Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-16
WEEKLY REVIEW OF FRUIT
AND VEGETABLE MOVEMENT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-United States de-
partment of agriculture weekly review says:
(Jobbing prices and shipments for the United
States for the period October 20, inclusive. }
CREST OF PEACH MOVEMENT PAST.
The week ending October : was the biggest
peach week Of the season. This past week
shipments from New York state fell off nearly
a thousand With the reduced arrivals on
the markets; 1obbing prices have held about
the same level as a week ago. New York Ell
bertas jobbing at 81 25Q2 % per bushel
baskets. Due to the car shortage in that sec
ton, much stock has been stored, and it is
estimated that there were about 1000 cars in
storage at Rochester last night AS a result
OF the car shortage, shippers were often IN
able to load ears when the fruit was ready,
consequently the arrivals on many markets
have not been In the best condition. The peach
crop in Utah this year has been heavy, with
shipments row declining; about 1,1O0 cars have
MoVEMEET or APPLES ABOUT oNE-HALF'
HEAVIER.
Apples appearing the markets
more plentifuly. Washington aud Illinois es-
pecially are shipping heavy; also Missouri and
Arkansas doubled their shipments of week
ago. About twice many apples have been
shipped from Illinois to date last year dur
ing the corresponding period. Jonathans from
that state Jobbing at So 5096.OO per bar
rel Virginia is moving considerable
quantity Of York Imperials and Jonathans;
MICHIGAN GRAPE SHIPMENTS AT
HEIGHT.
Although the total movement of grapes for
this past week was about the same as the week
previous, the supply from Michigan has nearly
doubled. However, the movement TO date from
that state has been considerably lighter than
that of year ago. The New York crop is also
moving quite heavily now, although only about
one third as many being shipped as
were last year at the corresponding time. Cal
ifornia, with 1,035 shipped this past
week, moved fully twice as many as any other
state.
CAR SHORTAGE INDUCES STORING OF PO-
TATOES.
Due partly to the shortage of cars this year
most of the Maine crop Of white potatoes has
been stored. Already most OF the potatoes in
I shaF NJ ha
only about 1000 cars have been shipped, com
pared with over 5000 last year by this time.
In Colorado the shortage is also inducing
growers TO store, although not to as great an
extent as in Maine In the large potato sec
lions of the central west, In Minnesota and
wisconsin, the movement is gradually becom-
ing heavy, although digging is still proceeding
ers have not started to bringing in the crop
in large quantities. +. o. b. prices have held
firm for Wisconsin ana Minnesota stock. Pc
tatoes are bringing ~ .25M3. 40 in bulk per
/ IL pecks (. o. b. Pressure Isle. Jobbing prices
are firrner on most markets for Minnesota and
Wisconsin stock also in the east Jerseys are
iobbing at So 1OM4.15 per 15O-pound sack,
SWEET POTATO SHIPPERS CONTINUE TO
DECREASE.
Shipments of sweet potatoes this past week
moving from the eastern shore of Virginia
and New Jersey were considerably less than
those week ago. The movement from the
eastern shore of Maryland, however, is in
crcasing. with the lessened shipments prices
have increased somewhat. Jerseys have ad'
vanred from 81 05dl Is to 81 10d l 20 per
bushel T. O. b. Jobbng prices also higher,
especially 10 Virginia stock.