Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-14
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.
New Potato Values Strengthen

%
The feature of the week has been the rapid
upward trend of prices at Lcuisi=s= and Texas
shipping points corresponding TO the advance
made the previous week at South Carolina
shipping stations Louisiana Bliss Triumphs
advanced nearly 81 during the week. closing
strong and active at 81. 100 lbs per cwt., sack
ed fob. shipping points. Texas f.o.oo' prices
also advanced 81, ranging at the close S23OQ
30. South Carolina white stock maintained
recent gains, ranging $4.OO@ $50 per bbl.. fob.
Meggetts. Sales to Jobbers in northern mar
kets easily held the advanced level recorded
last week ranging 81 5Od6.00 per Dbl, and the
tone appeared stronger in most markets; but
many cities having advanced last week made
no great response to the very strong tone OF
markets in the shipping sections. Texas ana
Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs sold Sener-
ally $2.256r3.OO per cwt., showing greater firm
ness in leading markets. The new potato move
ment is about one-fifth heavier than for the
corresponding time last year. At that time
North Carolina and South Carolina white stock
selling at shipping points at SSI5d9.'5
per obi, fob, and jObbing prices IN northern
markets ranged from $9.50d1 1928, while Texas
red stock was selling TO jObberS at $34J@S.t0
per bushel and Louisiana red stock So 4o@S-'9
per bushel. Shipping movement increased
sharply to $3.50 cars, compared with 2.:S3l last
week, and 2,227 for the corresponding . m week
last year. South Carolina remained the leading
shipping section with 751 cars; louisiana sec
ond, 4S4, and Texas third Ali, but North
Carolina increased abruptly to 366 cars, COM
pared with IS last week.
Old Potatoes Gain Also
The range was much stronger for old stock
at S1.35@2.0S per cwt., closing at SloO02.Oo
in bulk, in large distributing markets Car
lots, sacked ruled stronger in Minneapolis at
S1.1O@117 per cwt. Demand improved be
coming fair TO good. Carlot movement again
decreased, with s74 cars, compared with l,OII
cars last week. Leading shipping states were
Michigan, Maine, Wisconsin, Idaho ana Colo
RADIO.
Onion Movement Decreasing
Supplies are somewhat lighter and the move
ment from the southern shipping sections
Texas. decreasing.
of new onions for the week was ia cars, com
pared with 354 cars last week, and 2OO cars
for the corresponding week last year. zIhe
markets, especially those in the middle west
and southwest, are somewhat more settled ana
general range shows considerable improvement
at $1.O0d1.5O per crate, for No. l Texas vel
low and 75cdSI 25 for No. .. California No.
1 yellow ranged nearly steady at $l.20@l 20 per
crate. stronger tone prevailed in the IeNas
shipping section, Crystal City quoting NO.
yellow at soc per crate.
Tomatoes Active and Firm
Shipping movement of tomatoes shows in
crease to S97 cars, compared with o53 cars last
week. The larger volume from MISSISSIPPI
529 cars, and Texas, 179 cars, far more than
offsetting the decrease from Florida. Prices 10
growers tended downward at Jacksonville, Tex
as fancy, wrapped As ruling $l5O Lob ana
ranging about steady at 5i.15@1.25 fob. Crys-
tai Springs, Miss. In the northern consum-
ing markets Mississippi fancy As ranged Sl.i0
@2.25. Choice Florida 6s were ,nominally STEADY
at S4.OOd6.O0, but many markets eylnced
weaker tone. Present jObbing prices on TO-
matoes are nearly three times those prevailing
during the corresponding week in 1917.
other Fruits and Vegetables
The watermelon movement shows a small
gain with 326 cars compared with 3l6 cars
last week Medium weight Florida watermelons
followed a steady range in jObbing markets at
SS5OM55O per car. During the corresponding
week of last year sales to jobbers for medium
sized Florida watermelons ranged 5000 400 per
car Movement old old apples continued light,
only twenty three cars, mostly from New AorS
state few carlotS of apples started
from Tennessee. shipments of green peas de-
clined still further to nineteen cars. String
Beans were in somewhat lighter receipt, 13i
ears, and prices reached much higher levels in
some markets, best stock reaching $2OO4S.JU
per hamper in the larger centers. Florida
moved ninety-twO cars of peppers, compared
with I51 cars last week. Asparagus shipments
declined to eighty-siX cars, chiefly from New
Jersey and California. Total movement OF
cucumbers was 14S cars, largely from South
.Carolina.-W. Gary Thompson, Market station
Assistant.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, June 3.-Butter-Creamery ex
tras 42M 421&c; creamery standards, 4l12 g
4I%c; firsts, 3s1aG4112c; seconds, 35m31c.
Eggs-Ordinaries, 23h@3OAc; firsts, 2O12 q
32hc. oo,,
Live Poultry-FOwls. 2714c; ducks, 26c; geese,
lac; turkeys, 24c.
PotatOes-Cars, 50; Wisconsin and Minnesota
$1.75@2.OO; new, $1.5O42.75-