The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-22
BRISK DEMAND ON MORRIS
 AVENUE OPENING DAY
Large Receipts of Vegetables Poultry Eggs and load of Florida Watermelons Received by Bel-Rog-
 ers-Carload of Snapper Arrived Yesterday

Business began yesterday with a brisk demand in the wholesale district. Sup plies of fruits. vegetables, poultry an.l eggs and other produce arrived in largo quantities, and sales were heavy.
 A carload of Florida watermelons was received by the Bell-Rogers Pro- duce company. and there were several large shipments of Florida and Georgia cantaloupes also arrived. and several dealers reported large sales.
 Local fish dealers are also well sup piled. A carload of snapper came in yes terday and was divided among several concerns here. There Is variety of other kinds of fish on the market also enough to supply the demand for a day or two. Two or three other cars of fish are expected in the course of the week. Fish is plentiful on the coast at the present time. and little trouble is an- ticipated in supplying the needs of tho city this week.
 Among the arrivals announced vas- tcrday on the produce market here wa shipment of five sugar barrels full of huck leberries. This lot was rece,veJ from Edwardsville by the V. W. Wood company. Among other receipts by this firm were 15 cases of eggs, Altoona; 40 pounds of butter Bangor; 8 cases of oggs, Portersville; 50 pounds of butter. Guntersville; S5 pounds of butter. Ca lera; 3 cases of eggs, GOODS of hens. | Haleyville; so pounds of butter, GOODS chickens, Guntersville; coops of chick ems, cases of eggs. Hackleburg; so pounds of butter. Montevallo; s5 pounds Of butter. Geiger; cases of eggs Bruton.
 The Bell-Rodgers company was also in receipt of heavy shipments from all parts Of the state. among which were
 rive sacks patatoes, Cullman; one | coop. hens. Millport; one coop chick ems, Winfield; one sack first potatoes Cullman; IA sacks potatoes White City; one sack okra, Green Bay; 10 hampers COW pears Theodire four coops chickens. Collinsville six coops chick ems, Fayette one coop chickens and one case eggs, Randolph one crate huckleberries. Jacksonville, Fla: one 1 crate dewberries. Jacksonville. Fla. one coop chickens, Clanton: one crate ] raspberries, Vinemont; one case eggs 1 Boligee; one coop chickens, Winfield
 one case eggs, Lynn; eight crates to- matoes. Castleberry; Il coops chickens | Hodge.
 V. W. Wood makes the following re.
 marks concerning the local produce market:
 shipments from all sections of the | state continue to grow in volume and 1 shipments arrive here from practical. ly every shipping point in Alabama | Huckleberry receipts are exceptionally
 heavy this season. In fact, I hay, never known them to be heavier Eggs chickens, butter and honey are re- ceived here in large quantities and find no trouble at all in disposins of Alabama produce as long as tn, | quality holds up to a good standard
 The receipts this year compared tt | those of even a year ago are mucl
 heavier. but it Is in no way too heav,
 In my own business at least. suppos, this Is accounted for by the fact tha the demand for produce of all kind
 in this city is increasing at a yer,
 rapid rate. In my business this Is sure
 Iy the case"