Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-18
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. S.

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United States Department of Agriculture, Blu.
rcau Of Markets. Weekly market review of
fruits and vegetables. (Pr-ces to jobbers and
shipments for the United States for the period
Of October Sill inclusiye.)
Movement Heavy, Prices Decline Further
Car lot movement continues at high level.
Potatoes and apples are coming in about equal
volume. Potatoes seem to have passed the
peak Of the movement and apples appear to be
near high point. Most important gains in vol
grapes, potatoes an( cabbage. Shipments de-
creased in onions, sweet potatoes and in most
other important lines. Prices continued the
generally downward trend, with further de-
cines IN potatoes, cabbage and onions. Markets
weakened slightly foG apples, sweet potatoes,
cranberries and dry beans; grapes continued to
Orchard fruit crops in the United Kingdom
reported very light, especially plums, pears and
apples
| Under continued heavy supplies values nave
| weakened further in eastern markets especial
ly. Minnesota and Wisconsin sacked white
| stock lost DC, closing at S1.6O6s1.7O per cwt.,
! at the close of last week. Waupaca, Wis,
quoted sacked white stock decidedly lower at
50 sacked cash ash F3cEs 6o and Do Moor io
er, Mt S1.6JQ1.S5, fob. No. l, sacked, white
stock declined 5@1Oc at Idaho Falls, ranging
ranged S1.356l1.45, cash. trackside, Greeley,
Colo. Nebraska shipping points declined about
from wagons. Maine Cobblers and Green Noun
tains ranged fairly steady at $3.OOG8.25 per
barrel, bulk tracksidc at PresqIe Isle, but
| declined in consuming markets with a
lower general range of $2.5O@2.60 per cwt.,
| sacked.
oo3 200 cwt., compared with 1858, 1872 cwt. in
| October and 800, 200 cwt in September.
Onion Declines Continue
Markets continued generally weak, reaching
middle west. Eastern yellow stock ranged con
siderably lower in the east than last week.
| western yellow stock followed a general raLge
of Sl.5OM2.OO per cwt. Eastern sacked yellow
stock ranged about 20c lower at shipping points,
ruling at the close S1.40 per cwt., fob, Roch-
ester, y. Y, and $1.35@1.5O fob. NOrthamp-
| ton, Mass. California Australian browns again
sacekd fob. Stockton. Total shipments de-
creased TO 915 cars, compared with 1878 last
week.
The November onion requirements of all camps
taking carlot deliveries are supplied. Depots
will advertise for and receive bids on those
! camps within their zone, requiring onions IN
Cabbage Markets Still Depressed
| Values tended lower in most markets. New
York domestic cabbage declined $1.00G200,
closing at S12.0O@13.00 per ton in bulk fob;
Rochester, and New York Danish seed ruled
! $40 90 fob New York domestic stock ranged
! Sl5 OO@25.OO per ton in leading consuming mar
| Iets. Colorado stock sold steady at shipping
poiats, but declined to $3.50 per cwt in Kansas
| City. Total shipments were 1,2l7 cars, com
| pared with PA last week.
Active shipping season for Minnesota and
|
0''O'e'' Sweet Potatoes Fairly Steady
Leading markets ranged nearly steady at
| SO. 5O6r42 % per barrel for Virginia Big Stem
Jerseys in the east and $5.O0g1.!5 in the west
| and north New Jersey stock followed a wide
but slightly stronger range of $l.S5@225 per
| hamper. Shipments are steadily decreasing,
with 373 cars, compared with 41O last week.
| JobbinG range of New Jersey sweets in corre-
spending week of 1917 was $1.5O@1.9O per
| bushel hamper
Apple Values Generally Maintained
1,o nf no m lypf n
| peared weaker owing to scattered declines both
| in shipping sections and in consuming markets.
c che gene comparad With last weeE BaldTns
! A-2lA, held at $4.5O per barrel f. o. b. koches-
ter, n. Y, and New York Greetings ana other
| standard varieties, AS, ranged $4.OOd45O I.
| O. b. Ben Davis; AS ranged firm at $3.OOG350
cash o. b. Winchester, va soA and me nearly ar
steady 6u p oFR Gs PsT
| slightly ranging at the close $3.i5@4 .25. In
consuming markets New York Wealthies were
! closing out at slightly lower prices, ranging
and Michigan Baldwins, A-2lA, ranged $4,000
illinois Jonathans reached $3.50 in Chicago.
Extra fancy northwestern boxed Jonathans
ranged $2.25@2.35 f. 0. b. northwestern ship
| ping points, and extra fancy boxed Nlnesaps
| 81. $4,000 f. 0. b.; extra fancy boxed Jona-
thans ranged firm at $3.0O43.15 in consuming
markets. Colorado boxed Jonathans ranged
| 81. 25d2.35 f. o. b. shipping points and recOv-
| cred to So. 90 at Denver. Box I'd apples weak
| ened slightly in st. Paul, Minneapolis and Gin
! York. Apple shipments increased ito 5,S42 cars,
compared with ADA last week, New York
| state shipping nearly one-fourth the total and
| Washington following closely; -, - -.
| For the corresponding week last year west
ern boxed Jonathans followed a jobbing range
| of $2OOG3.5O.
Grapes Again Higher
! Michigan concords advanced &c further. rang
! ing 3s-ISc per 4-quart basket in distributing
markets New York Concords ranged $3.50
| f. o. b. cash track Westfield. New York Con-
cords in 2-quart baskets strengthened to D.
| DC f. o. b. shipping points. and ADVANCED
| two cents in consuming markets. ranging %,
| &c. California EmperOrs, As ranged $l.15-2
| f. o. b. cash Fresno. Auction sales of Cali
| fcrnia Malagas AS in eastern markets ranged
about steady mostly at S1.75-2 80. Grape
shipments increased from California and New
YORK with 2,657 cars, compared with 2125
/. Cranberry Markets Show Weak Tone
Prices weakened in a few large consuming
chusetts stock S7.50S.50 per barrel. New
Jersey berries ranged steady in Philadelphia
and $50 per barrel in New York Shipping
movement again declined, with forty
pared with fifty last week and sixty the week
The total production of important products
this year compared with last year is estimated
potatoes. 9S.1; apples, l13.6; peaches, S9.2;
beans. 1872; peanuts, 1907.
Western Bean Markets Slightly Weaker
Quotations weakened at Colorado shipping
points, Greeley quoting 25c lower at 81 per
cwt to growers. Colorado Pinto's declined to
whites ranged steady at $10.25-10.5O and
Limas S11 80 per cwt. cash to growers in
producing sections. Old stock ranged at steady
values in consuming markets.
other Fruits and Vegetables
Shipments Of Florida Grapefruit increased to
I23 cars compared with "a last week and two
cars of oranges started. Celery movement in
creased to 100 cars compared with 121 last
week. Pears declined to 400 compared
with $50 last week. Tomato movement is
still decreasing with 347 cars compared with
444 last week.-W. Gary Thompson, assistant
in market surveys.