The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-08
100 CARS OF ALABAMA HAY
 RECEIVED IN LAST FEW DAYS
Quality of Crop Unsurpassed in Previous YearsShpments of Johnson Grass Will Begin to Arrive Soon-Car of
 Snapper Relieves Fish Shortage

Business conditions in the wholesale district for the midweek are normal and supplies are plentiful.
 A car of snapper arrived yesterday evening, and this relieved to some ex- tent the scarcity on the local fish mar ket. Another car is scheduled to ar rive tomorrow. Supplies for the Sir mingham market had been delayed by storms on the gulf and these ship ments come as a welcome relief to dealers here.
 Quotations on the feed and grain mar ket are unchanged. and supplies are reported plentiful. Southern hay is Tow most abundant; but shipments are also being received from the west Pea green alfalfa from the west is now quoted at s2O@22 per ton delivered here.
 Clover Crop Good
 The largest percentage of hay ship nents, however, are now arriving from Alabama points; the clover crop in the black belt being exceptionally good. One broker here estimates that receipts for the past two weeks will amount to fully 100 cars, with about 10 tons 70 the car; and the season for Alabama hay is said to be getting only a good start
 Shipments of Johnson grass will soon begin to arrive on a large scale, and as soon as the rainy season is over even larger amounts will be placed on the Birmingham market It is stated that farmers of the black belt are re- cciving from s15 to s16.50 per ton for alfalfa and Johnson grass. with an av- craze of three or four harvests on the st me land each year.
 The crop of alfalfa this year is per haps the best in quality thus far re- corded here, and at least has never been surpassed in either size or qual- ity. The large shipments that are now heinz received are being absorbed in a large part by mining companies of the district, who have large requirements for feeding stock. Much hay and all falfa is being stored for this purpose while the season is at it's best
 Hubert Norwood of the s. Norwood Brokerage company makes the follow ing remarks regarding the Alabama hay crop:
 q have never known the quality of home raised alfalfa to be so good as 1t is this season or the harvest so plen- tiful. The farmers of the southern part e. the state seemed to have surpassed themselves in this respect. Alfalfa and Johnson grass produced in Alabama this year is easily the superior of the western product and may, of course, be placed on the market at much less expense"
 Receipts Yesterday
 Among shipments of produce re- oeived here yesterday were
 Fifteen crates of peaches Thorsby; 29 crates of cantaloupes, Robertsdale; i; 2 crates of cantaloupes, Loxly; crates of tomatoes, 8 crates of cantaloupes, Garland; 5 crates of tomatoes, Ever green; crates of plums, Cullman; l crate of apples. Ninemont; crates of pepper. Greenville; 9 crates of peaches, Oneonta: 6 crates of cantaloupes, Theo- dore: 1 crate of cantaloupes, Akron, 4 coops of chickens, Guin; 2 GOODS of chickens and 1 case of eggs, Winfield; 1 GOOD of chickens and cases of eggs, Little River; 6 GOODS of chickens and ] case of eggs. Guin; 21 pony grapes, Bayou LaBatre; 2 GOODS of chickens and 10 cases of eggs, SSuiligent: l case of eggs, Portersville; coop of chick ems and 1 case of eggs, Lynn; 1 coor of chickens, Guin 56 crates of peaches. Dorn: s6 crates of peaches. Eldridge; ? eoopt of chickens, Maplesville; 57 crates of peaches, Quinton; 1 coop of chickens, Millport
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