Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-21
Government Review Of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the j. s.

United States department of agriculture
h,ircau Of markets, weekly market review of
fruits and vegetables. lPrices 10 !oooers
and shipments for the United States 1or tue
period OF February 11-17 inclustve)
Movement Heavier, Price Trend Irregular
Carlot movement of the principal lines OF
fruits and vegetables for the week was
G,1S7 cars. compared with $685. last week
and 1867 a year ago. Increases this week
were chiefly in potatoes, oranges, grape
fruit, and 10 some extent Ill cabbage;
spinach and tomatoes. Movement decreased
in apples, onions, celery, cauliflewer. lettuce
and dry beans. Price trends We're not very
different from those OF the preceding week.
Potatoes and dry beans declined further;
several other lines advanced, including
oranges, grapefruit, lettuce and cabbage.
Fairly steady conditions prevailed for
oniars, celery, sweet potatoes and spinach.
Peanut crops Japan and Formosa for 1915
reported 3.G%4 ,O00 bushels; 1917, 3,73S,000;
1918, 1856 eco. Reported $4,000 bushels on
hand available for export. Prices 713c per
pound, washed, and S.61Oc per pound
third overt 1916 prices, and in 1918 prices
were more than double those of 1915.
Potatoes Lower
Declines Of 90 25c were quite general.
bringing the level to about the low point of
last November and to about the level of two
in the east. Northern sacked white stock
declined Poe in Chicago and 5Gl15c at ship
ping points, closing at 81 .5OM1.5J per cwt.
ir Chicago and $1.4001.45 f. o. h. Warpaca
district, $1.4J f. 0. b. Grand RaDids district
ard $1.25 +. o. b. Moorhead. MINI. Colo
raGo No. l sacked white stock again de-
cIined Sc. closing at $1.10G120 f. o. b.
Greedy, and ranged 15c lower in south con
trail carlot markets at $1.75M1.90. Califor-
MIA fancy sacked white stock held I'M
changed at $1.IjM1 80. Trackside sales in
western and northern producing sections
RANGED 73c6l$l.1O to growers New York
round IE whites in bulk again declined SC to
$l.E7 and dropped Toe in consuming mar
k"ts to range of S1.SOm2.10. Maine Green
Mountains declined 10W15c, closing at $1.43
per cwt., sacked, +. o. b. in the Pressure
Isle section ana %1.Sn02 10 in consuming
markets: shipments increased moderately,
with 2,293 cars, compared with 1871 last
week and 2.G5S for the corresponding week
last wear.
cent of normal acreage of potatoes will h,
planted in Norfolk section. Acreage of
potatoes in Eagle Lake district, Texas. ex-
G@cffed about half last years planting.
at STOOL - cwt. in Quebec, S1.5OG1.75 in
Montreal. Sl.2SGl1.50 in Toronto
Apple Markets Continue Strong
Demand remained generally good at east
crn shipping points and in consuming mar
kets anG was lair III northwestern shipping
sections New York RaldvinS, A's-213 from
cold storage, again rose 75cGD$1.0G in ship
ping sections, reaching 50 000l9.25 per bar
rel fob. Consuming markets strengthened
moderately, ranging SIS 0061t000 Penn
Sylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, Yorks.
As-213, from cold storage, appeared III a
few markets IL SIS 5009.5O. Southern Ben
Davis, As21a, from cold storage, adj
valced 50@73c, ranging $7.OG@S.O0. North
western extra fancy boxed WineSaps
strengthened to range of So OO@Q3. u
fob. III skipping sections and to $500
4.25 in consuming markets. Shipments de
creased moderately with 254 cars of boxed
apples and $50 Iarreed compared with
OBJ and G94 respectively last week.
baldwin tppcs, No. l, were quoted Feb
ruary 13 at $3.50 per barrel in ottawa,
$7000S.00 in Quebec, $S.000QS.50 in Mon
treaI, $7.00G77.J0 in Toronto. Western boxed
Wiregaps were Guoicd So .7jGl4.00 in Quebec,
Montreal and Toronto.
Cabbage Fairly Steady
Now York Danish seed stock followed