Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-28
Government Review Of
Fruit and Vegetable
Markets Of the u. s.

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| Price Trend Irregular. Movement Continues
Fairly Heavy
Potatoes and cabbage advanced Apples
| onions and southern truck continued slightly
weak and draggy. Beans SHOW flrm tone.
| shipping movement still liberal, but Dc
| creased about 1000 cars, compared with EtSi
| week, reaching practically tine same volume
as prevailed for the corresponding week Il
| year ago. Shipments were G,CUI cars. Dc
creases were chiefly in potatoes, onions,
oranges apples and slight decreases occurr""
in cabbage, celery, dry beans. grapefruit:
spinach sweet potatoes, tomatoes and caUli-
| flower. Increases took place i'll only te"
| If the less important lines.
The stocks OF Irish potatoes held by whole
| sale dealers and storagcs January l were u
per cent larger than the stocks held by the
same firms a year earlier, and the stock CT
cabhageS were 12.3 per cent larger. me
stocks Of onions reported for January ],
1919, however, were equal to only 90 per
cent Of the stocks held January l, 1918.
Stronger Tone in Potato Market
A feeling of greater confidence prevails
| III western producing sections, judging from
| the recent upward trend i'll trackSide and
| warehouse sales, now ranging $l.00 to Sl.!0
| per cwt. cash 10 growers at Rocky mountain
and northern shipping points. The f. o. b..
quotations in Wisconsin and Minnesota pro
! ducing sections also ngtheed, closing at
| 1.jO to $1.55 per cwt, sacked. Minnesota
Red River Ohios ranged stronger at $1,25 10
| 81 40 f. o. b.. NOTlhCrn stock held about
steady in Chicago carlot market at $1.G5 to
| &175 per cwt., but was slightly higher III
| leading terminal markets at S1.SJ to $50,
| and ranged 81 80 to 50. 50 in various southern
! cities. Colorado No. l sacked white stock
| gained to Il cents. ranging $1.2O to Sl.30
! f. o. b. shipping points, and Sl9O to SO iii
| southern central cGrlot and jobbing markets.
| No. l sacked Bur0anks advanced 10 cents at
| northwestern shipping points to $40 10
| SLIGO f. o. b. New York round whites. in
| bulk, sold at about last weeks level. clos
! ing at S1.G7 f. o. b., and strengthened
! slightly in consuming markets, ranging $1.'3
| to 500 Maine Green Mountains fully re-
| covered last weeks slight decline in shipping
sacked, closing at the top, while distributing
| markets strengthened TO $1.90 to $2.2J.
| SHIPMENTS decreased quite sharply with
! 2,S91 cars, compared with 1925 last week,
| besides two cars Of new potatoes. Imports
| from Canada decreased to 60 cars. compared
with 149 last week.
Comparative stocks potatoes held by whole
| sale dealers and in warehouses January l
were 400, 963 661 pounds, or about 9,546 car
lots, as against 331, 495.5G0 pounds, or 1892
CARROTS held by the same firms January /,
| 1918.
Cabbage Higher
Old northern stock in bulk advanced to $40
| per ton in producing sections and followed a
very wide irregular but generally higher
range in most leading consuming markets
at $50 to $50, and reached TOP of 500 in
| New Orleans, but declined to S25 to $50 in
| st. Louis. New cabbage also advanced,
southern California Winningstadts reaching
$50 to $65 f. o. b. shipping points. Cali
consuming markets at So to 81 per crate.
| New Florida cabbage advanced to $3.50 to
| 81. GO per 1 4 -bushel hamper and 50 to $3.50
| in consuming markets. Texas flat stock
ranged IS. rs to 50 per cwt. in northern
! iobbing markets. Shipments of old stock
| decreased to los cars, compared with 1876
last week, and new stock 261 compared with
| 27S last week.
Comparative commercial stocks of cab
bage held by wholesale dealers and in ware
houses and cold storage January 1, were
| equivalent to 1880 cars of 10 tons each, as
abainst 81 cars January l, 1918.
Onion Markets Slightly Weaker
The average price of good sacked yellow
stock in leading consuming markets %
cents lower, at So to 81 per cwt. Market
| in New York f. b. shipping sections were
| inactive and unsettled with weaker tone.
California Australian Browns weakened to
So to So. so per cwt. at shipping points, but
still ranged ST TO Sc so in consuming mar
kets. Shipments are still decreasing with
$40 cars. compared with 200 last week and
300 the week preceding.
Acreage late onions in central California
reported much reduced. Condition Texas
of crop estimates. ranging 10 to 80 per cent,
Early contract prices yellow, $1.3@ to SLIGO;
Acreage ThibadeuX district, Louisiana. so
per cent less than last year.
Beans Slightly Stronger
For the first time in several weeks the
bean markets show a slightly upward gen
eraI trend Michigan white stock. hand
picked basis ranged S. to Sc per cwt;,
sacked white pea beans ranged 81 to 81 so
| in consuming markets. Southern California
sacked small whites closed firm at 50. 80 to
SIS TO growers. and ranged steady in con-
SuminG markets at 81 to 81 so California
limas advanced to a range OF So. p to S6.75
to growers, and ranged about steady in east
eru consuming markets at 81 80 to So. Col
orado pintcs were steady also in consuming
markets. Shipments were 120, a decrease
of cars.
Reported that war department will buy
no orders i'll immediate future on account OF
accumulation.
Apples Dull, Nearly Steady
The movement was slightly draggy and the
ranges widened somewhat, but values con-
tinued fairly steady. New York and New
England R2ldwins, AL, from cold storage
ranged 5000 to $1,000 Per barrel. beth iii
shipping sections and in leading CONSUMING
markets.. Southern Ben Davis. Az, fol-
lowed a slightly weaker range in New York
at go to $500, and ruled $1,000 in New
| Orleans. Northwesterns. extra fancy boxed
| Winesaps, continued steady in most consum-
ing markets at $500 to $40. but closed
weaker in Chicago at $3.T0 to %. Sales
| of small lots in southern markets ranged
| $3.50 to $3.50. Shipments of barreled stock
decreased to 293 cars, compared with 34G
week last year. Boxed apples decreased to
| ,03 cars, decline of 80 cars compared with
last week. and less than one-third the volume
rowing for the corresponding week last
| year.
Exports Of apples; July ! to February u
| United Kingdom and e3G, 90 to Canada
| February movement chiefly to United King
| dom.
Citrus Markets Irregular
FLORIDA oranges. central district brights,
| IHeaum sizes, still ranged $40 to 5000 +.
| Q. b. i'll producing sections, Valcncias reach
| ing $500 to 500. Auction and jobhng
sales in northern markets tended Slightly
| downward during the week, closing mostly
5000 to So 80. Toys of $50 were reached
| early III tire week. Shipments again de-
,reascd to !, 121 cars, compared with 1911
last week. Florida grapefruit central dis
| trlct brlghts strengthened further to range
| OF 1910 to $500 f. O. b. shipping points
| tut the prevailing range of northern auction
| @obbIng markets continued steady at S3.jU
to SOD shipments were 231 cars, 4 de-
crease Of 81.
were 196,676 boxes, of which $50, SOB boxes
went to Canada.
Spinach Fairly Steady
Texas spinach was still quoted at ca TO 10
cents per bushel basket f. o. b. shipping
points and $4,000 per ton loose. CONSUMING
markets also ranged about steady at 81 90 to
| Nl:0O per bushel basket California spinach
| followed very irregular range with down.
| ward trend, mostly $3.50 to Sc. 80 per crate
| in consuming markets. Virginia spinach
ranged firm at $500 to $3225 per barrel in
| consuming markets. Shipments were 10
| cars. n decrease of cars.
Acreage spinach in Austin. Tex. district
reported 5000 acres by b;:rcau of crop csti-
| mate.
Other Fruits and vegeta blcs
Florida celery recovered partly from last
weeks decline and sold mostly So 80 to 81
per crate, f. o. b.. while consuming mar
kets advanced moderately TO range of $I25
| TO $40. California Golden Heart ranged
steady at $3.50 to $11 per crate in conslFm-
| ing markets. SHIPMENTS again decreased to
So for the corresponding week last year.
! California Iceberg lettuce ranged 50. 25 to
$315 per crate f. o. b.. in producing sec
| tons. but weakened slightly further in
consuming markets. ranging generally 81
to 81 for Imperial valley stock. while con-
siderable Los Angeles stock sold So to ST.
| Shipments were 40 cars. a gain of f. New
| Jersey and Delaware sweet potatoes con-
tinued about steady at IS to So 80 per ham
ner. Gnarmin