The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-30
TWO CARS OF IRISH POTATOES HERE FROM VIRGINIA POINTS
Prices of This Product Reaches Low On Account of Plentiful Supply-Another Car of Alabama Water
 melons Expected Today-Raspberries From Cullman

feature of the day on the local produce market yesterday was the ar rival of two cars of Virginia Irish po- tatoes. These potatoes are of unusual size and have attracted considerable at tention among wholesalers here The cost laid down in Birmingham Is esti- mated at s15o per barrel, containing about three bushels. They are whole sailing at s2.25 per barrel.
 This is the first shipment of Virginia potatoes on the Birmingham market this year; the greater part of the sup plies consumed here. since the Florida shipments have ceased to come. arriv- ing from Alabama points. Irish potatoes have been exceptionally plentiful this year and prices have now reached very low levels. A car of Alabama potatoes is due to arrive in Birmingham today or tomorrow from Fayette. This car. it is stated, was purchased by a jobler here for 37 cents per .bnshel. making the price laid down in Birmingham about 50 cents. The wholesale quotation on No. l Irish potatoes is now placed at 75 cents and 50 cents on No. 2s
 It would appear that potatoes in yir- ginia are also exceedingly plentiful as she freight rate from the point of ship ment 10 Birmingham Is s5 cents Ter 100, and this of course is necessarily suotracted from the price paid the grower.
 Another car of Alabama watermelons Is expected to arrive here today. The shipment will be received from Anda- iusia by the Wade Brothers Produce company. Andalusia is situated in the southeastern part of the state amid A fertile farming section.
 Among other arrivals yesterday was q car or Mississippi tomatoes received by the beli-Rodgers Produce company. A shipment Of cuiiman raspberries and sev- eral shipments of Georgia cantaloupes was received by Douglas Bros.
 Among other receipts from Alabama points were; Two crates tomatoes and three sacks corn, Sparta two hammers apples and 10 crates raspberries, Cullinan seven hampers peas. Castleherry: four the Ben-Rodgers Produce c ompany A crates peaches, Owassa; six creates torna- toes Greenville; two crates cantaloupes Owassa; two crates peaches, Dorn: four crates peaches, Jasper; two crates huckle- berries, Jackson Gap; four crates dewbt-- rles, Jackson Gap, 13 coops chickens and , cases eggs, Fayette; IT crates cucumbers Boiling; four GOODS chickens. Winfield; two cases eggs, Winfield; three GOODS chickens and three cases eggs Sulligent: four coops chickens, five coops chickens, Miilport; five GOODS chickens, Guin: 29 sacks Irish potatoes, Cullman: one casp chickens, Ashland; one coop chickens Phil Campbell; three GOODS chickens and one crate plums. Cullman one crate cab. bage, Thorsby: one coop chickens, Collins vile.
 MT. Wade of Wade Bros. Produce com panw makes the following remarks IT, garding the local situation;
 Peaches shls season are very plentiful in Birmingham, and it Is rather hard to get the freight out of therl The greater portion of peach shipments, I believe, are consigned to merchants here to be sold on commission. Watermelons are also becoming plentiful. and the Alabama crop will so, n be on the market in large quantities. The car of Alabama melois which l expect to receive from Andalu .isi today l believe is about the second Ala bama shipment to he received in Bir- mingham this year. The farmers of all sections Of the state this year are produc- ing excellent crops, but produce prices ;a.e now rather low.
 Yesterdays quotations, follow: