The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-27
WATERMELO LONS
 ARE BECOMING PLENTIFUL, Three Cars Received Here YesterdFst Shipment of Peas From Alabama Arrived Yesterday-Fish Are In
 Abundance-Two Cars of Snapper Received

Three cars of watermelons arrived in Birmingham yesterday. This shipment was received from Florida by the Bell Rogers Produce company, and sales were reported brisk during the morning.
 Several large shipments of Georgia and Florida canteloupes were also received. and supplies moved well. cantaloupes are now beginning to arrive from Alabama points Among the receipts yesterday was one from York A shipment of 50 crates was also received from Lumplxin, Ga
 Tomatoes Are Plentiful
 Tomatoes are quite plentiful in Birmng- ham. and the greater part of these sup plies are arriving from Mississippi and nearby Alabama points. The farms of Jefferson county are now furnishing good portion of the supplies of fresh vego- tables consumed here. New potatoes are exceedingly plentiful. and the wholesale price runs from 50 to 90 cents per bushel, but it is now thought that the supply will soon begin to grow somewhat scarce, as the farmer will desire to allow his crop to remain in the ground long enough to fully mature instead of selling at a sacrifice at this time.
 The first shipment of English peas thus far noted from an Alabama point was that received from Castleberry yesterday There is a good demand in Birmingham for green peas at this season of the year. and supplies will soon begin to ar rive here in large quantities.
 The local market has been well supplied with fish throughout the week, and in addition to this two cars of snapper ar rived yesterday. This gives large quantity with which to begin the week Prices have accordingly been reduced. To- morrow mornings quotation on snapper will be 7ls or s cents on mullet 5la to 6 cents, and on perch to SIP cents. There will, however. probably be little trouble encountered in disposing of this supply, and with proper storage facilities fish keep long time even when the tempera- ture is as high as 1t is at the present time
 B. R. Hudson, the Birmingham fish dealer, makes the following remarks con- corning the market here:
 Fish Is Cheap Food
 Perhaps the cheapest food available tc the public at this time is fish. It is as healthful in the warmer months as in the winter. and there is no good reason why people should use less of this commodity during the summer than in cold weather. There will probably be little trouble in dis posing of the large quantities which are now on hand in Birmingham.
 Among shipments of produce received in Birmingham yesterday from Alabama points were the following:
 Six crates cantaloupes York; three crates blackberries, Thorsby; three crat es pums, Thorsby; two crates corn and two crates tomatoes, Evergreen; four crates tomatoes Fort Deposit; four coops chick ems, Collinsville; two crates cherries, Col linsville: two crates tomatoes, one of okra and seven cantaloupes, Owassa; three coops hens Fayette; seven dewberies. Jackson's Gap; a coop of chickens and two cases of eggs, Sulligent; three cases eggs, Gordo four GOODS chickens, Albert ville two GOODS chickens, Gum; three coops chickens Clanton; two hampers peas Castleberry: two crates tomatoes Castleberry; two crates plums, Thorsby.
 Yesterdays quotations follow