Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-26
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

Better Markets for Old Potatoes
Trade has been improving during the week
and prices tended upward generally. few
complaints Of car shortage came from western
shipping sections. Increased demand is ez-
pected 10 follow the publicity campaign con-
Quoted by the food administration and bureau
Of markets. No. I white stock in bulk, track
side. was reported Sl.27 per cwt. at Presque
Isle, Me-. advancing &c, with light receipts
and ungraded stock held at Ole In the ROch
ester, y. Y. district prices advanced lOc, raj
ing $l25 at country loading points, closing
steady. with limited demand and movement. At
Grand Rapids, Mich. prices advanced De, rang
ing Is Soc and were reported scarce. +.
o. b. sales ranged S1.4O-t AS bulk, at ROch
ester and 81 .25-1 SIS, sacked at Grand Rapids.
Track sides sales of No. stock held steady at
Colorado and Idaho shipping points. ruling 60
65c, with receipts light and demand good, but
car shortage indie Gated. Fully 300 carloads were
reported available, but many growers preferred
to feed their holdings, as cost of grading, sack
ing and hauling LETT small net return. sales IN
the Portland. Greg, district were mainly TO
eyapordting plants, and ranged firm at 7O-Ioe,
with light demand. Price improvement was
chiefly in eastern ard northern shipping see
tions. New potatoes, with the supply increas
ing very fast. declined about $3.50 per barrel
ruling S4. 50 per barrel for No. ] Spalding rose
S2.5O-3.00 per cwt. sacked, {. o. b. usual
terms, Hastings, Fla. Total potato shipping
movement iucrea> ed 10 average about $40 cars
ner day or 2.55G for the week, compared Win
2.02O last week and LIB the week before
Minnesota 329. Wisconsin $3.50, Michigan 3l1,
and New York 256. The movement OF new po-
tatCes was 466 ears, against $50 last week ana
Is the week before. Sales TO JobOers Ior Olu
stuck round whites in bulk, per cwt.. ranged
81 sol so in eastern markets and Sl.3O-l;9O IN
central and western markets Car lots no:
sacked whites reached 81 .45 per cwt. in en-
cago and 81 % in Minneapolis and st. faul.
Colorado sacked whites advanced lbc per c"l'
in car lots Denver and ranged Si.9O-l' %, VI
the smaller southwestern markets. Maine 6feeh
Mountains held around 81 In bulk in New hOrk'
The demand was fair in most leading cehters.
New Florida Rose tended downward, ranging
fmIIv 81. so per barrel lower at s5.5O-7.OO per
double-head ed barrel aud SEQ. 70 per hamper
with general demand slow 10 moderate
Supply of New Onions Increasing
Tho Increment of Texas onions is increasing
with 39S ears for the week against ~ last
week and heavier shipments are expected the
coming week, but the volume is sun consul
erably below that of the corresponding time
last wear when the weeks movement was SO9
ears Texas will probably ship 5000 to 6'oO1
cars with possibly 1000 cars more II Gun
grades are moved in quantities, No. 1 yellow
stock was quoted at Texas shipping points Tue
past week at 81 23gl 30 per crate I'D 90 usthl
terms, and No. yllow at $1.Oogl 80 mostly
81 10, at Laredo. No. | white ranged Sl.Sog
$50 closing mostly $l.jO, and No. : whites,
81 20G1 40 Demand was good at Laredo and
closing Cus, yellow, ranged I0cW$lOO last
year, for the corresponding week yellow onions
selling at Laredo at S2.2og2'. 80 anu ~
Ras SI25m1.40 per crate. Sales TO JobDers
in northern markets this week ranged $l.Iog
$50 for No l yellow, and Sl:79q2.Io Tor NO;
/ white No. . yellow ranged Sl.65W2.23 and
culls white and yellow, Sl.5OQ 2cO. Joohhg
prices last year for the comparable week were
So OOm3.75 in southwestern cities; $2.I594 .0O
in ea stern and northern markets. White onions
sold 15G4Oc higher than yellow ih jobbing mar
New Cabbage Moving Rapidly.
Southern cabbage occupied the center OF the
stage, moving over 100 ears per day SO Tor
the week, against 7l2 last week; chiefly from
A luh
mia, compared with only about four cars pei
day of old cabbage, nearly all from New YORK
state. Sound, well trimmed OLD STOCK So,9 Ia
leading markets at $4,000 $500 pr ton. Many
markets contained only rather inferior stock
selling S15.O0M30.00. Southern cabbage point
ed type tended lower at S2.00d22o per 100
nound crate fob. South Carolina shipping
points, and 81 40 at Miami, Fla. Flat type
was quoted lower at Florida shipping points,
track cash TO growers. Sales to jObbers in
northern markets ranged mostly S3.OO@4OO
per 100-pound crate for pointed type, Florlda
ca bbage and SO. 00642 % for southern flat stock.
tomatoes Good Demand
Shipments OF tomatoes from Florida east
coast district were heavy-265 curs-beSides
twenty five cars from Mexico. Prices TO grow
ers tended higher, ranging S2.bo@3OO per SIX
basket carrier. f. o. b. cash at shipping points;
with active demand Sales to jobbers ranged
generally S3.OOg4.OO per carrier In 1917 fer
the comparable weck growers were being paid
81 65@2.90 per carrier at Miami, and general
sales TO jObbers ranged S3.IJU4.15. In January
1916. the iObbng range was considerably lower
for the corresponding week, at $l.I5g3.OO pc
carrier.
The movement is nov. more than Onethird
from North Carolina. Total volume increased
to 29l cars compared with lJI cars last week.
Growers were paid S6.O0nI.50 per thirty-two-
Quart crate, choice stock, and $3.OOm3.50 for
inferior stock at Chadbourne. y. {. Stock was
considerably damaged by rains. Northern mar
kets quoted North Carolina and South Carolina
Klondykes lower at 2OM3Sc, quart basis, clos
ing weak at about Zoe average with tar de-
mand Growers at Hammond, La, were paid
81 25M3.3J per twenty -foUt-pint crate and $500
05.5O per twenty-four-quart crate. closing at
the top, with receipts light. Sales at auction
reached S4.O0d5.J0. Sales to jobbers ranged
mostly $i.OOG4.T5 per twenty -fOur-pint crate
and SG.O0M SEQ per twenty -tour-quart crate m
northern markets. with fair demand In 1911
for the corresponding week the range of prices
to growers at Hammond was Sl.T5d2.32 per
twenty four pint crate and the general jobbinG
range was s.. 25m2.50 In 1916 for the coTre-
1870 while the jobbing range was little be
low that of 1917
other Fruits aud Vegetables
The ample market continued rather light with
800 cars of which about One-third were from
eNew York state and about one-fourth from
Washington. Asparagus from South Carolina
grades i'm orthern wholesale market, total ship
ments avera ging about ears per day, nearly
all from South Carolina and California. Lettuce
movement was l69 cars South Carolina leading
with iO1 cars Sweet potatoes are in some
what larger supply with Pc cars from Delaware
and II from New Jersey. Movement of grape
fruit continued light with 154 cars, including Z
from California. Orange movement declined TO
566 cars chiefly from California. Celery ship
ments % cars were nearly all from Florida
String beans tended higher at 81. Is to 81 so per
crate and shipments were Ill cars. Elephants
ranged So to 81 per crate and peppers SO to
81 80 per crate. Cucumber shipments were
heavy with II5 ears for the week.-W. Gary
Thompson, Market Station Assistant.