Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-22

Government Review OF
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. S.
Uujed States Department TOT agriculture,
bssrsaI 10 markets Weekly market review
q truits and vegetables prices 10 jobherS
.-s.L shipments COr tie L. :. Tor tic period
NUvcml.eT l2-1S inclusive.
Movement Moderate. Prise Tone Stronger
Shipments continue below 2,uOu ears per
say. Moderate GAINS III volume occurred
s.r cabbage. celery. cranberrie>. oranges
and dry beans Shipments decreased for
apples onions, grapes. grapefruit. lettuce,
1y5tr>. sweet potatoes AID tomatoes. Prices
show q generally better tone although pJta-
toes c.ntiEUed weak feature. Apples. Oh
ions. hpaE>. sycet PItatOes and celery
strengthened Tor some leading varieties ana
grades CabbaEc hell. steady. Grapes. or
auEgS and grapefruit continued slightly
downward trent
PIautir: - fall i-1i,s crops in Florida
officially reported iishtess in years. In
uurss 81 lcnsy t-cEl Mexico ami West IN
dies 10 lie permitted under license Icy war
trade bczri uuJii January :.
Potato Prices EOstly Lower
TIE slight declines % the preceding week
IN stripping sections were shared hy many
consuming markets this week. Although
LOSSES were not heavy. the general lone IS
vtah. Minnesota and Wisconsin No. L
s.rkei white ~t0cs reid around Silt rcr
vrr-. fGr CARROTS Chicago. hut the range
- >.ies - subbe.S IA middle western mar
sv-t-- Sacke.i- Minnesota Red River Ohios
,irca5leI l5c az MuDEhesd, closing at 81 40
sI1-s5 pr evil sacked casiI uacS. Nau-
E=Cc. Mis-. reported similar decline 10
81. SSf l.-t5 Z g. p. aul Grand Rapids,
MICA. 30 81 500 ] .I5. Colorado and Idaho
NJ. T. .lcErd. white stock, weakened only
slightly reaching 81 4Uul.i5 casn track,
Greeley. and 81 % at Idaho Falls. Ncr
Npr.. r,uud whites declined I0FI IJc reach
irC II CSC la pr cNt.- ia bulE. 7. q. b.
shipping points ard - -35fl.-Uo for sales %
5"Hl'=Ts n consuming markets. Maine Green
ALl unt@iES lost lusf lSC az freSque Isle
,-rsius At -. 95H 3. 90 per barrel. measure
Iul,- r-acksidC. suL sold fairly steady IN
galsu.uils markets at S-..uei2.JO Ter cTt.,
sacked PoiztC I-ices are now generally
lower than LAST yoEr- Shipments were ac-
tsvg fucri asing to AN ears compared with
e. ~ last week and 1911 the cu-ryS spending
week last y.sr. During the Two months
Srum the middle q September 10 the mid
size 81 November iu whsci period about ono
third CT the total movement usually takes
place the shipments were about 10000 ears
Tor the nine ssecSs Of each year but as the
cT.P = lighter the movement Is relatively
lager this year
IL Is probable that present amounts OF
potatoes ami onions already contracted for
may be enough f0- tie needs OF the army
this winter. Heaviest decrease in csti-
mated psiatc crop this year: New York g.
OOO.OJ9 bushels; Michigan, 7.03u,000. He2v-
lest increase. Maine $3.50. 600 net, total de-
crease ahOut 5S.UlU. UUD bushels. Reported
500 tons potatoes Wurchascl in Washing
ton state for evaporation
APPLE Markets Show St-ong Tone
pIie- CHANGES were mostly upward. New
NuFE Hahiwins All. strengthened "a S4.t5
sumiu-. markets New York ami Michigan
EaIGUias and Virginia NvrsS. AL,
strengthened 20 % general range II $1,000
G.HI exceeding $500 IN "a lew distant mar
E.t~. Virginia Zen Davis apples were quoted
ulastly S-.-@5sFS.sl l. o. T.. but reached
S-s.UldG.UJ in various southern markets.
EyiueSap>. ranged S1.s5a -.lJ T. o. d. ship
Ping POINTS aud S3.oUHa.sO in consuming
H-aCseis. Colorado lOnatLams sold % job
HcTs Il general ra2-e az S2.t5sLS-2J. snip
melts Continued 20 decline. reaching 5,22d,
W ah02t the Eamot volume az 'n he cor
--sIeaLiug v-eL az last year, compared with
s.GIf l5St week.
Onion Markets Fairly Steady
Prices were s.renger in shipping sections
t'an in city markets. Rochester. y. J.,
81. -Ufs 80 I.Cr -wr. (. o. D.. sacked, and
Northampton. Mass. quoted steady at top
figure of Sl.G5. Consuming. markets weak
eEei SLIGHTLY. Ne. I sacked yellow stock
r..u.in= mostly Sl..SFII.SJ. a few markets
sill reaching Il top Of 500. California Aus
ITliLan browns strengthened slightly, reach
-4- zit~-H. ell AiEI fNN. -. u. NAbNhAGu
sLd ranging S2-00G2-5O in southwestern mar
E-JS.
Heaviest increase Ia estimated onion crop
t.i~ year We're New YORK. t4l,6OO, anu
Massachusetts, 155. s0J bushels Moderate in
,rrsSes over other states were m6Ore than
Ca5bsEe Fairly Steady
Prices show important general changes.
View Yors Danish seed stock held at mostly
So. U0T 400 per ton bulk {. o. b. Roches-
ter and ranged steady also in consuming
markets AZ S1J.CfssT 25.GO. but several mar
, Ec5s showed declines. New York domestic
stock sold mostly steady at Sl2.OJM1S.OO.
hut weakened IN Philadelphia to SJ.Cun
1900. Wisconsin Holland seed stock sold
unchanged at $4,000 1900 per ton in The
Racine district AMI declined slightly in mid
Gle western markets. ranging $4,000 2O.U0.
Colorado stock still sold at general range
. OF S225d; 80 per cWt. IA southern and
from New YORK state. increased TO ] .OOJ
cars. compared with 9t1 last week.
Acreage southern cabbage decreased in
Florida aEd Alabama. but increased so per
cent in Orange county. southern California.
Celery at Firm Values
Colorado Golden Heart reached s.. 00d 600
per crate in the rough in various distributing
markets. California Golden Heart sold 50G
Coo per dozen. fob. shipping points. Ship
sments increased tn pa cars. compared with
y2Oi last week and $40 for the corresponding
sWeck last year.
, Northern commercial acreage celery COM
pared with last season SLOWS decrease of
$50 acres. nearly j. per cent, and acreage
In California decreased $500 acres.
TUrnips and Carrots Still Moving Slowly
Markets are nearly all heavily stocked
with rutabaCas and other turnirS. Of -
markets reporting rutabaEas u stated that
l-Hnie supplies were adequate and that out
side CaFlgt shipments could not lie handled
tn advantage. Boston ard Kansas City re-
uCgted heavy supplies. Chicago. Oklahoma
Git.- DCy Mrines and India polls indicated
possible demand 80 arrival of colder wealth
~. New Orleans reported that carlot ship
ElraiS woUid drag On tIn market: Memphis
aud Cleveland reported supplies and demand
Eight Canadian. Wisconsin, and Minnesota
.sUtREaSas ranged 1OcFS1.-I per cwt.. Job
Srfs. Canadian. Colorado and Minnesota
stock ranged S2.n0si2.75 IN southern and
southwestern markets Local supplies filled
Northwestern markets az S1.2JT2O0 per
swt. Quotations ~ eastern markets for
various Packages were or General basis OF
ri.=sss1 Leo IseC cwT- T8r other varieties.
! chiefly Globes 'he jObbing range was 81 90
- IN middle western markets. shipping
; sections quoted GloheS 500 CSC. compared
with Gnsi zoe. for TutabsgaS.
Coalition - caruDts. Virginia. Norfolk
section. officially reported 80 per cent OF
s normal
sk Other Fruits and Vegetables
Q Sweet POTATOES continued to advance. Viz
: giui1 Big Stem Jerseys reaching S5OOG6O0
11Qer haETcl. i'm leading markets. New Jersey
2 sweets strengthened 90 a range Of Sl.15fL
: - per hamper Tennessee Nancy Halls
]. s,ld about firm At S1.G5sT l.S5 per hamper.
( Shipments again declined with $40 cars,
= c1uIpareI with fOi last week. Florida
euTra=rs. central district Brights ranged
!. SliEltIy weaker 1t shipping points and aisn
u a. z.