Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-08
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the y. S.


Potato Movement Restricted
General range Of f. o. b. sales shows few
sharp changes, with no decisive trend, but IN
clcates rather unsettled tone. New 1ork
Round Whites, No l, sacked, reached $3.50 per
cwt. +. o. b. Rochester, n. Y, but closed az
$2.4Om2.45, comparing wisl the close OF $2.4o
last week Sales in bulk at country loading sta
tons ranged S1.756t1.S0, but trade movement
checked by snow and the freight embargo.
Michigan Round Whites held at about last
weeks level, mostly 2.1Od2.25 for NO. l
sacked +. o. b. Grand Rapids, with demand
good. Bulk sales. No. l at country loading
POINTS ranged S1.OOGI.50. Wisconsin R9unH
Whites after advancing to $1.3O, sagged back to
last weeks close at $l.20 pet cwt in bulk from
CONS, track side. Name Green Mountains de-
CliEed about cents to $2.06G2.12 in bulk, at
Presque Isle, from wagons, and to below 500
at Caribou. track side, with slow demand. CoI-
orado White Stock had little movement, but
was firm at last weeks highest $l.25 sacked
from wagons, track side, while Idaho and
Northwestern, Burbanks and Russets STOCK
ruled slow, with mostly unchanged values al
Sl.O0 sacked. track side, but the price at the
close was soc to $1.O0 Shipping movement.
2,OS6 cars, Sagged back to about the volume OF
two weeks ago. Maine again led with $40 cars,
followed by California, 80 cars; Colorado, $50
cars; Minnesota, PA cars. Sales to the JOB
hing trade in the large distributing centers sug-
eested some degree of market weakness. New
York Round Whites, No. l. still declining
IN New York city and ranged S2.50d2.75 per
Cwt. in bulk, compared with top of S3.15 two
weeks ago, but held fairly steady at 81. 4OG
2.I5 in other eastern markets, with slow de-
mauQ. Michigan NO. L houn0 WHITES Oecnneu u
little at S2.5OM2.90 in central and eastern mar,
kets, with fair demand. Wisconsin Round
Whites ranged S2.OO6l210 for best stock in car
loads in Chicago but the general jobbing range
was S2.JOdt go. Minnesota No. l White Stock
ran slightly weaker for carload sales at Sl.SOW
10 sacked f. o. b. In central and northern mar
kets, and also ruled weaker for sales to job,
Lers at S250dt2. go. Colorado White Stock held
rearIy steady at range of $2.3OM2.4O per cwt.
sacked in southern and southwestern cities, but
CARROTS ranged s1.5Og1.7O per cwt. in Denver
and Kansas City.
Apples Fairly Steady
New York Baldwins, AS, 2h inch, sold T.
jobbers in eastern market centers at close Il
last weeks prevailing range at $4.I545.25 pc
tarrel, with a fair demand. Maine firsts solo
S4.OOM4.25. few lots of fancy Baldwins
reached S6O0G6.23 in some markets. New Iorl
with fair to good demand. New York Spys AS
y 5-inch sold $6.O0Gt7.O0. Ben Davis, Missouri.
Kansas and Western firsts and fancy held al
SS.0OM425. Virginia and Southern 1orks.
firsts and AS, 2lA-inch, ruled $4.25G5.25. Vir-
g.nia and West Virginia Winesaps firsts soil
$@.2oa $50, and fancy lots reached S6.00q6.5l
per barrel. Northwestern boxed apples wer-
still selling low at Chicago, where $3.50 wu
about the top for the week, but the trend in
other markets continued fairly steady. Extra
fancy large RUmes sold 81. ESQ 1915 and extr;
fancy large Sptzenburgs ranged $2.35@3.OO. n,
considerable T. o. b. selling movement was re
ported from the producing sections.
Cabbage in I'm Position
Prices for bulk stock in the producing sections
held about steady. New York Danish See,
ranged $JO.OOa5O.O0 per ton (. o. b. Rochester,
\. Y, and prices to growers remained $4,000
A 90 from wagons. General cabbage movement
2TG cars was lighter than in recent weeks; New
York declining fifJy-four cars, compared witt
previous week. Shipments of northern cabbage
are increasing. Florida cabbage sold in the
palmetto section at S1.406I so in bushel ham
rers, or $l,25 on track, cash to growers, Sales
TO the jobbing trade ranged about the same a.
last week. New York Danish Seed sold $45.00fi
300 per ton in New York and Philadelphia,
but ranged $6O.GC@7000 in smaller eastern mar
kets. Wisconsin Holland Seed also remained
bout steady at 100000 1000 in Chicago. Other
markets quoted vice range, $4,000 5000 ana
SIS. OOGl $50 per cwt., with demand generally fair.
Beans About Steady
Growers We're receiving 81 90 per cwt., for
handpicked, white stock, in the New York bean
producing section, and Sill 90 to S11. 80 for
navys. In the Michigan bean section navys
were quoted ST.. 60 Z. o. b. Grand Rapids, and
red kidneys, s13 so. Colorado PintOs continued
strong at 50. 80 to 81 90 to growers for sacked
stock, recleaned basis. The movement slowed
down because of the hesitancy TO buy sell
following the recent advance. California small
white stock quoted So 90 to S12. 35 ana
PIks 81 50 to $500 f. e, O. B. shipping points
San Francisco Sales to jobbers in the large
distributing markets were generally on steady
basis. New York pea beans showing a general
iobbing range of S13. 90 TO s14. so per cwt,.
md Michigan pea and navy beans selling at
s13. % TO $14. %. California small whites
ranged fairly steady, S13 90 TO s14 90, and Cal
ifornia limas ruled higher. $13 90 to $3.50
Colorado pintos held a range of so 90 to $1,000
per cwt. in southern and southwestern markets.
Onion Trade Quiet
The (. o. b. movement showed a little more
activity the past week on a basis of 81. 80 TO
50 60 per cwt., sacked, for good yellow stock
at Rochester, y. Y, and the same range pre-
vailed for medium grades at shipping points in
Massachusetts. Demand. however, was very
light. The best New York, Ohio and Indiana
yellow stock sold to jObhers at 81. % to 81 80.
California Australian browns sold at So 80 in
Chicago. but held around SO 90 in New Orleans.
Demand continued generally slow.
ell lraA
New York white stock sold 10 jobbers in
large eastern cities at s.. % to SO. % per crate
in the rough medium sizes, but demand was
quiet. and for poor stock very slow. California
Golden Hearts held firm range with fair
demand at S4.25 to So 90 per crate, for the
best stock in the rough. Florida Golden Hearts
celery was weak in New York, closing at 81 OU
to 50. %, but held about steady through the
week in other markets, with a prevailing range
So % to So. - per 12-nch crates in rough.
Crop estimate was reported light, but increas-
ing at Sanford, Fla, with sales, rs to 81. 90
per crate, f. o. b. against 81 so the week be-
fore Movement of northern celery was very
light from Rochester and practically no (. o. b.
sales were reported, but the market tone seemed
weak, The celery movement. mostly southern,
with 143 cars last week. California shipped
200 cars, Florida 60 cars and New York ~ cars.
Lettuce in Slow Demand
Florida head lettuce sold slowly in nearly an
markets. Prices showed no general trend and
the range of sales TO jobbers in leading .markets
81 % TO 81. 90 for y bushel hampers In
fered. California iceberg lettuce also sold slowly
in the jobbing centers. The range was 81 %
to So. 10 per crate.
Citrus Values Firm
The slight DEPRESSION of the preceding week
was scarcely noticed last week and prices of
best grades tended to recover. Fancy Indian
River Seeding oranges, medium sizes, pineap-
pes and Seeding. ranged at -. so to 50. %.
West coast and central district seedlings,
brights sold at 81 90 to IS. 75 Tangernes In
dian River, were firm and moderately active
at a general range Of SO % to SO 95 per hald
strap and central districts sold at So 90 to
So rs. Oranges shipments 4s1 cars were over
half from Florida. Grapefruit. Indian River.
fancy, medium Sizes ranged 81 90 to 81 90.
Southwestern district fancy, sold S4.25 TO
81 25. Central district brights brought 81 30
to $4.25.
Southern Vegetables
Louisiana punched beets ranged So so to 81 90
per barrel, and sold a basis Of Sc to SC per
bunch in New York City, but Kenner section
stock reached So 90 per barrel in several mar.
kets. Louisiana punched carrots met slow 10
firm demand at firm general range, So. so 20
So 50 per barrel, or So 90 to 81. 80 punched ba-
sis in New York. Louisiana punched turnips
barrel. California stock sold on bunch basis at
soc rer dozen Kansas City. Louisiana shalots
ranged 81 20 per barrel, hut stock from the
Kenner section sold Sc 90 to So 80 per barrel.
Louisiana curly parsley ranged 81 90 to so 90.
Louisiana sninach sold at $40 90 to $40 90 per
barrel. Arizona spinach, hushel boxes held at
81 so and Washnton spnachh in 35-ponnd
crates brought 81 % to SS.75. Florida green
string beans ranged 81 30 TO 50 90 in bushcl
hampers. Florida, eggplant sold IS 90 to
Ss 30 rer crate. Sweet pota toes. Arkansas and
Tennessee, Nancy Halls ranged 81 81 70 So 80
in buShcl hampers and Porto Ricans So % 10
50 so. Big stem Jerseys sold 81 so TO So IS