Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-12-27

last week and 26s for the same week last
year. -.
bage begins in January shipments 1e in.
Cabbage acreage in central California l'eoO
acres, compared with 1900 last year.
Onions Slow and Irregular
Although shipments are decreasing anu
commercial stocks appear much lighter than
a year ago, the markets continue to drag
along very much as they did last season
Demand is reported slow and tone IS weak.
Choice sacked yellow stock in New York ana
New England shipping sections were 81 .50G
1855 cwt. f. o. b. California Australian
Browns receded TO the values of month
ago in shipping sections. fancieS ranging
S1.O0@1.25 f. o. b.. but this stock ruled
steady in consuming markets. shipments
have been decreasing steadily since early oc-
tober
fOrnia. reported about the same as last
years. Conditions reported favorable in
Texas onion sections.
Beans Continue Weak
The trend of prices was irregular hut av-
eraged fairly steady. Hand picked beans
pea in bulk recleaned basis held at 81. 75@
s 90 per cwt.. cash to growers in Michigan
producing sections and mostly 100 in
western New York bean shipping sections
Sacked recleaned stock in consuming mar
kets ranged steadily at SO .00@ 10. 30. Cal
ifornia small whites advanced TO IS. 2Sd
s. so sacked cash to growers and reclaimed
stock ruled St1 in Boston. California limas
held at $40. 00GI10. % in producing sections
Colorado pintos failed to exceed $5.75 in
the Denver shipping district the last of the
week. but held at 5000 at Greeley. Ship
ments 100 cars against 1856 last week.
Stock of beans December I, One-third in
warehouse. two-thirds with dealers. reported
7.2S5.714 bushels. compared with 1880. ass
on December l, 1917. an increase of 54.5
per cent was reported by same firms that
pNn1 fNY Inc
Celery Continues to Advance
Movement chiefly California and New
York continues in fairly heavy volume with
23S cars compared with 302 last week. New
York Golden Heart advanced avera ging fully
81 higher in consuming markets ranging
5000 TO 81 so per crate. Best California
Golden Heart about steady at 81 10 75c per
dozen f. 0. b. in producing sections and ad.
vanced about 81 in consuming markets rang
ing 81. 25dS. 90 per crate.
Celery production in central California Of
ficially estimated not over go per cent Of
last season. Movement Florida celery Pal
metto district begins January Is. Good crop
Oranges and Grapefruit Higher
Florida oranges central district, briRhts.
met fair demand and strong prices. ranging
So .250I3.75 I. O. b. shipping points. sales
to- iobbers in northern market avera ged zoe,
advance ranging ST. 00ma.2 leading auction
markets ranging SO .506rG. 30. shipping vol
ume continued to fall off rapidly with 5.549
corresponding week last year. Florida grape
fruit central district brights. advanced
sharply to $3.O0@3.2 5 compared with top
Of 80 30 last week. Northern jobbing mar
kets advanced ranging SO. 7564.75 and auc-
tions ranged mostly Sc. O065.15. Shipments
1S7 cars against 205 last week.
Exports oranges July l to October I. in
elusive, 1914; PAT boxes chiefly to Canada.
Lettuce Irregular
Florida head lettuce advanced 25c at
shipping points closing at So. 25@2.75 for
one and One-half bushel hampers. f. 0. b..
cash track Sanford section. and reaching
So. 10 to rs in Boston. New York and
Philadelphia California Iceberg lettuce closed
slow at a decline of 10@15c ranging 81 .90d
200 T. o. b. shipping points. Consuming
markets ranged about SOC lower best stock
/ selling mostly IS. 00d3.50 per crate. Ship.
ments 131 cars as against 1877 last week.
Movement Florida lettuce from Palmetto
district expected heavy during January and
February. Conditions good in Texas and
southern California.
Cranberries Recede from Top Prices
After reaching extreme prices of $50 10
So per barrel in leading markets choice
Massachusetts and New Jersey cranberries
settled back to range of SIS. GOA 20 90 i'm
New York. Chicago and Pittsburg and S15. 90
/ a II 90 in Boston. Wisconsin JumbOs again
advanced 81 in Chicago to S17 .00G1S. 90 per
barrel. Shipments are becoming light with
only cars this week compared with 20 last
week and with 40 to 80 at the height of the
| season.-F. H. B0ttenfield, Acting in
Charge.