Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-22
Grocers' Cost Price
On Fruit and Produce

United States department of agriculture, bu-
reau of markets, daily market news bulletln'
This bulletin shows the actual selling prices
by the wholesaler to the retail grocer and no
tels In addition, notation Will De maue OF OF
the arrivals and conditions prevailing on each
commodity There will also be shown any tu-
ture commodities to arrive. These prices re-
Cuced to a unit basis are published by the
newsnapers for the benefit of the housewives,
who must take into consideration tnat retAh-
ers' profit must be added.
Apples-Arrived l unknown and l virginia
Demand and movement moderate, market falr.
Barrels, Virginias, extra fancy 4orks, 80: o.
or soc peck; barrels, Virginias, No. Wine
saps 500 to $3.50 OF 40 to oOc pecks' 20 6a f.
So. rs, or COO to CSC peck; barrels, Nirginias'
extra fancy winesaps, few best, higher; bar
rels, Virginias, black twigs 81 90. or 6se 2eck'
81 so, 6Sc peck; Marylands, extra fancy Bald
wins, SO 90 to $50, or sac to SOC peck; Mary
''t CsbbageNThree cars from New York and /
from Florida arrived. Demand and movement
good. market firm. New York Danish. per 100
100 pound lots. &c per pound; Florida NEW.
approximately 9O-pound crates, 800, or sac
pound; Florida new 4O-pound hampers, $500,
sweet Potatoes-6 cars from Georgia arrived.
Demand and movement good, market unsettled,
quality and condition generality good, trading
to s.. 90, or 24c to Sc pound; Georgia, best
Porto Ricans, extra fancy, well graded, $50
or 314c per pound.
White Potatoes car from Massachusetts
Arrived Demand and movement good. market
steady, quality and condition generally good.
Western and middle western, sacked, per 100
pounds rurals, ings Burbanks and Gems, 1925
to IS so, OF 3lzc to sac per pound.
Onions unknown cars arrived. Demand
and movement moderate, quality and condition
good market steady. Middle western, sacked,
100 pounds. reds, IS 80, or sac pound; middle
western, sacked. 100 pounds, yellows, $3.50, or
sac pound: middle western, sacked 100 pounds,
81 90, or 4c pound,
Oranges cars arrived from Florida. De-
1nand and movement moderate, market steady,
quality and condition generally good. F1orl-
das 1865, 81 25 box, 42c dozen; Floridas
1905 smaller, S4. so to 81. 40 box, or Soc dozen
nand and movement slow, market Caly fair.
quality and condition generally good. Florida
S6's So. so box, or &c each; Florida, ass, 50.
box or size each Florida. 54s, smaller, 3d.;
box or AZ to &C each. For extra fancy fires
stock add 25c to above prices.
Lettuce--Supplies adequate. Demand an
movement moderate, market steady, wide rang
quality and condition Florida, IL bush
hampers 81 50 to 81 p, according to qualit
and condition, or &c to 6lac per head.
Celery-No fresh carloC arrivals. Supple
adequate, demand and movement moderate, mar
ket unsettled, quality and condition general.
the roughh; California, So 10 to Sc 90 per crate
washed and punched; California, 81 90 to $1,l5
per crate. bunch Sc to 10 per stalk.
Tomatoes-SuPpies adequate Florida, S2.2
to So so per crate, OF 54c to Sc per basket.
Bananass-1 car arrived from Louisiana, 2I5c
per pound.
Rutabagers-21zc to 2Ac per pound.