Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-14
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the y. S.

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Tilted States department of agriculture,
bureau of markets, weekly review of fruits
am vegetables. (Prices to jobbers and ship
ments for the United States for the period
February 4 to 10, incluSive.)
Movement Lighter, Values Tend to Recover
WintcIs prices and movement reached their
height about the middle of January. For
the past four weeks carlot movement has
steadily decreased and prices have tended
downward. Volume this week J,S2G
cars, compared with 6,174 last week and
sob year ago. The decrease this week
CHIEFLY in potatoes, oranges and onions,
and to some extent also included apples, old
cabbage, dry beans, grape fruit and spinach.
Movement Of new cabbage, celery, lettuce
and other new southern truck crops is stead
lily increasing. Price trends were like those
OF the week before, but were somewhat more
steady, with tendency to recover for pota-
tees and cabbage. Onions, grapefruit,
oranges, celery and lettuce ranged fairly
$. ady. Dry Deans were still the weakest
ard apples the strongest feature of the
market.
Truck crop planting in Thibodaux district,
Louisiana, delayed on account of excessive
rains; conditions for onion crop unfayorahle.
Apple Advance Continues
New York Baldwins, AS 213, from colQ
storage, gained 7JcW$1 90, reaching $4,000
$50 per barrel f. o. b. shipping point and
SS.OOW3.00 in consuming markets. Pennsyl
yania, West Virginia and Virginia Works,
AS, 214, from cold storage, averaged Boo
higher, ranging SIS. O009.O0 in leading north
west cities. virginia and West Virginia
Ben Davis, AS, 212, from cold storage, made
similar gains, ranging $6.25G7.10 per bar
rel. Northwestern extra fancy boxed Wine
Saps held about steady in shipping sections
at $3.00W3.15 f. o. b., but strengthened csc
to range of $3.50W4.0O in consuming mar
kets. Apple stocks in storage from 534
storageS reporting both of the two last sea
sons were 2,22G,324 barrels and 5,l91, SIC
boxes, or combined stocks stated as barrels
n
with stock February 4 this year of 1923, 357
barrels and 4,OG4,569 boxes, or combined
stocks stated as barrels, 2,97S,1S0. Barreled
stoc'- at present is coming chiefly from New
YORK. state, which to January l had shipped
|ver five times as many apples as to January
l of the year before. This state shipped
l6,9$6 cars to January l, compared with
3,343 cars to January of last year Ship
ncnts since January 1 to February l were
2,G34 cars. Army purchases of northwestern
apples from New York cold storage for Feb
ruary overseas consumption, $4,000 boxes.
cent for barreled stock and 21.7 per cent for
boxed stock, compared with II per cent
combined decrease during December. De-
/. 1918, was 24.7 per cent. Apple exports
July L to January were 415,49S barrels of
which 224,09 barrels went to Canada and
1882 barrels to United Kingdom.
Potato Markets Irregular
Markets for northern stock recovered quite
sharply, while most other markets Continued
weak. No. ] northern sacked white stock
nearly regained last weeks decline, reach
ing $1.T5M1.S so per cwt. for carlots in Chi
caGo about 25c above last weeks close. Wis
consiu shipping points advanced &c. closing
strong at $1.5OM1.G0 f. o. b. Michigan
Shipping points closed higher at $1.6O@1 .65.
Colorado No. / sacked whites declined sc
further, closing at S1.15M1,2O f. o. b. Gree
ley, and ranged S1.75@1.9O per cwt. for
carlots in south central consuming markets.
Prices to growers for wagon sales, track
side, including bulk and sacked. ranged from
90c0$1.2J in the west and north. California
fancy sacked white stock declined 1jc, clos
ing at $1.75@1.90. New York bulk stock
declined about Sc to a closing range of 81 81
G1.72, but held fairly steady in consuming
markets at $1.9002.15. Maine Green Noun
tains fell soc, closing at $1.5S sacked f. o. b.
and lost about 20c in consuming markets,
closing at $2.10m2.15. Shipments again de
clined, with 1911 cars compared with $3.50
last week and 1854 for the corresponding
week last year
Demand for seed potatoes reported light
in Thibolaux district, Louisiana.
Cabbage Market Shows Some Recovery
New York Danish seed stock improved
somewhat i'll market position, steadying to a
range Of $20.0O02j.00 per ton, bulk, f. o. b.
in producing sections and advancing $500 in
| consuming markets to q range of S20.0O9t
$500. Wisconsin Holland seed stock ranged
S..J.00@30.0O per ton III middle western con-
suming markets. Florida stock closed at
and S1.50g2. 90 in eastern markets. Callfor-
mia stock ruled $500 f. o. b. i'll producing
sections and closed at $2.50@2.75 per crate
in Chicago. Texas flat stock ranged $2.7o0g
800 per cwt. in south central markets. Ship
mcnts of ole cabbage were 202 cars, a de-
crease of ears; new cabbage, 221 cars, an
increase of 81.
Acreage of cabbage in Charleston, s. C.,
district, 65 to IS per cent that of last year
Condition good. Condition of cabbage,
Beaufort section, so per cent; Meffett see
ton, So per cent; Coleman section, Florida,
co per cent; Leesburg district Florida, 20
per cent; Palmetto, Florida, 60 per cent;
Miami, Fla, so per cent.
Onions Nearly Steady
Price ranges held about as last quoted, but
generally tone appeared slightly weaker.
Wegtcrn New York shipping points quoted
81. 02.10 f. o. b. for best sacked yeilo"
and rcd stock and leading consuming markets
still ranged mostly $2.O002.2o. California
Australian browns followed wide range OF
$1.50W2.C0 and ranged $3.0O04.OO for sales
to retailers in south central markets. SNIP
1nents decreased to 25S cars, compared with
SIC last week and 230 for the corresponding
week a year ago.
New Orleans, La, 70 per cent; San Benito
district, Texas, SIS per cent Asherton dis
trict, 80 per cent; Mission, so per cent: Car
rizo Springs, 80 per cent. Texas cabbage
acreage: Lower valley, Webb and Dimmit
counties, 1000 acres, with an average yield
of probably four tons per acre. Condition
Gnion district, 90 per cent.
Celery Markets Irregular
California Golden Heart celery ranged so
alS5c PEI dozen f. o. b. in the Elmonte Cal
ifornia district, and followed a wide slightly
weaker range of S7.21m1050 per crate in
consuming markets. Florida celery ranged
steady at S4.JOM 800 f. o. b. shipping
points and advanced to range of $4,000
$50 in northern markets Shipments of Flor
ida celery were IS cars, compared with 3G
last week, and from other tates 90 cars,
compared with 90 lust week.
Lettuce Slightly Weaker
Florida head lettuce ruled 1925 per ham
per +. o. b. shipping points and ranged
steady in northern consuming markets at
$3.75M4.75. California Iceberg ranged $500
Nj4. 60 per crate in eastern markets and $500
$50 in middle western markets. Shipments
were 200 cars more than last week.
Condition Of celery in Sanford district
Florida. so per cent; Palmetto district, 90
per cent Late celery in leading Florida
sections probably 900 to 1000 acres, less
than two-thirds of last year.
Beans Decline Further
Michigan pea beans declined soc in pro-
Hucing sections ruling 5000 per cwt. bulk,
hand picked basis. New York, bulk, white
stock hand picked basis, held nolninaIly at
$500, and northwestern white stock also
ruled 5000 to growers. Southern California
small whites, sacked. ranged steady at $3.50
$500 to growers at warehouses. Colorado
Pintos ranged weaker at $4.75M 800 in bulk,
redeemed basis Sacked recleaned Pintos
ranged Ss.OO@S.5O in the smaller south cen
trail markets. Eastern white stock declined
S1.O0 in consuming markets, closing at $50
mS.50 per cwt., recleancd, sacked. Califor-
ME small whites held steady at $9.25G9.5O
in Boston. Shipments again decreased, with
% cars, compared with 1870 last week
Texas lettuce acreage III lower valley,
Webb La SalIe and Dimmltt countless 57i
9cres. averaging probably go bushel ham,
nors. Lettuce. Imperial valley, California,
800 acres.
Condition Of cauliflower in Palmetto, Fla.
is'rict, So per cent: Sanford district. g.
per cent; acreage of late cauliflower in
southern California average less than last
Dimrnitt, zaballa and Frio counties, Texas.
100 acres, averaging probably $50 bushcl
baskets HEAVY shipments of spinach from