Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
Government Review of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. S.

Markets Of the j. S.
United States Department OF Agriculture,
/ Bureau of Markets Weekly review of
fruits and vegetables. (Prices to joopers
and shipments for the United States TOR the
period of March 40 inclusive.)
Prices Fairly Steady, Shipments Heavy
Tendency toward reaction followed the
high prices Of the preceding week and a
number Of lines closed this week irregular,
dragging or lower, including potatoes,
onions, apples, lettuce, spinach and toma-
| toes. Cabbage, citrus fruits and sweet
potatoes still show tendency towards high
ler prices. Beans again became weak,
ether leading lines held fairly steady. Ship
ping movement was heavier, with 1851
cars, compared with $3.50 last week and
5,617 for week corresponding last year. The
increase was chiefly i'll potatoes with some
flower, and tomatoes. Oecrcase occurred
in apples onions, old cabbage, dry beans
grape fruit and sweet potatoes Little
change occurred in volume of oranges, eel
| cry, lettuce, spinach, mixed or punched
vegetables.
Ealiy truck crops in southeastern states
considerably damaged by excessive rains,
Iaccording to reports of Bureau NJ Crop Egti-
|
| for same reason.
Potatoes Irregular, Nearly Steady
| Price changes were slight and mostly up
ward. No 1 northern white stock fol
lowed a wide fairly steady range Of 81 go
to $1.S0 per cwt, sacked aud bulk, for
carl5ts in Chicago, and S1.75 to s1.90 in
| iobbing markets. Range of No. l sacked
northern stock in producing sections was
slightly stronger in general tone, ranging
81 90 to S152 fob. Wisconsin and Mich
| igan shipping points. Minnesota Red River
Ohios continued steady ut $1.25 70. o. Moor
head. Colorado No. / sacked white stock
S1.35 fob, a gain of 1Oc to l5c, and i'd
yanci-s also in Oklahoma CRY, ranging
@1.85 to S1,05 per cwt. fort CARROTS. Prices
to growers for trackside and warehouse
| sales ranged steady in the north ana north
west at soc TO $1.10. New iofk round
whites in bulk were dull but firm in ship,
ping sections, closing at $1.11 fob, ana
continued fairly steady in consuming mar
Green Mountains lost &c to Zoe, ranging
$1.53 to $1.5S per cwt., sacked, lob.
Presque Isle, nut were fairly d s tie "a IN
1886 liz PIttsburg. Shipments Increased
fully so per cent with 3,131 cars com,
pared with 1000 last week and exceeded
which was 1908 cars, ....4 Hos.
! Acreage potatoes in the important Hast
ings, Fla, district, 50 per cent OF ilSI
year, ard shipments expected TO star apt IN
|
Louisiana and Alabama and %ompels re-
planting in Nuggets district, South caro-
lima Norfolk, Va, not over 90 per cent
acreage Texas condition 100 per cent at
c0rding to Bureau of Crop Estimates.
Apple Markets Nearly Steady
| Rorreied anpIes continue to show reces
sions from ton prices reached lately, but tine
general tone is not far from STEADY. New
Baldwins, A-21a, from cold Storage ruled ruled
: 81, 80 per barrel f. o. b. in shipping sections
[ tn SO 90 eastern consuming
markets although $1,000 to $11.O0 was
| reached i'll some middle western cues na IS
YorkS Ape, from cold storage sold at $e'oI
| 10 $1,000 in Baltimore. Southern Ben DAVIS
| A-215. from cold storage ranged firm al
! $50 to SS75. Northwestern extra fancS
boxed Winesaps were inactive in producing
sections and ranged steady in consuming
! markets at $500 to $3.50. reaching top OF
| s4.75 in Kansas City. shipments continue
to decline with Ill cars of boxed apple!
and 393 of harreled, compared with 211 ano
ice, respectively, last week, and were only
about one-half of corresponding week yeal
Apple quotations a year ago ranged $4.7;
| 0Ij.75 per barrel for New York BaldWIns
choice grades in consuming markets, anC
northwestern Win"saps $22o@3GO per box
New Zealand apple crop reported likely tt
mature later than usual.
Citrus Markets Continue Strong
Florida oranges, central district briGhts
medium Sizes continued strong in producing
! sections, ranging S4.IO TO SD.UU per DOA
f. o. b.. and Valencias reached $5.75 f. o. b.
Auction and jobbing sales in northern mar
kets strengthened moderately, ranging most
ly 500 to $3.50, with top Of S7.I5 in Phila
delphia and $3.50 in Boston. Shipments were
! $50 cars, an increase of fourteen over last
weeks movement. Florida grapefruit, cen
trail district brights. continued very firm
ranging $3.50 to IS. 70 f. o.. b. in producing
sections, and averaging about % cents al
vance III northern distributing markets
mostly at $500 to $5.25, with tops of S5.1t
in Chicago. Shipments decreased further
with 1S3 cars, compared with 231 last week
Exports oranges for the year ending juno
so were 1,24O4I7 boxes, compared will
t,S50,3I2 the year before, and 1.575.O42 thu
year next preceding. Imports, 62,906 boxes
compared with 1C0,11O ard S9,4G4 for the
two preceding years.
Onion Advance Holds Fairly Well
Eastern markets show signs of hesitat ior
after recent price gain and prices reacted
slightly in New York producing sections :ul
ing 81 f. o: b. for No. 1 sacked yellow
sGcE oS Me eaien Sc 81 nj Z aE
die western markets and New Orleans
strengthened further 70 $f.25 to So. 70. Cal
ifornia Australian browns, Door to fHDcy
advanced to So 10 $4.25 f. o. b. in pro
ducing sections and sold at 81 COOS. co ir
south central markets SHIPMENTS declined
10 297 cars, compared with 43G last
Unofficial quotations in Texas BermIdG
onion section last week. 81 .2i61 81 pei
crate for sales of crops future delivery. Ac
tive movement expected to begin about first
week in April.
Cabbage Values Firm
Old. bulk stock strengthened further II
$50 .C0M40. 90 per ton f. 0. h. western New
York producing sections. Leading eastern
consuming markets held at $35 to $40 ant
Wisconsin stock ranged firm at $40. .0@
-. 90 in leading western consuming markets
although $50 00@65. 90 was reached in ST
Louis. New Florida cabbage per enc ant
onehalf bushel hamper ranged steady al
81. 2j@1 80 f. Q; b. in producing sections
and mostly at 81. 00@2. 80 in northern con
Suming markets. California stock advanced
to range of S27. O0@3O. 90 per ton f. q. b
and s.. 50@3.50 per IL bushel hampe il
consuming markets. Old cabbage shipments
265 cars and new $50. compared with 301
and 276 respectively last week.
Bureau of crop estimates reports cabbage
Norfolk, Va, area less than last year, .!lsC
heavy damage by rains in Palmetto district
Florida, and in Mobile district Alabama, bu
conditions favorable in Texas and in Fuller
Ton district. California.