Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-21
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. S.

United States department of Agriculture, bu-
reau Of markets. Weekly EiarEet review of
fruits and vegetables. prices To jObheTS and
shipments for the L. S. for the period of June
11-l7, inclusive).
Produce In Moderate Volume
The general CARROT movement with tile eScep-
ton CT potatoes is not especially large for
the time Of year. Peaches, cantalnupeS. TO-
matOes and cabbage moving literally. Straw
berries, onions, old apples, cid peaches. peas
and asparagus declining rapidly III volume.
The is evidently one two weeks ear
lier than last year both east AMI west. ava Hc-
cordlng 10 the various shipping sections ale
passing their grea est shipping activity at ear
lier dates. Total movement OF fruits AMI veg
etables for the week 9,94S psTed
eral were stornS'r throughout The first IF the
week but declined during the last few days.
Potato Markets Active and Waaksr
New shipping sections are opening AMI total
movement continued 10 gain in volume. Florida
and southern producing regions approaching
the end of their shipping seasons, while Nir-
Sinia, North Carolina and Arkansas he
coming active. South Carolina, Louisiana and
Texas are still shipping quite freely Total
movement of new potatoes {, lsS cars com
pared with 2,651 last week, far exceeding The
heavy movement 2,S36 for the correspond
ing week last year. Total volume oil AMI new
stock was 2,SS6 this week Shipments of
new potatoes for the corresponding week in 1915
were about 1900 cars. South Carolina No.
white stock also closing at 81 90 per barrel at
shipping points North Carolina white stock
also declined soc. ranging So so TO o. 90 and
demand became slow. Louisiana shipping sta
lions after advancing TO 81. IS per cwt, fell
back to about last weeks range, S2.15 10 So. %,
I. o. b. sacked with offerings in excess of de-
mand. Texas red stock sold lower this week.
ranging $500 to 81. 25 f. o. b. Arkansas Bliss
Triumphs ranged $500 to 81. f. o. b. Cali
fornia White Rose ranged weaker at 81 go to
$1.IO T. o. b. shipping points. Sales to jobbers
in northern markets showed a weaker trend Of
values. South Carolina declined fully 81 in New
in v-nrf
at range Of So so to So. 90 per barrel. Flor
ida Bliss Triumphs followed wide, weak
range Of 81. 90 to So 90 per barrel. Texas and
Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs ranged gener-
ally $2.65 to $3.50.
Old Potatoes
Movement Of old potatoes is becoming still
lighter with only GIT cars, chiefly from the
Great Lakes region and from Maine prices
followed a slightly narrower range. 81 .eoa2 90,
The recent advance has been maintained fairly
we'll but old stock has nearly disappeared in
some markets.
Onion Movement Slow
The shipment volume of new onions is still
decreasing, and total 175 cars was % cars
below last weeks shipments. The price range
az Texas shipping points strengthened to sO@
9Oc for No. l yellow stock. Sales to jobbers
ranged 25G5Oc higher, at S1.40d1.75 per crate
for No. 1, and $125Q1.65 for No. 2 California
yellow onions ranged higher in consuming mar
onions was fair to good in many markets. but
slow in the middle west and southwest
Cabbage at Firm Values
The price range in consuming markets were
plies at some points were light and general
values were maintained at $2.75GS5O per
barrel crate for Mississippi Wakefelds and
IS. OOG3.75 for Kentucky WakefiledS, while the
range for Virginia Wakefields was 2565Oc
lower than last week, at $1.7502.75, the mar
kets in which Virginia stock was mainly Of
fered being heavily supplied. Demand in gen.
eral was fairly good. Shipments were ago cars.
compared with CD last week, nearly One-half
were from Virginia.
Tomatoes in Liberal Supply and Lower
Movement from shipping points, especially
from Mississippi LIBERAL total increasing
81 cars above last weeks large volume. Ship
ments were 934 cars, of which about one-half
were from Mississippi and one-fourth from Tex
as. Prices in producing sections tended down
ward. fancy wrapped fours declined over soc,
ranging soc to $1.15 fob. Jacksonville, Texas,
and closing the week at the lowest point. Crys-
tai Springs, Miss, quoted fancy wrapped As
at $1.15, a loss of 20c. Mississippi as sold
lower in consuming markets, at $1.00@1.50,
and Texas ut $1.25G1.75. For the correspond
al. 80 per carrier in Jacksonville, Texas, and
S5c TO S1.O0 at Crystal Springs. Miss. The
1917 jobbing in consuming market was $1.1O@
40 for Mississippi tomatoes. and $.25@1.40
for Texas stock. Florida offerings this week
were of variable quality and followed weak
range at $2.50Q3.OO per six-basket carrier.
Peaches Lower
Shipments of peaches, chiefly from Georgia,
were quite liberal, including the larger vari-
cites of good size and quality. Carmens sold
lower at $1.75@210 per carrier, and Hileys
at S2.5062.75, cash to growers at Fort Valley.
Demand was moderate at shipping points and
in northern consuming markets. Various
kets declined during the week. but Chicago ad-
vanced 75c The general range of sales in lead
ing markets was 75c lower at s.. 2563.25 per
carrier for Carmens, closing generally weak.
At hte corresponding time las tyear movement
from the shipping sections was light and grow
ers were selling Carmens at $2.25 at Fort Val
lev. Total shipments of peaches this week
74S cars, compared with 81 last week.
watermelons Nearly Steady
Movement Of watermelons showed moderate
falling off compared with last week. For the
corresponding week in 1917 the watermelon
movement was ,051 cars, which was FL cars
more than the corresponding week in 1916. Last
wear during the comparable week, the ruling
jobbing price for 21-pounds to % pounds Florida
melons was 1915 per car. The present volume
is more comparable, but less than IN 1915.
Georgia shipments began Thursday but are not
as vet in large volume. Medium weight Flor
ida melons sold at shipping points at $500 TO
$500 per car. The range in consuming markets
showed little change, medium weight melons
S4OO655O0 In New York.
Canteloupe Movement Increasing
The shipment of cantaloupes again increased
abruptly to ,2S4 cars, compared with 59S last
week and IT, the week before. Movement was
mostly from California and prices for CAN
fornia stock declined steadily under heavy
supply, closing the week S1.25 lower at