Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-23

advanced 50c at shipping points, ranging
$3.15M3.50 per crate f. o. b. cash. Con-
cunning markets advanced 25W50c, ranging
mostly 81 .O0@5.00 per crate in the east, but
New York reached $3.50 Middle western
markets ranged $3.75@4.25. Fancy old yell
low stock reached top of $1,000 per cwt. in
New York, but Chicago quoted $4.50@5.00.
Shipments Of new onions increased to 742,
compared with sis last week and 725
year ag1. Movement included 61S cars from
Texas, 1903 from California and p from
Louisiana.
Shipments of Texas onions falling much
below early estimates. Volume from south
,crn California also below expectations.
Cabbage Still Declining
Liberal shipments, iucludins considerable
poor stock, have Eept the markets weak.
Texas Hat stock declined fully $500 further
in Kansas City, ranging $Z.OUQ3.CO per
cwt compared With $6.O0MG50 the first
week in May. ST. Louis quoted $4O.U0GJ
5000 per ton. Soutn Carolina Wakefielus
sold at $1.5OU32J in consuming markets
and followed a very wide range of quality
ard price. Alabama stock ranged $2.25Gg
$50 in producing sections ard $1,000 10
in consuming marKcts. California Winning
at $4.0.O0U45.00 per ton f. o. b. shipping
points, and declined very sharply TO a range
Of $1,000 SEQ per crate in Chicago end Kan
sas City, Shipments, sc cars, compared
with G3,; last week and 720 a year ago. Viz
2inia is now the leading shipping section,
tolicwed by South Carolina, Mississippi and
Alabama.
Conditions Of Norfolk section cabbage re-
ported TO bureau Of crop estimates leo per
cent. Alabama, Mobile district, 60 per cent.
Strawberries at Strong Prices
Markets continued active, with excellent
demand for choice fruit. South Carolina
stock advanced about $1.00 at shipping
points, ranging S4000I5.25 per thirtytWo-
eneG i'll northern markets to a general range
of 14M3 80 cents, quart basis. Virginia klon-
dykes also strengthened in eastern jobbing
markets, rangin. 1J0L30c quart basis. Ar
kansas stock ranged $450@5.50 f. o. b.
per twentyfour-quart crate and advanced
about $1.00 in consuming markets, ranging
$G.OOm7OO. Tennessee hlondykes ranged
$4.TJ6lJ00 per twenty-fOur-Quart crate at
shipping points and advanced sharply TO a
range OF 5000 for jobbing sales, reaching
top of $3.50 in Baltimore. Missouri Aromas
reached $G.0O@G.I5 per twenty-four-quart
crate f. 0. b. cash track at shipping points.
Shipments. $50 cars, a decrease of 40 com
pared with last week and of ia compared
with year ago.
Considerable frost damage to strawberries
reported by field agents of bureau of crop
estimates in Maryland, Delaware. North
Carolina and Illinois. Strawberries in east
ern Tennessee, 2,430 acres, compared with
$3.50 last year. Estimated yiel dabout 55
crates per acre. California coast counties
strawberry crcp reported IL 900, 900 pints,
Of which 81 per cent is fOr canning, accord
ing to bureau of crop estimates.
Tomatoes Slightly Weaker
Fancy Florida stock ranged SO. 50@4. 25
per six-basket carrier at shipping points. In
northern consuming markets west coast stock
ranged s.. O0M6.25 and east coast 81. 55Gg
$50 Market tone was steady in the east
but unsettled in the middlewest Shipments
increased sharply to 407 cars compared with
1877 last week and 2S5 for the corresponding
week a year ago. Mexican imports are de-
creasing, only "a cars arriving this week.
Indica ted tomato area in Maryland, Del
tTTD- hi r1 hat 10 Of - c
planting. Total indicated tomato acreage
decrease of 23 per cent is mainly in the
east according to reports of bureau OF crop
estimates.
Other Fruits and Vegetables
California Iceberg lettuce advanced about
50 cents in the Los Angeles producing Sec
ton, closing $1.75G2. 90 per crate f. o. b.
for best stock. Consuming markets strength
cned moderately with a closing range of
S3 j0m4. 80. North Carolina head lettuce
followed a wide and very irregular range in
consuming markets at $1.O0@2.'0 per five
peck backet. Norfolk lettuce was also ir-
regular, reaching So. so per five-peck hamper
in New York. but closing 7jc@$ 81. % in Bal
timore. Shipments decreased to 146 cars
compared with 231 last week Florida green
string beans declined. ranging $1.5O@1. rs
per hamper in the Okechobee shipping sec
ton and lost % cents in most northern con-
Stunning markets at 81. 5GGt3 so. but reached
81 00@l4. 80 in Boston Best Florida white
spine cucumbers followed a stronger range
of 81 .20@2 90 per hamper for CARROTS (. O.
b. shipping points. and strengthened also in
northern markets to a prevailing range of
50. 0062.50. Shipments 295 cars a gain of
IS. Louisiana punched beetS and turnipS
were fairly steady in Chicago at 81 006I5. 90
per barrel, and carrots at S.. 0Om7. 90. Flor
ida peppers ranged $4.00@6.00 per crate in
consuming markets and eggplant $5.00M
.. 5O.-W. H. Beckham, Investigator in
Marketing.