Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-18
Government Review Of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. s.
Bureau of Markets, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Weekly market re-
view of fruits and vegetables.

Bureau of Markets, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Weekly market re
view of fruits and vegetables;
PrioesStrong, Shipments Decreasing
Most changes were upward. Potatoes and
onions advanced. Cabbage gained moderate
ly. Apples and sweet potatoes were near
steady. Compared with year ago east
ern apples are two dollars per barrel high
er for sales to iobbers; choice yellow onions
two and one-half dollars per cwt. higher;
white potatoes fifty cents per cwt. high
er; Danish or Holland seed cabbage ten
dollars per ton higher Sweet potatoes sell
slightly lower than last year. shipments
II lines of produce, 14,054, against 1902
last year
age in northwestern states and the south
west and below average in most southern,
central western and northwestern states
General average all states 1913 per cent.
Peanut crop disappointing Georgia; good
yield in central Texas; damaged by rain
in Oklahoma weather too moist in Virginia.
according to Bureau of Crop Estimates.
Decrease since October estimate 6,624,OOo
bushels.
Potatoes Advance
Prices have tended upward under lessen
ing supplies. Demand generally is good,
but haulings are light in most producing
sections owing to weather conditions, les
SEEMING stocks and disposition to hold for
higher prices. Advances Of 5M3Oc occurred
in producing sections and of 10@4Oc in con,
suming markets. No northern sacked
COu0Q whites HuVuHCCu IOC At w ISCOuS4us
Minnesota and Michigan shipping points.
reaching $2.45@2.70 per cwt. fob, and
carlots gained 40c at Chicago reaching So
@2.90. in that city and in St. Louis. S s.s
OF last weeks top Of $3.50 fob, and
ranged steady in consuming markets at
s36003.40 Nebraska No. round whites
were fairly steady at $2.10@2.15 bulk,
cash to growers, with movement very light
on account of weather and roads. Colorado
sacked white round stock ranged about
| ,,s,,
cash to growers, and Idaho shipping points
quoted $2.10@2.25, while consuming mar
kets strengthened slightly to range of
50. 90@3.25. New York round whites were
active in demand and closed about soc high
er, at $2.52@2.2 fob. sacked. and
strengthened Slightly in consuming markets,
ranging So. 25@2.75 bulk. Main Green
Mountains were slightly stronger in New
York and Boston at $2.5O02.75, but ad-
vanced about sc in the Pressure Isle ship
ping section, reaching $2.33 fob: sacked ed.
cars, compared with 4,947 last week and
with 4,315 year ago. Canadian imports
| increased to PAL cars, compared with 157
last week.
November report Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates 352, 025, 600 bushels potatoes, COM
pared with October estimate 350,070000 and
September $40, 1000, and compared with
last years December estimate of 400
1906 600 and 10-year average of $685. DAG. 000
Large acreage early potatoes expected in
Florida.
Union markets. commune pLTOnS
Gains of 25050c were common with de-
mand fairly active. Middle western yellows
ranged $4.O0@5,O0 per cwt, sacked, in
consuming markets, and red stock reached
1875 in New Orleans, selling at $3.50
fob. shipping points. California yellow
and red stock lost Csc in Chicago. ranging
IN most other disfTibntinq markets, East.
ern yellow onions were firm at shipping
points, ruling at the close $4.25 fob, and
ranged somewhat stronger in leading con-
Stunning markets at $4.O0@4.75. Shipments
487 cars, gain of 10. New York shipped
121, California 115, Massachusetts 101.
On production reported to Bureau of Crop
Estimates equivalent 21.S32 cars, CONNER
cial northern crop, as compared with 31,960
for 1918 and 29, 900 in 1917
Cabbage Higher
Most leading markets strengthened. .espe-
cially in the west. Chicago advanced ten
dollars, quoting Wisconsin Holland seed at
S35038 per ton hulk, and st. Louis gained
IS, ranging $33@35. New York Danish
ranging $30@38, and quoted $28632 fob.
in producing sections. New York domes-
tic stock advanced enc to five dollars, and
ranged $16@22 fob. shipping points and
S20@27 in consuming markets. Shipments
S44 cars, decrease of 80. New York
shipped 634 cars, Wisconsin 81, Pennsyl-
vania So.
northern and western states, 3SS,000 tons,
compared with $4,000 last year.
Apples Nearly Steady
Tone was firm at western New York
shipping points with few sales of barreled
stock, but a range of $7O0@7.50 for Bald
win A-21b, while orchard run stock reach
ed top Of 81 per cwt. fob, with range
of 50. 25 @l400, and cider stock held at 81.
per cwf. Eastern consuming markets
ranged 81 00@y7 80 and middle western cities
ranged $8.25@8.50. Best Michigan Bald.
wins ranged $7.50@S00 in Detroit. Vir
ginia Ben Davis ranged slightly weaker in
joJbing markets at S5.e0@6.00 per barrel,
but exceeded this range in a few distart
markets. Colorado extra fancy boxed Wine
saps were steady at 80 fob. shipping
points. and ruled 1926 in Kansas City.
Washipgton extra fancy Winesans were