Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets of the u. S.

| United states department OF agriculture
Of fruits and vegetables.
| (Prices to jobbers and shipments for the
| United States for the period Of May to II.
! inclusive).
! Prices Mostly Lower Shipments Decrease
The downward trend of the preceding
| week became more general with considerable
declines, including potatoes, cabbage, straw
| berries, asparagus and cucumbers. Prices of
| lettuce, tomatoes, dry beans and onions tend
! ed upward. Shipments again fell away quite
sharply with 6.S72 cars compared with 7:1O4
| last week, and 6,537 for the corresponding
week a year ago. Most notable decreases
| this week are in potatoes. apples, spinach
and cucumbers. There were moderate gains
| in volume of dry beans, onions, tomatoes
and slight increases occurred in many other
| lines.
Season generally cool, moist and back
ward. Frost in late April caused damage
| throughout the north and west and far
south as Georgia, inflicting severe injury
! to truck crops and in the north TO orchard
| fruit and berry crops according to the bu-
reau of crop estimates
Potatoes Decline Further
Markets continued weak and reactionary
with further losses of 15 to Is per cent
No. 1 northern sacked white stock, ranged
35c lower in Chicago carlot market, closing
at $1.75@1.0O. Michigan shipping points
| declined 15c, ranging $1.95@2. 90 for No.
sacked white stock f. o. b. closing at the
top. Colorado No. sacked white stock,
| weakened slightly in most Texas markets
followed a range slightly below that OF last
week New York round whites in bulk
weakened further in producing sections and
in consuming markets with close range of
Maine Green Mountains made similar de-
clines, closing in New York and Boston at
81. 4o@2.75. Shipments Of old stock are
steadily decreasing with 1,420 cars com
pared with 2,194 last weke; 2,675 the week
before and with LAS cars year ago. For
the corresponding week last year potatoes
ern jobbing markets and $1.25@1.7O in the
east. Imports OF Canadian potatoes in
creased to 1SS cars. New stock also de-
| clined this week, but recovered somewhat
toward the close. Prices of new Florida
Spaulding Rose were slightly better main
tanned thar east, west and followed gen
eral range TO jobbing markets Of $7.25@e. rs
| and closed $7.O0@7.25 per barrel f. o. b.
shipping points. Texas Bliss Triumphs also
followed a weaker jobbing range at So. 25Gl
800 per bushel hamper, but continued steady
in Kansas City and Denver at $7.00@7. so
per cwt. Shipment of new stock are in
| creasing rather slowly with 400 cars com
pared with 352 last week and S45 for the
| corresponding week a year ago.
Unofficial reports of sales of Eagle Lake
Texas district potatoes sold for future de-
livery quoted $3.50 per cwt. Potato price
fixed by food controller to growers in Scot
land at $50 per ton ISL per cwt), in
Bureau of crop estimates reports acreage
white potatoes decreased in Maryland and
Virginia, slight increase expected in Da-
kota. Acreage sweet potatoes nearly dou
bled in Delaware and largely increased in
Maryland and Georgia. Acreage white 20
tato Norfolk section, Virginia, l., 500 against
$4,000 last year, anticipated yield $40, 600
barrels Total acreage early potatoes in
| fifteen states, 136a075 against PA, $50
acres last year.
Onions Tend Upward
Texas yellow Bernludas closed at an ad-
vance OF zoe III producing sections, ranging
S2.65W2.SO per crate f. o. b. cash. Con
sumiDg markets strengthened in the east
and were, steady in the middle west, clos
ing at $4.02@4.50 and .$3.25g4.0O, respec-
lively. Louisiana Creoles ranged $2.25GJ
2.40 per- 9s-busheI hampers. Old onions
were still Offered in few markets. Good
sacked northern and middle western yellow
stock brought $4.oOU 800 in New York, but
some inferior stock sold as low %1.OO
Colorado sacked red stock, in fair condition.
sold at $500 to r2tailers in Denver. North
ern reds a od, C al Australian browns
old onions ranged generally S1.OU01.5O per
c|t. sales TO jobbers, and New Texas No.
stock $1.3O41.S5 per crate. Shipments
with All last week and 374 for the CORE
| spending week last year.
Onion crop Coachella valley. California
moving rapidly. Conditions May. were 81
| per cent, according to bureau of crop esti-
mates. Stockton district carly onion crop
| reported normal and ready for carlot ship
| rent about June /. Louisiana onion ship
ments beginning.
Cabbage Lover
Movement is increasing, but is only about
| two-thirdS that OF a year ago. Price de-
| clineS We're quite general. Texas Flat
Dutch stock lost $1.G6 In Kansas City,
! ranging $5.00Gl5.5C per cvt., and weakened
il, st. Louis closing $SG.G0QL90O0 per ton
South Carolina Wakofields. now including
much poGr stock, declined to $3.O0GD4.00 per
followed a wide weak range in consuming
markets. Of S4.75@ ESQ. TrachsiGe sales of
Al";'&nl2 cabbage ranged S3.90M4.00 f. Q. b..
Florida stock is practically done. hut vas
GGntcd ct 81 5Om3.01 per ~ -bushel ham,
ncr n Philadelphia and Baltimore. Cali
TCn'H Winningstadts after some recovery
th> first of the week in producing sections.
roc '"d to abort last weeks clos" at 5000
corsumng markets. this stock ranged gen.
pralIv lower at $5.006G."5 No" rrN+p and
S. "o@'1@0Qo per ton. Shipments, COT cars,
linz. Mississippi and Alah3ma Leading.
Cabbage cror, Norfolh section. Tcnortcd to
tho h'1"nGu of CROP estimates 80, 900 to
100000 barrels. or ha @dly twH-thirds of last
year. Movement beginning this week.
OTHER FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
California Iceberg lettuce followed Il
wide range of quality and price in CON
suming markets at s2G3.s5 in the west
! in The Los Angeles producing section to
| S1.30@1.40 per crate f. o. b. for best stock.
| Norh tCarolina head lettuce still ranged
| SltOu --'b per O-peCh pdShcl, anu DSSl
| Norfolk was quoted $2@2.50 per 5-peck
basket in New York and Baltimore. Ship,
mcnts of 231 cars. cmopared with 207 last
| week. South Carolina asparagus declined
about 81, ranging S+@5.50 per dozen in
| northern markets. Maryland and Virginia
stock ranged mostly $3.50, and New Jer-
| sey quoted $2.50Gl5 in Boston. Ship
ments again increased. Florida green-top
celery was fairly steady. and ranged $5M6
| in eastern consuming markets and scar
in the west. Shipments decreased slightly.
| Far"v Florida white spine cucunibers fol-
| lowed a range of s1.1561.75 per hamper
for CARROTS f. o. b.. and weakened to $2@l2. 25
IN northern markets. Shipments decreased
to Isl cars, a loss Of forty: Florida green
ling beans ruled firm at So. IS per hamper
III producing sections and closed lower,
m"r;Iy $2.75@3.75 in consuming markets,
but best stock reached S6.25 in New York
city. Shipments increased slightly.
Cu"!ot movement South Carolina lettuce
has been about one-half the early estima te,
owing to unfavorable season. The 400
S,nraEcs that reported showed stocks of
1882 barrels and 1859 boxes of apples
May l, aud decreased Al per cent compared
with a year ago.-W. II. Beckham, in
vcStigator in marketing.
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