Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-19
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

United states Department of Agriculture.
Bureau of Markets weekly market review Of
fruits and vegetables. prices to iobbers and
shipments for the United States for the period
Of July 9-I5 incusive)
Movement and Values Fairly Steady.
Carlot movement of leading lines of produce
continued, at fairly steady total volume. In
creases were chiefly ins watermelOnS, canta-
lOupes, and apples. Fairly steady movement
maintained for pOtatCSe, peaches, onions
cabbage and cueumbers. Volume was light in
asparagus. Total produce movement ll332
cars. compared with -, 49, cars last week, and
l2'l6f cars for the corresponding week last
year. Price ranges show steady average
trend. Peaches and cantaloupes strengthened
in value moderately, potatoes, onions and to-
matoes were nearly steady. Watermelons
Exports dry beans and peas, January l 70
June TO- were l ,10S,0S5 of which nearly one
the Colorado Pinto bean crop reported sold to
the United States Grain Corporation.
Potato Prices Hold Fairly Well
Shipping movement OF early potatoes was
liberal at about the average Of recent weeks:
with 500 last last week Virginia still leads.
Northern shipping sections are beginning, IN
GLIDING New Jersey, Delaware. West virginia
sections and consuming markets but closed
about as last quoted Virginia cobolers held
nearly steady, raround $4.25 per barrel fob;
cash Norfolk, and at S4.75Q5.25 fob. usual
terms, Olney. Kentucky cobblers ranged $3.50
$500 per cwt., sacked, fob. Louisville CAN
forna white stock scld $1.I5g1.So per cWt,
Shipping points. Sales to jobbers FOLLOWED
weaker range. Virginia cobblers sold 5Oc low
er, at $4.5O@600 per barrel, and Norm caro-
lima cooblers weakened TO S4.OOgo''2 per 1 1i
rel. Southern and southwestern Bliss II ~
umphs ranged steady, mostly at S-'oO0o'OO
per cwt., sacked, appearing IN put rev mar mar
kets California white Rose ranged S-'log
, in 10 xvaCf New
Jersey stock sold al $450Q4.75 per barrel! IN
New York. and Long Island stock rude S2.OV
per barrel During the corresponding Weeh insi
So 756l5.15 per barrel, and for the colnpdraOle
week in 1916, the range was $15OG2.15.
Active movement early New Jersey potaloes
beginning. Army requirements OF potatoes az
environments for August approximately -ol'o'o
hurdredweight.
watermelons Active and Lower
Movement of watermeIons from Georgia CON
tinued heavy reaching 1,767 cars. South caro-,
lima and Texas were also heavy Shlppe ds anu anu
total was 3,427 compared with 2'-Oo list
week. Tom Watson's at Georgia shipping poIn. S.
large sizes, ranged $25 lower at SloO 10 80
per car {. o. b. cash, while Hampstead, Iexas'
recovered during the week, closing at S23O 10
1925 per car, and also quoted at Sl.2o per Gwt.
In northern consuming markets the larger sizes
Georgia melons ranged $50 to 500 lower, at
$3.50 to $325 per car. Texas melons sofa lower
than last week, ranging $15O to $2OO per c"t''
in southwestern markets.
Peach Markets Stronger
While the Georgia peach movement is rapidly
in considerable volume The increase from
Texas did not offset the rapid decline from
Georgia. Total for the week was 1,2S3 cars,
compared with 1,SSG last week. Prices adj
vanced SOC at Georgia shipping points, ruling
81 so per six-basket carrier to growers In north
ern consuming markets. Georgia Elbertas, 6s,
ranged SOC higher at $3.50 to $2.75, closing
generally firm. Georgia peaches Tor the corre-
spending week last year sold to jobbers at Sl.oO
to 81. so, and for the corresponding week in
1916 at $1.25 to 81. % per six basket carrier.
Delaware and Maryland peaches expected to
begin active movement about July 20.
Cantaloupes Firm
Price ranges show a strong tendency, with
the general average 25c higher in consuming
markets, at So. % to 81 90 for California green
soc higher than last week, at $3.50 to $3.50.
Georgia green meats, 45s ranged lower at $500
to $3.50. Arkansas cantaloupes, ASS, ranged
s.. 40 to $3.50 f. o. b. cash at shipping points.
Shipments declined sharply from California, but
Arkansas, POI, Arizona 255, and North Caro-
lima, 10, Gaines heavily. Total was SOB cars,
compared with sos last week.
Indiana cantalodpes expected to move ac-
lively about July %, and Delaware canta-
loupes about August 1.
Onions About Steady
Movement of onions continued moderate, 2S3
cars, compared with 263 last week and POI the
week preceding. Texas yellow onions held gen
orally in the larger markets at S1.7542.O0 per
crate. California onions ranged generally $2.15
M3.25 per cwt. New Jersey yellow onions
tended lower during the week, closing at $1.75d
200 per bushel hamper, and Virginia stock sold
at S150GD1.75 per bushel hamper. Louisiana
onions ranged S250G3.00 per cwt., sacked, and
Kentucky onions sold at $3.50 in New York,
compared with $3OO@3.15 at Kentucky ship
ping points.
Army requirements Of onions at environments
for August approximately 1870 cwt.
Tomato Values Well Maintained
In consuming markets Tennessee As ranged
about steady, mostly S1.15@1.25. Prices
ranged steady at Humboldt, Tenn, closing at
756pS5c. New Jersey stock ranged $2OO@2OO
S1.25d1.5O per twenty-quart box in other mar
kets Tomato shipments for the week increased
TO 500 cars, against 80 cars over last week.
Government requirements expected to take
about one-third output canned tomatoe
Other Fruits and Vegetables
Apples. 243 cars, against 176 shipped
last week, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey
leading. Only 81 cars of California oranges
moved, and ~ of California plums, but
California grapes began with ~ cars, and pear
shipments increased TO 1I3 cars. Strawberry
movement was light, only Al cars, mostly from
California. String beans and asparagus
practically done. Delaware and Virginia
still shipping cucumbers literally. Cabbage
Of northern shipping sections, particularly Iowa
and Ohio. Mixed fruits from California filled
210 cars.
Government requirements expected to include
about % per cent of total output canned peas,
corn and string beans, and about 90 per cent Of
the salmon pack, also about One-half the output
Of canned cherries and one-haIf of that of dried
peaches.-W. Gary Thompson, Market Station
Assistant