Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-02
Tomato Crop,
Acreage and T rices

I4i...0 STATES GND2 IN nt c. d'ISI4' hIe'
ti.ra2 Of markets reports:
TEc carer or southern tomato crop is
srGvu ceE., in thc seven states OF Callfor-
ma, F!or;Ga. Louisiana. Mississippi, Ten
ucssce, Texas ana Virginia. These states
pglIrrpd tot:I crop OF 4S3,IS? tons in 1918,
compared with TSG, 1876 in 1917, also $780,
sos in 1916 md 257.G1G iii 1915. The pro
tiuctic:i shows an increased trend in recent
years. although las: season the output was
niucl. below the vc:y heavy crop of 1917.
and this. year The acreage is considerably
reduced except in Florida, ir which state
gain Of nearly 5000 aces much mere thar
offset the decrease elsewhere.
Acreage and Shipments il Recent Years
The area CT Florida tomatoes in 1919 as
forecasted by tie bureau Of crop estimates
is 20 400 acres compared with 1874 last
year, and area in CCpiah ccuntT, MISC Is
p!ac a 1850 acres. which is about 10 per
cent OF last gears acreage. Texas acreage
i forecasted 4 3,000 acres, compared with
$500 last year. prohahr decrease is in
d:cated II The Maryland and delaware to-
ma:o sections. An early forecast placed the
area in Les Angeles county, ta!.. nj Ia"
acres. Increased acreage was f,rec&sted in
the Imperial Galley section which last year
raised SOC acres for shipment.
State as average CARROTS, merely for com
parison, the crop has ranged from 10000 to
"a, 900 cars ranging In the various section
from l0.J to IS tons and has averaged about
SO 900 cars yearly since 1915 but the gross
crop estimates include the very large per
centage OF stock grown for canning and man.
ufacture and a large amount for home use
and local markets.
The movement in carl0ts has ranged from
nearly Cne-half to less than Cne-fifth Of the
total estimated crop Of the respective years
The average crop carlot movement of about
| 5000 cars compares with an average tota
| crop of about $4,000 cars.
California, one of the leading tomato can
ming states, with an average crop Of over
! IL, 600 cars has shipped an average of only
about 900 cars. On the other hand, Flor
| ga, with crop only one-thrd that OF Cal
fornia has shipped nearly all the crop to
! northern markets. Nearly onc-half Of the
| total shipments OF the past two years were
| from Florida the rest chiefly from Missis
| sippi. Texas and California, Virginia, al
| though heavy producing STATE for canning.
etc, ships only small commercial carlot
! crop.
For this season shipments so far have been
! wholly from the east coast Of Florida, with
| I 800 to the corresponding date last year.
Prices in Producing Sections and in Consum.
ing Markets
| The tendency of prices in recent years
| has been upward. Thus in 1917 Florida to-
me toes, t. 0. b. Shipping points, in producing
| sections. in six basket carriers, opened April
= at SIS, declined May l TO 1.50dl1 IS,
reached high point May y at ST. 5Gl2. 90,
|
| the price range opened at SO. 25@5, 90, de-
| clined April s at So so. rose May 20 to 81
and closed May II at 81. The present sea
son, with much stock damaged by excessive
| rains, the prices opened at 81. 00@4. % and
ranged throughout March from So. 564 so.
closing April 10, at So. 1904 80. Florida
stock sold TO the. jobbing trade in leading
northern markets in 1916 ranged from 81. a
M2.O0 April 5 for 4-basket carrier TO Sc. %
| GG.75 May %. During 1917 the price jer
G-basket carrier ranged from 50 .00@2. so te
T. ~ ynrin ~ nd
from SO. COCA 90 May Is to 81 .O0@6. 90 june
10. This season tia range for SIS during
March was 4.25@7.O0, closing April 81 al
! 81. 500G4.75.
Mississippi As at shipping points in pro
ducing sections opened June 5, 1915, 05c
declined July to CSC, which was also the
closing point Of the season. In 1917 the
opening price for SIS was 75GS0c, the low
point 75@s5c and, the high point 81. GOA
! 1875, the season closing at 85c on July 2
In 1918 the opening for 6's was 81. 55@1 .65
$3.50 80. and the closing range sods5.'
June "a. Mississippi stock for 1910 per 4
basket carrier ranged in consuming markets
from 40c@$1. 90 July 3 TO 81 .O06e1 rs JUNE
rier ranged from 81 .O0@1 30 July TO 81 OF
al 80 June II.
The price for Texas stock in As at ship
ping points in producing sections, dutinl
June 8. During 1917 the price for g.
ranged from s5c June IL; to 81. 25d1 81
June 70. IN lDlS the price Tor Us ranRaS
from Coo on July 10 81. 55@1 so July 10
Texas stock in 1915 ranged for jobbing sale
il, consuming markets. from G0090c for 4
basket carsier July 3, to 81. 256l1. 60 Jun
s. During 1917 the range for 6-basket car
rier was 81 10@1. 20 June IS, to 81 1901 81
June IL. During 1918 the price per 6-bas
Ket carrier ranged from S5@S1.25 June II
Is SO .0G@2.25 Juno 10.
| Tennessee stock ut shipping points in pro
ducng sections in 1916 ranged per 4-baske
carrier from 30@ES5c on July q, to 50GD60
on July 10. During 1917 the price per 6
basket carrier ranged from 40M50c July p
tc 81. 35@1 40 Jnne 25. During 1913 tn
price ranged from 75c on July Is to 81 zoo
10 on July I. Tennessee stock in 101
ranged in consuming markets from 50@ so
per 4-basket carrier July s to 7Gc@ll 90 Jul
TO- During 1917 the price per 6-basket car
Tiar ranged from 90cM$1 .0U on July % t
81 .35@l1 81 July .. In 1918 the price pc
G-hasket carrier ranged from 81 00GD1.2 % o.
July 1 to 81. 25G1. 80 On July 81.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, May 1.-Flour-Duii I'M
unsettled.
PsrE-Quict; mess, $5G.oo@57.O0
Lard-Irrcgular and nominal; middle ives
spot, $32. SOGr32GO.
Sugar-Raw, film; centrifusel, 0G-test
| 1S- refined firm. clTt Iouf. 10. 40. crush ed