prices will ease off to some
extent if they adopt the waiting and
watching" policy Florida shippers ask
S25 so per box for ordinary stock and SO
per box for the Indian River brand, and
these prices apply only to car lot ship
ments.
However. the belief is. general that the
stock on hand will play out by the
first part of next week and dealers will
have to pay higher prices for their
stock, which will force the market con-
siderably higher.
Fidelity received two cars Of oranges
| from Florida Monday which sold rapid
ly for $275 and SO per box.
Receipts in Florida vegetables the past
few days have been very light as re-
suit of the freeze of last week. accord
| ing to j. T. Elder, of Fidelity. Prices
vegetables, with indications pointing to
still higher market. Owing to the
| Florida crops being exhausted, Florida
| celery has advanced the past few days
! claim that they can not supply the de-
| mand at the advance price, which in
! dicates that 1t will go still higher.
There is no good lettuce coming. Deal
ers claim that no part of the country
| has it, since 1t was killed by the freeze.
| However, few cucumbers and suuashes
| reached here Monday, which sold read
| lily at very higher prices-squashe 50
| to 50 for large crates and cucumbers
about $3.50.
Strawberries continue to come, but
receipts are not more than half what
| they might have been but for the freeze,
! and prices remained about unchanged,
selling for 10 to 17h cents quart. It
is said that berries were not materially
injured during the freeze, and II good
warm weather prevails. which would
force maturity, prices would likely go
lower.
Eggs continue in good demand. with
receipts rather liberal, but none too
heavy, and prices remain unchanged,
selling at % cents a dozen. with
| warmer weather, we shall see lower
prices says ]. C. Bell but at present
the demand Is rather heavy and 7 can't
see where the decline would be very
| much more than few cents"
1.-THE supply Of apples continues light,
and the market shows a gradual ad-
vance. but it is surprising to note how
ia thew at the HIGH pripAe - oh
served Fidelity. Dealers expect them
to sell at 81 a barrel for No. 1 New
York Baldwins by the end Of this week
We have a car on the way from New
but they will probably be sold at the
prevailing price, 1915 barrel"
Grapefruit is plentiful but II Is noticed
that there is very little fancy fruit on
this market. Florida dealers seemingly
are shipping their ripe fruit as fast as
they can. which is selling So to $3.50 a
crate.
The market continues full and over
stocked on cabbage, selling at $3.50 to
s1.75 for the best grade.
Onions are In light receipt prices ad-
vancing and are selling at S425 per sack
for red and yellow stock containing az
bushels.
Irish potatoes are in liberal supply
with the market firm.
Sweet potatoes are coming freely but
the demand continues heavy so that the
market is showing an advancing ten
dency Prices advanced Is cents per
bushel over 10 days ago.
There is a very liberal supply Of all
kinds Of bunch vegetables, coming
mostly from Louisiana, which are selling
at reasonable prices.
METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE metal
market was dull to-day Copper. spot