Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-17
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

United States department OF agriculture, bu-
reau of markets. Weekly market review Of
fruits and vegetables. prices to jobbers and
shipments for the United States for the period
of May 7-13 inclusiye).
Vegetables in Liberal Supply
Shipments from southern producing stations
have been heavy the past week, especially of
new potatoes and cabbage; strawberries and
string beans also have been in fairly liberal
supply. Prices for nearly all lines Of truck
have tended moderately downward. Cabbage
markets were weak and demOralzed in some
localities and potatoes continued TO decline
in the distributing markets onion shipments,
although larger than last week have been
light compared with few weeks ago, and
were less than for the corresponding time last
piled with held-over stock and values nave
failed to recover, Notwithstanding the Aghter
movement from the producing section.
Potatoes Continue Weak
Most northern shipping sections have shown
a steady to firm tone, although many consuLn-
ing markets quoted lower ranges for old stock
Potatoes suitable for shipments seem likely 10
be cleaned UP fairly well in eastern and north
western producing sections, but the region OF
the Great Lakes is reported having considerable
stock yet TO be moved. Large amounts have
been used in the east for starch manufacture
and in the northwest for evaporation ana Ihe
manufacture OF various potato prodrc's: my
Rochester. n. y, district approached me o emu
of its active shipping season, ruling Sl.OOQ
Ito in bulk, to growers at nearby snpplnS
points, for No l round whites. Grand kaplds'
Mich declined 50. ranging S55d6Oc, IN bulk
to growers at shipping points. Waupaca WIS,
held nearly steady at S54 roc TTackslde safes
Of sacked stock advanced &c at Idaho rams
ranging mostly 65a70c, while northwestern sI:r
shipping points held firm at 75@SOc. snip
nents Of old potatoes again declined Sharply
to 1,62S cars, compared with 2l1I last week;
and 2SS9 the preceding week. volume .!
new potatoes was SD cars, against 9oo Ist
week, and sol the week before. Old STOCK
sold to the jobbing trade in northern ana east
ern markets 10H15c lower, at Sl.29@l'tO per
cwt and also weak in central markeIs
at Sl.15& 1.4O. Colorado white STOCK IN
southern and southwestern markets Declined
10c, ranging S1.4G@1.s5 Car lots, NO. ronuG
whites. sold slightly lower in Chicago, at Sl.lo
20 sacked, and ranged weaker also IN MIN
neapolis at S1M1.1C sacked. The week closed
with tone Of distributing markets for ooth oIo
and stock fairly steady at the decllhe'
The government campaign for increasing the
demand apparently has improved the move
ment in some cities, but supplies OF new ana
old stock have been coming at the raIe u
300 to 400 per day.
New Potatoes Lower
Florida Spaulding Rose ranged lower az mast
ings, generally S2.25@30O per bbl l. O.: D.
ror No. 1, closing near the lower price. sap
ments Of potatoes have averaged nearly
go cars per day, fully one-halt tie Noiume
of old stock and greater than the volume 81 o.
old stock coming at the corresponding NeeS
last year. Combined vlome Of new ana oa
stock shipments $500 cars. sales 10 uO-
bers declined sharply in price, Florida Spauldlng
most markets closed the week at general range
of S3.O0G3.75 per Dbl, with slow demand.
Onion Market Still DrlGgy
Range of prices for old stock ne!d nearly
steady, ranging mostly $1.OOoi.' 20 per cwL
for usual jobbing sales in eastern ana 'nluui I
western markets, although little chotce H'i-
low stock still brought higher prices III BoS-
ton and New York. Yellow onions IN central
ard southwestern markets soId generah! weah,
or at 81 GOAL %. Prices of new onions tenue1
weaker at Texas shipping points, Mt NDcu Sl'io
per crate, for No. 1 and No. > yellow 80;
white declined to 81. 20. Northern CONSUMING
markets quoted No. ! yellow sllgntlE NeaHcE,
at 81 4O61 90, and No mostly Sl3OWl.S9 per
crate. Prices ruled steady at the close OF the
spven-day period. Movement of new onions re
covered sharply TO 5O7 cars, compared with
$50 last week. Texas shipped Al ana Edll-
fornia 20. Movement of old stock seems ABOUT
Gornia 7. New York 3 and other scattering.
New Cabbage Abundant ant Lower
Volume Of cabbage shipment continued heaVy'
with total 920 cars FOR the week Sputh IaIo-
limo still leading but with Alabama an I'M
Dortant shipper and Mississippi showing MARI
ed increase. Old cabbage Is 10 t'n s ,d cab
Skinned in CARROTS. Total movement II ola ctio-
i'm 20 for the 1917-1S season TO NAY ~, lUtt
nine states or shipping sections was -l'I-o
cars The available figures lauicaie tn nat ' 5
"a RS have been loaded more haa'ly lnith uul
inf, the previous season. Price for South faro,
lima Wakefields at shipping STATIONS ueciAnen
about 81 co. ranging 75cg$l:T' per Ers' S.,.ni
Fields sold to jobbesr 2505Oc toWer tlhh iast
week, at S1.Oo@1.S5 per Dbl. rate. New 1orH
nd cqVprnl other markets WSAc "
including much inferior stock selling at very
~" p''''' Tomatoes Fairly Steady
,ri,,s Of tomatoes ranged about steady, not
rather liberal shipments. ConsId-
erab!e stock has been arriving in poor condltlon'
but good lots sold 10 jobbers at larry wen Sua
tsined prices ranging So to 81 per SiN-basAeC
carrier In the Florida shipping section grow
ers received $3.50 to $3.50 for the more oesraDle
stock, and Palmetto closed the week AT apou'
ton prices Teal shipments was 32O cars com
nared with Ar last week, and $50 for the cor
responding week last year. So far, the total
has been fair ahead OF iast season.
Strawberries in Good Demand
Movement of strawberries continued active
in consuming markets, and values are very
well sustained considering the ume OF year
The range varied greatly from day to day, gen
orally l5c to soc quart basis for good North
Carolina stock, and 1Sc to 25c Tor virginia
berries Arkansas and Tennessee Klondykes
r,,iad lower at SO 50 to S4 per 2+quart crate.
These prices were exceeded in few markets dis
tapt tfrorf points of shipment. The South Car
81 to 81. 80 per 81 quarts, the market decltn-
ing to $3.50 at close of the week. strawberry
increased 10 1913 cars, against 5SS
last week. and 442 the week before. About one
half the berries came from Tennessee. The
strawberry movement SO far this year has been
not much over two-thirds Of last season to cor
Asparagus Lower
Prices of asparagus declined rapidly IN north
ern markets on account Of heavy supplies. Top
grades from New Jersey sold generally s. 10 81
per dozen. Illinois asparagus was weaker at
Chicago, declining to a range of 9Oc to 81 per
dozen Shipments were not quite 50 heavy as
last week, Sc cars, a decline of cars, but, so
far the total movement has exceeded that of
last season. CARROTS were mostly from New
Jersey this week.
Other Fruits and Vegetables
Aples shipments have been declining rapidly
in recent weeks, with only 191 the past
seven days. In the barrel sections, the move
ment originated mostly from New York and
Virginia while Washington and California were
leading shippers of boxed apples. Apple ex-
ports have been practically cut off from the Eu-
ropean outlet the past season, but from Jan
uary l. to April 10, exports 1871, 65S bar
rels. chiefly to Canada and Mexico. Orange
shipments declined again, with 35l cars chief